Raymond Galligan began his Cavan career in attack before switching to the number one jersey. As captain he lifted the Anglo Celt Cup before stepping into management. He spoke to Michael McMullan From Raymond Galligan the forward to goalkeeper, to captain and then to manager was quite the journey. Having stepped down as Breffni manager […]
10 YEARS AGO MAYO booked their spot in the All-Ireland SFC final, but they weren’t exactly in red-hot form against Tipperary. A 64th minute goal from Conor O’Shea finally knocked the stuffing out of Tipperary, Mayo doing enough to record a 2-13 to 0-14 win at Croke Park. There were a few positives from a Mayo […]
CUCHULLAINN’S player Niall Magee has been chosen as the latest Gaelic Life Player of the Week. He was in action as they marked their progress from winning last year’s intermediate championship with a fine scoring performance against xxx. Magee was voted by you, our readers, ahead of Stewartstown’s Dylan McElhatton. After another bumper week of voting, […]
By Michael McMullan THE last-chance saloon is exactly that. In footballing terms, there is no tomorrow for the loser of Cavan and Dublin. It becomes a story of next year. At first glance, Cavan’s season was been one of possible relegation to the third division. Kieran McArdle’s goal was enough to sink Kildare instead as Cavan […]
By Michael McMullan CAVAN are planning without injured duo Conor Casey and Evan Crowe ahead of Sunday’s visit of Dublin to Kingspan Breffni Park. Crowe was forced off injured in their defeat against Westmeath and manager Dermot McCabe said his own clubmate Conor Casey is recovering from injury. The Gowna man was called into the […]
All-Ireland U14 Bronze championship Antrim 2-9 Cavan 2-7 AET By Deniese O’Flaherty TWO late points from Iona Maguire saw Antrim come from behind to claim the All-Ireland U14 Bronze championship title after extra-time in Emyvale. Antrim had been behind a few times in the game, had levelled the game but only went ahead for the […]
By Michael McMullan ULSTER intermediate champions Cavan have their eyes on improvement from last season’s All-Ireland run. That’s the view of Sinéad Greene ahead of Sunday’s visit of Roscommon to Kingspan Breffni Park. It’s exciting times for ladies football in Cavan. Retaining their Ulster title can inspire the successful swathe of underage players across the […]
By Niall Gartland CAVAN bowed out of the Ulster Championship with a whimper, and Breffni County legend Stephen King says they need to be on their game from the very start if they’re to have any hope of springing an upset against Westmeath in the first-round of the All-Ireland series. Westmeath are on cloud nine […]
By Shaun Casey AFTER a nail-biting finish to Saturday’s Ulster Intermediate decider, Cavan didn’t celebrate too much that night when they took the trophy home. However, they more than made up for it on Sunday according to skipper Shauna Lynch. They were three points up in the dying minutes of the contest, but Monaghan had the […]
REIGNING champions Armagh put their Ulster title on the line in Sunday’s Ulster final. The game will take place at Find Insurance Owenbeg. The sides met in the group stages but the silver is up for grabs. Cavan and Antrim were crowned Ulster intermediate and junior champions respectively last weekend. This weekend's games Sunday May […]
