By Michael McMullan NEW Derry manager Mickey Harte has given five debuts ahead of Wednesday’s Dr McKenna Cup opener with Cavan in Kingspan Breffni (7.30pm). Last year’s All-Ireland u-20 hurling captain Jack Cassidy is handed the number one jersey. Patrick McGurk, Diarmuid Baker, Ruairi Forbes and Donncha Gilmore also set for a first senior appearance. […]
By Michael McMullan FORMER Derry defender Gerard O’Kane has been appointed as the new manager of Cavan side Killinkere. O’Kane, Derry’s 2002 minor All-Ireland winning captain, resides in Cavan and has been involved in coaching with Ramor United and has been heavily involved with Glenullin. The following year he also skippered St Patrick’s Maghera to […]
Name: Darragh Lovett. Age: 19. Teams played for: Killygarry, Cavan, St Pat’s Cavan and TUD. Advertisement Who are your main rivals? At club, Cavan Gaels and with county, Monaghan. Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? Denn, they have a nice pitch. Which opposition ground do you dislike going to and why? […]
By Michael McMullan THERE is excitement in the air as Ballyhaise bid to add Ulster honours to a season that saw their men’s and ladies’ teams crowned champions of Cavan. After coming back from the jaws of defeat to sink Glenullin, they take on Cullyhanna on Sunday in Castleblayney. “The players, management and club, everyone is […]
Q&A…Darragh Lovett has spilled the beans…. Name: Darragh Lovett. Age: 19. Teams played for: Advertisement Killygarry, Cavan, St Pat’s Cavan and TUD. Earliest GAA memory? Killykickers in Crubany. Which team mate has been the most inspirational and why? Mattie McKenna, he always gives his best every time he plays. Who’s the best team to train […]
Name: Zara Fay. Age: 22. Teams played for: Drumlane, Cavan and UL. Advertisement Who are your main rivals? Castlerahen/Denn – we’ve had lots of good battles against them. Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? Templeport because it’s close to home. Which opposition ground do you dislike going to and why? Baileborough […]
By Niall Gartland ARVA have barely sustained a scratch en route to Saturday’s Ulster Junior Championship final against Blackhill. They cruised through the Cavan Championship and it’s been a similar story in Ulster, claiming comfortable victories over Ballymaguigan and Lisnaskea in recent weeks. For what it’s worth, they played Division One football in Cavan this […]
Name: Zara Fay. Age: 22. Teams played for: Drumlane, Cavan and UL. Earliest GAA memory? Advertisement Playing an u-12 game not knowing what to do while dad was shouting at me on the sideline. Not much has changed! Which team-mate has been the most inspirational and why? Bronagh Sheridan, I always looked up to Bronagh […]
By Niall Gartland BALLYHAISE celebrated their Cavan Intermediate Championship title with gusto but they’re treating their looming provincial campaign with the appropriate seriousness. They take on Donegal champions Downings on Sunday at Kingspan Breffni Park and they’ll be in mighty form having made amends for the disappointments of recent years in Cavan. Their championship final […]
By Shaun Casey CIARAN Brady was a member of the last Gowna team to win back-to-back county titles but last Sunday was an extra special day for the Brady clan, as the ex-Cavan footballer watched three of his sons help Gowna retain their title. Cormac, Fionan and Cillian were all part of the panel and […]
