By Michael McMullan THERE isn’t much of a break for Ballyhaise after their win over reigning champions Gowna. Last year’s intermediate kingpins have just four days to brace themselves for Thursday’s Round Three game against Castlerahan in the Cavan Senior Championship. Goals from Martin Conaty, Michael and David Brady helped Ballyhaise into an early league […]
Crosserlough expected to make it two from two
August 23, 2024
By Niall Gartland CROSSERLOUGH were in superb form in their opening round victory over Lavey and it would be a massive shock if they don’t make it two-from-two when they come up against Laragh tonight. Managed by Tyrone duo Ryan Daly and Stephen Beattie, 2020 champions caught the eye with a resounding win over Lavey, […]
Ramor reign supreme in Cavan
August 2, 2024
By Shaun Casey RAMOR United picked up their first Division One league title since 1996 when they convincingly saw off Gowna by six points on Saturday evening. It’s their fourth ever top tier title, adding to the collection of the back-to-back glory in 19851986. Two goals from Eoin Somerville and another major from Conor Bradley set […]
Review of the season: Cavan
December 29, 2023
1 Mickey says farewell and Raymond steps in MICKEY Graham did a commendable job at the Breffni County and decided to step down in the wake of their Tailteann Cup quarter-final defeat to Down after five years at the helm, a long enough stint by the standards of the modern-day intercounty scene. The highlight of his […]
Gowna hope to lay ghost to rest
November 9, 2023
By Niall Gartland GOWNA have firmly established themselves as the leading team in Cavan football in recent years and now it’s up to them to show that they can duke it out with the big dogs in Ulster football. They retained their Cavan Senior Championship crown and did it in style with a thumping victory […]
Boss hails Naomh Conaill experience
November 9, 2023
By Michael McMullan CELEBRATING another visit of the Dr Maguire Cup was important to Martin Regan and Naomh Conaill but the focus is set on Sunday and date with Gowna. Mingling in each other’s pockets and the fans who back them all year was swapped for the training field by the Thursday night and it’s […]
Brady bunch help Gowna make history
October 26, 2023
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 […]
On the brink of another golden era
October 21, 2023
By Niall Gartland HAVE Gowna timed their run to perfection as they stand on the cusp of the two in-a-row in Cavan? They put Crosserlough to the sword in the semi-finals of the championship for the second year running – the performance of the championship to date as they ran out 1-18 to 0-14 victors […]
Lennon hoping the ‘Stars’ align
October 20, 2023
By Niall Gartland KINGSCOURT Stars are a familiar presence on county final day in Cavan. Since its foundation back in 1890, Kingscourt have appeared in 16 senior championship finals in Cavan football, coming out on top on 11 different occasions. They’ve been a recent phenomenon (relatively speaking), with only one of those final berths coming […]
Cavan SFC throws in
August 19, 2023
By Kieran Lynch THE Cavan Senior Football Championship throws in this weekend with all 12 teams in action. The format is a 12-team league table, in which each team will play four games to narrow the field down to eight. From there, the quarter-finals begin. First up are reigning champions Gowna, and they face Lacken […]