LONG before time was called in Saturday’s All-Ireland Intermediate final, Amie Lynch and her Knockbride colleagues knew they were bound for the steps of the Hogan Stand. They crushed Galway opponents Caltra on a scoreline of 3-10 to 0-4 and in doing so became the first-ever team from the Breffni County to win an All-Ireland […]
By Niall Gartland DAYS like these don’t come around too often for small, rural clubs like Knockbride – if ever. An All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies final at Croke Park is pencilled in for this Saturday afternoon, an occasion of such magnitude that it pretty much speaks for itself. In saying that, their manager Ciaran Galligan makes […]
Compiled by Jackie Cahill AIB All-Ireland Club Championship final slots are up for grabs over the coming weekend – with a Junior semi-final on Saturday followed by five Sunday ties. Clubs from Antrim, Cavan, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Louth, Kilkenny and Waterford are all aiming for final places. There’s a chance that Galway could be […]
By Niall Gartland KNOCKBRIDE clinched the Ulster Ladies Intermediate title in style with a superb victory over Brigid O’Neills last weekend, and the message Ciaran Galligan is keen to press home to his charges is why stop now? The Cavan side enjoyed what he describes as a “lovely homecoming” following their second-ever provincial title win, but […]
By Niall Gartland THEY were favourites before a ball was thrown-in but Knockbride have certainly had to work for their place in Saturday’s Cavan Junior Championship final against Belturbet. Aidan McCabe’s side operated in Division One in the league and lost last year’s Junior Championship final against eventual All-Ireland champions Arva, so it’s no surprise […]
By Niall Gartland KNOCKBRIDE have borne the brunt of two significant disappointments over the course of the last 12 months, but manager Aidan McCabe says they aren’t looking in the rearview mirror ahead of tonight’s (Thursday) Junior Championship quarter-final against Munterconnaught. This time last year, Knockbride could have no complaints when they were beaten by […]
By Niall Gartland TO the surprise of very few people, Saturday’s Cavan Junior Championship final (Kingspan Breffni, 5.30pm) showdown will consist of Knockbride and Arva. They were the two big favourites from the starting gun and both have advanced to the final with nary a scratch to be seen. This may be ‘Junior football’ but […]
By Niall Gartland TO the surprise of very few people, this weekend’s Cavan Junior Championship final showdown will consist of Knockbride and Arva. They were the two big favourites from the starting gun and both have advanced to the final with nary a scratch to be seen. This may be ‘Junior football’ but Knockbride claimed […]
By Niall Gartland ARVA were the form team heading into this year’s Junior Championship, but their manager Gabriel Keogan knows that Knockbride will be a tough nut to crack when they duke it out for a place in the final this weekend. Having achieved promotion during the summer months, Keogan’s side will play in Division […]
