By Shaun Casey Return of the Mac An all-time Cavan GAA legend will be on the sidelines for the Breffni County next year with Dermot McCabe taking over from Raymond Galligan as manager. McCabe won an All-Star in 1997 but has also been involved in various management teams within the county over the years. He […]
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 […]
By Niall Gartland MARK Greaney is hoping for a Breffni double in this weekend’s All-Ireland Intermediate and Junior semi-finals. Greaney is joint-manager of the Cavan Gaels team who host Kerry side Cromane in Saturday’s junior last-four showdown, while the following day Knockbride will take on Naomh Ában of Cork in the corresponding intermediate fixture. Ladies teams […]
By Niall Gartland AN All-Ireland semi-final clash on home soil. It doesn’t get much better than that, but Knockbridge ladies captain Sarah McCabe says they’re very much keeping things on an even keel ahead of Saturday’s Intermediate semi-final clash with Naomh Abán of Cork. After losing last year’s Cavan decider to Mullahoran, Knockbride decided to knock […]
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 […]
