Bellew: Cavan hurlers treading carefully


By Shaun Casey WHILE Cavan are the in-form team in the Lory Meagher Cup to date, they won’t be easing off the case says Ollie Bellew. A win this Saturday away to Longford will send the Breffni Blues into the final. They have picked up three victories on the trot so far in the group […]


Cavan eye third successive win


By Michael McMullan IT’S four years since Cavan appeared in their only Lory Meagher Cup final and with two wins from two, they’ve a chance to add to their 2025 momentum. Next up is the visit of Lancashire this weekend. After a comfortable win over Warwickshire in Birmingham, Ollie Bellew’s charges were winners over Monaghan […]


Cavan out to build on free-scoring start


By Niall McCoy CAVAN delivered a message in their opening Lory Meagher Cup as they hit Warwickshire for a stunning 4-32, and they have another opportunity to stamp their authority on the competition when Monaghan visit Kingspan Breffni on Saturday. There’s no chance of the 30-point winning margin being repeated against their neighbours, but they […]


Bellew harbours mixed championship emotions


CAVAN boss Ollie Bellew is looking forward to this Sunday’s Lory Meagher Cup opener against Warwickshire – but he’s not exactly so enthused about the inclusion of New York in the competition. New York will enter the competition for the first time following a vote at the GAA’s Annual Congress, with 76.8 per cent of […]


Bellew’s boys face crucial clash against Armagh


By Shaun Casey CAVAN will secure their safety with a win over Armagh this weekend and while the league isn’t the be all and end all, Breffni boss Ollie Bellew says his side do not want to go down. Cavan have picked up two wins from their five outings to sit just above the relegation […]


Cavan hurlers looking to get back on the wagon


By Niall Gartland AFTER the morale-lifter of an opening day win over Sligo, Cavan were brought back down to earth with a bump as they made the trip back home from London empty-ended last weekend. The Breffni hurlers have been very significant strides in recent years, but the newly instated Division Three is a minefield […]


Bellew wants more signs of progress


AS recently as 2022, the Cavan hurlers finished dead last in Division 3B and by its very definition were the lowest-ranked team in Ireland. So the very fact that they’re set to field in the newly instated Division Three is a testament of their progress in recent seasons under their manager Ollie Bellew, who returned […]


Bellew: Cavan can only control the controllables


By Shaun Casey IT’S all fine margins at the top of the Lory Meagher Cup table but Cavan will be focusing on controlling the controllables and hope that by the end of proceedings on the final day of the group games, they’ve secured their own fate. Fermanagh are out in front on seven points and […]


Cavan boss Bellew calls for improvement


By Niall Gartland CAVAN hurling boss Ollie Bellew is hoping to see a marked improvement from his side when they take on Fermanagh in their round two Lory Meagher clash this weekend. While the Breffni County got their campaign off to a winning start with a four-point win over Warwickshire last weekend, Bellew sensed that […]


Heady heights for the Cavan hurlers


By Niall Gartland THE Cavan hurlers continue to make progress at a rapid pace and now stand on the brink of a place in the Division 3A final. It wasn’t that long ago that they didn’t even field a team at inter-county level – they went six years without one before rejoining the Lory Meagher […]