Sheridan loving the journey with Mullahoran


By Niall Gartland AISHLING Sheridan has earned plaudits far and wide for her on-field performances in both Gaelic football and Australian Rules football, but there’s something extra special about making her mark (pun unintended) back home with her club Mullahoran. Sheridan’s AFL career with Collingwood has been a huge success since signing with the club […]


Lurgan ladies set for first ever Ulster SFC final


By Niall Gartland IT’S something of a big deal. The Lurgan ladies from Cavan will appear in their first-ever Ulster Senior Club Championship final this Sunday when they meet the might of holders Clann Éireann. They’re accustomed to that winning feeling in the Breffni County, mopping up nine of the last 17 titles on offer, […]


Arva looking at the next step


By Shaun Casey IT’S been quite the year for Arva, but manager Finbar O’Reilly is intent on looking forward rather than to the past. In the last year, Arva have collected the Cavan, Ulster and All-Ireland Junior titles before claiming the Cavan IFC trophy. They’ve grown from strength to strength, but the Breffni men won’t […]


Crosserlough making up for lost time


By Michael McMullan THE Crosserlough players are making up for lost time after Sunday’s win over Ramor United secured the club’s 11th title. Their last came in 2020, during Covid-19, when they felt many on the outside put an asterisk beside their title There was also the restricted access with a limited number of match […]


Graham set for role in Galway management team


By Michael McMullan CAVAN Ulster winning manager Mickey Graham is set to join the Galway senior football management team, Gaelic Life understands. It’s a dramatic u-turn for Graham who stepped down from the Leitrim manager recently, two months after he was appointed. Graham was part of Andy Moran’s management team before succeeding Moran in the […]


McNabb expects a close contest as Breffni decider takes on Tyrone tinge


By Niall Gartland THERE’S a prominent Tyrone theme running through Sunday’s Cavan Senior Championship final between Ramor and Crosserlough. Crosserlough are led on the line by two Tyrone natives – Carrickmore’s Ryan Daly and Eskra man Stephen ‘Archie’ Beattie. Daly managed Carrickmore to a Tyrone Senior Championship final appearance in 2022, where they lost narrowly to […]


One club, three codes: The Crosserlough story


Crosserlough men look ahead to Sunday’s Cavan senior football final. Dig deep and they are a thriving club across three codes. Michael McMullan chatted with club Chairman Adrian O’Reilly “IT resembled a contest between 42 dangerous and ferocious wire-haired lunatics.” That’s how the first recorded Crosserlough Gaels game was depicted. Their opponents were Killinkere. It […]


An Ulster connection as Dermot McCabe takes over in Westmeath


ByMichael McMullan THERE will be an Ulster influence in Westmeath with the appointment of former Cavan star Dermot McCabe as their new senior football manager. The Gowna man steps into the hotseat vacated by Dessie Dolan after their exit at the hands of Derry in the All-Ireland series. McCabe has enjoyed success at the helm […]


Championship is different animal, says Ramor joint-boss McNabb


By Niall Gartland RAMOR did the business against Gowna in their Division One final clash on the final weekend of July, but joint-manager Pat McNabb recognises that their opponents have the happy knack of producing their best stuff in the business end of the championship. Back-to-back Cavan Senior Champions Gowna take on Ramor for a […]


Gaelic Life team of the week


WITH the club championships getting more serious as the weeks pass, we look at some of the players who are putting their hands up with key performances. Here is the latest Gaelic Life team of the week 1 JAMES GRIBBIN Newbridge On the scoresheet and denied Diarmuid Baker in a narrow win over Steelstown. Advertisement […]