By Niall Gartland THERE’S a sense that the Cavan camogs are coming full circle as they hone their preparations for Saturday’s All-Ireland Premier Junior Championship semi-final against Laois. The Breffni County fell to a bruising feat to Laois in their opening group stage clash in late May, but since then they’ve found form with four […]
By Niall Gartland CAVAN camogie boss Brendan Skehan hopes that the first victory of his tenure will imbue his side with some much-needed confidence as they look ahead to the remainder of their All-Ireland Premier Junior campaign. Skehan, who managed Meath for the last four seasons, answered the SOS call when things were going particularly […]
By Niall Gartland CAVAN camogie stalwart Rosie Crowe McKeever is hopeful that they can turn their season around – starting with Sunday’s Ulster Intermediate semi-final clash against Armagh. The Breffni ladies fielded in Division Two this year, a steep step up to say the least, and they were brought back down to earth with relegation straight […]
By Michael McMullan CAVAN face a tough opening when their Division Two campaign begins this week but Shanise Fitzsimons is excited about camogie in the county. The Breffni County made a return to inter-county action in 2020 after 10 years without fielding a senior team and it has been an upward curve since. Fitzsimons led […]
By Shaun Casey TWELVE months on from their heart-breaking extra-time defeat to Granemore in the Ulster semi-final, Crosserlough camogs are back in the last four and eyeing up redemption for what happened last year when they face Down champions Kilcoo on Saturday. “We’re looking forward to the weekend,” says Crosserlough boss Michael Carr. “We were […]
By Michael McMullan THERE has been a “very positive” mood in the Cavan camp during their two-week training window ahead of their All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship quarter-final showdown this weekend says Emma Mulvaney. The Breffni blues take on unbeaten Clare (Clane 3pm) after last weekend’s quarter-final draw. It’s the Castletara player’s second year on the […]
By Kieran Lynch CAVAN are adapting to life in a higher division, as last year’s Premier Junior All-Ireland semi-finalists have been rubbing shoulders with some Intermediate sides in Division 2A and they are continuing to learn with each passing test. Cavan have suffered defeats away from home against Derry and Kerry, but in between those […]
By Niall Gartland LACKEN camogie boss Marie Brady hopes their All-Ireland ‘Junior B’ Championship final success resonates with the children in the local area and leads to further success in generations to come. The Cavan club claimed a resounding victory over Delvin on Sunday with Roisin O’Keefe getting her name up in lights with a […]
By Michael McMullan ÁINE Corcoran is loving life. The 21 year-old takes a call after a day working in Craigavon Hospital, with her final year as a physiotherapy student just around the corner. Growing up, she was surrounded by sport and was inspired in her career choice from her visits to Barry McEntee to keep […]
TIPPERARY official Mike Ryan will take charge of the all-Ulster clash of Aramgh and Antrim in Sunday week’s All-Ireland Premier Junior All-Ireland Camogie final. The Nenagh man was in the middle at this level two years ago and was the referee for the Munster Club Senior ginal earlier this year. Cavan officials Philip McDonald and […]
