JACK MADDEN: The Tailteann race is hotting up


TWO years ago, Rod Stewart was invited to partake in the Scottish Cup fifth-round draw. Stewart himself claims to be an avid Celtic supporter. Avid Celtic supporters don’t overly claim Stewart. The 11th January 2021 was one of several indicators as to why. There aren’t too many members of the Green Brigade that are invited […]


Cavan are coming nicely to the boil


By Niall Gartland TIMING is everything in life and Cavan seem to have stepped it up a level ahead of Saturday’s Tailteann Cup quarter-final clash against Down in Kingspan Breffni (5.15pm). Cavan’s progress seemed to have stalled heading into the Tailteann Cup with defeats to Antrim and Fermanagh in the last two rounds of the […]


Cavan draw Down in Tailteann Cup quarters


By Shaun Casey CAVAN take on Down in the headline fixture of the Tailteann Cup quarterfinals, following this morning’s draw. Cavan topped their group with wins over Laois, London and Offaly to earn up advantage for their last eight clash. Down finished behind Meath in their group, sending them to the preliminary quarterfinals where they […]


Outright favourites Cavan bidding for next win


By Niall Gartland THE outright favourites for the Tailteann Cup, Cavan, are hoping to make it two-from-two when they travel to Ruislip to take on London on Saturday. The Breffni County claimed a deserved 2-20 to 1-14 victory over Laois in their opening group stage encounter at the weekend, albeit their opposition manager Billy Sheehan […]


Feature: The brawl behind the band


All hell broke lose when Armagh and Cavan clashed during a pre-match parade back in 2014. We chat to two of the men who played that day for their take on the infamous brawl. By Shaun Casey ARMAGH and Cavan matches don’t really have much history behind them, but when the orange and blue do […]


Rian O’Neill named on Armagh squad but starts on the bench


RIAN O’Neill has been listed in the Armagh squad for Saturday’s Ulster Championship quarter-final against Cavan but will start the game on the bench. O’Neill had been sidelined with a quad injury and missed Armagh’s last two games, against Tyrone in the league and Antrim in the Ulster Championship opener. James Morgan and Tiernan Kelly […]


Cavan have more to lose than All-Ireland series-bound Armagh says O’Reilly


By Niall Gartland MUCH has been made of Armagh’s poor provincial record in recent years, but Cavan legend Damien O’Reilly says there’s just as much at stake for the Breffni County in Saturday’s Ulster Championship quarter-final clash at Kingspan Breffni. Cavan have to progress to the Ulster final if they’re to be included in the […]


We’re gunning for the ‘kingpins’ says Cavan boss


By Niall Gartland CAVAN boss Seanie Smith says they are gunning for the ‘kingpins’ of Ulster Minor footbal when they host Tyrone in Saturday’s Ulster Championship opener. Ultimately the result is fairly immaterial due to the group stage format which will see all the teams in their particular group advance to the quarter-finals, but Mullahoran […]