A LOOK at Cavan’s Niall Carolan’s opponents… Name: Niall Carolan. Age: 20. Teams played for: CLG Cuchulainn, Cavan u-20s, Cavan seniors, TUD seniors. Advertisement What team have you enjoyed the most success against? Killinkere. Which team have you enjoyed least success against? Gowna. Which player have you enjoyed marking? Evan Doughty. Which player have you […]
“Evan Doughty trains when he wants”
NIALL Carolan has a look at those he has played with in Cavan Name: Niall Carolan. Age: 20. Teams played for: CLG Cuchulainn, Cavan u-20s, Cavan seniors, TUD seniors. Advertisement Which team mate has been the most inspirational and why? Jason McLoughlin. The way he carries himself on and off the pitch – ultimate professional. […]
Feature: Damien O’Reilly looks back on some of his memorable career moments
THIS week we look back at the career of former Mullahoran and Cavan star Damien O’Reilly as he recalls some of his memorable games. Teams played for: Mullahoran, Cavan and Ulster. Current involvement: Advertisement None, but I helped out with coaching for last number of years with my club. Which club game, that you played […]
Where next for Cavan hurling?
IT’S fair to say that 2022 won’t go down in the annals of Cavan hurling. They failed to win a single game in either league and championship, a disappointing and perhaps surprising outcome given they reached last year’s Lory Meagher final. Time will tell whether it’s the start of a trend, but Seamus Hughes, a […]
IN FOCUS: Former Cavan star Anthony Forde lifts the lid on his club and county career
By Niall Gartland CAVAN through and through. Anthony Forde soldiered on for more than a decade after pocketing an Ulster Championship medal in 1997, possibly more in hope than in expectation, but he’s content enough when he looks back on it all. For one thing, Forde won plenty with Cavan Gaels during the lean years […]
‘No pressure’ on Drumlane says Dunne
By Kieran Lynch DRUMLANE will be hoping to build upon their Cavan Junior Football Championship title win when they venture into Ulster, starting this weekend against Derry champions Craigbane. Drumlane claimed the Cavan Championship with the winning point scored five minutes into additional time, in a 1-12 to 2-8 victory over Arva, and although manager Martin […]
RTÉ to commit to second highlights programme, BBC to show All-Ireland final across network
BBC are to broadcast an All-Ireland final across their TV network while RTÉ have committed to a second highlights programme in two of the main takeaways from the GAA right’s deal for 2023 to 2027 announced today. The new packages come a day after Sky Sports and the GAA ended their broadcast arrangement. BBC will […]
Cavan quartet named on Tailteann Cup Team of the Year
BEATEN finalists have four players on the first ever Tailteann Cup Team of the Year which has been announced on Thursday. Six of the team are come from champions Westmeath who took the title thanks to a dramatic late Kieran Martin goal in the dying embers of the final. Cavan stalwarts Killian Clarke, Gearóid McKiernan, […]
Forwards on fire
THE top players from play across all competitions thanks to @TheNumbersGael David Clifford – Kerry (6-35: 50 in total) DAVID Clifford – you’ll have heard of him – scored the most from play of any intercounty football in Ireland this year with a brilliant overall tally of 6-32. There’s no argument against it really – he’s a generational talent […]
Previews: Crucial weekend in the Cavan Club Championships
CAVAN SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND THREE LARAGH UNITED V MULLAHORAN Friday, Kingspan Breffni, 8pm LARAGH United are having an excellent season and were pipped at the posts by one of the leading contenders for the senior championship, Gowna, last weekend. They can take a big step towards the quarter-finals if they defeat Mullahoran this Saturday. Mullahoran […]