Ulster Club IFC final Arva v Ballinderry Saturday, O’Neill’s Healy Park, 5pm By Michael McMullan BALLINDERRY will need to do what nobody has been able to do in 23 championship games if they are to land the Ulster title on Saturday. They have to beat Arva. The Shamrocks are up against the Cavan side who […]
Arva intent on continuing historic run says O’Reilly
By Shaun Casey IF Arva get over the line on Saturday evening and continue their unbelievable winning streak, they will have chalked up a 24th consecutive championship victory and a fifth piece of silverware in 14 months, but Finbar O’Reilly’s men won’t be taking their eye off the ball. Trophies and medals don’t come along […]
Gaelic Lives Ulster Intermediate Final Preview
Michael McMullen and Damien Donohoe look ahead to the Ulster Intermediate Final between Arva and Ballinderry. Arva are hoping to secure back-to-back Ulster crowns after their Junior success last season, which ended with an All-Ireland title in Croke Park. Ballinderry on the other hand, who won the Senior All-Ireland 20 years ago, are intent on […]
Cavan ladies football: A rising tide
Cavan were All-Ireland u-18 and u-16 champions this year and were narrowly edged out by Galway in the u-14 final. All finals were in the top division. It wasn’t always this way. Mick Flynn began the upward journey 15 years ago. He spoke with Michael McMullan… WHEN the pupils of Cnoc Mhuire in Granard wanted […]
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 […]