Name: Darragh Lovett. Age: 19. Teams played for: Killygarry, Cavan, St Pat’s Cavan and TUD. Advertisement Who are your main rivals? At club, Cavan Gaels and with county, Monaghan. Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? Denn, they have a nice pitch. Which opposition ground do you dislike going to and why? […]
By Michael McMullan THERE is excitement in the air as Ballyhaise bid to add Ulster honours to a season that saw their men’s and ladies’ teams crowned champions of Cavan. After coming back from the jaws of defeat to sink Glenullin, they take on Cullyhanna on Sunday in Castleblayney. “The players, management and club, everyone is […]
Q&A…Darragh Lovett has spilled the beans…. Name: Darragh Lovett. Age: 19. Teams played for: Advertisement Killygarry, Cavan, St Pat’s Cavan and TUD. Earliest GAA memory? Killykickers in Crubany. Which team mate has been the most inspirational and why? Mattie McKenna, he always gives his best every time he plays. Who’s the best team to train […]
Name: Zara Fay. Age: 22. Teams played for: Drumlane, Cavan and UL. Advertisement Who are your main rivals? Castlerahen/Denn – we’ve had lots of good battles against them. Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? Templeport because it’s close to home. Which opposition ground do you dislike going to and why? Baileborough […]
By Niall Gartland ARVA have barely sustained a scratch en route to Saturday’s Ulster Junior Championship final against Blackhill. They cruised through the Cavan Championship and it’s been a similar story in Ulster, claiming comfortable victories over Ballymaguigan and Lisnaskea in recent weeks. For what it’s worth, they played Division One football in Cavan this […]
Name: Zara Fay. Age: 22. Teams played for: Drumlane, Cavan and UL. Earliest GAA memory? Advertisement Playing an u-12 game not knowing what to do while dad was shouting at me on the sideline. Not much has changed! Which team-mate has been the most inspirational and why? Bronagh Sheridan, I always looked up to Bronagh […]
By Niall Gartland BALLYHAISE celebrated their Cavan Intermediate Championship title with gusto but they’re treating their looming provincial campaign with the appropriate seriousness. They take on Donegal champions Downings on Sunday at Kingspan Breffni Park and they’ll be in mighty form having made amends for the disappointments of recent years in Cavan. Their championship final […]
By Shaun Casey CIARAN Brady was a member of the last Gowna team to win back-to-back county titles but last Sunday was an extra special day for the Brady clan, as the ex-Cavan footballer watched three of his sons help Gowna retain their title. Cormac, Fionan and Cillian were all part of the panel and […]
WILL it be third time lucky for Ballyhaise in Sunday’s (Kingspan Breffni 5.30pm) Cavan Intermediate Championship final against Denn? They’ve come out on the losing side of the argument in the last two county finals, though they weren’t far away on either occasion. In 2021 they lost out to Butlersbridge by a single score and […]
By Niall Gartland TO the surprise of very few people, Saturday’s Cavan Junior Championship final (Kingspan Breffni, 5.30pm) showdown will consist of Knockbride and Arva. They were the two big favourites from the starting gun and both have advanced to the final with nary a scratch to be seen. This may be ‘Junior football’ but […]
