Niall Gartland looks at the teams who have won consecutive senior championships in recent years, though some have recently been dethroned Kilcoo (three consecutive titles) KILCOO have dominated the club football scene in Down since 2012, winning 11 of the last 12 titles. Their stranglehold was broken in 2018 when Burren came out on top […]
By Niall Gartland RAMOR did the business against Gowna in their Division One final clash on the final weekend of July, but joint-manager Pat McNabb recognises that their opponents have the happy knack of producing their best stuff in the business end of the championship. Back-to-back Cavan Senior Champions Gowna take on Ramor for a […]
By Niall Gartland EIGHT teams will be whittled down to four in this weekend’s Cavan Senior Championship quarter-finals – but there’s an abiding sense of déjà vu before a ball has been thrown in. Three of the quarter-finals are, in effect, rematches from recent group stage encounters and it’ll be interesting to see whether there’ll […]
By Michael McMullan THERE isn’t much of a break for Ballyhaise after their win over reigning champions Gowna. Last year’s intermediate kingpins have just four days to brace themselves for Thursday’s Round Three game against Castlerahan in the Cavan Senior Championship. Goals from Martin Conaty, Michael and David Brady helped Ballyhaise into an early league […]
By Niall Gartland CROSSERLOUGH were in superb form in their opening round victory over Lavey and it would be a massive shock if they don’t make it two-from-two when they come up against Laragh tonight. Managed by Tyrone duo Ryan Daly and Stephen Beattie, 2020 champions caught the eye with a resounding win over Lavey, […]
By Shaun Casey RAMOR United picked up their first Division One league title since 1996 when they convincingly saw off Gowna by six points on Saturday evening. It’s their fourth ever top tier title, adding to the collection of the back-to-back glory in 19851986. Two goals from Eoin Somerville and another major from Conor Bradley set […]
1 Mickey says farewell and Raymond steps in MICKEY Graham did a commendable job at the Breffni County and decided to step down in the wake of their Tailteann Cup quarter-final defeat to Down after five years at the helm, a long enough stint by the standards of the modern-day intercounty scene. The highlight of his […]
By Niall Gartland GOWNA have firmly established themselves as the leading team in Cavan football in recent years and now it’s up to them to show that they can duke it out with the big dogs in Ulster football. They retained their Cavan Senior Championship crown and did it in style with a thumping victory […]
By Michael McMullan CELEBRATING another visit of the Dr Maguire Cup was important to Martin Regan and Naomh Conaill but the focus is set on Sunday and date with Gowna. Mingling in each other’s pockets and the fans who back them all year was swapped for the training field by the Thursday night and it’s […]
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 […]
