‘Happy ending’ to Cavan GAA All-Ireland final tickets controversy
We didn’t see this coming! There has been a lot of uproar over the last week over the allocation of tickets for the All-Ireland SHC final between Tipperary and Cork. The game takes place this Sunday, July 20, at Croke Park, with throw-in at 3.30pm. Tickets for the game have been given to clubs and […]
8 months ago
Ref call against Kerry highlights need for change to farcical new rule
Something has to give. Kerry were victorious in their All-Ireland MFC quarter-final against Cavan at Portlaoise this afternoon, winning 0-14 to 1-9. They will now face the winner of tomorrow’s clash between Offaly and Mayo. One incident during the game added further fuel to the argument against the most unpopular of the new Gaelic football […]
10 months ago
“It was a legendary performance” – Cavan star hailed after one of the great Croke Park displays
It was the Ciaran Brady final in Croke Park as the Cavan star inspired his club Arva to the All-Ireland intermediate title. The 2020 All-Star nomination spearheaded his club’s revival as, having trailed their opponents Listowel Emmets by four points at half-time, they completed a remarkable turn-around in the second half to win out by […]
2 years ago
“Our selector had to play one game at corner forward” – Scenic route takes Brady and Arva to Croke Park
“You’d want to be old to have done all that,” laughs Ciaran Brady. Yet he’s still in his 20s, albeit in the latter stages of them, at 29. Old to have played in all grades, divisions and championships, at club and county level. It’s certainly unique. He’s played minor and under-21 for Cavan, winning Ulster […]
2 years ago
Pat Spillane backs GAA’s proposals to take five counties out of National Hurling League
Pat Spillane believes that the GAA would be making the correct decision were they to drop Cavan, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Louth, and Longford from the National Hurling League. The GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee made the recommendation last week that any county with less than five adult hurling teams should be banished from the National Hurling […]
2 years ago
Anthony Thompson uses all his experience as Naomh Conaill deny Gowna at the death
Kevin McGettigan’s last-gasp goal sent Naomh Conaill through to the Ulster club football semi-finals. Trailing Gowna by two points with three minutes of injury-time having elapsed, the Donegal champions had time for one last roll of the dice when they won a free just outside the 21. Cavan champions Gowna had almost all of their […]
2 years ago