Cavan GAA

GAA football previews: Derry face Donegal in the most anticipated game this weekend

The winner faces a quick turnaround for an Ulster semi-final against Tyrone or Cavan next week, while the loser will have a four- or five-week break to prepare for the All-Ireland series

Michael Murphy: Low-energy Monaghan were waiting to be beaten in Clones

Cavan pulled off upset in muted affair, but look overly dependent on Paddy Lynch to trouble Tyrone

Five Things We Learned from the GAA Weekend: Waterford swat aside the doomsday chatter

Cavan manager Raymond Galligan plays some loud chess; Westmeath walk a tightrope; Kilkenny need some new blood

Robbie McCarthy retains his handball title as injury proves Brady’s undoing

Injury denies Cavan's Paul Brady an 11th national handball title as Robbie McCarthy prevails in Croke Park

Perfectly polite RTÉ sports panel underlines absence of someone to stir the s**t

Firebrands and provocateurs used to be ratings gold, but these days media organisations are playing it safe with earnest analysis

Underdogs have their day as shocks mark first Sunday of the championship

Opening day of shocks in the football championship as Cavan, Waterford and Wicklow

Cavan’s two injury-time goals seal deserved win over near neighbours Monaghan

Paddy Lynch in outstanding form to score 1-9 as the wind dominates Ulster Championship opener in Clones

GAA football previews: Monaghan to edge out Cavan in tight drumlin derby

Cork expected to get football championship campaign up and running by disposing of struggling Limerick’s challenge

All-Ireland football championship 2024: How the teams rank from 33 to 1 after the league campaign

Who ranks as the main All-Ireland contender heading into the first weekend of championship action?

Rory Beggan is back for Monaghan but faces fight for number one spot

The veteran goalkeeper has returned from the US but, given Darren McDonnell’s performances, he is not guaranteed to get his starting place back

Fermanagh win the battle but fail to hold on to Division Two status

Division Two round-up: Louth battle back against Kildare to stay up; Donegal captain Patrick McBrearty limps off in win over Meath; late scores earn Armagh draw in Cork

Paul Brady puts his hand up once more as competitive juices flow again

Eleven years after his most recent appearance in the All-Ireland handball championship, former 10-time national champion Paul Brady is back bidding for glory

Cavan’s shortcomings cruelly exposed under Armagh’s stamp of authority

Five undefeated outings for Armagh in Division Two ensure the side’s passport is stamped for next season

Cavan come from behind to grab draw against Meath

Meath had a four-point lead at half-time but were overwhelmed in the second half by Cavan

13-man Cavan see off Louth to continue promotion push

Ger Brennan’s side lose a third league game by a single point and now face relegation battle

Raymond Galligan’s Cavan motoring well and can target the Armagh-Donegal axis

Two league wins on the road has put last year’s Division Three champions in a promising position ahead of their trip to Louth

Provincial championships must be reimagined as pre-season competitions

The provincial championships are uneven, unequal, unseeded and fashioned in part by the luck of the draw

Passionate defenders of Cavan hurling still guarding the flame

Three months after being threatened with expulsion from the league by the GAA’s CCCC, Cavan hurlers knuckling down to their task in Division 3A

Donegal secure hard-fought win over Cavan after nervy finale

Oisin Gallen outstanding for Jim McGuinness’ men, scoring six points

National Football League previews: Eager Mayo can claim prized Dublin scalp

All-Ireland champions Dublin face a tricky assignment in Castlebar after the opening day defeat to Monaghan at Croke Park

Cavan ease to win over Kildare to open Division Two campaign

Paddy Lynch leads the way with 0-8 including seven frees as Ulster side holds out in four-point win

NFL Division Two: Armagh and Donegal look favourites to go up

Division Two will grab more attention than ever with big names on the sidelines and high stakes on the pitch

Tristan Noack Hofmann: From German youth football to playing for Arva in Croke Park

The Cavan club's midfielder with German parents played international youth soccer for Ireland before coming back to play Gaelic football

All-Ireland club finals previews: Thomastown to have the edge in intermediate final

Kerry-Cavan All-Ireland rivalry renewed in junior football final

On a cold January night in Cavan, Mickey Harte starts another journey

Something always happens when Harte is involved as Derry win on their first outing under the new manager

GAA to not proceed with plan to drop five counties from Hurling League

Original proposal would have seen counties not play league hurling on grounds they did not have sufficient clubs

GPA add to chorus against proposal to cut five counties from National Hurling League

Statement signed by clubs, management and the captains of all Tier 1 hurling teams comes in wake of five county boards also opposing the move

GAA proposal to lock five counties out of hurling league may not make it to voting stage

Louth, Fermanagh, Longford and Cavan say they will vote against the proposal, while Leitrim hurling manager Olcan Conway labels it ‘a cost-cutting exercise’

Kevin McGettigan’s dramatic late goal snatches the spoils for Naomh Conaill

Cavan champions Gowna left disconsolate as injury-time strike proves decisive for Donegal champions Naomh Conaill

‘Shock and ‘disgust’ at proposal that would exclude five counties from the National Hurling League

Counties with too few clubs could be confined to the Lory Meagher Cup

Summerhill’s success overshadowed by shove on referee

Crossmaglen Rangers fight back to claim another Armagh title, while Coolera-Strandhill deny St Molaise Gaels in Sligo

Weekend Gaelic games previews: 16 county finals are down for decision

Three provincial Leinster football ties and the Shinty international between Ireland and Scotland also taking place

Mickey Graham backs Raymond Galligan as Cavan manager

Galligan showed a great ability to adapt during his Cavan career, moving from forward to goalkeeper

Mickey Graham steps down as manager of Cavan footballers

Manager led county to first Ulster Championship since 1997 during his five years in charge

Tailteann Cup draw: Cavan to face Down in quarter-finals

Antrim against Carlow, Meath against Wexford and Limerick against Laois the other ties

Tailteann Cup round-up: Meath’s late show enough to see off Down and secure home quarter-final

Meanwhile, Tipperary beat Waterford 0-17 to 1-13 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh to take third spot in the Group 2

Tailteann Cup round-up: Down see off Waterford and set sights on Meath showdown

Limerick beat Longford at the Gaelic Grounds while last year’s finalists Cavan see off Laois

Referee Maggie Farrelly: ‘You see mad men and mad women going bonkers along the line’

The Cavan woman has set a series of GAA refereeing firsts, and is still only beginning

Armagh take full advantage of misfiring Cavan to book Ulster semi-final slot

Home side kicked 15 wides over the course of the game and miss out on Sam Maguire competition

Rollicking second-half display sees Cavan become Division Three champions against Fermanagh

Stunning performance of place-kicking from goalkeeper Ray Galligan sent them up to the steps of the Hogan Stand

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