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Graham hoping to firm up Cavan foundations

Cavan manager Mickey Graham didn't have a tough job convincing his squad to set their full focus on the Tailteann Cup after the county's Ulster semi-final defeat to Donegal.

Football • 07 Jul 22

Cavan's Gerard Smith (C) holds of Sligo pair Nathan Mullen (L) and Luke Towey

McKiernan: Cavan must improve for Tailteann Cup final

Gearóid McKiernan warned Cavan they must improve if they are to win the inaugural Tailteann Cup after they booked their place in the final with victory over Sligo.

Football • 19 Jun 22

Cavan will be back in Croke Park next month

Cavan see off resilient Sligo to reach Tailteann final

Cavan are one step closer to a double with the Allianz League Division 4 champions now Tailteann Cup finalists thanks to victory over Sligo in Croke Park.

Football • 19 Jun 22

(L to R): Cavan manager Mickey Graham, Westmeath manager Jack Cooney, Offaly manager John Maughan and Sligo manager Tony McEntee at Croke Park for the semi-final launch

Tailteann Cup semi-finals: All you need to know

There are just four teams remaining in the inaugural Tailteann Cup and by Sunday evening we will know the finalists for the 2022 competition.

Football • 19 Jun 22

Mickey Graham (right) and Sligo manager Tony McEntee with the Tailteann Cup

Graham: Squad unity was key for Cavan in Tailteann Cup

Cavan manager Mickey Graham said the key target for the Tailteann Cup was keeping his squad together.

Football • 16 Jun 22

Players from the competing counties at the launch of the Tailteann Cup

Croker billing has focus firmly fixed on Tailteann Cup

The Tailteann Cup will put itself at the centre of attention with the staging of the semi-finals at Croke Park.

Football • 16 Jun 22

Tailteann Cup quarter-finals recap

There are three provincial derbies in the Tailteann Cup quarter-finals as Carlow face Westmeath, Leitrim tackle Sligo and Fermanagh take on Cavan.

Football • 05 Jun 22

Gearoid McKiernan scored six points for Cavan

Cavan outmuscle Fermanagh to book semi-final spot

Cavan progressed to the Tailteann Cup semi-finals after a 2-16 to 0-13 victory over Fermanagh at Brewster Park.

Football • 05 Jun 22

Cormac McAdam pictured during Fermanagh's 1999 Ulster Championship clash with Monaghan

What's rare will always be wonderful for Fermanagh

Ten years on from lifting an All-Ireland title with Fermanagh, Cormac McAdam was involved in a work accident that left him confined to a wheelchair. He reflects on his path and why he hopes the Erne County can add another title to the roll of honour.

Football • 05 Jun 22

James Smith confronted by Adam Lynch in Cavan's handsome win over Down

Cavan saunter to handy victory over Down

Cavan sauntered to a comfortable opening win in the Tailteann Cup as they confirmed recent superiority over Down at Kingspan Breffni.

Football • 28 May 22

Barry O'Hagan pictured with the Tailteann Cup at the competition launch at Croke Park

Down's O'Hagan rows back on Tailteann Cup comments

Down forward Barry O'Hagan has rowed back on a comment lamenting the Tailteann Cup as "pointless" and said that they were made in the heat of the moment.

GAA • 17 May 22

Ryan McHugh commiserates with Cavan's Thomas Galligan after the game

Bonner happy to be in Ulster final after 'proper' test

Donegal manager Declan Bonner was happy to finally see off Cavan in Sunday's Ulster SFC semi-final but admitted that his side are far from the finished article.

GAA • 09 May 22

Sunday's Football Championship results and reports

Read how it all unfolded as Galway and Donegal qualified for their respective provincial finals.

GAA • 08 May 22

Conor O'Donnell (r) netted Donegal's opening goal

Late goals crucial as Donegal eventually see off Cavan

Two goals in the last 10 minutes proved the difference as Donegal advanced to a 10th Ulster final since 2011 after a 2-16 to 0-16 win over Cavan at St Tiernach's Park in Clones.

GAA • 08 May 22

Cavan's Paddy Lynch is tackled by Peter Healy of Antrim

Cavan canter clear in second half to reach Ulster semi

Paddy Lynch enjoyed a dream debut as he kicked eight points that helped Cavan score an emphatic 13-point win over Antrim in Saturday's Ulster SFC quarter-final at Corrigan Park on Saturday.

GAA • 23 Apr 22

Cavan march into final & clinch promotion in style

Coming into this match, only a freak sequence of results would have denied Cavan promotion and a place in the Allianz Football League Division 4 final and the Blues rubber-stamped both here with a comfortable win over Waterford.

GAA • 27 Mar 22

Nomande was on the Denn team that reached the AIB All-Ireland Junior B club final in 2019

Nomonde Majola's journey from South Africa to Cavan GAA

South African native Nomonde Majola is corner-back on a progressive Cavan camogie team and a very good ladies footballer.

GAA • 26 Mar 22

Gearóid McKiernan hit 0-05 for the victors

Cavan survive London rally to take victory in Ruislip

London's promotion hopes were put to bed by Cavan who left the English capital with promotion to Division 3 all but secured after a nervy one-point victory

GAA • 20 Mar 22

Tipp bag vital win over Cavan to keep up promotion push

Cavan slipped to their first defeat in Allianz Football League Division 4 with this 1-11 to 1-07 loss against Tipperary at a blustery Kingspan Breffni.

GAA • 13 Mar 22

The Galway-Offaly Division 2 tie is one of the three games to have been called off thus far

Four games postponed as weather disrupts league

Four Allianz Football League games fixed for this afternoon have been called off as adverse weather impacts the league schedules.

GAA • 20 Feb 22

Cavan see off Leitrim, Sligo beat Wexford, Tipp held

Cavan claimed a deserved win after upping their game in the second half and outgunning Leitrim in rugged contest in Carrick-on-Shannon.

Football • 30 Jan 22

Farrelly refereed her first ladies inter-county match in 2006, and a decade later, become the first female referee to take charge of a senior men's inter-county fixture

Referee Maggie Farrelly to make county final history

Maggie Farrelly will become the first female referee to take charge of a senior men's county final when she takes to the Kingspan Breffni pitch next Sunday.

GAA • 08 Nov 21

'As a manager of a team, engaging in that type of thing is only a distraction'

Farrell on Dubs debate: I don't concern myself with it

As Dessie Farrell was traipsing the steps of the lower Hogan in the freezing cold to conduct his post-match interview with assembled reporters, social media was agog with fevered debate about the 'Dublin issue'.

GAA • 06 Dec 20

'The bigger teams seem to be able to communicate stuff to referees, whereas if we ask a question, we're basically told to go away!'

Graham: 'Do bigger teams get big calls? Probably'

Cavan manager Mickey Graham feels that bigger teams are better able to influence referees and argues counties like his own need to get cuter

GAA • 17 Nov 20

Mickey Graham: "After the last two league performances, not many people saw it coming"

Graham: We sacrificed the league, today was the one

Cavan manager Mickey Graham said his team had prioritised the 2020 championship after they upended the Allianz League form-book to stun Monaghan in Clones.

GAA • 31 Oct 20