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Postmortems begin on championship losses

1 week ago | northernsound.ie | Sean McCaffrey

As the All Ireland championship reaches the business end of the season, for those that have exited the competition, questions are now been asked as to what went wrong. Ulster have 6 teams remaining namely, Tyrone, Monaghan and Armagh who are in the last 8 while Down, Donegal and Cavan are in the preliminary quarter finals. Kerry and Cork represent Munster with Louth, Dublin and Meath making up the Leinster contingent.
Monaghan fightback to beat Down

1 week ago | northernsound.ie | Dave Hooper

Monaghan claimed an All-Ireland quarter-final after a brilliant win over Down. The farney men winning out 2-27 to 1-26 to claim top spot in group three in an end-to-end cracker. Micheál Bannigan's goal on the half-hour mark saw Monaghan drawing level at 1-12 apiece. John McGeough having found the Monaghan on 10 minutes. Down led 1-15 to 1-14 at half-time and moved four clear early in the second-half.
Roscommon bow out of All-Ireland

2 weeks ago | northernsound.ie | Dave Hooper

Roscommon bowed out of the All-Ireland championship after a two point defeat to Cork. Roscommon needed a draw to progress to the preliminary quarter-final. However, Cork scored a 19 points to 17 victory. Whereas, Kerry missed out on top spot in Group 2 after they were beaten by Meath by 1-22 to 16-points. The results mean, Meath top group two and progress to the quarter-final. Kerry take second place and will have a home preliminary quarter-final.
Monaghan name their side to face Down

2 weeks ago | northernsound.ie | Sean McCaffrey

Monaghan have named their side to face Down in the final group 3 game in the All Ireland series. Rory Beggan takes up his usual berth between the posts with Ryan Wylie, Kieran Duffy and Dylan Byrne in the full back line. Ryan O'Toole, Dessie Ward and Conor Mc Carthy make up the half back line with the Scotstown pairing of Michael Mc Carville and Gavin Mc Phillips at the centre of the field.
Cavan name their side to face Tyrone

2 weeks ago | northernsound.ie | Sean McCaffrey

Cavan have named their starting 15 to face Tyrone in the final group game of the All Ireland series. Liam Brady retains the number 1 jersey with Niall Carolan, Killan Brady and Cian Reilly making up the half back line. Brian O'Connell, Ciaran Brady and Padraig Faulkner are in the half back line with Ryan Donohoe and Evan Crowe at the centre of the field.
One game at a time for Cavan

2 weeks ago | northernsound.ie | Sean McCaffrey

Cavan will be looking to extend their championship campaign on Sunday evening when they face Tyrone in Brewster Park Enniskillen at 4pm. Along with Donegal and Mayo, they all sit on 2 points with the 4 sides in with a chance of making the knock out stages. A win or draw for the Breffni side will guarantee their progression however should they lose and Mayo suffer a defeat to Donegal, then they would go through on the head to head rule.
Development the key for Cavan Minors

2 weeks ago | northernsound.ie | Sean McCaffrey

The semi final pairings for the All Ireland minor championship have been confirmed with Roscommon taking on Tyrone while Mayo will face Kerry. The Kingdom accounted for Cavan in their quarter final meeting by 14 points to 1-09. While disappointed to have gone out of the championship, Breffni manager Ed O'Hanlon noted that the competition had helped the development of the squad
Shane Mc Guirk takes a win on the Modus Super Series

2 weeks ago | northernsound.ie | Sean McCaffrey

Sport Jun 9, 2025 13:38 By Sean McCaffrey The Arrow had qualified for the champions week Shane Mc Guirk claimed the win on Week 4 of the Modus Super Series 11 to ensure his place in the champions week. Having lost his opening round group game to Scott Campbell the Monaghan man got back on track with a win over David Sharp to set up a semi final against Jamai Van Den Herik which he comfortably won to set up a meeting against Kurt Parry in the final.
Cabra Castle a premier location for league trophy

3 weeks ago | northernsound.ie | Sean McCaffrey

A replica of the Premier League cup will be on show in Cabra Castle this Sunday (8th) between 1pm and 3pm. Everyone is welcome to the family event where they will have an opportunity to have pictures taken with the trophy. Brenda Sheehan is the social media and marketing manager with Cabra Castle and she spoke to Sean Mc Caffrey about the event
Cavan Minors in All Ireland quarter final

3 weeks ago | northernsound.ie | Sean McCaffrey

It is a break from the senior football championship this weekend with the final group games to confirm the knockout placings due to throw in on the 14th and 15th June. There is however minor football championship action to look forward to as the quarter finals of the All Ireland series throw in. On Saturday at 12 in Portlaoise Cavan who lost out in the Ulster final to Tyrone take on Kerry.