Donegal cruised into the Ulster U21 final with a convincing win over Cavan in Brewster Park. Fielding six of the side that turned out against Mayo in the National League last Sunday, they took control early on and will be favourites to take the Ulster title.
Cavan claimed their biggest scalp in many years - and picked up their first top-flight win since 2004 - as they stunned Mayo on their own patch in Castlebar.
Cavan received an early warning yesterday that survival in Division One of the Allianz Football League will not come easy following this chastening experience at the hands of reigning league and All-Ireland champions at Kingspan Breffni Park.
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Cavan's season is still alive after they overcame the dreaded six-day turnaround to defeat Carlow at Kingspan Breffni Park.
For the first time in six long, barren years, Tyrone will be a part of Ulster football's showpiece day.
Tyrone captain Sean Cavanagh has offered a sharp illustration of how the physical preparations of Gaelic footballers are outstripping professional athletes, and refutes the claims of Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney when he said that: "It's better not to kid ourselves that...
Feargal Logan's Tyrone made a successful start to the defence of their Ulster and All-Ireland Under-21 titles, coming through a tricky first round game against Cavan.
Where to start with what was a dramatic night in Cavan? The end. Cavan were cruising and one of those toying with the UUJ defenders was prodigal son Seanie Johnston, sprung from the bench to a muted response for his first appearance in four years.
The Cavan management will take time to decide on their future after their side crashed out of the championship at home to Roscommon for the second year in succession.
The loss of full-back Rory Dunne could prove a handicap in terms of Cavan's bid to make headway in the All-Ireland Football Qualifiers when they host Roscommon today (5.00pm).
Cavan are safely through to the second round of the qualifiers after an impressive demolition of London at Ruislip on Saturday - but the win came at a cost as two defenders went off injured.
So, Cavan march on to their second successive McKenna Cup final against Tyrone, but on the strength of this performance they will need to improve if they are to trouble Mickey Harte's side in Saturday evening's final at the Athletic Grounds.
Cavan have been handed a two-game suspension for midfielder Gearoid McKiernan, after the referee's report of their victory over Monaghan contained details about "comments of a sectarian nature".
In chiselling out victories over Derry and Queen's and losing by just a point to Ulster champions Donegal in the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup, Fermanagh have brought some admirable qualities to the table.
The Competitions Control Committee of the Ulster Council are set to meet tonight to discuss the contents of the referee's report arising out of Sunday's heated McKenna Cup derby clash between Cavan and Monaghan.
Cavan and Monaghan have been going at it since before any of us can remember and the pair didn't disappoint yesterday.
A gutsy performance from a physically strong and well-drilled UUJ side saw them overcome Cavan in freezing conditions at Breffni Park.
Eugene Keating is a man on a mission today. When the burly Cavan full-forward lines out against Roscommon in the second round of the All Ireland football qualifiers, he hopes to convince manager Terry Hyland that he can provide the fire-power that will help the team extend its involvement in the competition.
Cavan 1-15 Westmeath 1-14: Westmeath's sprint finish wasn't enough to prevent Cavan progressing in this year's All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers after a cracking clash at Kingspan/Breffni Park.
The powerful Central Competitions Control Committee looks set to come down hard on both Armagh and Cavan following the pre-match fracas which tarnished last Sunday’s Ulster Championship quarter-final between the counties at the Athletic Grounds.
A GAA investigation is under way after a mass brawl between players from Armagh and Cavan broke out before yesterday's Ulster Championship match had even started.
A GAA investigation is under way after a mass brawl between players from Armagh and Cavan broke out before yesterday's Ulster Championship match had even started.
Eugene Keating's assessment that Cavan lost what was "only a league final" when they were beaten by Roscommon in the recent Division Two decider perhaps puts his team's confrontation with Armagh in the Ulster Championship on Sunday into sharp perspective.
Cian Mackey played a big part in helping to take Cavan into last year's All-Ireland football quarter-finals in which they were beaten by Kerry.
You will have seen Killian Clarke in action. For a time during last summer's Championship, he favoured a bright red pair of Nike boots that would catch anyone's eye.
When Armagh manager Paul Grimley was forced to replace five players immediately prior to the vital Allianz Football League Division Two tie against Donegal earlier this month it was felt that Jim McGuinness's side might canter to victory.
Four consecutive Ulster Under-21 football titles surely help to embellish the reputation of any county.
TALK about leaving the good wine to the end! Cavan hauled themselves up off their knees in the most dramatic fashion to chisel out their fourth successive Ulster U21 football championship at the Athletic Grounds, Armagh last night.
GAA legend Oisin McConville says troubled former Tyrone player Cathal McCarron needs support and understanding amidst the fallout from his appearance in a gay sex video.
Cavan 1-7 Monaghan 0-4: Life just gets better and better for Cavan. The county is already assured of promotion to Division Two of the Allianz Football League and now the Breffni U21 representatives have taken a giant stride towards securing the provincial title for the fourth consecutive year by overcoming Monaghan in last night's semi-final at a saturated Athletic Grounds, Armagh.
An ongoing row with threats of legal action to halt building work on Casement Park's planned multi-million pound redevelopment has been settled.
Cavan 0-14 Roscommon 1-8: Cavan's 100 per cent record remains intact after they ground out a hard-fought win over Roscommon in Breffni Park last night in what was a dress rehearsal for the NFL Division 3 final.
Longford 0-10 Cavan 1-09: Martin Dunne's 57th minute penalty was the crucial score as Cavan saw off Longford to secure promotion at Pearse Park.
It seems that little will stop this Cavan team from completing four-in-a-row Ulster Under-21 titles after they safely negotiated their way past Derry in Celtic Park last night.
On February 11, Mark McKeever will celebrate his 30th birthday by taking part in a Cavan training session.
Martin Dunne may have hit the headlines last year when Cavan enjoyed a stirring championship run that was only ended by Kerry at the quarter-final stage of the All -Ireland series, but right now the Breffni county is deriving its scores from another source.
Ulster Council Director Danny Murphy pulls no punches about the suggestion from the Football Review Committee (FRC) that teams who lose matches in their own provincial championships should be subsequently accommodated in another province.
Cavan 0-16 Monaghan 1-9: Cavan emerged deserved four point winners on a cold day at Brewster Park with Monaghan running out of steam a little in the final 20 minutes of the game.
Cavan 1-9 Down 0-5: With a year's hard grind under their belts, Cavan have hit the ground running in 2014 and, having easily seen off Antrim in round one, they picked up their second McKenna Cup win over a lacklustre Down at O Raghallaigh Park, Kingscourt.
Antrim 0-12 Cavan 3-12: Two second half goals ensured Cavan enjoyed a winning start to 2014 when they eased past Antrim by nine points in yesterday's McKenna Cup Group C clash at a windswept Creggan.
Peter Canavan has grown accustomed to confronting major sporting challenges.
Cavan star Cian Mackey says he would have followed in Sean Cavanagh's footsteps if faced with the same dilemma.
Cavan 0-9 Kerry 0-15: Kerry booked their place in the last four of the All-Ireland race with the minimum of fuss when they saw off an out-classed Cavan by 0-15 to 0-9 in Croke Park.
It's a match-up that many people would have deemed improbable. I mean Cavan v Kerry in an All-Ireland Championship context does not quite have a familiar ring about it, does it?
Cavan 1-17 London 1-8: Cavan manager Terry Hyland insisted there was no panic at half-time when his side were being held level by a plucky London outfit – and, he said, the experience of having played and won at HQ will stand to his troops next Sunday against Kerry.
Over the last number of decades, Croke Park has become a remote location for Cavan followers. They were there in 1997 for a nostalgic All-Ireland semi-final against Kerry, and a few years back for an All-Ireland under-21 final. But other than that ...
Perhaps it's time to throw a bit of light on Cavan manager Terry Hyland.
All-Ireland champions Donegal qualified for their third successive Ulster SFC final with a 0-12 to 0-9 win over Down at Breffni Park.
Fermanagh 0-11 Cavan 0-13: It will be a meeting of two old traditional powers of Cavan and Monaghan in the other Ulster semi-final, after the men from the Breffni county produced a disciplined performance to shut down the Fermanagh attack in Brewster Park.
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