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BreakingNews.ie
07-07-2025
- Sport
- BreakingNews.ie
Raymond Galligan steps down as Cavan football manager
Raymond Galligan has stepped down as Cavan football manager after two years. The former All-Star goalkeeper with the Breffni County says he's unable to balance the job with his work commitments. Advertisement In a statement from Cavan GAA threy said: 'Cavan GAA would like to put on record their appreciation and gratitude for the huge commitment and effort Raymond and his management have given to Cavan football. "We wish Raymond, his wife Niamh and their two young children the best in the future and thank you again from all in Cavan GAA.' During his time in charge, Cavan reached the preliminary qiarter-finals of the championship this year, losing to Kerry in his final game in charge. Cavan recorded a famous win over Mayo in Castlebar, finishing behind Donegal and Tyrone in their group. Galligan also helped Cavan retain their Division Two status in each season in charge. As a player Galligan made 114 appearances, scoring an impressive 1-122 despite being a goalkeeper for the majority of his Cavan career. Galligan was captain as Cavan famously won an Ulster title in 2020.
The Irish Sun
15-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Heartbreak for Mayo as Donegal's last-gasp point ends championship dreams
HEARTBROKEN Stephen Rochford insists Mayo will be back after crashing out of the championship against Donegal. Ciarán Moore's last-gasp score condemned 2 Donegal's Ciaran Moore planted a last-gasp point to knock Mayo out of the Championship 2 Acting Mayo manager Stephen Rochford insisted Mayo will bounce back after the heartache With Tyrone top, Mayo were going through in third when the hooter sounded thanks to Fergal Boland's equaliser with But Moore's kick kept Cavan in the championship instead on the head to head rule after the Breffni stunned the Connacht men in round 1. It all seemed too cruel, but Donegal were out to win. The game went right to the wire thanks to David McBrien's second half goal as Ryan O'Donoghue starred with 0-6. Donnacha McHugh went toe to toe with Michael Murphy before falling injured seven minutes into the second half to sum up Mayo's luck. read more on gaa Donegal's talisman was their main outlet again and kicked 0-5, but Caolan McColgan and Shane O'Donnell stepped up the mark and ran Mayo ragged. It remains to be seen if boss Kevin McStay will return to the Mayo hotseat after stepping aside last month due to a health score and Rochford took the reins. But the Crossmolina man is adamant they can rise again despite their earliest championship exit since their 2010 round 1 qualifier loss to Longford - but cursed their failure to win another tight game. He said: 'I think we've shown ourselves to be competitive over the last two years. But, you know, we do need to develop a strength to us that gets us across the line. That's ultimately what we're missing just at this moment in time. Most read in GAA Football 'Even though a draw would have done both teams, I don't think either team would have been happy with a draw. And, you know, we certainly came into this with no view other than we wanted to win the game. 'There's a lot of young players in that group, a lot of players that are, you know, learning every day. GAA fans 'loved seeing and hearing' the late Micheal O Muircheartaigh as he features in RTE documentary Hell for Leather "I think that has to be the way of it. But, you know, the likes of Conal Dawson, Sean Morahan coming in there, Jack Coyne. 'Donnacha McHugh had to go off, Davitt Neary had to go off, Enda Hession also had to go off with a hamstring injury and these are all players that we would look to have got a bit more impact from. 'But they're all young players, Enda is 25 but all those other players are 23 or less. And so, they've got bright futures ahead of them.' A tense first half summed up what was at stake. Donegal led 0-9 to 0-6 at the break, but survived losing Peadar Mogan to a black card 10 minutes in for a trip on O'Donoghue. The Ulster champs had most of the possession but kicked six wides in the first 35 alone, with Ciaran Thompson and Oisín Gallen both dropping short. Mogan already had 0-2 to his name when he went off to put his team 0-3 to 0-1 ahead as Murphy played creator, but Mayo failed to make the extra man count as much as they should have. Darren McHale and two O'Donoghue frees edged them in front, but they failed to score for the next 17 minutes. Aidan O'Shea looked isolated inside, as O'Donoghue was well watched by Brendan McCole as Rory Brickenden did just enough to foil Eoghan Ban Gallagher when he broke through on goal. Murphy got off the mark with a pristine two-point free when Thompson was fouled by Brickenden, before McHugh ended Mayo's long wait for a score. Gallen was off the boil and scored his only point when Murphy fed him after their stalwart missed the target himself, but they finished the half with a flurry. Ryan McHugh read Conor O'Donnell's run for the Carndonagh man to fire over, before Michael Langan did the same for Finnbarr Roarty to fist between the posts on the hooter. A wonderful second half followed that was impossible to call as both teams went to war in front of 18,731. Colm Reape denied the wonderful Shane O'Donnell a goal early doors as Mogan's two-point effort came off the post. O'Donnell picked Murphy out for their first score of the half as Dawson nailed a sweet double at the other end, either side of a brilliant Donegal kick from Thompson to make it 0-11 to 0-10. But war means casualties as Mayo lost McHugh and Enda Hession to injury, but kept soldiering on. O'Donnell and Moore edged Donegal three ahead but their opponents hit back thanks to O'Donoghue's free and a whopper from Darren McHale, to take his tally to 0-3. Then came Mayo's goal. Murphy was lining up his target with the posts in sight when Jordan Flynn stole the ball and a sea of green and red raced on the counter. O'Shea beautifully flicked the ball to the oncoming Carney, as McBrien arrived like a rocket to smash in off the post despite McCole's efforts to keep it out. It fired them two ahead, but Donegal responded perfectly to kill the momentum as Daire Ó Baoill nailed a two-pointer, Murphy fired over and O'Donnell did too. Jordan Flynn kept Mayo alive but Jim McGuinness's men should have killed the game when Patton's quick restart found Ó Baoill with Reape off his line. The Gaoth Dobhair man fed fellow sub Paddy McBrearty, but somehow Reape foiled the Donegal skipper and managed to deflect the ball off the post. Murphy scored the resulting 45, and another massive moment followed when Patton double-saved to deny Jack Carney and Towey, and the ball was called back for a foul on O'Shea and O'Donoghue converted. The chaos was in full flow when Boland thought he had rescued Mayo's championship, with a draw securing a home preliminary quarter-final for Donegal. But Moore had other ideas, and showed nerves of steel to split the posts at the death and end Mayo's championship interest until next April. DONEGAL 0-19 MAYO 1-15 DONEGAL: S Patton; F Roarty 0-1, B McCole, P Mogan 0-2; R McHugh, E Gallagher, C Moore 0-2; H McFadden, M Langan; C McColgan 0-1, C Thompson 0-2, 1f, S O'Donnell 0-1; C O'Donnell 0-2, M Murphy 0-5, 1tpf, 1 45, O Gallen 0-1. Subs: J McGee for McFadden 52, D Ó Baoill 0-2tp for Gallen 52, P McBrearty for McHugh 58, E McHugh for S O'Donnell 67 MAYO: C Reape; J Coyne, R Brickenden, E Hession; S Coen, D McBrien 1-0, P Durcan; D McHugh 0-1, M Ruane; C Dawson 0-2, J Carney 0-1, B Tuohy ; A O'Shea, D McHale 0-3, R O'Donoghue 0-6, 5f. Subs: J Flynn 0-1 for Tuohy 23mins; D Neary for McHugh 42, S Morahan for Hession 52, P Towey for Neary 56, F Boland for Coen 68 REFEREE: P Faloon (Down)
RTÉ News
15-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Tyrone flex muscles to power into All-Ireland quarters
Table-toppers Tyrone go directly through to the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals after seeing off Cavan with some style at Brewster Park. The Red Hands never looked like losing this one, but were given plenty of trouble by a Cavan side that lacked the ruthless streak that could have kept them in the game. Darren McCurry and Darragh Canavan shared a 14 points haul as Malachy O'Rourke's side earned a two-week break ahead of their return to Croke Park for the first time since 2023. But Cavan also go through to the knock-out phase and a preliminary quarter-final next weekend. Tyrone lost Michael McKernan to a shoulder injury after just three minutes, but his replacement Peter Harte played an influential role in picking holes in the Cavan cover as they eased into a comfortable lead. Mattie Donnelly, another veteran, also made incisive cuts to pick off a couple of early scores as they went seven points clear by the end of the opening quarter. Darragh Canavan also landed a delightful score, with goalkeeper Niall Morgan and Harte both raising orange flags. Cavan put an effective press on Morgan's kick-outs, with Cormac O'Reilly hitting the target twice. But the Red Hands reeled off 0-07 without reply to lead by 0-09 to 0-03 at the end of the opening quarter. Dara McVeety's industry helped the Breffni men recover to narrow the gap through O'Reilly and Paddy Lynch, who kicked 0-04, including a two-point free. And they almost had a goal when McVeety intercepted a Morgan restart to fire in a shot which the goalkeeper redeeming himself with a fine save. The Red Hands finished the half with another run of scores, Cavan, Darren McCurry, Donnelly and Kieran McGeary all on target for a 0-17 to 0-08 interval lead. Lynch closed the gap with a two-point free, but the Red Hands pressed aggressively on Cavan's Cavan kick-outs, with Brian Kennedy, Conn Kilpatrick and Kieran McGeary winning the battle for possession to keep their side going forward. Another run of six unanswered points saw the gap stretch out to 13 by the 49th minute, and Raymond Galligan's men needed something special to kick-start their challenge. McCurry swung over a couple of gems, with Ciaran Daly and McGeary also nailing points, with a Sean McEvoy point the only Cavan reply during a difficult 17-minute spell. But they threw caution to the wind moving into the final quarter, substitute Ryan O'Neill claiming a two-pointer, with Lynch and Ruairi Curran also raising flags. The introduction of former All-Star Conor Meyler following a two-year injury hell raised the biggest cheer of the day from Tyrone fans, and the procession towards the Cavan goal continued, with McCurry unerring from placed balls as he brought his tally to 0-09 for the day. Under-20 Footballer of the Year Eoin McElholm also came off the bench to become the eleventh Tyrone scorer, with Canavan bringing his total to five, and news of Donegal's win over Mayo confirmed Tyrone's top-of-the-table round-robin finish. Tyrone: N Morgan (0-2, tpf); C Quinn, P Hampsey, N Devlin (0-01); M McKernan, R Brennan (0-03, 1tp), P Teague; B Kennedy, C Kilpatrick; S O'Donnell (0-01), K McGeary (0-02), C Daly (0-01), D McCurry (0-09, 3f, 1tpf), M Donnelly (0-04), D Canavan (0-05, 1f). Subs: P Harte (0-02, tp) for McKernan (3), A Clarke for Devlin (29), E McElholm (0-01)for Donnelly (47), C Meyler for McGeary (54), B McDonnell for Kilpatrick (66) Cavan: L Brady; N Carolan, K Brady, C Reilly; B O'Connell, C Madden, P Faulkner; O Kiernan, E Crowe; G Smith, D McVeety, C Brady; C O'Reilly (0-04), P Lynch (0-09, 3f, 2tpf, 1 '45), O Brady (0-01).
Irish Examiner
09-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Quillinan's side showed character in second half after stern half-time talk
All-Ireland MFC quarter-final: Kerry 0-14 (0-1-12) Cavan 1-9 (1-1-7) When substitute Liam O'Brien fired over the insurance point, in the fifth minute of stoppage time, at O'Moore Park in Portlaoise on Saturday Kerry manager Wayne Quillinan could finally relax. His Kerry minor football side had subdued the dogged resistance of Cavan. This All-Ireland quarter-final, in windy conditions, never hit any great heights, but there was an unrelenting stubbornness about the Breffni men all afternoon. Without playing to near their potential, the Kingdom youngsters, just about, got the job done. 'I suppose it's only one emotion really. It's just relief to get over the line with this of bunch of players who showed a bit of character there, particularly when they got the goal. We got the next three points in a row, but then we just let it slip, uncharacteristic errors, and we know that,' said Quillinan. 'We'll be told it now in the next couple of weeks by people, but we know it. We're the most important people that would know it. We just didn't play the way that we we'd like to have played.' With wind advantage in the opening half, Kerry hit nine wides as their decision-making and shot execution let them down. Only ahead by the bare minimum at the break (0-6 to 0-5), they simply had to respond on the changeover. 'From an energy point of view, and a work-rate point of view, the first half wasn't good enough. The boys were told in no uncertain terms that it wasn't good enough when you're wearing the Kerry jersey. So they brought a different energy after that. 'If there's a moment of toughness on the pitch, go back to what you know. Don't come outside the box. I thought for the first 10, 15 minutes, even 20 minutes of the second half, I thought we did that. We were structured. We were composed, and we just worked.' That opening 20 minutes of the second half was the Munster champions at their best. Despite conceding a goal, expertly finished by Cavan corner-back Matthew Duffy, they hit seven points, and almost raised three green flags themselves, all efforts foiled by Breffni 'keeper Cian McConnell. Leading by five points (0-13 to 1-5), Kerry then faded dramatically, as the Ulster side hit four unanswered scores to leave the winners battling to hang on in an exciting finale. O'Brien's late, late point was absolutely crucial. 'The big thing for us is you talk about character, it's the learning that we're going to take out of this. I told the lads inside, listen, enjoy the moment. They're young fellas. They have made an All-Ireland semi-final. It doesn't happen every day,' stressed the Kerry boss. Scorers for Kerry: B Kelliher (0-5, 0-2fs), K Griffin (0-3, 1tpf), G White (0-2, 0-1f), D Murphy, T O'Connell, P Ó Mainnín, L O'Brien (0-1 each). Scorers for Cavan: J Graham (0-5, 0-2fs, 1tpf), M Duffy (1-0), F Graham, G McCabe, C McConnell, N Quigley (0-1 each). KERRY: R Kennedy; R Sheridan, E Joy, T Ó Slatara; D Murphy, D Sargent, M Clifford; M Ó Sé, J Curtin; M O'Carroll, G White, A Tuohy; N Lacey, K Griffin, B Kelliher. Subs: T O'Connell for Lacey (41), P Ó Mainnín for Griffin (48), L O'Brien for Kelliher (56), J Kissane for Tuohy (58), C McGibney for Clifford (60+3). CAVAN: C McConnell; D Brady, C Bough, M Duffy; M Smith, H McMullen, J Donohoe; S Maguire, F Graham; CJ Fitzpatrick, J Brady, C Smith; F McIntyre, N Quigley, J Graham. Subs: D Lynch for Fitzpatrick (36), S Smith for C Smith (47), G McCabe for M Smith (48), K Heery for McMullan (54). Referee: N Quinn (Clare).
Irish Independent
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Relieved Quillinan knows Kerry minors can and must play better in All-Ireland semi-final
Wayne Quillinan: 'It's just relief to get over the line with this of bunch of players who showed a bit of character there, particularly when [Cavan] got the goal' Until substitute Liam O'Brien expertly finished off a fast counter-attack with the insurance point five minutes into added time, Kerry minor team manager Wayne Quillinan was in no position to relax, as his side kept their noses in front of Cavan in a pulsating finale. With a five-point lead reduced to the minimum in this All-Ireland MFC quarter-final, and the Breffni men pushing as hard as they could in an effort to find a late equaliser, the Kingdom's youngsters managed to keep enough clarity in their collective minds to break away and construct the game's last score.
