Official Cavan GAA Thread

[Swadman]

Leitrim hurling club Sean O'Heslin's (Ballinamore) have been stripped of their All-Ireland Feile na nGael Division 6 crown after the club was found to have fielded illegal players in their triumph.
The Ballinamore-based club won the All-Ireland Feile title in Clare in June, but following an objection from Cavan club St. Felim's,(Lacken/Balliangh) club chairman Peter Reynolds and secretary Paddy Connaughton were both handed 48-week suspensions, while seven players were also banned.

St. Felim's had lodged an objection on the basis that seven members of the Ballinamore team are members of Dernacrieve Gaels.(Swanlinbar & Corlough)

The Swad and Corlough boys all go to school in Ballinamore and have been playing hurling there since the begining of the year but this was common knowledge in underage hurling circles. Lackens objection was that they should have been with a Cavan club if there was no hurling in Swad/Corlough but the O'Heslin's club was nearer and all their school buddies were there. Lacken only objected after O'Heslins won the Final (Div6) after beating the team that had beaten St.Felim's in the semi.

[beer baron]

Leitrim hurling club Sean O'Heslin's (Ballinamore) have been stripped of their All-Ireland Feile na nGael Division 6 crown after the club was found to have fielded illegal players in their triumph.
The Ballinamore-based club won the All-Ireland Feile title in Clare in June, but following an objection from Cavan club St. Felim's,(Lacken/Balliangh) club chairman Peter Reynolds and secretary Paddy Connaughton were both handed 48-week suspensions, while seven players were also banned.

St. Felim's had lodged an objection on the basis that seven members of the Ballinamore team are members of Dernacrieve Gaels.(Swanlinbar & Corlough)

The Swad and Corlough boys all go to school in Ballinamore and have been playing hurling there since the begining of the year but this was common knowledge in underage hurling circles. Lackens objection was that they should have been with a Cavan club if there was no hurling in Swad/Corlough but the O'Heslin's club was nearer and all their school buddies were there. Lacken only objected after O'Heslins won the Final (Div6) after beating the team that had beaten St.Felim's in the semi.

Fecking gobshites!

[Celt_Man]

Drumlane beat the Goonies earlier today in the other Div 2 semi final by 4 points.  2 - 8 to 10 points - heard nothing else about it

Knockbride v Drumlane final so

[Dougal]

goonies were missing hannon and fannin.drumlane were very good in the 1st half but were poor enough in the second,which they seem to be doing in most games.

ballyconnell were celebrating their 125 year anniversary so there was a bar set up.great day for a few pints and a football match yesterday. 

[Celt_Man]

goonies were missing hannon and fannin.drumlane were very good in the 1st half but were poor enough in the second,which they seem to be doing in most games.

ballyconnell were celebrating their 125 year anniversary so there was a bar set up.great day for a few pints and a football match yesterday. 

oh right that sense now that the game was on up there and not somewhere between the two clubs

[Kingscourt Stars]

Lads,

Sorry for the plug and am sure plenty of clubs are doing this kind of draw, but given that you can buy ours through the website, ye might be interested, or perhaps e-mail on the link to someone ye know from the four remaining counties, or indeed any GAA fan.

ALL IRELAND SENIOR FOOTBALL FINAL TICKETS

Down to the last four of the championship, and we going to have new winners for the first time in at least 15 years. Therefore, tickets for this year's final are going to be harder got than obtaining a loan from your local Bank....

However, do not fear, as Kingscourt Stars GAA are running their juvenile club's annual fundraising draw and it takes place on Friday 10th September and for the first time ever, tickets are available online via their website - www.kingscourtstars.ie . This is the only fundraising event the club has in this regard and is of vital importance to the running of the many underage teams that the club fields in both boys & girls from U-6 upwards.

First prize is Two Tickets to the All-Ireland Senior Football Final along with overnight accommodation in the Skylon Hotel and €200 spending money. There are further cash prizes all the way down to 8th place.

All told, a prize well worth winning so why not try your luck and simultaneously help support all the good work that the many volunteers at underage level put in, not to mention the dedication of the young players as well.

So whether you want to be in with a chance to support your county in whatever unique final pairing comes through, or maybe you would just like to sample the experience on an All-Ireland Final as a neutral, just click on www.kingscourtstars.ie and try your luck....

By the way, thanks to those who were complimenting us last month on the live streaming. The Gowna match especially went very well and we hope to get another game (venue permitting) by the end of the year

[Denn Forever]

KS, why don't you put that on the main GAA board as it would be read by more people from the 4 counties involved.

[Celt_Man]

KS, why don't you put that on the main GAA board as it would be read by more people from the 4 counties involved.

He did as well... no harm in throwing it up here too

[Kingscourt Stars]

Denn & Celt,

Cheers, yeah already did so, and opened up a can of worms there, although all uncalled for really. 

Hopefully we'll get a few local sales also, already have one in from Ballyhaise via the website. As I said, a prize worth winning, and as it can be done by the click of a button, why not...

[Breffni_Yank]

I'll have to change this username of mine cos im back this side of the Atlantic.

The whole thing back home seems up in the air..nobody knows whats going on? Inside or outside manager??? Are anyone even watching championship games for next year.

I hope to get around to a few of the quarter-finals to have a look for myself............

I honestly think this manageri appointment is the most important decision Cavan football has had to make in recent times.

[anglocelt39]

Wednesday 18th August 2010

Farnham Arms Hotel Minor Championship Division 1
Team 1 Score Score Team 2 Venue Comment   
Killan Gaels  1-4 0-8 St. Josephs  Stradone Semi-Final 
Gowna St. Mels  - - Ramor United  Gowna Conceded by Gowna St. Mels


The above taken from St Pats Arva results service. Somebody tell me theres a mistake there, a county minor division 1 semi final CONCEDED?!!!! WTF

[Celt_Man]

Wednesday 18th August 2010

Farnham Arms Hotel Minor Championship Division 1
Team 1 Score Score Team 2 Venue Comment   
Killan Gaels  1-4 0-8 St. Josephs  Stradone Semi-Final 
Gowna St. Mels  - - Ramor United  Gowna Conceded by Gowna St. Mels


The above taken from St Pats Arva results service. Somebody tell me theres a mistake there, a county minor division 1 semi final CONCEDED?!!!! WTF

Na Ramor were beaten already in the championship so I guess that game is in the Shield competition

[Kingscourt Stars]

For whatever reason the fixtures/results for the 16s & Minor C'Ships nothing signify between C'Ship and Shield.  I made a similar mistake with a 16 fixture earlier after we'd already been beaten.  Bit confusing all the same

[mylestheslasher]

This was posted on Hoganstand, would be better posted here I think....

Biggest Sports History Project in the World comes to Cavan

The history of the GAA in Cavan is the focus of a major history project about to be carried out. The GAA Oral History Project is one of the biggest sporting history projects ever undertaken in the world and will leave a remarkable legacy for future generations.

Commissioned by the GAA and being carried out by a team based at Boston College-Ireland, the project is collecting a unique body of material that will ultimately be stored at the GAA Museum in Croke Park.

Already hundreds of interviews have been carried out across Ireland and overseas and an extraordinary collection of documents and photographs has been put together. Some of this material has already been used in the best-selling book, The GAA: A People's History which was written by the project's directors, Mike Cronin, Mark Duncan and Paul Rouse.

Now, the plan is to record the history of the GAA in Cavan.

A researcher from the project, Arlene Crampsie, is coming to Cavan this month. Arlene is looking for people to record interviews with, including GAA members and supporters and anyone who has ever had any contact or involvement with the GAA.

In addition to recording interviews, and in order to reach the largest number of people possible, the GAA Oral History Project is also providing questionnaires for people to fill out or people can simply send the project a letter or email about the place of the GAA in their lives.

The ambition of the project is that people from every parish, from every club and from every school will contribute, either by doing an interview, filling out a questionnaire, writing a letter or donating material. The project also aims to collect the memories of the members of all the organisations under the umbrella of the GAA, including Ladies Football, Camogie, Handball, Rounders and Scόr.

The responses collected will allow current and future family members of participants to hear and see their ancestors, to view their handwriting, to learn about how they lived and the place of the GAA in their lives.

We are hoping to gather photographs, videos and recordings of the social life surrounding the GAA, whether they are of families having a picnic on the way to or from a match, of spectators at a match, of supporters on the train or bus to a match, of homecoming celebrations and commiserations, or of social events.

We are also hoping to collect posters, letters, songs, poems and prayers relating to the GAA. We would like material relating to social events organised around the GAA, records and minute books, correspondence and financial material from counties and clubs and anything which tells us the stories of the people behind the organisation.

As this project is developing a digital archive, you do not necessarily have to donate the material permanently. The project will take the items on loan for a short time, digitise them and then return them. Some of the material that has already been collected can be seen on the website www.gaahistory.com link.

The project also hopes to involve as many primary and secondary school children as possible. Special curriculum-based packs have been designed to help teachers and students who wish to take part.

Finally, the project is looking for people to volunteer to help carry out its work.

For further information on any aspect of the project, please contact Arlene Crampsie on +353 1 614 7456 or contact the office of the GAA Oral History Project Team on +353 1 662 5055. You can write to the project at GAA Oral History Project, 42 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, or send an email to info@gaahistory.com.

[cavan4sam]

Just heard a rumour that Val Andrews is back in the hotseat???

Anyone able to confirm or deny this???