Butlersbridge GFC. Clones Rd, Butlersbridge, Co. Cavan Eircode: H12 FY68. Tel: +353 86 101 9201. Email: secretary.butlersbridge.cavan@gaa.ie. Death of Fr Fintan McKiernan: Cavan County Board GAA extends its deepest sympathies to the family of the late Fr Fintan McKiernan who passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday afternoon. Fintan, who was a native of Templeport parish, played at fullback on the successful Cavan minor team of 1959. This team defeated Antrim in the Ulster. The Cavan GAA is taking its New York history and creating a new Polo Grounds Centre of Excellence back home. Launch will take place in Rory Dolan’s later this month. Cavan the breffni County has 40 football clubs and 6 affiliated hurling clubs. The County groumd, training centre and administrative headquarters in Kingspan Breffni Park, in Cavan town. The county is mamnaged by a County Committee representative of each club. Each year the County committee host trials for girls and boys seniors,miniors,.
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Cavan county board have launched a new fundraiser which they hope will attract significant interest around the county and further afield.
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The board is conducting a raffle for a brand new 2021 Volkswagen Golf, sponsored by Brady’s Arva Ltd, Volkswagen dealers.
Second prize in the draw is €2000 and third prize is two nights’ bed and breakfast and one evening meal for two in the Slieve Russell Hotel, Ballyconnell, which is sponsored by the hotel.
“Cavan County Board are delighted to have Brady’s Arva as a sponsor of this prize. Cavan GAA and Brady’s have a long association going back the years and we thank Padraig for his sponsorship and look forward to having a successful draw,” stated county board secretary Liam McCabe.
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The draw will take place in Kingspan Breffni on Monday, May 3. Tickets are €20 each or three for €50.
“We hope to have hard copy tickets available for purchase in due course, depending on the easing of restrictions,” confirmed McCabe.
Tickets are available for sale now and can be purchased directly from the following link, which can also be accessed through Cavan county board’s social media channels:
Death of Jimmy Stafford.
There was shock in Cavan GAA circles when the news broke on Tuesday 16 March that Jimmy Stafford, had passed away. Jimmy, a proud son of Killinkere, was a nephew of the legendary Joe Stafford of club and county fame. A two-time McRory Cup medal winner with St Patrick’s College in 1961 and 1962 as a defender Jimmy first came to national prominence in 1962 when as a forward he scored two goals and set up James Brady for a third in Cavan’s shock Ulster senior final victory over All-Ireland champions Down. He won another Ulster championship medal in 1964 when Down were also on the receiving end. During the latter half of the 1960s work commitments took Jimmy abroad and he was unavailable to play for a couple of years. When he returned he lined out again with Cavan from 1970 to 1973 until injury hindered his career . At this time he was pursuing further studies in UCD and he won a Sigerson Cup medal with the College in 1972/73. In the same year he won a Railway Cup medal with the Combined Universities team which was a unique and once-off achievement when they defeated Connacht after a replay. In the early 1990s Jimmy was elected as Cavan County Board Coaching officer and during his tenure he introduced the clubs to many coaching initiatives. In the same decade he served as a selector for the Cavan senior team when Eamon Curley was team-manager. He was a loyal servant to his club Killinkere and he captained the team to junior league success in 1963 and to junior championship success in 1972.
Cavan County Board extends their deepest sympathies to Jimmy’s wife Una, his sons David and Donagh, his daughters Jennifer, Katie and Fionnuala, his extended family and the Killinkere club. Ar dheis láimh Dé go raibh a anam dílis.