Shauna Lynch confident Cavan can build on successful start to the season

Michael Bolton

Cavan captain Shauna Lynch is confident her county can build on their success in the league and the Ulster championship ahead of the All-Ireland.

After a difficult couple of seasons, which saw Cavan relegated to Intermediate in 2023, and then to Division Three, the county already has two pieces of silverware under its belt.

After winning Division Three, Cavan defeated Down in the Intermediate Ulster final to go into this weekend's group three clash with Monaghan with further momentum.

Ahead of the All-Ireland, Lynch is confident Cavan can keep this up, but knows how challenging the championship will be.

"You are looking at all three groups where you can't pick a winner out of, which is unbelievable.

"I think it is pushing teams on at training. From a national level, everyone is saying how competitive it is and how great it is for ladies football.

"Getting back to senior would be absolutely massive for Cavan. When we sat down at the start of the year, that was a goal in the future, and we have had an unbelievable start to the year, which has put us on the right track to getting Cavan back to where we think they should be."

While the likes of Kerry and Armagh are out of Cavan's reach at the moment, Lynch is hoping her county will use them as inspiration for building on league victories.

The Cavan captain is also keen to remind people of how strongly the county competed with the top sides of the country in the past, and is using it as motivation for the rest of the season.

"Back when I first started playing with Cavan, we would have played the likes of Armagh, and we would have beaten them.

"You look at how far they have come on, and it is unbelievable. You would hope it will inspire us to get back up to that level."