CAVAN ARE CELEBRATING a rare All-Ireland title this afternoon after they pipped Cork at the death in the U14 Ladies Football Final.
The Breffni struck twice in additional time to snatch a 0-17 to 4-4 win against the fancied Rebels in Banagher.
It caps a remarkable few weeks for this Cavan side who were beaten by Galway in the semi-finals last month, but were then dramatically reinstated when it emerged that a Galway player had not been correctly registered.
A first-half hattrick from captain Katie Quirke had Cork in control at the break as they led by 3-3 to 0-8.
But the Cavan defence held them scoreless for more than 20 minutes of the second half and they drew level with a point from Áine Reilly with 12 minutes to play.
Cork had one hand on the cup when a Quirke point was followed up immediately by a goal from substitute Aoife Twomey.
But Cavan stuck to their task and reeled off the final four points to write their names into the county’s history books.
