10 YEARS AGO

ANTRIM gave a Limerick side a scare in Ballycastle before falling by eight points.

The Treaty were yet to become the behemoth they would in the following seasons, but it was still a decent showing from the Saffrons who moved ahead in the second half when Eoghan Campbell fired past Nickie Quaid.

The game was in the balance heading into the final quarter, but Limerick pushed for home to earn a 0-23 to 1-12 with a young Cian Lynch the best player on show.

Elsewhere in the NHL, Dublin ended a 51-year wait to beat the hosts at Nowlan Park as they defeated Kilkenny 0-25 to 3-11.

The Cats finished the game with 13 players with manager Brian Cody saying he was bewildered by Jonjo Farrell’s first-half red card.

“I’ll let ye decide that, lads,” he responded to the press corps when asked for his opinion.

Ryan Gaffney fired a magnificent 13 points that proved unlucky for Donegal as the Orchard County won 1-18 to 2-10.

Artie McGuinness grabbed their goal with Brian Lafferty and Lee Henderson raising green flags for the away side.

Derry also had a notable win as they struck late to edge Westmeath.

It looked like the Leinster side would leave for home with two points tucked away, but Deaglan Foley pounced on a loose ball to give Derry the spoils.

20 YEARS AGO

THERE were poignant scenes at Casement Park as Tyrone lifted the Dr McKenna Cup a year after the late Cormac McAnallen had done likewise for the Red Hand County.

Both sides experimented, and Mickey Harte’s outfit were far too strong for Derry as they won 3-14 to 1-10 in Belfast.

Eamonn Burke had stunned the holders with a first-minute goal, but a quickfire double just before the interval – with Stephen O’Neill and Colm McCullagh on target – put them in a commanding position. Dromore man McCullagh finished with 2-2 to his name.

Crossmaglen All-Ireland ambitions came to an end as they were edged out 0-8 to 0-7 by Portlaoise in their semi-final.

The Armagh side had a raft of chances to force a replay at the death, but Miceal McNamee and Aaron Kernan were off target with Peter McNulty’s five-point haul proving decisive.

There was a further sour note at the death for Cross as Stephen Kernan was sent off.

Brian Cody called for an emergency meeting of the GAA’s central council to put a spike in hurling’s “disgraceful” experimental rules.

The yellow card sending off rule – when a replacement can be made – was in operation for their five-point win over Waterford, but Cody was left fuming as a number of his players were sent to the line.

“The new rules are a disgrace,” he said. “We have been asked to give them a chance but I can’t do that because it’s clear that they’re ruining hurling.”

Elsewhere in the NHL, Down came close to shocking Tipperary in Thurles.

Eoin Clarke’s two goals looked set to claim a famous win as they led by a point in additional time, but Tipp hit the net three times from there with 14 minutes added on due to Martin Coulter’s serious injury.

30 YEARS AGO

DUNLOY secured their place in the All-Ireland Club SHC final with a terrific 2-10 to 1-11 win over Athenry.

Played in Clones, Jarlath Cunning was the hero as he got a stick to a delivery at the death to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

Jarlath Elliott (1-3) and Gregory O’Kane (0-5) also made telling scoring contributions on a famous day for the club.

On the football scene, Antrim were all but condemned to relegation to Division Four after a 1-11 to 0-12 win over Wexford.

There was more joy for other Ulster sides though.

Monaghan ended Sligo’s unbeaten run with a 1-13 to 1-6 win in their Division Four clash.

Kieran Lavelle was the Oriel goalscorer as they took control following Dermot Keevney’s dismissal.

Another unbeaten run came to an end too as Tyrone were too powerful for Clare in Dungannon.

Adrian Cush nabbed eight points while the home fans were further treated by Peter Canavan’s first appearance of the season.

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