By Niall Gartland THE ambition is to secure top spot by overcoming Sligo this Sunday, but Antrim footballer Marc Jordan knows it won’t be the end of the world if they fail in that quest and end up in the preliminary quarter-finals. The Saffrons finished top of their group in the Tailteann Cup last year […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM manager Andy McEntee has named his side for this weekend’s top of the table group clash with Sligo in the Tailteann Cup. There are no changes to the squad named for their win over Wexford when Aghagallon’s Ruairi McCann fourth goal of the season was the major score in a one-point […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM manager Andy McEntee has named his side for this weekend’s Tailteann Cup trip to Wexford. The Saffrons, beaten semi-finalists last season, opened with a victory over Tipperary and will have Sligo coming down the tracks. It’s an unnamed side but Cargin’s Conhuir Johnston has been named on the squad with Adam […]
By Niall Gartland THE Saffrons need to thread carefully as they gear up for their round two Tailteann Cup match with an away trip to Wexford this Saturday. While Wexford don’t look like they’re up to much on paper – they played in Division Four this year and failed to achieve promotion – the results show that […]
By Shaun Casey AFTER crashing out of the Ulster Championship at the hands of their fiercest rivals Armagh, Down will have swiftly switched all their attention towards the Tailteann Cup and ending the season on a high. They showed enough against the Orchard County to suggest that they are one of the favourites for the […]
THE group pairings for the All-Ireland Championship are now known after Tuesday’s draw for both the Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cups. Sam Maguire Cup Group 1: Winner Mayo/Galway, Runner-up Armagh/Donegal, Derry, Westmeath Group 2: Winner Dublin/Louth, Runner-up Mayo/Galway, Roscommon, Cavan Group 3: Winner Armagh/Donegal, Runner-up Kerry/Clare, Tyrone, Cork Group 4: Winner Kerry/Clare, Runner-up Dublin/Louth, Monaghan, […]
DOWN have been dealt a blow ahead of the Tailteann Cup with the news that Barry O’Hagan’s knee injury will keep him out for the rest of the season. O’Hagan came on during Down’s loss to Armagh in Saturday’s Ulster semi-final, a third appearance on his comeback from a knee ligament sustained in last year’s […]
