By Michael McMullan FORMER Derry captain Chrissy McKaigue has been confirmed as the new Cargin senior football manager. He takes over from Ronan Devlin who stepped away at the end of last season. Dermot Carlin remains on board from Devlin’s management team. Advertisement They will be joined by former Cargin player Justin Crozier with strength […]
By Michael McMullan MONEYGLASS put their Ulster senior title on the line on Sunday in Killyclogher against Monaghan and Ulster giants Donaghmoyne. After the first quarter of last weekend’s semi-final, they got to grips with Steelstown and eased to victory. “We knew that they were going to come out of the blocks,” Carey said, referencing the Derry […]
By Michael McMullan REIGNING Ulster senior champions Moneyglass are back in the semi-final and keep to back up last year’s success. They host Derry champions Steelstown on their home patch on Sunday and ace forward Órlaith Prenter is once again back in fold. Having spent time in Australia, she is back in the attack and […]
SUNDAY’S Antrim senior hurling final between Dunloy and Cushendall has been postponed due to the weather forecast. Antrim GAA have refixed it for the following weekend, Sunday, November 1. The decision was made with the interest of safety. The winners will been Down champions Portaferry in the Ulster semi-final the following week. Advertisement Derry and […]
By Michael McMullan CUSHENDALL manager Brian Delargy leads his side into Sunday’s senior hurling showdown with Dunloy in his sixth year at the helm. He has been impressed by the recent influx of youth and having missed out on last year’s final, the fire is burning in the belly again. “The way things have worked […]
By Michael McMullan TWENTY minutes inside Ronan Boyle’s world on Monday spoke a thousand words. Some 24 hours earlier, at three o’clock, the ball was tossed skywards to signal the start of St Brigid’s greatest footballing hour. A first ever senior football title peeled back their 28 years’ worth of emotion. A cocktail of planning, […]
By Michael McMullan DUNLOY captain Keelan Molloy says there is a greater appreciation of the latter stages of the hurling championship after missing out on the title in recent years. Having not lifted the Volunteer Cup since the 2022 final, Dunloy take on Cushendall in Sunday’s Antrim Senior Hurling Championship final. When Molloy came on […]
ANTRIM SFC FINAL St Brigid’s 0-21 Rossa 1-16 THERE will only ever be one first time and St Brigid’s woke up this morning as Antrim senior champions for the first time. The club was founded in 1998 before winning junior and intermediate honours, but Sunday in Corrigan Park was their greatest hour. Advertisement Man of […]
By Michael McMullan HAVING not missed a Dunloy championship campaign since she was 16, Nicole McAtamney was lost for words when the final whistle sounded in Sunday’s county final. Teenage star Éobha McAllister’s 11th point sealed victory over Cushendall, sparking the magical celebrations that ended a 23-year wait for glory. Dunloy had already beaten champions Loughgiel in […]
DOWN and Antrim have had players named on the Joe McDonagh Cup Team of the Year 2026. Laois lead thew way with seven after they lifted the title. Ian Shanahan and Padraig Delaney man the full back line, the hard-working Fiachra Culliton-Fennell is on the half back line, and David Dooley’s i spirational captaincy is […]
