By Michael McMullan THERE is an outside chance Antrim can still get promoted from Division Four but manager Mark Doran has squeezed any such narrative from the camp. The Saffrons welcome London on Sunday and have tunnel vision towards picking up a fourth successive victory. Antrim need other results to go their way. This is […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM coach Arron Graffin insists they will be focusing on their own house ahead of Saturday’s Ulster derby in Páirc Esler. The Saffrons must beat Down to guarantee their spot in Division 1B next season. Should Antrim lose to their Ulster rivals, and if Carlow avoid defeat at home to Dublin, both […]
After avoiding injury for most of her career, Colleen Patterson tore her ACL in both knees. She battled back to play camogie at the highest level. Michael McMullan writes. COLLEEN Patterson has a whole new appreciation of camogie now. Absence does that. Sport has always been there, but recovery from an ACL tear is both […]
By Michael McMullan LAST weekend’s win over Carlow lifted the fog from Antrim’s season but they face another big challenge on Sunday. Dublin visit Corrigan Park with Davy Fitzgerald’s side still in need of vital points to beat the drop from Division 1B. The Dubs head north with a mixed set of results – a win, […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM are bogged in a Division 1B relegation battle and must beat Carlow on Sunday to end their disappointing start to the season. Davy Fitzgerald’s side’s league can be divided in two so far. Before Mark Fanning’s late winning goal, when they had Wexford on the ropes and their downward spiral since. Two […]
By Michael McMullan THIS is going to be the toughest of weeks in Antrim as they sit bottom of Division Four and facing Sunday’s trip to Leitrim. The Saffrons were relegated to the league’s bottom rung last season but despite some early McKenna Cup shoots of promise, they’ve lost their three league games. It spells […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM must bring intensity to the table when they welcome recent All-Ireland champions Clare to Cushendall for Sunday’s Division 1B clash. That’s how coach Arron Graffin sees it and hopes the Saffrons can tidy up their shot execution from last weekend’s loss to Wexford. Antrim led by two points, deep into stoppage […]
IT was an unfortunate start to the league for Antrim, especially coming off what was a very strong performance against Wexford. Antrim totally outplayed Wexford from start to finish, and yet still found themselves coming away disappointed. Ultimately, indiscipline proved costly – and if we’re being honest, that has been a recurring trait of Antrim teams […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM must take their medicine, lick their wounds and find an improved performance against Tipperary in Thurles on Sunday’s Division Four round two clash. That was the outlook of manager Mark Doran after their defeat at the hands of Carlow in Portglenone last weekend. “I’m a great believer in you either win or […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM manager Mark Doran is hoping for a greater return from the attacking side of their game when Carlow visit Portglenone on Sunday. Doran will also spend this week checking on injuries to ensure they put their best football forward on the opening day of the league. Nobody was risked in the […]
