By Kieran Lynch AFTER three weeks of hard training, Antrim are ready to put the disappointment of their Ulster final loss behind them when they begin their All-Ireland Senior Championship campaign on Saturday, according to manager Elaine Dowds. The Saffrons were upset 0-15 to 0-9 by Down, but Dowds has been mightily impressed by the […]
By Niall Gartland INJURY-STRUCK Antrim Juniors will duke it out with a rapidly improving Cavan side for the Ulster Intermediate title this weekend. Antrim Juniors won last year’s All-Ireland Junior title in style with a 5-5 to 0-14 victory over Armagh, but a number of key players are injured while others have made the step […]
By Niall Gartland MAKING hay while the sun shines. Amy Boyle has enjoyed a wonderful 18 months with Antrim and Loughgiel camogs, and she’s hoping to pocket another winner’s medal in this weekend’s Ulster Senior Championship final against Down. Boyle was a key figure in the Antrim side that won the All-Ireland Intermediate title in […]
THE Antrim camogs face a must-win clash in their final group stage game in Division 1B against Wexford this Sunday. The table couldn’t be more delicately poised as the winners of the game will progress to a league final showdown against Waterford, who won all five of their matches. The Saffrons fell to their first […]
By Shaun Casey THERE’S a league final up for grabs this weekend for Antrim, and their boss Elaine Dowds believes that home advantage could just swing it in their favour. They take on Wexford in Portglenone on Saturday, and the winner will take on Waterford in the final. “Wexford this weekend is a massive game,” […]
BY KIERAN LYNCH ANTRIM juniors are off to a good start to their Division 3B campaign, with two wins from two, but tougher tests are to come warns manager Brian Kearney. He feels as though his team are still a work in progress, because as is the nature of any ‘seconds’ team, they have lost a […]
By Kieran Lynch ANTRIM have made a strong start to their Division 1B league campaign, with two wins and a draw claimed from their first three games, but they face their toughest challenge yet this weekend, against Waterford. Having defeated Down and Limerick, before pulling a draw from the jaws of defeat against Offaly last […]
BY KIERAN LYNCH ANTRIM’S camogs got their new league campaign off to a flying start on Saturday, as they overcame Ulster rivals Down in a rampant 5-14 to 0-14 win. Even more remarkable than the 15-point margin of victory was the fact that Antrim were trailing by one at half-time. Manager Elaine Dowds described the […]
By Niall Gartland IT’S already been a season to remember for Clonduff camog Claire Kearney, and Saturday’s All-Ireland final against James Stephens, should it go according to plan, would well and truly be the icing on the cake. Kearney, a native of Cushendall, played her part for Antrim Seconds as they claimed the All-Ireland Premier […]
THERE was an Ulster flavour to the 2022 PwC Camogie Soaring Stars selection with Antrim’s Dervla Cosgrove named as Junior Player of the Year. All-Ireland Intermediate champions Galway are represented by seven players: defenders Ciara Hickey, Clara Donohue, Katie Manning and Lisa Casserly on the back line. Jennifer Hughes took her position in midfield, with […]
