FROM one angle, Antrim’s disappointing defeat to Offaly came out of the blue a bit. Offaly are missing key players Ben Conneely, Cillian Kiely and Eoghan Cahill along with Adam Screeney. Antrim had a very good result against Westmeath, so it seemed like the pieces were in place to back up that victory with another win. […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM must put their defeat to Dublin behind them ahead of Sunday’s visit of Westmeath to Corrigan Park. It will be the Lake County’s first game after their opener against Leinster rivals Laois was postponed last weekend. It’s the Saffrons’ first season under new manager Davy Fitzgerald and they’ll hope to tap […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM hurlers begin their league campaign on Saturday night against Dublin in Croke Park, their first competitive outing under new manager Davy Fitzgerald. It’s the middle game of a triple header that includes Dublin’s football opener against Mayo and the refixed All-Ireland Junior decider between Uisce Chaoin and An Cheathrú Rua. Fitzgerald […]
WE stand on the cusp of another Antrim Senior Championship hurling final and to be honest I think this year’s showing has been fairly disappointing to date. I think we’re at the stage now where it needs a total revamp – some sort of rethink. The big problem this year in Antrim was that one team […]
By Michael McMullan NEW Antrim senior hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald has the energy and knowledge of Antrim hurling says Rossa boss Christopher McDonnell. An All-Ireland winner with Clare as both goalkeeper and manager, Fitzgerald took over from manager Darren Gleeson who had raised the standards during his tenure. Speaking ahead of Rossa’s game with St John’s, McDonnell […]
By Niall Gartland FORMER Antrim hurler Liam Watson hopes that Davy Fitzgerald’s tenure in charge is a success, but would have preferred if the county board opted for home-grown management and invested its finances in its underage structures. Fitzgerald was officially unveiled as new manager of Antrim’s senior hurlers on Monday on a two-year term […]
By Michael McMullan CUSHENDALL have almost certainly edged out Loughgiel to land the Antrim Senior Hurling League title over the weekend. Brian Delargy’s side were 2-23 to 3-14 winners over St John’s in Corrigan Park at the weekend to give them a boost heading into the championship. Despite missing Neil McManus, the ‘Dall came through a […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM need to avoid defeat at home to Carlow this weekend to maintain their Leinster Championship status. It’s as simple as that. In a world of group stages, ifs, buts and score difference, a Carlow win at Corrigan Park would banish Darren Gleeson’s side to the Joe McDonagh Cup for the first […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM hurling boss Darren Gleeson is hoping fans will get behind the side in Sunday’s crunch Leinster Championship game at Corrigan Park. The Saffrons must avoid defeat to avoid dropping to the Joe McDonagh Cup for next season. “We’ve been lucky we’ve had a good following for the last few years in […]
By Michael McMullan THERE is little time for soul-searching as Antrim hurlers prepare to take on Wexford this weekend as the Leinster Championship continues. The Saffrons suffered a chastening 5-30 to 0-13 defeat at the hands of five-in-a-row chasing Kilkenny on Sunday in UPMC Nowlan Park. Antrim will host Wexford this Saturday in Corrigan Park, a […]
