ANTRIM hurlers must continue to have Division One as their “playground” for the county’s development in the game insists Neil McManus. Speaking after the Saffron’s secured their top flight status with Sunday’s win over Laois, the Cushendall man feels they have gained much from the league with newcomers getting experience against the top teams. “It […]
DARREN Gleeson has done a good job in Antrim and never in a million years would I take that away from him. We have lost all three league games so far, but with a -17 score difference we are but we haven’t been beat out the gate. That is a bit of a positive, but […]
By Shaun Casey THE pre-season hurling competitions continue this weekend for Down and Antrim, who are involved in the Walsh and Kehoe Cups respectively. Both counties also entered Ulster’s preseason tournament, the McGurk Cup, so plenty of players earned lots of game time. Last year’s Joe McDonagh Cup winners Antrim take on Galway on Saturday, […]
1 Antrim left standing after thriller ANTRIM hurlers are box office. There is always drama and buckets of scores. Their Division One campaign ended with zero points after five games, but across all the games they were never far away and were a penalty save from a draw with Waterford. The one that stuck in […]
When Dunloy made their 1990 breakthrough in Antrim, Nigel Elliott was a key cog in their team and will have two sons in action in Croke Park on Sunday. He tells Michael McMullan about the club’s journey. WHEN Dunloy run out on Croke Park on Sunday afternoon, it’s the second golden generation of hurlers to […]
Seven Saffron start have been included in the 2022 Joe McDonagh Team of the Year, along with one Down player. Antrim won the Joe McDonagh Cup after a dramatic decider against Kerry, and edged the Kingdom by one point in the end. Goalkeeper Ryan Elliot claims the number one spot in the Team of the […]
ANTRIM SENIOR HURLING SEMI-FINALS LOUGHGIEL V CUSHENDALL Sunday, Ballycastle, 2pm THE ‘Dall topped their group with former player Brian Delargy at the helm and face a Loughgiel side who have bounced back from being outplayed by St John’s in the opening game. Both teams have a crack at the title in their sights. Advertisement Verdict: […]
Name: Ryan McGarry. Age: 22. Advertisement Teams played for? Dunloy and Antrim. Earliest GAA memory? Getting my first hurling stick and helmet. Which team-mate has been the most inspirational and why? Kevin McKeague or Paul Shiels, they have come back from so many injuries. Who’s the best team-mate to train with and why? Paul Shiels […]
ANTRIM SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND THREE CAREY V BALLYCASTLE Saturday, St Patrick’s Park, 4pm BOTH teams are battling it out for their first win of the championship campaign as both are joint at the bottom of Group One having lost both their outings. Home advantage may just be enough to guide Carey Faughs over the […]
ANTRIM went into the Dublin game in round three of the national league having won one game and lost one game in this year’s division one. Pundits, including our own columnist Shane Elliott, as well as former player Brian McFall had expressed how impressed they were by how Antrim had played this year. They were […]
