By Michael McMullan MONEYGLASS continue their dominance of the Antrim club scene and now have their heads down ahead of their Ulster opener against Bredagh later this month. Goals from Cathy Carey, Maria O’Neill and Bronagh Devlin put them on their way to a 3-16 to 1-7 win over St Brigid’s. After winning the 2020 […]
U14 All-Ireland Bronze Championship Antrim 5-10 Limerick 5-6 By Deniese O’Flaherty SOPHIE Skelly scored 4-3 as Antrim claimed the U14 All-Ireland Bronze Championship title in a goal fest at Kinnegad GAA. Advertisement Skelly put in a superb performance as the Saffrons won their first piece of sìlverware at this grade. Eight goals were scored in […]
By Michael McMullan SEVEN of the Ulster counties are in championship action this weekend with a full round of All-Ireland ladies games across the Senior, Intermediate and Junior grades. League and Ulster champions Armagh go into their clash with Meath without key player Aimee Mackin who picked up a cruciate injury in the Ulster final […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM captain Ciara Brown is enthused by the growth of ladies football in the Saffron County. Back in her own playing days at underage, it was the same seven clubs vying for titles every year with players ending up marking the same opponents year one year. “Every time you go out to […]
By Shaun Casey IT would be easy for Antrim to close their eyes and wish that results will go their way, but manager Emma Kelly insists her side will be doing all within their power to remain in Division Three when they take on Roscommon this weekend. A win may not even be enough, they’ll […]
By Michael McMullan IN the words of Ralph McTell, it’s a long way from Clare to here, but it’s a journey Antrim hope is a fruitful one this weekend. The Saffrons have one win to their name and face a relegation battle at the bottom of Division Three. Their final two games are against Clare […]
By Niall Gartland WITH zero points on the board after three rounds of action, Antrim boss Emma Kelly describes Sunday’s Division Three clash against neighbours Down as a ‘do or die’ clash for her team. Kelly is already worrying about the possibility of relegation to the bottom tier after their latest defeat, a desperately disappointing […]
DOWN and Antrim have been represented on the TG4 Junior and Intermediate Championships’ teams of the year. All-Ireland junior champions Down have seven players on the team with three Antrim players list in the intermediate selection. These selections honour outstanding individual displays throughout the 2023 TG4 All-Ireland Championships in the Junior and Intermediate grades – […]
By Shaun Casey ANY other season, the Antrim ladies wouldn’t have been able to cope or compete given the number of significant injuries they have suffered, but boss Emma Kelly insists the squad depth is the key to their recent success. The Division Four league and Ulster Intermediate champions face Clare this Sunday (Glennon Brothers Pearse […]
GIVEN how the group stages of the Ulster Intermediate Championship played out, expect Sunday’s final in Owenbeg between Antrim and Tyrone to go the distance. That’s been the way of it. Three games played – Monaghan were the other side involved – and an average winning margin of three points. The provincial championship has had […]
