LOUGHGIEL and Antrim star Róisín McCormick has been named on the Electric Ireland Camogie Third Level Rising Stars Team of the Year for a second successive season. McCormick was the TU Dublin hero with her last gasp winner in the 2023 final and has been selected once again. 2024 Electric Ireland Camogie Third Level Rising […]
THE Antrim senior hurlers are finalising plans for their upcoming Golf Classic on Friday, April 5 at the DoubleTree Belfast Templepatrick on the Kingfisher Country Estate. Over the last 10 years, this event has enjoyed great success, and the Saffrons are eagerly anticipate another exciting tournament this year. They extend our thanks to the main […]
Cushendall hurler Neil McManus was named Hurler of the Year at Friday night’s Gaelic Life Ulster Club All-Stars in association with McKeever Sports. He was selected from the Hurling Team of the Year as having been the player who was an inspiration on the pitch and is a tremendous ambassador for Ulster Hurling. This category […]
I NOTED that more than 12,000 paying spectators attended the recent National Football League encounter between Armagh and Donegal, crowds that their hurling counterparts unfortunately can only dream of. Antrim will always get a core following of 500 or a thousand people, but on the whole crowds at hurling games involving Ulster teams are very […]
By Michael McMullan AFTER a promising start to the season, Antrim’s league campaign has turned into a relegation battle. Back-to-back defeats at the hands of high-flying Down and Sligo leaves Andy McEntee’s side in the search for points to ensure their Division Three status. They welcome another promotion chasing team, Westmeath, to Corrigan Park on […]
By Shaun Casey THE Division 1B National Camogie League kicks off this weekend and the all-Ulster derby of Down against Antrim is a fixture that immediately jumps off the page as both sides will be keen to get off to a good start. It’s a repeat of last year’s league opener, played in Portglenone, which […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM’S hopes of launching a promotion bid will face a tough test on Sunday with a trip to Sligo. The Saffrons won both their opening games before going under against Down last weekend in a game Conor Laverty’s side ran out 1-15 to 1-6 winners despite squandering a host of chances. “When […]
By Shaun Casey CHRIS Kerr was an interested spectator last season when Antrim took on Down at Páirc Esler, Newry, in round two of the National League and despite being the best team for the guts of 70 minutes, travelled back home with nothing to show for their efforts. A late flurry of 1-4 on […]
WE put our Q&A to .Antrim and Loughgiel’s Paul Boyle… Name: Paul Boyle. Age: 23. Teams played for: Advertisement Loughgiel Shamrocks, Antrim and Ulster University. Earliest GAA memory? Probably playing matches in the back garden with my sisters and my Ma standing in nets pulling off double saves. Which team-mate has been the most inspirational […]
SUNDAY’S beating at the hands of Limerick was disappointing but I think the squad depth was the biggest concern for Antrim. There’s a lot of work going into the senior hurling team and I appreciate that, but ultimately as a county we aren’t putting enough effort into developing our underage teams and it all stems […]
