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 […]
Antrim juniors eyeing up promotion
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 […]
Antrim duo nominated for Manager of the Year
ANTRIM joint managers Brian Kearney and Mark ‘Duck’ McFadden have been nominated for Manager of the year at at next month’s PwC Camogie All-Stars awards night. The duo managed the Antrim County to victory over Ulster rivals Armagh in the All-Ireland Junior final. There are no Ulster players nominated in a list dominated by senior […]
Antrim ‘seconds’ have already proved their worth ahead of All-Ireland final
By Niall Gartland THERE was some initial scepticism about the necessity of fielding a ‘Junior’ camogie team in Antrim, but the proof is in the pudding and in their first year they’re on the brink of All-Ireland glory at Croke Park. Brian Kearney (joint-manager of the team alongside Mark ‘Duck’ McFadden) said the development of […]