I’LL cut to the chase – it’s going to be a really tough year for Antrim.The main reason I say that is the boys who have stepped away from the panel. Neil McManus has retired and it goes without saying that he won’t be replaced in a hurry, and then there’s the Dunloy quartet of Ryan […]
1 Story of progress for the ladies THEY may not have returned to Croke Park, but the Antrim Ladies football story had another few chapters written this year. After winning the junior title, the game continues to grow in the county and Emma Kelly steered them to promotion from Division Four with a comprehensive win […]
By Niall Gartland DUAL star Gerard Walsh is in contention to see action in Sunday’s Tailteann Cup showdown against Meath. A key figure with the Antrim hurlers, Walsh has now focused his attention to football and was a surprise inclusion in the squad for last weekend’s quarter-final clash against Carlow, coming off the bench for […]
By Shaun Casey FROM the outset, it was fairly obvious that Antrim and Westmeath’s fates were going to come down to the final day where the two sides meet head on, with the winner retaining their place in the Leinster Championship and the All-Ireland series. Westmeath fired a spanner into the works last weekend however […]
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 […]
By Niall Gartland WATERFORD have had a strong start to their Division One campaign with a win and a draw under their belts thus far, and they’re red hot favourites to take the spoils in a home clash against Antrim this weekend. The Munster side seem to be going well under their new manager Davy […]
By Michael McMullan DUNLOY manager Gregory O’Kane says defender Aaron Crawford is in a “race against the clock” with their All-Ireland final date with Ballyhale Shamrocks around the corner next week. Crawford, who scored a vital point in their Ulster final win over Sleacht Néill, was forced off after picking up a collar bone injury in […]
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 […]
Darren Gleeson said he’s had a clear idea of what he wanted from the county.
Antrim are looking for back to back wins this weekend.
