By Michael McMullan IT will have been two weeks of deep reflection for Antrim ahead of Sunday’s visit of Waterford. For Davy Fitzgerald, he’ll know exactly what’s stepping off the Deise bus in Corrigan Park. The former Clare All-Ireland winner, who also steered his county to the Liam MacCarthy Cup as manager, stepped down as […]
FROM one angle, Antrim’s disappointing defeat to Offaly came out of the blue a bit. Offaly are missing key players Ben Conneely, Cillian Kiely and Eoghan Cahill along with Adam Screeney. Antrim had a very good result against Westmeath, so it seemed like the pieces were in place to back up that victory with another win. […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM must put their defeat to Dublin behind them ahead of Sunday’s visit of Westmeath to Corrigan Park. It will be the Lake County’s first game after their opener against Leinster rivals Laois was postponed last weekend. It’s the Saffrons’ first season under new manager Davy Fitzgerald and they’ll hope to tap […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM hurlers begin their league campaign on Saturday night against Dublin in Croke Park, their first competitive outing under new manager Davy Fitzgerald. It’s the middle game of a triple header that includes Dublin’s football opener against Mayo and the refixed All-Ireland Junior decider between Uisce Chaoin and An Cheathrú Rua. Fitzgerald […]
Shaun Casey takes a look at who will be managing intercounty hurling teams across the province in 2025: Antrim – Davy Fitzgerald THE new Antrim boss needs no introduction to the hurling scene and it’s going to be exciting to see what the former Clare goalkeeper can do with the Saffrons in 2025. They are […]
1 Changing faces AFTER Darren Gleeson’s decision to step down as Antrim senior hurling manager, the Saffron County didn’t waste any time appointing his successor. They went for Davy Fitzgerald and they got him. It was the biggest name they could’ve possibly enticed to take over. Within weeks he was delving into the club scene and […]
By Michael McMullan NEW Antrim senior hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald has the energy and knowledge of Antrim hurling says Rossa boss Christopher McDonnell. An All-Ireland winner with Clare as both goalkeeper and manager, Fitzgerald took over from manager Darren Gleeson who had raised the standards during his tenure. Speaking ahead of Rossa’s game with St John’s, McDonnell […]
THE appointment of Davy Fitzgerald as Antrim manager is an exciting one – but only if he is utilised properly. He’s a fantastic coach and manager in my view and he’ll bring a hell of a lot of enthusiasm, but what’s most important of all is that he use his influence across the board, not just […]
By Niall Gartland FORMER Antrim hurler Liam Watson hopes that Davy Fitzgerald’s tenure in charge is a success, but would have preferred if the county board opted for home-grown management and invested its finances in its underage structures. Fitzgerald was officially unveiled as new manager of Antrim’s senior hurlers on Monday on a two-year term […]
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 […]
