By Michael McMullan GREGORY O’Kane has been around enough dressing rooms to know how championship hurling rolls. After a stellar playing career, he dipped his toe into coaching and is now in his 10th season as Dunloy hurling manager. He’s played against Loughgiel enough times to know the games take a life of their own. […]
By Michael McMullan DUNLOY manager Gregory O’Kane feels there are no easy games in their Senior Hurling Championship group that swings into action on home soil on Saturday. St John’s are the visitors with Rossa and current Ulster champions Cushendall also coming down the tracks. The top team in each group advance straight to the […]
IT’S not every year an Ulster team reaches the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final, so great credit must go to the management team of Dunloy, spearheaded by Gregory O’Kane. O’Kane was at the helm of a fantastic year for the Dunloy hurlers, who produced a stirring performance in the Ulster final against rivals Sleacht Néill […]
DUNLOY manager Gregory O’Kane was full of pride in his team and club after Sunday’s All-Ireland defeat at the hands of Ballyhale Shamrocks who clinched a ninth title. The 1-22 to 1-15 scoreline was harsh on Dunloy for what they brought to the game, especially in the second half. Ballyhale were thriving in the spaces […]
Dunloy v Ballyhale Sunday, Croke Park, 1.30pm By Michael McMullan GREGORY O’Kane’s body language matched his words. Minutes after watching his charges see off Sleacht Néill to end their Ulster silverware famine, the Dunloy manager’s eyes lit up when he appealed for an All-Ireland semi-final at Croke Park. Advertisement The club’s new generation, with pace […]
SUNDAY is Dunloy’s fifth attempt to get their hands on the Tommy Moore Cup and be crowned Kings of club hurling. Michael McMullan looks back at their previous attempts…. 1995 Dunloy 0-9 Birr 0-9 ON a day when a gale force wind blew the advertising hoardings around Croke Park, Dunloy left the title behind in […]
Gregory O’Kane insists the current Dunloy team are walking their own path in history, he spoke with Michael McMullan… YOU don’t need to be talking to Gregory O’Kane long to sense the love of hurling and his pride to see Dunloy pulling up a seat at the top table once again. Now, in his eighth […]
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 […]
SUNDAY, January 22 is D-Day for the Dunloy hurlers. An All-Ireland final match up against Kilkenny giants Ballyhale Shamrocks in Croke Park awaits the Antrim men. It is the stuff of dreams for all hurlers to play in an All-Ireland Club final but something that only a very small number will ever get to experience. […]
INCLUDING a draw with Birr on the club’s first ever visit to Croke Park in 1995, Dunloy will contest their sixth All-Ireland final in the New Year. Now the undisputed top dogs in Antrim, they shook free from the clutches of Sleacht Néill and the penance of Keelan Molloy’s wonder goal sent the Antrim champions […]
