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 Michael McMullan CONOR Woods and Emma Mulvaney were the senior winners at Tuesday night’s Ulster Poc Fada finals in Glenarm. Down man Woods – in his first ever season – edged out runner-up Liam Watson by 42 yards after the duo each took 16 shots to complete the course. Geralt Ó Mianáin of Na […]
THE 2023 Ulster Poc Fada will take place on Tuesday, June 20 at Shane O’Neills GAC Glenarm. The event, starting at 6.30pm, will include 26 competitors will participate across four categories; Senior Hurling, Senior Camogie, U16 Hurling and U16 Camogie. Notable names will contest for the Senior Hurling title, such as former Antrim star and […]
WE look back at some of the big moments from the career of Antrim and Loughgiel’s Eddie McCloskey… Which club game, that you played in, will you never forget and why? I’ve been very lucky to have played in, and won, a senior All Ireland club final with my club Loughgiel. To be honest, I […]
By Niall Gartland THERE’S no shortage of potential among the Lavey hurlers in Derry, but their manager Liam Watson says that they need to show a willingness to ‘die for the jersey’ if they’re to succeed in the long-term. They take on Sleacht Néill in their round two senior championship clash this weekend, and former […]
By Michael McMullan FORMER Loughgiel and Antrim star Liam Watson will go into hurling management next season. Watson, who scored 3-7 for Loughgiel in the 2012 All-Ireland Club Final win over Coolderry, will take over at Derry club Lavey. His last championship outing for Loughgiel saw him bag 1-3 in their 2020 defeat to Dunloy […]
John Hughes laments the fall from grace for Antrim hurling and explains why it will have a knock on effect for Ulster hurling.
Defender Conor McKinley reveals the identity of the ‘Tinder King’ of the Antrim team.
