LAST weekend was a good one. I’m part of this year’s Antrim u-20 management team and we won the Ulster Championship, which was very important to us after falling short last season. It was a really bad blow to Antrim hurling to lose that final, but there is a promising group of players coming through, […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM u-20 hurlers have met their “number one” target for the year by winning the Ulster title but manager Michael McShane now locks his eyes on Leinster. As Ulster champions, the Saffrons are in a group with Meath and Westmeath in the second tier which can open a door to the Leinster […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM u-20 manager Michael McShane is looking at the greater hurling landscape in the county after the Saffrons regained the Ulster title on Saturday. Winning Ulster was the number one focus at the beginning of the season but the former Tyrone and Sleacht Néill manager has been balancing the load of his […]
By Michael McMullan SATURDAY was a step into the unknown for the hurlers of Cross and Passion Ballycastle but they’ve booked another All-Ireland final spot. After a 10-week layoff since clinching the Mageean Cup title, they were in semi-final action against Clonmel CBS. When the Tipperary side cut the gap to five points, a late […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM have appointed former Sleacht Néill and Tyrone manager Michael McShane as their new u-20 hurling manager. McShane managed his native Ballycastle before a nine-year stint with the Emmet’s where he steered them to the breakthrough in Ulster, with four provincial titles in all. Tyrone won one of the two Nickey Rackard […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY hurling champions Sleacht Néill are looking for a new manager following news that Michael McShane has stepped down after nine years in charge. The Ballycastle native led the Emmet’s to nine Derry titles during his tenure and four Ulster hurling titles. He took over in 2015 and lost out to Cushendall […]
By Michael McMullan MICHAEL McShane insists that Sleacht Néill’s mindset has been the driving force of keeping them at the top of Derry hurling for over a decade. Of their eleven successive titles, McShane has been at the helm for nine with previous winning manager Padraig Dougan added to the management team this season. They’ve […]
By Michael McMullan SLEACHT Néill hurling boss Michael McShane’s thinking outside the box has given former defender Karl McKaigue a new lease of life in an attacking role. The Emmet’s take on Kevin Lynch’s on Sunday (Owenbeg 4pm) as they bid for an 11th senior title in a fifth consecutive final meeting of the big […]
By Michael McMullan THERE is an even bigger prize for the winners of Sunday’s Derry Senior Hurling final with a passport straight through to December’s Ulster final. In the fixture cycle, it’s the turn of the Derry champions to get a bye with the Antrim and Down winners facing off in the semi-final. Champions Sleacht […]
Body By Michael McMullan SLEACHT Néill hurling boss Michael McShane’s thinking outside the box has given former defender Karl McKaigue a new lease of life in an attacking role. The Emmet’s take on Kevin Lynch’s on Sunday (Owenbeg 4pm) as they bid for an 11th senior title in a fifth consecutive final meeting of the […]
