LOUGHGIEL and Antrim star Róisín McCormick has been named on the Electric Ireland Camogie Third Level Rising Stars Team of the Year for a second successive season. McCormick was the TU Dublin hero with her last gasp winner in the 2023 final and has been selected once again. 2024 Electric Ireland Camogie Third Level Rising […]
By Niall Gartland THE ongoing saga surrounding the contested position of Antrim senior camogie manager is set to rumble on following the decision of the county board to advertise the post on Monday evening on social media. Carl McCormick – father of Antrim and Loughgiel camogie star Róisín – recently stepped into the breach as stand-in […]
By Niall Gartland LOUGHGIEL star Roisin McCormick is cautiously optimistic that they can go one better than last year after the disappointment of falling just short on the big day in Croke Park. The Shamrocks played their part in a stirring contest against Sarsfields in last year’s All-Ireland final, losing out by 2-14 to 1-14. […]
THE Antrim camogs face a must-win clash in their final group stage game in Division 1B against Wexford this Sunday. The table couldn’t be more delicately poised as the winners of the game will progress to a league final showdown against Waterford, who won all five of their matches. The Saffrons fell to their first […]
RÓISÍN McCormick said she was left “speechless” after being named 2022 Gaelic Life Ulster Club Camogie Player of the Year. The Loughgiel star received a huge ovation at the Hillgrove Hotel in Monaghan on Friday night as her epic performances in helping the Antrim side to a coveted Ulster title were recognised. McCormick only came […]
CLUB players and managers across the province were celebrated at Friday night’’s Gaelic Life awards night in Monaghan’s Hillgrove Hotel. Now in its 12th year, the sold out event marked a night of celebration in all four codes – hurling, camogie, men’s and ladies football. Players on the four respective teams of the year were […]
BY KIERAN LYNCH ANTRIM’S camogs got their new league campaign off to a flying start on Saturday, as they overcame Ulster rivals Down in a rampant 5-14 to 0-14 win. Even more remarkable than the 15-point margin of victory was the fact that Antrim were trailing by one at half-time. Manager Elaine Dowds described the […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S been a long time coming for Loughgiel. For the last seven years, they’ve played second fiddle to a dominant Sleacht Néill outfit, but they reversed their fortunes last Saturday afternoon. The Shamrocks were the better team on display, but it took all their might to finally shake off a determined Sleacht […]
