By Michael McMullan ALL-IRELAND Junior ladies champions Antrim will have their official homecoming on Wednesday night (7pm) in Glenravel. It comes a week after the county were crowned All-Ireland junior camogie title. The Saffrons won their first All-Ireland title in 10 years after Saturday’s replay win over Fermanagh. Advertisement Antrim were in a commanding position […]
By David Mohan Antrim manager Emma Kelly said their first TG4 All-Ireland Junior title in ten years was down to a superb all-round team performance as they saw off Fermanagh in this replay at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh. Antrim laid the foundation for victory in the opening half, with two early goals helping them […]
It’s been 25 years since Monaghan ladies completed back to back All-Ireland Senior Ladies titles. Brendan McAnespie looks back on some of the memories. By Michael McMullan JUST six years after Monaghan dipped its toes into the world of Ladies football, they were back to back All-Ireland senior champions. Winning the 1996 title was their […]
By Michael McMullan JUST before a quarter past six on Monday evening, Steelstown’s team bus swung around Ballyarnett roundabout. Their trophy-laden adventure was complete. Home was in sight. It’s a party zone inside. Bouncing. An extension of the magical Sunday night in Dublin’s Liffey Valley Hotel. No more were they the nearly men. Not by […]
It’s 30 years since Sam Maguire made his first journey to Donegal. Part of that breakthrough team was defender Noel Hegarty who looks back on what made the difference. Michael McMullan writes… NOEL Hegarty puts Donegal’s 1992 success down to a four-week period of savage training before the Ulster final that tuned a fitness level […]
By Michael McMullan On the way up THREE one-point victories in Division Four defined Enda McGinley’s first season as Antrim senior football manager, setting up a crunch semi-final with Waterford that saw them promoted to the third tier ahead of the new season. In the scorching heat at Fraher Field, Antrim held the Deise scoreless […]
