By Niall Gartland THIS time last year, a seismic shock was on the cards as Antrim played host to All-Ireland champions Armagh at Corrigan Park in the first round of the Ulster Championship. The Saffrons led at the end of a frantic first half though it all went a bit Pete Tong after the break. […]
THE fixture details have been announced for the upcoming Ladies’ Football league finals. Clones will host the all-Ulster clash of Cavan and Donegal in the Division Two decider, while Antrim will face Louth in the Division Three final in Crossmaglen. Saturday April 11th Advertisement Lidl National League Division 1 Final Cork v Galway; TUS […]
IT’S the end of a very disappointing league campaign for Antrim where we only managed to get one victory. We managed to keep the scores down and there was a decent performance against Wexford at the start of the campaign. We were unlucky to lose to Wexford but our better scoring difference saved us. We […]
Ulster U20 FC Round Two Fermanagh 2-11 Antrim 2-7 By Michael McMullan IT was victory at the second attempt for Fermanagh with a controlled second half performance to see off Antrim in Wednesday night in Tempo. Advertisement They pushed Donegal all the way last week before being pipped in stoppage time. A Daire Chapman goal […]
By Shaun Casey IT will be a busy few days for the Fermanagh u-20’s, who host Antrim on Wednesday night before making the journey to Derry on Saturday in the Ulster Championship. Manager Ronan Gallagher says the lack of respect for the competition is “frightening.” Playing two inter-county fixtures in the space of four days […]
By Michael McMullan THERE is an outside chance Antrim can still get promoted from Division Four but manager Mark Doran has squeezed any such narrative from the camp. The Saffrons welcome London on Sunday and have tunnel vision towards picking up a fourth successive victory. Antrim need other results to go their way. This is […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM coach Arron Graffin insists they will be focusing on their own house ahead of Saturday’s Ulster derby in Páirc Esler. The Saffrons must beat Down to guarantee their spot in Division 1B next season. Should Antrim lose to their Ulster rivals, and if Carlow avoid defeat at home to Dublin, both […]
After avoiding injury for most of her career, Colleen Patterson tore her ACL in both knees. She battled back to play camogie at the highest level. Michael McMullan writes. COLLEEN Patterson has a whole new appreciation of camogie now. Absence does that. Sport has always been there, but recovery from an ACL tear is both […]
By Michael McMullan LAST weekend’s win over Carlow lifted the fog from Antrim’s season but they face another big challenge on Sunday. Dublin visit Corrigan Park with Davy Fitzgerald’s side still in need of vital points to beat the drop from Division 1B. The Dubs head north with a mixed set of results – a win, […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM are bogged in a Division 1B relegation battle and must beat Carlow on Sunday to end their disappointing start to the season. Davy Fitzgerald’s side’s league can be divided in two so far. Before Mark Fanning’s late winning goal, when they had Wexford on the ropes and their downward spiral since. Two […]
