By Niall Gartland ANTRIM boss Elaine Dowds says they want to show that they’re more than just ‘northern upstarts’ when they take on Tipperary in Saturday’s All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship quarter-final against Tipperary (Croke Park 3.30pm). Even those with a passing interest in camogie will probably assume that the girls from the Premier County will […]
By Michael McMullan GETTING used to the intensity and pace of top-level camogie has been key in Antrim’s learning curve. That’s the take from Lucia McNaughton ahead of Saturday’s final All-Ireland Senior Championship group game against Waterford (4.30pm SETU Arena). The Saffrons have already qualified from the group regardless of this weekend’s result and they […]
By Michael McMullan antri Manager Elaine Dowds, a teacher in Cross and Passion College, commented how the camogie chatter flowed around the school on Monday morning. “The girls are buzzing…everyone is,” she said as the squad braced themselves for another week of training. Advertisement Dowds heads up a management team that includes former Antrim ‘keeper […]
LOSING the Ulster final to Down was the “wake-up call” Antrim needed to sharpen the focus for a tilt at the All-Ireland series says attacking ace Caitrín Dobbin. The Saffrons were five-point winners (1-15 to 0-14) over Limerick on Saturday’s All-Ireland opener after going eight points ahead but needed to hang tough in the third […]
By Kieran Lynch AFTER three weeks of hard training, Antrim are ready to put the disappointment of their Ulster final loss behind them when they begin their All-Ireland Senior Championship campaign on Saturday, according to manager Elaine Dowds. The Saffrons were upset 0-15 to 0-9 by Down, but Dowds has been mightily impressed by the […]
By Kieran Lynch AFTER three weeks of hard training, Antrim are ready to put the disappointment of their Ulster final loss behind them when they begin their All-Ireland Senior Championship campaign on Saturday, according to manager Elaine Dowds. The Saffrons were upset 0-15 to 0-9 by Down, but Dowds has been mightily impressed by the […]
By Niall Gartland INJURY-STRUCK Antrim Juniors will duke it out with a rapidly improving Cavan side for the Ulster Intermediate title this weekend. Antrim Juniors won last year’s All-Ireland Junior title in style with a 5-5 to 0-14 victory over Armagh, but a number of key players are injured while others have made the step […]
By Niall Gartland MAKING hay while the sun shines. Amy Boyle has enjoyed a wonderful 18 months with Antrim and Loughgiel camogs, and she’s hoping to pocket another winner’s medal in this weekend’s Ulster Senior Championship final against Down. Boyle was a key figure in the Antrim side that won the All-Ireland Intermediate title in […]
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 […]
By Shaun Casey THERE’S a league final up for grabs this weekend for Antrim, and their boss Elaine Dowds believes that home advantage could just swing it in their favour. They take on Wexford in Portglenone on Saturday, and the winner will take on Waterford in the final. “Wexford this weekend is a massive game,” […]
