ANTRIM have ratified Paudie Shivers as their u-20 hurling manager for next season. The Dunloy man returned with Seán McManus as his assistant manager. The backroom team will be made up of Mickey Glover and Simon Doherty, who will look after the hurling coaching, Athletic Development Coach Aaron Smiley and Marty McLaughlin (Performance Analyst). Advertisement […]
By Niall Gartland RURAL depopulation. It’s a big, scary term and there are no easy fixes, but the close-knit community centred on Cushendall has taken a proactive and innovative approach to holding onto those who may be tempted to pick up sticks. Former Antrim hurling star Neil McManus is part of the ‘Grow the Glens’ […]
An ACL injury put an end to Ryan Murray’s season, but the Antrim sharpshooter says he’ll do everything in his power to make it back in 2024, Niall Gartland reports… IT’S no exaggeration to say that 2023 has turned out to be a bit of a write off for experienced Antrim forward Ryan Murray. He […]
By Michael McMullan OVER the last four Monday nights there has been a different size of ball whizzing around the Ballyveely Road, home of St Brigid’s, Cloughmills. Ladies football has exploded in the Antrim club and it’s only just beginning. With county manager Emma Kelly and captain Cathy Carey due to drop in for a […]
They won an All-Ireland title with St Gall’s back in the day and now six of that team are lining out for the reserves. Shaun Casey writes… HOW many reserve teams throughout the country can claim to have six All-Ireland winners in their ranks? St Gall’s golden generation have got the band back together and […]
ANTRIM will face Tipperary this weekend as the All-Ireland camogie championships enter the knock-out stages. Senior Quarter Finals – Saturday – Croke Park Cork v Kilkenny 1.30pm Tipperary v Antrim 3.30pm Semi Finals Galway and Waterford Relegation Quarter Final – Saturday Down v Wexford – Liatroim Fontenoys (Time TBC) Advertisement Relegation Final: Offaly v loser […]
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 […]
THE draw has been made for the 2023 TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship quarter-finals set to kick into action next month. All-Ireland junior champions had back to back wins and have a home quarter-final against Monaghan while Tyrone will travel to Kildare. The ties are as follows: Wexford (H) v Leitrim Antrim (H) v Monaghan Kildare […]
TAILTEANN CUP SEMI-FINAL Antrim v Meath Sunday, Croke Park, 2pm (LIVE ON RTÉ) By Niall Gartland Advertisement ANTRIM vice-captain Dermot McAleese says there’s ‘nowhere else in the world’ he’d rather be than in Croke Park this Sunday for their Tailteann Cup semi-final against Meath. Their campaign to date has been a roaring success – four […]
NEIL McManus has hurled his last for Antrim after making the decision to call time on a stellar career in the saffron jersey. Speculation mounted after Antrim’s play-off win over Westmeath that it would be his last game and, in Wednesday’s in-depth feature interview with the Irish News, McManus confirmed his retirement from inter-county hurling. […]
