By Shaun Casey REIGNING Ulster champions Cushendall are once again the top dogs in Antrim having braved Storm Ashley on Sunday to squeeze past Dunloy and star man Neil McManus was chuffed to once again get his hands on the Volunteer Cup. McManus top scored on the day with 0-7 and the Ruairí Óg clubmen […]
By Niall Gartland THE Antrim Senior Hurling Championship final – it’s a special day in the calendar as acknowledged by Cushendall boss Brian Delargy ahead of Sunday’s showdown against Dunloy. The Ruairi Ógs have won 15 senior titles out of a total of 27 final appearances in their history but in a sense it’s all […]
Dunloy and Cushendall do battle on Sunday to decide where the Volunteer Cup spends the winter. Michael McMullan looks back on some of the memorable finals… 2023 Cushendall 1-20 Loughgiel 1-19 CUSHENDALL breathed a sigh of relief when James McNaughton pulled a late chance wide after hitting 1-10 in the decider. Fergus McCambridge’s goal was […]
WE stand on the cusp of another Antrim Senior Championship hurling final and to be honest I think this year’s showing has been fairly disappointing to date. I think we’re at the stage now where it needs a total revamp – some sort of rethink. The big problem this year in Antrim was that one team […]
By Niall Gartland BEST out of five? Loughgiel midfielder Amy Boyle hopes that they come out on top of their most important match of the season against Dunloy to date, that being Sunday’s Antrim Senior Championship final clash. The Shamrocks have dominated the Saffrons camogie scene for the last decade – and the word ‘dominated’ […]
THERE are six Ulster players names on the Tailteann Cup Team of the Year including five from champions Down. Antrim’s Kavan Keenan is a selection in his first season of intercounty football and is preparing for All Saints’ intermediate final on Saturday. Conor Laverty’s Down were winners and are represented by Pierce Laverty, Ryan McEvoy […]
By Michael McMullan GREGORY O’Kane has been around enough dressing rooms to know how championship hurling rolls. After a stellar playing career, he dipped his toe into coaching and is now in his 10th season as Dunloy hurling manager. He’s played against Loughgiel enough times to know the games take a life of their own. […]
The GAA’s Hurling Development Committee unveiled their new plans to grow the game including a process to appoint a Head of Hurling. Former Antrim star Neil McManus is part of the committee. He outlined their targets to Michael McMullan… IT’S a Wednesday afternoon and Neil McManus is in Croke Park for the official launch of […]
By Michael McMullan RONAN Devlin’s focus is only on the definite. For the Cargin boss, Sunday is semi-final time and the only show in town is their date with St Brigid’s. It’s a repeat of last year’s semi-final and the summer’s league final that Cargin lost. Off the field, the Antrim campaign has been in conversations […]
PURELY from the selfish perspective of Antrim GAA, I think it’s a good thing that the British Government pulled the plug on its commitment to fund the rebuild of Casement Park in time for Euro 2028. To be honest, I never saw the point of building a vast, 34,000 seater stadium. It would rarely, if […]
