By Michael McMullan IT’S a first-ever Ulster Senior Hurling Championship game for Setanta this weekend, but it’s where they want to be and they’re there to compete. The Donegal kingpins face Antrim kingpins St John’s on Saturday in Owenbeg a full 12 weeks after beating Burt to regain their county title. As intermediate champions of Ulster […]
Shamrocks park semi-final performance ahead of Clonduff rematch
November 12, 2025
By Michael McMullan THERE is a serious bank of experience that comes with winning 12 successive championships. Welcome to Lucia McNaughton’s camogie career as Antrim’s Loughgiel embark on Sunday’s Ulster Senior Championship final date with Down’s Clonduff. She is part of a quartet with Caitrín Dobbin, Maria O’Hara (née Lynn) and Clare McKillop. Advertisement “Maria actually has 13 […]
Johnnies flicking from joy to their next focus
November 11, 2025
By Michael McMullan THE smile on Shea Shannon’s face says it all. St John’s are flicking the switch onto Ulster mode but it’s impossible not to still be buzzing. After stepping out of the Antrim semi-final shadow, St John’s finished what they started and ended their county championship in the perfect fashion. They now move into […]
Moneyglass turning the tide
October 31, 2025
By Niall Gartland ALL the way back in 2004, Benny Marron was, by his own admission, third-choice goalkeeper when Moneyglass reached the inaugural Ulster Intermediate final — where they fell short against Tyrone’s Pomeroy. He was only 16 at the time. Now, just over two decades on, he’s the manager of the Moneyglass senior team preparing […]
Midseason wobble turned Glenariffe’s year
October 28, 2025
By Michael McMullan GLENARIFFE step into the Ulster arena against Liatroim on Saturday but their season’s major turn came all the way back in May. Defeat and hurt can be the most valuable of sauces. Centre-forward Conor Patterson points to a 19-point home league defeat at the hands of Cushendun. While they didn’t have a […]
Looking under the Antrim bonnet: Ciaran Kearney on his Head of Operations role
October 10, 2025
Ciaran Kearney was recently appointed as Antrim GAA’s Head of Operations. He spoke with Michael McMullan… CIARAN Kearney is a native of Cushendall and lives in Clonduff but his new role as Antrim’s Head of Operations brings him back to his roots. Having studied in Scotland, he started his career in GAA administration with the […]
Both sides of the lens: Sean Paul McKillop on hurling, camogie and photography
September 19, 2025
Sean McKillop hurled with Loughgiel and Antrim. He coaches Cushendall camogs and can also be found behind the lens, telling a game’s story in pictures. He sat down with Michael McMullan… A LOVE of sport began with a small ball at primary school in Corkey. It continued onto the playing fields of Antrim and beyond. […]
Creggan’s historic journey
September 5, 2025
The Antrim club won the Ulster Intermediate crown for the first time ever in 2015, Shaun Casey relives the journey… IT’S not the destination that counts, but the journey and the roller-coaster ride that Creggan Kickhams experienced during a four-year golden period still evokes plenty of happy memories around the club. In 2011, they won the Antrim […]
PREVIEWS: Antrim’s football weekend at a glance
August 27, 2025
HERE are this weekend’s Antrim football fixtures. Details are correct at the time of writing. Check the Antrim website for any changes before making your journey. ANTRIM SENIOR FOOTBALLCHAMPIONSHIP GROUP 1 Cargin v Dunloy Advertisement Saturday, Portglenone, 6.30pm THIS game will decide who tops the group and is a repeat of the 2023 county final. […]
Dowds returns as Antrim manager
August 23, 2025
By Michael McMullan FORMER manager Elaine Dowds has been appointed as the new Antrim senior camogie manager. She takes over from Carl McCormick and Martin Coulter who stepped down after last season. Like new Antrim senior football manager Mark Doran, Dowds is currently with Sleacht Néill where she manages the senior camogs. Advertisement Dowds was […]