By Shaun Casey THE Division 1B National Camogie League kicks off this weekend and the all-Ulster derby of Down against Antrim is a fixture that immediately jumps off the page as both sides will be keen to get off to a good start. It’s a repeat of last year’s league opener, played in Portglenone, which […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM’S hopes of launching a promotion bid will face a tough test on Sunday with a trip to Sligo. The Saffrons won both their opening games before going under against Down last weekend in a game Conor Laverty’s side ran out 1-15 to 1-6 winners despite squandering a host of chances. “When […]
By Shaun Casey CHRIS Kerr was an interested spectator last season when Antrim took on Down at Páirc Esler, Newry, in round two of the National League and despite being the best team for the guts of 70 minutes, travelled back home with nothing to show for their efforts. A late flurry of 1-4 on […]
WE put our Q&A to .Antrim and Loughgiel’s Paul Boyle… Name: Paul Boyle. Age: 23. Teams played for: Advertisement Loughgiel Shamrocks, Antrim and Ulster University. Earliest GAA memory? Probably playing matches in the back garden with my sisters and my Ma standing in nets pulling off double saves. Which team-mate has been the most inspirational […]
SUNDAY’S beating at the hands of Limerick was disappointing but I think the squad depth was the biggest concern for Antrim. There’s a lot of work going into the senior hurling team and I appreciate that, but ultimately as a county we aren’t putting enough effort into developing our underage teams and it all stems […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM hurlers will have had a difficult week after Sunday’s heavy defeat at the hands of Limerick. The Saffrons have little time to lick their wounds with Dublin coming to Corrigan Park on Sunday. Both teams were a pale shadow of the respective teams from their final games of the 2023 season. […]
By Michael McMullan THIS time last year, Antrim were left scratching their heads as to how they didn’t get at least a draw from their opening league game, the visit of this weekend’s opponents Offaly. The Saffrons had enough goal chances to take the spoils and went on to have a league campaign of near […]
By Michael McMullan ANDY McEntee begins a second league season in charge of Antrim with a trip to Limerick on Sunday (Rathkeale, 12.30pm). Limerick were relegated from Division Two last season with their draw with Meath all they had to show for their efforts. They are now under the watch of new manager Jimmy Lee […]
By Daire Walsh AFTER giving more than 20 years of service to the Saffron cause, Antrim stalwart Cathy Carey feels the time is now right to step away from inter-county ladies football. Since making her senior debut way back in 2002, the St Ergnat’s Moneyglass star has established herself as a key component of the Ulster side. […]
I’LL cut to the chase – it’s going to be a really tough year for Antrim.The main reason I say that is the boys who have stepped away from the panel. Neil McManus has retired and it goes without saying that he won’t be replaced in a hurry, and then there’s the Dunloy quartet of Ryan […]
