Brian ‘Bam’ Neeson reflects on the highs and lows of a playing career split between Gaelic football and soccer. He spoke with Shaun Casey… He doesn’t know where it came from, or why, but Brian Neeson has always been affectionately known as ‘Bam’. Wherever it came out of, it stuck. From a young age, Bam […]
By Michael McMullan A CRUNCH weekend lies ahead for All Saints and league champions Creggan as the Antrim Senior Football Championship group stages reach their conclusion. While a draw would be enough for Ballymena-based All Saints on Sunday, due to score difference, Creggan have no option but to win, so a mouth-watering clash awaits. Antrim player Paddy McAleer is a […]
By Michael McMullan REIGNING Antrim Senior Hurling champions St John’s face Ballycastle on Saturday in Ballymena in Round Two of the group stages. Manager Gerard Cunningham highlights the importance of coming out on the right side of the result with knock-out hurling just around the corner. In a group of four, the bottom team will bow […]
By Michael McMullan THERE is a full round of fixtures in the Antrim Senior Football Championship with Round 2 of the group stages kicking into action this weekend. Reigning champions Dunloy can make it two wins from two when they take on Glenravel on Saturday afternoon in Ballymena’s Quinn Park. They romped to victory over […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM manager Mark Doran has named an unchanged team for Saturday's Tailteann Cup quarter-final clash with Wicklow. The Garden County make the trip to Corrigan Park having bounced back from a defeat to Laois earlier in the competition. Antrim had booked their last eight spot thanks to backing up their extra-time victory […]
By Michael McMullan WHEN Antrim manager Mark Doran predicts his side’s Tailteann Cup quarter-final with Wicklow will go down to the wire on Saturday, he speaks from experience. As well as spending a year coaching the Garden County under current manager Oisin McConville, Doran plotted an Antrim victory when the sides met earlier in the […]
THE Tailteann Cup quarter-final draw was made on Monday morning with all three Ulster teams kept apart. Antrim will host Wicklow with an interesting angle. The Saffrons’ manager Mark Doran was previously part of Oisin McConville’s management team in the Garden County. Down and Fermanagh booked their places in the last eight with wins over […]
Compiled by Jackie Cahill THE 2026 TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship gets underway over the coming weekend – with all four provincial champions in action. The action begins on Saturday when Ulster champions Armagh make the trip to Cork, ahead of three senior ties on Sunday, as Leinster and All-Ireland champions Dublin visit Mayo, Munster champions […]
ANTRIM minor midfielder Dara Campbell has been chosen as the latest Gaelic Life Player of the Week. He was a key man as the Saffrons won the All-Ireland minor title with victory over Wicklow last weekend in Inniskeen. It was a welcome end to the season for Antrim who kept progressing after losing out in […]
By Séamas McAleenan NATRUALLY enough, the Antrim team and management will be hoping that they beat Kerry this Saturday when the two first-round winners in Group 1 of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Intermediate Championship go head-to-head in round two in Ahoghill. However, Lucia McNaughton, the Antrim captain when the team last won the title in […]
