By Niall Gartland ANTRIM will be rank outsiders for Saturday’s Ulster Championship round one clash away to Monaghan, but it was ever thus according to manager Donal Laverty. The Moneyglass man says the Saffrons are accustomed to their perennial underdog status, but this is a particularly taxing championship opener. The Farney are the form-side heading […]
By Niall Gartland ANTRIM boss Mark Doran acknowledges that spearheading a senior intercounty set-up has been an “eye opener” but he’s still finding a level of personal enjoyment in the experience. Doran was installed as Saffrons manager after previous spells involved in the coaching tickets of Roscommon, Down, Clare and Wicklow. He also managed the […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Ciarán Meenagh has named his squad for Saturday’s Ulster Championship visit of Antrim. There are three changes from their last outing, the victory over Cavan. Conor McCluskey returns for a first start since victory over Tyrone in February. Advertisement Conor Doherty is also back after missing the Cavan game. Eoin […]
By Michael McMullan MARK Doran has made three changes for Antrim’s Ulster clash with Derry on Saturday in Find Insurance Celtic Park. There is a return for Marc Jordan who missed their win over London with injury. Conor Hand and Adam Loughran, players who missed the start of the league, are also in. Advertisement Ryan […]
ULSTER SFC QUARTER FINAL Derry v Antrim Saturday, Find Insurance Celtic Park, 5pm By Michael McMullan THE last time Derry and Antrim played in the championship, Mick McCann was playing for the Saffrons with Barry Gillis in goals for Derry. It was the summer of ’07 and Chrissy McKaigue was playing in the minor game. […]
By Michael McMullan A LINE has been drawn under Antrim’s league season ahead of Saturday’s visit of Down marking the start of their championship campaign. That’s the view of manager Davy Fitzgerald’s right-hand man Seoirse Bulfin, who was part of Clare’s 2013 All-Ireland success. Bulfin was also part of Fitzgerald’s management team in Waterford and Wexford, coming […]
Lidl National League Division 3 Louth 1-10 Antrim 1-9 By Dan Bannon A GAME of two halves in Crossmaglen as Louth captured the Lidl National League Division 3 title with the last kick of the game. Substitute Laura Lynch scored the winner for the Wee county with a last gasp free as the final looked […]
Compiled by Jackie Cahill THE 2026 Lidl National League champions will be crowned over the coming weekend. The scene is set for four intriguing encounters across the country, with three of the four deciders fixed for Saturday. The Division 1 final pits last year’s Division 2 finalists against each other, namely Cork and Galway. In […]
The Ulster Championship kicks into action with Sunday’s showdown between Armagh and Tyrone. Michael McMullan takes a look why it remains one of the best competitions in the calander. THERE is just something about Clones. Not everybody gets it, but Ulster Gaels, they just know. It’s a step back in time. A lick of paint […]
By Michael McMullan FOR over 40 minutes last summer, Antrim were gazing into the eyes of the All-Ireland champions. Corrigan Park was packed and Patrick McBride’s two-pointers were injecting fuel into the Saffron engine. They were underdogs. Massive underdogs. There was the latest chapter of ‘Corrigan or nowhere; dancing in the west Belfast sky. For over […]
