By Michael McMullan ANTRIM forward Patrick McBride insists his side’s Ulster Senior Football Championship clash with All-Ireland champions Armagh should take place at Corrigan Park. It comes after reports the clash will be moved elsewhere due to the Whiterock Road venue’s capacity not meeting the demand for tickets. The Irish News reported the decision came […]
By Michael McMullan THE last time Antrim were in Division Two was 2011 when their only victory wasn’t enough to keep the Saffrons from beating drop. Nine Paddy Cunningham points helped them to victory against Meath, who were under the watch of Seamus McEnaney. Fast-forward to now and it’s another former Royal manager, Andy McEntee, […]
Compiled by Jackie Cahill THE 2025 Lidl Ladies National Football League gets underway next Sunday with four games in Division 4. The featured game, which will be live-streamed, is the ‘clash of the champions’ between Leitrim, the 2024 TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate winners, and Fermanagh, who captured the TG4 All-Ireland Junior crown last year. That fixture […]
I’M chairman of Glenariffe so I was obviously over the moon with our minor team’s success at the Ulster Hurling Minor Championship hosted by Ballinascreen on the final day of the year. Our club had never won an Antrim Minor Championship before, so to go on from that and win Ulster really shows the magic of […]
1 Changing faces AFTER Darren Gleeson’s decision to step down as Antrim senior hurling manager, the Saffron County didn’t waste any time appointing his successor. They went for Davy Fitzgerald and they got him. It was the biggest name they could’ve possibly enticed to take over. Within weeks he was delving into the club scene and […]
Former Antrim footballer CJ McGourty is proving himself a success on the coaching circuit. He speaks to Shaun Casey. TYING his right shoelace has become a painful chore for CJ McGourty. The hip on that side has already undergone three operations, but still nags him. He’ll have to get it replaced before his 50th birthday, […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM have appointed former Sleacht Néill and Tyrone manager Michael McShane as their new u-20 hurling manager. McShane managed his native Ballycastle before a nine-year stint with the Emmet’s where he steered them to the breakthrough in Ulster, with four provincial titles in all. Tyrone won one of the two Nickey Rackard […]
By Shaun Casey AFTER a long 20 year wait, Carey Faughs are once again top dogs at Ulster Intermediate level, but now it’s all about the next step and Eddie McCloskey says his side are “chomping at the bit” to get stuck into the All-Ireland series. Back in 2004, they lost out to East London […]
Domhnall Nugent is embarking on an exciting new challenge as manager of the Down camogs By Shaun Casey HEADING down the coaching route was an avenue that always intrigued Domhnall Nugent, even during his playing days with the Antrim hurlers. Keeping an eye on all things coaching and management was how he spent his years […]
By Niall Gartland ANTRIM standard-bearers Cargin have cause to believe they can upset the odds against Errigal Ciaran in Sunday’s quarter-final showdown at Corrigan Park in Belfast. They’ve mopped up eight of the last ten senior championship titles in Antrim and have flexed their muscles in the provincial arena as well, in recent times giving […]
