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. […]
Championship hurling is the pinnacle says Antrim’s Bulfin
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April 15, 2026
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 […]
Report: Antrim pipped to league title by Louth
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April 11, 2026
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 […]
PREVIEWS: A weekend of LGFA finals
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April 10, 2026
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 […]
Ulster Championship 2026: Let the games begin
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April 10, 2026
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 […]
Another uphill battle for Antrim
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April 7, 2026
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 […]
Details released for LGFA league finals
April 2, 2026
THE fixture details have been announced for the upcoming Ladies’ Football league finals. Clones will host the all-Ulster clash of Cavan and Donegal in the Division Two decider, while Antrim will face Louth in the Division Three final in Crossmaglen. Saturday April 11th Advertisement Lidl National League Division 1 Final Cork v Galway; TUS […]
Johnny McIntosh: The need for transition
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March 26, 2026
IT’S the end of a very disappointing league campaign for Antrim where we only managed to get one victory. We managed to keep the scores down and there was a decent performance against Wexford at the start of the campaign. We were unlucky to lose to Wexford but our better scoring difference saved us. We […]
Report: Chapman goal sends Fermanagh on their way to victory
March 25, 2026
Ulster U20 FC Round Two Fermanagh 2-11 Antrim 2-7 By Michael McMullan IT was victory at the second attempt for Fermanagh with a controlled second half performance to see off Antrim in Wednesday night in Tempo. Advertisement They pushed Donegal all the way last week before being pipped in stoppage time. A Daire Chapman goal […]
Gallagher bemoans lack of respect surrounding u-20 structure
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March 23, 2026
By Shaun Casey IT will be a busy few days for the Fermanagh u-20’s, who host Antrim on Wednesday night before making the journey to Derry on Saturday in the Ulster Championship. Manager Ronan Gallagher says the lack of respect for the competition is “frightening.” Playing two inter-county fixtures in the space of four days […]