Cargin have won seven of the last nine Antrim titles. It wasn’t always dominance. Brian McCann looks back 25 years to their 1999 success. Michael McMullan went to meet him. IT took 21 years for Cargin to land their second championship in 1995 and the current team are making up for lost time. Growing up, […]
Antrim league heads for the play-offs
June 27, 2024
By Michael McMullan IT’S a case of seven into four doesn’t go as the Antrim Senior Football League heads for a finale in the coming weeks. In a change this season, the top four go into semi-finals with the winners facing off in a decider. Cargin are top of the pile on score difference from […]
Devlin pleased with impact of Cargin’s younger brigade
May 24, 2024
By Niall Gartland SEVEN Antrim Senior Championship titles in nine years says all that needs to be said about Cargin, and their manager Ronan Devlin is content with how things are shaping up at the midway point of the league. The Antrim kingpins sit alone at the summit of Division One with seven wins from […]
Laverty content where Cargin squad are going
November 11, 2023
By Michael McMullan THE Cargin squad is a “good place to be” insists James Laverty as the Antrim champions brace themselves with Sunday’s rematch with Glen at Celtic Park (3pm). There is contentment in his voice as he sups over a cuppa at the recent Ulster Club launch. His Cargin days weren’t always successful. He […]
Champions need to be at their best for Ulster opener
November 11, 2023
By Michael McMullan GLEN would be “more than happy” if they could edge out Cargin by a point on Sunday at Celtic Park (3pm) when they put their Ulster title on the line, admits manager Malachy O’Rourke. After leading Loup to the Ulster title in 2003, he has led the Watties to the next level […]
Cargin feel they belong at the cutting edge
October 7, 2023
By Michael McMullan CARGIN are bidding for a seventh title in nine seasons when they face Dunloy on Sunday (Corrigan Park, 2.30pm). Manager Ronan Devlin, in his sixth year having served under previous boss Damian Cassidy, feels the mood is as good, if not better, than any of the finals he has experienced. Devlin puts […]
Dunloy bidding to make history on the football front
October 5, 2023
By Niall Gartland MANY, if not most, expected Dunloy to feature in a Senior Championship final this year, but few would have anticipated it would be on the footballing front. Their hurlers have filled plenty of column inches in recent years, and they gave Ballyhale Shamrocks their fill of it in the last All-Ireland SFC […]
Boss Devlin realises the need for improvement for Cargin
September 23, 2023
By Michael McMullan WHEN the dust settled on Cargin’s hard-fought win over Aghagallon, manager Ronan Devlin felt the glass was half-full. The champions are preparing for the next step of their title against St Brigid’s on Sunday (Dunsilly, 2pm). Devlin’s immediate “kneejerk” reaction to his team’s performance didn’t give enough credit to what Aghagallon brought […]
Katie’s memories
September 18, 2023
In the latest of Gaelic Life’s ‘Our Games’ feature, Katie McAnenly looks back over some of the memorable moments of her career playing and watching camogie. Name: Katie McAnenly (nee McAuley) Teams played for: St Malachy’s Castledawson, Derry and Erin’s Own Cargin Your current involvement: I am currently playing camogie with Erin’s Own Cargin. There’s […]
Cargin take on neighbours as championship resumes
August 11, 2023
By Michael McMullan CHAMPIONS Cargin will be hoping to make it a second win when the Antrim Senior Championship resumes this weekend. Ronan Devlin’s side hit three goals in their opening round win over Rossa with Pat Shivers annexing 2-2. They face neighbours Tír na nÓg on Saturday in Portglenone (7pm) with Rossa taking on […]