By Michael McMullan TO win a senior championship would be unbelievable insists Dunloy’s Kevin McQuillan ahead of Sunday’s showdown with Cargin. There is an obvious if, considering they are going in against a team vying for a fourth successive title. Now in this 22nd season, having coached the core of the senior team at underage level, […]
By Michael McMullan JAMIE Gribbin’s nine-year Cargin senior career sums up the club’s hunger for championship glory as they head into Sunday’s live televised final with Dunloy. In Cargin, football dominates everything and with it, the desire to win championships. And when you don’t, those memories never fade. His father Matthew also has a jingle […]
By Michael McMullan CARGIN manager Ronan Devlin said it didn’t matter who his side were drawn against ahead of this weekend’s semi-finals. He also states the importance of newcomers among the experienced heads in the Cargin mix. The champions face Creggan who beat them in the 2021 semi-final, on their way to the title. Advertisement […]
By Michael McMullan THE Antrim Senior Football Championship began last weekend with champions Cargin getting off to a winning start. Last year’s beaten finalists Portglenone eased to a first victory with Dunloy and St Brigid’s also comfortable. St Gall’s hit four goals for an away win at Lámh Dhearg with Ahoghill also winning on the […]
By Michael McMullan CHAMPIONS Cargin will once again put their title on the line this weekend when the Antrim SFC begins. Ronan Devlin’s team host neighbours Tír na nÓg on Saturday evening as they earmark a 14th title. Only Creggan (2021) and Lámh Dhearg (2017) have lifted the McNamee Cup in the last decade. Advertisement […]
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 […]
By Michael McMullan WHEN you delve into Cargin’s consistency, Kevin O’Boyle is a walking example. He picked up his ninth county medal after Sunday’s extra-time win over Portglenone sealed Cargin’s eighth title in a decade. His other one came in 2006. It was his first year of senior football. They needed extra-time to get over […]
By Michael McMullan AHEAD of Portglenone’s county final showdown with Cargin on Sunday (Corrigan Park, 3pm), Casements’ manager John McKeever can see both sides of the line. Firstly, there is a savage hunger within the club to win a senior championship. St Gall’s closed the door three times on them in the noughties. Once they […]
Portglenone are in their first Antrim SFC final since 2009, and club stalwart Owen Doherty tells Niall Gartland about the club’s holistic approach to success. THESE things don’t come about by chance. Portglenone Roger Casements are set to field in their first Antrim Senior Championship final in a full 15 years when they take on […]
By Niall Gartland GEARING up for county final day is a familiar feeling for Cargin – but it’s no less welcome for that acute sense of familiarity. Cargin have won nine of the last 11 Antrim Senior Championship titles on offer, and on the other two occasions they didn’t reach the final so it’s quite […]
