By Michael McMullan PORTGLENONE manager John McKeever is hopeful Dermot McAleese can make a return from injury ahead of Sunday’s final showdown with Cargin. McAleese was replaced at half-time in their semi-final over Lámh Dhearg with a hamstring injury and faces a race to feature in the club’s first senior final since 2009. Portglenone, who […]
By Michael McMullan RONAN Devlin’s focus is only on the definite. For the Cargin boss, Sunday is semi-final time and the only show in town is their date with St Brigid’s. It’s a repeat of last year’s semi-final and the summer’s league final that Cargin lost. Off the field, the Antrim campaign has been in conversations […]
By Michael McMullan CREGGAN have filed an appeal following their Antrim SFC quarter-final defeat Lámh Dhearg. The sides were level 0-12 each before the Hannahstown men won the game after extra-time to set up a semi-final against Portglenone. Gaelic Life understands Creggan’s appeal comes after Lámh Dhearg had an extra player on the pitch during […]
Name: Conhuir Johnston. Age: Advertisement 19. Teams played for: Erin’s Own Cargin (club), Antrim (county) and St Mary’s, Magherafelt (school). Team we have enjoyed most success against? Our local rivals, Moneyglass. Team we have enjoyed least success against? Down, beaten by them three times in a row. Opponent I liked […]
By Michael McMullan WITH reigning champions Cargin already guaranteed of top spot, the rest of the quarter-final lineup will be finalised with the final round of games across four groups. While Cargin have nothing to gain only winning momentum, neighbours Tír na nÓg are all but destined for a relegation battle unless an unlikely combination […]
THIS week Cargin and Antrim ace Conhuir Johnston takes on Gaelic Life’s Q&A Name: Conhuir Johnston. Age: 19. Teams played for: Erin’s Own Cargin (club), Antrim (county) and St Mary’s, Magherafelt (school). Advertisement Most inspirational teammate? Odhran Molloy, an idol. Best teammate to train with? Paudie McLaughlin, loves hard work. Worst teammate to train with? Benen […]
By Niall Gartland SOME of the heavy hitters in Antrim were in imperious form in round one of the senior championship and they’ll be expecting to take a big step towards the knock-out rounds in their second outings of the campaign this weekend. Reigning champions Cargin blasted five goals past Rossa on their first day […]
By Michael McMullan CARGIN take on Rossa as the Antrim Senior Championship gets under way this weekend. Ronan Devlin’s side lost the recent league final to St Brigid’s and now put their title on the line. Cargin are going for a third successive title and an eighth in the last decade. Advertisement St Brigid’s will […]
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, […]
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 […]
