By Michael McMullan ANTRIM must bring intensity to the table when they welcome recent All-Ireland champions Clare to Cushendall for Sunday’s Division 1B clash. That’s how coach Arron Graffin sees it and hopes the Saffrons can tidy up their shot execution from last weekend’s loss to Wexford. Antrim led by two points, deep into stoppage […]
IT was an unfortunate start to the league for Antrim, especially coming off what was a very strong performance against Wexford. Antrim totally outplayed Wexford from start to finish, and yet still found themselves coming away disappointed. Ultimately, indiscipline proved costly – and if we’re being honest, that has been a recurring trait of Antrim teams […]
By Niall Gartland ANTRIM u-20 hurling manager Michael McShane is welcoming the opportunity to expose his players to the demands of senior intercounty hurling with the return of the Conor McGurk competition. The Conor McGurk pre-season tournament begins with the round one meeting of Antrim and Armagh at Dunsilly on Friday evening. Antrim will field their […]
By Michael McMullan SUNDAY’S defeat to Waterford has pushed Antrim hurlers into a battle to avoid the drop to Division Two. The Saffrons, under the watch of Clare All-Ireland winner Davy Fitzgerald, have won just one of their four games this season. Beating Westmeath is the only ray, dulled by heavy defeats to Dublin (14 […]
By Michael McMullan IT will have been two weeks of deep reflection for Antrim ahead of Sunday’s visit of Waterford. For Davy Fitzgerald, he’ll know exactly what’s stepping off the Deise bus in Corrigan Park. The former Clare All-Ireland winner, who also steered his county to the Liam MacCarthy Cup as manager, stepped down as […]
FROM one angle, Antrim’s disappointing defeat to Offaly came out of the blue a bit. Offaly are missing key players Ben Conneely, Cillian Kiely and Eoghan Cahill along with Adam Screeney. Antrim had a very good result against Westmeath, so it seemed like the pieces were in place to back up that victory with another win. […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM must put their defeat to Dublin behind them ahead of Sunday’s visit of Westmeath to Corrigan Park. It will be the Lake County’s first game after their opener against Leinster rivals Laois was postponed last weekend. It’s the Saffrons’ first season under new manager Davy Fitzgerald and they’ll hope to tap […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM hurlers begin their league campaign on Saturday night against Dublin in Croke Park, their first competitive outing under new manager Davy Fitzgerald. It’s the middle game of a triple header that includes Dublin’s football opener against Mayo and the refixed All-Ireland Junior decider between Uisce Chaoin and An Cheathrú Rua. Fitzgerald […]
Shaun Casey takes a look at who will be managing intercounty hurling teams across the province in 2025: Antrim – Davy Fitzgerald THE new Antrim boss needs no introduction to the hurling scene and it’s going to be exciting to see what the former Clare goalkeeper can do with the Saffrons in 2025. They are […]
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 […]
