By Michael McMullan LOUGHGIEL manager Shane McMahon says Sunday’s Antrim semi-final showdown with Dunloy is a “massive step up” but hopes his charges can bring the same intensity to battle. The Shamrocks have lost three finals since the Volunteer Cup wintered with them in 2016. Captain Tiernan Coyle was a member of that team but […]
By Michael McMullan DUNLOY joint-manager Shane Elliott is content with his side’s progress but feels there is work to be done. They face St John’s this weekend in a top of the table clash that will decide who advances straight to the semi-final spot as group winners. The former goalkeeper manages the team with Liam […]
By Michael McMullan THERE won’t be any silverware dished out on Friday night but Dunloy and Loughgiel will always bring interest. Dunloy have an outside chance to winning the Antrim senior league with two games to go. Should they beat the Shamrocks and win their unplayed game with Portaferry, it would come down to Rossa’s game […]
The u-15 boys from Dunloy will compete at both the All-Ireland Féile football and hurling weekends later this month. Michael McMullan took a look into their success story. GREGORY O’Kane knows a thing or two about winning titles with Dunloy. Of their 16 senior hurling titles, he has been involved in them all either as […]
10 YEARS GO COLM Cooper made his Kerry comeback after 13 months out as Kerry relegated Tyrone from Division One. In a thrilling draw in Omagh, the Kingdom did enough to secure their Division One status and only for Darren McCurry’s late leveller, they would have ended up in a semi-final too. The highlight though […]
Nicole McAtamney has eyes on Antrim’s league final this weekend. A wife and mother of two, she balances training with a hectic life but always finds time for camogie. Michael McMullan went to meet her… WHEN Nicole McAtamney runs out at Abbottstown on Saturday it’s all about camogie. The next ball. Staying unbeaten. A quest […]
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 […]
By Michael McMullan DUNLOY have appointed Shane Elliott and Liam Richmond as their new senior hurling management. The two former championship winners are joint managers and take over after Gregory O’Kane stepped down. O’Kane had been involved in all of Dunloy’s senior hurling successes, either as a player or a manager. Advertisement Speaking the on […]
By Niall Gartland THE Antrim Senior Hurling Championship final – it’s a special day in the calendar as acknowledged by Cushendall boss Brian Delargy ahead of Sunday’s showdown against Dunloy. The Ruairi Ógs have won 15 senior titles out of a total of 27 final appearances in their history but in a sense it’s all […]
Dunloy and Cushendall do battle on Sunday to decide where the Volunteer Cup spends the winter. Michael McMullan looks back on some of the memorable finals… 2023 Cushendall 1-20 Loughgiel 1-19 CUSHENDALL breathed a sigh of relief when James McNaughton pulled a late chance wide after hitting 1-10 in the decider. Fergus McCambridge’s goal was […]
