By Niall Gartland LUCIA McNaughton has seen the future. A stalwart of the Antrim camogs who has been there, done that and bought the t-shirt, she is hugely encouraged by the impact already being made by greenhorns like Éobha McAllister, Cliona Griffin and Janey McIntosh. Division 1A camogie may have ended in relegation, but they […]
By Michael McMullan THERE is a serious bank of experience that comes with winning 12 successive championships. Welcome to Lucia McNaughton’s camogie career as Antrim’s Loughgiel embark on Sunday’s Ulster Senior Championship final date with Down’s Clonduff. She is part of a quartet with Caitrín Dobbin, Maria O’Hara (née Lynn) and Clare McKillop. Advertisement “Maria actually has 13 […]
By Niall Gartland LOUGHGIEL star Lucia McNaughton acknowledges that their All-Ireland final defeat to Sarsfields in December 2022 still stings, so a chance at achieving redemption is on the cards in Sunday’s semi-final clash at Kingspan Breffni. They met on a cold winter’s day in late 2022 at Croke Park with Sarsfields claiming a 2-14 […]
By Michael McMullan LEADING GAA personalities will be in Ballymena later this month as St Louis Grammar school host ‘A Night with St. Louis’, a chat night featuring guests from across the GAA world. The event will be compered by former Dunloy and Antrim goalkeeper Shane Elliott, himself a past pupil of the school and a […]
By Michael McMullan GETTING used to the intensity and pace of top-level camogie has been key in Antrim’s learning curve. That’s the take from Lucia McNaughton ahead of Saturday’s final All-Ireland Senior Championship group game against Waterford (4.30pm SETU Arena). The Saffrons have already qualified from the group regardless of this weekend’s result and they […]
THE Antrim camogs face a must-win clash in their final group stage game in Division 1B against Wexford this Sunday. The table couldn’t be more delicately poised as the winners of the game will progress to a league final showdown against Waterford, who won all five of their matches. The Saffrons fell to their first […]
BY KIERAN LYNCH ANTRIM’S camogs got their new league campaign off to a flying start on Saturday, as they overcame Ulster rivals Down in a rampant 5-14 to 0-14 win. Even more remarkable than the 15-point margin of victory was the fact that Antrim were trailing by one at half-time. Manager Elaine Dowds described the […]
Loughgiel 2-13 Sleacht Néill 1-11 LOUGHGIEL claimed their first Ulster title since 2015 with a five-point victory over familiar foes Sleacht Néill in the tenth successive provincial final between the sides. Two goals from Caitrin Dobbin and Roisin McCormack put the Loughgiel ladies six-points ahead inside the opening twenty minutes. But Sleacht Néill battled back […]
By Shaun Casey FAMILIAR foes Loughgiel Shamrocks and Sleacht Néill lock horns once again this weekend in the Ulster Senior Camogie Championship final and the Derry kingpins are hoping to stretch their winning streak to seven in a row. Three goals from Olivia Rafferty and Sinead Mellon (2) helped guide Sleacht Néill to a 3-7 […]
By Michael McMullan THE more things change, the more they stay the same. Eight years may have passed, but it’s still Sleacht Néill and Loughgiel at loggerheads to become champions of Ulster. Saturday’s clash in Newry will be the tenth meeting of the clubs with the Antrim champions searching for a first title since 2015 […]
