By Michael McMullan FOR over 40 minutes last summer, Antrim were gazing into the eyes of the All-Ireland champions. Corrigan Park was packed and Patrick McBride’s two-pointers were injecting fuel into the Saffron engine. They were underdogs. Massive underdogs. There was the latest chapter of ‘Corrigan or nowhere; dancing in the west Belfast sky. For over […]
By Michael McMullan WE are bang in the middle of the biggest league weeks of the season. There is movement everywhere. Towards promotion or away from relegation. For Down or Westmeath, Cavan or Tyrone, the bounce of a ball could be a passport to Sam Maguire football or not. That’s where the plates are spinning […]
By Michael McMullan THERE is an outside chance Antrim can still get promoted from Division Four but manager Mark Doran has squeezed any such narrative from the camp. The Saffrons welcome London on Sunday and have tunnel vision towards picking up a fourth successive victory. Antrim need other results to go their way. This is […]
By Michael McMullan WHEN Antrim beat Wicklow two years ago, relegating them to Division Four, Mark Doran was part of Oisín McConville’s management team with the Garden County. There are different targets when they lock horns on Saturday evening. McConville will be looking for a victory at the top of Division Four whereas Doran and […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM must take their medicine, lick their wounds and find an improved performance against Tipperary in Thurles on Sunday’s Division Four round two clash. That was the outlook of manager Mark Doran after their defeat at the hands of Carlow in Portglenone last weekend. “I’m a great believer in you either win or […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM manager Mark Doran is hoping for a greater return from the attacking side of their game when Carlow visit Portglenone on Sunday. Doran will also spend this week checking on injuries to ensure they put their best football forward on the opening day of the league. Nobody was risked in the […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM manager Mark Doran is planning without key defenders Peter Healy and Ronan Boyle ahead of the National League campaign that gets up and running on Sunday. The Saffrons welcome Carlow to Cargin as they begin a promotion bid after last season’s relegation from Division Three. Doran, in his first year at […]
Antrim are under the management of Mark Doran and will be taking aim at a promotion bid. Michael McMullan takes a look at their main focus… HOW do you build a house? Lay the foundations. Then lay one brick at a time. Keep on laying, add the mortar, then keep on laying. Hours pass and […]
By Michael McMullan GOALKEEPER Michael Byrne has stepped away from the Antrim senior squad but manager Mark Doran said the door is always open. It’s the same with former skipper Dermot McAleese who retired after the 2025 season, with Doran also holding talks with the Portglenone man since taking over as manager. McAleese was on […]
By Michael McMullan MARK Doran has named his first Antrim team for Wednesday’s Dr McKenna Cup clash with Derry in Owenbeg. He has listed four players from the team that exited the Tailteann Cup at the hands of Wexford in the last game of 2025. Paddy McBride, Marc Jordan, Adam Loughran and Eoghan McCabe are […]
