By Niall Gartland IT isn’t dramatising things to say that this is pretty much the ultimate challenge for any ladies team – Kilkerrin-Clonberne in an All-Ireland final at Croke Park. The Galway titans stand on the cusp of a remarkable fifth All-Ireland title in-a-row (not completely unprecedented by the way – Ballymacarbry of Waterford won […]
By Niall Gartland MONEYGLASS ladies joint-manager Maxi Curran puts their foray into the national stage into perspective – five years ago they’d never even won an Antrim Senior Championship. How things have changed. Now they’re five-in-a-row champions and recently they claimed a historic Ulster Championship victory with a resounding victory over Tyrone champs Errigal Ciaran. […]
Compiled by Jackie Cahill AIB All-Ireland Club Championship final slots are up for grabs over the coming weekend – with a Junior semi-final on Saturday followed by five Sunday ties. Clubs from Antrim, Cavan, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Louth, Kilkenny and Waterford are all aiming for final places. There’s a chance that Galway could be […]
AIB Ulster senior club final Moneyglass (Antrim) 3-10 Errigal Ciaran (Tyrone) 0-6ST Ergnats, Moneyglass from Antrim turned in a powerful display to win their first AIB Ulster senior club title against Errigal Ciaran at Brewster Park. The foundation for their victory was three first half goals along with tenacious defending and powerful running. Errigal Ciaran […]
By Niall Gartland THERE’S a clever-sounding saying that the hand that wields the knife shall never wear the crown. It sounds good anyway – and hey, sometimes there’s more than a ring of truth to cliches. Take the Donegal footballers back in 2014. They successfully plotted the downfall of a Dublin team pegged as nigh-on […]
By Niall Gartland ALL the way back in 2004, Benny Marron was, by his own admission, third-choice goalkeeper when Moneyglass reached the inaugural Ulster Intermediate final — where they fell short against Tyrone’s Pomeroy. He was only 16 at the time. Now, just over two decades on, he’s the manager of the Moneyglass senior team preparing […]
By Michael McMullan MONEYGLASS face Ulster champions Clann Éireann on Sunday aiming to break their semi-final hoodoo against the Armagh side. They left themselves too much to do last season in a one-goal defeat having lost at the same stage in 2023. Moneyglass backed up a fifth successive Antrim title this season with a 5-10 […]
By Michael McMullan MONEYGLASS face Ulster champions Clann Éireann on Sunday aiming to break their semi-final hoodoo against the Armagh side. They left themselves too much to do last season in a one-goal defeat having lost at the same stage in 2023. Moneyglass backed up a fifth successive Antrim title this season with a 5-10 […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM kick their All-Ireland campaign into action on Sunday in Longford and captain Bronagh Devlin highlights the need to be switched on. The Saffrons were comfortable winners over Longford in the league game but this week is new ground. The Moneyglass player points to how they were twice winners over Derry earlier […]
By Michael McMullan MONEYGLASS continue their dominance of the Antrim club scene and now have their heads down ahead of their Ulster opener against Bredagh later this month. Goals from Cathy Carey, Maria O’Neill and Bronagh Devlin put them on their way to a 3-16 to 1-7 win over St Brigid’s. After winning the 2020 […]
