ANTRIM hurling manager Jerry Wallace has explained his decision to remove Antrim from next year’s Walsh Cup competition is in order to ensure his team can hit the ground running in the National League.
He also cleared up the debate regarding the spelling of his name – he says either Wallace or Wallis is acceptable.
“Wallace is on the birth certificate, but both spellings can be used. I have been called worse in hurling,” laughed the new Antrim boss.
Archive | North Belfast News
RSS feed for this section
Wallace explains Walsh withdrawl
Ulster glory for Hackett
‘MarvelLous’ Martin Hackett produced a great performance last week, winning three tough contests on his way to lifting the Ulster Intermediate 67kg title.First up for Hackett was a testing contest on Monday night at the Dockers Club against experienced 28-year-old campaigner Sean Lennon.
Dissident republican group admits attempted shooting and makes claims against family
A dissident republican group has leafleted homes in the Oldpark this week warning that a local woman and her three sons have 48 hours to leave Ireland or “face the consequences of their actions”.
Former prisoner approached by MI5
A former republican prisoner has said British intelligence officers tried to recruit him as an informer during a two-day break to Amsterdam at the weekend.
Playpark’s refurb hit by vandals
A North Belfast play park that is in the process of being refurbished has been attacked by vandals.On Tuesday night (November 15) vandals broke into the fencing around the play park at Alexandra Park and damaged new surfacing, which is currently a building site.
Shoukri ‘trying to destabilise’ North
The return of ousted UDA leader Andre Shoukri to Tigers Bay during a loyalist parade last weekend has heightened already raised tensions in the area.Shoukri was attending a parade last Friday night in memory of 16-year-old Glen Branagh who was killed as he prepared to throw a pipe bomb across to the New Lodge side of the interface on November 11 2001.
