ANTRIM’s management duo of Frank Fitzsimons and Gearoid Adams are hopeful of remaining in place for next season despite the Saffrons crashing out of the Championship with a Round 1B Qualifier defeat to Limerick on Saturday. The Treatymen claimed a three-point win in Corrigan Park thanks largely to a penalty from Sean McSweeney and a […]
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Antrim management duo keen to remain in charge for next year
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Reds facing into the unknown says Lyttle
CLIFTONVILLE manager Gerard Lyttle admits his side are going into the unknown as they start their Europa League qualifying campaign with a trip to the Stade Muncipal de la Ville Luxembourg next Thursday evening. Monday afternoon’s draw in Nyon pitted the Reds with Luxembourg outfit FC Differdange 03 who have claimed a few scalps in […]
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McCloskey hits out at Christy Ring ‘Farce’ ahead of Royal rumble II
ANTRIM and Meath do battle once more in Croke Park this Saturday (5pm) – 21 days after their now infamous Christy Ring Cup final. A score-keeping error led to the Royals lifting the trophy despite the game actually ending in a draw. The problem arose when Niall McKenna’s 63rd minute point was wrongly attributed to […]
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Saffrons braced for tough Treaty test
THE Championship has thrown up some wide-margin victories thus far but Antrim boss Frank Fitzsimons is expecting a typical tough battle against Limerick in Corrigan Park on Saturday. Two years ago, Fitzsimons was part of Liam Bradley’s backroom team as the Saffrons bowed out of the Qualifiers with a five-point defeat in the Gaelic Grounds. […]
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Saffrons seal facile win over Derry as Woody calls for Ulster revamp
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship semi-final Antrim 3-28 Derry 0-14 ANTRIM booked their place in the final of the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship yesterday after disposing of Derry in a one-sided game in Armagh, writes Paddy Tierney from the Athletic Grounds. By the time Cavan referee James Clarke blew his full-time whistle, 23 points separated the […]
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Bosnia-bound Kenny aiming for European glory
A 17-year-old student from De La Salle will be part of the Irish wheelchair basketball team competing at the U17 European Championships in Bosnia next month. Kenny Murphy was a late addition to the squad but hopes the games in Sarajevo (July 9 to July 19) will be the catalyst to bigger and better things […]
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