Antrim Football League Division One St John’s 4-13 St Brigid’s 3-9 AN action-packed game at Corrigan Park went the way of the hosts as St John’s claimed a victory over St Brigid’s on Wednesday evening. In sunny, yet chilly conditions, it appeared the Johnnies were on course for a comprehensive win when they led by […]
Johnnies claim the points against St Brigid’s
Rossa impress in victory despite Ballygalget ‘Magic’
Antrim Senior Hurling Division One O’Donovan Rossa 1-27 Ballygalget 2-14 From David Mohan at Rossa Park A DISPLAY of power and pace saw Rossa record a handsome win over Ballygalget on Friday evening to get their first points of the 2019 campaign. Having lost out to Dunloy on the opening day, the hosts were fired […]
Local rivalries renewed as football leagues get underway
THE 2017 Championship finalists meet in the first league game of the 2019 as the new football season gets underway this weekend. Lámh Dhearg host St John’s at Hannahstown on Saturday afternoon in what will be a repeat of the ’17 county final when the Red Hands edged a close decider by scoring two late […]
Saffrons set to complete campaign with Treaty test
ANTRIM will complete their Division Four campaign this Sunday with a 500-mile round trip to Newcastle West to take on Limerick (1pm). Prior to Saturday’s 11-point hammering of Wicklow, Antrim found themselves second from bottom in the Division Four standings with only London below them in the table. A victory over the Treatymen on Sunday, […]
West Belfast derby takes centre stage as hurling leagues recommence
ANTRIM and Ulster Intermediate Hurling champions, St Gall’s begin their Division One campaign against West Belfast neighbours St John’s, but they will do so without a manager along the sideline at Corrigan Park (3pm). The Milltown Row men suffered a 1-13 to 2-4 loss to eventual champions Oranmore-Maree of Galway in their All-Ireland Club Intermediate […]
Saffrons bid to salvage pride from rubber games
Allianz Football League Division Four Antrim v Wicklow (Saturday, 2pm, Corrigan Park) IT was at this hurdle last year when Antrim’s promotion hopes hit a pothole when Wicklow plundered an unlikely share of the spoils at Corrigan Park. A little over 12 months later and both sides have relinquished ambitions of promotion with Derry and […]