Allianz Football League Division Four Antrim v Limerick (Sunday, 2pm, Portglenone) THERE might be three rounds of the Allianz Football Leagues remaining, but Conor Murray insists Antrim must win them all, starting with Limerick on Sunday, if they are to gain promotion. Last Sunday’s draw at home to Carlow removed the safety net for the […]
Treaty test is a ‘must-win’ for Antrim says Murray
Antrim U20s seek to rise to Red Hand challenge
EirGrid Ulster U20 Football Championship Antrim v Tyrone (Saturday, 2.30pm, Lavey) A LITTLE over a week on from a famous victory over Derry, Antrim face another huge task as they bid to reach the Ulster U20 Football Championship final at the expense of a fancied Tyrone side. The Red Hands were the inaugural winners of […]
Antrim set for Royal rumble in new surroundings
Allianz Hurling League Division 2A Antrim v Meath (Portglenone, Sunday, 12.30pm) ANTRIM’S hurlers will seek to take another step towards the Division 2A final this Sunday lunchtime in the unfamiliar surroundings of Portglenone when they host a Meath team whose own promotion ambitions are hanging by a thread. Storm Dennis forced the postponement of the […]
Saffrons seeking to dash hopes of ‘Carlow Rising’
Allianz Football League Division Four Antrim v Carlow (Sunday, 2.30pm, Glenavy) THE summer may feel a world away with storms Ciara and Dennis visiting these shores on successive weekends, but Antrim skipper Declan Lynch believes this Sunday’s clash with Carlow will be like a Championship battle. Not only are the stakes high for both teams, […]
Antrim poised for Faithful test
Allianz Hurling League Division 2A Offaly v Antrim (Tullamore, Sunday, 2pm) WITH two wins and four points already banked, the ascent becomes a little steeper for Antrim’s hurlers as they get set for Sunday’s trip to face Offaly in Tullamore. It is a rerun of January’s Kehoe Cup final that went the way of the […]
Antrim boss McGettigan bemoans U20 Football Championship format
EirGrid Ulster U20 Football Championship quarter-final Antrim v Derry (Saturday, 2pm, Dunsilly) ANTRIM U20 manager Hugh McGettigan feels the grade would be better served by a return to the old U21 format as the Saffrons prepare for their quarter-final clash with Derry at Dunsilly on Saturday. The revised 2020 calendar has already come in for […]