Just before the annual Joe McKelvey Hurling Tournament on Saturday at O'Donovan Rossa GAC, the club also held a naming ceremony for the stand at the Shaw's Road venue, also named in honour of club founder Joe McKelvey. Pictured is Gerard 'Yash' Armstrong with Belfast Mayor, Tina Black
TWO late goals sealed a third victory in the Tailteann Cup for Antrim over Fermanagh at the Box-It Athletic Grounds in Armagh as they finished top of Group 4 to move straight into a home quarter-final in a fortnight.
IT’S unlikely Antrim’s footballers will require a rousing speech for motivation ahead of Sunday’s final Tailteann Cup Group 4 game against Fermanagh at Armagh’s Athletic Grounds (3pm).
IT has been quite the week. We’ve had a little bit of everything – a disappointing defeat at Easter Road against Hibs, turning on the style on trophy day against Aberdeen, and the ladies lifting the Scottish Cup after comfortably seeing off Rangers at Hampden.
St Paul's Boxing Club hosted its awards day in the Devenish last Sunday. Alex Maskey was on hand to present the awards as St Paul's Boxing Club took on an Ulster select with 20 bouts. Well done, everyone.
A NINE-POINT deficit became a five-point win for Clooney Gaels at a sunny Cherryvale on Wednesday evening as the Ahoghill club claimed victory over Bredagh in Antrim hurling's Division Two.
GORT na Móna U15 boys have completed a remarkable double of winning both Division Two All County Hurling Féile and also Division One All County Football Féile.
HONEST as the day is long, Michael Conlan has confirmed he didn't show up with the performance that was planned against Luis Alberto Lopez at the SSE Arena on Saturday and admits he has a big decision to make regarding his future in the sport.
AS he stood on the side of the Cusask Park pitch on Sunday, Neil McManus had a line of well-wishers approaching to shake the hand of the Cushendall man and offer their gratitude for all he has given to Antrim hurling over the course of his 17 years in the senior jersey.
WINNING the final game of the season is always the way to wrap up a campaign and Antrim manager Darren Gleeson was a delighted figure on the sunny Cusack Park sod on Sunday as his players finished on a massive high.
WITH their Leinster Championship future on the line, Antrim's hurlers delivered a sunning performance at a sunny Cusack Park in Mullingar as they powered over the line at the expense of the hosts who now face the drop.
Padraig McCrory admitted he was a little disappointed with his conclusive points victory over Diego Ramirez on Saturday, but takes positives from dealing with what could have been a banana skin outing.
IT was a happy return to home turf for Anthony Cacace at the SSE Arena on Saturday night as he retained the IBO super-featherweight title against a game, yet comprehensively beaten Damian Wrzesinski on all three cards (188-111, 117-111, 116-112).
