Antrim GAA
Antrim is steeped in GAA history, with both Gaelic football and hurling popular in the Glens. On an inter-county level, hurling has been the most successful code for the Saffrons as they compete for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship as part of the Leinster provincial championship. They have reached the Liam MacCarthy showpiece on two occasions, losing in 1943 and most recently in 1989, where they famously defeated Offaly to make the final but came undone against Tipperary. The county also competes in the first division of the National Hurling League. Antrim hurling hopes to have taken a turn for the better with the arrival of All-Ireland-winning coach Davy Fitzgerald in August 2024. Club-wise, Antrim boast an All-Ireland-winning side in the shape of Loughgeil Shamrocks, who topped the hurling club pyramid in 1983 and 2012. O’Donovan Rossa, Belfast have also won the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship in 2015 and the Creggan Kickhams took the junior title in 2014. In Gaelic football, Antrim compete in the third division of the National League and were the first Ulster team to appear in an All-Ireland final, losing in 1911 and again in 1912. Antrim have won 10 Ulster Senior Football titles, with the latest coming in 1951. The county has won one All-Ireland club football title, with St Gall’s of Belfast winning the All-Ireland Club SFC in 2010.
Brendan Crossan: Davy Fitzgerald realising the value of Neil McManus to Antrim effort
A lot of perspective can be found over the Christmas period, and the rawness of epic defeats do fade
‘I know what it’s like - what the players are feeling’: Domhnall Nugent excited by Down camogs challenge
Antrim hurler ready for first foray into inter-county scene
Loughgiel boss McCloskey gives credit to his Ulster-winning side after a season of two halves for the Shamrocks
The Antrim senior champions swept past this season’s surprise package of Swatragh in the Ulster Senior Camogie Championship final
As it happened: See how Slaughtneil came out on top against Cushendall in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship semi-final after extra time and an end-to-end Ulster classic
The Antrim and Derry champions face off in Armagh for a place in the Ulster hurling showpiece against Portaferry next month.
Darren Gleeson steps down as Laois manager to undergo cancer treatment
The former Tipperary goalkeeper joined the Laois set-up after leaving his role as Antrim manager
A new rivalry rumbles on - but battle-hardened Cushendall can keep defence of Ulster crown alive
AIB Ulster Club SHC semi-final: Slaughtneil (Derry) v Cushendall (Antrim) (Saturday, 7.15pm, BOX-IT Athletic Grounds – live on RTE2)
Cargin ‘gutted with the performance they’ve put in' - Errigal boss Enda McGinley
Errigal sharp, Cargin flat, as Tyrone champs are in tune for Ulster progress
Derrylaughan progress to Ulster intermediate last four after penalty shoot-out drama against All Saints
The Tyrone side will now face Ballinderry after a classic encounter
Errigal’s blend of perspiration and inspiration is too much for Cargin
Tyrone champions Errigal Ciaran powered past their Antrim counterparts Cargin into the Ulster Club SFC semi-finals
As it happened: Clann Eireann pip Newbridge in an end-to-end battle and Errigal Ciarán prove too much for Erin’s Own, Cargin
Yesterday Kilcoo defeated Crosserlough in the first Ulster SFC Quarter-final of the season