Cuchullian’s GAC Dunloy held a very successful Juvenile Presentation evening in Tullyglass House Hotel last night to celebrate the success of their individuals and teams during the 2020 and 2021 seasons which were cancelled because of the Covid pandemic.
Guests of honour included Derry footballer Conor Glass, Lucia McNaughton, Antrim camogie All Ireland winning captain and Elaine Dowds the current Antrim camogie manager and Dunloy and Antrim hurlers Ryan Elliott and Conal Cunning.
Recognition was given on the night to Katie Molloy and Cassie McArthur, camogie Colleges All Stars, St. Louis All Ireland 7’s winners, Leah McGarry, Rhianna Doherty, Clara Elliott and coach Chloe Drain, Cassie McArthur and Emily O’Neill, Ulster Minor and All Ireland B championship winners, Colm Cunning, winner of the Ulster GAA Presidents refereeing award and Paul Shields, captain of the Dunloy Senior Hurling Championship winning team.
After the presentations the club held a very successful questions & answers session with the guests in attendance
2020 U16A Camogie Championship winners2021 U14A Camogie Championship winners2021 U16B Camogie Championship winners2021 Minor A Camogie Championship winners2021U15B Feile Football, U15 Division 2 and U15 B Championship winners winners,2021 U11 Hurling Championship, U11 Hurling League and U11 Kevin Lynch Tournament winners2021 U13B Hurling League winnersDunloy players who were members of the Cross & Passion Gallagher Cup winning teamDunloy Camogs, Cassie McArthur & Katie Molloy who were Camogie All Stars with Cross & Passion and St. LouisLeah McGarry, Rhianna Doherty and Clara Elliott who were All Ireland 7’s winners with St. Louis, BallymenaCassie McArthur and Emily O’Neill, Minor and All Ireland B winners with Antrim with Antrim Senior team manager, Elaine Dowds and Senior captain Lucia McNaughtonPaul Shields with the Senior Hurling Championship cup, which Dunloy have won in 2020 & 2021 with club chairman James McKeague Special guests at the Cuchullian’s Juvenile Presentation evening, Elaine Dowds, Conor Glass, Lucia McNaughton, Conal Cunning and Ryan ElliottColm Cunning with the Ulster GAA President award for refereeing
The Antrim Senior team who won last season’s All Ireland Intermediate Camogie title and the team who won the Ulster and All Ireland Minor B titles were honoured at a Gala dinner in Galgorm Manor on Saturday night. The star studded event was a huge success raising funds for the teams for the current season. Guest of honour was Kilkenny county star and four time All Star winner Katie Power. Saffron Gael went along to capture the glitz and the glamour of it all.
All Ireland Intermediate Camogie Champions and thier management team The Antrim team won last season’s All Ireland Minor B title with manager Rachael Neeson and assistant manager Johnny Sayers Guest of honour Katie Power is interviewed by MC for the evening, Shane Elliott Double champion Aine Magill who played on both the Minor and Intermediate All Ireland winning teams last season Newlyweds Chloe Drain and Kevin McShane who delayed their honeymoon to attend the Gala dinner
The Antrim Hurlers Golf Day at Balmoral Golf Club in Friday proved a big success with fantastic support shown by hurling fans throughout the county. The organisers would like to thank everyone who took part
Antrim booked their place in the final of the Ulster Junior Football Championship when they beat Fermanagh in Saturday’s semi-final in Silverbrige, Co Armagh. Antrim had lost the Erne girls when they met in the league earlier this season, but this time around they came out on top with a top class display.
Antrim made a confident star, attacking with purpose from the start, and Grainne McLaughlin pointed them ahead after ninety seconds’ play. Fermanagh came back with two Eimear Smyth pointed frees to go ahead by the 4th minute but McLaughlin found the target again for the Saffrons to draw them level.
Orlaith Prenter edged Antrim in front again when she picked up a misplaced pass out of defence to point in the 7th minute.
After a Cathy Carey free conversion was speedily cancelled by a well-crafted Bogue point, Fermanagh struck for a 13th minute goal from Sarah Britton, who punished a wayward kick out by firing home after Laura Grew set her up with a precise pass.
Antrim drew level when a Cathy Carey free, which initially seemed to be harmlessly dropping short, somehow finding its way through the packed goal line for a goal, and though a Smyth point from a free put Fermanagh back in front, good work by Maria O’Neill on the right saw her put McLaughlin through to blast to roof of net from close range to give her team a 2-4 to 1-6 lead.
Blaithin Bogue and Graine McLaughlin, swapped points before half time to see the Saffrons go in at the break with a one point lead, despite having faced a strong breeze in the opening half.
With the breeze at their backs in the second half Antrim increased that lead and after McLaughlin pointed from a free, Maria O’Neill tagged on two more from play to put the gap out to four.
Smyth finally got Fermanagh off the mark in the second half with a pointed free but it was Antrim who scored next, five minutes later, the excellent Orlaith Prenter lofting over a fine score from distance.
Points from Smith and Bogue kept Fermanagh very much in touch but Prenter struck again with a piece of fine skill to grab another point and things got worse for their opponents when Cadhla Bogue picked up a yellow card. The girls in saffron were now in the driving seat and
Prenter then sealed the win with a another excellent point to bring her personal tally to 0-4.
Despite the defeat Fermanagh are not out of the competition however and have the chance to book a final spot when they take on Derry in next week’s play-off.
FERMANAGH – Roisin Gleeson; Eimer Keenan, Molly McGloin, Andrea Gordon; Niamh McManus, Shannan McQuade, Dee Curran; Cadhla Bogue, Sarah McCarville; Aisling O’Brien. Blaithin Bogue (0-3), Sarah Britton (1-0); A Laura Grew, Eimear Smyth (0-7, 6f), Brenda Bannon.
Subs; Nuala Curran for A. Gordon 19m; Elaine Maguire for L. Grew 52m.
ANTRIM – Anna McCann; Maria McKenna, Aislinn McFarland, Niamh McIntosh; Maeve Mulholland, Saoirse Tennyson, Sarah O’Neill; Duana Coleman, Aine Tubridy; Caitlin Taggart, Cathy Carey (1-2,1f), Maria O’Neill (0-2); Bronagh Devlin, Orlaith Prenter, (0-4), Grainne McLaughlin (1-5, 2f).
Subs; Theresa Mellon for M. McCann 19m; Molly Woulahan for B. Devlin 48m; Clare Emerson for C. Taggart 52m; Emma Louise McAreavey for S. O’Neill 54m; Orla Corr for S. Tennyson 58m.
Antrim captain Cathy Carey with her Fermanagh counterpart and the match referee before the game
St. John’s followed up their Wednesday night victory over Rossa at Shaw’s Road with another win today over Ballycran at Corrigan Park. In the proverbial game of two halves it was the men from the Ards peninsula who edged the opening half and led 0-10 to 0-6 at the interval but a goal from Peter McCallin early in the second half swung it the Johnnies way.
Phelim Savage was outstanding over the hour for the Down side and he opened the scoring with a point early in the game with David Gilliland adding another to move the visitors two ahead. Peter McCallin and Shea Shannon replied for the Corrigan men as play began to open up and there was nothing between the sides at this stage.
It was Ballycran who began to gain the upper hand with Phelim Savage, Cormac McAlister, Niall Breen and Brett Nicholson all finding their range as they moved 0-10 to 0-6 ahead by the half way mark with Shea Shannon, Aaron Bradley and Ruairi Galbraith keeping St. John’s within touching distance as the sides changed ends.
The clash of the ash as St John’s Padraig Nugent and Ballycran’s Patrick Hughes pull on a dropping ball
St. John’s upped the pace considerably at the start of the second half and a Peter McCallin goal levelled matters after five minutes as the Corrigan men started to dominate. Points from Shea Shannon, Shane Dunne, Oisin Donnelly, Peter McCallin and Shannon again had them looking comfortable going into the closing stages before the visitors staged a revival.
Led by the excellent Phelim Savage the Ards men hit three unanswered points through Savage 0-2 and Scott Nicholson to close the gap to a goal and it still looked anybody’s game but a great long range effort from St. John’s main man, Shea Shannon proved the insurance point and the final score of the game as the home side ran out winners by four points.
Ballycran’s Phelin Savage holds off the challenge of St John’s Michael Dudley
St. John’s: 1 Declan Cregan, 2 Odhran Carleton, 3 Jack Bohill, 4 Shane Dunne, 5 Oisin Donnelly, 6 Padraig Nugent, 7 Ciaran McKenna, 8 Shea Shannon, 9 Aaron Bradley, 10 Michael Dudley, 11 Peter McCallin, 12 Ruairi Galbraith, 13 Luke Loughlin, 14 Conor Hand, 15 Stefan Hughes, 16 Simon Doherty,
Ballycran : 1 Declan Ennis, 2 John McNamara, 3 Sean Ennis, 4 Brad Watson, 5 Rory Brown, 6 Brett Nicholson, 7 Aaron Dorrian, 8 Scott Nicholson, 9 Phelim Savage, 10 Cormac McAlister, 11 Patyrick Hughes, 12 Daniel Hughes, 13 Philip Miskimmin, 14 Niall Breen, 19 Adam Rogan, 20 David Gilliland, 21 Jack Lennon, 25 Sean Gilliland, 27 Darragh Kelly
