Limerick v Antrim Very National Div 1B League Saturday 22nd February 2025
Antrim will take an overnight stay on the way down ahead of Saturday’s game against Limerick in the Very National Div 1b league, arriving fresh and focused for the game. At the time of writing, Castletown Ballagran GAA Club has been proposed as the venue, but there is a possibility of that changing to a closer venue, depending on pitch availability.
Both sides can claim to have a chequered past with their 2024 encounters, where Antrim turned around a half time Very National league score of 0-04 to 2-02 in Ballycastle in early March, before the final whistle to 3-10 to 2-05, Antrim’s majors coming from Annie Lynn, Sarah Fyfe, and Fionnuala Kelly, Limerick’s goals came from Niamh Ryan and Caoimhe Lyons and Limerick got the better of Antrim by just two points in the senior championship in Mick Neville Park in late June, winning 2-17 to 3-12.
Limerick will want to avoid a repeat of last year’s league encounter in Ballycastle – Pic Michael Corcoran
Antrim will be buoyed by their recent win over Wexford in Ahoghill (0-14 to 2-07), despite some regulars on the panel missing due to holidays and injury, but Limerick will be in a similar mood, having travelled away last Saturday to Clonduff and came away with a 1-13 to 1-05 win over Down.
Clare McKillop, along with the rest of Antrim’s defence will want to keep Limerick out of the scoring zone in Saturday’s Very National Div 1B League game – Pic Michael Corcoran
The all-important weather will no doubt place its mark on the game, with the most recent forecast suggesting no rain at the 2pm throw-in, but it may be a blustery day with gusts reaching upwards of a predicted 32 mph. It’s liable to change though before the game at this time of the year, as last year’s league game in Ballycastle can attest; sunshine, heavy showers and hailstones battered players and match officials within the sixty minutes of play. The Saffron Gael is pleased to be pitch side on Saturday for the game and we’ll bring you a match report and the usual bumper album of photos from the game.