The four Gaelic games’ codes of Camogie, hurling and men and ladies football assembled in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Belfast to witness the club championship draw for 2025. 

First up to the podium were Antrim Camogie and Úna Kelly, Chairperson, who supervised the draw where the following clubs were assigned a number that will slot into the fixtures sent to every club secretary.  

1= Cushendall, 2 = Ahoghill, 3 = Ballycastle, 4 = Dunloy and 5 = Loughiel. 

The structure that was voted in by the clubs is; Round Robin, first team to the final, 2nd and 3rd play semi-final and 4th and 5th team out.  

Confirmed dates and venues will follow. 

The fixtures assignment is as follows: 

Rd 1:  

Team 2 v Team 5 

Team 3 v Team 4  

Bye- Team 1  

Rd 2:  

Team 1 v Team 2  

Team 5 v Team 3  

Bye – Team 4  

Rd 3:  

Team 1 v Team 3  

Team 4 v Team 5  

Bye – Team 2  

Rd 4:  

Team 4 v Team 1  

Team 3 v Team 2 

Bye – Team 5  

Rd 5:  

Team 5 v Team 1  

Team 2 v Team 4  

Bye – Team 3 

Men’s football followed and the four groups assigned as follows: 

Gp1 Cargin, Tír na nÓg, Dunloy, St. John’s 

Gp2 Portglenone, Glenravel, St. James, Rossa 

Gp3 Lámh Dhearg, St. Galls, All Saints, Creggan 

Gp4 St. Brigid’s, St. Paul’s, Aghagallon, Ahoghill 

Then the hurling, assigned into two groups with fixtures and venues to follow: 

Gp1 Cushendall, Loughgiel, Carey Faughs, Rossa 

Gp2 St. John’s, Dunloy, Ballycastle, St. Enda’s 

Finally, Ursula Lynch, Chairperson of the LGFA supervised the draw for the LGFA and this too was assigned into two groups: 

Gp1 Glenravel, St Galls, Glenavy 

Gp2 Moneyglass, St. Pauls, St. Brigid’s 

A photo shoot took place afterwards and everyone took advantage of the marvelous weather to go outside with Irish Olympian and guest speaker at the Saffron Forum, Ciara Mageean. 

You can view those photos here by clicking on the link… 

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