Antrim v Leitrim
Cumann na mBunscoil halftime action at the Antrim v Leitrim NFL Division 3 meeting of Antrim and Leitrim at Corrigan Park on Saturday
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Con Magees Glenravel GAC is holding the official launch of their Club Development Program on Thursday, February 27th, at 7:30 pm in the Sports Complex at The Club. This is an exciting project that will shape the future of Con Magees Glenravel GAC who have been in existence for 109 years this year. The new development is by far the most ambitious venture the Club has taken on and will involve a multi year development plan on their current site of Fr Maginn Park. The launch night will include pitch drawings, concept design and videos showcasing the entire development, with expert architects on hand to explain their designs. A large crowd is expected to come and see first hand what the Club are planning to develop in this multi-year endeavour. Advice for anyone attending is to get there early.
“I’ll Be There For You” was the song of choice for one of the participating teams at Friday night’s Saints & Slimmers Finale event and it perfectly sums up the mood on the evening as the participants relied on their team of “Friends” to give their best dance performance.
8 teams came together to spend the evening celebrating with family and friends at the conclusion of another successful Saints & Slimmers programme.
Held in the wonderful setting of Tullyglass House Hotel the participants, arranged in teams named after TV Law & Order shows, rounded their 7 week challenge off in some style.
Having spent the past 2 months exercising every muscle they have it was time to hit the dance floor and show off their Lip Snyc and dancing skills to over 400 friends, supporters and club members.
With 8 routines in all from Madonna’s “Hung Up” through to KC & The Sunshine’ Band’s “Get Down Tonight” there was plenty to keep everyone entertained. And that’s just what they did. Each team put on show the final results of their 7 week dance preparation to rapturous applause from those attending. But of course there were also points on offer and champions to be crowned.
First up on the night was the naming of the Biggest Male & Female Loser. Competitors waited with bated breath for the overall winners to be announced. Crowned 2025 female winner was Orlagh McKenna while crowned male winner alongside her was Anthony Lee.
Then it was on to the Dance winners. The judges had an unenviable task in choosing their winners but choose they did and announced in 1st place was Charlies (Bar) Angels dancing to The Cure’s “Love Cats”, 2nd place went to Connolly’s Spar Cagneys with Frank Sinatra’s “Send In The Clouds” with McKillop’s Spar MacGyvers and their take on Rednex “Cotton Eyed Joe” and the Pizza Parlour Professionals version of Maroon 5’s Moves Like Jagger joint placed in 3rd.
Celebrations had barely receded when we were introduced to the overall champions of the 7 week programme. A combination of points awarded for attendance, weight loss and team activity challenges had brought us to this point.
Deserving winners and Saints & Slimmers Champions 2025 were the Bert’s Cafe Columbos who led from Week 1 to the finish. Announced in 2nd place were Connolly’s Spar Cagney’s while in 3rd place were the Eco Flame Fugitives.
Saints & Slimmers has community at heart and this was very much in evidence during Friday night’s event when a cheque was presented to local charity Womans Aid. Kelly McDonald, representative of the organisation, received the donation on their behalf.
The money was raised as a result of a day long Spin Cycle Spinathon at the Ballymena Harmony Hub in the centre of town. Thanks to the generosity of the participants, their families and the Ballymena public a grand total of over £3k was realised. A fitting way to pay tribute to the spirit of community which is at the heart of the All Saints club and bring this year’s programme to a conclusion.
Special thanks to all of our team and event sponsors:
Connolly’s Spar (Cagneys)
Pizza Parlour (Professionals)
Charlie’s Bar (Angels)
Bert’s Cafe (Columbos)
McKillops Spar (MacGyvers)
Teamkit (Taggarts)
ECO Flame (Fugitives)
Knockdene Healthcare (Kojaks)
And our tutors:
Regan & Dara (Dance)
Flamingo Fitness (Teresa & Andrew)
Ballymena Runners (Raymond, Mairead & Stephen)
Gladiators (Lyndon & Nicole)
Lifestyle Gym (Michael & staff)
Ali Donaghy & Lisa Kirkwood (Treasure Hunt)
We would also like to thank the local venues without whom the programme could not take place:
St. Brigid’s PS
St. Patrick’s College
Slemish College
Lifestyle Gym
Flamingo Fitness
Gladiator
And finally our thanks to our charity partner this year:
Woman’s Aid
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National Hurling League – Division 1B
Antrim 0-11 Waterford 2-23
Antrim hurlers are facing a relegation battle in Division 1B of the National League following Sunday’s heavy defeat to Waterford at Corrigan Park, their third defeat in four games, which leaves them sitting second bottom with just two games left to play. With two teams being relegated their position if very precarious and means they will need to win next weekend’s game against Carlow and the final game at home to Laois to survive.
Sunday’s defeat against Waterford was emphatic against a much improved Deise side, who had been shocked in their opening game against Carlow.
With a strong wind at their backs Waterford sprung from the traps and had two points on the board within the first minute and when Kevein Mahony struck their first goal in the tenth minute it was clear Antrim had a mountain to climb.
Things got worse six minutes later when the visitors were awarded a penalty when Keelan Molloy was deemed to have fouled Stephen Bennett as he bore down on goal, and the full forward, son of Antrim coach Pat Bennett, drilled the ball home, and to make matters worse for the Saffrons Molly received a black card which saw him spend the next ten minutes in the sin-bin.
Antrim could not contain the rampant Waterford side, and struggled to get out of their own half, such was the strength of the wind, and it was all of nineteen minutes before they struck a ball over the Waterford endline from play. James McNaughton did manage a point from a free, a well struck shot into the wind, but as the gap widened by the minute the visitors went on to open a 2-14 to 0-04 lead by half time, Antrim’s other scores coming from two more McNaughton frees and one from play by Seaan Elliott.
Things looked a bit more promising when Antrim started the second half with four unanswered points, one of them an excellent effort from Eoin ‘Sammy’ O’Neill. However the Deise men were starting to adjust to playing into the breeze and once they got their bearings again they started to pile on the scores again.
To their credit the Saffron showed a bit more fight with Keelan Molloy running himself to a standstill, but the gap in class was evident throughout the field as Jimmy Barron, Dessie Hutchinson, Padraig Fitzgerald and co showed their class.
A bitterly disappointing day for the Saffrons and it is vitally important that they get something out of their trip to Carlow next week.
Scorers for Antrim: J McNaughton 0-6 (6f), K Molloy 0-2, S Elliott 0-1, E O’Neill 0-1, G Walsh 0-1 (f).
Scorers for Waterford: S Bennett 1-4 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Padraig Fitzgerald 0-4 (3f), D Hutchinson 0-4, K Mahony 1-0, J Barron 0-3, C Prunty 0-2, C Treen 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1, M Kiely 0-1, P Hogan 0-1, K Bennett 0-1, P Curran 0-1 (1f)
ANTRIM: R Elliott; E McFerran, R McCloskey, S Rooney; J Maskey, E Campbell, C Bohill; N Elliott, S Elliott; P Boyle, R McCambridge, K Molloy; J McLaughlin, J McNaughton, N O’Connor.
Subs: E O’Neill for S Elliott (HT), C McKeown for P Boyle (49), A McGarry for J McLaughlin (58), G Walsh for K Molloy (60), K Molloy for R McCambridge (62).
Black card: K Molloy (16-26)
WATERFORD: B Nolan; C Ryan, C Prunty, I Daly; M Kiely, M Fitzgerald, P Leavey; J Prendergast, C Sheahan; Padraig Fitzgerald, J Barron, C Treen; K Mahony, Stephen Bennett, D Hutchinson.
Subs: K Bennett for Padraig Fitzgerald (44), P Hogan for J Pendergast (44), P Curran (62) for C Treen, S Walsh for S Bennett (65), G Fives for C Prunty (67)
REFEREE: C Flynn (Westmeath)
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Wexford v Antrim U16A All Ireland Shield 23rd February 2025
Wexford 1-05 Antrim 3-08
Pitch 4 National Games Development Centre, Abbotstown
With six games postponed due to the current weather, it was a relief to see the U16A Shield game go ahead in Abbotstown today. By the time the squad arrived, rain had eased off and some sunshine broke through the cloudy sky, but the wind was persistent throughout the match and posed a challenge for both sides.
Antrim enjoyed the wind on their backs for the first half and built-up an airborne total of eight crucial points and a goal from Aedin Vallely to Wexford’s 0-01 before the half time whistle.
With the wind on their backs in the second half, Wexford looked comfortable taking their points and indeed added another four and a goal but Antrim’s defence was immense and the work rate from the midfield impressed their management team with frequent calls of encouragement.
Antrim’s goalkeeper, Maeve Scullion was replaced due to an injury not long after the restart, by Mia Carlin and her puck outs into the wind were an asset to Antrim, helping to push Wexford back as far as possible, giving Antrim’s half forwards an opportunity to win the sliotar and feed forward into Cliodhna Thompson, Aedin Vallely and Adria McAllister for Antrim’s three goals.
Antrim will now play Waterford on Sunday 9th March in round three of the shield, details TBC.
Antrim panel and scorers
Mia Scullion, Kiera McLaughlin, Laoise McCollam, Isabelle Martin, Hannah Mead, Fiadh Sands, Amy Gault, Caoimhe McErlain 0-01, Anna Smyth 0-01, Tamara Black 0-01, Eimear Ward 1f, Tegan Cassidy 0-01, JoJo Darragh 0-02 (1f), Aedin Vallely 1-00, Cliodhna Thompson 1-01
Subs Orla Munce, Caela Casey, Adria McAllister 1-0, Bronagh Doherty, Mia Carlin