The Sixmilebridge man has lifted the lid on his backroom staff ahead of the new campaign. Davy Fitzgerald has recruited the services of an Antrim hurling legend as he sets out his management team for the 2025 season. The Clare native was recently unveiled as the new boss of the Saffron County, marking his first […]

1 year ago

Henry Shefflin was critical of referee Johnny Murphy’s performance in Galway’s 1-23 to 1-15 Allianz National Hurling League defeat of Dublin. The Limerick referee issued four red cards during the game, with three Galway men and one Dub having been sent off in a fiery Pearse Stadium clash. Shefflin felt that referee Murphy was too […]

2 years ago

Neil McManus dedicated Ruairí Óg Cushendall’s Ulster club hurling championship win to the club’s late supporter John McKillop. Cushendall defeated Slaughtneil by 0-20 to 2-10 in Newry on Sunday, to win a record-breaking 12th Ulster club hurling championship. Ed McQuillan, Joseph McLaughlin and Neil McManus starred for the Glensmen, who ended a famine of sorts […]

2 years ago

“It was a different morning than the normal commute.” Antrim star Neil McManus had a rather eventful day, and it wasn’t just because he scored an incredible 1-15 in the Antrim SHC opening game against Naomh Eanna. The Cushendall clubman typically puts in performances like this, in fact you could argue that it’s a part of […]

3 years ago

Not standing on ceremony. Not afraid of sharing an opinion or three. Reputations did not matter a jot. Only one Clare player escaped the verbal onslaught from Neil mcManus. McManus and his Antrim side were on the receiving end against Westmeath in the Joe McDonagh Cup, on Saturday. 24 hours later and McManus shrugged off […]

7 years ago

There was a jam-packed calendar in Ulster GAA circles this weekend as various county championships entered the business end of the season. The biggest shock came in the Cavan senior championship as the three previous winners all exited at the quarter final stage. Notorious kingpins, Cavan Gaels succumbed to a four point defeat by Gowna […]

8 years ago