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The Irish Sun
22-04-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Lee Chin praised for emotional gesture to GAA star whose sister died that shows he's ‘class act on and off the pitch'
LEE CHIN was praised for his gesture to Antrim star Gerard Walsh following the death of his sister. The 2 Lee Chin starred as Wexford beat Antrim Credit: Matt Browne/Sportsfile 2 He was praised for a gesture to Gerard Walsh Credit: Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile After the game, Chin approached Gerard Walsh to give his condolences after the recent death of his sister Fionnuala. The gesture was revealed by Antrim performance coach Neil McManus on The Sunday Game. He said: "Gerard very sadly buried his sister last week. Gerard played really well for Antrim yesterday in the middle of the park. "And as soon as the game was over, you see Lee Chin making a bee-line to share his condolences with him. Read More on GAA "A class act on-and-off the pitch.' While Kevin Foley and Cian Byrne got the goals for Wexford in the 2-24 to 0-19 win, it was Chin who was the key to victory. Wexford boss Keith Rossiter said: 'The start that Antrim got could have been a lot worse for us. "They hit the ground running with three or four points on the board before we could blink, but the lads dug in. Most read in Sport 'We were hurling fairly well when Jacko got sent off but credit to the lads, they kept fighting away, which is what you want.' Antrim boss Davy Fitzgerald was not as happy speaking to media at the end of the game as he lamented some of the officiating. 'That's the clean version' - Watch RTE pundits Anthony Daly & Donal Og Cusack's hilarious reaction to Clare-Cork draw The sharp Saffrons led 0-6 to 0-2 after nine minutes but went scoreless for 15. Chin was everywhere as he hit four on the spin, followed by back-to-back scores from Rory O'Connor to see their side two up. Their momentum was halted on 22 as O'Connor was spotted taking a swing back at Joe Maskey and Colm Lyons flashed red. James McNaughton ended Antrim's barren spell as he began to build his own tally, but Chin had the final say of the half to give Wexford a 0-14 to 0-10 lead. He extended the gap from a free upon the resumption with Boyd yellow-carded for a drag-back, but Antrim then enjoyed a nice spell with McNaughton pointing either side of one from Walsh to narrow the gap to two. Chin continued to knock over frees with Rory O'Connor and Cathal Dunbar also on target, while at the other end, Mark Fanning got down to divert a Keelan Molloy shot up and over. Still, Antrim were in it with Walsh and Molloy bringing them back to within four, but from Fanning's long puckout, Foley rose and his momentum took him clear to blast home. It got worse for the visitors in the 58th minute as Boyd picked up a second yellow for a loose stick on Foley, with Chin pointing again. The game was put away three minutes later as Cian Molloy burst out of defence through the middle and found Byrne inside to finish. The sides added three points apiece late on, but it is Wexford who gained revenge for their defeat in Belfast 12 months ago. Fitzgerald said: 'We hurled really well for 20 minutes in the first half and the first 15 of the second half. 'I'm not saying the frees weren't frees, but it has to be the same for both sides. That is not a true reflection on that scoreboard out there.'
BBC News
17-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Walsh set to feature for Antrim after bereavement
Gerard Walsh is expected to be available for Antrim's Leinster Hurling Championship opener against Wexford on Saturday (14:00 BST) despite a recent family bereavement. The Rossa player's younger sister Fionnuala's funeral took place on Saturday but he returned to county training on Tuesday and is set to be in the matchday squad for the Wexford Park contest when Davy Fitzgerald names his Antrim selection on Thursday evening. Saturday's game will come too soon for half-forward Niall McKenna who is still a few weeks away from full Conor Johnston, who had an impressive Allianz Hurling League campaign for the Saffrons, is also set to miss the encounter after picking up an injury. Antrim go into the championship after holding on to their Division 1B League status after drawing with Carlow in their penultimate game before hammering relegated Laois in their final who Davy Fitzgerald previously managed, will join Antrim in Division 1B next season after losing their Division 1A status despite beating current All-Ireland champions Clare and previous Liam McCarthy Cup kingpins Limerick. Defeats by Cork, Tipperary, Kilkenny and Galway meant that Keith Rossiter's side suffered the drop in spite of the victories over the two most recent All-Ireland Saturday's opener, Antrim will have home advantage for contests against Kilkenny and Dublin on 27 April and 10 May. The Saffrons will conclude their Leinster campaign with away games in Galway and Offaly on 17 May and 25 May. The top three teams in the six-strong Leinster round-robin series will go on to compete in the All-Ireland Championship with the bottom side relegated to next year's second-tier Joe McDonagh Cup.
