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Belfast Telegraph
20-07-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Antrim icon outlines vital area where All-Ireland Hurling Final will be won or lost... and who he's backing to reign supreme
When Antrim overcame Offaly in the 1989 All-Ireland Hurling Championship Final, the Leesiders gave their opponents from the Glens a sporting escort off the Croke Park pitch. But Terence McNaughton, one of Antrim's heroes on the day, does not expect to see this level of sportsmanship after Tipperary and Cork resolve their differences at Headquarters on Sunday afternoon.
Belfast Telegraph
24-06-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Whole new ball game as hurling and shinty hybrid matches set for Féile an Phobail
Hosted by the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, a team of camogie players and hurlers, as well as two shinty squads from Scotland, will play two games to celebrate Antrim GAA's 140th anniversary. The matches will take place on August 2 as part of the Féile an Phobail. A male and female shinty side, from Stirling and the Isle of Skye respectively, will take on their Antrim counterparts at Corrigan Park to 'build bridges and connections'. Shinty shares a similar ancestry to hurling, with versions of both being played 2,000 years ago. The Scottish sport is thought to have been introduced by Irish settlers in the 17th century and has developed some different rules. However, to mark the union of the two sports, a combined rules match will be played that will draw on both of the games' styles. Managing the Antrim side is former county hurler Terence McNaughton, who explained how both sports, despite having their own styles, are 'hundred-mile-an-hour' games. Mr McNaughton said: 'Shinty is a traditional sport in Scotland, not unlike hurling. It's a field sport — a very fast field sport, too. 'The difference between hurling and shinty is that we're allowed to take the ball in the hand in hurling. 'They don't in shinty. So in this combined rules game, we're not allowed to handle the ball. 'It's a very fast-moving game. It's actually like stepping back in time a bit. Hurling was played for the first time on the ground. 'It's really is hundred-mile-an-hour stuff.' Antrim's Maeve Kelly and Colleen Patterson will be taking part. Despite being at the top of their game in camogie, the pair are looking forward to the challenge of the hybrid rules match. Maeve said: 'It's great to see it showcasing the women's sport. 'They use ground hurling so they don't put it in their hands, so it will be a hybrid model of the rules. 'I think in the past it has been one half camogie and then the second half has been shinty rules. 'It'll be a bit of fun getting used to the different rules.' West Belfast Presbyterian minister Rev David Moore explained how the matches will be important for fostering connections in the area and hopes to hold events of a similar kind in the future. 'It's letting folk know that we're here in west Belfast and that we want to be part of the community and that we're involved and welcomed in the community,' said Rev Moore. 'And I think from the GAA's point of view, you'll have to ask them what they think, but I think they're very enthusiastic about the idea of doing this and expanding the range of community connections. 'I hope we're expecting to see two very good games. 'The ladies team from the Isle of Skye are one of the best teams in Scotland, I believe. 'And the men's team, they're probably only just getting started, but they're full of very enthusiastic players. 'I think you'll see people who have just come for a nice weekend in Belfast and want to win a game.'
BBC News
26-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Fitzgerald calls for time and hits back at McNaughton
Antrim boss Davy Fitzgerald has said he needs time before making a decision on his future after his side exited the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship. The Saffrons' three-year stint in Leinster came to an end with a 3-15 to 1-16 defeat by Offaly in Tullamore on Sunday. Fitzgerald agreed to a two-year term when he replaced Darren Gleeson ahead of the 2025 season, but admitted he will not rush into a decision before committing to leading Antrim through their return to the second-tier Joe McDonagh Cup. "I think I need a bit of time," Fitzgerald told RTE. "I finished with Waterford last year, and I've said this a thousand times. I finished and I was done. I knew in my time in Waterford, I was struggling at the end of it."Fitzgerald previously admitted he is "struggling" with the travel that has come with the Antrim job. The 53-year-old lives in Sixmilebridge in Clare, a four-hour drive from Antrim's training base in Dunsilly. "I want a bit of time to enjoy time with my family and that," he added. "As I said last year...I love my hurling and I'll always love it."And no matter what the story is, we'll see what's ahead."Fitzgerald also said he thought Terence McNaughton "had a bit more class" while responding to comments made by the former Antrim player and manager in the build-up to the Offaly game. In an interview with the Irish Independent, McNaughton accused Fitzgerald of "throwing players under the bus" while criticising the former Clare boss' "stupid" interviews."He's entitled to his opinion. He was in management himself. Maybe he didn't have a great record in that," said Fitzgerald. "I thought he'd show a bit more class than that."
