Antrim ace attacker Liam Watson will miss most of next season after undergoing a cruciate ligament operation recently.

IT has been the same old story for Antrim hurlers in their annual sojourn to Croker over the past few summers.

STEPHEN MacGABHANN will make his Championship debut with Meath in Sunday’s Leinster clash with Wicklow in Croke Park.

FOR ALL those in the deep south who believe the All-Ireland club hurling final in Croke Park today is more or less a foregone conclusion, that the honest physical endeavour of the Antrim champions Dunloy will succumb to the pacy, cultured hurling of Newtownshandrum — a word of warning from one who should know.

CONOR CUNNING is a bit of an outsider in the Dunloy team. Well not outsider exactly — when you come from a Catholic village of a little over 1,000 people in north Antrim, you can’t really be an outsider. Particularly if you happen to be a hurler.

Wexford 2-15, Antrim 2-12

Dunloy of Antrim face the winners of Athenry and Birr in the All-Ireland club championship final after sensationally knocking out favourites Mount Sion of Waterford at Mullingar.