A leading Antrim official has urged the county to appoint a manager instead of a coach to take charge of the senior hurlers.

Antrim GAA Chairman Jim Murray has welcomed the return of Jerry Wallace to the Saffrons' senior hurling management.

The Antrim County Board has moved quickly to find a successor to hurling boss Jerry Wallace, who stepped down from his post at the weekend.

Antrim senior hurling manager Jerry Wallace has offered his resignation to the County Board in the midst of their 2012 Championship campaign.

FOUR of the five Ulster county boards in the North who did not attend Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Croke Park on Wednesday have claimed they weren’t invited to the event.

The GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was launched today at the Dunloy GAA club in the Glens of Antrim by GAA President Christy Cooney.

GAA officials nationwide were united yesterday in their condemnation of regulations which have banned water carriers from entering the field of play.

It has been confirmed that today's All-Ireland SHC relegation play-offs involving Antrim, Offaly, Clare and Wexford will go ahead as planned, after a decision was made by the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA) early today.

A MAJOR question mark hangs over today’s All-Ireland SHC relegation ties after all four competing counties last night officially called for the series to be scrapped.

WHILE Tuesday’s announcement of a €2.6m Hurling Development Plan grabbed headlines, the Ulster Council have already been putting in place plans to strengthen and develop the small ball game.