Loughgiel Shamrocks' All-Ireland winning goalkeeper DD Quinn is set to make his first start of the year for the Antrim senior hurlers this weekend.

Having let a nine point lead slip during a cruel loss to Wexford the previous week, Ollie Baker heaved a sigh of relief after his Offaly side survived a spirited Antrim revival in this Allianz League Division 1B encounter at O’Connor Park, Tullamore yesterday.

Clare recorded their second win of the Allianz Division 1B campaign with a hard fought victory over Antrim at Cusack Park, Ennis yesterday.

Clare 0-20 Antrim 0-12

Antrim, without their Loughgiel players, pulled off an exciting and thoroughly deserved victory over Wexford at Casement Park yesterday.

Cork senior hurling selector Seanie McGrath says Seán Óg Ó hAilpín has “trained superbly” since returning to the Rebels squad and will be expected to help his rookie midfield partner, Darren Sweetnam, through tomorrow’s Allianz HL opener against Waterford.

Antrim manager Jerry Wallace has named his team to face Wexford in their opening Allianz Hurling League Division 1B tie this Sunday at Casement Park (throw-in 1.30pm).

THE clash of Crossmaglen and St Gall’s at Casement Park yesterday was expected to be a Halloween sparkler but the All-Ireland champions for the past two years served up a damp squib.

Antrim 0-12 Limerick 3-22

ANTRIM fielded close to a second-string side against surprise packets Armagh in yesterday’s Ulster SHC final at Casement Park, but the management cast more than a few anxious looks towards the subs’ bench in the closing stages.

FERMANAGH captain Barry Owens has sensationally claimed there were county board officials wishing the team were going to be beaten by London in last Saturday’s All-Ireland qualifier.

JOE McMAHON will make his first appearance for the Tyrone senior footballers since suffering a broken jaw in a club game two months ago in Sunday’s Ulster SFC semi-final against Donegal at Clones.

ANTRIM advanced through their All-Ireland SHC qualifier with Westmeath at Casement Park on Saturday night but the game was not as comfortable as the final score line would suggest.

Antrim 2-25 Westmeath 1-19

Laois 3-12 Antrim 1-21

Tyrone 1-16 Antrim 1-11

CORK County Board have called for fair play after All-Ireland-winning captain Graham Canty was snubbed for a trip to America on St Patrick’s Day.

UCC’s practice of slaying major forces in this season’s Sigerson Cup was maintained when they ousted the host college UCD in an enthralling semi-final clash in Belfield yesterday afternoon.

Louth 2-10 UCD 0-15

IT had been billed as the beginning of a new era for Meath football but Seamus McEnaney’s first game in charge of the Royals was a losing outing, with UCD snatching a dramatic victory in the refixed O’Byrne Cup opener in Navan last night.

Meath 0-10 UCD 1-9

St Gall’s (Antrim) 3-9 Bellaghy (Derry) 2-5

Antrim manager Dinny Cahill has unsurprisingly kept faith with the team that saw off Dublin for Sunday's eagerly-awaited All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Cork.

DUBLIN hurling boss Anthony Daly admits his future is unclear after his charges sensationally crashed out of the All-Ireland SHC race at Croke Park on Saturday.

DUBLIN hurling boss Anthony Daly admits his future is unclear after his charges sensationally crashed out of the All-Ireland SHC race at Croke Park on Saturday.

Simon McCrory has replaced Colm McFall in the Antrim team for Saturday's All-Ireland SHC phase 3 qualifier against Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 3pm).

CAVAN are on the lookout for a new senior football manager after Tommy Carr last night decided to bring the curtain down on his two-year reign in charge.

DINNY CAHILL hailed a victory for heart and character as stubborn Antrim struck at the death in Belfast to eventually secure their place in Phase III of the All-Ireland qualifiers.

Antrim 0-9 Kildare 1-15

Antrim 2-18 Carlow 3-12

Both Antrim and Kildare will field unchanged teams for tonight's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier replay at Casement Park (throw-in 7pm).

WAS there ever an occasion like this in the history of the GAA?

Kildare 0-15 Antrim 0-15 aet

TOM KENNY and Eoin Cadogan have shaken off injury worries to make the Cork starting side for Sunday’s Munster SHC quarter-final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, as manager Denis Walsh makes three personnel and three positional changes for the clash against Tipperary.

Championship debutant Thomas McCann will lead the Antrim attack for Sunday's Leinster SHC quarter-final showdown with Offaly at Parnell Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Tyrone 2-14 Antrim 1-13

IT was his 14th All-Ireland final but rarely has Kilkenny legend Michael Kavanagh performed as well in Croke Park as he did on Saturday evening and rarely has he felt as much satisfaction afterwards.

Joint Antrim managers Dominic McKinley and Terence McNaughton have made four changes to their side from the one which lost to Dublin in the Leinster quarter-final, for this Sunday's Ulster SHC decider against Down at Casement Park, Belfast.

THERE were very few positives to be taken from this historic Leinster SHC quarter-final in Croke Park yesterday, certainly not for Antrim who, after years of agitation, were making their first appearance in the province.

DUBLIN 2-16 ANTRIM 0-12

Louth 0-22 Antrim 0-08