Antrim manager Dinny Cahill will test the depth of his squad when the Saffrons take on Armagh in Sunday's Ulster SHC final.

ANTRIM’S hurlers safely secured a place in the next phase of qualifiers with an eight-point win over Carlow at Casement Park on Saturday, but manager Dinny Cahill felt the level of performance wouldn’t be enough to get past the next round.

A WIN pulling up for Wexford then, but the 11-point margin owed more to Antrim’s spectacular collapse than anything the home team offered up in a Leinster quarter-final that seemed to hang in the balance at half-time.

Cormac Donnelly and Eddie McCloskey have been named in the Antrim team to face Wexford in Sunday's Leinster SHC quarter-final at Wexford Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Kerry 0-12 Antrim 1-15, Tralee

All-Ireland SHC Phase 3 Qualifier

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 2-18 Carlow 3-12

Antrim 4-22 Down 1-12

Offaly 2-26 Antrim 3-16 (after extra-time)

NHL DIVISION 2:

Laois 0-18 Antrim 1-12

Antrim 3-20 Down 4-15, Casement Park

DUBLIN 2-16 ANTRIM 0-12

Carlow 3-12 Antrim 1-15

THIS All-Ireland hurling qualifier was the perfect launch of the Davy Fitzgerald management era in Waterford when a six goal blitz crushed the Glensmen and sent more than 6,000 fans home happy from Walsh Park on Saturday.

Despite last weekend's hammering by Galway, the Antrim management duo of Dominic McKinley and Terence 'Sambo' McNaughton have made no changes in personnel for today's All-Ireland SHC second round qualifier clash with Waterford (Walsh Park, throw-in 2pm).

Antrim 3-19 Down 2-15

Antrim 2-17 Derry 1-12

All-Ireland champions and four-in-a-row Walsh Cup chasers Kilkenny were sensationally knocked out of the 2008 Walsh Cup today as they went down to a 2-15 to 1-17 defeat to Antrim.

There are seven players from Antrim in the selected Ulster team for tomorrow's M Donnelly Interprovincial hurling semi-final against Connacht at Ballybofey, throw-in 6pm.

Antrim 2-15 Clare 3-21

Antrim joint-managers Dominic McKinley and Terence McNaughton have made three alterations to their side for Saturday's All-Ireland SHC qualifier against Clare (Casement Park, throw-in 2.30pm).

Limerick 4-17 Antrim 0-13

Experienced Dunloy forward Paddy Richmond will hope to spearhead the Antrim attack when they meet on-form Dublin in tonight's historic NHL Division 1B tie (Casement Park, throw-in 7pm).

DD Quinn, Kevin Elliott and Karl Stewart have been recalled to the Antrim team for tomorrow's NHL Division 1B meeting with defending champions Kilkenny (Ballycastle, throw-in 2pm).

Tipperary 1-11 Antrim 0-8, Templemore

THE growth of the AIB club hurling and football championships meant that they had now become ‘one of the great events,’ not just of the GAA year, but of the Irish sporting calendar, according to Association president Nickey Brennan.

Galway 3-25 Antrim 0-12

Karl McKeegan is to continue in his role as Antrim senior hurling captain, as the managerial reign of Dominic McKinley and Terence McNaughton gets off the ground this weekend.

Loughrea 1-11 Cushendall 0-9

Dominic McKinley, Ulster's hurling manager for the 2006 M Donnelly Interprovincial Championship, has named a 40-man provisional squad for the October competition.

APPARENTLY, the world is becoming a smaller place, and that much is certainly true in a hurling context this year, with Ulster disappearing off the map in the race for the Liam MacCarthy.

Antrim 2-11 Limerick 4-24

The panels to represent Ireland in Saturday week's Hurling/Shinty International games at senior and Under-21 level against Scotland were announced today.

Antrim 0-18 Offaly 5-17

Ulster champions Antrim have made four alterations for tomorrow's (Saturday's) All-Ireland SHC relegation semi-final against Offaly at Croke Park.

In the wake of Dinny Cahill's departure as Antrim hurling manager earlier this week, the Saffrons have a lot to prove in tomorrow's All-Ireland SHC qualifier against Laois.

Antrim 2-22 Down 1-18

There are three clashes down for decision in today's final round of the National Hurling League relegation section.

Buoyed by their away win over Limerick last weekend, Waterford host Antrim at Walsh Park today and boss Justin McCarthy has made three changes from the side that defeated the Shannonsiders.

Antrim 1-18 Laois 3-12

Limerick host Waterford in the tie of the round in the Division 1 National Hurling League relegation section today.

Limerick 3-21 Antrim 2-12