Darren Gleeson fired up to continue Antrim climb

This is Gleeson’s fourth year in charge of Antrim, and he was given an extension of two years last August after winning the Joe McDonagh Cup for the second time in three years

BACK FOR MORE: Antrim manager Darren Gleeson during the Walsh Cup clash with Dublin. Pic: INPHO/Gary Carr

As league openers go, it’s a daunting one for Antrim as they take the pitch at Corrigan Park to face Kilkenny and a completely new man standing where the biggest presence in hurling used to occupy.

“These are the games we want up here. Kilkenny will be coming with a new manager and his first competitive National League game for Derek Lyng and that will bring a lot of interest,” says Saffrons manager Darren Gleeson, a man with considerable experience of facing Lyng and others when they were firing bullets of shots at him in the Tipperary goal.