Antrim v Cork

We've got another big weekend of GAA All-Ireland Hurling to get stuck into and we've got Waterford legend John Mullane to guide us through the action. On the ...

Shane Conway is a man who can raise a green flag, he was very unlucky last weekend not to score a goal. Kerry were 13 points down at one stage last weekend and they never threw in the towel. Belfast’s Corrigan Park is a difficult venue to go to and league results have shown that over the past two years.

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, preliminary quarter-final. Antrim 2-19 Cork 3-27. AS the players left the field at half-time at Corrigan Park this ...

"Going in a point up at half-time should have been more and we needed that to carry us through. "I spoke to the lads about that leading into the game and I have spent a lot of time here, up in Cushendall, so I'm well aware about Antrim hurling. "We knew coming up here the history of results between Antrim and Cork over the years here and their results here in League and Championship. But they stuck to the task and there's a huge amount to build on there for Antrim hurling." Antrim were looking a little shaky in defence and while Robbie O'Flynn clipped over the first of his four first-half points, the Saffrons grew into the gamer with McNaughton leading the way superbly although Elliott had to be alert to deny Lehane a goal with a save out for a 65 that was converted by the Midleton man. There had been a suggestion Antrim had nothing to lose in this game, but this is an ambitious group who knew defeat would spell the end of their season and if anyone though those were just empty sentiments, they were left I no doubt at the break as Antrim looked like a team on a mission, but couldn't find the reserves to pull it off in the second period and at times, the breaks just didn't go their way.