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Irish Daily Mirror
|August 21, 2025
Legendary figure is staying on as Antrim supremo
DAVY FITZGERALD has boosted Antrim hurling by confirming that he will stay on as manager for a second year.
Fitzgerald initially agreed to a two-year term with an option of a third, but after “a very tough year travel-wise” with eight-hours-plus round trips to training from his Sixmilebridge home, he was weighing up his future plans.
Antrim were relegated out of the Leinster Championship this year after a final round defeat by Offaly and will play in the Joe McDonagh Cup in 2026.
But Fitzgerald (54) told Star-Sport that this played no role in his decision: “There were a few things to think about, the journey being one,” he said.
“I took a while. Then I met the players. I explained to them just why I needed a few weeks after the Offaly game. I had an individual meeting with every one of them.
“I sat down and I explained everything to them. It was very funny. There were reports that I had gone back and I hadn't even met the players.
“That wasnt true. I needed to talk to the players and the County Board. I told them exactly my thinking.
This story is from the August 21, 2025 edition of Irish Daily Mirror.
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