DARREN GLEESON HAS stepped down as manager of the Antrim senior hurlers after five years in charge.
The former Tipperary goalkeeper joined Antrim in 2019, lifting the county to Division One status and winning the Joe McDonagh Cup in 2020 and 2022, as well as claiming a National League Division Two title in 2020.
Thank you Darren. #AontroimAbú #ThankYouDarren pic.twitter.com/PGpKg6J44B
— Antrim GAA (@AontroimGAA) July 22, 2024
“This morning my tenure as Antrim Senior Hurling Manager has come to an end,” Gleeson said.
“It is a position that I have held with the upmost pride since the Autumn of 2019. When I first made the journey in the Spring of 2018 to help with a few sessions, little did I think that I would still be there in 2024.”
This season, Antrim preserved their All-Ireland SHC status with wins over Wexford and Carlow in the Leinster SHC, while losing to Kilkenny, Dublin and Galway.
Ray Ridge just said yesterday that this guy was staying for 3 more years
@Tom Walah: Hi Tom, you must have been dreaming about me again last night!! Bit of an obsession going on there.
@Ray Ridge: Very obsessed. You’re making me a fortune. But you did say Gleeson was staying 3 years
@Tom Walah: Glad to hear it, Tom .Hope you were on England v France to meet in the under 20s final as well.
@Ray Ridge: stop will ya i will.never forgive you for yesterday lol
@Square: Another lad with an obsession!! It’s not me you should be angry with, I would have given the free!!. It’s funny though.
@Ray Ridge: So now it’s the refs fault? You said the game was over after 4 minutes. 4. The ref should have nothing to do with it
@Ray Ridge: that aul ref eh? He was probably concussed after the bang in the head or could have being seeing double or nothing
He’s taking on the Laois hurling job
Perfect job for Davy Fitz!!!