Antrim, County Antrim

Town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland

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Antrim is a town and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies on the banks of the Six Mile Water on the north-east shore of Lough Neagh. It had a population of 25,606 people in the 2021 census. It is the county town of County Antrim and was the administrative centre of Antrim Borough Council until its 2015 merger with Newtownabbey Borough Council to form Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. The town lies 14 miles (23 km) north-west of Belfast.

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Down hold off Antrim in scrappy and niggly contest Down progress to an Ulster Football semi-final meeting with Fermanagh or Armagh by overcoming Antrim 0-13 to 0-9 in a scrappy game in Newry. BBC Sport - Published on April 13, 2024
Brown shocks Robertson in Northern Ireland Open Antrim's Jordan Brown delights the home crowd at the Northern Ireland Open by beating former world champion Neil Robertson 4-1 in the last 64. BBC Sport - Published on October 23, 2023

'Why I expect Treaty & Cats to set up All-Ireland final rematch' - Neil McManus column In his first BBC Sport NI column, recently-retired Antrim star Neil McManus previews Limerick v Galway and Kilkenny v Clare in the All-Ireland Hurling semi-finals. BBC Sport - Published on July 5, 2023
Armagh's 'job done' - more of the same for Antrim As Ulster SFC contests go, Saturday's preliminary-round opener between Armagh and Antrim might just remain in the memory until about Tuesday. BBC Sport - Published on April 9, 2023
Armagh outclass Antrim in Ulster Football opener Armagh earn a 0-20 to 1-8 win over Antrim in the Ulster SFC opener at the Athletic Grounds as the gulf in class between the sides is obvious. BBC Sport - Published on April 8, 2023

Misfiring Cats eventually subdue Antrim in opener Debutant Billy Drennan's 1-8 helps Kilkenny beat Antrim 1-18 to 0-15 in the Allianz Hurling League Division One opener at Corrigan Park. BBC Sport - Published on February 4, 2023
Ulster derbies part of round two League mix Round two of the Allianz Football League will include a couple of intriguing Ulster derbies as Tyrone host Donegal and Down take on Antrim. BBC Sport - Published on February 3, 2023