Antrim captain Peter Healy is hopeful the Glensmen can take “a big opportunity” when they line-out against Meath at Croke Park on Sunday (2pm) for a place in the Tailteann Cup final.

The Croker clash is set to see Antrim boss Andy McEntee plotting against his former charges and, speaking to GAA.ie this week, Healy says that there’s “a good bit of a buzz” in the Saffron County ahead of this weekend’s showdown.

“Something like this is especially big for Antrim football,” said the skipper. “The last time we were here was a league final in 2016 and I wasn't there. And the last time before that was a Tommy Murphy match some years before that.

“With Antrim football hopefully on an upward curve there's no better time to have a game in Croke Park and hopefully we'll get a big crowd down here and a lot of youngsters.

“I was here for the Tailteann Cup launch and Jack Cooney, who managed the Westmeath team that won it last year, said that the kids in Westmeath all think that Westmeath won the All-Ireland last year and we're not telling them anything different. I thought that was brilliant.

“And it really is brilliant to have young lads come down here and watch Antrim in an All-Ireland semi-final, it's just fantastic, and hopefully we can drive it on and help inspire the next generation of Antrim football.

“There's a good bit of a buzz now, it's rare enough we get this with Antrim football. Usually, the hurlers would be in the spotlight a bit more for big days so it's good because we have a lot of young lads on the team as well who haven't played in Croke Park before and this is a big opportunity for those lads.”

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