5.00: CASH OR CRYPTO (LUKE MCATEER/DAVID MARNANE) 5.30: THE OLD NINE (PADDY HARNETT (5)/DONNACHA O’BRIEN) 6.00: MIGDAM (JAMES RYAN (5)/ADO MCGUINNESS) 6.30: SIOUX PRINCESS (JAMIE POWELL/MICHAEL O’CALLAGHAN) 7.00: HARRIET ANGEL – EW – (SEAMIE HEFFERNAN/PAT FLYNN) 7.30: COMFORT LINE (ADAM CAFFREY (5)/ADO MCGUINNESS) 8.00: GENTLE BREATH – EW – (ROBBIE COLGAN/SHEILA LAVERY) 8.30: CEALLACH (COLIN… Read More Selections for Dundalk – Dec. 8th 2023
Sean ‘Crash’ Corrigan was this week appointed as the Meath U-20 Hurling Manager for their 2024. The Kildalkey clubman takes the reins after a stellar playing career at both club and county level which was highlighted by three consecutive Meath SHC titles. The first three in the history of the blue and white but, ultimately,… Read More Young Royals to get a Crash course in success
12.02: CHARITY BARNUM (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 12.37: STELLAR SYMPHONY – EW – (JOHN SHINNICK (7)/TERENCE O’BRIEN) 1.12: CHAPEAU DU SOLEIL (PATRICK MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.47: CASH BACK (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.22: EDDIES PRIDE – EW – (ROBBIE GEOGHEGAN/NORMAN LEE) 2.57: CAPTAINS NEPHEW (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 3.32: TAKARENGO – EW – (JACK FOLEY/TOM MULLINS)
Both Colm O’Rourke and Seoirse Bulfin can ramp up preparing their teams in earnest for the season ahead after Meath’s schedules for the forthcoming Allianz National Leagues were confirmed most recently. Logistically speaking at least, the footballers have the better end of the stick this time around. As per the biennial reversable system, the footballers… Read More Meath’s Allianz League Schedules Confirmed
Holders Manchester City will begin the defence of their FA Cup crown at home to Huddersfield Town while the red half of the city will tangle with Wigan Athletic. There can be absolutely no doubt about the tie of the round however, with table toppers Arsenal taking on those in closest pursuance of their lead… Read More Shadow boxing standoff at The Emirates
3.15: SORRENTO SKY (ROBERT WHEARTY (5)/GAVIN CROMWELL) 3.45: EIGHTY EIGHT – EW – (NIALL MCCULLAGH/ROSS O’SULLIVAN) 4.15: BERGOMASCO – EW – (JAMES RYAN (5)/JACK DAVISON) 4.45: DREAM TICKET – EW – (NATHAN CROSSE/WILLIE MCCREERY) 5.15: ORIENTAL DANCER – EW – (NIALL MCCULLAGH/CONYNGHAM LODGE) 5.45: JAMES HENRY (CHRIS HAYES/LEANNE BREEN) 6.15: IVA BATT (SHANE FOLEY/KEITH WATSON)… Read More Selections for Dundalk – Dec. 6th 2023
MEATH… 4-13 REGIONAL ALL STARS… 0-14 The ‘new normal’ in the GAA never seems to run short of ways to leave you scratching your head. Exhibit A – the 2024 season getting underway for county teams before the current year has expired. Having said that, for me at least, there was a miniature injection of… Read More Meath get new season under way with useful blowout
When playing into the wind, in sport or life in general, it’s always safest to keep it simple and stick to what you know best. If you’re driving out, hold what you have and don’t look back. If, on the other hand, you’re fighting a rearguard action, hold your ground, trust yourself and keep it… Read More Foibles of small fields but food for thought
The teams have been announced for what thankfully looks to have become an annual fixture between a Meath 15 – drawn from a panel which Colm O’Rourke has had in training since the end of the club championships – and the Regional Championship All Stars. The latter have been announced last week. It just seems… Read More Meath’s first outing of the new season in the ‘old’ year
11.55: BRIDES HILL (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 12.25: BATMAN GIRAC – EW – (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 12.55: MY DESIGN – EW – (RAY BARRON (5)/DECLAN QUEALLY) 1.25: AN TOBAR (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.00: FOUND A FIFTY (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.35: IMPAIRE ET PASSE (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.10: CONYERS HILL – EW – (SEAN O’KEEFFE/PAUL NOLAN)… Read More Selections for Fairyhouse – Dec. 3rd 2023