Category: Athletics

• The Russians forgot the number one rule when in a hole

  

  For kids of today, or even those slightly for whom the war in Ukraine is their first experience of such atrocities in the world, it may come as a surprise to know that there was a time when GAA – and presumably most other sports – were put into hiatus by the world being at […]

  Brendan

  March 1, 2022

  Athletics, CURRENT AFFAIRS

  AFP, AP, Athletics, Bloomberg, Boylan Talks Sport, CNN News, Current Affairs, David Walsh, Euronews, FIFA, IAAF, ITP, Paul Kimmage, Reuters, Roman Abramovich, Russia, Sky News, UEFA, Ukraine, USADA, Vladimir Putin, Volodmyr Zelensky, WADA, World War III

• Healing hands and words that gave us faith in ourselves

  

  Be honest, were any of you ever caught with drink on you in school? In your possession, not actually on board? This corner was, now read on… A bottle containing poitin was once domiciled in my schoolbag for a few hours. And of course it had to fall out. Before the gaskets in your mind […]

  Brendan

  January 12, 2022

  Athletics, GAA

  Andy McEntee, Athletics, Beef Or Salmon, Best Mate, Boylan Talks Sport, Cheltenham Gold Cup, Clonee United, Donore, Dublin City Marathon, Dunboyne Athletic Club, Feis Cup 1958, GAA, Gerry Cooney, Henrietta Knight, Horse Racing, Jim Culloty, Jim Lewis, Keegan Cup, Leinster U-21 FC 1997, Meath JFC 1962, Meath SFC 1998, Michael ‘Sport’ Kelly, Mr Bert Kerr, Noel Lyons, Paul Carberry, SOCCER, Sommerseat Stud, St Mary’s, St Peter’s Dunboyne GAA, St Vincent’s Ardcath, Tom Yourell, Trim

• **Clonee 10k**

  “In a recent piece commenting on the above event, the name of #Dunboyne AC’s Clodagh Dunphy was erroneously omitted from those who who made up the winning Ladies team at the event. Unreserved apologies are offered to Clodagh and all concerned for any upset or inconvenience caused”

  Brendan

  July 24, 2016

  Athletics

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• Reasons to keep the faith

  #ATHLETICS David Walsh is one of the eminent sports writers of our time. For some, the Kilkenny native’s output may be tedious. In that he continually champions a cause he feels strongly about – clean sport. He is, however, more often than not, on the money. See his tireless efforts to expose Lance Armstrong as […]

  Brendan

  July 11, 2016

  Athletics

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• Meath’s Golden Mile – Part 2

  At the time St Peter’s Dunboyne defeated Moynalvey in their first outing in the county’s premier football competition since the 1950s (1993), the vanquished had been in the top rank for the majority of my lifetime. In the intervening years, though, the club’s form has oscillated quite a bit.

  Brendan

  April 5, 2016

  Athletics, RUGBY

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• Blame game leads to generalisation and devaluation

  #BoylanTalksSport #Athletics To opine that roads are important to life might amount to an extreme case of stating the obvious. If you look upon life as a journey, though, it’s easier to add flesh to the theory in ways that might diverge from the obvious. Now read on…

  Brendan

  December 19, 2015

  Athletics, MEATH

  Dunboyne Athletics, Featured Slider, News Ticker

• A beacon of hope in a sporting world under a cloud

  What’s a long time ago now, on foot of a pilgrimage to Lourdes, I ended up joining the local Scout group. It was a sojourn which didn’t last too long as GAA took priority. However, amidst all the merit badges, eye catching uniforms and memorable excursions to places such as Smarmore Castle in Co Louth […]

  Brendan

  July 15, 2015

  Athletics

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• Success around the globe 

  It seems fairly certain that when Brian Smyth was approached in relation to attaining a wheelchair pass to attend a Meath game for yours truly 25 years ago that it had been a long time since such a request went in before – if it ever had. The impact which the beginning of that journey […]

  Brendan

  January 3, 2015

  Athletics

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• Left feeling betrayed by a phony icon  

  What you are about to read is like nothing that ever appeared here. Simply because reason nor drive to write something of this nature never existed. If it comes across as a whinge, apologies. It is, rather, intended as a releasing valve for anger and frustration at somebody being afforded opportunities some of us would’ve […]

  Brendan

  November 14, 2014

  Athletics

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• Level playing field often beyond the reach of competitors

  Jerry Kiernan will undoubtedly have riled a lot of GAA devotees with his comments regarding funding the association receives. Now, it wasn’t his first time to have a ‘pop’ at our national games and, while extreme exception would have to be taken with the contention that they shouldn’t receive any state funding, looking at his […]

  Brendan

  April 5, 2014

  Athletics