Category: GAA
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Forthcoming Corn Na Boinne Fixtures – Intermediate
Corn Na Boinne 2026 First named teams have home advantage. Group A Round 1 Ballivor v Moynalvey Saturday, February 07 at 16:00 Meath Hill BYE Round 2 Moynalvey v Meath Hill Saturday, February 21 at 16:00 Meath Hill BYE Round 3 Meath Hill v Ballivor Wednesday, March 04 at 20:00 Moynalvey BYE Group B Round…
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First Meath Club Football Fixtures of 2026 – Senior
Feis Cup Group A Round 1 St Colmcille’s v Ballinabrackey Saturday, February 07 at 18:00 Rathkenny v Dunshaughlin Saturday, February 07 at 18:00 Round 2 Ballinabrackey v Rathkenny Saturday, February 21 at 18:00 Dunshaughlin v St Colmcille’s Saturday, February 21 at 18:00 Round 3 Dunshaughlin v Ballinabrackey Wednesday, March 04 at 20:00 St Colmcille’s v…
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Meath Club Hurling Championship Draws 2026
Before going a yard further, I must first apologise for not having the below hurling draws up at the same time as their football brethern. The simple and honest explanation is that fuel reserves with the occupant of this seat were flagging between team news for and match reports on weekend events in National League…
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The only way is up
MEATH…0-08 GALWAY….0-16 It is symbolic of a team’s current status and ambitions when one hears open mention of the fact that top flight survival will suffice as far as priorities for a National League campaign. Of course there’s always the possibility that such a non-fussed approach could come back and bite you in such a…
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The Mighty Flynn gets Meath off to a flyer
MEATH…0-19 DERRY…1-13 Little fish are sweet. A bit of history being made into the bargain never hurts either. The latter being applicable on two fronts. Firstly, on a personal level, as it was the first time yours truly was at a match (that finished) under the bulbs in GAA HQ. And secondly, in the first…
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Five NHL Newcomers For Afternoon With The Exiles
Manager Johnny Greville has handed out five National Hurling League debuts among the Meath ensemble revealed for Saturday’s afternoon tea (12.30pm) appointment with London in St Loman’s Park, Trim. The handful of newcomers are Gavin King in goal, brothers Conor Leavy and Mark Leavy, Darragh Heffernan and Eoin Donegan. All of whom took their chances…
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Meath go with strongest team available
If National League team announcements are worth the paper or screens they are written on, Meath have gone with the strongest combination available to them for Saturday’s National League opener against Derry in Croke Park. That means, despite missing Summerhill’s Leinster Club SFC encounter with Athy nearly three months ago, Eoghan Frayne captains the side…
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Meath Club Football Championship Draws 2026
It doesn’t seem all that long ago since Ronan Ryan lifted the Keegan Cup for Dave Clare’s superb Summerhill side. Yet on Monday night last at Meath GAA headquarters in Dunganny the draws for this year’s incarnation – as well as the other football championships – took place. As a result of which, the undoubted…
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Shiel reveals early season selection
New Meath Senior Camogie manager Stephen Shiel has announced his panel for the early part of the season. Shiel’s stars will be in competitive action for the first time over the weekend of 14/15 February when they take on Westmeath at a Lake County venue. They will also face Carlow, Kerry, Derry and Laois in…
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A Lifetime In The Pairc – Part 3
About two hours prior to commencement of production of this piece, I came across a breaking news piece by my colleague Fergal Lynch. One photo and about 10 lines, but, possibly the most significant couple of paragraphs the Sports Editor has keyboarded in his near 30 years with the Meath Chronicle. So momentous was it,…