Category: MEATH
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Tara do enough sporadically to seal final spot
TARA…1-12 AN TUAISCEART…0-13 If one was to try and define Tara’s performance in qualifying for the final of the 2026 Brady’s Automotive Regional Football Championship, it might be best to deploy one of my late father’s beloved quips – “Like the Curate’s egg – good in spots”! For it is exactly the case that Davy…
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Bell tolls for Moyfenragh men as Boyne make another Final
BOYNE VALLEY…2-12 MOYFENRAGH…0-12 It doesn’t happen too often but it is nice when judgments arrived at through the one seeing eye here get vindicated. In the case you will read hereafter, the class of David Bell as a footballer and why the St Colmcille’s clubman is worthy of a call up to the Meath senior…
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Provisional National League Fixtures released
After much waiting and speculating, Meath’s forthcoming fixtures for their return to Div 1 of the Allianz National Football League have finally been released. Now, the word ‘Provisional’ has been appended to the announced list, though it’s unlikely there will be any change to the intended schedule unless the weather intervenes. The first thing to…
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Corkery clips over insurance score as Regionals open with a cracker
TARA…3-12 MOYFENRAGH…1-16 Ben Corkery clipped over a late insurance score as the realigned Tara amalgam just about saw off those who now represent the Moyfenragh area after a pulsating encounter which raised the curtain on the Meath Regional Football Championship for 2026 at Devenish Park, Dunganny on Sunday afternoon. Dunshaughlin/Royal Gaels’ had the distinction of…
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Regional Football Championship 2026 Panels – An Tuaisceart
Last but by no means least, An Tuaisceart manager Tadhg Boyle from the Meath Hill club and his fellow mentors have announced the panel which they they will lead into the north county province’s defence of their Richie Barry Cup title. The all whites ensemble is drawn from a dozen different clubs and they are…
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Regional Football Championship Panels – Boyne Valley
Former Meath Minor football manager and Wicklow senior coach Joe Cowley and his fellow mentors have named their Boyne Valley panel ahead of the throw in of the race for the Richie Barry Cup. The Valley are the only duplicate winners of the Championship so far. The Clubs Donaghmore/Ashbourne, St Colmcille’s, Seneschalstown, Curraha, Rathkenny, Duleek-Bellewstown,…
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Regional Football Championship 2026 Panels – Tara
Continuing our coverage in building up to the start of the Brady’s Automotive Meath Regional Football Championship on Sunday, below are the details of the Tara amalgam put together by manager Davy Nelson and selectors Trevor Giles, Stephen O’Rourke and Rob Wall: CLUBS – Dunshaughlin/Royal Gaels, Ratoath, Skryne, Walterstown, Navan O’Mahonys, Clann Na nGael, Dunderry,…
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Donal to don the green again as focus switches to Regionals
It was only hearing Robbie Brennan reply to David Sheehan’s tentative opening query with “God it feels like so long ago” that the realisation dawned that, Jazus, it is heading for five months ago. ‘It’ being Meath’s elimination from the 2026 All Ireland SFC. June 21st. The longest day of the year. Though it was…
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Experience of the journey can make destination an afterthought
WOLFE TONES…1-19 DONAGHMORE/ASHBOURNE…0-12 At the outset here, please forgive the forthcoming preamble to the main meat in the sandwich. It will make the main filling all the more delectable when arrived at. Now read on… Dunboyne’s qualification for the Meath SFC Final of 1998 could not have come at a better time for me. If…
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Bowden bounce delivers transport to top table
DULEEK/BELLEWSTOWN…2-17 NAVAN O’MAHONYS…1-10 Mention of professionalism – even in terms of preparation – and most certainly at club level – is generally enough to send conservative traditionalists recoiling behind the nearest couch. Whether they like it or not, though, that such is a reality. No doubt there may those who will eye role at the…