Tag: AllianzLeagues

  • Weir shows his hand for League opener

    Weir shows his hand for League opener

    Meath manager Nick Weir has revealed his lineup for tomorrow’s Allianz National Hurling League opening round encounter against Kildare in St Conleth’s Park, Newbridge. The match has a midday throw in time. Therein, The Royals – who this week announced the extension of their sponsorship deal with Glenveigh Homes – will be hoping to kickstart…

  • Meath announce the same starting 15

    Meath announce the same starting 15

    The Meath senior football management team have announced the same starting 15 for tomorrow’s Allianz National Football League Div. 2 encounter with Roscommon at Pairc Tailteann. While it seems highly unlikely the published team will play as selected, there will no doubt be a strong determination to produce a huge performance after last week’s disappointment…

  • Improved second half won’t mask bitter disappointment

    Improved second half won’t mask bitter disappointment

    Meath……0-06 Galway……1-14 Though Meath fans of a certain age mightn’t realise it, there have been tough days like this before. As far back as 1990 in fact, the first season during which yours truly began attending matches. Meath were beaten 14 points by Antrim and 16 by Roscommon. What happened thereafter? Now read on… They…

  • Ratoath men return for Royals

    Ratoath men return for Royals

    The Ratoath trio of Conor McGill, Bryan McMahon and Joey Wallace return to the Meath starting 15 for tomorrow’s Allianz National Football League opener against Galway. McGill in particular will be a welcome addition to the touring party having been injured in the local club hurling championship at the back end of last year. Robin…

  • Not ideal but it would certainly add to the excitement

    Not ideal but it would certainly add to the excitement

    Genoa, Italy, June 1990. An utterly forgettable game of football at that summer’s World Cup is completely overshadowed by an occurance which merits accreditation as surely the most dramatic Irish sporting moment of all time. A nation did indeed hold its breath as David O’Leary of Arsenal blasted Ireland into the last eight of the…

  • Meath’s Football, Hurling and Ladies Football National League fixtures for 2022

    Meath’s Football, Hurling and Ladies Football National League fixtures for 2022

    If, like me, you are not the biggest fan of the whole Festive Season mallarkey and need something to look forward to as a means of getting to the far side of it, we have the solution. Below we have up to date fixture schedules for the Royal County’s senior teams LADIES FOOTBALL The Brendan…

  • King Henry to confront the locals as draws offer hope

    King Henry to confront the locals as draws offer hope

    It had to happen, didn’t it? Newly installed Galway manager Henry Shefflin will come up against his own people just three games into his Championship management career. That was undoubtedly the headline story to emrrge from Saturday’s 2022 Mac Carthy Cup draws. The former green helmet-clad wizard will make his summer bow on the sideline…

  • Pat playing to the gallery as per usual

    Pat playing to the gallery as per usual

    Many a GAA Congress ago, it became apparent that to instigate change, one needed the ice-veined patience of Paul Carberry and the staying power of Tiger Roll. Think of all the alterations which have been applied eventually but had to negotiate several swings and roundabouts before they took effect. From kicking frees and sideline balls…

  • Proposal B And All That

    Proposal B And All That

    My thoughts on the forthcoming Special Congress of the GAA which will give delegates the option to instigate the most radical and required reform of Gaelic football since the foundation of the Association in 1884.

  • O’Connor comes home to steer The Kingdom again

    O’Connor comes home to steer The Kingdom again

    Irish sport’s worst kept secret is out. Jack O’Connor has returned for a third stint as Kerry senior football manager. Once again, the Dromad Pearses clubman has brought Diarmuid Murphy and Mike Quirke as part of his backroom team. O’Connor recently left Kildare in the lurch, heading for where the pale moon was rising even…