Tag: Barry Dardis

  • Frayne strain a pain as Royals get ready to rumble

    Frayne strain a pain as Royals get ready to rumble

    Regardless of the sport, once it’s a team pursuit, the loss of one significant component thereof can have catastrophic consequences for the ambitions and prospects thereof. Whether that be Willie Mullins seeing the services of State Man defenestrated for the season, just as Sir Gino – ironically also in the ownership of Joe and Marie…

  • Frayne keeps ‘Hill in the frame amid chaotic conclusion

    Frayne keeps ‘Hill in the frame amid chaotic conclusion

    Summerhill (Meath)…1-09 Tullamore (Offaly)…1-07 The records will show that a late Kevin Ryan goal and an even later point from Eoghan Frayne were the deciding factors in this attritional but entertaining Leinster Club SFC encounter, but unfortunately it is likely to be overshadowed by the chaotic conclusion to proceedings which culminated in Dublin referee Barry…

  • Shake the tree hard enough and eventually the fruit will fall

    Shake the tree hard enough and eventually the fruit will fall

    The bit of set dancing engaged in by Meath and Mayo in the early stages of the 1996 All Ireland Final replay has to be the most exaggerated piece of shadow boxing in public discourse since Bertie Ahern told Gay Mitchell he was a waffler and the current Taoiseach chided a certain Donegal politician about…