Tag: Boylan Talks Sport

  • Flying first half sets visitors on the road to victory

    Flying first half sets visitors on the road to victory

    St Peter’s, Dunboyne…2-18 Na Fianna…0-10 First half goals from Fergal Watters and Jason Gleeson set Dunboyne on their way in Baconstown as they led by 2-10 to 0-04 at the break on Saturday evening before going on to record their second victory of the season in the race for the Mooney Cup. The eventual victors…

  • Cummins called to the bench for judgement day

    Cummins called to the bench for judgement day

    Na Fianna’s Conor Cummins replaces Philip O’Brien as substitute goalkeeper in the only change to the matchday panel from that which rescued a dramatic draw against Derry a week ago ahead of tomorrow’s crunch encounter against Donegal in the final round of regulation fixtures in the Christy Ring Cup at O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny. What…

  • Selections for Kilbeggan – May 15th 2026

    Selections for Kilbeggan – May 15th 2026

    4.45: ROSIE’S WINGS – EW – (LIAM MCKENNA (3)/ROSS O’SULLIVAN) 5.20: PREMIER ROUGE – EW – (DONAGH MEYLER/NOEL MEADE) 5.55: FACILE OCEAN – EW – (EOGHAN FINEGAN (7)/CIARAN MURPHY) 6.30: MORDOR (JOSH WILLIAMSON (5)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 7.05: BETTER TIMES – EW – (MICHAEL KENNEALLY (5)/SONNY CAREY) 7.40: TORQUAY ROAD – EW – (CARL MILLAR (5)/CIAN COLLINS)…

  • Selections for Punchestown – May 13th 2026

    Selections for Punchestown – May 13th 2026

    4.47: NOEMIE DE LA VIE (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 5.20: SALSINHA (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 5.50: WHISPERING WILLOW – EW – (CONOR STONE-WALSH/GAVIN CROMWELL) 6.20: SPANISH MAID (MICHAEL KENNEALLY (5)/ROSS O’SULLIVAN) 6.50: CAPTAINS SPEECH (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 7.20: WHERE ARE YOU NOW (CHARLIE O’DWYER (5)/ENDA BOLGER) 7.50: SPELLACY’S CROSS – EW – (DONAGH MEYLER/JIMMY BARCOE)…

  • One change for the Minors

    One change for the Minors

    The Meath Minor football team to take on Dublin in this evening’s Leinster semi final in Parnell Park shows one change from that which recently recorded the side’s third straight win, against defending champions Offaly in Tullamore. Cortown’s Dara Loughran – son of former underage county Glen and nephew of Grade One winning jockey Roger…

  • Shine on you brilliant brothers!

    Shine on you brilliant brothers!

    MEATH…3-15 DERRY…3-15 The late Paddy McIntyre Snr – a dual player at inter county level, as was his son of the same name – often said “You find your good players when you are getting beat”. There was seldom a greater manifestation of the truth of the old nugget of wisdom than the display of…

  • Return of county men fails to inspire

    Return of county men fails to inspire

    St Peter’s, Dunboyne…0-15 Summerhill…1-24 The return of county U-20s Eoin McCrudden, Charlie Gallagher and John Harkin failed to provide the expected spark as Dunboyne fell to a second defeat in the FL Div. 1 on Saturday evening last away to the county champions. Only a point, 0-09 to 0-10, separated the sides at the short…

  • Selections for Downpatrick – May 8th 2026

    Selections for Downpatrick – May 8th 2026

    5.00: ROC DINO (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 5.35: KALSMAN – EW – (JOSH  WILLIAMSON (5)/LIAM LENNON) 6.05: ECCHINACA – EW – (GAVIN BROUDER/NOEL KELLY) 6.35: SMALL BUCKS – EW – (EOGHAN FINEGAN (7)/PAT COLLINS) 7.05: STRUCK OIL (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 7.35: MINI GETAWAY – EW – (ALEX HARVEY/MARTIN LYNCH) 8.05: CULLDOO (PADDY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS)

  • On the road again as we get back on the horse

    On the road again as we get back on the horse

    To venture into Rebel territory or not, that is the conundrum whirring here after the fixtures for the opening round of this year’s All Ireland SFC were confirmed this morning. I am in the happy and very blessed position that if the bullet is bitten and the run is attacked, my long suffering and extremely…

  • Selections for Wexford – May 7th 2026

    Selections for Wexford – May 7th 2026

    5.02: KAROLINA BANBOU (HARRY COBDEN/WILLIE MULLINS) 5.35: LET HIM B – EW – (PHILIP BYRNES/CHARLES BYRNES) 6.08: BALTIC BIRD – EW – (PHILIP BYRNES/BILL DURKAN) 6.38: HIDDENVALLEY LAKE (KEITH DONOGHUE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 7.08: OCCUPATIONAL FORCE – EW – (ROB JAMES (5)/DAVID O’BRIEN) 7.38: FIVE SHIROS (BARRY STONE/JONATHAN FOGARTY) 8.08: FORTYYSIXNCHANGE (JOSH HALFORD/GORDON ELLIOTT)