Tag: John Breslin
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Dunboyne Camogs make history on home soil
St Peter’s, Dunboyne (Meath)…4-12 St Cillian’s (Offaly)…1-01 To be the first to achieve something in life is extremely special. Stating the blindingly obvious, it’s historic. Which is an amazing feeling at the time, naturally, but, of even greater significance is that in the weeks, months, years and generations ahead, when people look back, they will…
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Early Cole goals keep Meath on a roll
MEATH…3-17 DERRY…1-22 Whoever the odds compilers are on GAA matches are, they must be from some county that Meath stuffed in times past. Furthermore, they must be perfectly balanced with a chip on both shoulders, because the manner in which they have chalked up matches involving Meath teams of late has been nothing short of…
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Greville goes for a half dozen changes
Meath manager Johnny Greville and his fellow mentors have opted to make a half dozen changes to the side which disappointingly lost out to London last week ahead of tomorrow’s Christy Ring Cup second round encounter against Tyrone at Trim. The green and gold will be hoping to repeat their NHL victory of earlier in…
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Greville unveils first group as Tir Chonaill men come to town
New Meath Senior Hurling manager Johnny Greville has announced his first Royal County match day panel prior to his first competitive outing in charge as Donegal come to Trim for the first round of the Allianz National Hurling League Div. 2 on Saturday afternoon. Undoubtedly, the headline grabbing development is the return of the former…
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Greville’s gang face significant Northern Exposure
Unlike the county senior footballers in their first campaign under the stewardship of Robbie Brennan, Johnny Greville’s Meath hurlers have the biennial fixture flip flop on their side with three – or half of the Allianz NHL Div. 2 outings slated for St Loman’s Park in Trim. Why the matches aren’t fixed for Pairc Tailteann…
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Selections for Dundalk – Nov. 6th 2024
1.55: SPORTING HERO – EW – (NICOLA BURNS (10)/DENIS HOGAN) 2.25: TOMARLO (LUKE MCATEER/DAVID MARNANE) 3.00: DECLAREE (DANNY SHEEHY/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 3.35: DEVIL’S ANGEL – EW – (COLIN KEANE/KEVIN COLEMAN) 4.10: NAKASERO (RONAN WHELAN/CONYNGHAM LODGE) 4.45: BARRETTSTOWN – EW – (BILLY LEE/CONOR O’DWYER) 5.15: THEGOOSEISCOOKED – EW – (JAMES RYAN (3)/GERRY KEANE)
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Selections for Roscommon – Sept. 30th 2024
1.40: IN THE TRENCHES (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 2.15: SHAHBAZZ (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 2.50: BLACKSMITH’S FORGE – EW – (JACK KEARNEY (5)/GERRY KEANE) 3.25: FAIRYTALE NEW YORK – EW – (DONAGH MEYLER/CATHY O’LEARY**) 4.00: MAX TIME (DAN KING/IGGY MADDEN) 4.35: ITS NOT OVER YET – EW – (PHILIP ENRIGHT/OLIVER MCKIERNAN) 5.10: ARCTIC FLY (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS)…
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Manager Quest Part I solved as Greville given Royal reins
Meath’s unflattering position of having neither of the two most important team management positions filled as we hurtle towards October has eased by half with the appointment of Westmeath native Johnny Greville as senior hurling manager on a three year term. Greville’s appointment is subject to ratification at the next Co Board meeting and –…
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Three changes for odyssey into the Kingdom
Ahead of the weekend’s Allianz NHL Round 3 assignment against what’s likely to a weakened Kerry side, the Meath management have made three changes from the amalgam which lost out to Carlow. Mickey Burke, Niall McLarnon and Paul Kelly drop out of the starting 15 and are replaced by Seanie Geraghty, Kris Gorman and Daire…
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Selections for Tipperary – May 18th 2023
5.00: JIT LANGY (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 5.30: GOT GLORY (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 6.05: GALACTICA (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 6.40: FUTURE PROOF – EW – (SIMON TORRENS/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 7.15: WHAT PATH (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 7.50: ATLANTIAN – EW – (LIAM MCKENNA (7)/TONY MARTIN) 8.20: DARK IMAGE – EW – (WILLIAM CRONIN (7)/EOIN MCCARTHY)