Tag: Laois
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Sloppy Meath hang on for dour stalemate
Meath… 2-10 Laois… 0-16 Colm O’Rourke’s first home game in charge saw his troops hang on for a draw after seeing a decent lead whittled away in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Baltic Pairc Tailteann. By my reckoning, Meath made 13 changes from the side which defeated Carlow on Wednesday night. Naturally, in such…
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Meath need to speculate to accumulate
Your columnist meant to post this a few days ago – a few thoughts on GAA developments this week: Even though the admission of Kerry to Leinster underage hurling competitions would upskuttle the provincials even more, if it makes more counties – and consequently competitions – more attractive and competitive then it’s difficult to see…
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Ratoath survive rough ride to oust Rhode
Ratoath… 0-11 Rhode… 0-09 At this stage of the season, and in provincial championship action in particular, it’s all about getting results. On that score, Ratoath will be happy enough. Especially given the paltry record of Meath teams at this level over the years. For all that, there will probably be a cognisance in the…
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One step forward, at least four back
The inner sanctum of the GAA at any given time and its surviving elders are about as receptive to change as one would be to a fart in a space suit. To that end, it’s actually quite astounding that initiatives like the Back Door, the introduction of red and yellow cards and the belated adoption…
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History repeated as Lake County claim landmark win
Westmeath… 2-14 Cavan… 1-13 There have been numerous examples in GAA of matches being turned on their head by moments of greatness. Anyone who has been kind enough to frequent this space for long enough will know my favourite exhibits of same. There is another one, mind you, which never got the acclaim it deserved.…
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Tailteann Cup opening pairings revealed
Anybody who questions the GAA’s willingness to and alacrity at the accepting and implementation of change should use the the example of the coalition between Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and the GanGreen Party as a reference point. Now read on… Nobody really wanted it, nobody is sure how it came about but it’s holding steadily…
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Selections for Thurles – Feb. 10th 2022
1.45: GENTLEMAN DE MEE (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.20: NELLY’S MONEY (JACK FOLEY (5)/ROBERT TYNER) 2.55: ADAMANTLY CHOSEN (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.30: ASH TREE MEADOW (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.00: RAJSALAD – EW – (CHARLIE O’DWYER (7)/CONOR O’DWYER) 4.30: SOMETHING SWEET – EW – (IAN POWER/ROGER MCGRATH) 5.00: O’MOORE PARK (CHARLIE MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS)
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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…
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Newman calls time on Royal service
Kilmainham’s Mickey Newman tonight announced his retirement from inter county football. The languid, accurate forward previously stepped away in 2020 in an effort to recover from a succession of injuries which blighted his career but returned to the fold last season. Very similar to Brian Stafford in style of play and place-kicking, Newman was part…
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Meath’s season opener called off
Saturday’s O’Byrne Cup clash between Wicklow and Meath, scheduled for the Bray Emmets club grounds, has been postponed. Leinster Council has confirmed this morning that the opening round clash has been postponed, with a combination of injuries and Covid close contacts in the Wicklow squad understood to be the reason. With both teams set to play…