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Tag: Meath

  • A way forward based on continuity

    There was much conjecture surrounding the ‘debate’ involving Pat Gilroy and Andy McEntee thrown onto The Sunday Game in a scatter-gun manner at the end of last year. To call it a debate, though, would be to deploy it with the utmost linguistic licence. What it actually amounted to was a party political broadcast on…

  • DriveThru Sports Weekly – Ep. 10

    Welcome to our first episode of the new year. Wherein we have mention of eras ending, new ones beginning and, in one corner of the Horse Racing, things being the same as they ever were while pondering whether opportunities may arise from certain directions going forward.

  • Selections for Punchestown – Dec. 11th 2020

    12.25: CAPTAIN GUINNESS (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 1.00: THE BIG GALLOPER – EW – (KEVIN BROUDER/CHARLES BYRNES) 1:35: HE’S A HARDY BLOKE – EW – (SEAN FLANAGAN/NOEL MEADE) 2.10: TRIXIE MC (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/TOM GIBNEY) 2.45: ABOVE THE CITY – EW – (EOIN WALSH (5)/DES MCDONOGH) 3.18: THE BANGER DOYLE (FINNY MAGUIRE/KEITH WATSON)

  • Power of social media shines bright as Milennium Man gets medal back

    Some terrific news emerged this evening as it became known that Meath’s most decorated footballer Martin O’Connell had been reunited with his missing All Ireland medal. The symbol of victory, from the 1987 triumph over Cork – which bridged the 20 year gap from the county’s last prior win, was stolen from the O’Connell family…

  • Meath find their goal-den touch to get due reward

    Meath…..5-09 Kildare……0-15 One of the biggest drawbacks during Meath’s National League campaign, which resulted in them being relegated from the top tier, was the difficulty they had in raising green flags. Whatever happened during the lockdown, the Royal County have registered a dozen ‘majors’ in their two Championship outings to date. Every one of the…

  • Geraghty has “Long Road” ahead as journey of recovery continues

    Amanda Geraghty issued a positive update regarding her husband Graham’s ongoing recovery from major surgery two weeks ago. The former Meath captain and selector was rushed to hospital on October 28th gravely ill and underwent emergency surgery at a Dublin hospital. In the aftermath of the procedure, Mrs Geraghty said the two-time All Star was…

  • Youthful Meath show promise but a sterner test awaits

    Meath……7-14 Wicklow…..0-07 For the second time inside a decade, Meath put seven goals past a surprisingly limp Wicklow resistance in the Leinster SFC opener at Aughrim this afternoon. While the performance undoubtedly showed promise for what lies ahead in the short and long term, nobody should be under any illusions about the fact that a…

  • DriveThru Sports Weekly – Ep. 5

    This week’s episode was a few days in the making, due to the volume of sporting action to get through. From more encouragement for the Meath senior footballers, great results for my two favourite horse trainers and new stars emerging in Irish rugby circles as they left themselves in with a chance of claiming the…

  • Morris makes his mark as Meath battle to deserved draw

    Meath 1-17 Monaghan 2-14 When doing the piece yesterday with the Meath team for today’s game against Monaghan, the point was made that the game represented an opportunity for lads to put their hands up for selection for the forthcoming Championship opener against Wexford or Wicklow. Well. Nobber’s Jordan Morris did that and more as…

  • A look around the football leagues

    In a very strange way, there was a buzz of excitement here in the office today watching the results filter in from around the grounds today as the Allianz National Football League continued in resumption mode. Naturally, the grounds looked eerily strange devoid of spectators – though as one media colleague pointed out, a lot…