Tag: Na Fianna GAA Meath

  • Plunkett to skipper the Good Ship Royal forward

    Plunkett to skipper the Good Ship Royal forward

    Clonard clubman Jason Plunkett was this evening (Monday) elected as the new Chairperson of the Meath Co Board at their annual convention which took place in Navan O’Mahonys GAA. Plunkett, who is, or at least to the best of my knowledge, an efficient and popular referee whilst, in more recent times, has served the county…

  • Sideline Cuts – 29

    Sideline Cuts – 29

    SLEEPING GIANTS AWAKEN For very poignant reasons, on several occasions this year, the All Ireland winning Meath team of 1967 were brought to mind. This time round however, their mention is in a brighter context. Now read on… Peter McDermott’s team way back then were – unthinkable as it might seem now – backboned by…

  • An epic and equally upsetting weekend

    An epic and equally upsetting weekend

    If anybody has become bored or annoyed by my re-posting match text commentary in recent weeks I apologise. It’s my way of dealing with Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) and/or separation anxiety, whichever you want to call it. From not being able to attend matches it is desired to be at. Without wanting to play…

  • One Board backs the other

    One Board backs the other

    Meath Co Board were last night successful in their appeal to the GAA’s Central Hearings Committee which contested the earlier decision of the Leinster Council to mandate the Royal County’s governing body to replay the third round ‘regulation’ game between Donaghmore/Ashbourne and Na Fianna. Now read on… The furore erupted after the two aforementioned clubs…

  • Keegan Cup race hits choppy waters in battle of the calculators

    Keegan Cup race hits choppy waters in battle of the calculators

    BREAKING NEWS The closing stages of the Meath Senior Football Championship appear to have hit choppy waters after the Leinster Council upheld a case taken by Na Fianna regarding the methodology used to determine placings in their group. With three teams – Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Na Fianna and Curraha – all tied on two points each, the…

  • Walsh wizardry points the way as Meath enjoy day on the banks of the Lee

    Walsh wizardry points the way as Meath enjoy day on the banks of the Lee

    Meath…3-14 Cork…0-19 With Division 2 being the most competitive it has at least appeared in the last few years, Colm O’Rourke’s maiden outing in the Allianz National Football League could hardly have looked more fire and brimstone than taking on the Rebel County by the banks of their own lovely Lee. Now, things have changed…

  • Battalion for trip into the deep south revealed

    Battalion for trip into the deep south revealed

    The Meath team which will confront Cork in Sunday’s Allianz National Football League opening round at Pairc Ui Chaoimh has been revealed. Throw in at the Rebel County venue is at 1.30p.m., the game will be shown live on TG4’s YouTube Channel with full deferred coverage on normal television thereafter. Meath’s mentors have handed NFL…

  • River men’s free running style sees them sail to success

    River men’s free running style sees them sail to success

    Boyne Valley… 2-11 Tara… 0-07 A varied and attractive style of football – something synonymous with Cathal O’Bric-trained teams – held sway as the Walterstown/Bective/Rathkenny/Slane were deserving winners of the inaugural Regional Football Championship Final in Ashbourne on Sunday. At this point, this writer would like to place on record sincere thanks to Coiste Na…

  • Newman calls time on Royal service

    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…