Tag: Referee
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“Don’t give up, Don’t ever give up”
MEATH… 3-14 WESTMEATH… 1-17 Outside of sport, what sort of television do you most like watching? Discounting farming videos on YouTube, the answer to that question in this seat is unquestionably true crime. To the extent that, when you watch as much of the stuff as I do, phrases like DNA, trace evidence, fibres, microscopic…
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John 2:3 – the gospel for the Regional Championship
BRU NA BOINNE… 2-14 AN TUAISCEART… 1-14 How do you go about winning the Meath Regional Football Championship? Have John McCarthy managing your team! Now, of course it’s not as simple as that to garner the Richie Barry Cup – sponsored by Brady’s Skoda and Ideal Bathrooms – but, the former county Minor and U-20…
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Did Dunsany get dosed with Pringles?
DUNSANY (MEATH)…1-14 KILCAVAN (LAOIS)…1-10 The tubularly packaged crisps with the figure who is almost a doppelganger of Manuel from Fawlty Towers as their mascot also have the sales tagline ‘once you pop you can’t stop’, well, it appears the mighty men of Dunsany have adapted it slightly to suit their own narrative. Something along the…
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Classy Cottrell drives Dunsany through battle with Aughrim
DUNSANY (Meath)…2-10 AUGHRIM (Wicklow)…1-07 Jack Cottrell’s converted penalty on the call of half time may not have ultimately been the decisive score in this AIB Leinster Club JFC quarter final at wintry Pairc Tailteann, but the lively full forward’s class throughout absolutely was as Kevin Cahill’s charges put another chink of brightness – along with…
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The Saw Doctors, ABBA or Buddy Holly?
Even in this day and age, there are people who, unless and until they are affected by it themselves or you metaphorically lamp them with a sledge hammer, will still try to convince you mental health “Isn’t real”. Yes, I have been accosted by the “If it upsets you just don’t think about it” twaddle.…
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Dunboyne take care of business
St Peter’s, Dunboyne… 0-20 Curraha… 0-09 ‘The Who’ had one of their most famous hits with Taking Care Of Business and it would have been the perfect soundtrack as those who last lifted the Keegan Cup in 2018 got their quest for this year underway in Dunshaughlin on Friday evening. In contrast, Curraha would most…
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Selections for Fairyhouse – Jul. 10th 2024
4.50: MOUTARDE – EW – (GARY CARROLL/GAVIN CROMWELL) 5.25: RUDI’S APPLE (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 6.00: SIXPACK (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 6.30: MAGICAL ZOE (COLIN KEANE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 7.00: MONASTERBOICE (COLIN KEANE/NOEL MEADE) 7.30: EMPORIO – EW – (HUGH HORGAN (5)/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 8.00: ROYAL TRIBUTE – EW – (SHANE FOLEY/JOHN MCCONNELL)
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Waiting on a meadow of hay, watching the time roll away
“Just as quickly as it started, the firing stopped, and a terrible silence hung over the valley. A lone figure lay on the roadside, in the drizzling August rain. A hurried, whispered act of contrition and the firing breaks out again”. If you are a long time supporter of this space, thank you, firstly, but,…
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Two more great examples to be ignored
On the face of it, objective analysis of a refereeing performance is probably highly difficult to arrive at. Neither of the competing teams could be expected to engage open mindedly. Neither are the whistler’s own kinfolk likely to overly critical. Furthermore, it’s difficult to escape the inclination RTE commentators and pundits are contractually forbidden from…
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Backs drive Meath forward to final spot
MEATH… 2-09 KILDARE… 0-10 Goals either side of half time from Eamonn Armstrong and Sean O’Hare propelled Meath past the outgoing All Ireland U-20 champions and into a first Leinster Final at the grade in a decade. This was an accomplished performance throughout in Hawkfield (Newbridge) from Cathal O’Bric’s team, despite the Meath boss being…