Underage proposals are well intentioned but pointed in the wrong direction

Back in the day when lads of my own age were involved in GAA at Juvenile level – and for decades before that probably – it wasn’t uncommon for a mentor from one of the competing teams to step in as referee. As when anybody takes up the whistle they are of course admired and… Read More Underage proposals are well intentioned but pointed in the wrong direction

Selections for The Curragh – May 27th 2023

1.20: MR SATURDAY (COLIN KEANE/GER LYONS) 1.55: NOCHE MAGICA (BILLY LEE/PADDY TWOMEY) 2.30: MOSS TUCKER – EW – (BILLY LEE/KEN CONDON) 3.05: RUN FOR OSCAR (SEAMIE HEFFERNAN/CHARLES BYRNES) 3.40: PADDINGTON (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 4.15: CANUTE – EW – (SEAMIE HEFFERNAN/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 4.50: SAFECRACKER – EW – (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 5.25: DAWN SESSION (RORY CLEARY/JIM BOLGER)

Green Machine or wounded lion he’s still the most dangerous

There are certain things in life about which yours truly would be very sporadic. Reading absolutely sitting atop any such ensemble. But there are other occupants. Some of which may well be familiar to regular callers in this space. Watching tennis during Wimbledon, Cricket if The Ashes are on at Christmas, snooker at Crucible time.… Read More Green Machine or wounded lion he’s still the most dangerous

Selections for Punchestown – May 23rd 2023

1.45: BALLYQUIN BAY (KEITH DONOGHUE/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.15: BOHER ROAD (SEAN FLANAGAN/JARLATH FAHEY) 2.45: HORANTZAU D’AIRY (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.15: NAPPER TANDY (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/MATTHEW SMITH) 3.45: CRAFTY GAEL (BEN HARVEY (5)/ROSS O’SULLIVAN) 4.15: REDWOOD QUEEN – EW – (PHILIP BYRNES (5)/CHARLES BYRNES) 4.45: HANOI JANE (SHANE O’CALLAGHAN (7)/TED WALSH) 5.20: BANADA BRIDGE – EW – (DARRAGH… Read More Selections for Punchestown – May 23rd 2023