Tag: AFL

• Hideous Horner should put down the shovel

  

  I’ve been lucky to have legendary former Meath football manager Sean Boylan central to my life for as long as there’s been a pulse here. There’s hardly a superlative in the English language which hasn’t been used in praise of the man. Of the numerous articles, interviews, television programmes and books produced about this mosy […]

  Brendan

  November 2, 2022

  MOTORSPORT

  AFL, Australia, Boylan Talks Sport, Christian Horner, Coca-Cola, Croke Park, Formula One, GAA, Graham Geraghty, International Rules, IRELAND, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Mercedes, Michael Massi, Motorsport, Red Bull Racing, Sean Boylan, Ted Kravitz, Toto Wolff, World Championship

• Irish eyes smiling with longing happiness!

  

  It’s almost impossible to quantify the magnitude of what Meath undertook in 1968 when – as ‘outgoing’ All Ireland Champions – the headed for Australia. To be honest, not a whole lot is known about the expedition but – and if the following is incorrect please advise – what is known (I think!) is that […]

  Brendan

  September 25, 2022

  AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

  1968, AFL, AFLW, All Ireland MFC 1984, Australian Football League, Boylan Talks Sport, Brownlow Medal, Cian McBride, Conor Nash, Dingle, Dublin GAA, Dunboyne, Essendon Bombers, Freemantle Dockers, GAA, Geelong Cats, Hawthorn, Internationals Rules Series, Jim Stynes, Kells, KERRY, Kevin Heffernan, LGFA, Mark O’Connor, Meath, Meath GAA, Meath LGFA, Mick Holden RIP, Mick O’Brien, North Melbourne Kangaroos, Orlagh Lally, Peter Darby, Peter McDermott, Sean Barry, St Peter’s, Sydney Swans, Tadhg Kennelly, Vikki Wall, Zach Tuohy

• Looking on in either hope or despair

  Talk about best laid plans going by the wayside. Anyone who saw my Twitter feed on Saturday morning will know that, in theory at least, I had the perfect day planned out. Encompassing watchling hurling, football, horse racing, rugby, soccer and darts. It was an ambitious agenda. So that some of it – namely the […]

  Brendan

  November 25, 2020

  AFL, Bloody Sunday 1920, Brendan Cummins, Colin O’Riordan, Conor Sweeney, Cork GAA, David Power, Declan Browne, GAA, KERRY, Michael Hogan, Michael Quinlivan, Munster SFC, Sydney Swans, The Sunday Game, Tipperary GAA

• Massive boost for Meath as McBride jets home

  BREAKING NEWS Ahead of the resumption of the National Football League next weekend, Meath boss Andy McEntee has received a major fillip with the news that former underage star Cian McBride will be released by AFL outfit the Essendon Bombers to join the county senior panel during the off-season in the Australian Football League. The […]

  Brendan

  October 12, 2020

  AFL, AllianzLeagues, Andy McEntee, Australian Football League, Cian McBride, Essendon Bombers, GAA, GAA2020, Meath GAA, StUltansGAAClub