Tag: Allianz Leagues
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Jack staying in his box surrounded by riches
From a neutral perspective, half of you would be saying ‘Damn it, Jack O’Connor is staying put with Kerry for another two seasons at least, knocking them off their f***ing perch isn’t going to be easy’. On the other hand, though, of course he is. Frankly, he’d be insane to vacate the manager’s sideline box…
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Golden Oldies and a Sunday morning adjusting to a new high
With exactly 11 minutes to go in Tullamore on Saturday evening last, my significant other began imploring referee Joe McQuillan to blow for full time. Now read on… After removing the Michael out of the poor woman over her time keep miscalculation, it was readily admitted that such was the astonishment and excitement surrounding the…
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A lot done, a lot more to do, glass half full
MEATH… 1-20 MONAGHAN… 1-29 Let’s get the ugly business out of the way first. The four game unbeaten run has come to an end. In all honesty, that such is the case wouldn’t be that big of a shock. Now read on… It is beyond question that Meath have made significant progress thus far this…
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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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Quigley in for Meath
Sean Quigley of St Peter’s, Dunboyne will make his first start of the season for the Meath hurlers when Johnny Greville’s charges put their unbeaten record in Div. 2 of the Allianz NHL on the line this afternoon in Austin Stack Park, Tralee, when they take on a Kerry combination that lost to Donegal last…
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Two sides to every story? You don’t always hear both
So Aoibhin Cleary is the latest Royal County star to be recruited to play Austalian Football League or AFLW, as it’s known in the Ladies sphere. Following Conor Nash, Cian McBride, Vikki Wall, Orlagh Lally and Eamonn Armstrong. Of those, only Cian and Vikki – temporarily – have returned to give something back. Granted, Eamonn…
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Strong Coffey and The Duke Of Dunshaughlin concoct a winning recipe
MEATH… 2-18 ROSCOMMON… 0-17 Do not adjust your sets. This is not a drill. There may be genuine grounds for optinism. Not cockiness. Not arrogance. Hope. Whilst loathe to over egg the pudding, this was a significant shift put in by this Meath team. For not only was it a victory over a team who,…
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O’Halloran starts – on paper at least – for Meath
Despite a sense that a promise from a politician is probably as believable, if not more so, than what appears on a Meath team sheet these days, the humble hack can only work with the material supplied. Thus, Brian O’Halloran’s inclusion in place of Eoin Harkin represents the only the only change from the the…
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Kildalkey double does the trick up North
MEATH… 2-22 TYRONE… 2-14 Goals in each half from Kildalkey clubmates Nicky Potterton and Evan Fitzgerald proved to be priceless as Meath came away from Tyrone’s Centre Of Excellence in Garvaghy with their unbeaten record in NHL Div. 2 still intact. Poacher Potterton cut in along the endline and fired home after 26 minutes and,…
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Interesting blend of ‘old’ and new in Brennan’s maiden crew
Seamus Lavin, Bryan Menton and Jack Flynn make intriguing returns to the Meath team while there are first National League starts for Brian O’Halloran (?) and Jack Kinlough as Robbie Brennan has revealed his first matchday panel to take on Cork at Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Dunboyne’s Lavin resumes his old berth at corner back, while…