BREAKING NEWS The Irish Independent are this afternoon reporting that former Meath underage star Cian McBride has been released by Australian Football League outfit the Essendon Bombers. St Ultan’s clubman McBride was part of a Royal County ensemble which won the Leinster MFC in 2018. The towering midfielder was allowed train with the Meath senior… Read More Could Essendon’s loss by a very big gain for Meath?
After far too long of a hiatus and within winter closing in we’ve belatedly gone into Quiz mode!
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… Read More Irish eyes smiling with longing happiness!
1.25: TIVERTON (CHRIS HAYES/DERMOT WELD) 2.00: SUPER CUB – EW – (DAN KING (7)/DENIS HOGAN) 2.35: TRANSITION – EW – (GAVIN RYAN/TRACEY COLLINS) 3.10: GAMBE VELOCI (SHANE CROSSE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 3.45: CLEAR QUARTZ – EW – (SHANE FOLEY/MARK FAHEY) 4.20: SELF BELIEF (BILLY LEE/WILLIE MCCREERY) 4.55: MALBAY MADNESS (JAMIE POWELL (7)/EDDIE LINEHAN) 5.30: NEEBO – EW… Read More Selections for Listowel – Sept. 20th 2022
If you subtract the fact that, as I write this, Manchester United have just beaten Arsenal, recording their fourth consecutive victory after their abomination of a beginning to the season, in sporting terms, the last few days have been pretty horrendous for yours truly. At the outset here, it is imperative to state that, obviously,… Read More No victory for Vikki but it’s only just begun
A mixed bag of sporting head scratchers this week…
There are certain jobs in the sporting world that everybody would want, yet nobody would queue up for at the same time. Some roles are a poisoned chalice. Who would want to take over from some of the greatest managers in any sport – Sean Boylan, Brian Cody, Sir Alex Ferguson, Phil Jackson, the list… Read More Lampard a victim of his own relative success
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… Read More Massive boost for Meath as McBride jets home