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  • System partly vindicated but still needs tweaking

    System partly vindicated but still needs tweaking

    What’s in a name? Quite a lot as it happens. Partly to see what sort of reaction it would receive, when doing my Facebook Check-In for Meath’s match against Wexford, it was referred to as the All Ireland IFC quarter final. Disappointingly, nobody took the bait. That’s what it should be called, though. As should…

  • Meath team vs. Mayo in Christy Ring Cup

    Meath team vs. Mayo in Christy Ring Cup

    The Meath Senior hurlers will begin their bid for further silverware this season on Sunday afternoon with the commencement of their Christy Ring Cup campaign with a home tie against Mayo. Throw in at Pairc Tailteann is scheduled for 2.00pm. Seoirse Bulfin’s selection shows seven changes from the side which competed in their last Christy…

  • New York leave Leitrim on the wrong side of history

    New York leave Leitrim on the wrong side of history

    Start spreading the news, they’ve finally done it. After scaring the living daylights out of several teams over the years, the New York footballers recorded their first ever Connacht SFC victory in the early hours of Sunday morning. Nobody can say it hasn’t been coming. Diaspora from this part of the world can be very…

  • Regan finds his range as Meath Shine in taking title

    Regan finds his range as Meath Shine in taking title

    Meath…0-20 Donegal…0-14 Having just seen the Roscommon football team with which he is a mentor defeat his native Donegal and in so doing relegate them, Mark McHugh stated that, having attained promotion last season under Anthony Cunningham, their main objective was to maintain their top flight status. Having become something of a yoyo team in…