Life And Sport From An Armchair View
With Div. 2 status already safely secured, Colm O'Rourke has handed many of the members of his extended panel the opportunity to make their case for inclusion later in the campaign during tomorrow night's Allianz NFL final round encounter against Donegal in Ballybofey. Billy Hogan, Harry O'Higgins, Adam McDonnell, Ross Ryan, Diarmuid Moriarity and Keith... Continue Reading →
Mick Murphy, Ciaran Caulfield and Sean Coffey will make their Allianz National Football League debuts for Meath tomorrow as part of the team announced to take on Fermanagh. Ballinabrackey's Coffey holds the unusual distinction of having played Championship for the Royal County before featuring in the springtime competition. Dunboyne's Mick Murphy will make his first... Continue Reading →
The Meath team to play Longford in tonight's Dioralyte O'Byrne Cup semi final in Ashbourne (7.30) shows 13 changes from that which overcame Louth at the same venue six days ago. Only Michael Flood at full back - who captains the side - and Jack O'Connor retain their places as management give several members of... Continue Reading →
I think David Hosie from the Navan O'Mahonys club was the first player who can be recalled playing adult football at 15 years of age. Ballivor's Mairtin Doran wasn't far behind him. From a hurling perspective, there's no doubt that one of our own - the one and only Paul Fagan - was the youngest... Continue Reading →
MOYFENRAGH... 1-17 AN TUAISCEART... 1-10 Life taught me a long time ago never to judge a book by its cover. Sure my own journey about this big old ball is living proof of the futility of such a practice. Now read on... With no disrespect intended to anybody, it would be ventured a few of... Continue Reading →
MOYFERNAGH... 0-09 LOUGHCREW GAELS... 0-08 Danny Dixon's pointed free in the third minute of stoppage time guaranteed Moyfernagh a deserved opening round victory in this Brady's Skoda Regional Football Championship encounter at Dunganny tonight (Wednesday). The Boardsmill clubman featured on the senior panel previously during Andy McEntee's tenure and, while he has seemingly been travelling... Continue Reading →
Just weeks after his team Captain Peter Darby, Bertie Cunningham has sadly become the latest one of Meath's 1967 All Ireland heroes to be called ashore to the great stadium above. He was 81. Right from the off here it will be admitted that I am not in the best position to put proper tribute... Continue Reading →
Tara...1-11 Boyne Valley...0-13 Earlier this year, eventual champions Dunshaughlin had 18 points to spare over closest neighbours and rivals Blackhall Gaels in the group stages of the Meath IFC. As somebody blessed to have close connections to both clubs - not to mention being the nephew of a former Chairman of the latter when they... Continue Reading →
Note to self: Don't read fan forums. At half time in what I think was the 1992 Leinster SFC Final, legend has it the Dublin and Kildare players got a little hot and bothered about each other on the way down the tunnel. It was the first incident of its type this writer can recall.... Continue Reading →
Former Meath and Dunboyne dual player Paul Fagan is now domiciled in Kildalkey. Soon, he will line out for TG4's Underdogs against Davy Fitzgerald's Waterford hurlers. Now read on... As far as hurling in Meath goes, P. Fagan has seen and done it all. Indeed, he did his bit for the GAA in London when... Continue Reading →