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Three new faces as Tailteann takes off
Goalkeeper Sean Brennan, midfielder Conor Gray and corner forward Aaron Lynch will make their Championship debuts for Meath in tomorrow’s Tailteann Cup opener against Tipperary in Navan. Dunderry’s Brennan was a member of a successful county Minor side a few years ago and made his competitive debut earlier in the year in the O’Byrne Cup.…
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Minors shuffle the decks for the Dubs
There are three changes in personnel and a number of positional alterations on the Meath Minor football team to take on Dublin in Round 2 of the ESB Leinster MFC at Pairc Tailteann this evening. Throw in for the latest encounter between the old foes is at 6.30pm. Having impressed when introduced off the bench…
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Corkery delivers on the double as Meath collect
Meath… 2-10 Westmeath… 0-10 A goal in each half from Clann Na nGaeil’s Ben Corkery made the difference as Meath got their Leinster MFC campaign off to a winning start in Kinnegad tonight. It was the home side, however, who settled better, pointing within seconds of the throw in. In what was a forerunner for…
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Running to stand still… at best
Meath… 0-08 Kildare… 0-13 Before a ball was kicked in Div. 2 of this year’s Allianz NFL, the opinion was expressed in this space that survival therein might represent an achievement in itself. Now however, with the campaign concluded, that feels like an underachievement. If only due to the highly encouraging start achieved in defeating…
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Selections for Cheltenham 2023 – Day 2
1.30: GOOD LAND (MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN (3)/BARRY CONNELL) 2.10: THE REAL WHACKER – EW – (SAM TWISTON-DAVIES/PADDY NEVILLE) 2.50: HMS SEAHORSE – EW – (SEAN O’KEEFFE/PAUL NOLAN) 3.30: ENERGUMENE (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.10: GALVIN (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.50: EPSON DU HOUX – EW – (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 5.30: BETTER DAYS AHEAD – EW – (JAMIE…
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A hard habit to break
Meath…2-11 Limerick…0-17 In what turned out to be Mick O’Dowd’s last game as Meath manager, his charges led Derry by seven points at half time in an All Ireland SFC Qualifier before capitulating spectacularly after half time. This corner cannot recall whether it had happened prior to that, but it certainly has been a habit…
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Minogue majors get Meath back on track
Meath… 2-13 Westmeath… 1-06 Don’t let anybody tell you the day of the dual player is no more. Anybody who has been following the progress of Meath’s Aoife Minogue could disprove that theory in a heartbeat. The talented Dunderry lady has been a breakthrough player on the Meath Ladies football team in recent months but…