Tag: Bective Stud Tearooms And Apartments
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It only takes a minute lads!
MEATH…2-17 CAVAN…1-18 My obsession with and love for farming and machinery, particularly classic or vintage or classic iterations thereof, is something which I hope is still in me even when the pulse is gone. That said, February 1st in a darkening Breffni Park might seem a curious time to be musing on such things, but…
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Auditions begin for season two of Robbie’s Royals
Conor Gray, Daithi McGowan and Diarmuid Moriarity provide a smidgeon of experience as Robbie Brennan unveils a largely experimental side for his team’s season opener against Wicklow in the resuscitated Dioralyte O’Byrne in Aughrim’s Echelon Park. Throw in among the Wicklow hills is at 1.30pm and the match will be shown live on Clubber TV.…
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In Memory Of Pongo
If you’ve been frequenting this piece of webspace for any length of time, firstly thank you, but if have, you will also be aware of the amount of occasions upon which yours truly was docked in Brady’s in Dunboyne when major world events were going down. From the Omagh bombing to the Iraq war starting…
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Main Meath football championships knockout draws
At Monday evening’s Meath Co Board meeting in the county’s centre of excellence in Dunganny, the draws took place for the knockout stages of the main adult men’s club football championships. David Sheehan brought us the unfolding drama live on LMFM too, which was great to hear too. Literally and in other ways too. As…
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If achievement is measured against expectations we’re well in profit
MEATH… 0-21 ROSCOMMON… 2-15 Meath teams have a glorious history of doing great things on Saturdays. In my lifetime at least, any such commentary must begin on July 6th, 1991. When Kevin Foley put the finishing touches to the greatest goal ever scored in Croke Park. Which in itself was the prelude to Liam Hayes…
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One change for Meath ahead of litmus test
On taking on the role of Meath senior football manager, Colm O’Rourke opined that the true test of a Meath player or managers’ character and success or failure was how they fared against Dublin. If the retired school Principal really believes that truly is the barometer by which things should be judged, then the verdict…
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Meath reveal hand for Wexford encounter
Cathal O’Bric has made 13 changes to the side which lost out to Offaly late on last week ahead of tonight’s (Wednesday) Leinster U-20 FC quarter final against Wexford in Ashbourne. Only Dunshaughlin’s Fiach Hartigan and Zach Thornton from the host club are retained from the completely different 15 which took on the Faithful County…
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Moves pay off as Royals enjoy Orchard harvest
MEATH… 2-11 ARMAGH… 0-07 Anton O’Neill’s tenure as Meath senior camogie manager could scarcely have got away to a more perfect beginning than with this ten point victory in the opening round of the Very Ireland National League at Dunganny this (Saturday) afternoon. Mention was made in the build up to this one that Kilmessan…
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Devine leadership assured as Maeve is on the move
Leah Devine from the Na Fianna club will captain the Meath senior Camogie team for 2025, beginning tomorrow (Saturday) when she will anchor the Royal County defence in the first round of the Very Ireland National Camogie League against Armagh at Dunganny. With throw in scheduled for 1.00pm. The game marks a first competitive outing…
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We mightn’t be the A-Team but we’re on the move…
MEATH… 0-24 DOWN… 1-18 The iconic John ‘Hanibal’ Smith character in the A-Team was renowned for regularly proclaiming that he “Love(d) it when a plan comes together”, and it’s not hard to imagine similar sentiments being expressed in the Meath dressing room and around the camp after Robbie Brennan’s charges recorded a perhaps mildly surprising…