Tag: Bective Stud Tearooms And Apartments
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Cowley’s charges are ready for the road
Joe Cowley and his fellow mentors have announced their starting 15 and extended panel in advance of them getting their Leinster MFC campaign underway against perennially strong Kildare in Stamullen this evening. The match throws in at 7.30. Host club St Patrick’s are represented by Cian Murphy between the posts while Conor Black – a…
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O’Rourke holds auditions in league finale
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…
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Alarming fade out ruins the day
MEATH… 1-11 CORK… 1-15 Including stoppage time, Meath failed to score for the final 21 minutes of this Allianz NFL encounter in Pairc Tailteann. Which ended as drab and disappointing as the weather it was played in. Mind you, there was an ominous feel about the entire day when, seconds after the again outstanding Eoghan…
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He didn’t lick it off the ground but he can certainly kick it!
MEATH…0-11 CAVAN…0-11 In recent weeks in this space the point has been made that Sean Brennan is becoming ever more of a presence between the posts for the Royal County and Saturday’s pulsating finish at Kingspan Breffni Park only underlined as much. Though perhaps not in the manner you might imagine. Now read on… A…
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Please weather, don’t be a spoilsport
In possibly the greatest, yet simplest, endorsement of the fact that incremental progress is being made across many fronts in Meath GAA, both Colm O’Rourke and Shane McCormack have, once again, opted to reward consistency and named unchanged starting 15s ahead of crucial NFL assignments for their respective sides this weekend. Though with the former,…
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Kildare need to do what they must to save Private Ryan
“Farmer, farmer, put away that DDT, I don’t care about spots on my apples, leave me the birds and the bees”. One of the verses from Joni Mitchell’s Big Yellow Taxi there. Which I have always interpreted as ‘stick to what you know, even with whatever faults or flaws may be present. Because, as Mitchell’s…
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Bench boost works the oracle as Meath finish strong
MEATH… 0-12 KILDARE…0-09 Stirring contributions from substitutes Danny Dixon, Aaron Lynch and Ruairi Kinsella catapulted Meath to a vital victory after a typically riveting encounter against their Leinster rivals. You can be sure Meath were keen to lay down a marker early, and duly did so courtesy of quick scores from Eoghan Frayne and Mat…
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Hickey holds onto his spot
After playing a significant role in the comeback victory against Louth last week, Cathal Hickey holds onto his spot in Meath’s starting 15 for tomorrow’s Leinster derby against Kildare at Pairc Tailteann. Dunshaughlin’s Ruairi Kinsella is the man making way and while the locals are entitled to approach the encounter with confidence, they will surely…
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Cole’s crew for Round 2
Manager Neil Cole has announced his starting 15 and large extended panel for tomorrow’s (Saturday) Very Ireland National Camogie League encounter with Westmeath in Trim. The tie has a 2pm throw in time. The Royal ladies, who were beaten in National League and All Ireland finals last season by Kerry and Derry respectively, will be…
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A chastening night in the Orchard
MEATH… 0-10 ARMAGH… 2-16 Armagh – for a place yours truly has only been on four separate occasions during the four and a bit decades rolling around this world – causes a serious emotional tumult. From the time of my first excursion up the reunite with the Blair family in Crossmaglen whom we’d met in…