Tag: Better Days Ahead

  • Alarming fade out ruins the day

    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…

  • One viewpoint that didn’t take long to be proven right

    One viewpoint that didn’t take long to be proven right

    Stories such as those of the late Tom Foley and Oliver Brady or Mick Winters or Anthony Knott across the water are what make National Hunt racing the special part of life it is for so many of us. For those of us imbued with a love of racing running through our veins, stories like…

  • Trusting your own judgement and reserving it on others

    Trusting your own judgement and reserving it on others

    One of the perhaps lesser known drawbacks of dealing with depression, or indeed any mental health difficulty is the ferocity and rapidity with which it can decimate a body’s confidence. Conversely, it can then take millennia to rebuild. Thus, having got myself physically and mentally strong enough to go to the Fairyhouse Winter Festival, there…