Tag: Boylan Talks Sport
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Only a stone wouldn’t cry as faith restored in life
I don’t know if (m)any of the Mayo entourage would ever have heard of the legendary American colleges basketball coach, the late Jimmy Valvano, but, they are the living epitome of his mantra – “Don’t give up, don’t ever give up”.
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Selections for Naas – July 22nd 2026
5.30: MAN’S BEST FRIEND (WAYNE LORDAN/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 6.00: BAD BOY RIZZ – EW – (SHANE FOLEY/ROSS O’SULLIVAN) 6.30: CONCORDE LANDED (BILLY LEE/PADDY TWOMEY) 7.00: COCONUT COVE – EW – (JACK MITCHELL/ROGER VARIAN, IN GB) 7.30: FAMOUS ENOUGH – EW – (SADHBH TORMEY (2*)/PAT FOLEY) 8.00: CONTRARY TO LAW (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 8.30: SUZIE SONGS (COLIN…
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Selections for Ballinrobe – July 21st 2026
4.36: BELLS GROVE (KIEREN BUCKLEY/EDDIE BUCKLEY) 5.06: SHARU (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 5.39: MAX MERIDIUS – EW – (DANNY MULLINS/TOM MULLINS) 6.09: LUREKA DE NOYER (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 6.39: FIVEONFIVE – EW – (MARK WALSH/CIAN COLLINS) 7.09: RUN FOR THE BORDER (MICHAEL KENNEALLY (5)/JOHN RYAN) 7.39: WHISKEY SERENADE – EW – (EOGHAN FINNEGAN (5)/TOMMY…
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Boylan Talks Podcast – July 18th 2026
Pip: There is a particular kind of sports fan who watches another county’s All Ireland run and thinks, quietly, that should have been us. Brendan at Boylan Talks Sport has been having that week. Mara: This episode covers two stretches of GAA territory — the retirement of one of the game’s defining players, and the…
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Selections for Down Royal – July 17th 2026
5.05: SANTORINI STORM (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 5.42: BYE BYE NOW (PADDY HARNETT (5)/JOHN MCCONNELL) 6.15: CASHEL QUEEN (GAVIN RYAN/DONNACHA O’BRIEN) 6.50: CAMELOT QUEEN (WAYNE LORDAN/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 7.24: MASEGO (CONOR CUSACK (4*)/JOHN MCCONNELL) 7.59: TEOLOGIA (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 8.30: SEA OF DUBKA (COLIN KEANE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD)
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Selections for Killarney – July 16th 2026
4.30: EARLY DAWNING (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 5.05: MURCIA (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 5.35: I FEEL FINE – EW – (MICHAEL KENNEALLY (5)/MARK MOLLOY) 6.10: KOEUR A PRENDRE – EW – (MICHAEL KENNEALLY (5)/MARK MOLLOY) 6.45: ONLY FOR OUR MAN – EW – (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (5)/PAUL NOLAN) 7.20: SECRET ROCK – EW – (EOIN WALSH/CIAN COLLINS) 7.55:…
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Selections for Leopardstown – July 16th 2026
4.20: STAR OF STATE (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 4.50: SEA OF RAIN (DECLAN MCDONOGH/JIM BOLGER) 5.24: ARDADSLOSTDPLOT – EW – (REBECCA PARSONS (7)/DAVID MARNANE) 6.00: BELLESQUE (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 6.35: HOWSTHEBAI (COLIN KEANE/GER LYONS) 7.10: SNELLEN – EW – (GARY CARROLL/GAVIN CROMWELL) 7.45: NEO SMART – EW – (DECLAN MCDONOGH/JIM BOLGER) 8.20: OB LA…
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Selections for Downpatrick – July 14th 2026
2.07: FASTNET CRYSTAL (RICHIE DEEGAN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 2.37: LUKER’S TIPPLE (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 3.07: BRYSON (SAM EWING/WARREN CRAWFORD) 3.37: O’CALLAGHAN CAN – EW – (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (5)/RORY DEVINE) 4.12: LEMMY CAUTION (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.47: JOYA DEL MAR – EW – (PADDY O’BRIEN (5)/DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN) 5.19: BE MY FORTUNE – EW – (TOMMY HALFORD (7)/GORDON ELLIOTT)
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Podcast Episode: July 11th 2026
Pip: There’s a certain type of sports fan who watches a match, clocks the final whistle, and immediately starts thinking about curses. Brendan, writing for Boylan Talks Sport, is that fan — and honestly, the evidence is hard to argue with. Mara: This episode covers two stretches of ground: Clare’s long, hexed relationship with All-Ireland…
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Selections for Cork – July 10th 2026
5.10: HYGGE (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.45: EASTER BONNET (BRIAN HAYES/WILLIE MULLINS) 6.15: GINO BELLA (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (5)/PAT FOLEY) 6.50: GLITZ AND GLAMOUR – EW –(PETER SMITHERS (7)/ERIC MCNAMARA) 7.25: WITHABITOFLUCK (DYLAN WHELAN (7)/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 8.00: DE CAPO GLORY – EW – (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (5)/PADRAIG BUTLER) 8.30: HONEY BUCK’S – EW – (ADAM RYAN (5)/HENRY…