Tag: Boylan Talks Sport
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A time of opportunity rather than a problem
Transition. Movement. Change. Difference. Essentially, they all describe the same thing. But can have seismically different meanings for different people. Indeed, they can have vastly fluctuating connotations for the same people in differing circumstances. Even for yours truly. For instance, the notion of doing Transition Year after completing the Junior Cert. appeared to be a…
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As you were for Minors
Meath Minor football manager Trevor Giles has kept the faith with those who lost out to Louth by the narrowest of margins and played amid horrendous conditions 12 days ago ahead of tonight’s Round 2 outing against Kildare at Fr McManus Park, the home of Skryne GFC. There are, however, a number of alterations to…
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Selections for Curragh – Apr. 3rd 2026
1.22: EDWARD THATCH (DAVID EGAN/ROBSON DE AGUIAR) 1.57: TAI TAM BAY – EW – (CHRIS HAYES/E & P HARTY) 2.32: TOTALLY PUZZLED (COLIN KEANE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.07: FAIYUM (COLIN KEANE/GER LYONS) 3.42: IRON FIST – EW – (SHANE FOLEY/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 4.17: FIVER FRIDAY – EW – (NATHAN CROSSE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 4.52: ATOMIC CITY (JOEY SHERIDAN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN)…
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Selections for Clonmel – Apr. 2nd 2026
4.30: LOOK TO THE WEST (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 5.00: LONG ROAD – EW – (DYLAN ROBINSON/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 5.30: KAISER DU CHENAY (RICKY DOYLE/MARTIN BRASSIL) 6.00: ONE TO WITNESS (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 6.30: ELLIE’S ROCK (JOHN SHINNICK/TERENCE O’BRIEN) 7.00: GINO BELLA (SIMON TORRENS/PAT FOLEY) 7.30: LITTLE JOHN – EW – (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (7)/COLIN MOTHERWAY)
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Meath go through the gears in second half to see off dogged Laois
MEATH… 3-12 LAOIS… 0-10 The final score states there were 11 points between the sides at the end, but don’t fooled. Inclination might be to think that this was a fairly routine night’s work for Cathal O’Bric’s team, but it was anything but. Now, as if to directly contradict the above statement, Meath never looked…
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Selections for Dundalk – Apr. 1st 2026
5.15: AN LAOCHMOR (COLIN KEANE/DANNY MURPHY) 5.45: INISHFALLEN (COLIN KEANE/STEPHEN THORNE) 6.15: FAUSTYNA – EW – (GARY CARROLL/GAVIN CROMWELL) 6.45: OCEAN’S BREATH (COLIN KEANE/GER LYONS) 7.15: KITTY BEAR (ORLA TYNAN (7)/ANDY SLATTERY) 7.45: EMMELEIA (GAVIN RYAN/DONNACHA O’BRIEN) 8.15: BILLIE FRECHETTE – EW – (EMILY GRIFFERTY (7)/NOEL MEADE)
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Classism stretches beyond the rancid GPA
The first word in the above headline is a substitute for the original occupant of that slot. Had it been left in, though, the keyboard warriors would’ve been all over yours truly like pepper sauce on a steak. Blurting about hypocrisy and such. Nothing will ever alter my view that senior inter county players should…
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Louth get another one back in game’s best current rivalry
MEATH… 2-07 LOUTH… 0-14 The first observation to make is that, no matter what how bad the conditions were on Tuesday night that the Brains Trust deemed unsuitable, there’s no way they could have been any worse than what the players had to deal with tonight. It is important to state that in no way…
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An impressive tally in no-win situation
MEATH… 5-19 CARLOW… 2-09 Cathal O’Bric’s Meath U-20 footballers got the county’s quest for a third consecutive provincial final appearance with a 19 point win at Netwatch Dr Cullen Park on Wednesday night. With the greatest respect to the host county, no matter what way the evening went for the young Royals, they were on…
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Selections for Clonmel – Mar. 26th 2026
2.42: FANCY GIRL (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.12: TELL US THIS (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 3.42: NETTUNO ITALIA – EW – (KIEREN BUCKLEY/ROSS O’SULLIVAN) 4.12: POLEPATRICK – EW – (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.42: SOUND JUDGEMENT (JOSH WILLIAMSON (2*)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.12: UNCLE GERHARD – EW – (AIDAN KELLY (3)/GEAROID O’LOUGHLIN) 5.42: SPELLACY’S CROSS (DONAGH MEYLER/JIMMY BARCOE) 6.12:…