Tag: Brady’s Dunboyne
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To whom it concerns, it really struck a chord
There was once a Dunboyne footballer – no names, if you know, you know – who was selected for a county team despite not currying favour with the local Brains Trust. That is actually not unique, as, towards the end of his tenure as Meath manager, Sean Boylan brought Damien Byrne into the county panel…
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Selections for Gowran Park – Jan. 27th 2022
1.00: UNCLE GERHARD – EW – (CHARLIE O’DWYER (7)/CONOR O’DWYER) 1.35: GLENGOOLY (JODY TOWNEND (5)/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.05: KLASSICAL DREAM (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.35: AUCKLAND – EW – (RICHIE DEEGAN/TONY MULLINS) 3.05: ESCARIA TEN – EW – (ADRIAN HESKIN/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.35: COUER SUBLIME (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.07: MERCUREY (PATRICK MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS)
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Life’s a Beach as Meath men make a splash
So here we are, another little example of how Covid-19 put paid to what once passed for ‘normal’ life. The last Thursday in January. Thyestes Chase Day in Gowran Park. Which means the annual outing for a busload from Brady’s of Dunboyne – and a van load from our yard – descending on the banks…
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Matchsticks and memories
The first time these wheels docked in Brady’s after the initial lockdown a quiet tear was shed. There’s nothing unusual about that now. But what many mightn’t cop or understand would be the reason(s). It’s always the simplest things. Now read on… Actually on reflection, the first evening wasn’t too bad. It being about a…
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Death, taxes and seeds falling in December
Anybody that knows me or has been following my output for long enough will know the indescribably important part Brady’s Pub in Dunboyne has and will forever play in my life. Thus, just when I was rebuilding some semblance of normality into my life after it was destroyed when my mother fell ill nearly six…
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DriveThru Sports Weekly – Ep. 8 (Plus Extras)
Firstly ladies and gents, my sincere apologies for the length it has taken me to get another piece up in this here arena! The initial intention was to have the usual variety of sporting topics herein. However, whether by accident or design, I ended up sticking solely to the appearances of Pat Gilroy and Andy…
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If solutions were that simple there wouldn’t be a problem
For the last 3 years as @MeathGAA P.R.O. I have asked for a Commercial Manager to be employed. Unfortunately on numerous occasions I’ve been told to stop bringing it up. We have needed this for years and we must act promptly to rectify it. Ciaran Flynn Sir Alex Ferguson was loathsome of football agents. A…
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A different flavour to Mayo but they’re still too generous
“There won’t be a cow milked in Clare for a week” is surely one of the most famous lines ever uttered during a sports commentayy in this country. So much so that it is regularly trotted out in the most ill-fitting of scenarios going. The quip has aged much better than he who spoke the…