Tag: Brownlow Medal

  • Irish eyes smiling with longing happiness!

    Irish eyes smiling with longing happiness!

    It’s almost impossible to quantify the magnitude of what Meath undertook in 1968 when – as ‘outgoing’ All Ireland Champions – the headed for Australia. To be honest, not a whole lot is known about the expedition but – and if the following is incorrect please advise – what is known (I think!) is that…

  • Selections for Listowel – Sept. 20th 2022

    Selections for Listowel – Sept. 20th 2022

    1.25: TIVERTON (CHRIS HAYES/DERMOT WELD) 2.00: SUPER CUB – EW – (DAN KING (7)/DENIS HOGAN) 2.35: TRANSITION – EW – (GAVIN RYAN/TRACEY COLLINS) 3.10: GAMBE VELOCI (SHANE CROSSE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 3.45: CLEAR QUARTZ – EW – (SHANE FOLEY/MARK FAHEY) 4.20: SELF BELIEF (BILLY LEE/WILLIE MCCREERY) 4.55: MALBAY MADNESS (JAMIE POWELL (7)/EDDIE LINEHAN) 5.30: NEEBO – EW…

  • No victory for Vikki but it’s only just begun

    No victory for Vikki but it’s only just begun

    If you subtract the fact that, as I write this, Manchester United have just beaten Arsenal, recording their fourth consecutive victory after their abomination of a beginning to the season, in sporting terms, the last few days have been pretty horrendous for yours truly. At the outset here, it is imperative to state that, obviously,…

  • Boylan Talks Sport Weekly Brain Workout – No. 11

    Boylan Talks Sport Weekly Brain Workout – No. 11

    A mixed bag of sporting head scratchers this week…