Tag: Camogie
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Minor Camogie panel named
Meath’s management team have announced their starting 15 and extended panel for Sunday’s Championship opener against Armagh in St Loman’s Park Trim (2.00) MEATH – Rebecca Horan (Kilmessan); Caoimhe McKenna (O’Mahonys), Anna Carey (Na Fianna), Chole Morris (Drumree); Beibhinn Murphy (Ratoath), Emma Gilhooley (Ratoath), Cliodhna Ward (Na Fianna); Lea Davey (St Peter’s, Dunboyne), Kym McGrath…
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Shock and sadness as Cole steps down
It will be safely assumed that many throughout the county – and further afield – will have been struck by the above feelings as news emerged very suddenly that Meath senior Camogie manager Neil Cole was stepping down from his role. Coming as it does onliy two games into their season, it is bound to…
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Cole’s crew for Round 2
Manager Neil Cole has announced his starting 15 and large extended panel for tomorrow’s (Saturday) Very Ireland National Camogie League encounter with Westmeath in Trim. The tie has a 2pm throw in time. The Royal ladies, who were beaten in National League and All Ireland finals last season by Kerry and Derry respectively, will be…
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Ignoring their own selling point – 9/12/23
“The GAA – Where We All Belong”. Really? It would be ventured the remarkable folk around Enfield and Baconstown might politely decline to concur. Liam Gaffney, director of operations in the Wheelchair Shed (I put that name on it myself as I was involved in the design of the viewing platform with Brendan Dempsey and…
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Ladies showing the way again – 28/10/23
In various strands of life, Christmas is regarded as the silly season. Referring, of course, to the shopping and spending and socialising that seems to consume the entire month of December, if not beforehand. In a sporting sense, there are a number of incarnations of the silly season. From the Transfer Windows in soccer to…
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Sideline Cuts – 32
A WEEK OF BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS IN MEATH This corner has an admission to make – the current incarnation of the Split Season has been a lot easier on the mental health than was the case with its maiden voyage. Why exactly that is can’t actually be defined but, of late, the processes of putting things…
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Accurate Aoife leaves glass half full for resolute Royals
Meath…2-06 Derry…1-09 Aoife Minogue cut a dejected figure as the full time whistle sounded in this thrilling All Ireland Intermediate Camogie Final at Croke Park. But she was being hard on herself by doing so. Her point attempt in the last minute – from a free on the sideline on the Hogan Stand side of…
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Gaffney goal gives gutsy Royals another Croker date
Meath…1-11 Westmeath…0-10 Amy Gaffney’s late goal put the seal on another terrific Thurles day for the Camogie stars of Meath as they saw off the gritty challenge presented by neighbours Westmeath in this GlenDimplex All Ireland Intermediate Camogie semi final at FBD Semple Stadium. Brendan Skehan’s side have already had a rollercoaster season, cruelly missing…
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Aoife’s busy summer to roll on as Meath stun Rebels
Meath…3-11 Cork…1-11 It was difficult not to feel the camogie players of Antrim and Tipperary missed a trick by rowing back on stated protest plans prior to Saturday’s All Ireland SCC quarter final at Croke Park. As Ursula Jacob said on The Saturday Game Live That was the day to go all out. In the…
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There’s only one form of protest they understand
When St Peter’s College, Dunboyne opened in 1994, I was involved in the formation of the first Gaelic football teams to represent the school. In the first matches the school ever played, both lads and ladies teams took to the field decked out in red t-shirts procured hastily from Dunnes Stores. By the time both…