Tag: Cathal Finnegan
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Dramatic Friday feelings as Furze see the light
Like the annoying hive in the middle of your back that can only be scratched either by another or with the aid of a stationary prop, competition structure will again have bee the hot topic of conversation on barstools around Meath last night. However, there will be very different views of the dramatic conclusion to…
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Moriarity shines though Meath miss out
Meath… 1-14 Longford… 2-14 Though they will obviously be disappointed to have missed out on a final berth and thus another competitive outing before the commencement of the National League, it would be ventured Meath will be pleased with how their inexperienced players performed in this O’Byrne Cup semi final in Ashbourne. While not as…
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Net cast wider in Royal star search
The Meath team to play Longford in tonight’s Dioralyte O’Byrne Cup semi final in Ashbourne (7.30) shows 13 changes from that which overcame Louth at the same venue six days ago. Only Michael Flood at full back – who captains the side – and Jack O’Connor retain their places as management give several members of…
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Campion Returns For Royal Opener
Almost a year after suffering a serious scaphoid injury against the same opposition, Darragh Campion returns to the Meath starting XV for tomorrow night’s O’Byrne Cup clash against Louth under the Ashbourne lights. Throw in 7.30pm. Ronan Jones will Captain the side from centre back as manager Colm O’Rourke hands a competitive debut to Michael…
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Experimental Royals lose out to locals on poignant day
MEATH… 1-09 CORK… 3-12 Strip away the fact that no team likes losing any match – let alone after undertaking a road trip as that completed by the visitors to Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Saturday – and, essentially, the result didn’t matter. The poignance of the occasion remembering a unique, iconic sporting legend will be…
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Don’t Panic! Corporal Jones promoted to Captain!
“Permission to speak, Sir?” was how the excitable Lance Corporal Jack Jones would prevail on the often mithered Captain Mainwaring to allow him go off on one of his meandering rambles, urging calm by imploring all and sundry to “Don’t Panic”! even though he was doing the polar opposite of his own advice himself. If…
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An epic and equally upsetting weekend
If anybody has become bored or annoyed by my re-posting match text commentary in recent weeks I apologise. It’s my way of dealing with Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) and/or separation anxiety, whichever you want to call it. From not being able to attend matches it is desired to be at. Without wanting to play…
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Relegation – Geographic, demographic or other?
In a piece heralding Davy Nelson’s appointment as Meath Ladies Senior manager, mention was made of the fact that, between his roles as player and manager, the former wing forward was involved in eight Meath SFC victories. The majority of those were achieved – from a playing perspective – in the mid to late 1980s,…