Life And Sport From An Armchair View
MEATH... 0-12 KILDARE...0-09 Stirring contributions from substitutes Danny Dixon, Aaron Lynch and Ruairi Kinsella catapulted Meath to a vital victory after a typically riveting encounter against their Leinster rivals. You can be sure Meath were keen to lay down a marker early, and duly did so courtesy of quick scores from Eoghan Frayne and Mat... Continue Reading →
After playing a significant role in the comeback victory against Louth last week, Cathal Hickey holds onto his spot in Meath's starting 15 for tomorrow's Leinster derby against Kildare at Pairc Tailteann. Dunshaughlin's Ruairi Kinsella is the man making way and while the locals are entitled to approach the encounter with confidence, they will surely... Continue Reading →
Dunboyne... 2-14 Seneschalstown... 0-12 A Tailteann Cup medal, a wedding ring and the small matter of a honeymoon - it's been some couple of weeks for Donal Lenihan. Now read on... The good vibes continued for the accurate forward tonight in Dunsany as he hit 1-10 when Ger Robinson's men opened their SFC Group B... Continue Reading →
"I stepped out/And I stepped in again" So begins the chorus of the breathless, brilliant Lannigan's Ball. And it seems the most appropriate synopsis of Meath's team selections during the Tailteann Cup campaign. Primarily because a few players - Cathal Hickey, Ronan Jones, Jack Flynn and Daithi McGowan have been involved in a revolving door... Continue Reading →
James McEntee will make his first competitive start of 2023 for Meath in tomorrow's Tailteann Cup third round encounter against Down in Parnell Park tomorrow (1P.M. T/I) as Colm O'Rourke continues his rotational policy with his charges on the cusp of knockout football once again. James McEntee will take up station on the 40 in... Continue Reading →
Colm O'Rourke and his fellow mentors have made five changes to the side which drew against Limerick ahead of tomorrow's eagerly awaited clash with Dublin in the penultimate round of fixtures in Div. 2 of the Allianz NFL at Pairc Tailteann. Every time the Old Firm face off there's something at stake and tomorrow will... Continue Reading →
The Meath team for Sunday's crucial Allianz NFL clash with Limerick shows two changes from that which lost out to Louth last weekend. Both alterations are enforced, with Seneschalstown's Cathal Hickey replacing the suspended Harry O'Higgins and the experienced Padraic Harnan making his first appearance of the season. Padraic Harnan's return is a boost to... Continue Reading →
You might think it would be impossible for somebody in a wheelchair to pull a hamstring. Believe me, I can painfully inform you to the contrary. Which is why, the minute Meath's Shane Walsh went down in the 13th minute of Sunday's NFL victory over Clare, the reason was all too obvious. Colm O'Rourke's rage... Continue Reading →
Meath... 4-08 Clare... 0-16 Not only was the above one of the greatest political slogans of all time, it also sums up Meath's positioning in Div. 2 of the Allianz NFL after two rounds perfectly. After last week's terrific trip to Cork, producing as good if not better again looked like an onerous task. However,... Continue Reading →
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,... Continue Reading →