Tag: Cavan
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Boylan Talks Podcast – Dec. 9th 2022
My first podcast in a ridiculous length of time, simply as one was possessed of neither the physical or emotional strength to get in behind the microphone. Here, I air my take on the recent Quinn Country documentary and why I feel Sean Quinn was blamed for more than he was to blame for and…
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There’s loyalty in them there hills
“Sam’s for the Hills” were the immortal words uttered by Anthony Molloy and now etched into Irish sporting folklore after he lifted Sam Maguire on behalf of Donegal for the first time in 1992. It also went on to be the title of a book co-written by Damien Dowds thereafter. The victory, sensationally fashioned by…
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History repeated as Lake County claim landmark win
Westmeath… 2-14 Cavan… 1-13 There have been numerous examples in GAA of matches being turned on their head by moments of greatness. Anyone who has been kind enough to frequent this space for long enough will know my favourite exhibits of same. There is another one, mind you, which never got the acclaim it deserved.…
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Fear of the unknown without foundation
Somewhere recently, Meath’s defeat of Donegal in the NFL quarter final of 1990 came up in conversation. Brian McEniff’s men had been kicking our lads around Breffni Park – in more ways than one – all day before two late goals from David Beggy set the Royals on a collision course with arch nemesis of…
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Tailteann Cup opening pairings revealed
Anybody who questions the GAA’s willingness to and alacrity at the accepting and implementation of change should use the the example of the coalition between Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and the GanGreen Party as a reference point. Now read on… Nobody really wanted it, nobody is sure how it came about but it’s holding steadily…
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Seeing too much of yourself in others
My mind often fluctuates in thought regarding how Meath’s greatest ever team – that at their zenith between 1986 and 1991 – would fair out in the Gaelic football of today. Part of me thinks they wouldn’t last jig time owing to a combination of snowflakes having the game sanitised to a point of no…
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Experience and instinct win the day for dogged Meath
Meath…2-08 Donegal…1-09 Goals from Kelsey Nesbitt and Niamh O’Sullivan ultimately won the day as Meath continued their amazing success story by adding the Lidl Ladies NFL Div. 1 trophy to their ever expanding resume of success following this pulsating encounter in Croke Park. However, while exquisite nature of Meath’s attack has been rightly serially lauded…
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Meath find form and garner crucial two points
Meath…1-18 Cork…1-10 Call it muscle memory, compare it to riding a bike, whatever you wish. Meath produced their best and most complete performance in a very long time this afternoon at Pairc Tailteann. Yes, extenuating circumstances must be taken into account but credit must be given where it’s due too. Cork are at the lowest…
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Morris makes his point to get Meath off the mark
Meath…2-06 Down…2-06 At the outset here, it will be admitted that yours truly wasn’t match fit for today’s outing to Pairc Tailteann. Having been blessed to come through the worst of the Covid-19 unscathed and battled Celulitis for the last month, Storm Franklin had whipped up too bad a day to lock horns with. However,…
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A way forward based on continuity
There was much conjecture surrounding the ‘debate’ involving Pat Gilroy and Andy McEntee thrown onto The Sunday Game in a scatter-gun manner at the end of last year. To call it a debate, though, would be to deploy it with the utmost linguistic licence. What it actually amounted to was a party political broadcast on…