Tag: Clan Na nGael
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Eating cake and having it do not compute
“You can’t stop young people having the opportunity to have a career in sport because there’s not many as sports here in Ireland where there’s that chance as there are in Australia”. Cora Staunton And there you have it. Somebody finally puts it in black and white. Even if the person in question loves talking out…
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Fan na gCorn sa bhaille tar eis deireadh seachtaine specialta
Chuir Bhulf Ton agus Clan Na nGael fogra ar cumann na Mi go leir roimh craobh club na Mi nuair a bhi an bua acu i gComortas Peile Na Gaelteachta a bhi ar suil i Rath Chairn agus Baile Gibb an deireadh seachtaine seo caite. Criochnaigh fir an chontae bhaille nios fearr na foireanna as…
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Shake the tree hard enough and eventually the fruit will fall
The bit of set dancing engaged in by Meath and Mayo in the early stages of the 1996 All Ireland Final replay has to be the most exaggerated piece of shadow boxing in public discourse since Bertie Ahern told Gay Mitchell he was a waffler and the current Taoiseach chided a certain Donegal politician about…
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Regan finds his range as Meath Shine in taking title
Meath…0-20 Donegal…0-14 Having just seen the Roscommon football team with which he is a mentor defeat his native Donegal and in so doing relegate them, Mark McHugh stated that, having attained promotion last season under Anthony Cunningham, their main objective was to maintain their top flight status. Having become something of a yoyo team in…
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It’s still in the DNA but needs sprinkling around
Meath… 2-15 Down… 2-13 What defines leadership? Of course in different aspects of life it means different things. Ukrainian President Zelenski leading his people to resist the tyranny of Putin is probably the greatest example the world has seen in generations. To take things back to more mundane sporting levels though, think of Peter Stringer’s…
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Anyone sitting at the table needs a Jack in the pack!
Meath… 2-22 London… 2-21 Jack Regan pointed twice in injury time to ensure Meath left McGovern Park in Ruislip with their unbeaten record in this year’s Allianz NHL intact, but that only tells a fraction of the story. Now read on… The prolific Kiltale clubman has been gradually introduced to Meath’s campaign in recent weeks,…
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Lough cruise into final four
Lough Crew… 3-15 Darnley… 1-08 It almost turned into an Oldcastle v. Dunderry shoot out in Tuesday’s second Regional Football Championship encounter under the Dunganny lights. Guaranteeing that at least half of the new competition’s final four will be representing the north of the county. Davy Nelson’s side dug and poured the foundations for their…
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An inspirational appointment for several reasons
One Monday night long ago, I rolled into Brady’s for what at the time were the regular few pints. In a scenario that was very typically me, the first night of the week was always my favourite. Purely because there tended to be very few about which meant the staff and auld Sean – God…