Tag: Clare FM
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Parity of esteem? Particles of it more like
It’s curios how tastes change as life goes on. Literally and in terms of life in general. When I was younger, coleslaw, potato salad, Branston Pickles or beetroot wouldn’t be touched with a barge pole. On the other hand, though, now, at the appropriate time of year, a feed can’t be had without some or…
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Analysis and criticism is fine but don’t make liars of yourselves
The amazing thing was that it took until now. May 2025. When a county manager lost the head with a member of the press corps to the point of intimidation. Yes, there are certain individuals who drove buses over some very thin ice on the same road previously, but never left a crater commensurate to…
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Limerick quell outside noise with deafening crescendo
Aside from the obvious joy of winning, one of the great things about the Meath teams of the 1980s and ’90s was that they never knew when they were beat. Thus, we, as supporters, had that comfort too. Have any counties or their fans currently got that luxury? Well, Dublin, obviously, in football, but, from…
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Selections for Tramore – Aug. 18th 2023
4.25: SALVADOR ZIGGY (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.00: FATHER JED – EW – (PHILIP DONOVAN/JOHN RYAN) 5.33: TULLYBAWN – EW – (EOIN WALSH (3)/JOHN HANLON) 6.08: BETTY DUTTON (MARK MCDONAGH (5)/EDDIE O’GRADY) 6.43: COASTGUARD LADY (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 7.18: INFORAPENNY – EW – (MARK MCDONAGH (5)/MARK FAHEY) 7.53: CAMAN EILEEN (PATRICK MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS)
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There’s no system to decommision simplicity
Kilkenny… 2-26 Clare… 0-20 When Dunshaughlin were a distance ahead of the pack in Meath football under Eamonn Barry, the highly successful and unfairly maligned coach had inculcated in his players the belief that 16 points was the very minimum required to win matches. It would be very interesting to see what the comparative score…
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One precocious talent, but Clare are no one-trick ponies
“Less than a minute remains on the clock, as I tighten my boot lace, and turn down my sock/Is that the crowd I hear, or is it the ghosts, of men who before me had faced the same test, and never once failed to give of their best? “ This corner would never claim to…