MEATH… 4-13 REGIONAL ALL STARS… 0-14 The ‘new normal’ in the GAA never seems to run short of ways to leave you scratching your head. Exhibit A – the 2024 season getting underway for county teams before the current year has expired. Having said that, for me at least, there was a miniature injection of… Read More Meath get new season under way with useful blowout
BRU NA BOINNE…1-11 BOYNE VALLEY…0-14 If one was to go by team names alone, this second round Regional Football Championship encounter had all the makings of a local derby. That is to say, not much between the sides and a little bit of needle thrown in. However, geographically speaking they’re not actually that close to… Read More Bowden strikes up the right Bru after a belter
Tara…1-09 Ardbraccan…0-06 A sparkling performance from Tara midfielder Eoin Harkin was the main talking point from this dour Brady’s Skoda Regional Football Championship clash at Dunganny on Tuesday evening. The Dunsany player was one of a number very harshly defenestrated from the Meath panel prior to the commencement of the championship but his fine effort… Read More Harkin’s timely reminder to O’Rourke
Runai Coiste Na Mi, Ciaran Flynn, posted a photo from the GAA awards ceremony this (Friday) evening showing the 13 Royal County representatives honoured on the night denoting the successes enjoyed by our Senior hurlers and footballers during the past season. For the hurlers, that meant accomplishing the noteworthy double of achieving promotion in the… Read More Regan and Costello claim individual awards
We’re in that strange time of the GAA year, when club competitions around the country are winding down, but the restart of the inter county fare still feels a long way off. Or does it?… As you will (hopefully) have seen on these pages during the week, the Meath Regional Football Championships kicked off in… Read More Home is where the heart is as old boys reunite
Footballers join Christy Ring heroes already honoured this week Eight members of Meath’s Tailteann Cup winning team have been selected on the Team Of The Year for what I like to think of as the All Ireland Intermediate Football Championship. No doubt, the knockers and begrudgers will sneer at such a thing being celebrated but,… Read More An excellent eight recognised after terrific Tailteann triumph
On the night Colm O’Rourke appeared on the Tommy Tiernan Show last February, his Meath charges had just been soundly stuffed by Derry in the third round of the National League at Owenbeg. Now, hindsight has proven that to be not that big of a deal because, were it not for a horrendous decision by… Read More Be careful what you wish for but don’t stop believing
Brady’s Garage have come on board as sponsors for the Meath Regional Football Championships, details for which were announced earlier this week. Last year’s inaugural incarnation of the competition – in which teams compete for the Richie Barry Cup – was extremely well received by clubs, players and fans alike with – fittingly – the… Read More Moyles and Ronan to assist at Regionals
BREAKING NEWS The Irish Independent are this afternoon reporting that former Meath underage star Cian McBride has been released by Australian Football League outfit the Essendon Bombers. St Ultan’s clubman McBride was part of a Royal County ensemble which won the Leinster MFC in 2018. The towering midfielder was allowed train with the Meath senior… Read More Could Essendon’s loss by a very big gain for Meath?
No doubt there will be players who weren’t part of the Meath senior football panel this season will have caught the eye of Colm O’Rourke and his fellow mentors thus far in the local club championships and – if they aren’t called in directly – they will surely be aiming to utilise the Regional Championships… Read More Royal rethink required as duo depart