Tag: Competition Structure

  • Golf chiefs loosen stiff upper lip in favour of common sense

    Golf chiefs loosen stiff upper lip in favour of common sense

    On the driving range up above, I know for a fact one departed local devotee of the tee-to-green action is having a cheeky little chuckle to himself. You see, the said character was never averse to doing the equivalent of a GAA player nicking a few yards prior to taking a free. Sure of himself,…

  • When you’re neither up nor down

    When you’re neither up nor down

    Meath…0-09 Kerry…2-18 A Kerry-bred friend of mine residing in these parts posted a photo on social media this (Monday) morning of his young daughter with the great Tom O’Sullivan on the Pairc Tailteann pitch after Kerry had done what most people expected them to do. Albeit with far too much ease than was comfortable for…

  • The engine can only be fixed with the proper tools – 21/10/23

    The engine can only be fixed with the proper tools – 21/10/23

    What old style life hacks can you remember from when you were growing up? For example, I know there was a method of mending a puncture on a bike (or wheelchair!) involving washing up liquid. The same substance was also deployed to counteract a disease in rose bushes which I think was called blackspot.  Vinegar…

  • Meath Board To Appeal Leinster Decision

    Meath Board To Appeal Leinster Decision

    BREAKING NEWS The furore surrounding the concluding stages of the Meath SFC took another twist this evening when it emerged that the Meath Co Board are reportedly about to appeal Leinster Council ruling which decreed that the clash of Donaghmore/Ashbourne and Na Fianna be re-fixed. The complications regarding the conclusion of the race for the…

  • Keegan Cup race hits choppy waters in battle of the calculators

    Keegan Cup race hits choppy waters in battle of the calculators

    BREAKING NEWS The closing stages of the Meath Senior Football Championship appear to have hit choppy waters after the Leinster Council upheld a case taken by Na Fianna regarding the methodology used to determine placings in their group. With three teams – Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Na Fianna and Curraha – all tied on two points each, the…