There's a danger when paying homage to extremely talented people - sporting or otherwise - that eventually superlatives to deploy in relation to the achievements of these gifted individuals will run out. Yet they never do... Such is the majesty of what they continually produce in their area of expertise that new ways of highlighting... Continue Reading →
Leonard sends Meath to the promised land
Meath... 1-12 Tyrone... 1-11 Tommy Mahon, Benny Gartland, Patsy Duff, Brian Reilly, Oliver Harding, that was for you. Men who laid the foundations a generation ago upon which days like today were founded. It also represents due reward for those who kept the faith - maybe more than I did myself at times - to... Continue Reading →
Royal County Continuing To Put Best Foot Forward
Meath...2-14 Sligo...2-09 For the third week in a row, it is a wonderful position to be in, writing about a Meath team in an All Ireland Final. Following on from the U-20 hurlers - for whom two James Murray goals got them over the line against Derry - and the almost unfathomable manner in which... Continue Reading →
Goals prove major as Meath add to Minor haul
Meath...3-08 Dublin...1-03 If, like me, you are superstitious in nature, the prospect of garnering a 13th Leinster MFC title in the county's history will have been approached with quite a degree of trepidation. We should have feared not, now read on... To the utmost joy of many and the betterment of the county's present and... Continue Reading →