Tag: Cork

  • Sports Wordle No. 5

    Sports Wordle No. 5

    This Cork camogie player had a glittering career on the pitch and has developed an equally successful one off it. https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=csruj

  • Kelleher kicks more glory towards The Kop for Klopp

    Kelleher kicks more glory towards The Kop for Klopp

    There was a time, often referenced here previously, when there was only access to Irish television in the home place. One of the saving graces of the time, though, was the fact that RTE had coverage of a game in the old English First Division. Liverpool and Arsenal appeared to get preferential treatment when it…

  • There’s no show like a (late) Joey show!

    There’s no show like a (late) Joey show!

    Meath…1-10 Offaly…1-10 A goal deep into stoppage time by Ratoath’s Joey Wallace snatched a draw from the jaws of defeat for Meath and ensured they inched just a tad closer to safety in Allianz NFL Div. 2 following this arm wrestle at Bord Na Mona O’Connor Park, Tullamore. The diminutive corner forward – who along…

  • Boylan Talks Podcast – Jan. 2022

    Boylan Talks Podcast – Jan. 2022

    In our first output in this arena of 2022,I discuss a weekend of mixed fortunes for Meath team as the GAA season got going in earnest. There were victories for the Meath and Trim footballers and reversals for the Dunboyne lady footballers and Meath hurlers. Finally for this episode, there are details of how you…

  • A bridge too far but our Champions will rise again

    A bridge too far but our Champions will rise again

    Dunboyne……0-05 Mourneabbey (Cork)…6-17 On the evening Dunboyne defeated Seneschalstown to retain their Meath LSFC title, the point was made here that our ladies – and many others besides them – were inspired by the Yellow Furze club to go on and emulate them. There is no apparent reason why a similar scenario cannot play out…

  • Pat playing to the gallery as per usual

    Pat playing to the gallery as per usual

    Many a GAA Congress ago, it became apparent that to instigate change, one needed the ice-veined patience of Paul Carberry and the staying power of Tiger Roll. Think of all the alterations which have been applied eventually but had to negotiate several swings and roundabouts before they took effect. From kicking frees and sideline balls…

  • The Cottage remains shrouded in mystery

    The Cottage remains shrouded in mystery

    Covid-19 has done many things to many people. Around the world, families have lost loves ones, those who survived their tangle with the dastardly thing remained ill for months thereafter. Businesses have gone under, entire business sectors narrowly avoided doing so. Yet for all the challenges it has drummed up for so many, it has…

  • Selections for Cork – July 23rd 2021

    4.45: CHEVAL BLANC – EW – (CHRIS HAYES/FOZZY STACK) 5.15: BUT YOU SAID – EW – (JOEY SHERIDAN (5)/DENIS HOGAN) 5.45: PRETTY SMART (MIKEY SHEEHY (5)/PAT MARTIN) 6.15: LOVEDAY (NATHAN CROSSE (5)/WILLIE MCCREERY) 6.45: FRENETIC (COLIN KEANE/GER LYONS) 7.15: REBEL STEP (BEN COEN/ANDY SLATTERY) 7.45: PREMIUM TICKET (KEVIN MANNING/JIM BOLGER) 8.15: SPEEDY PIX – EW…

  • Boylan Talks Sport – Weekly Brain Workout – No. 18

    Boylan Talks Sport – Weekly Brain Workout – No. 18

    A nice variety in this week’s edition, including a couple that are sure to require the thinking caps!

  • Selections for Killarney – July 15th

    Selections for Killarney – July 15th

    1.40: ALL THUMBS UP – EW – (JORDAN GAINFORD (5)/COLM MURPHY) 2.15: RUAILLE BUAILLE (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.45: WHATUCALLHER – EW – (NICOLAS TERRASIN (4)/E&P HARTY) 3.15: MARIA FRANCESCA – EW – (DONIE MCINERNEY/MICK WINTERS) 3.45: VIKING HOARD (PHILIP BYRNES (7)/CATHAL BYRNES) 4.15: CURIOUS BRIDE – EW – (SEAN FLANAGAN/NOEL MEADE) 4.50: MONTEL GLORY –…