Tag: Croke Park
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Taylor takes top gong again but there were unlucky ones
Katie Taylor was crowned RTE Sportsperson Of The Year for the third time on Saturday night as another terrific twelve months of sporting success at local, national and international level was rightly commended. The history-making Bray lady remains undefeated 22 bouts into her professional pugilism career, adjacent to spectacular success in the amateur ranks which…
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From the frying pan to the fire but not over the rainbow
Another week, another mess for a GAA referee to deal with. Consequently more bad press for the Association. Obviously, nobody – you’d hope – would deliberately start a ruckus, but the main talking points this week seem to be how these incidents are (a) dealt with and (b) reported on. Let’s deal with the second…
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Tullamore Trimmed as Canty’s crew head the Wicklow way
Trim…1-21 Tullamore…1-08 If you were simply talking in terms of a points tally, Tullamore’s Shane Dooley, with 1-8, outscored James Murray of Trim (0-10) yet still ended up on the beaten team. That would only reveal a fraction of the detail here. And not just pertaining to today’s Leinster Club IHC semi final at Pairc…
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Heroics and heartache for battling Ratoath
On numerous occasions over the years, this writer has referred to Al Paccino’s Inches speech in Any Given Sunday. Mostly because it’s something I defer to very regularly. As a means of keeping the wheels turning. On a more fundamentally sporting level, not only did it get me properly ‘into’ American Football but, even more…
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Ratoath survive rough ride to oust Rhode
Ratoath… 0-11 Rhode… 0-09 At this stage of the season, and in provincial championship action in particular, it’s all about getting results. On that score, Ratoath will be happy enough. Especially given the paltry record of Meath teams at this level over the years. For all that, there will probably be a cognisance in the…
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Hideous Horner should put down the shovel
I’ve been lucky to have legendary former Meath football manager Sean Boylan central to my life for as long as there’s been a pulse here. There’s hardly a superlative in the English language which hasn’t been used in praise of the man. Of the numerous articles, interviews, television programmes and books produced about this mosy…
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One step forward, at least four back
The inner sanctum of the GAA at any given time and its surviving elders are about as receptive to change as one would be to a fart in a space suit. To that end, it’s actually quite astounding that initiatives like the Back Door, the introduction of red and yellow cards and the belated adoption…
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Sorry Ma’m – there doesn’t appear to be any racing on the TV in the Royal Box
When you hear the words ‘Barbers Shop’, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Haircuts, obviously. Or possibly musical quartets. Though not necessarily those including Homer Simpson on the roof of Moe’s or Peter Griffin going around hospital wards. In this corner, mention of Barbers Shop evokes memories of what I think was Queen…
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Poisoned chalice for Potter but he’ll need plenty of clay to mould safety
How often have you heard the phrase ‘It’s not a nice job but somebody has to do it’? Somebody should suggest that Graham Potter set it as his voicemail. The affable and burgeoning coach was, more or less, parachuted into the Chelsea job with the same rapidity which saw Thomas Tuchel dumped. Potter has done…
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Twice as nice
Meath 3-10 Kerry… 1-07 1949, 1954, 1967, 1987, 1988, 1996, 1999, 2021, 2022. Even looking at it written in front of you is to be struck by awe. Before anyone says anything, the majestic achievements of Eamonn Murray’s charges over the past two seasons merit equal if not greater commendation than the seven All Ireland…