Life And Sport From An Armchair View
1.50: DORANS LAW - EW - (DARRAGH O'KEEFFE/MICHAEL HOURIGAN) Great to see Michael Hourigan with a runner in Tom Doran's colours again 2.25: BANNTOWN GIRL - EW - (ROB JAMES (7)/SONNY CAREY) 3.00: COMO PARK - EW - (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.35: HERCULE DU SEUIL (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.10: PANDA BOY (JJ SLEVIN/MARTIN BRASSIL)... Continue Reading →
Colm O'Rourke and his fellow mentors have made five changes to the side which drew against Limerick ahead of tomorrow's eagerly awaited clash with Dublin in the penultimate round of fixtures in Div. 2 of the Allianz NFL at Pairc Tailteann. Every time the Old Firm face off there's something at stake and tomorrow will... Continue Reading →
Meath...2-11 Limerick...0-17 In what turned out to be Mick O'Dowd's last game as Meath manager, his charges led Derry by seven points at half time in an All Ireland SFC Qualifier before capitulating spectacularly after half time. This corner cannot recall whether it had happened prior to that, but it certainly has been a habit... Continue Reading →
12.47: DIVERGE (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.22: SUNDIAL (SIMON TORRENS/PADRAIG ROCHE) 1.57: PINK IN THE PARK (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.22: CASTLE FIELD BOY - EW W/O FAV - (PHILIP ENRIGHT/PAT FOLEY) Pat Foley has carried on the fine tradition of his late father Tom 3.07: SA FUERER (ROB JAMES (7)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.42: THEFAITHFULINDIAN (SIMON TORRENS/AIDAN HOWARD)... Continue Reading →
Meath...3-14 Cork...0-19 With Division 2 being the most competitive it has at least appeared in the last few years, Colm O'Rourke's maiden outing in the Allianz National Football League could hardly have looked more fire and brimstone than taking on the Rebel County by the banks of their own lovely Lee. Now, things have changed... Continue Reading →
The Meath team which will confront Cork in Sunday's Allianz National Football League opening round at Pairc Ui Chaoimh has been revealed. Throw in at the Rebel County venue is at 1.30p.m., the game will be shown live on TG4's YouTube Channel with full deferred coverage on normal television thereafter. Meath's mentors have handed NFL... Continue Reading →
Before the cat jumps all the way out of the bag of its own accord, let's provide the last nudge. I have returned to meaningful involvement with my local GAA club after a 15-year-hiatus. Part of which was enforced, another element thereof is old ground which doesn't need to be ploughed up again. There may... Continue Reading →
Meath... 2-10 Laois... 0-16 Colm O'Rourke's first home game in charge saw his troops hang on for a draw after seeing a decent lead whittled away in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Baltic Pairc Tailteann. By my reckoning, Meath made 13 changes from the side which defeated Carlow on Wednesday night. Naturally, in such... Continue Reading →
There was a song and dance made out of this Cheltenham legend... https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=zoerwm
'Danoli, Danoli, you're the pride of 'Neill and Foley/You're our hero sweet Danoli'. So sang the incomparable Richie Kavanagh of the horse which introduced Tom Foley to the rest of the racing world. And in so doing, got people attuned to horse racing that otherwise would have as much inclination of so doing as a... Continue Reading →