Life And Sport From An Armchair View
Viewed through a certain lens, anybody winning 13 caps at international level, garnering multiple Heineken Cup souvenirs and rearing offspring who also went on to perform on the biggest stage would have had what would constitute a glorious career in rugby. Yet I often wonder does Trevor Brennan ponder what might have been. Warren Gatland’s... Continue Reading →
Dunboyne...4-15 Moynalvey...0-10 Chances are yours truly wasn't the only one in these parts - or Moynalvey - in absolutely no mood for football on Friday night. How could either place be, with the heart and soul having been ripped out of both communities when Damien O'Reilly was taken from us long, long before his time,... Continue Reading →
When one ends up under the black cloud that is depression at this time of year, that which should be the greatest comfort and means of healing becomes unbearable. Translated to simple terms - where harvest season should be the happiest, most comforting time of the year for me, there's partly a wish to be... Continue Reading →
Liam Brady's bidding arrivederci to RTE's soccer coverage the other night got me thinking. About several things, actually. Some of which were before my time, others that became central tenets of my life. Directly or indirectly as the case may be. To begin with the second bit, that revolves around the late Bill O'Herlihy and... Continue Reading →
Rep. Of Ireland...3 Latvia...2 Anyone of an agricultural persuasion is no doubt retorting to the above headline that Harry Ferguson's ground breaking invention of the most famous piece of agricultural machinery ever made was in fact powered by the equally iconic Perkins engine. On the football landscape at the moment, both in the Premier League... Continue Reading →
Republic Of Ireland defender Darragh Lenihan has completed his transfer from Blackburn Rovers to fellow Championship hopefuls Middlesbrough. While the 28-year-old's decision to leave Ewood Park - where he had been club Captain - might raise a few eyebrows, it's clear Rovers didn't appreciate the asset they had on their books. Plenty of others did,... Continue Reading →
1.45: GENTLEMAN DE MEE (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.20: NELLY'S MONEY (JACK FOLEY (5)/ROBERT TYNER) 2.55: ADAMANTLY CHOSEN (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) Though never off form, the Mullins horses have been particularly unstoppable in the last week or so 3.30: ASH TREE MEADOW (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.00: RAJSALAD - EW - (CHARLIE O'DWYER (7)/CONOR O'DWYER) 4.30: SOMETHING... Continue Reading →
1.00: UNCLE GERHARD - EW - (CHARLIE O'DWYER (7)/CONOR O'DWYER) 1.35: GLENGOOLY (JODY TOWNEND (5)/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.05: KLASSICAL DREAM (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.35: AUCKLAND - EW - (RICHIE DEEGAN/TONY MULLINS) 3.05: ESCARIA TEN - EW - (ADRIAN HESKIN/GORDON ELLIOTT) Adrian Heskin with his employer Max McNeill 3.35: COUER SUBLIME (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.07: MERCUREY... Continue Reading →
Trim lad Ian Byrne made his debut with SSE Airtricity League Of Ireland side UCD in a pre-season friendly last week against Cork City. The former Boyne CS student (17) joined the Bellfield club during the off-season having spent the last couple of campaigns with St Patrick's Athletic. Byrne, who is adept at either left... Continue Reading →
12.20: MI LIGHTHOUSE - EW - (DANNY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 12.50: LIEUTENANT HIGHWAY - EW - (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.20: MY BOY BOB (KEVIN SEXTON/TONY MARTIN) 1.50: CLASSIC GETAWAY (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) Classic Getaway makes his first start over timber 2.25: SWEET WILL - EW - (LUKE DEMPSEY/GAVIN CROMWELL) 3.00: FOX LA BEI. (JODY MCGARVEY/LIZ DOYLE)... Continue Reading →