Tag: Derry City

  • Na bfhaca tu mo Sheamasin?

    Na bfhaca tu mo Sheamasin?

    The above line, delivered ruefully by Micheal O’Muircheartagh lamenting the unavailability of Jimmy Keaveney after the 1979 Leinster Final due to suspension, at the beginning of the Decade Of The Dubs video, translates as “Has anyone seen my Jimmy”? You suspect it’s a phrase Irish soccer fans will have to get used to uttering. Now…

  • One Racecourse I definitely want to visit

    One Racecourse I definitely want to visit

    In a different sporting world long ago, though some would scarcely believe it, this corner absolutely detested horse racing. Alteration to that first probably came about due to what somebody described to me the other day as ‘Exposure Therapy’. Put in simpler terms, if you’re around them long enough you’ll become like them. In the…

  • Boylan Talks Sport Weekly Brain Workout – No. 8

    Boylan Talks Sport Weekly Brain Workout – No. 8

      A real mixed bag this week, with plenty of topical subjects relating to what’s been going in the sporting world of late.