Tag: Derry Hurling

  • Shine returns to brighten Meath’s prospects

    Shine returns to brighten Meath’s prospects

    Having been an absentee for the defeat to Westmeath in Mullingar a fortnight ago, Tom Shine will be a welcome sight on the horizon for Johnny Greville et al as will the home comforts of St Loman’s Park in Trim as Meath aim to get their NHL Div. 2 campaign back on track against Derry…

  • Working away in the shade

    Working away in the shade

    What is probably close to thirty years ago now, a word manufacturing machine being propelled by yours truly produced a piece headlined exactly as above. Back then, it mostly centred on how the All Ireland successes carved out by Down (twice), Derry and Donegal could be – and as it happened, was – ground breaking…

  • From slide rule passes to egg and spoon races

    From slide rule passes to egg and spoon races

    Meath…1-16 Derry…1-10 There’s something earthy, indefatigable, primal almost about rural GAA teams. The smaller the club, the more raucous and enormous their support will be. When all of the above are in sync, the bigger potential banana skin they become for often ‘softer’ ‘townie’ outfits. Ballinlough have tripped up as many as anybody in Meath…

  • One change for Meath ahead of Croker date

    One change for Meath ahead of Croker date

    Published: 2/6/23 @ 11.23am Updated: 2/6/23 @ 11.56am Meath senior hurling manager Seoirse Bulfin has made one alteration to his team in advance of tomorrow’s Christy Ring Cup Final against Derry at Croke Park. Blackhall Gaels clubman Stephen Morris returns to the starting 15 having been troubled by injury in recent time, and he replaces…

  • Nicky Pots the green (flag) ball as Meath gain vital win

    Nicky Pots the green (flag) ball as Meath gain vital win

    Meath…1-21 Derry…1-19 In another sporting event making headlines at the moment, potting the black ball can make all the difference between winning and losing and landing the white in the scoring area can lead to disaster. This afternoon in Owenbeg, it was Nicky Potterton’s entrenching of the white ball in the Derry net and the…

  • Talented trio return to the bench for Derry date

    Talented trio return to the bench for Derry date

    The very experienced duo of Mark O’Sullivan (Kiltale) and Adam Gannon (Killyon) make welcome returns to the match day panel and are joined by Ciaran Lonergan of St Peter’s, Dunboyne ahead of Meath’s Christy Ring Cup Round 3 outing against Derry. Other than the above, there are two changes in personnel from the side which…