BOYLAN TALKS SPORT

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  • Irish eyes smiling with longing happiness!

    Irish eyes smiling with longing happiness!

    It’s almost impossible to quantify the magnitude of what Meath undertook in 1968 when – as ‘outgoing’ All Ireland Champions – the headed for Australia. To be honest, not a whole lot is known about the expedition but – and if the following is incorrect please advise – what is known (I think!) is that…

  • Jack De Bromhead – R. I. P.

    Jack De Bromhead – R. I. P.

    For many of us, sport consumes and envelopes so much of our lives that it can be very easy, and dangerous, to lose sight of the fact that it is just that. Only Sport. The shot that looked over but was waved wide, the putt which circled the hole but lipped out or the punt…

  • Small fish get swallowed up in a big pond

    The year and a bit spent as Racing Manager-ish for the late Ollie Cunningham and my father- even though the latter always denied any official involvement – was among the happiest time I’ve spent on this big old ball. Mostly because it was probably the nearest these wheels will ever get to racehorse ownership. Not…

  • Selections for Listowel – Sept. 20th 2021

    Selections for Listowel – Sept. 20th 2021

    1.40: PARTY CENTRAL (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.10: IA CONNECT (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.45: DARKENED – EW – (TOMMY BRETT/DENIS HOGAN) 3.15: BONARC – EW – (SHANE FITZGERALD (7)/JOHN RYAN) 3.50: PALACE ROCK – EW – (CONOR MAXWELL/FRANCIS CASEY) 4.25: SOCIALLY DISTANT – EW – (BRYAN COOPER/PAUL NOLAN) 4.55: BLEU BERRY (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 5.25: LE…

  • Selections for Listowel – Sept. 19th 2021

    1.30: FEIGH (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.00: FRENCH MADE (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.30: CONQUERING TARA – EW – (JACK KENNEDY/MICHAEL KENNEDY) 3.00: ELITE DES MOTTES – EW – (RICHIE DEEGAN (5)/EOIN MCCARTHY) 3.30: WALL OF FAME (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.00: GRANGE WALK (BRYAN COOPER/JOHN RYAN) 4.30: BALLYOISIN (MARK WALSH/ENDA BOLGER) 5.00: PYRAMID HILL – EW –…