Tag: Dioralyte

  • Moyfernagh March On

    Moyfernagh March On

    Moyfernagh… 1-09 Blackwater… 1-07 Brendan Murphy’s Moyfernagh side advanced to the knockout stages of the Dioralyte Regional Football Championship at Dunganny on Wednesday evening. Those clad in green and white made light of the absence of the phenomenal Mickey Burke as well as Longwood’s Billy Hogan to advance to the knockout stages with a round…

  • Kelly’s top performance uplifting on several fronts

    Kelly’s top performance uplifting on several fronts

    Tara…1-11 Boyne Valley…0-13 Earlier this year, eventual champions Dunshaughlin had 18 points to spare over closest neighbours and rivals Blackhall Gaels in the group stages of the Meath IFC. As somebody blessed to have close connections to both clubs – not to mention being the nephew of a former Chairman of the latter when they…

  • Bru’s post-break blitz sends Darnley down the river

    Bru’s post-break blitz sends Darnley down the river

    Bru Na Boinne… 1-15 Darnley… 2-07 Sam Victory certainly lived up to his name as his goal was the crucial component in an early second half blitz which propelled those from the banks of the Boyne into the knockout stages of the RFC. The St Mary’s club in Donore have a fine tradition of providing…

  • CJH ensures Lough Crew top the poll on the first count

    CJH ensures Lough Crew top the poll on the first count

    Lough Crew…1-11 An Tuaisceart…0-13 A goal after three minutes from Oldcastle’s CJ Healy was ultimately the decisive factor as the Ballinlough/Moylagh/Oldcastle/St Brigid’s combination ensured their opponents blinked first in the battle of the unbeaten teams in the Dioralyte Regional Football Championships at Dunganny on Tuesday night. After his sparkling display last week, Sean Meade was…

  • The ball’s not even thrown in and the off-the-ball digs are flying

    The ball’s not even thrown in and the off-the-ball digs are flying

    Note to self: Don’t read fan forums. At half time in what I think was the 1992 Leinster SFC Final, legend has it the Dublin and Kildare players got a little hot and bothered about each other on the way down the tunnel. It was the first incident of its type this writer can recall.…

  • The harp’s sweet tune gets Tara over the line

    The harp’s sweet tune gets Tara over the line

    Tara…2-11 Moyfernagh…0-12 Second half goals from Declan Smyth (Dunsany) and Tommy Kinsella (Dunshaughlin) completed a fine turnaround for Ger Robinson’s ensemble representing the most sacred place in Meath against Moyfernagh. The latter basically encompassing qualifying clubs (Junior and Intermediate) in the greater Trim area. With the men from where once a harp regaled the halls…

  • Familiar faces and family values to the fore

    Familiar faces and family values to the fore

    Boyne Valley… 1-13 Blackwater… 0-14 The most notable thing about this evening’s Regional Football Championship double header at Dunganny tonight was surely the appearance of decorated Royal warriors Mickey Burke and Mickey Newman with their respective Divisional sides. Well, that and the decisive influence of the Curtis clan in this close contest. We’ll get back…

  • Second half goal salvo sees Tuaisceart on top

    Second half goal salvo sees Tuaisceart on top

    An Tuaisceart…4-10 Darnley…0-08 In last night’s other fixture at wet and windy Dunganny, the Brian Farrell-managed An Tuaisceart – comprising players from Nobber, Meath Hill, Drumconrath, Kilmainhamwood, Syddan and Castletown – netted four times after half time to ease past the Darnley combination which represent the Clan Na nGael, Dunderry, Cortown and St Ultan’s clubs.…

  • Goals the major difference as new tournament throws in

    Goals the major difference as new tournament throws in

    Lough Crew… 4-12 Bru Na Boinne… 0-12 At the outset here, an admission will be made that yours truly wasn’t in Dunganny this evening due to the inclement weather. Thus, players and scorers mentioned hereafter are courtesy of Fergal Lynch. The first thing to note was that the novelty of the new Regional Championships has…

  • Common sense never lives up to its name

    Common sense never lives up to its name

    Former Meath and Dunboyne dual player Paul Fagan is now domiciled in Kildalkey. Soon, he will line out for TG4’s Underdogs against Davy Fitzgerald’s Waterford hurlers. Now read on… As far as hurling in Meath goes, P. Fagan has seen and done it all. Indeed, he did his bit for the GAA in London when…