Frustrated relief

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,… Read More Frustrated relief

Grand designs not the finished article yet

Ireland… 34 Italy… 20 In assignments like Saturday’s at the Stadio Olympico in Rome, teams like Ireland are on a hiding to nothing. Win by a big score and you’re only doing what you’re supposed and expected to do. Don’t, and there’s obviously something fairly drastically wrong. On this occasion, Ireland probably fell between the… Read More Grand designs not the finished article yet