Tag: Drogheda Indepedent Sport

  • Reilly shoots the lights out as ‘Moores march on

    Reilly shoots the lights out as ‘Moores march on

    If I was a member or supporter of Donaghmore/Asbourne I’d be doing the Lotto immediately. Having lost their opening two games in the Meath SFC, there seemed to be more chance of a statue of Enoch Burke being erected outside the High Court than that of the green and white making the knockout stages. Though…

  • Keegan Cup race hits choppy waters in battle of the calculators

    Keegan Cup race hits choppy waters in battle of the calculators

    BREAKING NEWS The closing stages of the Meath Senior Football Championship appear to have hit choppy waters after the Leinster Council upheld a case taken by Na Fianna regarding the methodology used to determine placings in their group. With three teams – Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Na Fianna and Curraha – all tied on two points each, the…

  • Selections for Bellewstown – Aug. 29th 2023

    Selections for Bellewstown – Aug. 29th 2023

    4.05: HOKUSAI – EW – (COLIN KEANE/NOEL MEADE) 4.35: THE BOG BANK (JAMES RYAN (7)/TOM MCCOURT) 5.05: SKONTONOVSKI (RONAN WHELAN/ADRIAN MCGUINNESS) 5.35: FLEETFOOTSOLDIER – EW – (NATHAN CROSSE/KEVIN COLEMAN) 6.10: JANZOOR (COLIN KEANE/DARREN BUNYAN) 6,45: DOUBLE JABBED – EW – (RONAN WHELAN/DAVID MARNANE) 7.15: ALALCANCE (SHANE FOLEY/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 7.45: WALKING ON GLASS – EW –…

  • Knockout pairings revealed

    Knockout pairings revealed

    At tonight’s Meath Co Board meeting in Dunganny (Monday), as well as management teams being confirmed for county underage teams for 2024, the draws were made for the concluding stages of the club football championships at both Senior and Intermediate level. Both for those chasing silverware and salvation. Before getting into all that though, the…

  • Could Essendon’s loss by a very big gain for Meath?

    Could Essendon’s loss by a very big gain for Meath?

    BREAKING NEWS The Irish Independent are this afternoon reporting that former Meath underage star Cian McBride has been released by Australian Football League outfit the Essendon Bombers. St Ultan’s clubman McBride was part of a Royal County ensemble which won the Leinster MFC in 2018. The towering midfielder was allowed train with the Meath senior…

  • Old patents still work in the modern game

    Old patents still work in the modern game

    Dunshaughlin… 0-14 Donaghmore/Ashbourne… 1-10 An admission at the outset here – owing to circumstances beyond my control, I was unable to be at Saturday’s pulsating local derby in Ratoath. However, due to the wonders of modern technology, metaphorically, not a kick of the ball was missed. Or in any of myriad other matches taking place.…