Tag: Drogheda Independent Sport
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Transfers often leave players stuck between two stools
It was learnt a long time ago that communication via text message or WhatsApp or email or online forums can be tricky business. Leave aside issues like predictive text or space contraints, from personal experience, the biggest drawback to communication in such ways is an inability to display or convey context or emotion to your…
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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…
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Believe half of what you see and a lower percentage of what you hear
On paper at least, Meath have made only one change ahead of Sunday’s NFL Div. 2 Round 4 meeting with Cork at Pairc Ui Rinn. But it would be no shock whatsoever if there’s at least one more to go along with it. For what it’s worth, as per what has been published, the one…
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Selections for Dundalk – Feb. 20th 2026
3.40: SIR LES PATTERSON (JACK KEARNEY (3)/STEPHEN THORNE) 4.10: GO OUT (DECLAN MCDONOGH/DANNY MURPHY) 4.40: PORSCHE LAD – EW – (CONOR CUSACK (7)/PAT MURPHY) 5.15: ECLAT (COLIN KEANE/DERMOT WELD) 5.45: MOYASSR – EW – (REECE HOLOHAN (7)/PAUL FLYNN) 6.15: TRISHUIL RIVER – EW – (WAYNE HASSET (3)/SHANE CRAWLEY) 6.45: MARIAN’S GAL – EW – (JULIAN…
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Selections for Dundalk – Feb. 11th 2026
1.38: DUSTY ROCK (JOEY SHERIDAN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 2.08: HERO OF THE HOUR – EW – (SADHBH TORMEY (10)/TOM MCCOURT) 2.38: TATATEO (JOEY SHERIDAN/DENIS HOGAN) 3.08: GREEN INTERLUDE – EW – (DECLAN MCDONOGH/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 3.38: APIARY (NICOLA BURNS (5)/KEVIN COLEMAN) 4.08: LAND OF THE GIANTS – EW – (ADAM CAFFREY/ADO MCGUINNESS) 4.38: BEAT THE DEVIL (COLIN KEANE/PADDY…
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Meath Football League Div. 1 Fixtures 2026
Round 1 Donaghmore/Ashbourne C.L.G. v Bhulf Tón Friday, March 13, 20:00 Dunshaughlin & Royal Gaels v St Peter’s Dunboyne Friday, March 13, 20:00 Ratoath v Gaeil Colmcille Friday, March 13, 20:00 Skryne v Na Fianna Friday, March 13 20:00 St Colmcille’s v Summerhill Friday, March 13, 20:00 Trim v Moynalvey Friday, March 13, 20:00 Round…
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Youthful Dunboyne fall short
St Peter’s, Dunboyne…1-11 Gaeil Colmcille…2-13 Despite a vastly improved second half showing, a youthful Dunboyne side had to give best to the Kells side who had a good quantity more of established names on show in this Feis Cup opening round encounter at Grangegodden on Saturday afternoon. The home side had most of the heavy…
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Meath SH team to play Westmeath in NHL Round 2 – 8/2/26
Johnny Greville has named the same starting 15 as lined out against London ahead of tomorrow’s NHL Div. 2 Round 2 joust against his native county in Mullingar. There are, however, a couple of curios positional switches as well as one alteration among the subs list. Basically, Tom Shine and Eoin Donegan swap positions while…
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Selections for Dundalk – Feb. 6th 2026
4.15: CLONMACASH – EW – (SAM COEN (7)/ADO MCGUINNESS) 4.45: VALIANT FORCE (ROWAN SCOTT/ROBSON DE AGUIAR) 5.15: TRIBAL STAR (ADAM CAFFREY/ADO MCGUINNESS) 5.45: FATE’S GAMBIT (WAYNE LORDAN/ROBSON DE AGUIAR) 6.15: VELVET SKIES – EW – (CHRIS HAYES/MICK MULVANY) 6.45: BEAT THE DEVIL (SAM COEN (4*)/PADDY MAGEE) 7.15: DRUCKER (SAM COEN (7)/ANDY SLATTERY)
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‘Banty’ back in for trip to Breffni
It’s a case of ‘I finished so I’ll start’ with regard to the Meath team announced for tomorrow’s National Football League Round 2 joust with Cavan at Breffni Park. Having been his usual inspiring influence when introduced against Derry, James ‘Banty’ Conlon will start on the edge of the square as Robbie Brennan’s side aim…