Tag: Dunshaughlin GAA
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Poignant double for Donoghue as gentleman Andy remembered
Local jockey Keith Donoghue recorded a poignant double on Saturday afternoon’s Navan card. The rider sported a black armband in memory of his grand uncle Andy Lynch who was laid to rest this afternoon. Dunsany’s Andy was himself a highly distinguished and universally popular member of the local horse fraternity. Through his role as whipper-in […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Johnny Cash was right about Sundays!
If you’re involved in GAA – or most likely any sport – it’s a fairly safe wager that you’ll experience more defeat than victory. In both 1997 and 2002, the number of finals Dunboyne teams lost hit double figures. Undoubtedly the most painful loss of the lot, however, was actually in the Junior Hurling Championship […]
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One day a year dreaming of living somewhere else
O’Donovan Rossa from Cork against the great Eire Og team representing Carlow is the first All Ireland Club SFC Final this corner can remember. If the memory box serves me correctly, the hurling final that day was between Galway side Sarsfields and Dunloy Cuchulainns from Antrim. That football final in particular is now recalled with […]
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Meath appoint impressive lineup to oversee bid for more Minor glory
Current All Ireland Minor Football Champions Meath have appointed an entirely new management team to oversee their bid to retain the Tom Markham Cup. 2020 Leinster MFC winning boss John McCarthy will shortly take charge of the Royal County U-20 outfit while the man who masterminded that glorious day last August, Cathal O’Bric, is slated […]