Tag: Enda Smyth

  • Tommy Smyth Snr – R.I.P.

    Tommy Smyth Snr – R.I.P.

    Sincere sympathy is extended to Eileen, Ed, Tommy, girls and the extended Smyth family of Bennettstown, Batterstown and beyond. It is with deep sadness I learn of Tommy Snr’s passing. A quiet, softly spoken gentleman, the last remaining pillar of one of Meath’s great sporting dynasties. His passing marks the end of an era. But…

  • Only a game? It is in my a**e

    Only a game? It is in my a**e

    On the morning after his brother Tom was laid to rest, da met his namesake the Meath manager in the shop. Meath were playing Dublin in a ‘regulation’ National League match in Croker later that day. Initial inclinations here were for there to be no family representation in GAA HQ that afternoon. Until the herbalist…