Tag: FBD
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Gaffney goal gives gutsy Royals another Croker date
Meath…1-11 Westmeath…0-10 Amy Gaffney’s late goal put the seal on another terrific Thurles day for the Camogie stars of Meath as they saw off the gritty challenge presented by neighbours Westmeath in this GlenDimplex All Ireland Intermediate Camogie semi final at FBD Semple Stadium. Brendan Skehan’s side have already had a rollercoaster season, cruelly missing…
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One precocious talent, but Clare are no one-trick ponies
“Less than a minute remains on the clock, as I tighten my boot lace, and turn down my sock/Is that the crowd I hear, or is it the ghosts, of men who before me had faced the same test, and never once failed to give of their best? “ This corner would never claim to…
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Things going to script is a one way street
It’s strangely apt to be writing the following just as the Tailteann Cup semi finals are down for decision. The point was made not so long ago on these pages that hurling was ahead of football in coming up with a tiered championship. Because of the inception of the McDonagh, Ring, Rackard and Meagher Cup…
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The GAA’s poor relations
When a ‘Back Door’ system was first introduced to hurling in 1997, aside from the usual and expected negative, entrenched, old-fashioned mindsets declaring it the ruination of hurling as we knew it, the other fascinating factor was the fixtures it threw up. In that sense, the meeting of Tipperary and Down. As a contest, of…