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Rousing resumption sends Royals to another Final
Meath…2-12 Mayo…1-09 A blitzkrieg at the start of the second half which saw Meath register 2-5 without riposte set them on their way to another Final date in Croke Park. This time it will be Donegal providing the opposition in the Lidl Ladies NFL Div. 1 decider on April 10th. Eamonn Murray’s side trailed by…
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Tommy Mahon (Kilbride GFC) RIP
I was deeply saddened yesterday evening to learn of the passing of Tommy Mahon, pillar of Kilbride GFC, nurturer of generations of football talent in Meath, horse racing fan and, above all else, a dear friend to me and many over a long number of years. How fitting it was that only days before his…
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Without the past we have no future
Count John McCormack and ‘Shakin’ Stevens would be fairly polarised bedfellows musically. Yet during what has been a very emotionally challenging period, they both found their way to the forefront of thoughts. Two old houses. Two famous songs. Now read on…
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Green shoots should stave off kneejerk reactionism
Whenever a person passes to the great beyond, there’s a period of reflection. If one happens to close to the deceased, everything gets magnified. Personally, there’s been far too much of it over the last year or two. Those close to me will know the ones which have taken the biggest chunk out of the…
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Fortitudo in Adversis
Did you ever consider some of the phrases we all use, maybe in the course of a day, in a throw-away fashion that, well, we don’t afford a thought to? Lately, two have been to the forefront of thoughts here: the importance of not taking anything for granted in life and, from a more personal…
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More Paul Brady than Christy Moore!
Trying to stave off cabin fever due to a snow storm gives a body time to think. Too much of it in fact. Primarily, thoughts turned to the last time these wheels were housebound in such circumstances. Most poignantly, that the two lieutenants who did most to aid escapism in what I think was 2010…
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A big occasion under the Friday night lights
When thinking back to my school days, it often occurs to me just how fortunate we were. Not just in terms of actual schooling but – equally as importantly from a personal perspective at least – that there was such a strong sporting ethos therein. It helped, of course, that Willie Lyons, who looked after…
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Defying convention is not only accepted, but expected
The following statement may seem a little awry given the prevailing circumstances which dominate proceedings here, but, so much of our life’s path is shaped for us by those who have gone before. Thus, even though one is precluded from being actively involved on the farming side of things, per say, that an interest in…
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The direction may be right, but treading warily will be advisable
Whilst paying tribute to John Reilly a while ago, mention was afforded to the 1997 season. Specifically, that at the time our club had very talented underage teams in both codes. The thing was, as so many of our teams across different grades qualified for finals, the U-21 hurling decider against Boardsmill ended up being…