Tag: Film
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Selections for Clonmel – Apr. 2nd 2026
4.30: LOOK TO THE WEST (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 5.00: LONG ROAD – EW – (DYLAN ROBINSON/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 5.30: KAISER DU CHENAY (RICKY DOYLE/MARTIN BRASSIL) 6.00: ONE TO WITNESS (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 6.30: ELLIE’S ROCK (JOHN SHINNICK/TERENCE O’BRIEN) 7.00: GINO BELLA (SIMON TORRENS/PAT FOLEY) 7.30: LITTLE JOHN – EW – (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (7)/COLIN MOTHERWAY)
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The Waco Kid outguns Hedley Le Mar once again
Blazing Saddles is quite possibly this writer’s favourite film. That revelation is usually met with sneery laughter. But not a toss is given here. More of the Mel Brooks classic is relatable to everyday life than it ever gets credit for. For those of you that might not have seen it (do yourselves a favour)…
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200,000 Thank Yous
June 9th past marked three years since the Boylan Talks Sport website was re-launched and around that time we passed the slightly surreal landmark of having had 200,000 views. That is the exact amount of thanks I offer to each and every one of you and many, many more, because without the support and encouragement…
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Selections for Punchestown – Nov. 23rd 2021
12.00: INDIANA JONES (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/MOUSE MORRIS) 12.30: LAUGHING TRIX – EW – (PADDY O’HANLON (7)/DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN) 1.30: BEN SIEGEL – EW – (BRYAN COOPER/NOEL MEADE) 1.35: GRAND JURY (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.05: THE NAME’S JOCK – W/O FAV – (DENIS O’REGAN/JOHN KIELY) 2.35: HUNTERS YARN (DANNY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.05: A DIFFERENT WORLD (MARK WALSH/MARTIN…
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Selections for Wexford – Oct. 25th 2021
1.10: LEVEL NEVERENDING (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.45: GIVEN WINGS (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.20: RICKY BOBBY (AMBROSE MCCURTIN/JOHN JOE WALSH) 2.55: MUTUAL RESPECT – EW – (SHANE FENELON (7)/JOHN HANLON) 3.30: EKLAT DE RIRE (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.05: CHAMPAGNE PLATINUM – EW – (SIMON TORRENS/ENDA BOLGER) 4.40: FAMEAFTERTHEGLORY (PATRICK MULLINS/GAVIN CROMWELL)
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The best television is true to life
At a generous estimate, with the exception of medical appointments or attending sporting events, it would be ventured that wheels transporting yours truly only circumnavigated Dublin city a handful of times at most. One of which was when I was about eight, my one and only occasion on Dublin Bus. It was the trip that…
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Boylan Talks Sport Weekly Brain Workout – No. 2
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Selections for Wexford – Oct. 26th 2020
12.55: GASPARD DU SEUIL (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 1.30: KAPARD (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.05: BREEZY BELLE (CHRIS TIMMONS/EDDIE CAWLEY) 2.40: AL BARRONE (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.15: MINELLA INDO (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.50: ANDY DUFRESNE (MARK WALSH/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.25: CHURCHSTONEWARRIOR – EW – (RAY BARRON (7)/JONATHAN SWEENEY)