Tag: GAA
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Young stars steer seasiders to safety
St Colmcille’s… 1-18 Seneschalstown… 2-12 Christian Finlay’s extra time goal was ultimately the deciding factor as St Colmcille’s guaranteed their senior status by coming through this enthalling encounter in Skryne. Finlay and fellow younger stars like David Bell and Danny Ehichoya and the ‘older’ James Conlon hauled the Pilltown-based outfit back from what was a […]
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‘Spoggy’s one liner still rings true
For those of you who might not be aware, yours truly walked with a walking aid between 1986 and 1991. That coming about after major corrective surgery on my legs. They had been tangled in an x shape from the time I was born. The manner in which the procedure was carried out was barbaric […]
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Irish eyes smiling with longing happiness!
It’s almost impossible to quantify the magnitude of what Meath undertook in 1968 when – as ‘outgoing’ All Ireland Champions – the headed for Australia. To be honest, not a whole lot is known about the expedition but – and if the following is incorrect please advise – what is known (I think!) is that […]
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One step forward, at least four back
The inner sanctum of the GAA at any given time and its surviving elders are about as receptive to change as one would be to a fart in a space suit. To that end, it’s actually quite astounding that initiatives like the Back Door, the introduction of red and yellow cards and the belated adoption […]
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Talking out of both sides of the mouth
This corner would love to know how the genii who came up with the split season in GAA came arrived at their final product? Was it don a blindfold, peg a dart at a board and just roll with wherever it landed? Because whoever thought it was to the benefit of clubs and club players […]
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It’s a fairly safe bet he didn’t watch Italia ’90!
Italia ’90 – even now, mention of the words together conjures so many memories. Pat Bonner’s grimace before that booming kickout against the Dutch, Genoa, Penalties, Bonner again, David O’Leary, the pub scene from The Snapper. Now read on… Another recollection from that glorious summer prompted what you are about to intake. A proclamation by […]
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Watch ‘An Overdue Catch Up’ on YouTube
This video does exactly what it says in the title. The only thing which will be added is that a genuine effort will be made to post on YouTube more often. Even if that means sharing content across multiple platforms in an effort to attract the widest audience possible.
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Sometimes GAA people just can’t help themselves
Ballygunner recently won the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship for the ninth year in succession. Imagine that. Now contemplate being part of it all. As player, mentor, administrator or ‘just’ an ordinary fan. Think about the journey. The matches. The stories arising from same. For many, winning one county title could be the sum of lifetime’s […]
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Sideline Cuts – 22
Revolving Doors Keeping The Void At Bay At the risk of boring our devoted and treasured readers, one more mention of displeasure felt at the split season in GAA needs a run out. This time, though, it’s in the context of a long standing part of the off-season filling the void therein. That being the […]
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O’Rourke completes backroom team
Several additions to new Meath senior football manager Colm O’Rourke had several additions to his backroom team ratified at Monday night’s Co Committee meeting. The extra recruitment is headlined by the appointment of Paul Garrigan as team trainer, only weeks after the Oldcastle native stood down from a similar role with the county’s back-to-back All […]