Tag: GAA
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Top lot trump seconds in game of two halves
St Peter’s, Dunboyne…2-08 Ballinlough…2-14 Dunboyne’s second string were unable to build on a promising first half against Ballinlough’s top lot on Sunday morning. Though the sides were knotted together at 1-05 apiece at the change of ends, but, it was the north county outfit who very much had the better of matters in the second…
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Flying first half sets visitors on the road to victory
St Peter’s, Dunboyne…2-18 Na Fianna…0-10 First half goals from Fergal Watters and Jason Gleeson set Dunboyne on their way in Baconstown as they led by 2-10 to 0-04 at the break on Saturday evening before going on to record their second victory of the season in the race for the Mooney Cup. The eventual victors…
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Harvest in the hills all in vain
MEATH…2-18 DONEGAL…1-16 No matter what competition structure a governing body in any code put together, there will always be somebody left feeling hard done by if they end up on the wrong side of a tight margin call. Whether their umbrage is justified or not. Think of Thierry Henry’s disgraceful handball against Ireland that Stevie…
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Cummins called to the bench for judgement day
Na Fianna’s Conor Cummins replaces Philip O’Brien as substitute goalkeeper in the only change to the matchday panel from that which rescued a dramatic draw against Derry a week ago ahead of tomorrow’s crunch encounter against Donegal in the final round of regulation fixtures in the Christy Ring Cup at O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny. What…
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A whole heap of wrongs don’t make a right
If I thought the scheduling of the All Ireland U-20 FC semi finals for midweek was demeaning and grotesquely unfair, it was only the tip of an iceberg of ignominy which has sunk the GAA into an even bigger crator of farce. As if playing both football matches at the same time wasn’t bad enough,…
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Patsy Farrell – A Tribute
In any community, there are people who are both beloved and relied upon for the skills they have which lead to the betterment of all and sundry. Whether that skillset is their ‘official’ job or a hobby which in turns renders them an invaluable asset to others. In our locality, that calls to mind the…
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Tom Meyler – Meath and Wexford – RIP
May I extend my most sincere sympathy to Mrs Meyler, Johnny, Tommy, extended family and all in Blackhall Gaels, on Tom’s passing. Many’s the ‘friendly discussion’ we had along side lines around the county. But once the whistle went, hands were shaken and that was that. Also great memories of when he worked at the…
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Primal instincts drive Meath to another Leinster Final
MEATH…2-14 DUBLIN…2-08 I was going to use another word at the very beginning of the above headline but for one thing the young men involved would be too young to get the reference and for another, it may not be the right side of the watershed. Suffice to say, the sight of and wholesome challenge…
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One change for the Minors
The Meath Minor football team to take on Dublin in this evening’s Leinster semi final in Parnell Park shows one change from that which recently recorded the side’s third straight win, against defending champions Offaly in Tullamore. Cortown’s Dara Loughran – son of former underage county Glen and nephew of Grade One winning jockey Roger…
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The most important grade is being treated like dirt
In writing the piece in tribute to the late Mick O’Brien of Walterstown and Meath in this space a short time ago, mention was made of the revolutionary work carried out by the legendary schoolteacher with regard to organising underage football within his beloved Blacks. Now read on… In all the wholly deserved pieces produced…