Tag: #GAA2025
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A rising tide might carry all boats but some need life jackets
When steadily hurtling towards a fourth decade of being enveloped in sport at a level which far exceeds fandom, you do begin to think you’ve seen all there is to see. The good, the bad and the ugly, as the original Mr Eastwood might put it. Thank you very much to him! That said, there…
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Fan na gCorn sa bhaille tar eis deireadh seachtaine specialta
Chuir Bhulf Ton agus Clan Na nGael fogra ar cumann na Mi go leir roimh craobh club na Mi nuair a bhi an bua acu i gComortas Peile Na Gaelteachta a bhi ar suil i Rath Chairn agus Baile Gibb an deireadh seachtaine seo caite. Criochnaigh fir an chontae bhaille nios fearr na foireanna as…
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If achievement is measured against expectations we’re well in profit
MEATH… 0-21 ROSCOMMON… 2-15 Meath teams have a glorious history of doing great things on Saturdays. In my lifetime at least, any such commentary must begin on July 6th, 1991. When Kevin Foley put the finishing touches to the greatest goal ever scored in Croke Park. Which in itself was the prelude to Liam Hayes…
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Anton announces line up for maiden Championship outing
Meath Camogie manager Anton O’Neill and his fellow mentors Richie McCabe, Georgina O’Halloran, Brian O’Reilly, Thomas Duignan, Ed O’Riordan and Mary Burke have announced their matchday panel ahead of tomorrow’s Intermediate Championship opener against Westmeath at TEG Cusack Park. County Champions Na Fianna provide seven members of the starting 15, including team captain Leah Devine,…
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Sideline Cuts – 40
Midweek Meanderings For reasons that hardly need elaborating, there are those who think I have my knife in the GAA at large presently. For said reason and that alone, a guilty plea will readily be entered. However, outside of the aforementioned subject area, even the most steadfast Gael must surely on occasion admit that the…
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McStay misfortune should be a reality check
You can’t be a sports fan without being passionate about it. For those at the next level – either as competitors or working with them or, indeed, as media covering the happenings therein, said passion can serve as dodgy baggage as knockers and begrudgers are only chomping at the bit to knock either competitors partaking…
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Cahill crescendo carries Meath to All Ireland semi final
MEATH…3-20 MONAGHAN…3-17 The completion of a hat-trick by Dunsany’s Stephen Cahill added another sensational chapter to the Meath encyclopaedia of escapism as the county’s Minor footballers advanced to the Tier II All Ireland semi final after emerging from this pulsating encounter at Carrickmacross on Saturday morning. The thing is though, unless you were related to…
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A little bit of history as evolving Meath break new ground
MEATH… 1-13 CORK… 0-12 The last time this writer can recall rain of such torrential proportions falling in Pairc Tailteann was on the occasion of Colm O’Rourke’s last outing for Meath on the home sod. The first round of the Leinster SFC of 1995. Now read on… So bad was it that day that Westmeath…
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Impact subs rewarded with a start
Robbie Brennan has made two changes to the side which went within one bad refereeing decision of winning the Leinster SFC two weeks ago ahead of Saturday’s All Ireland SFC opening round encounter with familiar foes Cork at Pairc Tailteann. Fair play to Sam Mulroy for exacting punishment on a foul which only one person…
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Analysis and criticism is fine but don’t make liars of yourselves
The amazing thing was that it took until now. May 2025. When a county manager lost the head with a member of the press corps to the point of intimidation. Yes, there are certain individuals who drove buses over some very thin ice on the same road previously, but never left a crater commensurate to…