Tag: Glennon Brothers Pearse Park

  • The good, the worrying and the unforeseen

    The good, the worrying and the unforeseen

    MEATH… 3-19 LONGFORD… 3-12 I’ve no doubt that when Longford raided the Meath net for a double helping of ‘majors’ late on in the action at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, the naysayers and doom mongers were convinced their sh*** didn’t smell. The smug bleating could almost be heard carrying on the often ferocious winds of…

  • Red and black in the green after efficient display

    Red and black in the green after efficient display

    RATHKENNY (Meath)…3-11 KENAGH (Longford)…1-10 At the outset here, an admission – it’s only very recently I became aware of Kenagh. And that was due to the legend that is Farmer Phil (Stewart) on YouTube and the fact that the family business https://www.stewartfamilyfarmlongford.com/ supply the famed local eatery in the town https://www.facebook.com/macsshack15/ with all their beef…

  • Be careful what you wish for but don’t stop believing

    Be careful what you wish for but don’t stop believing

    On the night Colm O’Rourke appeared on the Tommy Tiernan Show last February, his Meath charges had just been soundly stuffed by Derry in the third round of the National League at Owenbeg. Now, hindsight has proven that to be not that big of a deal because, were it not for a horrendous decision by…

  • Bench press lifts Meath over the line

    Bench press lifts Meath over the line

    Meath…1-11 Longford…0-13 Late drama involving Meath teams is about as surprising as somebody wearing green on St Patrick’s Day. We may never get used to it, but who cares as long as we’re coming out the right side of the action? Not too many. Today, thanks to telling contributions from substitutes Pearse Sheridan and Darragh…