Tag: Glenveagh

  • One more role of the dice

    One more role of the dice

    Defeat to home side Wicklow in Echelon Park, Aughrim last weekend took Meath’s Christy Ring Cup ambitions out of their own hands, but to have any chance of maintaining their interest therein, the must get the better of a typically obstinate Donegal side at St Loman’s Park, Trim at 1.30pm tomorrow (Saturday). Manager Johnny Greville…

  • Early Cole goals keep Meath on a roll

    Early Cole goals keep Meath on a roll

    MEATH…3-17 DERRY…1-22 Whoever the odds compilers are on GAA matches are, they must be from some county that Meath stuffed in times past. Furthermore, they must be perfectly balanced with a chip on both shoulders, because the manner in which they have chalked up matches involving Meath teams of late has been nothing short of…

  • Greville recalibrates in attempt to bloom against the Lilies

    Greville recalibrates in attempt to bloom against the Lilies

    Johnny Greville has made wholesale changes to the Meath Senior Hurling team ahead of Saturday’s Allianz NHL Div. 2 promotion shoot out against high flying Kildare in Trim. No more than our lady footballers against Kerry, the green and gold stickmen will be hoping to redress a negatively lopsided recent record against their floury opponents.…

  • Quigley in for Meath

    Quigley in for Meath

    Sean Quigley of St Peter’s, Dunboyne will make his first start of the season for the Meath hurlers when Johnny Greville’s charges put their unbeaten record in Div. 2 of the Allianz NHL on the line this afternoon in Austin Stack Park, Tralee, when they take on a Kerry combination that lost to Donegal last…

  • Greville unveils first group as Tir Chonaill men come to town

    Greville unveils first group as Tir Chonaill men come to town

    New Meath Senior Hurling manager Johnny Greville has announced his first Royal County match day panel prior to his first competitive outing in charge as Donegal come to Trim for the first round of the Allianz National Hurling League Div. 2 on Saturday afternoon. Undoubtedly, the headline grabbing development is the return of the former…

  • Manager Quest Part I solved as Greville given Royal reins

    Manager Quest Part I solved as Greville given Royal reins

    Meath’s unflattering position of having neither of the two most important team management positions filled as we hurtle towards October has eased by half with the appointment of Westmeath native Johnny Greville as senior hurling manager on a three year term. Greville’s appointment is subject to ratification at the next Co Board meeting and –…

  • Motive and opportunity to be a proper Club(ber) fan

    Motive and opportunity to be a proper Club(ber) fan

    Anyone who has ever waited for a phone call regarding the well being of a loved one in hospital – which is surely all of us at some stage – knows that convulsion of emotion between relief, joy and utter terror. Now consider that the said post prodecure phone call was three hours after the…

  • The Davy Fitz roadshow rides again

    The Davy Fitz roadshow rides again

    All too well is the concept of not being a prophet among your own people recognisable here. Whatever working limbs  there are here would gladly be sacrificed to be part of a managemnt team at either club or county level. Even outside of my own in the case of the former. Yet all willing overtures…

  • From slide rule passes to egg and spoon races

    From slide rule passes to egg and spoon races

    Meath…1-16 Derry…1-10 There’s something earthy, indefatigable, primal almost about rural GAA teams. The smaller the club, the more raucous and enormous their support will be. When all of the above are in sync, the bigger potential banana skin they become for often ‘softer’ ‘townie’ outfits. Ballinlough have tripped up as many as anybody in Meath…

  • Meath hurling reeling as Bulfin bids adieu

    Meath hurling reeling as Bulfin bids adieu

    Meath’s preparations for the forthcoming Joe McDonagh Cup campaign have been tossed into turmoil with the shock announcement that manager Seoirse Bulfin has left his role with immediate effect. The native of Bruff, Co Limerick cited “Personal reasons” being behind his abrupt departure. During his time at the helm, the Royal County stickmen captured the…