Tag: Hurling
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Sometimes jest is too close to the bone
On the evening of the day on which I made my Confirmation, April 16th 1994, the late Dermot Morgan was finishing a run of shows at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin. For those of you with less than three decades mileage on this here planet, yes Dermot did exist before Father Ted. Firstly ironically as…
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Sideline Cuts – 44
McCloskey In From The Cold The major talking point from the Irish rugby team announced to take on the All Blacks in Chicago on Saturday night has been the inclusion of Stuart McCloskey to partner Garry Ringrose in the centre. It will be the 33-year-old’s first start in green since 2023. Other notable occurrences include…
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Thanks ‘Hoggy’ the pleasure has been all ours
I’ve no connection to Co Cork. Save for being transported there while still in the Moses Basket because my sister was competing in athletics in The Mardyke. Also competing on same ‘card’ that day was one G. Geraghty (Kentstown AC). Isn’t it funny the way the wheels of life turn? Other than that, the other…
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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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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…
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The curiosities of NBA discipline
Did you ever notice yourself changing and not be able to quite figure out why? For example, when I was younger, the mere smell of things like coleslaw, potato salad or beetroot would have me dry reaching in seconds. Whereas now, any of the above would happily be tore into. With the only slight proviso…
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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…
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Two sides to every story? You don’t always hear both
So Aoibhin Cleary is the latest Royal County star to be recruited to play Austalian Football League or AFLW, as it’s known in the Ladies sphere. Following Conor Nash, Cian McBride, Vikki Wall, Orlagh Lally and Eamonn Armstrong. Of those, only Cian and Vikki – temporarily – have returned to give something back. Granted, Eamonn…
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Kildalkey double does the trick up North
MEATH… 2-22 TYRONE… 2-14 Goals in each half from Kildalkey clubmates Nicky Potterton and Evan Fitzgerald proved to be priceless as Meath came away from Tyrone’s Centre Of Excellence in Garvaghy with their unbeaten record in NHL Div. 2 still intact. Poacher Potterton cut in along the endline and fired home after 26 minutes and,…
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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…