Tag: Ian Byrne
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An epic and equally upsetting weekend
If anybody has become bored or annoyed by my re-posting match text commentary in recent weeks I apologise. It’s my way of dealing with Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) and/or separation anxiety, whichever you want to call it. From not being able to attend matches it is desired to be at. Without wanting to play…
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Duff opens with derby defeat but will lift League
Hasn’t this scenario played out many times before? The big star returns home to take over the local team. The crowds flock for the first game, the ground is full, the atmosphere buzzing and the entire competition lifted by the local boy done good. If anything is going to go off script, it will be…
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Trim youngster going places with students
Trim lad Ian Byrne made his debut with SSE Airtricity League Of Ireland side UCD in a pre-season friendly last week against Cork City. The former Boyne CS student (17) joined the Bellfield club during the off-season having spent the last couple of campaigns with St Patrick’s Athletic. Byrne, who is adept at either left…
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Pride in whatever shade it is
No secret has ever been made of the fact that being able to write about sport is the nearest I will ever get to filling the void left by not being able to partake therein. Especially in more recent years when being involved in team management was no longer an option. Now read on… The…
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Dunboyne’s twin towers ready for next career chapter
On a particularly warm Saturday in April 2015, around midday, Meath defeated Offaly in a Leinster Minor Football League game in a practically deserted Pairc Tailteann. There were two Dunboyne clubmen in green and gold that day – David McEntee and Conor Keeley. The latter marking his first – and sadly only – outing in…