Tag: Joe McDonagh Cup
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Disappointment lessened by a garnish of context
When the Meath senior hurlers got within a half dozen points of an Offaly side who the previous September had been beaten by Clare in the Liam Mac Carthy Cup Final and Kilmessan’s Anton O’Neill was awarded RTE’s Man Of The Match – and especially with the Royal County having already defeated the Faithful and…
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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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Harte isn’t the story here – Michael Duignan is
For a variety of reasons, it was resolved a long time ago that one could no longer be shocked by any revelations pertaining to Mickey Harte. From unhelpfully commenting on matters that had absolutely nothing to do with him (Same Sex Marriage and Abortion) to giving character references for a rapist who had pleaded guilty,…
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System partly vindicated but still needs tweaking
What’s in a name? Quite a lot as it happens. Partly to see what sort of reaction it would receive, when doing my Facebook Check-In for Meath’s match against Wexford, it was referred to as the All Ireland IFC quarter final. Disappointingly, nobody took the bait. That’s what it should be called, though. As should…
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One glaring factor of unfairness
In this space over the years, reference has been made on numerous occasions to my sporadic reading habits. For the sake of clarity, that’s generally meant in terms of books. Newspapers and/or online are part of the staples which keep these wheels turning on daily basis. The National papers on a Monday being a must.…
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Things going to script is a one way street
It’s strangely apt to be writing the following just as the Tailteann Cup semi finals are down for decision. The point was made not so long ago on these pages that hurling was ahead of football in coming up with a tiered championship. Because of the inception of the McDonagh, Ring, Rackard and Meagher Cup…
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Meath’s Football, Hurling and Ladies Football National League fixtures for 2022
If, like me, you are not the biggest fan of the whole Festive Season mallarkey and need something to look forward to as a means of getting to the far side of it, we have the solution. Below we have up to date fixture schedules for the Royal County’s senior teams LADIES FOOTBALL The Brendan…
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Continuity assured as Andy gets green light
Andy McEntee will continue as Meath senior football manager for a sixth season. The St Peter’s, Dunboyne clubman got a resounding endorsement (46-27) from the county’s club delegates in the Knightsbrook Hotel. This comes after the ‘Powers That Be’ had decided to vote against the incumbent doing the third of his three years term. The…
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A Day Of Ups And Downs But Hope Straight Ahead
With three Meath teams in Championship action, spread-eagled across the country within a few hours of each other, the decision was taken to wait until all the business was done before keyboarding this piece. It ended up being a day of ups and downs for all concerned but at the end of it all the…