Tag: KERRY
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No Gray areas as Meath take care of business
Meath… 1-19 Tipperary… 0-11 In many ways, Meath were on a hiding to nothing this evening. They were expected to win and win well. Having done so, it’s very much a case of taking care of business. If they hadn’t, it would’ve been a case of wigs on the Fair Green. Doubtless, when the locals…
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Camogie crew to tackle neighbours revealed
Meath Camogie manager Brendan Skehan has announced his lineup prior to his charges tackling neighbours Westmeath in Round 3 of the National League. Having overcome Laois in their opening outing, the Royal County – who are adjusting to life without recently retired stars Jane Dolan and Sinead Hackett – will be hoping to bounce back…
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Watch “Fixture chaos for lady dual players” on YouTube
Back with another video update after far too long (again, I know) having been held up with a bad run of injuries and illness. The main focus of this offering centres on the unacceptable conundrum faced by dual players of Camogie and Ladies Football and how everyone – individual players and teams alike – suffer…
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Trying to stop a tsunami with a mop and bucket
At the outset here, let it be made abundantly clear that the decision of Watty Grahams GFC to lodge an objection to the outcome of last Sunday’s All Ireland Club SFC Final is not only understandable but the correct decision. However, that the matter has come to this is a horrendous indictment of GAA leadership…
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Selections for Killarney – Oct. 1st 2022
1.55: GULF OF MEXICO (EMMET MCNAMARA/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 2.30: BOLD RIBB (DECLAN MCDONOGH/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 3.05: STORMY OUTLOOK – EW – (BILLY LEE/EDDIE O’GRADY) 3.40: STARTING MONDAY – EW – (BILLY LEE/GILLIAN SCOTT) 4.15: STAR KISSED (COLIN KEANE/GER LYONS) 4.50: BUTTERFLY GARDEN (JESSICA O’GORMAN (10)/KEVIN PRENDERGAST) 5.25: SIX FEET APART (JAKE COEN (5)/JOSEPH O’BRIEN)
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Irish eyes smiling with longing happiness!
It’s almost impossible to quantify the magnitude of what Meath undertook in 1968 when – as ‘outgoing’ All Ireland Champions – the headed for Australia. To be honest, not a whole lot is known about the expedition but – and if the following is incorrect please advise – what is known (I think!) is that…
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Selections for Listowel – Sept. 24th 2022
1.20: ACE AUSSIE – EW – (JORDAN GAINFORD/JOHN HANLON) 1.55: CHAMP KIELY (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.30: ALVARO – EW – (SEAN FLANAGAN/ERIC MCNAMARA) 3.05: SIMPATICO – EW – (RICHIE CONDON (5)/COLM MURPHY) 3.43: MARELLY – EW – (GARY NOONAN (7)/EOIN MCCARTHY) 4.18: SIL VER KLASS (PETER CARBERRY/TONY MARTIN) 4.53: IT COULD BE YOU – EW…
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Selections for Listowel – Sept. 23rd 2022
1.40: THE SHORT GO (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.15: GLAN – EW – (MARK WALSH/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.50: MY FRIEND THE WIND – EW – (CONOR MCNAMARA/ERIC MCNAMARA) 3.25: BATTLE OF BENBURB (KIEREN BUCKLEY (5)/JOHN MCCONNELL) 4.00: CAHIRDOWN BOY – EW – (CONOR MCNAMARA/ERIC MCNAMARA) 4.35: SNUGSBOROUGH BENNY – EW – (SEAN FLANAGAN/SHANE BRODERICK) 5.10: SANDHURST…
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A poignant thought provoking day
Reliance on or repetition of clichés is one of the greatest foibles in this business. Yet sometimes they are unavoidable. Hereafter details one such of those days… ‘Horses for courses’ is one which, naturally enough, has its origins in horse racing. Though it has readily morphed into being useful in many other facets of life.…
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Selections for Listowel – Sept. 20th 2022
1.25: TIVERTON (CHRIS HAYES/DERMOT WELD) 2.00: SUPER CUB – EW – (DAN KING (7)/DENIS HOGAN) 2.35: TRANSITION – EW – (GAVIN RYAN/TRACEY COLLINS) 3.10: GAMBE VELOCI (SHANE CROSSE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 3.45: CLEAR QUARTZ – EW – (SHANE FOLEY/MARK FAHEY) 4.20: SELF BELIEF (BILLY LEE/WILLIE MCCREERY) 4.55: MALBAY MADNESS (JAMIE POWELL (7)/EDDIE LINEHAN) 5.30: NEEBO – EW…