Tag: Kevin Reilly
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Ratoath grab the headlines again with Galvin acquisition
No, not the racehorse, the other lad. You have to admire entities, sporting or otherwise, with their ambitions pointed in the right direction and the b***s to go after them. On that score, Ratoath are never found wanting. Since first making their breakthrough on the Meath club football scene in the early 2000s, they have…
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Champs get title defence off to a flyer
Ratoath… 1-14 Moynalvey… 0-08 Keegan Cup holders Ratoath got their quest for a fourth title in five years off to a satisfactory start when they had nine points to spare of Caoimhin King’s Moynalvey at Fr McManus Park, Skryne. Wing forward Cian O’Brien hoisted over the first score for Kevin Reilly’s side inside a minute…
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Passion, enthusiasm and the knowledge to back it up
If you’ve ever been physically or emotionally invested in a sporting occasion, chances are the seminal moment in a given event may pass you by. Simply owing to being caught up in either joy or despair of whatever has just occurred. The point was made to somebody only recently that in the chaos that was…
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Trim take Meath back to Croker on another All Ireland day
Trim (Meath)…1-11 St Faithleach’s (Roscommon)…0-11 Sixty years ago, Peter Darby lifted the Keegan Cup as Trim sat atop the pile within the realms of Meath football. The town town club have endured many peaks and troughs in the intervening half century and more. They were defeated in Meath SFC Finals in 1997 and 2002 and…
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Ramblings From The Seat
In our first output in this arena of 2022,I discuss a weekend of mixed fortunes for Meath team as the GAA season got going in earnest. There were victories for the Meath and Trim footballers and reversals for the Dunboyne lady footballers and Meath hurlers. Finally for this episode, there are details of how you…
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County Finals Weekend In Meath
Just trying something different, no visual footage but my thoughts on the first part of the biggest weekend of Gaelic football in Meath football for the year. Part two after the couple of small matters in Pairc Tailteann tomorrow are taken care of!
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County Final Weekend Podcast – Part 1
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I Hope Our Lord Has His €2 Ready
“God must me a Meathman” were the immortal words of Kevin Mallon on commentary for LMFM Radio on the day Jody Devine was the unlikely architect of one of the greatest acts of escapology engineered under Sean Boylan’s stewardship, against Kildare in 1997. It’s quite likely the people of Mayo with concur in the wake…
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Newman returns as Meath bid to bounce back
The return of gifted attacker Mickey Newman jumps off the page as Meath manager Andy McEntee announced his panel for the forthcoming National Football League. Entering his fifth season at the helm, the boss will be hoping to steer his charges back to the top flight straight away having only dined thence for one campaign.…