Tag: Kiltale
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Keane cool as ice as Magnum is the cream of the crop
There are very few current jockeys who could replicate Paul Carberry in terms of riding style. In terms of other things, that’s probably a good thing, but, as for the rudiments of the day job, only Keith Donoghue goes anywhere close. And he was moulded by ‘Alice’ himself. There was also something Carberry-esque about Padraig…
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Creativity and profligacy
Meath…2-14 Carlow…2-22 The early January competitions could once be judged akin to the rule changes which tended to get their airtime in them – experimental. Due to the asinine re-configuration of the playing season however, there is, in reality, little if any wriggle room to trial anything or anybody. As bad as it is for…
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Trim gladiators depose Cats under their own tin roof
Trim… 0-16 Danesfort… 0-15 ‘Into the valley of death they charged, canons to the left of them, canons to the right of them, canons in front of them/Boldly they rode and well’. The above is a quote from The Charge Of The Light Brigade and, to this writer, nothing could summarise the magnificent achievement by…
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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…