Tag: Laois Hurling
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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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Cole regains midfield role as top two clash
Joey Cole regains his spot in midfield, and that is the sole change to the Meath team which defeated Derry in the NHL last time out ahead of Sunday’s face off with table toppers Laois in O’Moore Park. The Trim lad’s inclusion does, however, initiate a number a number of positional switches. The most noteworthy…
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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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Bulfin goes to the bench ahead of mammoth task
Meath manager Seoirse Bulfin has rung the changes ahead of Sunday’s crunch Allianz NHL clash with high flying Laois at Pairc Tailteann. Daire Shine and Shane Whitty swap roles in the full and half back line, where Dunboyne’s Ciaran Longeran will take over in the right half back slot. Jarlath Ennis of Rathmolyon slots into…
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Boylan Talks Sport Weekly Brain Workout – No. 9
With the draws for the 2021 All Ireland Championships taking place throughout the week and in so doing offered glimmers of hope on the horizon, what could be beter than to stir memories of summers past.
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Sometimes cliches are unavoidable
A couple of months ago, I was contacted regarding a developing story relating to club football in Kildare. Facts were reported as they were presented, but, when one of the parties to whom the matter related got in touch voicing their unhappiness with some of the material contained therein, the ‘offending’ information was willingly and…