Tag: Leinster Club Championship

  • Frayne strain a pain as Royals get ready to rumble

    Frayne strain a pain as Royals get ready to rumble

    Regardless of the sport, once it’s a team pursuit, the loss of one significant component thereof can have catastrophic consequences for the ambitions and prospects thereof. Whether that be Willie Mullins seeing the services of State Man defenestrated for the season, just as Sir Gino – ironically also in the ownership of Joe and Marie…

  • Red and black in the green after efficient display

    Red and black in the green after efficient display

    RATHKENNY (Meath)…3-11 KENAGH (Longford)…1-10 At the outset here, an admission – it’s only very recently I became aware of Kenagh. And that was due to the legend that is Farmer Phil (Stewart) on YouTube and the fact that the family business https://www.stewartfamilyfarmlongford.com/ supply the famed local eatery in the town https://www.facebook.com/macsshack15/ with all their beef…

  • O’Leary makes his point as Kilbride shut down Europe

    O’Leary makes his point as Kilbride shut down Europe

    Kilbride (Meath)…0-13 Amsterdam (Europe)…0-12 Davy O’Leary’s pointed penalty in the seventh minute of second half injury time got Kilbride over the line in their Leinster Club Championship debut after the near 70 minutes of action in Ashbourne were spent in strenuous negotiations with their EU counterparts. Leo Turley’s team were quickly into their stride, as…

  • Talking out of both sides of the mouth

    Talking out of both sides of the mouth

    This corner would love to know how the genii who came up with the split season in GAA came arrived at their final product? Was it don a blindfold, peg a dart at a board and just roll with wherever it landed? Because whoever thought it was to the benefit of clubs and club players…