Life And Sport From An Armchair View
Meadhbh Byrne reclaims her spot in the Meath full forward line and that is the only change to the ensemble which defeated Waterford two weeks ago in Dungarvan as Royal County boss Shane McCormack prepares to take on his former charges in Ashbourne on Sunday. Byrne, from county senior champions Dunshaughlin/Royal Gaels, netted three times... Continue Reading →
Hardly surprisingly, Meath manager Shane McCormack kept faith with the 15 who started last Sunday's victory over Mayo for today's local derby against the Dubs. The team announcement was, however, overshadowed by the fact the great Niamh O'Sullivan has taken her leave of the inter county stage. If ever scientists are attempting to build a... Continue Reading →
Meath... 2-05 Waterford... 1-09 Unfortunately the sun didn't shine - literally or metaphorically - on a proud day for Ballinlough GFC as they played host to what turned out to be another disappointing defeat for Meath in the Lidl Ladies NFL. The current All Ireland champions will be thankful that in the Ladies' game a... Continue Reading →
Meath...0-09 Galway...0-09 The above headline might give the impression that it was the Davy Nelson's side who equalised - which wasn't the case - but given the way the Connacht side dominated for long spells over the hour, it'd be ventured the locals will be glad to have got something from their third Lidl Ladies... Continue Reading →
New Meath manager Davy Nelson can call on just seven of the county's back-to-back All Ireland Ladies SFC winners as they begin their 2023 season in the opening round of the Lidl NFL against Dublin on Saturday evening. Throw in at DCU St Claire's is at 5.15. The match will be shown live on TG4.... Continue Reading →
There's a danger when paying homage to extremely talented people - sporting or otherwise - that eventually superlatives to deploy in relation to the achievements of these gifted individuals will run out. Yet they never do... Such is the majesty of what they continually produce in their area of expertise that new ways of highlighting... Continue Reading →