Tag: Longford
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Bench press lifts Meath over the line
Meath…1-11 Longford…0-13 Late drama involving Meath teams is about as surprising as somebody wearing green on St Patrick’s Day. We may never get used to it, but who cares as long as we’re coming out the right side of the action? Not too many. Today, thanks to telling contributions from substitutes Pearse Sheridan and Darragh…
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Early season joy and false dawns
A well travelled sage of the inter county football scene once dubbed a certain team ‘Kings of the challenge match”! The meaning was clear, and franked by the fact they once beat a team by 2-16 to 0-00 at a pitch opening. A few months later, those who had been whitewashed sat atop the pile.…
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Mannion magic wears down brave Tones
Kilmacud Crokes 1-13 Wolfe Tones 1-09 Following his side’s victory over perennial bridesmaids St Jude’s in the Dublin SFC Final last month, Kilmacud Crokes manager Robbie Brennan opined that it was unlikely Paul Mannion would don the county colours again. However, it’s likely blues boss Dessie Farrell will at least attempt a persuasion operation given…
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Job Done As Meath Find Scoring Touch
Meath…4-22 Longford…0-12 It was a case of letting their shooting boots do the talking as an unanswered salvo of 1-5 prior to half time set Meath on their way to a comfortable victory and into another joust with the boys in blue in the forthcoming Leinster SFC semi finals. The full time score might indicate…
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Boylan Talks Sport Weekly Brain Workout – No. 10
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Meath face familiar foes as ‘normal’ appears on the horizon
It will be a case of familiarity prompting caution when Meath take on either Longford or Carlow in their opening joust of the 2021 Leinster SFC. The road map for a return to the playing fields became a modicum clearer this week with the staggered roll out of the Championship draws in both football and…