Tag: Mattie Kerrigan
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Brendan Cummins – A Tribute
It would appear to be from my late uncle Jimmy I inherited the gene as a GAA souvenir collector. Whether it be match programmes (mostly) or ticket stubs or photographs etc. I never knew Jimmy as he had passed a year before I was airlifted into the world. But well qualified sources attest the similarities…
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Do not adjust your sets – I agree with Mickey Harte!
It’s probably an understatement to point out that Meath’s defeat of Dublin in the 1975 NFL Final was a major turn up. With it being well before my time, I’m not sure what division of the league Meath were in at the time. What is of course known is the fact that Kevin Heffernan’s side…
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Bench impact sees Meath home
Meath… 2-13 Louth… 1-07 Any of the wisecracks calling for the culling of the pre season competitions in GAA might have to think again. Simply judging by the large attendance at Donaghmore/Ashbourne on Saturday night and the enthusiasm with which the players were going about their business. As one would expect them to. For the…
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Hello Mary Kate goodbye Donegal!
Meath…1-07 Donegal…0-05 Summerhill players are a unique breed. Mattie Kerrigan was regarded as one of if not the finest player of his generation. Mick Lyons is still probably the most feared full back in the game, more than three decades after his retirement, Mark O’Reilly was Man Of The Match in an All Ireland Final…
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Peter Darby: 1938-2022 RIP
Anybody who has been perusing my output for long enough will surely know of the central role Brady’s Pub in Dunboyne has always played in my life. A minute part of me wanted to document that in the past tense but I refuse to countenance, let alone accept, that certain parts of my ‘old’ life…
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There’s no show like a (late) Joey show!
Meath…1-10 Offaly…1-10 A goal deep into stoppage time by Ratoath’s Joey Wallace snatched a draw from the jaws of defeat for Meath and ensured they inched just a tad closer to safety in Allianz NFL Div. 2 following this arm wrestle at Bord Na Mona O’Connor Park, Tullamore. The diminutive corner forward – who along…
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Improved second half won’t mask bitter disappointment
Meath……0-06 Galway……1-14 Though Meath fans of a certain age mightn’t realise it, there have been tough days like this before. As far back as 1990 in fact, the first season during which yours truly began attending matches. Meath were beaten 14 points by Antrim and 16 by Roscommon. What happened thereafter? Now read on… They…