Tag: Meath Co Council

  • Damien P. O’Reilly 1983-2023

    Damien P. O’Reilly 1983-2023

    My late father always reckoned Tom Yourell was one of the best judges of character he ever came across. In other words, if the nearest I ever knew to a grandfather got a vibe about someone, time would usually prove him to be right. It’s something I’d like to think I’ve inherited from the old…

  • Selections for Tramore – Apr. 10th 2022

    Selections for Tramore – Apr. 10th 2022

    2.15: HIDE AND SEEK (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.47: LIFE IN THE PARK (MIKEY O’CONNOR (2)/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.22: KILBARRY CHIANTI – EW – (MIKEY O’CONNOR (5)/CON O’KEEFFE) 3.57: FIGHTER ALLEN (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.30: RAGNAR LODBROK – EW – (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.00: GOLDEN FERRET – EW – (CONOR MAXWELL/PAUL STAFFORD) 5.30: GLORY LISS…

  • The seat of the High Kings – but no room for this seat

    The seat of the High Kings – but no room for this seat

    Tara – mere mention of the place sets the senses alight. Especially if you happen to be a subject of the Royal County. From Paddy Reilly’s haunting rendition of The Harp That Once to Sean Boylan’s legendary training sessions on the Hill, a golf club that’s one of the great sporting institutions in the county…