In a nod to a team which has been impressively efficient throughout their campaign to date, John McCarthy has named an unchanged starting 15 for tomorrow evening’s Leinster U-20 FC semi final against Dublin at Pairc Tailteann (6.30). What that means is that both Ciaran Caulfield and Alan Bowden retain their places after the victory… Read More As you were for McCarthy’s men
4.35: EMPEROR OF ROME (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 5.10: PATSY FAGAN – EW – (GARY HALPIN/SEAN DAVIS) 5.40: UNCHAINED MELODY (KILLIAN LEONARD/DONNACHA O’BRIEN) 6.10: EMERIC (COLIN KEANE/PAUL FLYNN) 6.40: NAVALNY – EW – (BILLY LEE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 7.10: CLOUNMACON (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 7.40: MAESTRO STICK – EW – (GAVIN RYAN/KEITH CLARKE) 8.10: KUWAIT DIRECTION – EW… Read More Selections for Dundalk -Apr. 14th 2023
There are three changes in personnel and a number of positional alterations on the Meath Minor football team to take on Dublin in Round 2 of the ESB Leinster MFC at Pairc Tailteann this evening. Throw in for the latest encounter between the old foes is at 6.30pm. Having impressed when introduced off the bench… Read More Minors shuffle the decks for the Dubs
Meath manager Stephen Morgan has announced the starting 15 and extended panel for this evening’s Leinster MFC opening round encounter against Westmeath in Kinnegad. In all, 16 different clubs are represented in the group. The team will be captained by Eamon Armstrong from the Duleek/Bellewstown club. BRAYDEN COLFER (SLANE); OLIVER MALONEY (WALTERSTOWN), OISIN O’NEILL (DUNDERRY),… Read More Morgan reveals his first Minor selection
Meath… 1-07 Laois… 1-12 There are some lessons in life one simply has to learn the hard way. In all the years I’ve been doing match reports – either on the club’s behalf or my own – have I noted down a score before a shot was taken. Don’t do it, it’s a total jinx.… Read More Laois grab the momentum and the win as Meath crash to earth
Meath…0-20 Donegal…0-14 Having just seen the Roscommon football team with which he is a mentor defeat his native Donegal and in so doing relegate them, Mark McHugh stated that, having attained promotion last season under Anthony Cunningham, their main objective was to maintain their top flight status. Having become something of a yoyo team in… Read More Regan finds his range as Meath Shine in taking title
Meath…1-09 Derry…0-10 For as long as this hack has been on the GAA ‘circuit’, Derry teams have had something of an Indian sign over Meath. The All Ireland SFC semi final of 1987 was before my time and throughout Sean Boylan’s long tenure with the county team I am fairly certain we never overcame the… Read More Camogs head for Croker
Meath…0-11 Cork…2-08 This writer has no idea where the saying ‘Close but no cigar’ originated from but at Pairc Ui Rinn on Saturday lunchtime it was a case of close but not over the line for the Meath as they slipped to another narrow defeat in the final round of the Lidl Ladies NFL. The… Read More Closer but still not over the line
The Meath team to take on Kildare in tomorrow’s final round of the Allianz NFL shows four changes from that which lost out to Dublin last weekend. At least one of the alterations is enforced with Donal Keogan’s incredible 83-game not-out streak ended after the inspirational Rathkennny clubman was forced off with a hamstring injury… Read More Four changes for final League fling
Meath…0-12 Longford…0-04 These are strange times in the GAA. It’s March 21st and there are Provincial Championships under way. In Leinster at least. There’s absolutely no need for such to be the case, and these arrangements will end up creating more problems than it will solve. For now, it is what it is however. What… Read More Frayne leads from the front as Meath make winning start