Tag: Meath Hurling

  • Shine on you brilliant brothers!

    Shine on you brilliant brothers!

    MEATH…3-15 DERRY…3-15 The late Paddy McIntyre Snr – a dual player at inter county level, as was his son of the same name – often said “You find your good players when you are getting beat”. There was seldom a greater manifestation of the truth of the old nugget of wisdom than the display of…

  • Hoping to build on a good start

    Hoping to build on a good start

    Having dug out a gutsy victory in their opening round fixture against Kildare in the Leinster MHC, Niall McKeigue’s side welcome Antrim to Trim tomorrow (Saturday), hoping to repeat the victory of our U-20 lads over the same opposition in Kilmessan 13 days ago. Yes, you will note that, yet again, two Meath teams are…

  • Pragmatic realism for the greater good

    Pragmatic realism for the greater good

    With Sean Corrigan’s U-20 side due to begin their Leinster Championship campaign against Antrim in Kilmessan just 25 hours after his own team line out, Meath senior hurling manager Johnny Greville has taken the pragmatic approach of not starting those involved for Saturday’s final round NHL Div. 2 encounter with high flying Kerry in Trim.…

  • Young Royal stickmen get their journey underway

    Young Royal stickmen get their journey underway

    To begin a frantic few days as all Meath underage county teams get their respective competitive seasons under way, Meath Minor Hurling Manager Niall McKeigue has announced his panel for their Leinster MHC opener against Kildare in Trim. The game has a 3.00pm throw-in time and will form the second part of an attractive looking…

  • Disappointment lessened by a garnish of context

    Disappointment lessened by a garnish of context

    When the Meath senior hurlers got within a half dozen points of an Offaly side who the previous September had been beaten by Clare in the Liam Mac Carthy Cup Final and Kilmessan’s Anton O’Neill was awarded RTE’s Man Of The Match – and especially with the Royal County having already defeated the Faithful and…

  • Cole regains midfield role as top two clash

    Cole regains midfield role as top two clash

    Joey Cole regains his spot in midfield, and that is the sole change to the Meath team which defeated Derry in the NHL last time out ahead of Sunday’s face off with table toppers Laois in O’Moore Park. The Trim lad’s inclusion does, however, initiate a number a number of positional switches. The most noteworthy…

  • Greville gives things a shake up before heading into the west

    Greville gives things a shake up before heading into the west

    Johnny Greville has made three to his Meath team ahead of tomorrow (Saturday) ‘s NHL Div. 2 encounter away to Mayo. Into the side come Anthony Healy, Lorcan O’Connor and Sean Doyle. With Conor Levey (injured), Joey Cole and Damien Healy making way. Furthermore, there are a number of highly significant positional alterations. The experienced…

  • Shine returns to brighten Meath’s prospects

    Shine returns to brighten Meath’s prospects

    Having been an absentee for the defeat to Westmeath in Mullingar a fortnight ago, Tom Shine will be a welcome sight on the horizon for Johnny Greville et al as will the home comforts of St Loman’s Park in Trim as Meath aim to get their NHL Div. 2 campaign back on track against Derry…

  • Meath SH team to play Westmeath in NHL Round 2 – 8/2/26

    Meath SH team to play Westmeath in NHL Round 2 – 8/2/26

    Johnny Greville has named the same starting 15 as lined out against London ahead of tomorrow’s NHL Div. 2 Round 2 joust against his native county in Mullingar. There are, however, a couple of curios positional switches as well as one alteration among the subs list. Basically, Tom Shine and Eoin Donegan swap positions while…

  • Meath Club Hurling Championship Draws 2026

    Meath Club Hurling Championship Draws 2026

    Before going a yard further, I must first apologise for not having the below hurling draws up at the same time as their football brethern. The simple and honest explanation is that fuel reserves with the occupant of this seat were flagging between team news for and match reports on weekend events in National League…