Life And Sport From An Armchair View
Jenny Rispin has named the same Meath team as was programmed to take on Waterford on Sunday last ahead of the weekend's Round Robin encounter with Donegal on Saturday evening at Pairc Tailteann. Victory in which will guarantee the defending All Ireland Champions home comforts at the third last hurdle in that defence. The old... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/FWbzcJK3uMc Back with another video update after far too long (again, I know) having been held up with a bad run of injuries and illness. The main focus of this offering centres on the unacceptable conundrum faced by dual players of Camogie and Ladies Football and how everyone - individual players and teams alike -... Continue Reading →
During my long stint as PRO/Assistant PRO of our club, during the summer months in particular, it wouldn't be unusual for myself and da to be at 10, 11 or a dozen matches in a week. Not that anything was ever thought of it because it was very much a labour of love and never... Continue Reading →
Meath... 0-08 Dublin... 1-11 Defending Lidl National Football League and TG4 All Ireland Champions Meath will be hoping it turns out to be a case of 'Will come on for the run' after a disappointing start to their 2023 season at DCU St Claire's this evening. Stacey Grimes, Niamh O'Sullivan and Olivia Callan were late... Continue Reading →
Meath...2-08 Donegal...1-09 Goals from Kelsey Nesbitt and Niamh O'Sullivan ultimately won the day as Meath continued their amazing success story by adding the Lidl Ladies NFL Div. 1 trophy to their ever expanding resume of success following this pulsating encounter in Croke Park. However, while exquisite nature of Meath's attack has been rightly serially lauded... Continue Reading →
Meath...2-12 Mayo...1-09 A blitzkrieg at the start of the second half which saw Meath register 2-5 without riposte set them on their way to another Final date in Croke Park. This time it will be Donegal providing the opposition in the Lidl Ladies NFL Div. 1 decider on April 10th. Eamonn Murray's side trailed by... Continue Reading →
Meath... 2-17 Westmeath... 4.05 I have a few vague but treasured memories of the aftermath of Meath's All Ireland win of 1988. Being on the shoulders of the late John McCrory for the homecoming and then Sean Boylan, Brendan Reilly and Liam Hayes bringing the Sam Maguire into the school. Those were the days which... Continue Reading →