Tag: Michael McIvor

  • An impressive tally in no-win situation

    An impressive tally in no-win situation

    MEATH… 5-19 CARLOW… 2-09 Cathal O’Bric’s Meath U-20 footballers got the county’s quest for a third consecutive provincial final appearance with a 19 point win at Netwatch Dr Cullen Park on Wednesday night. With the greatest respect to the host county, no matter what way the evening went for the young Royals, they were on…

  • Many young men of 20 will aim to take Meath to final hat-trick

    Many young men of 20 will aim to take Meath to final hat-trick

    If you’ll forgive the bit of journalistic licence, it should of course read many young men of U-20, but one couldn’t resist the opportunity to include a reference to the rebel ballad best performed – in my humble opinion – by Ronnie Drew. Anyway, you get the gist. Meath U-20 football manager Cathal O’Bric has…

  • O’Bric repeats the same trick – simple but effective

    O’Bric repeats the same trick – simple but effective

    In a development as obvious and unsurprising as ice cream selling well on a hot day, Meath manager Cathal O’Bric has announced the same starting 15 and extended matchday panel ahead of tonight’s final of the Dalata Hotels Group Leinster U-20 FC in Cedral St Conleth’s Park in Newbridge. That means that Dunshaughlin’s Fiach Hartigan…

  • Mc puts the knife in the neighbours

    MEATH… 0-19 WESTMEATH… 0-12 How often do you see it, we in the media rave about a particular player, thus whenever he or she lines out again in one sense the masses expect an action replay and in another, forthcoming opponents obsess about ensuring that doesn’t happen. On the latter point, Westmeath full back Adam…

  • McIvor fashions escape to victory as Murphy rules the roost

    McIvor fashions escape to victory as Murphy rules the roost

    MEATH… 1-22 DUBLIN… 1-18 It is a long held policy in this seat, which merges into necessity, that, when one is playing into the wind and/or under the black cloud owing to the draining influence of non sporting matters, sport will generally be the first port of call by way of a rescue remedy. Going…

  • Major heroics keep Meath on the straight road

    Major heroics keep Meath on the straight road

    Meath…2-09 Louth…1-07 Late goals from substitutes Liam Jennings and Ben Corkery (penalty) completed a remarkable turnaround for Meath as they kept on the more straightforward route to progress in the Leinster MFC following this pulsating encounter at Defy Pairc Mhuire in Ardee on Wednesday evening. It was with his first touch of the ball that…

  • Minors shuffle the decks for the Dubs

    Minors shuffle the decks for the Dubs

    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…

  • Corkery delivers on the double as Meath collect

    Corkery delivers on the double as Meath collect

    Meath… 2-10 Westmeath… 0-10 A goal in each half from Clann Na nGaeil’s Ben Corkery made the difference as Meath got their Leinster MFC campaign off to a winning start in Kinnegad tonight. It was the home side, however, who settled better, pointing within seconds of the throw in. In what was a forerunner for…