Tag: Mo Salah

  • A lot done in nine days – much more to do

    A lot done in nine days – much more to do

    As much as many of us ‘lean’ on Sky to keep us abreast of what’s going on in the world of sports, news and politics, there’s no escaping the reality that the organisation is quite thrashy. Witness how they almost glamourised the encitement of the Capitol Riots by Donald Trump or threaded on egg shells…

  • Gap between the great and the good glaringly exposed

    Rotor Volgograd – no, I’d never heard of them before (or since) either. Peter Schmeichel scored what this corner reckons was his only goal for Manchester United against the Russian outfit, in the UEFA Cup. Drawing the encounter on the night and indeed over the two legs. But the minnows went through via the away…

  • Selections for The Curragh – Sept. 12th 2021

    1.45: HIGHTIMEYOUWON – EW – (RYAN MOORE/DERMOT WELD) 2.20: LOVE (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 2.55: MOONIESTA – EW – (WAYNE LORDAN/JACK DAVISON) 3.30: HOMELESS SONGS (OISIN ORR/DERMOT WELD) 4.05: DUKE DE SESSA – W/O FAV – (COLIN KEANE/DERMOT WELD) 4.40: SONNYBOYLISTON (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 5.15: THREEBAGSFULL – EW – (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 5.45: MOSALA – EW…

  • Echoes of the past pointing to a bright future

    In an article in this space not so long ago, surprise and no little jealousy was expressed at seeing Sean Boylan attending the National League meeting of Dublin and Meath at Parnell Park. Owing to the Covid-19 restrictions and the perception – back then at least – that it was predominantly people of certain vintage…