Tag: Mrs Patricia O'Rourke
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Something new in every interview
The question has often been fired in this direction, like a curve ball shooting out of a scrum – at which point did the realisation dawn that Colm O’Rourke was my favourite player and my hero? Who blessedly over the years has become a treasured friend. It’s a valid and interesting query, but one which…
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Quiet legend Manning goes out on a high note
An era ended in Ballybrit this afternoon when the quiet legend of the Irish Flat weighroom, Kevin Manning, called time on his illustrious glory-laden career in the saddle. Fittingly going out on a winner prepared by his father-in-law and boss, Jim Bolger. Vocal Studies carrying the colours of Jim’s wife Jackie, as so many of…
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A different kind of excitement
As I begin typing this, it’s 2:19am. Insomnia and a galloping mind rule the roost yet again. To completely extract the urine out of this writer, the song I can’t get out of my head is Lou Reed’s Perfect Day. Now read on… It most certainly is not. The old man not being about for…
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Selections for Thurles – Oct. 7th 2021
1.15: TIMIYRA (COLIN KEANE/DERMOT WELD) 1.45: PLAY BY THE RULES (KEVIN MANNING/JIM BOLGER) 2.20: NOTRE BELLE BETE (CHRIS HAYES/DARREN BUNYAN) 2.55: FENOR CROSS – EW – (DONOGH O’CONNOR/JOHN MCCONNELL) 3.30: COMEDY LA VEGA – EW – (COLIN KEANE/NOEL MEADE) 4.05: DALILEO – EW – (BILLY LEE/JOHN HANLON) 4.40: DUFFLE COAT (SAM EWING (5)/GORDON ELLIOTT)
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Selections For Roscommon – Aug. 16th 2021
4.45: MOUNT FAIRWEATHER (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE (3)/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 5.15: MALAYAN (COLIN KEANE/DERMOT WELD) 5.45: KOJIN (SHANE FOLEY/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 6.15: WEE PABLO (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE (3)/PAT MARTIN) 6.45: SAGITTARIUS RISING (DONOGH O’CONNOR/JOHN MCCONNELL) 7.15: CIEL D’AFRIQUE (COLIN KEANE/DERMOT WELD) 7.45: IVY AVENUE (RORY CLEARY/JIM BOLGER)
