Life And Sport From An Armchair View
On Wednesday night in Dunganny, the draws for the Meath adult football championships took place. As a result of same, Keegan Cup holders Summerhill will begin their defence thereof against Ballinabrackey while 2023 runners up Ratoath start their campaign off against neighbours Skryne. Last year's Intermediate winners Rathkenny are in with the aforementioned pair and... Continue Reading →
Meadhbh Byrne reclaims her spot in the Meath full forward line and that is the only change to the ensemble which defeated Waterford two weeks ago in Dungarvan as Royal County boss Shane McCormack prepares to take on his former charges in Ashbourne on Sunday. Byrne, from county senior champions Dunshaughlin/Royal Gaels, netted three times... Continue Reading →
I think David Hosie from the Navan O'Mahonys club was the first player who can be recalled playing adult football at 15 years of age. Ballivor's Mairtin Doran wasn't far behind him. From a hurling perspective, there's no doubt that one of our own - the one and only Paul Fagan - was the youngest... Continue Reading →
This evening's scheduled 2022 U-15 FC Final against Simonstown Gaels, fixed for Paddy O'Brien Park - Navan O'Mahonys, has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. All tickets purchased for tonight remain valid for the refixture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIBQWlkEZ3U The late Paddy O'Brien in whose honour the U-15 FC trophy is named
Emma Duggan's inclusion at centre field is most noteworthy of three changes announced by Meath manager Davy Nelson from the side which lost to Mayo ahead of the trip to Kerry in the latest round of the Lidl Ladies NFL. While it seems highly unlikely the Dunboyne clubwoman will line out as selected, her inclusion... Continue Reading →
New Meath manager Davy Nelson can call on just seven of the county's back-to-back All Ireland Ladies SFC winners as they begin their 2023 season in the opening round of the Lidl NFL against Dublin on Saturday evening. Throw in at DCU St Claire's is at 5.15. The match will be shown live on TG4.... Continue Reading →
On several occasions in the not too distant past, this corner has enviously pined that one's own club would be operating at a similar level to the horribly titled 'Super Clubs'. Without getting into the nuts and bolts of what affords the clubs in question the dubious honour, at a very basic level, it refers... Continue Reading →
Trim... 0-16 Danesfort... 0-15 'Into the valley of death they charged, canons to the left of them, canons to the right of them, canons in front of them/Boldly they rode and well'. The above is a quote from The Charge Of The Light Brigade and, to this writer, nothing could summarise the magnificent achievement by... Continue Reading →
In a piece heralding Davy Nelson's appointment as Meath Ladies Senior manager, mention was made of the fact that, between his roles as player and manager, the former wing forward was involved in eight Meath SFC victories. The majority of those were achieved - from a playing perspective - in the mid to late 1980s,... Continue Reading →
How do you follow greatness? The common answer to this question is that whoever draws what can be a poisoned chalice is on a hiding to nothing. Think about it. David Moyes after Sir Alex Ferguson, Eamonn Barry taking over from Sean Boylan. Or whoever strove to be National Hunt Champion Jockey in the UK... Continue Reading →