Tag: Paul Nestor
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Regional Championships ready for the off
The Brady’s Skoda sponsored Regional Football Championships are set to thrown in next midweek and anticipation of their second staging is growing with team managements and fixtures confirmed. In a change from last year’s arrangements when all matches in the Regional Championships took place in Dunganny, this time they will actually live up to their…
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O’Leary makes his point as Kilbride shut down Europe
Kilbride (Meath)…0-13 Amsterdam (Europe)…0-12 Davy O’Leary’s pointed penalty in the seventh minute of second half injury time got Kilbride over the line in their Leinster Club Championship debut after the near 70 minutes of action in Ashbourne were spent in strenuous negotiations with their EU counterparts. Leo Turley’s team were quickly into their stride, as…
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Kelly’s top performance uplifting on several fronts
Tara…1-11 Boyne Valley…0-13 Earlier this year, eventual champions Dunshaughlin had 18 points to spare over closest neighbours and rivals Blackhall Gaels in the group stages of the Meath IFC. As somebody blessed to have close connections to both clubs – not to mention being the nephew of a former Chairman of the latter when they…
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The harp’s sweet tune gets Tara over the line
Tara…2-11 Moyfernagh…0-12 Second half goals from Declan Smyth (Dunsany) and Tommy Kinsella (Dunshaughlin) completed a fine turnaround for Ger Robinson’s ensemble representing the most sacred place in Meath against Moyfernagh. The latter basically encompassing qualifying clubs (Junior and Intermediate) in the greater Trim area. With the men from where once a harp regaled the halls…
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Familiar faces and family values to the fore
Boyne Valley… 1-13 Blackwater… 0-14 The most notable thing about this evening’s Regional Football Championship double header at Dunganny tonight was surely the appearance of decorated Royal warriors Mickey Burke and Mickey Newman with their respective Divisional sides. Well, that and the decisive influence of the Curtis clan in this close contest. We’ll get back…
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McEntee shakes things up for Championship opener
Meath manager Andy McEntee and selectors Colm Nally, Paul Nestor and Mark Brennan have announced their chosen ones for tomorrow’s Leinster SFC opener against Wicklow at Pairc Tailteann (2pm). There are a number of interesting alterations with Oldcastle’s Jason Scully redeployed at wing back while James McEntee moves in the opposite direction, accompanying his Curraha…
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Continuity assured as Andy gets green light
Andy McEntee will continue as Meath senior football manager for a sixth season. The St Peter’s, Dunboyne clubman got a resounding endorsement (46-27) from the county’s club delegates in the Knightsbrook Hotel. This comes after the ‘Powers That Be’ had decided to vote against the incumbent doing the third of his three years term. The…
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Dunboyne advance to last four
Dunboyne… 2-14 St Colmcille’s… 0-12 Second half goals from Gavin McCoy and Stuart Lowndes put the seal on things as St Peter’s advanced to the last four in the race for the Keegan Cup following this entertaining encounter under the Ashbourne lights. Scorer-in-chief Donal Lenihan got the ball rolling for the pre-match favourites and though…
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Murtagh stands down from Meath role
Meath senior football manager Andy McEntee will have to re-jig his backroom team with the news that Finian Murtagh has decided to step down from his role as a selector. The Navan O’Mahonys clubman, who was a very gifted forward and an integral part of Sean Boylan’s panel during Meath’s most glorious period, has been…
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A way forward based on continuity
There was much conjecture surrounding the ‘debate’ involving Pat Gilroy and Andy McEntee thrown onto The Sunday Game in a scatter-gun manner at the end of last year. To call it a debate, though, would be to deploy it with the utmost linguistic licence. What it actually amounted to was a party political broadcast on…