Tag: Podcasts

  • Greville’s gang face significant Northern Exposure

    Greville’s gang face significant Northern Exposure

    Unlike the county senior footballers in their first campaign under the stewardship of Robbie Brennan, Johnny Greville’s Meath hurlers have the biennial fixture flip flop on their side with three – or half of the Allianz NHL Div. 2 outings slated for St Loman’s Park in Trim. Why the matches aren’t fixed for Pairc Tailteann…

  • John 2:3 – the gospel for the Regional Championship

    John 2:3 – the gospel for the Regional Championship

    BRU NA BOINNE… 2-14 AN TUAISCEART… 1-14 How do you go about winning the Meath Regional Football Championship? Have John McCarthy managing your team! Now, of course it’s not as simple as that to garner the Richie Barry Cup – sponsored by Brady’s Skoda and Ideal Bathrooms – but, the former  county Minor and U-20…

  • Richie Barry Cup Semi Final Team News

    Richie Barry Cup Semi Final Team News

    As reported here earlier, one of this evening’s Meath Regional Football Championship – sponsored by Brady’s Skoda and Ideal Bathrooms – between An Tuaisceart and Ardbraccan has been postponed due to a bereavement, but the second penultimate hurdle encounter goes ahead as planned. Albeit with a throw in time 20 minutes earlier than originally intended.…

  • Mrs Joyce Farrell (Nobber) – R.I.P.

    Mrs Joyce Farrell (Nobber) – R.I.P.

    Sincere sympathy is extended to the family and friends of the late Mrs Joyce Farrell of Nobber Co Meath who passed on away yesterday (Thursday). The deceased, a native of Kingscourt in Co Cavan, was the wife of former Meath Minor and U-21 (now U-20) manager and senior selector Dudley Farrell and the mother to…

  • Classy Cottrell drives Dunsany through battle with Aughrim

    Classy Cottrell drives Dunsany through battle with Aughrim

    DUNSANY (Meath)…2-10 AUGHRIM (Wicklow)…1-07 Jack Cottrell’s converted penalty on the call of half time may not have ultimately been the decisive score in this AIB Leinster Club JFC quarter final at wintry Pairc Tailteann, but the lively full forward’s class throughout absolutely was as Kevin Cahill’s charges put another chink of brightness – along with…

  • ‘Crew will be hoping to come out on top

    ‘Crew will be hoping to come out on top

    Lough Crew Gaels are having their best season to date in the Meath Regional Football Championship Sponsored by Brady’s Skoda and Ideal Bathrooms and will be hoping to go through undefeated when tackling a Tara side which have, as yet, been unable to mine a victory this season. Throw in under the Dunganny lights is…

  • The old cliche points the way as river men make floodlit hay

    The old cliche points the way as river men make floodlit hay

    BRU NA BOINNE… 2-09 MOYFENRAGH… 0-10 If it aint broke don’t fix it. Using a cliche to defend the use of cliches is possibly the most Irish thing going. But it literally was a case of goals winning games as Bru Na Boinne got their Regional Football Championship challenge up and running in front of…

  • The race for Richie is under starter’s orders (updated 11.40am 22/10/24)

    The race for Richie is under starter’s orders (updated 11.40am 22/10/24)

    It may make me a bit of an oddball, but I tend to be a champion of matters which others belittle or ridicule. See the Railway Cup, the International Rules Series or the scandalously shafted Tommy Murphy Cup. The Brady’s Skoda-sponsored Meath Regional Football Championship is another such gem. The brainchild of Colm O’Rourke and…

  • Fergus Gibson would be unemployed if depending on the Tones

    Fergus Gibson would be unemployed if depending on the Tones

    Trying to predict the outcome of sporting events, or maybe anything in life is predicated on things going according to script, as it were. The thing is, though, time and experience are very much showing, though, that Wolfe Tones are very much of a mind to write and produce their own scripts. Going back as…

  • The Saw Doctors, ABBA or Buddy Holly?

    The Saw Doctors, ABBA or Buddy Holly?

    Even in this day and age, there are people who, unless and until they are affected by it themselves or you metaphorically lamp them with a sledge hammer, will still try to convince you mental health “Isn’t real”. Yes, I have been accosted by the “If it upsets you just don’t think about it” twaddle.…