Life And Sport From An Armchair View
MEATH... 4-13 REGIONAL ALL STARS... 0-14 The 'new normal' in the GAA never seems to run short of ways to leave you scratching your head. Exhibit A - the 2024 season getting underway for county teams before the current year has expired. Having said that, for me at least, there was a miniature injection of... Continue Reading →
The second edition of the Meath Regional Football Championship All Star selection, generously sponsored by Brady's Skoda, has been revealed. Now read on... Representatives of the eight Regional teams with sponsor Tony Brady and Meath Co Board Chairman John Kavanagh It would appear that, thankfully, the Regional Championship is here to stay, and the closing... Continue Reading →
BOYNE VALLEY... 1-11 MOYFENRAGH... 0-13 A late goal from Francis Marry of the Slane club was ultimately what turned this Brady's Skoda-sponsored Regional Football Championship Final on its head at Dunganny Sunday lunchtime. Thus ensuring the Richie Barry Cup remains in the care of Boyne Valley - who number in their rank players from Walterstown,... Continue Reading →
At the moment, I feel more like a political writer than a sporting one. Back in the days when, if a kerfuffle was kicked up about something it could be dragged on for months, or even years. Depending on what colour shirt you wore. If you were enough of a blue eyed boy, you could... Continue Reading →
MOYFENRAGH... 1-17 AN TUAISCEART... 1-10 Life taught me a long time ago never to judge a book by its cover. Sure my own journey about this big old ball is living proof of the futility of such a practice. Now read on... With no disrespect intended to anybody, it would be ventured a few of... Continue Reading →
BRU NA BOINNE...1-11 BOYNE VALLEY...0-14 If one was to go by team names alone, this second round Regional Football Championship encounter had all the makings of a local derby. That is to say, not much between the sides and a little bit of needle thrown in. However, geographically speaking they're not actually that close to... Continue Reading →
Tara...1-09 Ardbraccan...0-06 A sparkling performance from Tara midfielder Eoin Harkin was the main talking point from this dour Brady's Skoda Regional Football Championship clash at Dunganny on Tuesday evening. The Dunsany player was one of a number very harshly defenestrated from the Meath panel prior to the commencement of the championship but his fine effort... Continue Reading →
Lough Crew Gaels... 1-16 Blackwater... 0-08 Lough Crew Gaels, made up of players from the Ballinlough, Moylagh, Oldcastle and St Brigid's clubs, took full advantage of their game taking place in the home of the first named when running out resounding winners of this Brady's Skoda Regional Football Championship encounter on wet and windy Tuesday... Continue Reading →
BOYNE VALLEY... 1-08 TARA... 0-09 Football in Slane is on the up once again as evidenced by the emergence of players like Tadhg Martyn and Brayden Colfer on county underage teams and the fact was underscored still further when the Louth-border club's Matt Tully turned in an outstanding display in the opening round of the... Continue Reading →
In another progressive development, Meath GAA have released team news - where it was submitted by the relevant team managements - ahead of tonight's opening fixtures in the 2023 Brady's Skoda Regional Football Championship. As with the inaugural staging of same, teams will be constructed of players from Junior and Intermediate clubs with a couple... Continue Reading →