Tag: Ronan Maher
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Seeing too much of yourself in others
My mind often fluctuates in thought regarding how Meath’s greatest ever team – that at their zenith between 1986 and 1991 – would fair out in the Gaelic football of today. Part of me thinks they wouldn’t last jig time owing to a combination of snowflakes having the game sanitised to a point of no…
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Blow for Tipp as magnificent Maher bows out
Every team has standout performers. Just as individual sports are usually possessed of competitors who assume more elevated status than that of their contemporaries. For Exhibit A of that, look no further than the Dublin football half back line of the mid 1990s, comprising Paul Curran, Keith Barr and Eamon Heery. If you’re looking for…