Tag: Ronan Sheehan

  • A team with spirit will always give themselves a chance

    A team with spirit will always give themselves a chance

    MEATH…0-16 DOWN…1-15 It would probably be fairly widely accepted that there are a cohort of teams around the same level as Meath in the overall hurling picture. Whilst there’s always a bit of angst about naming names and categorising entities, it would, you suspect, be a common view that the stickmen of the Royal County…

  • Experimental Royals to tackle Mourne men

    Meath senior hurling manager Johnny Greville has announced a side containing a mixture of experimentation and experience for tomorrow’s season opening encounter with Down in the Dioralyte Kehoe Cup at Dunganny. Philip O’Brien of St Patrick’s gets a rare start in goal, Conor and Mark Leavey both from Dunderry get starting berths as does Trim’s…

  • Running up big tallies augers well

    Running up big tallies augers well

    Meath…2-24 Down…1-16 A former Meath football manager had a dictum during his tenure whereby he implored his charges to register a minimum of 16 points per outing. At the time, whether football or hurling, it wasn’t a bad yardstick. Now, however, due to the evolution of both games, such a number might only be a…