Tag: Roscommon GAA
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Paul Clancy Galway – RIP
Whoever said you should never meet your heroes can go and do one. When those once admired from afar become friends is one of the most special things which can occur in a life. I’ve been blessed to have had that experience with generations of Meath footballers. Going all the way back to 1939 captain…
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Dunboyne left glancing over their shoulder
St Peter’s, Dunboyne…1-09Ratoath…0-15 A fifth defeat in nine league games leaves Dunboyne dangling just above the bacon slicer that is relegation and in a situation where they must get a win from either of their final two matches against Donaghmore/Ashbourne and Skryne respectively. Another narrow defeat will have done little to lift spirits in the…
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All Ireland SFC Round 1
It’s a case of play it again for Sam after the draw for the first round of the All Ireland SFC which was completed this lunchtime at Croke Park. Reason being that the draw has thrown up repeats of the National Football League Div. 1 and 2 finals with Cork playing host to Meath and…
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Holders will take some dislodging on first evidence
DCU/D. E. 3-13 UUJ… 0-08 Do not adjust your sets. This is neither drill nor wind up. You might recall that this time last year this corner had something of a conversion moment in relation to Third Level GAA competitions. At my own expense, it will be admitted that it’s more the timing of the…
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If achievement is measured against expectations we’re well in profit
MEATH… 0-21 ROSCOMMON… 2-15 Meath teams have a glorious history of doing great things on Saturdays. In my lifetime at least, any such commentary must begin on July 6th, 1991. When Kevin Foley put the finishing touches to the greatest goal ever scored in Croke Park. Which in itself was the prelude to Liam Hayes…
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Strong Coffey and The Duke Of Dunshaughlin concoct a winning recipe
MEATH… 2-18 ROSCOMMON… 0-17 Do not adjust your sets. This is not a drill. There may be genuine grounds for optinism. Not cockiness. Not arrogance. Hope. Whilst loathe to over egg the pudding, this was a significant shift put in by this Meath team. For not only was it a victory over a team who,…
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Two greats bowing out with very different tales to tell
Carlow’s Darragh Foley and James McCarthy of Dublin announced their respective inter county retirements on the same day a few weeks back. One of the national papers carried a piece in the days which followed lamenting how – understandably but nevertheless unfortunately – for one individual, media outlets were festooned with pages of coverage while…
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Meath headed for familiar setting for Championship opener
It will be a case of the road well travelled for Meath as the draws for the 2025 incarnation of the Provincial Championships – conducted on Saturday last – decreed that Robbie Brennan’s first outing as manager in the blue riband competition will be in Netwatch Dr Cullen Park against Carlow. Without having actual figures…
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Cup football still has its value
Mention has been made previously on these pages of how the idea of bucket lists doesn’t sit at all well here. If only because it makes a body think about, well, the journey around this big auld ball. And that’s challenging enough without bringing a stopwatch into the equation. That’s not to say, that there…
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Selections for Navan – Mar. 20th 2023
1.50: THECOMPANYSERGEANT (DONAGH MEYLER/DENIS HOGAN) 2.20: CAFE CON LECHE – EW – (PHILIP BYRNES (2*) /CHARLES BYRNES) 2.55: LANDRAKE (MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN (5)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.25: BUSSELTON (JJ SLEVIN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 3.55: YEAH MAN – EW – (SEAN FLANAGAN/GAVIN CROMWELL) 4.25: PATS CHOICE (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.55: DID I ASK YOU THAT (PATRICK MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS)