Life And Sport From An Armchair View
The Motorsport fraternity in Ireland and much further afield has been plunged into mourning following the tragic and untimely loss of World Rally Championship competitor Craig Breen. When I was growing up, it was the likes of Austin Mac Hale, Bertie Fisher and former RTE Sports presenter Michael Lyster - who drove in partnership with... Continue Reading →
Ireland... 34 Italy... 20 In assignments like Saturday's at the Stadio Olympico in Rome, teams like Ireland are on a hiding to nothing. Win by a big score and you're only doing what you're supposed and expected to do. Don't, and there's obviously something fairly drastically wrong. On this occasion, Ireland probably fell between the... Continue Reading →
Another week, another mess for a GAA referee to deal with. Consequently more bad press for the Association. Obviously, nobody - you'd hope - would deliberately start a ruckus, but the main talking points this week seem to be how these incidents are (a) dealt with and (b) reported on. Let's deal with the second... Continue Reading →
1.30: SOUNDS OF HEAVEN (SHANE FOLEY/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 2.05: EYE EYE - EW - (COLIN KEANE/TOM MULLINS) 2.35: AUROFIDINA (LUKE MCATEER (3)/JIM BOLGER) 3.10: NO PATIENCE - EW - (CILLIAN MCCONNELL (7)/JOHN MCCONNELL) 3.45: CAIRO (WAYNE LORDAN/AIDAN O'BRIEN) 4.20: MONAASIB - EW - (SEAMIE HEFFERNAN/KEVIN PRENDERGAST) The great Kevin Prendergast is still turning out winners 4.55:... Continue Reading →
Republic Of Ireland defender Darragh Lenihan has completed his transfer from Blackburn Rovers to fellow Championship hopefuls Middlesbrough. While the 28-year-old's decision to leave Ewood Park - where he had been club Captain - might raise a few eyebrows, it's clear Rovers didn't appreciate the asset they had on their books. Plenty of others did,... Continue Reading →
"Less than a minute remains on the clock, as I tighten my boot lace, and turn down my sock/Is that the crowd I hear, or is it the ghosts, of men who before me had faced the same test, and never once failed to give of their best? " This corner would never claim to... Continue Reading →
HARRY'S HEROICS ALL IN VAIN Now is not the time for a major analysis or critique. For personal reasons which should be fairly obvious. Meath's defeat in Ennis last night is still far too raw. Emotionally and in other ways. Suffice to say that the end result was bitterly disappointing. Have got off to a... Continue Reading →
A man liable to train a winner in either Waterford or Limerick https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=fcyqvmazp
Meath...2-06 Down...2-06 At the outset here, it will be admitted that yours truly wasn't match fit for today's outing to Pairc Tailteann. Having been blessed to come through the worst of the Covid-19 unscathed and battled Celulitis for the last month, Storm Franklin had whipped up too bad a day to lock horns with. However,... Continue Reading →