Tag: Shane Walsh
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A handful of changes ahead of battle Royal
Colm O’Rourke and his fellow mentors have made five changes to the side which drew against Limerick ahead of tomorrow’s eagerly awaited clash with Dublin in the penultimate round of fixtures in Div. 2 of the Allianz NFL at Pairc Tailteann. Every time the Old Firm face off there’s something at stake and tomorrow will…
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A hard habit to break
Meath…2-11 Limerick…0-17 In what turned out to be Mick O’Dowd’s last game as Meath manager, his charges led Derry by seven points at half time in an All Ireland SFC Qualifier before capitulating spectacularly after half time. This corner cannot recall whether it had happened prior to that, but it certainly has been a habit…
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Meath self destruct in derby disaster
Meath… 1-12 Louth… 1-15 I only wish our manager’s optimism in his post match comments after Meath had somehow contrived to throw away a hard earned front foot position against Louth in Round 4 of the Allianz NFL at Pairc Tailteann could be shared. When asked by Brendan Cummins about looking down the table rather…
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Flynn comes in for Meath
Jack Flynn takes over from his Ratoath colleague Daithi McGowan – who himself replaced Brian Conlon at half time in Owenbeg – alongside Ronan Jones at centre field as Meath seek to regain the winning thread against Louth in Round 4 of the Allianz NFL at Pairc Tailteann tomorrow afternoon. The versatile Flynn makes his…
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GAA’s priorities where the sun don’t shine
You might think it would be impossible for somebody in a wheelchair to pull a hamstring. Believe me, I can painfully inform you to the contrary. Which is why, the minute Meath’s Shane Walsh went down in the 13th minute of Sunday’s NFL victory over Clare, the reason was all too obvious. Colm O’Rourke’s rage…
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A lot done, more to do
Meath… 4-08 Clare… 0-16 Not only was the above one of the greatest political slogans of all time, it also sums up Meath’s positioning in Div. 2 of the Allianz NFL after two rounds perfectly. After last week’s terrific trip to Cork, producing as good if not better again looked like an onerous task. However,…
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Walsh wizardry points the way as Meath enjoy day on the banks of the Lee
Meath…3-14 Cork…0-19 With Division 2 being the most competitive it has at least appeared in the last few years, Colm O’Rourke’s maiden outing in the Allianz National Football League could hardly have looked more fire and brimstone than taking on the Rebel County by the banks of their own lovely Lee. Now, things have changed…
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Battalion for trip into the deep south revealed
The Meath team which will confront Cork in Sunday’s Allianz National Football League opening round at Pairc Ui Chaoimh has been revealed. Throw in at the Rebel County venue is at 1.30p.m., the game will be shown live on TG4’s YouTube Channel with full deferred coverage on normal television thereafter. Meath’s mentors have handed NFL…
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Johnny Cash was right about Sundays!
If you’re involved in GAA – or most likely any sport – it’s a fairly safe wager that you’ll experience more defeat than victory. In both 1997 and 2002, the number of finals Dunboyne teams lost hit double figures. Undoubtedly the most painful loss of the lot, however, was actually in the Junior Hurling Championship…
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Listening to Joe Dolan is all well and good but who will benefit from his wise words?
Shortly after Westmeath were crowned the inaugural winners of the Tailteann Cup, it became known to this writer that their current Captain, Kevin Maguire, had actually played some of his underage football with St Peter’s, Dunboyne, as the family lived in the area and both his parents worked in a large place of business in…