In a nod to a team which has been impressively efficient throughout their campaign to date, John McCarthy has named an unchanged starting 15 for tomorrow evening’s Leinster U-20 FC semi final against Dublin at Pairc Tailteann (6.30). What that means is that both Ciaran Caulfield and Alan Bowden retain their places after the victory… Read More As you were for McCarthy’s men
Meath… 2-11 Carlow… 0-04 Dunshaughlin’s Ruairi Kinsella ended this Leinster U-20 FC Round 2 encounter in Ashbourne as a contest well before half time with a tremendous personal haul of 2-2. Meath were 1-06 to 0-01 up after about 15 minutes and when Kinsella took advantage of a wayward kick out to bag his second… Read More Kinsella kills off the contest with stellar first half
Meath manager John McCarthy has announced his starting 15 and panel for tomorrow night’s Leinster U-20 FC opening round encounter against Longford at Clonguish. Unsurprisingly, the group is a mixture of the players who won the Leinster MFC in 2020 and those who retained that title the following year and added the Tom Markham Cup… Read More McCarthy’s men ready for trip into the midlands
Meath… 1-12 Tyrone… 1-11 Tommy Mahon, Benny Gartland, Patsy Duff, Brian Reilly, Oliver Harding, that was for you. Men who laid the foundations a generation ago upon which days like today were founded. It also represents due reward for those who kept the faith – maybe more than I did myself at times – to… Read More Leonard sends Meath to the promised land
Meath…2-14 Sligo…2-09 For the third week in a row, it is a wonderful position to be in, writing about a Meath team in an All Ireland Final. Following on from the U-20 hurlers – for whom two James Murray goals got them over the line against Derry – and the almost unfathomable manner in which… Read More Royal County Continuing To Put Best Foot Forward
Meath…3-08 Dublin…1-03 If, like me, you are superstitious in nature, the prospect of garnering a 13th Leinster MFC title in the county’s history will have been approached with quite a degree of trepidation. We should have feared not, now read on… To the utmost joy of many and the betterment of the county’s present and… Read More Goals prove major as Meath add to Minor haul