Tag: @SkySportsGAA
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There are none so blind as those who don’t want to see
Con Houlihan, after one of the epic Dublin/Kerry encounters of the 1970s, began his summation of the event thus: “House private, no flowers please’. Now read on… The strange opening was a nod to Con’s “Friend Girl” Harriet Duffin who was a Dub. On the said occasion, his would be the happy half of their…
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Frayne leads from the front as Meath make winning start
Meath…0-12 Longford…0-04 These are strange times in the GAA. It’s March 21st and there are Provincial Championships under way. In Leinster at least. There’s absolutely no need for such to be the case, and these arrangements will end up creating more problems than it will solve. For now, it is what it is however. What…
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Anyone sitting at the table needs a Jack in the pack!
Meath… 2-22 London… 2-21 Jack Regan pointed twice in injury time to ensure Meath left McGovern Park in Ruislip with their unbeaten record in this year’s Allianz NHL intact, but that only tells a fraction of the story. Now read on… The prolific Kiltale clubman has been gradually introduced to Meath’s campaign in recent weeks,…
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Disappointing Kehoe conclusion in lunchtime shoot out
Meath… 0-18 Kildare… 2-24 Needing to win big in this lunchtime encounter at Dunganny, the last thing Meath needed was David O’Flaherty rifling to their net inside the first minute. Podge O’Hanrahan responded with two points for Meath, but unfortunately that was as good as it got for them. With James Burke in awesome form…
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Hello Mary Kate goodbye Donegal!
Meath…1-07 Donegal…0-05 Summerhill players are a unique breed. Mattie Kerrigan was regarded as one of if not the finest player of his generation. Mick Lyons is still probably the most feared full back in the game, more than three decades after his retirement, Mark O’Reilly was Man Of The Match in an All Ireland Final…
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Trying to stop a tsunami with a mop and bucket
At the outset here, let it be made abundantly clear that the decision of Watty Grahams GFC to lodge an objection to the outcome of last Sunday’s All Ireland Club SFC Final is not only understandable but the correct decision. However, that the matter has come to this is a horrendous indictment of GAA leadership…
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Three superstars, a plethora of penalties and fairytales not finished yet
A winter’s day, in a deep and dark December. A scenario (Ladies) teams in Meath have got used to. Early Christmas presents. In Meath’s case, an All Ireland IFC win. On the club scene, that meant our history making ladies capturing the Leinster Club SFC this time last year. This year, December action from a…
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Don’t differentiate between one wrong and another
A guess would be hazarded that this corner is far from alone in having a collection of old VHS tapes. Encompassing football, hurling and rugby matches, race meetings, you name it. But there are also copious comedy collections therein. Today, one of them was catapulted to the forefront of thoughts in this seat. Namely, Vinny…
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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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I’ve met some folks who say that I’m a dreamer – but this is a glorious reality!
Dunboyne…1-13 Dunshaughlin/Royal Gaels…1-10 At the outset here, I must again defer to a piece of advice imparted in this direction via Ireland’s greatest man of letters, the gentle giant from Castle Island. He once wrote, in the context of his own failing health at the time that “If you have knowledge on a subject and…