Tag: Slane GFC
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Nominations for the CICO Sports We Are Meath Club All Stars are revealed
What has become a valued and much anticipated event on the local sporting calendar moved a little bit closer with the announcement of the nominations for the 2025 CICO Sports We Are Meath Club Football All Star Team Of The Year Awards. The winners of which will be announced at a special event at The…
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The opposite to Shannon Noll’s song
When making the journey through life on wheels – or with any type of disability – the temptation and opportunities to defer to the lyrics of Australian singer/song writer Shannon Noll are numerous. “What about me, it isn’t fair, I’ve had enough now I want my share”. However, that was not my motivation in writing…
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McIvor fashions escape to victory as Murphy rules the roost
MEATH… 1-22 DUBLIN… 1-18 It is a long held policy in this seat, which merges into necessity, that, when one is playing into the wind and/or under the black cloud owing to the draining influence of non sporting matters, sport will generally be the first port of call by way of a rescue remedy. Going…
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Team revealed for title defence Round 1
Meath have revealed their starting 15 and extended panel who will take on Dublin in the first defence of their Leinster U-20 title at Donaghmore/Ashbourne later this evening, 7.30pm. Manager Cathal O’Bric and his fellow mentors have a half dozen of last season’s victorious panel available to them and five of them take their places…
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Treble chasing holders get Regional Championships under way
The 2024 Brady’s Skoda Meath Regional Football Championship gets underway in the impressive surrounds of Ballinlough GFC this evening, as holders Boyne Valley go in search of a third consecutive Richie Barry Cup triumph, beginning their latest title defence against the local Lough Crew Gaels divisional outfit. Boyne manager Joe Sheridan and his fellow mentors…
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Brady’s Skoda Regional Championship All Stars
The second edition of the Meath Regional Football Championship All Star selection, generously sponsored by Brady’s Skoda, has been revealed. Now read on… It would appear that, thankfully, the Regional Championship is here to stay, and the closing stages of this year’s edition did no harm in canvassing on their behalf when a late goal…
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Marry weds Boyne to title as Richie stays at home
BOYNE VALLEY… 1-11 MOYFENRAGH… 0-13 A late goal from Francis Marry of the Slane club was ultimately what turned this Brady’s Skoda-sponsored Regional Football Championship Final on its head at Dunganny Sunday lunchtime. Thus ensuring the Richie Barry Cup remains in the care of Boyne Valley – who number in their rank players from Walterstown,…
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Tully’s three pointer sets holders on road to repeat victory
BOYNE VALLEY… 1-08 TARA… 0-09 Football in Slane is on the up once again as evidenced by the emergence of players like Tadhg Martyn and Brayden Colfer on county underage teams and the fact was underscored still further when the Louth-border club’s Matt Tully turned in an outstanding display in the opening round of the…
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It may be the end but it doesn’t have to be
Dublin… 1-15 Kerry… 1-13 Unless Meath are involved and regardless of who else is, I hate All Ireland Final days. They are the last days of summer. Thereafter, evenings get shorter, sport to actually attend becomes scarce and – as has blessedly been the case for our lads this year – any progress made is…
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Major heroics keep Meath on the straight road
Meath…2-09 Louth…1-07 Late goals from substitutes Liam Jennings and Ben Corkery (penalty) completed a remarkable turnaround for Meath as they kept on the more straightforward route to progress in the Leinster MFC following this pulsating encounter at Defy Pairc Mhuire in Ardee on Wednesday evening. It was with his first touch of the ball that…