Tag: St Patrick’s Classical School
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A studious performance in patches but lessons to be learned
ST PATRICK’S CS NAVAN… 1-16 COLAISTE EOIN… 4-03 First off, the best bits: inclinations that Clann Na nGael’s Cormac Smith is one of the brightest emerging talents in the county apparently are gloriously true. Secondly, the blistering attacking potential which was so apparent against St Joseph’s of Rochfordbridge was once again there in all its…
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Could Essendon’s loss by a very big gain for Meath?
BREAKING NEWS The Irish Independent are this afternoon reporting that former Meath underage star Cian McBride has been released by Australian Football League outfit the Essendon Bombers. St Ultan’s clubman McBride was part of a Royal County ensemble which won the Leinster MFC in 2018. The towering midfielder was allowed train with the Meath senior…
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Selections for Dundalk – Feb. 15th 2023
1.20: CHUTZPAL – EW – (HUGH HORGAN (7)/EOIN DOYLE) 1.50: NO SPEED LIMIT – EW – (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/PAT MCKENNA) 2.20: MAID TO SHINE – EW – (JACK KEARNEY (7)/PADDY HASSETT) 2.50: RELEVANT RANGE (BILLY LEE/GILLIAN SCOTT) 3.25: ANNAN (HUGH HORGAN (7)/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 4.00: PRO BONO – EW – (JESSICA O’GORMAN (7)/CORMAC FARRELL) 4.35: CLEVER…
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Relegation – Geographic, demographic or other?
In a piece heralding Davy Nelson’s appointment as Meath Ladies Senior manager, mention was made of the fact that, between his roles as player and manager, the former wing forward was involved in eight Meath SFC victories. The majority of those were achieved – from a playing perspective – in the mid to late 1980s,…
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Talent academy will need a new director as county gets plenty of scouts
Whoever pulls the levers in the control tower above generally has to close one door in order to open another. Now read on… Thus, one of the greatest talent academies in the county for Gaelic football must acquire a new director of operations after it was tonight confirmed the head of talent procurement will give…
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A different kind of excitement
As I begin typing this, it’s 2:19am. Insomnia and a galloping mind rule the roost yet again. To completely extract the urine out of this writer, the song I can’t get out of my head is Lou Reed’s Perfect Day. Now read on… It most certainly is not. The old man not being about for…
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BREAKING NEWS: O’Rourke to be next Meath boss
The Management Committee of Meath GAA have recommended that Colm O’Rourke be put before the County Committee for ratification as Meath Senior Football manager. The legendary former Skryne and Royal County forward has long being linked with the Meath management position, but by now many might have felt that ship had sailed. Especially given that…
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Passion, enthusiasm and the knowledge to back it up
If you’ve ever been physically or emotionally invested in a sporting occasion, chances are the seminal moment in a given event may pass you by. Simply owing to being caught up in either joy or despair of whatever has just occurred. The point was made to somebody only recently that in the chaos that was…
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A leader’s most important job is to provide hope – Act II
If not exactly word-for-ford, that was the gist of the most important line in Colm O’Rourke’s Sunday Independent column on St Valentine’s Day. The Simonstown Gaels manager’s piece was not only enjoyed by yours truly, but needed. Desperately. I am under no illusions that there will be those, cognisant of my fondness for and the…