Life And Sport From An Armchair View
Manager Cathal O'Bric has announced his starting 15 for tonight's Leinster U-20 FC opening round encounter against the Lake County. The game will be streamed live on Clubber.TV Naturally, the selection is dominated by many of those who also worked with the Wolfe Tones clubman when the All Ireland MFC title was annexed three seasons... Continue Reading →
Meath... 1-06 Kildare... 1-18 In the final race at one of the smaller National Hunt tracks in the UK on Wednesday evening, the name of one of the participants jumped off the screen at me on Wednesday evening - I Play County - now read on... There's not a young lad or young lady in... Continue Reading →
Having been introduced during last week's victory over Kildare, Mickey Burke is retained in the starting 15 ahead of Sunday's Allianz NHL Div. 2A clash against Carlow. Elsewhere, Paul Kelly of Blackhall Gaels replaces Dunboyne's Sean Quigley, who, along with Charlie Ennis, has been named a joint captain of Seoirse Bulfin's side for 2024. Kelly... Continue Reading →
MEATH...2-10 WATERFORD...2-05 The record books will show that Ailbhe Leahy and Marion Farrelly bagged the two goals as Meath made it three wins from as many outings in the Lidl Ladies NFL, but it was the fact that Na Deise simply had no answer to the ceaseless, marauding runs of Niamh Gallogly that really swung... Continue Reading →
Meath manager Seoirse Bulfin has made wholesale changes to his side ahead of Sunday's National League Div. 2A opener against Kildare. Which is of course a rapid rematch of the Kehoe Cup Final of just a week ago. Dunboyne's Sean Quigley makes the move to midfield for the rematch with Kildare As a result of... Continue Reading →
The Meath team to play Longford in tonight's Dioralyte O'Byrne Cup semi final in Ashbourne (7.30) shows 13 changes from that which overcame Louth at the same venue six days ago. Only Michael Flood at full back - who captains the side - and Jack O'Connor retain their places as management give several members of... Continue Reading →
I think David Hosie from the Navan O'Mahonys club was the first player who can be recalled playing adult football at 15 years of age. Ballivor's Mairtin Doran wasn't far behind him. From a hurling perspective, there's no doubt that one of our own - the one and only Paul Fagan - was the youngest... Continue Reading →
"Permission to speak, Sir?" was how the excitable Lance Corporal Jack Jones would prevail on the often mithered Captain Mainwaring to allow him go off on one of his meandering rambles, urging calm by imploring all and sundry to "Don't Panic"! even though he was doing the polar opposite of his own advice himself. If... Continue Reading →
The Brady's Skoda sponsored Regional Football Championships are set to thrown in next midweek and anticipation of their second staging is growing with team managements and fixtures confirmed. In a change from last year's arrangements when all matches in the Regional Championships took place in Dunganny, this time they will actually live up to their... Continue Reading →
Repetition is one of the greatest foibles in this business. Balancing such worries, though, is the reality that, if a point retains credence, it's worth ploughing up again. Now read on... Again, we return to the task of tending to some of da's stuff. Specifically, a few GAA photos - including the one of the... Continue Reading →