Tag: The Anglo Celt
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The CCCC and The Hooter
It was this morning announced that CCCC of the GAA – formerly the Games Administration Committee – have decided that henceforth once the Hooter sounds in a Gaelic Football match play stops immediately. Bullshit. Had that system been in place during this season’s championship, Ciaran Moore’s magnificent winner for Donegal against Mayo would never have…
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Selections for Naas – Aug. 5th 2024
2.20: MATTER OF FACT – W/O FAV – (SHANE FOLEY/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 2.50: GORDON BENNETT – EW – (GARY CARROLL/DICK BRABAZON) 3.20: GRAND CITADEL – EW – (DARRAGH O’SULLIVAN (7)/MICKY FENTON) 3.50: NIKA PIKA – EW – (COLIN KEANE/PADDY MAGEE) 4.20: NUNC EST BIBENDUM – EW – (COLIN KEANE/SONNY CAREY) 4.50: VIOLET LOVE – EW –…
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He didn’t lick it off the ground but he can certainly kick it!
MEATH…0-11 CAVAN…0-11 In recent weeks in this space the point has been made that Sean Brennan is becoming ever more of a presence between the posts for the Royal County and Saturday’s pulsating finish at Kingspan Breffni Park only underlined as much. Though perhaps not in the manner you might imagine. Now read on… A…
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History repeated as Lake County claim landmark win
Westmeath… 2-14 Cavan… 1-13 There have been numerous examples in GAA of matches being turned on their head by moments of greatness. Anyone who has been kind enough to frequent this space for long enough will know my favourite exhibits of same. There is another one, mind you, which never got the acclaim it deserved.…
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Fear of the unknown without foundation
Somewhere recently, Meath’s defeat of Donegal in the NFL quarter final of 1990 came up in conversation. Brian McEniff’s men had been kicking our lads around Breffni Park – in more ways than one – all day before two late goals from David Beggy set the Royals on a collision course with arch nemesis of…