Tag: The Troubles
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Mick Reilly – A Tribute
At what point did you notice yourself getting old? Or older at least. Personally, seeing ‘older’ relatives pass away back in the years probably have had a different effect than is now the case. You know the way it is when you’re a youngster, ‘grown ups’ seem eons older when the reality may in fact…
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A chastening night in the Orchard
MEATH… 0-10 ARMAGH… 2-16 Armagh – for a place yours truly has only been on four separate occasions during the four and a bit decades rolling around this world – causes a serious emotional tumult. From the time of my first excursion up the reunite with the Blair family in Crossmaglen whom we’d met in…
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Pauw free to plot historic journey as American probe ends
Republic Of Ireland Ladies manager Vera Pauw is free to concentrate on plotting her team’s historic journey to the World Cup after the conclusion of a mammoth investigation into abuse cases in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in America. Donegal’s Amber Barrett having drilled home the historic winner against Scotland in Hampden Park only…
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Selections for Down Royal – Aug. 26th 2022
4.40: SURAC (DANNY MULLINS/RICHARD O’BRIEN) 5.15: SCENIC LOOK (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.50: PEACE PARTY – EW – (EOIN WALSH (5)/DESSIE MCDONOGH) 6.25: EVENWOODSONOFAGUN (DANNY MULLINS/RICHARD O’BRIEN) 7.00: SALVADOR ZIGGY (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 7.30: LILY LIGHT FOOT (KIEREN BUCKLEY (5)/E&P HARTY) 8.00: JETARA (MIKEY O’SULLIVAN (7)/JESSICA HARRINGTON)
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Without Trimble’s courage peace might never be
Almost immediately after it was announced that Colm O’Rourke was the preferred choice of Meath’s power brokers to assume the role of county senior football manager, thoughts turned to next year’s National Football League. Specifically, what ‘Colm O’Rourke’s Meath’ will look like, in personnel and style of football. Which in itself builds excited anticipation for…