Life And Sport From An Armchair View
As somebody who has been strapped into the rollercoaster that is mental health battles for longer than one cares to remember, the concept of a likelihood of playing into the wind at specific times of the year is all too familiar. Indeed, there are parts of life which, though they might set the pulse racing... Continue Reading →
There was something strangely apt about Ireland putting in another abomination of a performance against The Netherlands just hours after Meath's Rathkenny exited the Leinster Club IFC at the penultimate hurdle via penalty shootout as Scoill Ui Chonaill of Dublin advanced. Now read on... During his 1994 show 'Live At The Olympia' the late, great... Continue Reading →
Adam Screeney and Rory Beggan were probably never mentioned in the same sentence previously, but such is the magic woven by the AIB All Ireland Club Championships that here we are. Now read on... There are 10,000 reasons why hurling is the greatest sport in the world, but among the most basic is it really... Continue Reading →
Summerhill (Meath)...1-09 Tullamore (Offaly)...1-07 The records will show that a late Kevin Ryan goal and an even later point from Eoghan Frayne were the deciding factors in this attritional but entertaining Leinster Club SFC encounter, but unfortunately it is likely to be overshadowed by the chaotic conclusion to proceedings which culminated in Dublin referee Barry... Continue Reading →
Kilbride (Meath)...0-13 Amsterdam (Europe)...0-12 Davy O'Leary's pointed penalty in the seventh minute of second half injury time got Kilbride over the line in their Leinster Club Championship debut after the near 70 minutes of action in Ashbourne were spent in strenuous negotiations with their EU counterparts. Leo Turley's team were quickly into their stride, as... Continue Reading →
At the outset here, let it be made abundantly clear that the decision of Watty Grahams GFC to lodge an objection to the outcome of last Sunday's All Ireland Club SFC Final is not only understandable but the correct decision. However, that the matter has come to this is a horrendous indictment of GAA leadership... Continue Reading →
It may be time for the GAA to go and learn from other sports again. Recently, this corner learned that both American Football and Basketball have in their arsenal a transgression called 'Delay Of Game'. It means exactly what it says on the tin. Penalty for which, in the latter at least, means free throws... Continue Reading →