Life And Sport From An Armchair View
The bit of set dancing engaged in by Meath and Mayo in the early stages of the 1996 All Ireland Final replay has to be the most exaggerated piece of shadow boxing in public discourse since Bertie Ahern told Gay Mitchell he was a waffler and the current Taoiseach chided a certain Donegal politician about... Continue Reading →
Meath... 1-12 Tyrone... 1-11 Tommy Mahon, Benny Gartland, Patsy Duff, Brian Reilly, Oliver Harding, that was for you. Men who laid the foundations a generation ago upon which days like today were founded. It also represents due reward for those who kept the faith - maybe more than I did myself at times - to... Continue Reading →
Meath...2-14 Sligo...2-09 For the third week in a row, it is a wonderful position to be in, writing about a Meath team in an All Ireland Final. Following on from the U-20 hurlers - for whom two James Murray goals got them over the line against Derry - and the almost unfathomable manner in which... Continue Reading →
I was deeply saddened yesterday evening to learn of the passing of Tommy Mahon, pillar of Kilbride GFC, nurturer of generations of football talent in Meath, horse racing fan and, above all else, a dear friend to me and many over a long number of years. How fitting it was that only days before his... Continue Reading →