Tag: TRIBUTE
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Vera
Did you ever get hit by an occurrence in life that absolutely floored you? Of course you have, we’ve all had that life-changing jolt at least once. Though it was felt that nothing could sideswipe me in the manner which the sudden and tragic death of Cllr Damien O’Reilly almost two years ago did. Until…
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Tom Dunne – A Tribute
Take your parachute and jumpYou can’t stay here foreverWhen everyone else is goneBeing all alone won’t seem that cleverTake your parachute and goThere’s gonna have to be some dangerTake your parachute and jumpYou’re gonna have to take flightIf the wind don’t catch you, I will, I willIf the wind’s not there, I’m here Coincidentally or…
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Shock as brilliant Blackmore bows out with immediate effect
The world of National Hunt racing is no doubt in as much shock as is this writer with the news on Monday evening that trailblazing lady rider Rachael Blackmore has called time on her glory-laden career with immediate effect. The 35-year-old native of Killenaule, Co Tipperary smashed glass ceilings not just in horse racing, but…
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‘Twas Micko’s world – we were just there too
It would be ventured that if you found anybody else on Point Nemo – scientifically recognised as the most remote place on Earth – and they had heard of Gaelic football, chances are ‘Micko’ would be the first words uttered. Likewise that island which Donald Trump imposed a tariff on last week, even though only…
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Family is whatever you make it for yourself
What’s obviously around three and a half decades ago now, ‘The Conversation’ was had pertaining to traditions which abide towards the end of the year. To the effect that, when it came to delivered around that time of year, one of them was labelled “Whoever you want it to be from”. In a similar, if…
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Michael O’Sullivan – A Tribute
The following is just an observation rather than a boast – when working around racing as close as is the case here, very quickly jockeys, trainers and owners names become instantly recognisable. And then, every so often, a new name will appear that will necessitate a bit of research. Now read on… The most recent…
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Noel Coogan – A Tribute
Here we are again. Back at the same writer’s crossroads. To use his own phrase, the cursor flashing at you on an empty screen and you without the slightest idea of how to even begin to fill the acres of blank white screen space in front of you. In the first instance, this writer used…
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Jimmy Brady – Ballinlough GFC (RIP)
I honestly can’t believe the following is having to be written in the applicable context. The appended letters in brackets aside, one could simply write Jimmy Brady Ballinlough GFC and no more would be required. Jimmy was the club, and the club was Jimmy. One simply couldn’t imagine one without the other. Yet that is…
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Tommy Smyth Snr – R.I.P.
Sincere sympathy is extended to Eileen, Ed, Tommy, girls and the extended Smyth family of Bennettstown, Batterstown and beyond. It is with deep sadness I learn of Tommy Snr’s passing. A quiet, softly spoken gentleman, the last remaining pillar of one of Meath’s great sporting dynasties. His passing marks the end of an era. But…
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Mick Cummins – A Tribute
Not for the first time and absolutely not the last, a tale at my own expense to begin. My obsession with farming, tractors and all things machinery has always and will always be a part of me. But it hasn’t always been easy on those around me. Simply as one wasn’t disposed to taking no…