Tag: Wexford GAA
-
Hanging the hat on hope once again
Peter Quinn was the first GAA President of whom there is proper recollection in this seat. Perhaps obviously, because he was the first holder of the office I met. Since then, Jack Boothman, Joe McDonagh, Sean McCague (God rest all three of them), Nicky Brennan, Sean Kelly and Liam O’Neill have all been encountered along…
-
Selections for Wexford – May 28th 2025
4.55: BEACON EDGE (JAMIE HALFORD (7)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.30: THE BIG DOYEN – EW – (KEVIN SEXTON/DECLAN QUEALLY) 6.00: DEPECHE MO – EW – (PADDY HANLON (7)/ERIC LARKIN) 6.30: HATTFIELD HAMMER (JORDAN GAINFORD/PAUL NOLAN) 7.00: SON OF ANARCHY (MARK WALSH/GORDON ELLIOTT) 7.30: TAG MAN (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 8.00: BUTCHERS BILL (CARL MILLAR (5)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 8.30:…
-
Camogie Association – or GAA – can no longer Skort around issues as Girl Power talks
In the end, as with many societal issues, you were left wondering what all the fuss was about. That is not meant by way of demeaning the issues which had caused the contention. Quite the contrary in fact. That the ballot called as a means of concluding the contentious kerfuffie ends up being very lopsided…
-
Change of venue for Leinster Final
As if the high drama on the pitch involving Meath teams over the past week or so wasn’t enough, things took another twist prior to the Royal County’s meeting with Louth in tomorrow (Wednesday) evening’s Leinster U-20 FC Final – of course they did – with the revelation that the showdown for the Seamus Flood…
-
Meath’s self assurance amid confusion gets them over the line
MEATH… 0-20 WEXFORD… 2-10 When is a two-pointer not a two-pointer? That ended up being a pivotal question in the dying embers of this Leinster U-20 FC quarter final in Ashbourne on Wednesday evening. When a referee, line umpire and two goal umpires can’t make up their minds. Dunboyne’s John Harkin lofting over a skyscraper…
-
Meath reveal hand for Wexford encounter
Cathal O’Bric has made 13 changes to the side which lost out to Offaly late on last week ahead of tonight’s (Wednesday) Leinster U-20 FC quarter final against Wexford in Ashbourne. Only Dunshaughlin’s Fiach Hartigan and Zach Thornton from the host club are retained from the completely different 15 which took on the Faithful County…
-
Ratoath grab the headlines again with Galvin acquisition
No, not the racehorse, the other lad. You have to admire entities, sporting or otherwise, with their ambitions pointed in the right direction and the b***s to go after them. On that score, Ratoath are never found wanting. Since first making their breakthrough on the Meath club football scene in the early 2000s, they have…
-
The real Super Sunday delivers but also highlights glaring unfairness
“I didn’t interrupt you, boy”. And there it was, Donal Og Cusack’s arrogant ignorance got in the way of meaningful analysis and reasoned debate. Worse still, he was let away with it by Joanne Cantwell. But then, how she ended up with the most prized job in Irish sports broadcasting ahead of either Jacqui Hurley,…
-
A snippet of the opening round fixtures in the Allianz Leagues
All Ireland football champions Dublin will welcome Monaghan to Croke Park (presumably) in the opening round of the NFL, it was revealed this evening as some details of the fixtures in the perceived secondary competition were released on Friday afternoon. The Farney Army have caused the all conquering Dubs more problems than most over the…
-
Another hurdle crossed as Meath Croker bound
Meath… 2-23 Wexford… 0-12 To firstly tidy up the nuts and bolts of the situation, any day you kick 2-23 and keep a clean sheet has to be regarded as a good day’s work. Anyone scoffing ‘it was only Wexford’ obviously hasn’t been following the formbook lately. This was the same Wexford team which scored…