Life And Sport From An Armchair View
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Having made a game changing contribution when introduced against Down two weeks ago, Ratoath's Daithi McGowan retains his place in the starting 15 as Meath prepare to take on Wexford in tomorrow evening's Tailteann Cup quarter final. Ciaran Caulfield, who was forced off with an injury after half an hour the last day, is listed... Continue Reading →
Meath... 3-14 Wexford... 1-11 Outside of sport and farming, it might come as a surprise to some to know that my favourite other type of television is True Crime. Thus, Sky Crime, Crime And Investigation and CBS Reality are among the saved channels on the Sky Box. Meaning that phrases like DNA and Forensic Invesitagation... Continue Reading →
The scheduled Bord Na Mona O'Byrne Cup third round encounter between Wexford and Louth - slated for Hollymount in the South East - has been cancelled as it would have transpired to be meaningless. By virtue of their victories over Westmeath and Kildare, Mickey Harte's men had already qualified for a last four face off... Continue Reading →
A guess would be hazarded that this corner is far from alone in having a collection of old VHS tapes. Encompassing football, hurling and rugby matches, race meetings, you name it. But there are also copious comedy collections therein. Today, one of them was catapulted to the forefront of thoughts in this seat. Namely, Vinny... Continue Reading →
David Dunne, Gareth Ghee, Mickey Cunniffe, Eamon Devlin and Gerry Keegan all share a common bond. Yet few outside of their realm will have even heard of them. They either are, or have been, the most recognisable hurlers in Louth, Longford, Roscommon, Tyrone and Kildare respectively throughout my lifetime. They undoubtedly have contemporaries in every... Continue Reading →