Tag: Wolfe Tones GAA Club
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Patchy display leaves Peter’s pointless
St Peter’s, Dunboyne…0-13 Wolfe Tones…1-17 Home side Dunboyne got off to a flying start in the basking Tuesday evening heat, opening up a lead of 0-05 to 0-00 before their old rivals in purple and gold completely dominated the remainder of the first half with Caolan and Fiachra Ward and Tomas O’Reilly leading a blitz…
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Brendan Cummins – A Tribute
It would appear to be from my late uncle Jimmy I inherited the gene as a GAA souvenir collector. Whether it be match programmes (mostly) or ticket stubs or photographs etc. I never knew Jimmy as he had passed a year before I was airlifted into the world. But well qualified sources attest the similarities…
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Robbie Brennan’s first interview as Meath senior football manager
Robbie Brennan sits down with Meath Co Committee P.R.O. Brian Kelly for his first interview since his appointment as successor to Colm O’Rourke. In a wide ranging discussion, the new boss discusses his own Meath lineage, the unique place his dad Pat holds in the Wolfe Tones club, growing up as a Meath man in…
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If it aint broke leave it alone
Meath have announced the same starting 15 as that which began against Clare two weeks ago ahead of making the long trip to Owenbeg to take on Derry in Act III of this year’s Allianz NFL on Saturday evening. The game will be shown live on RTE and has a 5PM throw in. Essentially, what…
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Walsh wizardry points the way as Meath enjoy day on the banks of the Lee
Meath…3-14 Cork…0-19 With Division 2 being the most competitive it has at least appeared in the last few years, Colm O’Rourke’s maiden outing in the Allianz National Football League could hardly have looked more fire and brimstone than taking on the Rebel County by the banks of their own lovely Lee. Now, things have changed…
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Battalion for trip into the deep south revealed
The Meath team which will confront Cork in Sunday’s Allianz National Football League opening round at Pairc Ui Chaoimh has been revealed. Throw in at the Rebel County venue is at 1.30p.m., the game will be shown live on TG4’s YouTube Channel with full deferred coverage on normal television thereafter. Meath’s mentors have handed NFL…
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‘Spoggy’s one liner still rings true
For those of you who might not be aware, yours truly walked with a walking aid between 1986 and 1991. That coming about after major corrective surgery on my legs. They had been tangled in an x shape from the time I was born. The manner in which the procedure was carried out was barbaric…
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Newman calls time on Royal service
Kilmainham’s Mickey Newman tonight announced his retirement from inter county football. The languid, accurate forward previously stepped away in 2020 in an effort to recover from a succession of injuries which blighted his career but returned to the fold last season. Very similar to Brian Stafford in style of play and place-kicking, Newman was part…
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Mannion magic wears down brave Tones
Kilmacud Crokes 1-13 Wolfe Tones 1-09 Following his side’s victory over perennial bridesmaids St Jude’s in the Dublin SFC Final last month, Kilmacud Crokes manager Robbie Brennan opined that it was unlikely Paul Mannion would don the county colours again. However, it’s likely blues boss Dessie Farrell will at least attempt a persuasion operation given…
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Boylan Talks Podcast – County Finals Weekend – (Part 2)
Due to ‘technical difficulties (my inefficiency with technology) this had to be re-loaded. The latest edition of our sports show is essentially a follow up to last week’s episode revolving around Adult Football Finals weekend in Meath. A few days of highly mixed emotions for St Peter’s, Dunboyne in particular but it was very much…