Wicklow Robbed !

Wicklow Robbed !

Wicklow's joy at retaining their Allianz Hurling League Division 2A status turned to frustration and anger yesterday when they discovered that their dressing room had been raided.

A substantial amount of cash and valuables were reportedly stolen by a thief/thieves as Casey O'Brien's men battled for their Division 2A survival against Down in St. Loman's Park, Trim. Wicklow won by 2-14 to 0-17, but their players got a big shock when they returned to their dressing room to discover some of the belongings had been stolen.
http://www.hoganstand.com/Meath/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=167213

Banty Survives Meath Board

Banty Survives Meath Board Wed 18 Apr 2012
Seamus McEnaney will remain on as boss of the Meath senior footballers following a meeting of the county board on Wednesday night.
A motion to remove him failed to get the required two thirds majority, with 'Banty' getting more than the necessary 25 votes to survive.
At the meeting, the county board received heavy criticism for the way they handled the management issue. McEnaney's stewardship of the senior side was also called into question, with some delegates not happy at the style of football being played.
http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2012/0418/317658-fdf/

 

Graham Geraghty has criticised Meath County Board for involving Sean Boylan in the managerial row.
Royal County managerial legend Boylan was name-dropped last week as the successor-in-waiting to under-pressure current boss Seamus McEnaney but the Dunboyne herbalist was inadvertently left with egg on his face when 'Banty' subsequently survived a vote of confidence from clubs on Wednesday night. Player / selector Geraghty has pointed the finger of blame for the embarrassment squarely at the Board:
http://www.hoganstand.com/Meath/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=166976

Meath lose to Louth and relegated to Div 3

 

Meath lose to Louth and relegated to Div 3 Sun 8 Apr 2012 at Navan
Meath are down to Division Three after a humiliating 2-14 to 1-8 defeat to Louth at Navan.
This match was a straight shoot-out for survival and the Wee County won easily with Derek Maguire hitting both goals.
The losers finished the match with 13 men after midfielders Brian Meade and Mark Ward both got two yellows and the home supporters could be forgiven for asking for a refund after the final whistle.

With Division Three waiting, Meath football is stumbling to an all-time low.
But credit Louth. The Reds dominated the first half entirely to lead by 1-12 to 0-3 at the interval, two of Meath's three points coming within a minute just before the short whistle.
http://www.hoganstand.com/Meath/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=166032

Mayo 0-20 Dublin 0-08: Mayo beat Dublin off the field Sat 31 Mar 2012 in Castlebar

 

Mayo 0-20 Dublin 0-08: Mayo beat Dublin off the field Sat 31 Mar 2012 in Castlebar
 Dublin looked anything but All-Ireland champions in Castlebar tonight where Mayo schooled Pat Gilroy's side from start to finish to keep alive their hopes of a NFL Division One semi-final berth.
Mayo will need to beat Kerry in the Kingdom next week but if they play like they did tonight against a side whose place in the final four is guaranteed they will have every chance.
Dublin, in contrast, will be destroyed in Cork if Gilroy doesn't identify the cause of an anaemic performance that lacked structure, hunger and discipline.
They ended the game with 13 men, after Paul Flynn and Diarmuid Connolly were correctly dismissed in the second half for off-the-ball incidents. The departure of the latter came via a second yellow card, shortly after the forward's first point in the 48th minute. Indeed, such was the paucity of Dublin attacks, their first wide did not arrive until the 53rd minute.
In total, they accrued seven yellows and two reds as a beating turned into a hammering in the second half.
http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/gaa/2012/0331/1224314199690.html

Crossmaglen win All Ireland Club Championship Sat 31 Mar 2012 in Breffni Park

Crossmaglen win All Ireland Club Championship Sat 31 Mar 2012 in Breffni Park
Crossmaglen 2-19 Garrycastle 1-07:

The Leinster champions let a five-point lead slip in the first game on St Patrick's Day and Cross were never likely to find themselves in that position again.
Indeed, it was as good as over by halftime, after Francis Hanratty netted goals on five and 18 minutes, and club legend Oisin McConville pointed four for a lead of 2-08 to 0-04 at the
break.

http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/gaa/2012/0331/1224314198137.html
Crossmaglen Rangers - P Hearty, J Morgan, P Kernan, P McKeown, A Kernan (0-3), D O'Callaghan, S Finnegan, J Hanratty (0-1), D McKenna, T Kernan (0-1), S Kernan (0-3), A Cunningham (0-2), J Clarke (0-1), F Hanratty (2-1), O McConville (0-6) Subs - M McNamee for F Hanratty, M Aherne for T Kernan, K Carragher (0-1) for Cunningham, G Carragher for P Kernan, K Brennan for McConville.

Garrycastle - C Mullin, M McCallon, J Gaffey, T McHugh, K Henson, D Harte, E Mulvihill, S O'Donoghue, D O'Shaughnessy (0-1) P Dillon, D Dolan (0-4), J Dolan, G Dolan (1-0), P Mulvihill, J Duignan Subs - A Fox for McHugh, A Browne for Duignan, C Cosgrove (0-2) for Henson, J O'Shaughnessy for E Mulvihill.

Ref - Marty Duffy (Sligo)