It’s been announced that Pat Harte has been suspended for four weeks for his straight red against Galway, with effect from the date on which it happened (no need for reminders on that one). However, in a change to the suspension rules – which I must confess escaped me when they were promulgated by Congress [...]
The Deputy is staying on board
May 30, 2007 By Leave a Comment
While fellow Mayoman Enda Kenny is still pursuing what many would now view as a forlorn attempt to unseat Bertie as Taoiseach, Johnno is obviously not planning on being saddled with a ministerial job any time soon. (By the way, what Department would he be suited for, I wonder? Health, perhaps, given his track record [...]
Come on in Joe, the water’s only lovely
May 28, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Well, at least we’re not the only so-called big guns cast into the wilderness. Joe Kernan’s Armagh joined us in the bear pit yesterday when they surrendered their Ulster title up in Ballybofey. It was, from Armagh’s perspective at least, an unfortunate and more than a little controversial defeat, with Donegal’s last-gasp winning goal having [...]
Johnno TD
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Johnno’s in the hunt for the last seat
May 25, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Early tallies would suggest that Johnno could grab the final seat in Mayo in the General Election. Enda Kenny appears to have got a huge first preference vote, more even than that legendary vote-hoover Michael Ring. The tallies suggest that Jerry Cowley and, to a lesser extent, Bev, could be feeling the heat. Johnno’s main [...]
Welcome to the bear pit
May 24, 2007 By Leave a Comment
There’s probably only one small consolation at being tipped into the qualifiers at such an early stage of the championship season, compared to being dispatched there as a losing provincial finalist. This small comfort that we can cling to is that we’ll avoid hearing that new line that’s been added, since 2001, to the standard, [...]
Love thy neighbour
May 23, 2007 By 7 Comments
Imagine the scene if you will. It’s full-time and Dublin have just beaten Meath in Leinster in front of a capacity crowd at Croker. A beaming Colm Coyle, in his blue Bainisteoir outfit, is accepting all manner of congratulations from the similarly blue-clad hordes for masterminding the defeat of the Dubs’ arch rivals as thousands [...]
Video clips now uploaded
May 22, 2007 By 2 Comments
The aftermath
May 22, 2007 By 2 Comments
Galway 2-10 Mayo 0-9: smashed in Salthill
May 20, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Ouch! Another hammering we didn’t see coming and another one that had its genesis in a complete failure to compete around the middle coupled with woeful defending over the course of the opening quarter. Galway hit us with two early goals and that, really, was that. We never looked like we were going to get [...]
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