Archive for the ‘Fullback’ Category

That’s all Folks

Whether to do a Zidane on it or a Paul Scholes? Anyone who knows me will have guessed the latter – albeit without the genius.

Legacy for the ages

When I was seven I had something of an obsession with a certain Canadian, an atypical hero for a boy in Butlerstown, half a world away.

A future to look forward to

One of many to watch: brilliant Junior Cert student Stephen Bennett takes on Limerick’s Barry O’Connell during Saturday’s classic Munster Championship semi-final in Walsh Park, in which Waterford pulled through strongly in extra-time to set up a repeat of last year’s final against holders Clare – the curtain-raiser to Sunday week’s senior showpiece at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.                                   | Photo: Michael Kiely
Watching Waterford’s minor hurlers in full early flow, then stoutly stave off an anticipated Limerick fightback in Walsh Park to qualify for a third successive Munster final.

Sound Out

I never thought I’d hear myself missing Ger Canning or Marty Morrissey behind the mic’ but Sunday’s TV3 coverage of Tipp versus Clare in the Gaelic Grounds was a bit of an ear bashing.

Faithful departed

Depending on your point of view, Michael Duignan (pictured) did a fair impression of either ‘Babs’ Keating or Saint Eligius when he went on RTÉ Radio last week

American Idol

McIlroy putts himself on a different swing plane

Bosses taking licence

Mickey Harte might maintain that he and half-a-dozen other inter-county GAA managers weren’t trying to tell RTÉ what to do, but their stance over Brian Carthy was a power play too far.

Prime mover?

Johnny Giles is perhaps better placed than most to make a call on John O’Shea’s future.

Guts galore but title defence needs tightening

Mullane as sketched by charcoal artist David Hennessy whose exhibition ‘Faces of Waterford’ is running in the Index Gallery at the City Library, Lady Lane until June 25th
Sickened but not sore, Donal O’Grady said in the immediate aftermath that his philosophy has always been the better team is the one with the winning score.

Quite a handful

Pictured is Jamie Burns, scorer of a remarkable five goals in double winners Seaview Celtic’s 7-1 demolition of Piltown