“Nunc est bibendum.” Colm O’Rourke was in fine form after Meath beat Down in the Tailteann Cup final, and his post-match interview had everyone jumping on Google. In typical O’Rourke fashion, he couldn’t just describe how happy he was as you would expect a modern, mundane manager to do – he had to show off […]
2 years ago
“Poor Colm might want the role back on RTE.” Lee Keegan and Sean Cavanagh couldn’t help themselves when the opportunity came to make a joke at Colm O’Rourke’s expense following Meath’s defeat to Offaly. The loss in the Leinster championship means that Meath will not compete in the All-Ireland series, and will instead be thrown […]
2 years ago
“I just don’t know what Colm’s system of play was yesterday.” Cora Staunton has said that Colm O’Rourke was tactically ‘naive’ to set his Meath team up the way that he did against Dublin in the National League. Meath went man-to-man against their Leinster rivals, and they were taken apart with ease, as the opposition […]
3 years ago
“It is a full-time job.” Former Dublin midfielder Ciaran Whelan believes that the GAA will struggle to get inter-county managers because of its huge time demands. This coming season will see many new faces take the hot seat as an inter-county manager, as a new generation of bosses are making the step up. Oisin McConville […]
3 years ago
“It’s lunacy.” Former Tyrone captain Sean Cavanagh didn’t hold back when he was asked to share his thoughts on the Munster provincial football championship. Speaking on RTÉ Radio 1’s ‘Saturday Sport’ show, when discussing the draw for next season’s provincial campaigns, the three-time All-Ireland winner didn’t seem too excited about the competitions outside of Ulster. […]
3 years ago
“Greatness does bring responsibilities.” Newly appointed Meath manager Colm O’Rourke has voiced his opinion on Shane Walsh’s proposed transfer to Dublin’s Kilmacud Crokes. The flying forward had just put in the performance of his life in Galway’s All-Ireland final loss to Kerry, kicking nine points, and a week later released a statement saying that he […]
3 years ago