Jimmy Geoghegan
Stories by Jimmy Geoghegan
Below are recent stories by Jimmy Geoghegan
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Published: 8 Feb 2012 16:55
Parkvilla edged out in sudden death penalties
It was a game they could have won, but in the end Parkvilla were sent tumbling out of the u-16 SFAI Cup in the cruellest possible manner.
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Published: 8 Feb 2012 16:52
Meath begin life in the fast lane in style
Four years since their last appearance in the Ladies NFL Div 1 Meath marked their return to the highest level with a performance that was right out of the top drawer at Ashbourne on Sunday.
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Published: 1 Feb 2012 16:56
Ashbourne advance in Towns' Cup
When it comes to the Provincial Towns' Cup Ashbourne have had their share of disappoinments. Days when things just didn't go their way.
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Published: 25 Jan 2012 16:58
Navan resume with a tough Highfield test
The long trip to play Highfield in Cork awaits Navan as they resume their AIL Div 2B campaign on Saturday, but their cause has been boosted by the return of Eoin King.
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Published: 18 Jan 2012 16:59
The news Niall Ronan had been dreading was revealed to him Monday when he was told he had badly damaged his cruciate ligament in his left knee and will be out for the rest of the season.
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Published: 11 Jan 2012 16:59
Ashbourne hold out for victory despite some heavy pressure
In the closing stages of this Leinster League Div 1B encounter at Milltown on Sunday one Ashbourne clubman who was anxiously watching the action unfold wiped his brow and said: "This is not good for the heart."
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Published: 11 Jan 2012 16:58
McDonagh involved in Hession bid for London Olympics
Ciaran McDonagh, who is the long-standing holder of the Irish record for the long jump, has been recruited by Galway athlete Paul Hession to help him in his preparations for the London Olympics.
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Published: 11 Jan 2012 16:50
Eamonn O'Brien has joined the Monaghan management football team as an advisor under coach Eamonn McEaneney.
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Published: 4 Jan 2012 17:00
Geraghty to play again for Meath
Graham Geraghty has targeted a return to action for Meath sometime during the NFL campaign as he takes another step towards resurrecting his inter-county career.
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Published: 4 Jan 2012 16:59
Wexford will provide first test for McEnaney
Seamus McEnaney insists he's under no more pressure than any other inter-county manager as he starts his second year at the helm of the Meath football team.
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Published: 4 Jan 2012 16:55
Helen applying common sense to the laws of the game
When it comes to the rugby pitch, Ashbourne resident Helen O'Reilly is one of those women who certainly deserves the title of 'she who must be obeyed.'
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Published: 4 Jan 2012 16:54
Kentstown undone by battling Kells side
It would have been understandable if Kells/Blackwater had travelled to Kentstown thinking that they had little or no chance of victory in this Meath & District League Challenge Cup clash on Monday afternoon.
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Published: 4 Jan 2012 16:53
Referee's rite rights Wright wrong
When can a team have a player red-carded yet still finish the match with the full complement of players?
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Published: 28 Dec 2011 17:00
Handball president critical of Meath Board
GAA Handball Ireland president Walter O'Connor has criticised the Meath GAA Co Committee for what he perceives as their failure to support handball in the Royal County.
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Published: 21 Dec 2011 16:59
Rennicks scoops cross-country title
Bohermeen's Darragh Rennicks and Dunboyne's Fiona Reid took the plaudits at the Meath Cross-Country Championships at Dunboyne on Sunday.
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Published: 21 Dec 2011 16:58
Fiona Reid has won the women's Meath Cross-Country Championship title on a number of occasions and she did the business again on Sunday.
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Published: 14 Dec 2011 16:59
Treacy disappointed despite improved finish
"Disappointed" was how Sara Treacy described her feelings 24 hours after she had completed the European Cross-Country Championships at Lake Valenje, Slovenia on Sunday.
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Published: 14 Dec 2011 16:58
Navan back on winning track at Balreask Old
One of the posters pasted up at Balreask Old to advertise this AIL Div 2B encounter had suggested that it could be "a Christmas cracker".
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Published: 14 Dec 2011 16:49
Businessman awaits green light for Hill of Tara venture
Every Christmas, Michael Maguire has watched visitors arrive at the Hill of Tara, many of them Irish people home from America and Australia for the festive season, seeking some information on the historic background of the area.
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Published: 1 Dec 2011 09:34
Former Seneschlstown manager Damien Sheridan says he is hoping to inspire St Ultan's having accepted the challenge of managing the IFC outfit.
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Published: 1 Dec 2011 08:41
Kilmainham/Drumbaragh win well
They had to withstand some nervous moments as they approached the finishing post, but Kilmainham / Drumbaragh just about made it over the line to win the u-21 A FC at Simonstown on Sunday.
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Published: 1 Dec 2011 08:30
Sara Treacy made it third time lucky when she won the National Cross-Country Championship title at Sligo on Sunday after running in the event on two previous occasions.
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Published: 23 Nov 2011 16:59
Out of the blue the call came. It was a familiar voice, a familiar name. Meath manager Seamus McEnaney was looking at ways to improve the fitness of his team and had done his homework. Somewhere along the line he made the decision to recruit Skryne man Sean Cahill.
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Published: 23 Nov 2011 16:54
Longwood/Rathmolyon secure MHC title
The players involved in Sunday's MHC final at Pairc Tailteann on may well reflect, this week, on how matches can turn on the smallest, seemingly most insignificant incidents.
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Published: 18 Nov 2011 15:00
Moynalvey man Devin Toner has won the Leinster 'Player of the Month' award for his level of performances over September/October.
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Published: 16 Nov 2011 16:59
Royal County fixture schedule for 2012 mapped out
Lights, camera action. Meath will have to play at least 140 minutes of football and defeat both Wicklow and Carlow before they will be featured as part of RTE's programme of live matches in the Leinster SFC next summer.
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Published: 16 Nov 2011 16:56
Watters' wonder goal seals win
As match-winners go Alan Watters' goal that decided this Meath & District League Div 2 tie at Ross Cross on Sunday was right up there, the ball hit with textbook precision and power that ensured Robinstown left with all three points on offer.
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Published: 16 Nov 2011 16:55
Ashbourne get back to winning ways with a bang
Since the start of the season Ashbourne have been grappling with a range of difficulties in their Leinster League Div 1B campaign including a spate of injuries and an inability to translate possession into scores.
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Published: 16 Nov 2011 16:51
Devine takes his place in Meath GAA Hall of Fame
Achievements on and off the field were recognised at the Meath GAA awards at the Newgrange Hotel, Navan on Friday night with Dunderry's popular and well-known official Jack Devine receiving a well deserved Hall of Fame award.
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Published: 9 Nov 2011 16:59
Late entries accepted at annual athletics presentation event
Extra chairs and tables were needed to accommodate those who turned up for the Meath Athletics awards night at the Old Darnley Lodge Hotel on Sunday evening.
