Saturday, March 20 2010

Sport

Drama in spades but no finesse

THERE was incident aplenty in this eagerly-awaited Louth derby played in front of the live TV cameras – but in terms of quality it was poor fare. While it's too early to pass any sort of valid judgement, the signs were not too promising, with spectators having every right to expect a lot better from the respective teams and indeed from the officials.

Inside Sport

Dreadnots in a canter

Dreadnots 2-12 St Bride's 0-7 PLAYED on Saturday evening in Clogherhead, Dreadnots had the luxury of county panelists Paraic Smith, Liam Shevlin and James Califf at the their disposal, and raced into a 1-5 to no score lead after 25 minutes. It was 1-6 to 0-4 score at the break. Dreadnots made a quick start in the second half and went into a 10 point lead, thanks in the main to a : Liam Shevlin goal, 2-8 to 0-4.

Keenan strikes late to sting East Meath

A LAST-GASP winner against EMU in Townparks on Sunday morning helped Ardee Wasps secure top spot in the U-11 Premier Division. Windy conditions led to a very scrappy match, with very few clear cut chances at either end. The visitors put in a strong performance in the first half with the wind behind them. Ardee defenders Jack Duffy and David Closkey had to work hard to keep a determined East Meath side at bay.

In Pictures

  • Niall Kerbey's three penalty goals weren't enough to keep Boyne in the Leinster League title race.
  • The girls badminton team from Gormanston College who are the new Leinster Under16 champions – from left, Kerry Louise Farrell, Shauna Carabini, Katie Roche and Ashling Moore.
  • Brian White gets past Gareth Sheridan during Sunday's clash at the Gaelic Grounds. The Cooley Kickhams player ended the game with 0-6.

The week in sport March 10