16/04/2021
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16/04/2021
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Gaelic games
All-Ireland champions Meath crash to masterful Longford
As Longford gears up to face Meath in the Leinster Senior Football Championship quarter-final at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park on Sunday, May 27, we take a nostalgic trip down memory lane to half a century ago when Longford recorded ...
Gaelic games
Proud Longford captain Donal McElligott is well aware of the tough task against Meath
While Longford have done their homework on the Royals, McElligott said that the main focus for his team is getting their own performance right. “It’s a huge challenge. Meath are such a traditionally strong county and the great ...
Gaelic games
Longford ladies no match for superior Meath in disappointing Leinster Championship exit
Meath . . . 3-18 Longford . . . 1-7 Meath were clinical in front of the posts while mistakes that Longford made were capitalised on by their opponents. Several times passing went astray, shot selection ...
Gaelic games
Longford ladies Leinster title hopes dashed by Meath as the focus now switches to the qualifiers
Meath . . . 3-18 Longford . . . 1-7 Meath were ruthless whenever scoring chances fell their way and dominated the first half to establish a commanding 2-10 to 0-4 lead at the break with the Longford ...
Gaelic games
Longford and Meath clash in the Leinster Senior Football Championship
With the big boost of home advantage in the Leinster SFC for the first time since they beat Offaly in the opening round back in 2014, there is a growing belief that the current county team ‘stand’ a good chance of progressing ...
Gaelic games
Darren Gallagher delighted with the Longford performance in great win over Meath
“We came into the game having not put too much pressure on ourselves. We were looking for a performance. “In the last couple of years we have been disappointing in the first round. We have been knocked out and straight into ...
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