By Terry Reilly (c) Leo Tolstoy did not have to have to dig too deep into his creative brain to come up with the title War and Peace for his masterpiece spun around life in Russia during the Napoleonic era. For life, since time began, has be a continium of war and peace, blood, savagery, […]
By Terry Reilly (c) FIRST a confession. I did not think Mayo would beat Dublin. It was a view I found widely shared in Mayo, a call based on what the two teams had produced this year. It was mind over heart after many defeats. I feared for Mayo’s chances, not because I thought Dublin […]
By Terry Reilly (c) EVERY team, they say, has one great game in them. Did we see Mayo’s great game of 2006 delivered against the Dubs? So here’s the nub of it: can we do it all over again, and perhaps even better this time, against the kingpins of Gaelic football, to win the All-Ireland […]
Ballina Stephenites win All-Ireland crown By Terry Reilly (c) ISN’T life strange! Ten months ago county champions Ballina Stephenites did not have a manager, and the dogs in the street had it that training sessions were being sparsely attended. The portents were not good. Fast forward to the evening of March 17th ‘05 and the […]
THREE words. ENJOY. LEARN. EXECUTE. By Terry Reilly (c) These about best sum up Mayo¹s final passage into this so-far-glorious football summer as our hearts recover from the pounding of the last two weeks. This week let¹s look at just two of our summary words. First ENJOY. Those who will really enjoy the atmosphere in […]