There’s a gated entrance to Villierstown isn’t there? I delivered beer to a pub there a long time ago; I believe it was called “An Crúiscín Lán” of “The Full Pint”.
Doesn’t some English Lord own a lot of the fishing rights along the Blackwater from the bend in Cappoquin to Youghal.
You might be thinking of the Duke of Devonshire up the road in Lismore Castle.
The Villiers Stuart of Dromana ruled the roost in Villierstown. @Fagan_ODowd would know them all.
That’s the route we took on childhood trips back to my auld lad’s home place near Fermoy. We’d stop on the far side of Waterford city for a choc ice or brunch & then onwards towards to Cork.
A hammer blow to Motherwell title hopes as they crash to their first defeat of 2026, a 2-1 loss at Dundee.
Not the first time that title ambitions have got derailed in the City of Discovery at Dens Park.
A disaster for the Steelmen.
A giant killing act could be on the cards at East End Park. Scottish Cup holders Aberdeen trailing 2-0 at Dunfermilne inside half an hour in their quarter final tie.
Aberdeen can at least console themselves that they have the business end of the European Cup Winners’ Cup to look forward to.
3-0 to the Pars!
That’s a hammer blow for Heart of Midlothian losing down in Ayrshire against Kilmarnock. The Jambos don’t seem to be getting any of their long term injured key players like Devlin and Shankland back.
The Motherwell title challenge has all but died in 7 days with back to back defeats on the road at Dundee and Glasgow Celtic. The Jambos need to be very careful.
It could well now be swinging all too predictably towards the two establishment Glasgow sides. The Big House invariably always ultimately prevails.
Incredibly dramatic ending to the Tayside derby. 94th & 96th minute goals for the Dee to salvage a 2-2 draw against the Arabs. Terrific own goal at the death here. No wonder the whole world has become fixated on Scottish football.
In the earlier game, Rangers earned a scratchy 1-0 win at managerless St Mirren.
A hard fought 1-0 win for Heart Of Midlothian over Steven Pressley’s Dundee. They got the winner with about 12 minutes left.
No Albert Kidd style heroics today for the Dark Blues.
You forgot to mention the irishman oisin mcentee got the winner.
They’re struggling at the moment though
I had it on on a stream without a commentary. I wasn’t actually watching it up until about the 90th minute but I could hear the oohs and aahs of the crowd in the background. It was like being on an INTERNET version of Clonliffe Road. So I wouldn’t have known who scored or anything.
I think they’re struggling badly from my viewing of the injury time period. But all you can do is win.
Rangers Glasgow are taking on European heavyweights Aberdeen under new manager Stephen Robinson in an unusual 5:45pm Saturday kick-off.
I might be wrong but I think Hearts have won their last four home games 1-0 but lost their last three away games sprinkled in amongst them. It was seemingly a set piece header by McEntee today - they’ve been very strong on those & have carried a set piece goal threat all season - but their general displays have been fairly creaky for quite a while. That said, it’s win by any means necessary at this stage & move on.
I do enjoy the psychology of a title race & how the sequencing of each match day appears to impact the games. For example, I didn’t think it was a coincidence that Hearts lost at Kilmarnock last Saturday night after Celtic came from behind to defeat a good Motherwell side earlier in the day.
I won’t bother watching the huns now but Celtic go last this weekend, away to Dundee United tomorrow lunchtime, so I’m keen to see how they handle it if the other two have wins in the bag.
A 4-1 home win for the Teddy Bears over Aberdeen. Teddy Bears have a goal difference of +30 now, Heart of Midlothian +28, Glasgow Celtic +24. That could be crucial yet.
Jim Goodwin’s Dundee United open the scoring on the 50th minute mark at Tannadice against Glasgow Celtic.
2-0 Dundee United
Is the Glasgow Celtic dream of 5 in a row dying in the City of Discovery?
I was just reading there that in the 135 year history of the League of Scotland, nobody has ever lost 8 times and won the title.
The Teddy Bears are leading Jim Goodwin’s Dundee United 2-0 at Ibrox and are going top of the table for the first time this season. They have the look of champions.
2-1. The Tangerines pull a goal back on the stroke of half time.
Elding scored again. Surely ne involved with the Irish senior team sooner rather than later