The 2010 Royal Meath Show will be taking place across from Trim Castle in the Porchie Fields.

There’ll be lots of fun activities for all the family, including Dog Shows, Animal marts, Fun Fairs, music and load more.

And remember, we’re only a stroll away from the Yellow Steeple, so don’t be a stranger, pop in our way for some great hurling action from The All Ireland Final.

We’ll also have live street music from Rory Anderson and Peter Clancy after the full time whistle of the Hurling Final, kicking off from 6-9pm

Its the Kilkenny Cats going for 5 Titles in a row….

It’s the Premier County putting the challenge to them….

While every All-Ireland final is historic in its own right, this year’s decider between Kilkenny and Tipperary will reserve its own special place in the annals no matter what the outcome.

The current Cats outfit have long been touted as possibly the greatest team of all-time, and victory at Croke Park on Sunday would end the debate. Sure, a Cork team achieved a four-in-a-row in the 1940s, but to do so in the modern game by going four summers unbeaten in the back-door age would easily put Brian Cody and his troops at the very top rung of the ladder.

While Kilkenny strolled to the All-Ireland title in 2008, this year has been an entirely different matter. Pushed hard in Leinster by Galway and Dublin, the Noresiders then withstood a huge effort by Waterford to put themselves in their eighth All-Ireland final of this decade.

Having blown Waterford and Limerick out of the water in the last two deciders, the Cats will face a traditional power in Tipp this time, and the fact the Premier men looked at their imperious best in the semi-final means that there is little chance of yet another capitulation.

The Kilkenny team will not be named until after training on Friday night, but there seems little chance of any surprises in their line-up. Noel Hickey is pushing for a start at full-back, but it would be extremely harsh to see anyone dropped. The Dunnamaggin clubman has been plagued by injury again this season, but he has shown in the past that he can make a seamless return to action even in the latter stages of the Championship.

While Kilkenny’s forward line is much-vaunted, it is probably the performance of their defence that will decide the outcome on Sunday.

The Tipp inside-forward line of Noel McGrath, Eoin Kelly and Lar Corbett smashed 5-10 past Limerick on their last visit to Headquarters, and while they will be put under far greater pressure and receive far less supply against the Cats, the trio will still take some stopping.

Kelly’s back problems have been well-documented all year, but he showed glimpses of his best against the Treatymen, and Tipp will be hoping he will have rediscovered even more of it in the intervening three weeks.

Legend of the ancient game DJ Carey felt it necessary to come out and defend Kilkenny wing-back Tommy Walsh recently, and expressed his belief that the Tullaroan clubman was being targeted by opposing players who are looking to get him sent off.

There may be some truth in what Carey had to say, but if Walsh is being subjected to such treatment it’s because he has earned a reputation of having a short fuse. Such players will always come in for extra attention, and the tactic is hardly a new one in Gaelic Games.

But the main reason why Walsh picks up so many yellow cards is that he is often guilty of executing reckless tackles, particularly on players who run directly at him. When Walsh wraps his hurl around someone’s neck, or clatters it against a set of shins, it is not the recipient who is at fault.

The six-time All Star is exceptional under the high ball and teak tough, but he, like his defensive colleagues, does not like being run at, at pace. It might sound simplistic, but Kilkenny’s fate is intrinsically linked with that of the 26-year-old.

If he scores an eight or above in the ratings come Monday morning, you can safely assume the Cats have completed a superb four-in-a-row. However, a seven or below for Walsh could well indicate that Tipp’s first All-Ireland appearance in eight years has been a successful one.

Catch the game live at 3.30pm in Lenihans across all our plasma TVs.

He’s been touring around the country in various nightclubs and venues, but now he’s back in Lenihans this Saturday Night to rock our socks!!!… we welcome back Paul Carass

You can hear him this Friday night in the mix on LMFM Interactive with Andy Clarke at 9pm, mashing up all the best tunes for 25 minutes of mayhem!!!

that 95.5-96.5 FM in the North East or LMFM around the world

Check him out on Soundcloud

Irelands European Championship Qualifying Group B kicks off today as we take on minnows Armenia.

Defender Richard Dunne missed training on Wednesday due to a muscle injury, but captain Robbie Keane took part in the session ahead of Friday’s opening Euro 2012 qualifier against Armenia.

Dunne sat out training for the second successive day as a result of his back problem, but the Aston Villa centre-back will fly to Yerevan with Giovanni Trapattoni’s squad in the hope he recovers in time for the qualifier.

Trapattoni will be keeping his fingers crossed that Dunne can play as he has already lost Hull defender Paul McShane, who pulled out of the squad due to a hamstring injury, while Ipswich defender Darren O’Dea, who underwent a scan on a sprained knee on Tuesday, missed training again on Wednesday.

There was better news for Trapattoni about Tottenham forward Keane, who was able to complete the training session without wearing the knee brace he had to use on Tuesday.

With a calf injury forcing Fulham winger Damien Duff to withdraw from the squad, it is essential for Ireland that Keane features against Armenia as they try to make a positive start to the campaign.

Ireland host Andorra in another qualifier on September 7 and are also pitted against Russia, Slovakia and Macedonia in Group B.

Kick off is at 4pm

Thursday night means one thing and one thing only….. Open Mic Night

We have our favorites, The Unit as our House band. they’ll be rocking it out and you and your friends are all welcomed to join in.

Bring what you want to the mix. Instrument, body part , your voice, whatever it is, show us what you’ve got

Tonight, we have our usual Wednesday Night Trad session.

Lots of guests in for this. its always a great night of craic and ceol

We hope to see you in for a few nice ones

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