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Dublin GAA thread - 5 Like(s)
Replying To Beelzedub: "Dubs won 6 in a row, and hold the longest unbeaten run in championship football history.
That'll do pig. That'll do.
All the best to Kerry catching up with that, rub of the green 2026 merchants." Might have a chance if the move the semi finals and final to be played in Killarney!!
MunsterFan (National) - 24/07/2026 22:28:44
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Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Rest in peace Stephen.
My condolences to the poor family.
Seanfan (National) - 24/07/2026 11:27:48
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Mayo GAA Thread - 2 Like(s)
Best wishes on Sunday. You are rank outsiders but that won't deter you. All you can do is give it your best shot and see if you can rattle them
eoinog (National) - 24/07/2026 11:51:04
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Commodore: "That is what Fine Gael members have been telling themselves for over 100 years, to cope with the fact that they betrayed a group of their fellow Countrymen for their selfish partial freedom. Also the fact that most ROI Unionists and their descendants tend to be FG members or voters (block vote) probably contributes to that pro-British historical narrative.
The truth is more simplistic, Ireland as a single state democratically voted by a clear 70% majority for independence in 1918. Regardless of how much a Unionist minority huffed, puffed and burned stuff, the Country had voted by a landslide. Voting in January 1922 for that Treaty provided the British Government and Unionists with the legal framework to formally partition six Counties, as Irish TDs had now voted in favour of it.
The influence of the RC church in the decades that followed on ROI policy and institutions was terrible, but that is a different debate. I will say though that its similar to Protestant ideology influence on British and Unionist governance, and all of them perpetrated horrendous abuse in a wide variety of ways and most escaped conviction." All in the past.
Future starts now.
Get on with it.
Seanfan (National) - 24/07/2026 12:33:16
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Best Team Of This Century 2000-2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Saynothing: " Replying To Commodore: "1- Stephen Cluxton - The benchmark for keepers that followed.
2- Marc O' Se
3- Neil McGee
4- Lee Keegan
5- Colm Boyle - Warrior at wing back for that great Mayo team from 2011 - 2020
6- James McCarthy - Midfielder who reverted to No 6, replaced Cian O'Sullivan, who was a class act too.
7- Karl Lacey
8- Brian Fenton - Arguably the best midfield ever.
9- Aidan O'Shea - Often overlooked, but consistently played at the pinnacle of the game for 15 years and was key.
10- Colm "The Gooch" Cooper - Class player, he even racked up scores in the games lost to Tyrone in the 2000s.
11- Diarmuid connolly - Combination of pace, power and raw talent, brilliant player.
12- Michael Murphy - He was usually double marked for most of his prime years, beast of a player, unbelievable drive and energy,
13-<b> Conor Mc manus</b> - One of the best 3 forwards I have ever seen.
14-<b> David Clifford </b>- Is in the running to be the overall best player I have ever seen so far.
15- <b>Peter Canavan </b>- One of the best forwards I ever witnessed, even in his later years when his pace diminished, he was still so so dangerous."</div>I like Aidan O Shea and everything he has done for Mayo football from minor to present. But Sean Cavanagh has to get in the 15." Cavanagh was a Stephen Gerrard type footballer (to compare with another sport)…all over the field, all action and could score. yew_tree (National) - 24/07/2026 16:12:33
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Mayo GAA Thread - 2 Like(s)
Best of luck to Mayo on Sunday.
tireoghainabu (National) - 24/07/2026 18:48:30
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Wicklow GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
How are they going to blame Rathnew for this one.
Albundy19 (National) - 24/07/2026 21:30:03
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Best of luck in the final, the games and results this year have been mad, don't worry about Kerry being the favourites, go out and play the game Mayo can and you can win it.
stringfellohawk (National) - 24/07/2026 16:34:17
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Hurling Team Of The 21St Century - 1 Like(s)
We're only a quarter of the way through the century. You need to wait another 74 years before you start talking about the "Hurling Team Of The 21St Century"
Cockney_Cat (National) - 24/07/2026 16:50:33
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Well here we go again….another final. Nice buzz around the county this week but somewhat grounded all the same. Can we do it? Yes we can but match ups, kickouts, intensity and kicking is going to have to spot on. I also firmly believe a curve ball from management will be needed to stop this Kerry team…what that is I don't know. Traveling in anticipation and as always hope. Safe traveling to all supporters. See ye on the other side.
yew_tree (National) - 24/07/2026 17:48:03
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Best Team Of This Century 2000-2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Commodore: "1- Stephen Cluxton - The benchmark for keepers that followed.
2- Marc O' Se
3- Neil McGee
4- Lee Keegan
5- Colm Boyle - Warrior at wing back for that great Mayo team from 2011 - 2020
6- James McCarthy - Midfielder who reverted to No 6, replaced Cian O'Sullivan, who was a class act too.
7- Karl Lacey
8- Brian Fenton - Arguably the best midfield ever.
9- Aidan O'Shea - Often overlooked, but consistently played at the pinnacle of the game for 15 years and was key.
10- Colm "The Gooch" Cooper - Class player, he even racked up scores in the games lost to Tyrone in the 2000s.
11- Diarmuid connolly - Combination of pace, power and raw talent, brilliant player.
12- Michael Murphy - He was usually double marked for most of his prime years, beast of a player, unbelievable drive and energy,
13- Conor Mc manus - One of the best 3 forwards I have ever seen.
14- David Clifford - Is in the running to be the overall best player I have ever seen so far.
15- Peter Canavan - One of the best forwards I ever witnessed, even in his later years when his pace diminished, he was still so so dangerous." Aidan Oshea has been a great servant to Mayo and doesnt deserve some of the stick he gets but he's not in the conversation for this team.
Sean Cavanagh is a cert IMO
JimB1991 (National) - 24/07/2026 19:06:53
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
A Mayo win would be one of the greatest days in Irish sport and i find it hard to believe even some Kerry fans would begrudge their opponents the win.
Hopefully they give it a great shot and give it everything.
The reason we watch and love sport is because of it's unpredictability and thats why there is always belief.
Best of luck to Mayo Sunday
Sliothar73 (National) - 24/07/2026 21:29:50
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Great win tonight for Tubberclair and a huge boost for them in their first senior championship match in probably 20 years. Minus Matthew W but they have a great mixture of lots of 20-21 year olds alongside older, experienced players. Two more wins out of four matches should secure a quarter final spot. Moate began well but faded in second half out scored by 0-15 to 1-4 Tyrrellspass drew with Killucan which could be a useful point later in the year, a brilliant start for Ballinagore winning their opening intermediate championship match against Finea.
Claretandblue (National) - 24/07/2026 21:56:43
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Good luck Sunday... Please do the business
gaelsboy (National) - 24/07/2026 22:40:41
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "Few who would begrudge Mayo however as it stands nobody wants to be that team that finally loses All-Ireland final to Mayo, if it's Kerry under Jack O'Connor in charge with the Clifford's,O'Shea etc involved it will be some story to tell, stranger things has happened in sport." It wouldn't be that strange. There seems to be some sort of short term memory loss about this Kerry team.
Donegal hammered them twice and both Tyrone and Dublin had them for taking and might have done with even one key decision going their way.
They might turn out to be as good as previous Kerry teams but they are not there yet.
No idea about sports psychology but dont see any reason Mayo can't win on Sunday. I think they will.
BarneyGrant (National) - 24/07/2026 22:42:32
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Best Team Of This Century 2000-2026 - 1 Like(s)
Stephen Cluxton
Marc O'Sé
Seamus Moynihan
Michael Fitzsimons
Lee Keegan
James McCarthy
Karl Lacey
Brian Fenton
Darragh O Se
Sean Cavanagh
Stephen O Neill
Ciaran Kilkenny
Colm Cooper
Michael Murphy
David Clifford
Unlucky to lose out - Tomas O Se (5 all stars)
Peter Canavan, Maurice Fitz, Micheal Donnelan were great players, but their body of work in the period wasnt very long.
Peter Canavan and Maurice Fitz would be on the team for 1990 to 2015 at their ease.
tirawleybaron (National) - 25/07/2026 03:23:50
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