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Roscommon GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Unchanged starting 15 team named for Sunday.

Conor Carroll - St Brigids
Patrick Gavin - Clann na nGael
Caelim Keogh - Padraig Pearses
Eoin McCormack - St Dominic's
Eoin Ward - Fuerty
Ronan Daly - Padraig Pearses
Senan Lambe - Roscommon Gaels
Keith Doyle - St Dominic's
Conor Ryan - Padraig Pearses
Dylan Ruane - Michael Glaveys
Enda Smith - Boyle
Darragh Heneghan - Michael Glaveys
Diarmuid Murtagh - St Faithleachs
Colm Neary - Strokestown
Rob Heneghan - Michael Glaveys

Subs

Aaron Brady - Elphin
Niall Higgins - Navan O'Mahonys
Robbie Dolan - St Brigids
Ruaidhri Fallon - St Brigids
Brian Stack - St Brigids
Ultan Harney - Clann na nGael
Shane Cunnane - St Brigids
Dáire Cregg - Boyle
Paul Carey - Padraig Pearses
Conor Hand - St Brigids
Cian McKeon - Boyle



No Darragh Canavan for Tyrone but he missed the majority of last game where they pushed Armagh all the way.

Tough competitive encounter expected. In Kennedy,Fitzpatrick they have one of the best midfield pairings in the country and good full forward in Donnelly,McCurry,Jordan that will need to be kept tabs on. Kieran McGeary returning to their starting team a major boost also.

The very best of luck to all the Roscommon players and management on Sunday in Dr Hyde Park.

The_analyser (National) - 22/05/2026 12:29:43

Fermanagh GAA thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Pikeman96:  "Actually had a feed in The Enniskillen Hotel myself after our League match up there earlier this year. Would recommend. It's on the right side of town for the trip back to Wexford too!"
Thanks Pikeman, hopefully we're not looking for the quickest way out if town !!

Yellaman (National) - 22/05/2026 12:46:22

Tailteann Cup 2026 - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Pikeman96:  "Your post is just plain wrong or at least downright spurious in so many places that it's laughable.

First, the claim that "The idea of the Tailteann cup was to give more game time to weaker counties who season finished in May/June while All Ireland contenders were finishing in August/September" -
The Tailteann Cup was introduced in 2022, with a July final each year it's been held. In each of those years, the All-Ireland Final (i.e. Sam Maguire Cup) has also been in July. Clearly not the case that All-Ireland contenders were finishing in August/September.

Funniest of all is how you include Clare in the list of counties where you ask what the Tailteann Cup has done for them.

Granted, it's fair to say that the Tailteann Cup has done nothing for Clare so far. But that's because they were actually in the Sam Maguire every year from 2022 to 2025! This year was their first year to even be in the Tailteann.

Or where you ask what it's done for Div. 4 counties or e.g. Fermanagh and Sligo. What has being in the Sam Maguire done for all the perennial runners-up there, who are still as far away from being All-Ireland champions as they ever were?

Or about four Tailteann Cup being parked up early. There'll also be four Sam Maguire teams parked up six weeks before the championship is completed. Somebody has to go out early. That's the way in every knockout stage of every competition in every sport.

Finally, your sly dig at how of course Wexford would be in favour of the restructure so that we could run our club championships instead.

The vote at Congress to get rid of the group stages in the Sam Maguire & Tailteann Cup was 92.8% of delegates in favour. They weren't all from Wexford, you know. Just about every other county voted the same way. Chances are high that Mayo was one of them. What were your reasons?"
Well said pikeman.

Magpie2 (National) - 22/05/2026 13:01:31

Westmeath Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
In 2026, the Westmeath senior hurlers are cutting thristles down in what is essentially division 3 of the national hurling league. We are down with the likes of London, Wicklow, Donegal etc. for 2027. Restructuring of the hurling league, The county board could offer 50 Hail Mary's wouldn't make a fig to our chances of playing the top stuff.
Very disrespectful.
Lads in the late 90s 00s were working with very little compared to what's in place now-no real structures, limited coaching support, and nowhere near the same level of S&C or underage pathways. Some put in huge effort for Westmeath hurling at a time when the game was in a much tougher place in the county, They laid the groundwork for what came after.

Loughlenegale (National) - 22/05/2026 11:40:40

Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To TheFlaker:  "Unreal that boys on here are speculating about injuries but it's a problem when someone from outside the county gives them information."
I wouldn't be passing any notice. I think most posters myself included have greatly appreciated your informative posts. So again thank you.

panamasam (National) - 22/05/2026 12:36:28

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "How does Donoghue 'rectify' that? Water them, I suppose? At least they only 'look smaller', so you appear to be marginally uncertain as to whether they're smaller or not. Dublin didn't look 'a lot better than us' imo. We 'won' the widecount 17-3 or so, and Daithi conceded an unforced og, and yet we were still level after 70mins, losing it in concluding injury time."
Physically Dubs pushed Galway around. Especially full forward line. Last goal was example. Wexford are a strong team. And unless Galway get stuck in, they could lose.

galwayford (National) - 22/05/2026 13:20:38

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To galwayford:  "Physically Dubs pushed Galway around. Especially full forward line. Last goal was example. Wexford are a strong team. And unless Galway get stuck in, they could lose."
We are a very young and physically small team

Viking66 (National) - 22/05/2026 15:28:52

Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To bloodandbandage:  "Yes, and if we applied the same system to Leinster this year with 5 teams, we'd be saying goodbye to your lads!"
Yes. And if we finished last we would deserve to go down, as would anyone else that finishes last in a tiered championship structure.

Viking66 (National) - 22/05/2026 15:34:36

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To galwayford:  "Physically Dubs pushed Galway around. Especially full forward line. Last goal was example. Wexford are a strong team. And unless Galway get stuck in, they could lose."
It was a mistake not to go for Dublin at a physical level.
He should have rested A. Niland and maybe one or two others.
I'd be happy with a draw Sunday to regroup after the U-20 final

SixtiesKid (National) - 22/05/2026 15:38:45

Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To brayballer:  "Would not worry bout it really.We always had the bandwagon fans who came for the craic.Met lots of lads over the years that did not know the rules or the players.They will be back again for the good days.We have a good hardcore fan base that travel to all the matches and they are the real fans .I stopped going to the hill because of some of our own idiots and some other county idiots also.While there are alot of great fans on the Hill,it does attract the idiots that know nothing about gaa.I notice that the fans that pay for the stand seem to be genuine fans and know their stuff."
I think you will find that the majority of the hardcore fans that remain, are the ones that are still on the Hill.

Fionn (National) - 22/05/2026 16:21:18

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To galwayford:  "Galwayford was at the match. Thought Galway team looked smaller in comparison to the bigger Dubs. Dublin physically stronger in difficult conditions. Galway a lot of hand passing with very little to show, just wides. Galway full back line looked weak and also our full forward line did not score any goals. Dublin could have won by more tbh."
Galway had 45 shots to Dublin's 27. Not to mention we handed them an own goal. I'm not sure how Dublin could have won by more. They only had 3 wides in the entire game. The pretty much maxed out as well as a team could, whereas we were very wasteful.
Massive improvement needed for the Wexford game.

WanPintWin (National) - 22/05/2026 17:18:42

Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To ElGranSenor:  "I suppose you would have to work winter hurling around the following though

County semi-finals and finals at underage level
Rackard League - Schools + District competitions
Secondary schools competitions
ASH"
The winter hurling I mean is something along the Clare lines, an hour or so a week of a midweek evening. Shouldn't have to clash with anything. 2 age groups on an evening, say u11s and u12 one evening, u13s and u14s another, and u15 and u16s another. Maybe 40 lads in each agegroup in 2 different indoor venues. 8 coaches per night doing 1 night of 2 hours each, so 24 coaches needed.
Or if you wanted to expand the number of boys to 50 or 60 in 2 venues, then more coaches would be needed.
Or if you wanted to run an u11 ASH type scheme with 200 boys alongside the u12 ASH scheme, then do that, and just run this plan for u13s, u14s, u15s and u16s over 2 nights. Just late September, October, November and early December. Say 12 weeks with a break at school half term. It would only be 1 hour per week for each boy.
Get the clubs to go back coaching the lads in mid January then.

Viking66 (National) - 22/05/2026 17:55:32

Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Fionn:  "Do you not think Wexford have enough problems of your own without you coming on here with that. lol

Good try though."
Im just taking the mickey out of all those eejits who were on this forum a few years ago coming out with that nonsense Fionn ;-)

Viking66 (National) - 22/05/2026 18:24:46

Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Fionn:  "I think you will find that the majority of the hardcore fans that remain, are the ones that are still on the Hill."
This is a Ridiculous rhetoric that's being pedalled by Pat Spillane and others - every county has band wagon jumpers when was the last time cusack park n mullingar sold
Out for gods sake

rossy15 (National) - 22/05/2026 20:00:14

U -20/Minor - 1 Like(s)
I was mega impressed with the interview Trevor Giles gave to the radio station after the game

eoinog (National) - 23/05/2026 10:24:52