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Non-Gaa Forum - 4 Like(s)
Replying To KillingFields: "Most sports allpw players qualify on residency in some form. He qualified and i dont see why it would be better for a lesser player to be starting Gibson park or any other qualifying on residency is better than any player just rocking up because they've a granny and never spent any time living in Ireland like plenty soccer players
Nationality these days isn't as straight laced as you make out. Thigs are far more fluid. H3 was signed to play for leinsterm he stayed. Got more contracts and worked up to play for irelandm" Nationality is not complicated or "fluid." A piece of paper does not make you Irish or Japanese or Swiss.
BarneyGrant (National) - 18/11/2025 10:34:21
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Anti GAA Agenda - 2 Like(s)
Why are some soccer fans giving out about gaa and rugby instead of enjoying the win ? What is the reason they feel the need to attack other sports on one of the great days in Irish soccer? Most people support all the teams
Kew (National) - 17/11/2025 17:38:24
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To GreenandRed: "Could be. I thought IRFU brought himself, Lowe and Bundee over as project players and put them in Leinster and Connacht squads until they were eligible for Ireland. Gibson Park, apparently, wasn't stuck for offers from top clubs before he came here." Don't think thats the case at all. Why pay a fortune for a project player? They were all good players who wanted to come here to work. Maybe part of their plan was to move here permanently and start a family. None of them were current internationals, though all 3 might have made it there if they had of stayed, they were all pretty young when they moved here.
Some lads just want to test themselves in the other hemisphere, Barrett and Ioane are here now for that reason. Leinster also pay well, think they have the highest wage bill in Europe. I doubt either will choose to stay here, although Barrett did spend part of his childhood here.
Viking66 (National) - 18/11/2025 10:24:15
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "KK are 'beatable', remaining unbeaten in the last 6 Leinster Finals." Every team is beatable
Viking66 (National) - 18/11/2025 10:11:21
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To iarmhiabu: "My good friend, read between the lines. A bizarre decision given Barcelona Gaels do all their training on astro, in other words they would be unaccustomed to a soft to heavy grass pitch. Ballinagore were the home team in this fixture but someone done them a disservice with changing the pitch.
These are quotes from a Barcelona Gaels person: "Everything we do in Spain is done on Astro or 11 a side on rugby pitches with lower crossbars."
"We won senior mens, senior ladies, intermediate mens, intermediate ladies championships. That was great for us, but it is a completely different game to then going towards playing 15 a side on a grass pitch in Kilkenny in November."" They won that game in Kilkenny last year on a grass GAA pitch. The Downs was unplayable, Kinnegad was unplayable, there was 4 junior hurling games called off at the weekend, so that's another 8 pitches that were unplayable (8 cos if home ground unplayable then game switches to away ground). Where would you have played it?
stonemadbeany (National) - 18/11/2025 09:17:52
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "Fair enough. I actually think Bridgits are real contenders for the all Ireland ." I think they are too. But they think the Moycullen game will be very tough.
Viking66 (National) - 18/11/2025 07:47:55
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Kew: "So Ireland made the play offs before and after Stephen Kennys era? Did he have a lot of injuries to key players?" I think Stephen was more interested in getting Ireland to play a game that would be more attractive for the pundits including Dunphy to be able to swoon over. The beautiful game. We just weren't any good at that. He forget about the basic tenet of the game - get the ball into the oppositions net - as soon and as often as possible and by any means.
Freethinker (National) - 17/11/2025 23:18:05
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Fionn: "Not so sure it is that much of a surprise this year tbh.
NF have rode their luck on more than one occasion.
Being 2pts up in injury time, only for their opponents to hit the last 3 scores, and prevail by 1-21 to 2-17.
Although NF had a great chance to put some daylight between the teams but made a mess of a glorious goal chance late on.
Fair play to St Martin's who had Rory O'Connor top score with 9pts.
What is bad for Na Fianna can only be good for Dublin Hurling in that it gives the Glasnevin men a bit of a break now before playing for Dublin early in the New Year.
Over to Boden now......" Might work to Dublin's advantage. Be great to see AJ, Stacey, O'Dea, maybe a few others coming in.
Walsh Cup be good run in. Need to get promotion but there's a few games can be used as run outs. More games the better although last year two early challenge wins over Tipp and Limerick were good stsrt to year.
Be interesting to see what forward set up he will go with. I reckon we'll see less of Hedger but still an option. AJ and Stacey would bring pace.
BarneyGrant (National) - 17/11/2025 22:55:02
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Anti GAA Agenda - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Kew: "Why are some soccer fans giving out about gaa and rugby instead of enjoying the win ? What is the reason they feel the need to attack other sports on one of the great days in Irish soccer? Most people support all the teams" I couldn't care less whether they win or not. No love lost here. Reciprocated.
BarneyGrant (National) - 17/11/2025 21:58:32
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To SouthGalway: "I assume you're talking about the Seniors. I say there's a good chance Galway will be in the All Ireland within 3-5 years. The main threat is Tipp as they're mostly a young team. Limerick are slowly fading, Clare are getting older, Cork are lacking something, KK are tough as usual but beatable, Dublin, Wexford and Waterford only go so far, Offaly and Antrim don't have deep enough teams, etc." I like that you said "be in" and I agree with you that there's a good chance- winning one who knows.
As you say most of the teams who have been at the top in recent years are ageing, and while Tipp 100% deserved their title and took the chance when it came, I don't think they have the quality to go on a dominant run. we also have the weaker province to get through so I give us a decent chance. donohue is taking awful stick at the moment but he's a proven All Ireland winning manager so I have no concerns that we're at a disadvantage on that front.
Overdahill (National) - 17/11/2025 16:46:41
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Don't think there will be many handy teams in the draw..let's face it who would have thought the republic would get their last 2 results..my wife and myself sat down and watched the 2 games and the joy it gave us was fab.. I would consider myself a Gaa man before other sports but I don't care what Irish team it is I'll always enjoy when they go well..it's a huge boost for the country and now everyone looks forward to march..
CTGAA10 (National) - 17/11/2025 19:16:16
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To GreenandRed: "Dunno. Conor Murray form better? They can't be guaranteed that an Irish player's form would keep them out of the team when they're eligible." Or maybe they didnt bring him over in the 1st place? Maybe he wanted to come here to get a job playing rugby for Leinster?
Viking66 (National) - 17/11/2025 18:09:02
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To GreenandRed: "Dunno. Conor Murray form better? They can't be guaranteed that an Irish player's form would keep them out of the team when they're eligible." Luke McGrath was keeping him out of Leinster team
jm25 (National) - 17/11/2025 17:09:53
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "They didn't give these nation's league 'pot4s' a pot to pee in really. Away to a top4 seed, and if you fluke that, you've another away assignment to a superior seed who's just won their semi. Mission impossible for the nation's league outfits surely." Just the sort of mission the Wee little Province aka Northern Ireland are going to get!
katser (National) - 17/11/2025 17:07:32
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "I can see it now, we'll get Wales again in the play off. Can't rem what year it was they knocked us out before,
nearly as bad as playing the english," I stand corrected regarding Wales..... if Wales fail to beat North Macedonia they would drop to Pot 4 and The Republic would go into Pot 2.
If Wales win v North Macedonia, Wales go into Pot 2, The Republic remain in Pot 3 and North Macedonia go into Pot 4.
katser (National) - 17/11/2025 17:03:48
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Gaa_lover: "My neutrality is super thanks. I'll mention any county when any lack of research is done on a topic as you posted on here.
Better to give credit where it's due. As most certainly would giving it to Leitrim if they had clubs reaching or winning Senior,Intermediate Connacht titles." And you randomly came into Leitrim forum and went to the hassle of doing "research" please even though you're not from Roscommon thanks. Nobody would remotely believe that thanks so million.
bláthach (National) - 17/11/2025 16:48:32
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