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Westmeath Football thread - 4 Like(s)
Replying To CleanShoulder: "This is the football thread… hop on over to the other side for this" Relax, no need to stress over a sporting thread
Claretandblue (National) - 08/12/2025 18:56:15
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Non-Gaa Forum - 4 Like(s)
Replying To TheFlaker: "Cost of living is going up up up and the national debt is skyrocketing . Can you actually point something out that's actually been good? Genuinely. Because even the ICE raids are out of control and unorganised." I'd say you'll be alright so don't worry, you can cry on here about something day in day out you're such a good lad.
Tirchonaill1 (National) - 08/12/2025 19:27:41
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To TheFlaker: "They have cancelled the jobs report, GDP report and now the inflation report. But the lads on here think everyone is out to get him. They are slowly trying to run television networks behind the scenes doing power deals.
Reporters are not allowed to ask questions, even really obvious ones pointing out clear issues. And then there's the hiring of the likes of Hegseth. It's not Trump derangement syndrome to highlight the mad stuff going on." Sounds a bit like Ireland tbh
alalalalalum (National) - 09/12/2025 11:06:15
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Freethinker: "Perhaps you could enlighten us as to how America at the moment sounds a bit like Ireland. ??" Well the government here have propped up the national broadcaster and do get treated very softly by them in return
jm25 (National) - 09/12/2025 12:17:20
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
And all the talk from Mr Bellew was the county final under lights was to get the winners ready for the all Ireland series. Is it expected to be dark next Sunday at 1pm in Parnell???? My god
CillTormoir (National) - 09/12/2025 12:38:06
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Tailteann Cup: Right To Scrap Group Stage? - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Tacaí Liatroma: "Beannachtaí an tséasúir daoibh. One of the changes made to the championships for 2026 was to scrap the group stages for the All-Ireland series and make the first couple of rounds into a challenge to win two games before you lose two games, if that makes sense. Anyway. One of the reasons for this was the lack of jeopardy in the system that prevailed until now; you could fall over the line with one point after three games and find yourself still in the championship.
But they've installed the same new format into the 2026 Tailteann Cup as well. I think they should have left it alone. Here's why:
1. With the group stage, you got a minimum of three games. One of the things about the Tailteann Cup was a guaranteed amount of competitive games rather than the usual thrashing at the hands of Div 1 or 2 teams. Reducing it to two games is no good.
2. There was plenty of jeopardy in only finishing in third place in the group stages of the Tailteann Cup; only three third-place teams qualified! Last year Leitrim got the bogey prize, but they kept Antrim honest in their game against London, with Leitrim briefly placing ahead of them in the rankings for a couple of minutes in the second half of a strong showing against Tipperary, before Antrim got their shooting boots on and got a big enough win against London. Waterford and Tipperary missed out the other two years.
I think they should have left it alone. One more point: New York still make an appearance, and that's fine. They come in when there's eight home-based teams left, and they play one of the round 2A winners - those are the teams that have played two games and won them both. But wouldn't it have made more sense to get them to play one of the other teams? It's hardly a reward for a P2 W2 record that you have to play an extra game. (Although I will concede that it's a home game for the 2A winner (but not for London) on the same weekend as the Round 3 games so it's probably that way to save time, and it takes place two weeks after their last game, whereas the other 2A teams will have a three-week gap between their last game and the quarter finals. I've only just looked that up.)" Fully agree with this for the two reasons you gave, especially 2.
The change being made is right for the Sam Maguire championship but the TC teams especially need more summer games not less.
Onion Breath (National) - 08/12/2025 18:01:02
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ThePowerhouse: "Do a bit of restructuring as he'd say themselves." This post makes no sense. Thank you. Please re read your posts please and thank you so much for this.
bláthach (National) - 08/12/2025 22:14:31
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Dara Ó Cinnéide made good point today about teams with smaller picks competing again big clubs who fill gaps with transfers.
Cuala didn't - all their own - but Boden have and its definitely unfair. Transfers are way too high. Needs to be limits, intra county as well as inter county.
This is undermining Dublin championship never mind nationally.
Boden would not be where they are without the transfers.
BarneyGrant (National) - 08/12/2025 22:45:21
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
They have cancelled the jobs report, GDP report and now the inflation report. But the lads on here think everyone is out to get him. They are slowly trying to run television networks behind the scenes doing power deals.
Reporters are not allowed to ask questions, even really obvious ones pointing out clear issues. And then there's the hiring of the likes of Hegseth. It's not Trump derangement syndrome to highlight the mad stuff going on.
TheFlaker (National) - 09/12/2025 10:51:57
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Saynothing: "For putting America first. I'm no American fan but Trump deserves credit." I've no problem with America first but my god as you naive. Israel first would be more appropriate. Even his fan girl Taylor Greene has pulled back from him and sided with the dems on affordable healthcare.
yew_tree (National) - 09/12/2025 11:22:27
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To alalalalalum: "Sounds a bit like Ireland tbh" Perhaps you could enlighten us as to how America at the moment sounds a bit like Ireland. ??
Freethinker (National) - 09/12/2025 12:08:28
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Seanfan: "That's an opinion, not a fact." Is it not factual that government have given Rte millions to cover loss of license income
How many Rte staff have ran for ff fg recently
jm25 (National) - 09/12/2025 14:36:35
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Magnificent win for CBS in UCD grounds, up by a point at half time and a great defensive effort in second half to win by 1. They're missing some key players like Will Scahill so it was a great win
Claretandblue (National) - 09/12/2025 14:52:43
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To jm25: "Is it not factual that government have given Rte millions to cover loss of license income
How many Rte staff have ran for ff fg recently" While RTE are far from perfect it cannot be compared to complete lack of media accountability team Trump can get away with. Take for instance the recent presidential election here. Although the Gavin stuff was already in the papers it was Aine Lawlors interview on rte 1 that really finished him off....the candidate of one of the main government parties. That could not happen in America because of their dysfunctional democracy.
FullOfPorter (National) - 09/12/2025 15:08:56
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