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Galway Hurling thread - 4 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "Getting set for an absolute cracker of a All Ireland Semi Final between Galway v Cork.
Galway have a fine team with a good mix of youth and experience and are well able to match Cork man v man.all over the field.
Cork might have the legs but Galway definitely are more physical and have the skills to hurt Cork.
I'm loving the situation Galway are in......no talk, nobody gives them a chance, 4 weeks off, Cork apparently Getting ready for the All Ireland Final.
I can feel the mother of all ambushes coming.......Galway to win by 2pts." Have to eat humble pie with my prediction congrats to Galway great display lovely style of hurling well done
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Tiger1 (National) - 04/07/2026 17:13:15
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Galway Hurling thread - 3 Like(s)
Well done Galway, I didn't see that coming. But, you've got to keep your feet on the ground, there's a final still to be played. It's great to see the Leinster Champions give a top Munster side a beating. Especially after most people had written you off. Plus, all the recent denigration and mocking of the Leinster Championship.
Good luck in the final.
Cockney_Cat (National) - 04/07/2026 19:25:55
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 3 Like(s)
Replying To hlynch12: "Limerick and Cork in 2 weeks. Trains and hotels booked out." Between losing to bookies on ALL your bets , booking trains and hotels you don't need your certainty not having a good time. Enjoy.
Saynothing (National) - 04/07/2026 17:48:22
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Dublin GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
If this crop of young Dublin players goes on to win the all ireland this year and achieve alot of success in the coming years (possible) I wonder if it will go some way to validate claims by their detractors that the success of the 2010s wasn't a group of once in a lifetime players coming along at the right time but instead an inevitable product of Dublins superior wealth and resources.
After all surely two once in a lifetime teams arent going to come along one after the other will they?
Seniorleague (National) - 03/07/2026 22:47:07
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Well done Galway hurlers
yew_tree (National) - 04/07/2026 17:39:50
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Farneyblueandwhite: "It's not so much about naming names it's about a shift in mindset from constantly playing wee lads to bigger lads open your eyes 1 midfielder last Sunday , in a county where you have possibly 40 lads that can play county football why would you go to croke park with 1 lad over 6ft change of mindset badly needed 1 10 without reply last year v donegal 80% loss in midfield last Sunday and we all want to lean on the crutch of injuries, in a crunch match over 50k supporters push up on us and it's over no hiding places in croke Park but to think there not 5 to 7 big lads in the county is just farcical train the wee bucks till the cows come home same outcome handy wee team but ......" You're saying theres 40 lads, but you can't name one?
eirekeeper (National) - 04/07/2026 21:19:15
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
What a fantastic performance and such a tonic after the footballer's lame exit last week! It feels a lot to me like the 1985 semi-final when Cork were also red-hot favourites but were blown away by a brilliant display from a new look Galway team under the second coming of Cyril Farrell. Would be great if this bunch goes on to emulate the subsequent exploits of that great 1985-1990 team.
Gaillimh_Abu (National) - 04/07/2026 20:51:29
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GAATV - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Square_B: "I just don't like free loaders." You can count me into the free loaders bracket, every 31st January we head to Leitrim for the raw materials to make St Brigid's crosses. Farmer says we can cut away till our hearts content.
Saynothing (National) - 04/07/2026 18:48:19
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Hell of a result in Croker today.
What a performance by Galway.
Not many tipped this scoreline.
Cork led by 1-12 to 1-07 after 30mins, and then 1-13 to 1-12 at HT
But yet another 2nd half calamity by the Rebels.
Only scored 5pts in the 2nd half compared to the Tribesmen's 1-14.
And Galway also had 14 wides I think it was.
Gonna take quite a bit for Cork to come back from this added to what happened v Tipp in the 2nd half of last year's final.
The hunger, determination, tracking back, defending, team work, calmness and tactics by Galway was outstanding.
Hopefully Galway go on now and finish the job and win Liam in a few weeks.
Congrats today Gaillaimh.
Fionn (National) - 04/07/2026 18:40:49
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Congratulations, Galway! What a stirring, rousing performance! They're good enough to win it out with the talent and work rate that they have, irrespective if it's against Limerick or Clare (50-50 game that one).
So, the long wait for Cork gets longer...
All the pundits saying that Cork were bad in the second-half surprised me a bit. After all, they did show a 200% second half improvement in Croke Park from their last outing there. Last year it was only 2 points that they scored. At least, they got 4 this year!
foreveryoung (National) - 04/07/2026 18:35:42
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "All these turkey shoots arent doing hurling any good ;-)" Hurling is much better game to watch when the goalkeeper has no choice but go long with the puck out.
Newyorkkat (National) - 04/07/2026 18:20:28
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Casement Park - 1 Like(s)
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Nonsense. Only supporters ive seen in Croke Park with soccer jerseys were Ulster." Read my post again, where did I write about anyone wearing soccer jerseys? Soccer orientated supporters yes.
Saynothing (National) - 04/07/2026 17:53:52
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
All these turkey shoots arent doing hurling any good ;-)
Viking66 (National) - 04/07/2026 17:09:47
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Seniorleague: "If this crop of young Dublin players goes on to win the all ireland this year and achieve alot of success in the coming years (possible) I wonder if it will go some way to validate claims by their detractors that the success of the 2010s wasn't a group of once in a lifetime players coming along at the right time but instead an inevitable product of Dublins superior wealth and resources.
After all surely two once in a lifetime teams arent going to come along one after the other will they?" Sounds like you're hoping they win it, so the detractors can be validated. Winning an All-Ireland this year, would hardly mean they're a once in a lifetime team either.
They've been beaten by Westmeath and Louth this year. They were well beaten by Meath last year and dumped out with a limp display against Tyrone.
Those kind of things didn't happen to their generational team. They've fallen quite a bit from that standard, but still have some quality players and are capable of good performances. It'll be a big shock if they beat Kerry.
If any team look likely to dominate the next few years, it's Kerry. They have a good age profile with plenty experience at this stage and some very competitive underage teams coming up behind them.
Tyrone obviously have been excellent underage, but they have a bit to go yet.
Dublin have been very poor at underage for the past 5 years. Not even a provincial title at minor or U20 in that time.
Dublin's pick should always mean they will be competitive to a level, but that's a long way from what the Jim Gavin team achieved.
WanPintWin (National) - 04/07/2026 14:41:10
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Farneyblueandwhite: "And if that's the case what about last year v donegal in q final 7 up at half time ,donegal push up and score 1 10 without reply 13 point turn around in 20 minutes now on the other hand we were 11 down against derry on comes a midfielder Bobby mccaul starts to cause a bit of havoc with his height because tgey had to drop glass back to mark him and we win that's the value of a bit of height and muscle and we just haven't enough of them on the field why because they there not '#COMMITED# mmm train them up and let them play study our next door neighbours options round the middle, that's the platform 7 options to play in 2 positions at 8 and 9 and they can accommodate them and play them and keep them.happy were a small county but we leave ourselves smaller with binning players big lads good lads the energy nowadays that a team gets from winning possession in the middle is massive youŕ never bet never" Let me know who are the big men who are commited and have been binned.
ORIELMAN85 (National) - 04/07/2026 14:10:55
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Seniorleague: "If this crop of young Dublin players goes on to win the all ireland this year and achieve alot of success in the coming years (possible) I wonder if it will go some way to validate claims by their detractors that the success of the 2010s wasn't a group of once in a lifetime players coming along at the right time but instead an inevitable product of Dublins superior wealth and resources.
After all surely two once in a lifetime teams arent going to come along one after the other will they?" Pretty outlandish stuff.
Dublin have fallen back into the pack, no underage success in years, and still relying heavily on the old guard which in reality will be gone soon enough, and there's not been much underage success to remotely point towards another period of dominace like you suggest.
Dublin lose multiple games in Croke Park since 2023, deservedly beaten in Leinster by numerous teams now, and there was zero, zero talk about finances or home advantage and whatever else.
But win a couple of games again and its back to the money talk. Its very preditable stuff, they have the audacity to improve a bit and dig out a couple of very hard fought wins (against sides not good enough to win their province) and it's straight back belittling any sort of Dublin effort to it only being about money.
Sadly predictable.
Beelzedub (National) - 04/07/2026 14:08:21
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Shearer: "Hoping for a great match. Got my tickets, just and no more!!! The championship has been super this year as a product ans spectacle." May the best team win. Hope it's us but if it isn't I'll be roaring ye on in the final.
yew_tree (National) - 04/07/2026 12:40:45
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Casement Park - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Square_B: "Sorry, where exactly did I say I was happy with contributing to PUC? Can you show me?
And you didn't answer my question, would you be happy, in Tyrone to pay for a pet project to improve participation in Antrim?" Well I can't recall you going on a rant about funding PUC.
I don't thing you are familiar with how capital projects are funded , Tyrone or Leitrim for that matter would not be asked to contribute for a project in Belfast.
tireoghainabu (National) - 04/07/2026 12:03:06
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GAATV - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Dothesimplethingswell: "Well you know if they increased the tv licence we'd be getting the gaa, world cup soccer and rugby, the euros, club rugby, champions league the list goes on with sport plus all the other programmes as well...Gaa+ charges over half the tv licence fee but all we get are gaa games...what % of rtes full years broadcasting would that be?? Id day a fraction of 1%... If GAA+ charges is it €95 per season (very short) then why shouldn't €95 of tv licence bearing fenced for showing GAA matches??? Logic?" Just stop.
Seanfan (National) - 04/07/2026 11:53:19
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