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Roscommon GAA thread - 7 Like(s)
County board meeting held tonight to confirm the well known news that Jason Sherlock will be part of Mark Dowds senior county management team along with Iain Daly,John Rogers.

Mickey Comerford Kilkenny the new strength and conditioning coach.

The_analyser (National) - 30/10/2025 22:06:10

Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)

Replying To supersub15:  "An open post, possibly as a future topic.

Tags like Left of Center, Far Right, Center Left, Far Left, liberal conservatives, etc, etc. are no more than a smoke screen, conveniently put in place to confuse and keep people's minds busy and away from things that really matter, for example LPT.

LPT small print inc. Is changing at speed. RTE radio one, today with Claire Byrne, Katie Claire head of Local Property Tax Branch with Revenue on making an LPT return. It's more than interesting and it's worth a play back."
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Seanfan (National) - 30/10/2025 16:31:21

Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Cumann1:  "It's obvious you're confused if you think there's no difference between far left and far right"
Perhaps I may be a bit confused, however I will admit I am not an expert or near it on politics, I tried to put on paper the definitive meaning and difference between far left and far right with little success

With respect, you yourself can't agree with another poster as to whether Doherty is far left or not, isn't that a form of confusion, these tags are meant to confuse

supersub15 (National) - 30/10/2025 21:36:06

Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To updafaughs:  "Teams will still be mad to win the championship and go play in ulster. Championship is always number one"
Correct, and anyone who says otherwise has never had any club involvement.

ORIELMAN85 (National) - 31/10/2025 13:11:59

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To BarneyGrant:  "Bizarre logic. From a traditional Irish nationalist/republican stance ALL of those things are as wrong now as they were in 1969. Or 1916 for that matter."
It's 2025 lad. No party can be the same way it was 40 years ago never mind 100 years ago. Especially on some of the things you mentioned.

TheFlaker (National) - 30/10/2025 15:50:48

GPA Survey - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Seanfan:  "Wouldn't be too concerned about squeezing Provincial and AI Club Championships.
Less than 10% of clubs take part and half of them only play 1 game.
Letting the Club AIs spill over to January is fine.
Only 24 Clubs partake."
I wouldn't be too concerned about them either.

Trying to complete them in the calendar year would mean squeezing every other club in the country for the sake of the 24 who make it to an All-Ireland semi-final, or the 12 who make it to a final.

And in fairness, if my own club ever got to that stage, training over Christmas and playing in January wouldn't be a bad "problem" to have. I'd gladly take it if anybody offered it right now!

Pikeman96 (National) - 31/10/2025 12:35:48

Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To ORIELMAN85:  "And why not?"
Teams will still be mad to win the championship and go play in ulster. Championship is always number one

updafaughs (National) - 31/10/2025 11:12:50

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To BarneyGrant:  "So British control of part of Ireland was not okay in 1969 but okay now?

Same with abortion? Its either wrong or it is not. Fact that itvwas approved in referendum is neither here nor there.

Most people are sheep. Took 1916 to wake them up for a few years. All back nodding away since."
What are you suggesting another revolution?

yew_tree (National) - 31/10/2025 10:52:24

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To BarneyGrant:  "So British control of part of Ireland was not okay in 1969 but okay now?

Same with abortion? Its either wrong or it is not. Fact that itvwas approved in referendum is neither here nor there.

Most people are sheep. Took 1916 to wake them up for a few years. All back nodding away since."
Ah good man Barney you know full well I wasn't talking about british control when I said things move on with time. Sheep, zzzzzzzzz.

TheFlaker (National) - 31/10/2025 10:22:01

Croke Park expansion - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Chops:  "The train line behind Hill 16 is higher than Canal end. Canal end line runs under Jones road and line behind Hill 16 runs overhead on Jones Road. Croke park does not own the ground directly behind Hill 16 either. There is a lane containing garages belonging to residents on St.Josephs avenue. If Hill 16 was to be raised to same height of the rest of Croke park it would put those residents in darkness. And those on Hill 16 side of Jones road back gardens in darkness. It will never be changed."
Anyone who knows anything about Croke Park knows this but the fact you have to explain this speaks parables. If it ever happened, which it won't, at least 30 houses would have to be razed to the ground to allow enough space to allow people enter & exit safely from Clonliffe Road. The train line could not be moved without incurring billions of cost so the stand would need to be built around the train line. As for the stand, god knows what it would cost... possibly 150m+. And for what? The addition of, possibly another 10k capacity, which would only be ever used a handful of times a year? There's some amount of fantasists on this thread.

Square_B (National) - 31/10/2025 07:16:22

Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To monaghanmad:  "Divisional is the only logical way it can be changed. Cant have a team promoted before going into championship."
And why not?

ORIELMAN85 (National) - 31/10/2025 02:37:31

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Freethinker:  "With respect, he isn't saying that Doherty is far left."
How would you know what he's saying unless you're one and the same?
He said Doherty is extreme left, Doherty isn't extreme left

Cumann1 (National) - 30/10/2025 20:09:54

Croke Park expansion - 1 Like(s)

Replying To bad.monkey:  "Section of train line could be moved underground or stand built over the train line/ canal. Quite simple engineering."
The train line behind Hill 16 is higher than Canal end. Canal end line runs under Jones road and line behind Hill 16 runs overhead on Jones Road. Croke park does not own the ground directly behind Hill 16 either. There is a lane containing garages belonging to residents on St.Josephs avenue. If Hill 16 was to be raised to same height of the rest of Croke park it would put those residents in darkness. And those on Hill 16 side of Jones road back gardens in darkness. It will never be changed.

Chops (National) - 30/10/2025 18:50:51

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Cumann1:  "Doherty isn't extreme left"
With respect, he isn't saying that Doherty is far left.

Freethinker (National) - 30/10/2025 18:41:00

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To galwayford:  "SF are a fairly broad church. From the Pro life Martin McGuinness, and Pearse Doherty to the extreme left."
Doherty isn't extreme left

Cumann1 (National) - 30/10/2025 17:02:44

Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To OverTheHill85:  "A crack at teams of the year:
Senior
1. Jason Daly
2. Peter Murray
3. Danny Woods
4. David Giles
5. Joe Moran
6. Charlie Drumm
7. Ciaran Nolan
8. Shane Allen
9. Johnny Lynam
10. Peter Clarke
11. Kevin O'Sullivan
12. Brian Cooney
13. Luke Loughlin
14. Robbie Forde
15. Tom Tuite

Intermediate
1. Kevin Fagan
2. Matty Scully
3. Stephen McGonagle
4. Taylor Slevin
5. Tom Kelleher
6. Daniel Scahill
7. Matthew Whittaker
8. Gavin Delaney
9. Eoghan McCabe
10. Jack Duncan
11. Fred Kelleher
12. Tom Bourke
13. Brandon Kelly
14. Ronan Wallace
15. Kealen Connell"
1. Trevor Martin
2. Peter Murray
3. Charlie Drumm
4. David Giles
5. Eoghan Bracken
6. Joe Moran
7. Eoin O'Brien
8. Brian Cooney
9. Johnny Lynam/ Shane Ormsby
10. Sami Clarke/Morgan Gavigan
11. Ger Leech/ Aidan Burke
12. Kevin O'Sullivan
13. Luke Loughlin
14. John Heslin/ Dean mcnicholas
15. Dean Moore/Ian Kilmartin/Robbie Forde

Honourable mentions:
Dillon Mattews
Michael Monoaghan
Conor Cosgrave
Dara O'Keefe
Brian Guerin

Player of the Championship: Kevin O'Sullivan with Eoin O'brien and Luke not far behind
Young player of the year: Shane Ormsby with Tadhg Baker the Cillian Plunkett

Intermediate
1. Kevin Fagan
2. Matty Scully/Taylor Slevin - either of them didnt play corner however
3. Cathal Tighe/ Liam O'reilly/Ben Traynor, a toss up
4. Steven Mcgonagle
5. James Madden/Matthew Gunning
6. Daniel Scahill/Tom Kelleher
7. Matthew Whittaker
8. Gavin Delaney
9. Eoghan McCabe
10. Jack Duncan
11. Fred Kellegher/Finbar Coyne
12. Conor Mccrossan/ Tom Bourke
13. Brandon Kelly
14. Ronan Wallace/Tom Molloy
15. Kealen Connell

Honourable Mentions:
Cian Lee
Noel O'reilly
Sam Duncan
Luke Tynan
Baidu Sayeh
Brian Finnerty
Paul Keegan

Player of the year: Matthew Whitaker with Brandon Kelly in 2nd and Wallace because of scoring in 3rd

Young Player of the Year: A toss between Connell, Slevin and Duncan

PowellJohn3 (National) - 30/10/2025 16:58:32

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To BarneyGrant:  "Bizarre logic. From a traditional Irish nationalist/republican stance ALL of those things are as wrong now as they were in 1969. Or 1916 for that matter."
Do you still use quills ?

Seanfan (National) - 30/10/2025 16:30:10

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To BarneyGrant:  "McGuinness was there when they changed sides on that too. There is not one single thing on which SF now have same position as in mid 1980s: abortion, EU, mass immigration, accepting the 6 county state, local democracy, opposition to domination by large multinationals. All turned on their head."
Same as countless other parties in countless areas. And mid 80s is multiple generations ago. its a completely different time/era

KillingFields (National) - 30/10/2025 15:56:28