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Donegal GAA thread - 8 Like(s)
Thank god. GAA did the sums and came to right conclusion that banning Clifford and Jim would have caused absolute carnage. The whole comparing it to Ger Brennan was such whatabouterry.
We should spare a thought for the real victims in all this. Armagh fans.
shaggykev (National) - 26/05/2026 12:37:58
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Donegal GAA thread - 4 Like(s)
No more suspensions from the game, great to see a bit of common sense prevail. No doubt many of the non Donegal posters will be quite upset with that outcome.
dgcrusader (National) - 26/05/2026 12:02:39
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Donegal GAA thread - 4 Like(s)
Replying To dgcrusader: "No more suspensions from the game, great to see a bit of common sense prevail. No doubt many of the non Donegal posters will be quite upset with that outcome." I can only assume that if they handed Jim a suspension they would have had to do something to St David and they really don't want to do that. All they need to do now if to have that hot ball and make sure Kerry get a handy draw!
Dualstar22 (National) - 26/05/2026 12:14:33
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Donegal GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To peiledoir20: "Salty salty tears mmmmmmm" Ah sure just gives you lot one less excuse to fall back on later on in the year.
TrueBlue35 (National) - 26/05/2026 13:22:48
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Donegal GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To brayballer: "Daniel O Donnell must have sang for the gaa.No suspension for Jimmy not like Ger Brennan and Murphy never gets punished." did you not mean to say Clifford, a clear fore arm to McGonagle's head, an after the hooter a late shoulder to McGonagle again that started the whole thing, no cards or even a talking too.
Murphy did nothing except play football on Sunday and take hit after hit from Kerry players all day long, with no reaction.
That show you the class of the man, unlike the Kerry supporters who let themselves down.
ulsterrules (National) - 26/05/2026 13:01:19
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To monaghanmad: "3 month minimum, a manager cannot touch a player, under no circumstances. Regardless of taking a backward step or not.
It will set a precedent that will run down from mc Guinness to club games around the country. It is zero tolerance. Sometimes a manager has to walk away and bite his lip.
In our games we cannot have managers run on and push platers, imagine mc Guinness gets away with this and the standards it sets to grassroots and club games. Stamp it out at the top." Yeah right, the games gone, sure there will be pitch invasions all over the Country now with managers boxing the head off everyone. I get it you're disappointed Jimmy didn't get banned but talk about an overreaction.
Jimmymark2 (National) - 26/05/2026 12:46:48
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To BigBàsMan: "Shane morgan is the only natural 6 playing in the county after daithi. 3 all Ireland minor medals in a row making history. Back to back county champion. Can't get a look in" There is no way that anyone who is good enough isn't getting a look in.
Pope_Benedict (National) - 26/05/2026 14:58:42
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To joeteor: "Ger was red carded, Jim wasn't. That's the crux of it. CCCC didn't decide to give Brennan 12 weeks, it's just the standard length for that red card. Same as a 1 game ban for a player is the standard." Thats irrelevant.Video evidence counts.Sure Murphy got a card in league final and that was reason they said they could nt do him again..One rule for Dubs another for Donegal
brayballer (National) - 26/05/2026 14:27:38
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To cavanman47: "The vast majority." Ireland is badly in need of new party, a new option with a clear alternative position and strong economic position. Sadly FF & FG are more of the same and the current opposition parties aren't showing a clear new roadmap to the electorate, so we are stuck with the career politicians.
Fianna Fail and Fine Gael are identical nowadays, we still hear terms like Center-left or Center-right to describe them, but in reality the two parties that have no clear core differences anymore.
Collectively both have blown billions of tax payers money for decades without any checks and balances to bring them to heel, yet who's loyal supporters act like our economy wouldn't survive without them. I seriously doubt that.
Commodore (National) - 26/05/2026 18:18:01
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Dublin GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Gavvygavgav: "No further suspensions.
No consistency.
What a mess." GAA rules makers making it up as they go it seems. Farcical stuff. Ger has every right to demand proper answers here.
TrueBlue35 (National) - 26/05/2026 13:28:12
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To brayballer: "Daniel O Donnell must have sang for the gaa.No suspension for Jimmy not like Ger Brennan and Murphy never gets punished." Jim would have gotten a 24 month ban if the cccc had to listen to Daniel signing.
Jimmymark2 (National) - 26/05/2026 12:48:47
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To shaggykev: "Thank god. GAA did the sums and came to right conclusion that banning Clifford and Jim would have caused absolute carnage. The whole comparing it to Ger Brennan was such whatabouterry.
We should spare a thought for the real victims in all this. Armagh fans." Absolutely and 2 wrongs don't make a right but Ger Brennan has every right to be even more disgusted now.
TheFlaker (National) - 26/05/2026 12:45:16
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Common sense prevails as predicted by those of us with same.
To the posters from other counties who cried hysteria I hope your tears aren't too salty.
peiledoir20 (National) - 26/05/2026 12:25:24
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Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To legendzxix: "'24 was Armagh's year. Kerry responded last year. Donegal are responding this year. Kerry accepted the clear red card on Saturday. Donegal did not after the league final. A bit of heckling is par for the course after the dirty stroke in the league final. Some of the Donegal reaction to that is laughable. I thought Donegal were a sporting county like Kerry. It might be just a minority or outliers in Donegal being bad winners. Sin é." " A bit of heckling is par for the course..." I could hear it all the way here in America: constant from the first minute until the 50th minute. It did die down after 50 minutes alright, not because Murphy had been subbed, but because all the Kerry fans had left the stadium, with their tails between their legs and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.
foreveryoung (National) - 26/05/2026 19:28:41
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Common sense.
Dont think any neutral wants to see anyone banned. The one nasty incident got the red card, the rest was handbags.
Nobody wants to see suspensions for the rest, a bita pushing and stuff (happens in hurling all the time).
The Brennan suspension does look ridiculous now however. And any incident going forward can cite back to this one (which is a good thing).
ArmaghAndProud (National) - 26/05/2026 12:22:34
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To monaghanmad: "3 month minimum, a manager cannot touch a player, under no circumstances. Regardless of taking a backward step or not.
It will set a precedent that will run down from mc Guinness to club games around the country. It is zero tolerance. Sometimes a manager has to walk away and bite his lip.
In our games we cannot have managers run on and push platers, imagine mc Guinness gets away with this and the standards it sets to grassroots and club games. Stamp it out at the top." No suspensions lad , dry your eyes
totalrecall (National) - 26/05/2026 12:14:48
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
I agree with your frustrations lads but the thing is, this is a good thing really. The 12 week ban was ridiculous and likely will be changed completely for next season. I know that doesn't help you right now but imagine if Jim got 12 weeks too? When would it end.
eddieSize5Balls (National) - 26/05/2026 17:05:26
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ColmFlaherty: "All the bellyaching about Kerry vs Donegal when the obvious was missed when both teams breached the 3 back rule. ; )" Not true, Kerry fans starting shouting at officials that Donegal had breached the 2 up rule, because they only seen two Donegal players, but they failed to see Oisin Gallen was over getting water at the side of the pitch.
Commodore (National) - 27/05/2026 08:46:06
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To brayballer: "Thats irrelevant.Video evidence counts.Sure Murphy got a card in league final and that was reason they said they could nt do him again..One rule for Dubs another for Donegal" It's absolutely not irrelevant, and to claim otherwise shows a complete lack of knowledge or understanding of the Rule Book.
Brennan was red carded and the referee's report would have included the details why. And while 12 weeks may have seemed heavy-handed for a relatively minor offence, it's the prescribed sanction in the Rule Book for that offence. The CCC had no discretion.
McGuinness was not red carded and so the same circumstances don't apply. It's therefore highly relevant - indeed, it's the most relevant thing of all - that one manager was shown a red card and the other one wasn't.
Now, the CCC could still have recommended sanction against McGuinness, based on video evidence alone. They've chosen not to do so. They had discretion this time, because they weren't operating within the same parameters of the Rule Book. No red card = no automatic minimum suspension.
FWIW, I'd join others in expecting to see a motion next year to reduce the minimum suspension for that offence. It could seek to bring it down to just one month, or possibly even as little as two weeks.
Pikeman96 (National) - 26/05/2026 15:06:22
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WeGoAgain: "Well they definitely can't pull the neck of someone's jersey from the back while ripping their ear piece off and half stand on them while tossing them to the ground. A gentle shove in the chest might be ok if they deserve it." If you don't already do creative writing you should really take it up because you're very good at it
Liffeylad (National) - 26/05/2026 15:08:45
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