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The Corona Virus And Possible Effects To GAA Matches - 9 Like(s)
Replying To cavanman47: "So you're a frontline healthcare worker who thinks the notion that people will die from the virus are over the top??
I take it you don't work in the ICU dept of any of our major hospitals then?
Oh, and I hope you never do!" Thanks for your kind remarks. You can read as much as you like into comments I make, it's completely up to you. People die every day from many different causes and I have seen my share. I dont at all underestimate the danger of Covid 19 but if it makes you feel good or superior to think that I do that's fine.
PoolSturgeon (National) - 23/10/2020 14:03:04
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Paul Kimmage - 7 Like(s)
Replying To eoinog: "Another spiel in the Sunday Independent from this author. Coming hot on the heels on the Athenry story while hardly deserved 2 pages I am wondering what is his point. These stories are a million miles away from drug cheats that he normally covers and does well." Running out of big stories to cover so has to blow up some smaller ones to seem relevant. Besides, anything that might portray the GAA in a negative light is deemed worthwhile covering by his employers.
PoolSturgeon (National) - 07/06/2018 14:05:55
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Galway V Limerick - 6 Like(s)
Replying To MicktheMiller: "It got a bit intense at times today, Limerick gave away a lot of frees, 12 to 4 at one stage in first half, but Galway stood up to Limerick, and got the deserved win. They showed it is possible to beat Limerick." Terrible whinging from Kiely in his post match interview. Most undignified...thought he was better than that. Basically accused Galway of diving and cheating and fooling the ref but in some verbal gymnastics added that they deserved to win!
PoolSturgeon (National) - 16/05/2021 21:22:03
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The Corona Virus And Possible Effects To GAA Matches - 6 Like(s)
Replying To cavanman47: "What's wrong with what he/she said?
GAA members include those who are elderly or have underlying conditions which leaves them vulnerable to the virus.
GAA members have died this year because of Covid-19 and more will likely die because of it too unfortunately." People are just losing the run of themselves. I am a frontline healthcare worker exposed to the possibility of getting the virus every day but life must go on. I am neither for nor against the GAA championship going ahead but Nphet have allowed for it to occur. This latest thing of 13 Offaly players being deemed close contacts indicates that someone somewhere has changed the rules for GAA activity, possibly as a consequence of the irresponsible behaviour and bad publicity that occurred following some club finals. There may well be a certain amount of vengefulness involved in the decision.
PoolSturgeon (National) - 23/10/2020 11:35:35
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Gay Byrne Show - 6 Like(s)
Replying To Stmunnsriver: "gay byrne interviewed someone on his show sometime in late 70s who gave a list of reasons why the gaa was finished as an organisation and would be extent by the year 2000, i was a chap and got very upset and worried, wonder who it was? i know gay had no interest in gaa" African Gael ?
PoolSturgeon (National) - 24/04/2021 13:55:44
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Galway Hurling thread - 5 Like(s)
Replying To foreveryoung: "Not a judgement but a fact. 10 points in hurling is a fair ould bating. Now you can go into the reasons for it all you like, but it stíl won't narrow the margin down from 10 points of a fair ould bating." And wont change the fact that your knowledge of gaelic games is rather limited too. A chap that on the football predictions thread who thought inter-county league games were of 60 minutes duration. Enough said.
PoolSturgeon (National) - 18/03/2023 15:09:06
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Your county win the All Ireland or Ireland win the Euros... which? - 5 Like(s)
Replying To waynoI: "100% Cue.
Cant stand Ireland in the soccer. Just cant.
With their Scottish/English accents.
Not one word of Irish between the majority of them.
Nah, Not for me.
A very unpopular opinion but I don't care.
Roll on the euros, But wont be watching the Ireland games with any kind of bias towards them. As a Liverpool fan, I'd like to see England do well though with Milner, Henderson, Sturridge, Lallana and Clyne all in the squad.
But yea rant over anyway... Dubs will always come first. So Sam > Euros." Now that is a mentality I will not ever understand. Dislikes the national team because of their foreign accents but supports Liverpool a foreign team. The men of 1916 died for nothing.
PoolSturgeon (National) - 07/06/2016 20:54:05
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Galway Hurling thread - 5 Like(s)
Replying To Claretandblue: "In the context of the game a legitimate goal not worth talking about???? Embarrassing" I agree, you are embarrassing yourself.
PoolSturgeon (National) - 21/01/2024 18:11:15
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Kildare V Mayo - 5 Like(s)
Replying To mightydubs: "Can't say how happy i am to see mayo caught out, they where cleaned out in midfield and bar durcan and moran they where hopeless, hopefully that'll be that with that team. Where was Keegan tonight" Sounds like you have experienced a lot of losses to Mayo. When a victor is vindictive it says a lot about the kind of person they are.
PoolSturgeon (National) - 30/06/2018 21:13:31
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Non-Gaa Forum - 5 Like(s)
Replying To REDANDBLACK30: "The problem with Fianna Fáil/ Fine Gael is that money has made them morally bankrupt. They are cold hearted. They have failed to hold Israel and the United States responsible for the outrages in Gaza despite their genocidal behaviour and language. It is clear that the plan of Israel/ United States is to depopulate Gaza yet no action is taken against these two countries who are led by absolute lunatics in Netanyahu and Trump.
Under the genocide convention every state has a duty to do everything it can to prevent a genocide/ ethnic cleansing. Yet Ireland (and the World) watches a live streamed genocide and takes no action against the culprits. This allows Israel and United States to act with impunity.
If the opposition parties in the Dail were in Government they would take much tougher action against Israel and the United States. The opposition parties would enact the Occupied Territories Bill immediately for example . The lack of action on Gaza by Fianna Fáil/ Fine Gael shows that greed always comes before moral principle for these parties. The economy is important but it is much less important than doing what is right.
In Gaza every day we see genocide, slaughter, starvation, mass murder and ethnic cleansing. It is very clear that Israel and the United States should be sanctioned for these outrages. Yet there is no chance of that due to economic and political reasons.In the 1980s Ireland led the way against the evil and disgraceful system of apartheid in South Africa. Ireland has failed the Palestinian people as has the World. It is a deeply shameful stain on humanity." This is the most niave post I have ever seen posted on HS or any other forum. It has the hallmarks of been written by a misty-eyed idealistic dreamer in his early teens but since it's here on HS, I presume you are actually an adult, as incredible as that may seem. The content is a full 180 degrees opposite the Trumpian world view but is just as equally simplistic and as much a fantasy as anything the Donald might utter.
First let it be said, you are 100% correct on one major point --- what is happening in Gaza truly is genocide and ethnic cleansing and the US and Israel are culpable of it. Only people who are of a hard/far right mentality could be blind to this. ( How ironic by the way, that the biggest supporters of Israel are Zionists who are on the hard/far right who are infused with Islamophobia and will brook no criticism of Israel ,considering the Nazi's were the ones who tried to exterminate the Jews!)
All true, but then you go on to to bemoan that "no action is taken against these countries" and say "it is very clear that Israel and the US should be sanctioned for these outrages" and castigate FF/FG for not doing so. Again, in a perfect and ideal world, you would be correct regarding the morality of sanctions but it beggars belief that you think Ireland under FF/FG or indeed any alternative government could take on the world's biggest superpower and it's number 1 ally and not suffer the severest economic retaliatory sanctions that would drive us back to the Stone Age. Remember in the US currently they are deporting pro-Palestinian protestors and defunding universities where strong pro-Palestian protests took place.
So you would like us to do it in concert with the rest of the EU , is that it? That will take us far --- I presume you've heard the news about the Irish citizen pro-Palestinian protestors that Germany wants to deport because of their refusal to speak either German or English while conducting their peaceful protest?
The reality is that the Israeli lobby dictates US foreign policy. They did so under Biden and the Democrats and they are doing so in an even more overt way now under Trump. The only difference between Biden and Trump on this issue is that Biden engaged in the "strongly-worded letter" diplomacy of saying to Israel " ah lads, ye shouldnt be doing that -- but here's another 64 billion dollars worth of bombs and military equipment to do whatever ye want with it" whereas Trump is not even bothering with the "strongly worded letter" and is fully gung-ho with whatever Netanahu decides. The EU is on the same path and is hugely influenced by the Israeli lobby. The fact is that Ireland is an outlier within the EU (Spain excepted) in terms of it's implacable opposition to Israel's genocidal actions.
Ireland under FF/FG has recognised the state of Palestine for all the good it will do for the the people of Palestine or for Ireland. It may help us to feel good about ourselves but it is the ultimate in virtue-signalling because the idea of a 2-State solution is as dead as a dodo. Same goes for passing the Occupied Territories Bill - it would achieve absolutely nothing in real terms except give a nice warm feeling to people like yourself.
Netynahu has the perfect man in charge in the US now from his pov -- the Palestinians who survive and are docile will be tolerated and confined to reservations ,the same as the Native Americans were when they were ethnically cleansed, and the ones who rebel will either be murdered or dispersed to the EU as refugees. It was going to happen under the Democrats anyway , it's just that the process has been speeded up under the current administration.
PoolSturgeon (National) - 18/04/2025 17:33:51
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2021 Rankings So Far - 5 Like(s)
Replying To McGo72: "After there convincing win against Sligo yesterday I would have to say Mayo should be a lot higher in my rankings" Why? Did they beat a team of note? Sligo didn't even field a team in the Connacht championship last year. They might as well have been playing Kilkenny footballers.
PoolSturgeon (National) - 27/06/2021 22:13:35
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Galway vs Dublin (Hurling) - 5 Like(s)
Oakleafer will you grow up and leave hurling people to talk about hurling. With every post you set up you just show how little you know about hurling.
PoolSturgeon (National) - 21/05/2017 20:20:30
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No Red Thumbs - 5 Like(s)
Replying To KillingFields: "What age are you? 12 maybe?
People hid behind red thumbs. Couldnt or wouldnt post a reply to a persons post so just red thumbed the post.
How does it take from the forum?
If you were to keep the red thumbs you should have to post in a pop up form why you dislike the post and that reason should be available to the original poster and moderators. But if not that then keep them off the site" Now to be honest, if I were to guess at who is the 12 year old between you and the other poster based on your opinion on green and red thumbs, I would pick you!! A person would need to be an extremely sensitive adult or else a child to get upset about getting red thumbs or to feel good about themselves for getting green thumbs. The idea that red thumbs stifle debate is the most ludicrous thing I've heard in a long time. If a person is that sensitive and is afraid to post in case they might get a red thumb, really they would be better advised to stop posting entirely and keep off internet forums while they are at it.
By the way, on this post of mine I know you will be giving me a big metaphorical red thumb. No problem. I can cope.
PoolSturgeon (National) - 04/07/2020 09:41:15
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US Based Galway Hurler Overturns Ban - 4 Like(s)
Replying To OpenStand: "Reading the home page i see a galway club player who flew home from Boston to line out with his club in a senior hurling relegation final was given a 48 week ban for not self isolating for 14 days prior to game. He appealed to Connacht council and got it overturned.
Most clubs cant get fellows to come from college in a neighboring city to play a match ! Whilst i get the covid piece and all that but playing in the open air would negate a lot of mine and most peoples concerns.He set up a construction firm in Boston and sponsers his club team at home in Galway. Its a medal this man should be getting coming home from US to line out with his native parish in such a crucial fixture. " Where do you stand on Golfgate then? Do you feel sorry for the politicians involved and think it was unfair that so many of them had to resign? Because to be consistent you would need to hold that opinion. This player broke the law of the land by playing in a match without self isolating for the required time...this during the first wave of the pandemic when fear and anxiety about Covid was even higher than it is now. The opposing team objected to his participation on health and safety grounds but the county board did not intervene at that stage...I can understand how he got the suspension overturned on appeal because no GAA rules would have been infringed. The mistake which the objectors made was not bringing the matter to the attention of the gardai in the first place.
PoolSturgeon (National) - 12/01/2021 00:27:08
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Galway Hurling thread - 4 Like(s)
Replying To gilly1910: "I don't think we're in any position to slag off any county over losing All Irelands, I would doubt there is any county in Ireland with a worse All Ireland losing record than Galway, with the hurlers accounting for the majority of those losses. The Galway hurlers are like Spurs in a lot of ways, capable of beating anyone on their day, but when it comes down to the nitty gritty they will inevitably lose. They have a history of lost chances, and will never be a major hurling power house like Limerick have become, as it's just not in their DNA. Happy with a rare success, happy to get to finals now and again, but no drive and no ambition primarily due to the fact that they are very poorly governed from the top downwards. We constantly blame managers, we were all thrilled when King Henry took us over, but now that we are clearly going backwards, it's all his fault, with shouts to bring back MOD who was fortunate enough to benefit from all of Anthony Cunningham's great work. There are serious issues in Galway hurling like our fascination for winning Minor Hurling titles, yet no questions were asked when none of that success translated into U-20 success. We can clearly see the results of that now with nothing coming through to senior level, and we are still massively reliant on some of our big names from 2017. We are poorly coached for which yes the manager must take the blame, but where is our underage hurling academy in comparison to Limerick. The Limerick underage academy has been essential in the skill development, game management, strength and conditioning and personal development off the pitch for young players, and is absolutely essential in ensuring the continued player growth that will see these players emerge from the academy ready to perform at the highest level for their county. We need to get rid of SuperMacs, and try to find a sponsor with big pockets who is willing to fund such an academy, otherwise we will never challenge for the Liam Mc Carthy again. Galway hurling is still living off 2017, and is now been left rapidly behind, so time for the Galway County Board to wake up, although sadly I won't hold my breath." A few red herrings in this post:
"They will never become a hurling power like Limerick have become as it's not in their DNA".
Granted this looks unlikely at the moment but "never" is a very long time. Remember Limerick were a basket case themselves 20 years ago , fighting among themselves etc and had the look of a county that wouldn't win an All Ireland for years not to mind win multiple ones. If they could turn it around so can we. (Btw what's with the "they" in your post....you are a Galway person are you not?)
",,,,serious issues in Galway hurling like our fascination with winning minor All Irelands , yet no questions were asked when none of that translated into U20 success".
Well now I have mixed and mingled with many fellow Galwegians and I have yet to meet anyone with an interest in Galway hurling who is "fascinated" with winning minor All Irelands. For the kids involved and their families it is a big thing of course , and since we enter teams at the grade it is better if they go on to win them than to lose them but at this stage it's universally accepted within Galway hurling that it's not the level that produces strong senior candidates and questions are being continually asked why aren't we producing successful U20 teams and how can we create the conditions to produce successful U20 teams. In truth this is where the fascination is now and has been for the last 4 or 5 years but unfortunately they are not questions that are easily answered.
"We need to get rid of Supermacs and try to find a sponsor with big pockets"
Best of luck with that one. If there is a sponsor around that would be willing to pour more money in than Supermac Im sure they would be snapped up.
PoolSturgeon (National) - 20/05/2024 18:59:45
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Battling Lockdown - 4 Like(s)
I'm making a massive effort to improve my Irish and get fluent at it if at all possible. I'm working on expanding my vocabulary...systematically studying the O'Donaill dictionary going from "A" to "Z" and getting pronunciations of words I'm unsure of on teanglann.ie or focloir. Also writing down every seanfhocal I come across in the dictionary! If/when I finish at Irish I will move onto Russian!
Apart from that I'm doing more exercise than I've done In years. Doing daily walks.....make sure I do a minimum 10k steps per day (usually do a lot more)
PoolSturgeon (National) - 15/05/2020 13:01:29
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Limerick Hurling thread 2024 - 4 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "Bye bye limrik" Katser as unclassy and bitter as ever. Hard luck Limerick. Ye were great champions. One of the best ever.
PoolSturgeon (National) - 07/07/2024 18:14:39
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Can Gaelic Football (Handball?) Be Saved? - 4 Like(s)
I read through this thread expecting to find a legion of posters strongly rebutting the OP and countering that the game was never in better shape. Surprised to find very little of that here which I take as a sign of hope that there is a groundswell now that recognizes that the game has major problems which need fixing.
Point has been made that the All Ireland final this year was an entertaining game (which it was) and also the most watched game of the year. The latter point is not relevant in that people who have no interest at all in gaelic football from one end of the year to the next will throw an eye on the All Ireland final because it is the All Ireland final (event junkies and all that!). I'd say even in Donegal, Cavan, and Monaghan, the All Ireland hurling final would be put on in lots of homes even though they might not have watched a minute of earlier round games!
I was the All Ireland football final 2 years ago, Galway vs Kerry (another good game) but was struck by the number of times during the game where the crowd was completely silent as the handpassing over and back, across and backwards took place. You could almost have heard a pin drop during those short periods of quietness. Never thought I would experience that at an All Ireland final but such is the modern game.
Rugby is not my game at all and so far I have only watched 2 games in the current World Cup... Ireland vs South Africa and NZ vs France.... but what humdingers they were from start to finish, and before anyone says they had interludes too, yes they had, but they were needed for both spectators and players to catch their breath. It is a long long time since I saw a gaelic football match that was as engrossing as those 2 games were. As an outsider it seems to me that rugby has done everything to make their game as entertaining as possible , and it is paying dividends with the growing popularity of the game. I'd like to think that the GAA authorities might someday do the same for gaelic football (and also have a look at hurling cos it has room for improvement too imo)
PoolSturgeon (National) - 20/10/2023 09:17:25
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All Ireland Club Final, Kilmacud V Glen (Derry) - 4 Like(s)
Replying To Past hurler: "It's tainted now for Crokes, if they keep the cup nobody will respect them as All Ireland club winners, people don't anyway.
Big asterisk beside Crokes win forevermore , so if they keep the cup they will be a seen as as the team who cheated to win an All Ireland.
Glen just wanted to highlight both the cheating of Kilmacud and also the inept GAA head honcho's.
I've a feeling the Glen will let Kilmacud keep their tainted All Ireland." No, not at all tainted for Crokes. But tainted in your eyes and in the eyes of people who dont like Crokes. But I'd say they'll be quite fine with that!
PoolSturgeon (National) - 27/01/2023 12:42:10
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Can the GAA survive the Rugby onslaught - 4 Like(s)
Replying To tonydoranfan: "[quote=janesboro: "[quote=hill16no1man: "[quote=janesboro: "tonydoran fan ....
New zealand tour Europe to make money!!!!!!!!!! Why was the match in Chicago????? The try and tap into the American cash cow, would you please wake up!!!
correct - -same reason dublin played galway in fenway park same reason new york get a championship game each year - money - same reason the gaa are introducing the super 8, -Money -" Yeah but nobody in the gaa tries to make out they are big important games like our rugby folks tell us they aren't challenge games for their equivalent.
I didn't even watch the dublin Galway challenge game in America."]to rugby people they are important games i mean look at the emotion on the players faces after beating the all blacks,"]Would ireland please go and beat the all blacks in a world cup ..
Then we can have something to talk about, not some over hyped autumn money making challenge match in the USA...
Fair dues to the rugby guys in fairness in leading the brainless to believe that these matches really mean something!!!
Bit like wexford beating kilkenny in a spring challenge match then hammered in the summer championship"]Hope you're consistent and judge the International Rules games by the same measure. In the greater scheme of things they may be regarded as meaningless games but every GAA player who has ever played in them considered them very meaningful and regarded it as a great honour to represent their country.
PoolSturgeon (National) - 14/03/2017 22:36:41
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