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Joe McDonagh Cup 2025

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Some very complimentary posts and all appreciated.

I was very serious at the beginning of the competition when I said that should we would reach the final stages and if we did I was more than confident that we would see it out I was very confident of that. The game with Dublin is not a matter of life or death. Next season we will not be relegated, we are confident of that.

With the exception of the Kerry game all our games were won by a margin of on average 10 points.

Cuhullain (Kildare) - Posts: 303 - 10/06/2025 19:49:18    2616524

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Replying To Past hurler:  "You'd hope Kildare can kick on in the hurling.

Their footballers are at nothing anyway, playing in the Tailteann cup."
No reason why Kildare can't be strong in both codes and I believe they will. Too much talent in both football and hurling to simply let it fritter away. The two Brians are building something good with their respective teams

LilywhiteGael (Kildare) - Posts: 124 - 10/06/2025 22:04:04    2616552

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Replying To Viking66:  "When you appointed Derek Mcgrath over your minor hurlers your Chairman thought he was getting Ken Mcgrath. You need your Board to step up and give hurling proper support. You've played in AI finals in Hurling, and won a SenIor Hurling All-Ireland."
I don't have much inside information but I think this story is well known to be ******. A slip of the tongue in a county board meeting that came to light because of Eddie Brennan's rant a few years back

Overdahill (Galway) - Posts: 72 - 11/06/2025 10:39:55    2616600

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Replying To Bon:  "Footballers should be the curtain raiser for the hurlers on Saturday."
I second that - and believe the game has sold out in appreciation of the hurlers more so than the football.

brianb (Kildare) - Posts: 461 - 13/06/2025 11:06:10    2617148

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Replying To Overdahill:  "I don't have much inside information but I think this story is well known to be ******. A slip of the tongue in a county board meeting that came to light because of Eddie Brennan's rant a few years back"
I do have inside information.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16292 - 13/06/2025 14:19:43    2617198

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Replying To LilywhiteGael:  "No reason why Kildare can't be strong in both codes and I believe they will. Too much talent in both football and hurling to simply let it fritter away. The two Brians are building something good with their respective teams"
Good playing population in both too. And decent overall population. No reason Kildare can't be successful in both.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 16292 - 13/06/2025 14:21:24    2617200

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