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Replying To Galwaysam277:  "Great to see Oughterard winning today Dunmore thought they would have it nice and handy"
I don't think Dunmore would be expecting anything handy because they know that Oughterard are longer in senior grade of these two present day teams also they were one of only two Galway teams to go all the way to winning in Croke Park at intermediate level .

backtooldwall (Galway) - Posts: 255 - 13/09/2026 09:25:35    2693661

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Replying To fairplay4ever:  "Was at the Corofin v Caherlistrane game and very entertaining in tough conditions.
Man of the match was Rory Fahey for Corofin and well deserved.Hard to understand how he wasnt part of Galway minor panel this year.Couldnt be 12 better forwards in the county
Not far behind was Caherlistrane midfielder."
Is Rory Fahey the big lad that play at 14 for the Corofin minors? If so he is very dominant. Im also confused how he was not involved with the Galway Minors this year. (I heard only 3 lads not involved with the u16 winning ted webb team were selected from the trials of 80+ lads) Saw him play in the championship and he is an absolute handful, has speed and strength. Someone mentioned to me hes a very competitive basketball player as well. Definitely one to watch out for

WonTon5 (Galway) - Posts: 175 - 13/09/2026 14:30:20    2693678

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Replying To Yvrjd:  "I have to laugh when I hear people talking about four Connacht titles as if it's some massive achievement. In reality, there are only really three teams capable of regularly winning a Connacht title, Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. Sligo might win one every 20 or 25 years, and Leitrim maybe once every 50 years. And there's no point including New York or London, let's be honest. So realistically, most years it's a competition between three teams, meaning you're really only competing against two others for a Connacht title. I wouldn't be getting too carried away with four Connacht titles as some huge achievement."
That's all well and good but when is the last time Galway did 4 in a row in Connacht?

ahsure. (Galway) - Posts: 1798 - 13/09/2026 15:47:06    2693683

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Replying To ahsure.:  "That's all well and good but when is the last time Galway did 4 in a row in Connacht?"
The provincial titles mattered back in the day, but alas, not anymore.
They are just a distraction

maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1288 - 13/09/2026 18:16:02    2693693

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are there any exciting prospect for next year inter county season and any rumour or updates on manager search

dualcounty2027 (Galway) - Posts: 10 - 13/09/2026 18:59:25    2693695

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Replying To ahsure.:  "That's all well and good but when is the last time Galway did 4 in a row in Connacht?"
1960s?

Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 919 - 13/09/2026 19:27:55    2693698

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Replying To ahsure.:  "That's all well and good but when is the last time Galway did 4 in a row in Connacht?"
Its been a while but the last team to do it also added 3 All Irelands to their 4 Connaughts

seventyniner (Galway) - Posts: 42 - 13/09/2026 19:34:26    2693699

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Quarter final predictions
Senior
Corofin
Salthill Knocknacarra
Moycullen
Claregalway vs Annaghdown will be a toss up

Intermediate
Oranmore
Caherlistrane
Micheál Breathnachs
St Micheals

Galwayforsam26 (Galway) - Posts: 14 - 13/09/2026 19:46:28    2693702

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Thoughts lads from this weekend everyone?

Hot contenders Tuam are out.

Oughterard a suberb win. They can't keep leaving it this late in the game to get it together tho. Must be absolutely kicking themselves not to top the group in the first place. If they can get their head around it and get their confidence right, they can definitely beat Salthill. Do they realise that themselves is the question.

MM were playing great football, Joyce didn't take advantage of the Dalys half enough.

Are Salthill and Maigh Cuillin as safe as they think they are? One of them won't be the shock not in the semis I feel.

Heart has to go out to Monivea Abbey.

Gearoid1998ffowaed (Galway) - Posts: 232 - 13/09/2026 22:45:04    2693716

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Replying To WonTon5:  "Is Rory Fahey the big lad that play at 14 for the Corofin minors? If so he is very dominant. Im also confused how he was not involved with the Galway Minors this year. (I heard only 3 lads not involved with the u16 winning ted webb team were selected from the trials of 80+ lads) Saw him play in the championship and he is an absolute handful, has speed and strength. Someone mentioned to me hes a very competitive basketball player as well. Definitely one to watch out for"
yes,was wearing no 14 and corofin lad beside me said he has been excellent all year.

fairplay4ever (Galway) - Posts: 466 - 13/09/2026 22:48:03    2693717

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Replying To ahsure.:  "That's all well and good but when is the last time Galway did 4 in a row in Connacht?"
1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 was the last 4 in a row for Galway.

Mayo did 5 in a row 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 however during that time Roscommon was in Division 3 and 4 and Galway after relegation in 2011 wouldn't return back to Division 1 until 2018 so the standard of the Connacht championship was lower then than what Joyce had to face and beat to win 4 in a row provincial titles.

Was it a huge achievement? No but what is truly laughable it is now trying to belittle the work Joyce did and remains to be seen if his replacement will do any better.

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 4073 - 14/09/2026 03:01:21    2693720

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Replying To ahsure.:  "That's all well and good but when is the last time Galway did 4 in a row in Connacht?"
'82-'87 did 5 out of 6, which was better in a way, unless Galway win it next year, and do their own 5 out of 6. The difference between Galway's 4 in a row '22-25, and Mayo's '11-'15 or Ros '77-'80, is that Galway were winning in less dominant fashion in Connacht as their reign progressed. We accumulated 4 in a row, with only paper thin margins of victory over Mayo, despite all the grandiose talk of being a generational team. Then again, Sam now resides in Mayo, which proves conclusively that they were never far off us '22-'25.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4910 - 14/09/2026 07:24:01    2693721

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Replying To WonTon5:  "Is Rory Fahey the big lad that play at 14 for the Corofin minors? If so he is very dominant. Im also confused how he was not involved with the Galway Minors this year. (I heard only 3 lads not involved with the u16 winning ted webb team were selected from the trials of 80+ lads) Saw him play in the championship and he is an absolute handful, has speed and strength. Someone mentioned to me hes a very competitive basketball player as well. Definitely one to watch out for"
Yes that's him.

MrVelo (Galway) - Posts: 30 - 14/09/2026 09:21:45    2693726

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If Claregalway are anyway coherent on the day then Annaghdown wont have any chance of beating them. Salthill will choke as they inevitably do, and it ill be between Corofin and the transfers of Moycullen.

MinorChamp_09 (Galway) - Posts: 41 - 14/09/2026 10:20:41    2693734

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