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Looking Forward To 2026 - 3 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "Come off it Donegal collapses end of when Kerry not even oht of 2nd gear haha" Cork collapsed in hurling final. Donegal stayed in the fight. Armagh and Tyrone can relate to it. Just up against an opponent in form on the day. That form guide over those 3 matches can not be relied upon for next year.
legendzxix (National) - 05/11/2025 09:42:32
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Galway Hurling thread - 3 Like(s)
Was listening to a podcast today and they spent more time talking about the travesty of playing a county final under lights, just so the spend on the lights could be justified, than they did analysing the game. Between venue and time of day it really was an own goal from the county board
CillTormoir (National) - 05/11/2025 18:45:56
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Roscommon GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
2026 league fixtures. We were due 4 home games after having 4 away games the last two years. Home form will likely decide if we can stay up.
Jan 24/25: Kerry (A)
Jan 31/Feb 1: Monaghan (H)
Feb 14/15: Armagh (H)
Feb 21/22: Galway (A)
Feb 28/Mar 1: Dublin (H)
Mar 14/15: Donegal (H)
Mar 22: Mayo (A)
The_analyser (National) - 05/11/2025 17:10:00
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Non-Gaa Forum - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "Do you stand for the National anthem?" Not for free I'd say.....
Doylerwex (National) - 05/11/2025 15:58:08
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Looking Forward To 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "Come off it Donegal collapses end of when Kerry not even oht of 2nd gear haha" They weren't good enough on the day, but got back to within 4 around the 3/4 mark after being 7 down at halftime and 9 down after the 1st quarter or so. Had to try push for scores then and Kerry had the space to add scores more easily then. 1st quarter they lost by more than they did the last quarter.
Just out of interest did you actually watch the game at all?
Viking66 (National) - 05/11/2025 09:36:33
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International Rules - 2 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "Well he is even better at his his age then Clifford was . How are we getting ahead of ourselves . It's a massive loss to Mayo ." Your first sentence answers your second sentence. He has undoubtly huge potential but still hasn't achieved what Clifford achieved at that age. The Tik tok generation have convinced people he is already the GOAT.
FullOfPorter (National) - 05/11/2025 11:34:05
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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
1. Martin
2. O'Brien
3. Woods
4 Murray
5 Moran
6 Drumm
7 Nolan
8 Lynam
9 Cooney
10 Giles
11 Leech
12 O Sullivan
13 Loughlin
14 Egerton
15 Forde
1 Fagan
2 Scully
3 Tighe
4 Mcgonagle
5 Gunning
6 Scahill
7 Madden
8 Mccabe
9 S Duncan
10 J Duncan
11 F Kelleher
12 Whitaker
13 Kelly
14 Wallace
15 Delaney
1. Farrell
2.Scally
3 Claffey
4 Conway
5 Cashman
6 Deegan
7 Keegan
8 Seery
9 Byrne
10 Dowdall
11Mcdaniels
12 Carey
13 Pierce
14 Mcdonnell
15 Conlon
nadunta2025 (National) - 05/11/2025 11:40:27
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "Obviously Group 1 would be a dog fight for 2nd between Beagh and TAD, Group 2 a dogfight for 1st and 2nd between Eyrecourt, Ballindeeren and Mullagh, Group 3 dog fight again for 1st and 2nd between Kilconeiron, Kinvara and Portumna and Group 4 Kilnadeema-Leitrim, Carnmore and Pearses some battles for 1st and 2nd!!!" All teams are so even matched in the new championship that even if 3rd progressed to prem quater finals anyone could beat anyone
Galway456 (National) - 05/11/2025 17:04:43
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To yew_tree: "What does that even mean? Ideals don't pay the mortgage. Some people don't live in reality." Do you stand for the National anthem?
Viking66 (National) - 05/11/2025 14:19:13
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To A_Chairde: "There is some amount of arrogance here with the Downs , all the rubbish posted about Leinster in the lead up to the county final and now fitting as many players possible into the team of the year. The Iarmhi Tv lads will have been at all the matches , there team will be the only one worth paying attention to. They had players from six different clubs on the junior team of the year." In all fairness the downs were miles ahead of any Team this year. They won the championship winning 7 games and were not really troubled with a total winning margin of something like 60/70 points. Kinnegad in fairness gave them plenty of it but they never really looked like losing .
Of course there is players outside of the downs who deserve a mention or make the team of the year.. the Team of the year is rightly picked based on individual performances but team results and performances have to come into it & play a big part in it too, every game in the championship should come into account and not just the good ones
The downs won 7 games
Kinnegad won 4
Garrycastle won 4 ( out of group B)
Shamrocks won a total of 3 games and Lomans won a total of 2 games. The downs rightly should make up a large portion of the team of the year.
As regards Leinster I don't think too many in the downs would've been thinking Leinster when the championship was not even won. The majority of people on here bigging them up probably want them to fail in Leinster!
At the end of the day everybody will have a difference of opinion on different players mentioned for a Team of the year.
Westmeath213 (National) - 05/11/2025 20:03:56
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Eire89: "Best goalie on show in both senior & intermediate club cship by a mile was Maghnus from An Spideal. I fancy Moycullen to go well in club championship but do feel goalie is a weakness as seen with goal against Tuam in semi and they also struggled against SK on kickouts" It's an intriguing connacht championship. Moycullen undoubted quality as have Brigids. Ballina after 3 iin a row and 2 disappointing efforts in Connacht will be hungry. Shamrock Gaels standout team in Sligo and better than Coolera who won Connacht last year. Similar story with Leitrim Gaels with the addition of the 3 Jones lads from Fermanagh. It's wide open and let no one assume the winner will come from the 3 usual counties.
anotheralias (National) - 05/11/2025 17:47:50
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Doylerwex: "Ah yes, this isn't the first time you've asserted that right and wrong are for sale." So what's your suggestion that we should do? I'm all ears….
yew_tree (National) - 05/11/2025 16:26:00
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "It will be a belter of a Championship next year...imagine groups like this,
1. Ahasragh-Fohenagh, Beagh,Tynagh Abbey-Duniry,Ballygar.
2. Meelick-Eyrecourt, Ballindeeren, Mullagh, Rahoon-Newcastle.
3. Kilconeiron, Kinvara, Portumna, Killimor.
4. Kilnadeema-Leitrim, Carnmore, Padraig Pearses, Skehana M/M.
Top 2 from each group into QF none of this 2nd v 3rd play off nonsense!" Obviously Group 1 would be a dog fight for 2nd between Beagh and TAD, Group 2 a dogfight for 1st and 2nd between Eyrecourt, Ballindeeren and Mullagh, Group 3 dog fight again for 1st and 2nd between Kilconeiron, Kinvara and Portumna and Group 4 Kilnadeema-Leitrim, Carnmore and Pearses some battles for 1st and 2nd!!!
katser (National) - 05/11/2025 16:17:24
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Galway456: "Meelick/Eyrecourt and kinvara have met the past 2 years im sure they know exactly what to expect from kinvara as to watching the kinvara beagh match. Very sore loser type of comments and things you are bringing up. Clutching at straws to say the least. M/E hit the post, lost 3 lads with injuries in the last 10 mins v kinvara last year, one guy breaking his leg and i dont recall one Eyrecourt poster coming on and complaining. M/E bet kinvara all over the pitch and the scoreline doesnt tell the story of the match. Move on!" It will be a belter of a Championship next year...imagine groups like this,
1. Ahasragh-Fohenagh, Beagh,Tynagh Abbey-Duniry,Ballygar.
2. Meelick-Eyrecourt, Ballindeeren, Mullagh, Rahoon-Newcastle.
3. Kilconeiron, Kinvara, Portumna, Killimor.
4. Kilnadeema-Leitrim, Carnmore, Padraig Pearses, Skehana M/M.
Top 2 from each group into QF none of this 2nd v 3rd play off nonsense!
katser (National) - 05/11/2025 15:56:02
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Seanfan: "We've gone from 1916 leaders should have stayed at home Easter Monday to funding atrocities.......
Can someone explain what's the point here.....?" My point has nothing to do with 1916 leaders. It's to do with morality.
I responded to a comment that said "ideals don't pay the mortgage".
That type of attitude isn't a million miles away from your average axis soldier in the 30s/40s.
Doylerwex (National) - 05/11/2025 15:49:45
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ComainRos: "Has anyone seen the provisional fixture listing for the league? I know we kick off the league campaign with a trip to Killarney but other than that I've seen nothing. Would be very interested to see what home games we have and also what kind of a road trip to look forward to for 2026. I see Cavan and Kildare have provisional fixture lists out also. Division two looks very tough next year" The proposed schedule for Dublins league games are discussed in today's Irish Times. All their home league matches will be double headers with Meath who will play there division 2 home matches also in Croke Park.
Dublins home games: Donegal, Monaghan, Armagh.
The assumption can therefore be made that Roscommon will play Dublin in the Hyde. Dublin will also be away to Mayo and Galway. (Not sure about Dublin v Kerry)
Hopefully we will get the full schedule for all the Roscommon games very shortly.
PS: I was at the division 1 & 2 league finals in Croke Park on 30th March. Can't understand why it takes over 7 months to agree fixtures when the teams for all four divisions are known since last March. For example the match schedule for the 2027 men's rugby world cup in Australia will be announced in February 2026 and tickets available shortly after. 18 MONTHS before the event. Why can't the GAA be as efficient?
letsgetgoing (National) - 05/11/2025 14:51:14
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Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
I'm hoping that Carnew seniors get off to a winning start at the weekend. I think they have it in them to go well in that grade. I'm upgrading my long term view of them within the county too. I was allowing that they have building for a number of years now but was overlooking the fact that they now have 3 u17 A titles in a row. Could see a lot of them in the coming years.
Freethinker (National) - 05/11/2025 09:22:49
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Davy Fitz Suggestion - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Formertownie: "All spur of the moment stuff for refs who have to make decisions instantly and are prone to mistakes like anyone else and would be easy enough watching it back on video to pick mistakes on refs part . Maybe you are allowed to question 2 decisions in writing rather than face to face and ref can decide if he wants to answer query . I m sure they wont be allowed publicly to admit mistskes as could cause seriois issues going forward .
All counties have refs just get your own refferee to analyse games and other refs and give their feedback as they see it . Theres that many in backroom teams surely 1 more being a ref briefing management and players on refs before games on each ref stats on certain aspects on games and how he interprets and refs same . Ie steps , handpassing , rucks etc u get the point .
If any intercounty team does nt do this already id be very surprised especially when the man in the middle can have such a huge bearing on any game .
Maybe a new rule where blatant diving or trying buy frees could be reviewed too and playrs get a tick for each intance and rack up 5 you get a 1 match ban .
Nothing as bad as watching a man diving around trying to buy frees or get a man sent off .
Might be a better idea to be allowed send a few specific instances and ask for clarification on the rule . Where there is genuine uncertainty not just a mistake by ref . Again it sometines comes down to certain refs interpretation of a rule ." Yes referees need help to ref the game today. There are many aides that could be used from rules to technology, to two refs. Players now feeling a hand 5 inches from their head jerk back to get a free. Seeing a hurley on the ground fall over it. Institute a unsportsman like free on the field by a ref or some sanction after a review done on the day or later. If done later some sanction. Maybe a repeat in the same year a suspension. There are some things to be done helping officiate our games but the purists on here won't want anything. Neither would they want to go back to peaky caps and having a smoke while playing.
Canuck (National) - 05/11/2025 13:27:00
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International Rules - 1 Like(s)
There is no great fortune to be earned either - comparable to rugby really.
Only Jim Stynes went on to be a household name in Oz. Tadg Connelly probably makes a decent living running academies and the like.
When you compare it to Rugby - an Irish international has huge endorsement potential in Ireland. An all star footballer not so much, unless your taking a generational talent in big county.
In the long run, Kobe would make more with a successful Mayo team, as long as he was clued in enough to market himself and have his own business.
It wasn't in his fathers nature to market himself (1 tv interview I think on 2nd captains), so he may not be that kind of self promotional character either. That was likely a factor in his decision.
A successful AFl career will be €4m over 12 years - an average one, about half that.
Working in Ireland between 18 and 30 - he might earn 1/6 of that if he is lucky.
The rookie contract is always worth a shot for a young lad
tirawleybaron (National) - 05/11/2025 12:54:11
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Doylerwex: "Ah yes, this isn't the first time you've asserted that right and wrong are for sale." If I go round to Dunnes, fill a trolley and hand in a copy of the Proclamation at the till........
Seanfan (National) - 05/11/2025 11:27:24
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