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Kerry GAA Thread - 3 Like(s)

Replying To hlynch12:  "Kerry back as All Ireland favourites at 5/2. Have put 1200 on them to win it out. Investing all my winning from Arsenal winning Premier League.."
How much have you lost on other bets in the meantime?

Viking66 (National) - 23/06/2026 21:15:32

Donegal GAA thread - 3 Like(s)

Replying To peiledoir20:  "Both huge loses and both turned Ulster finals in our favour in recent years coming off the bench."
Both then played little to no part in the all Ireland series then. McGuinness continues to only trust 17/18 players and it's costing us.

Beolive92 (National) - 23/06/2026 16:04:20

David Clifford The Goat - 3 Like(s)

Replying To hlynch12:  "The greatest of all time ?another POTY on the way? You expect him to score 3-6 at least Saturday."
not even the best forward to come out of Kerry........yet

tirawleybaron (National) - 23/06/2026 15:10:16

Westmeath Football thread - 3 Like(s)

Replying To Monaghan Exile:  "WM people have to be proud of what their team achieved, & also brilliant supporters. Ye just ran outta steam in the last Qtr. But, onwards & upwards for ye, & a memorable Leinster title in the " back pocket"!"
And the very best wishes to you v Louth and hopefully beyond.
A wonderful atmosphere in Clones one of the best grounds in Ireland.
These players have have given Westmeath a wonderful year and I hope they start the hurling on July 18 and the football a week later which would give these lads a well deserved break and still give the 90% plus club players as someone said all of August,September and October to play in decent conditions.

jobber (National) - 23/06/2026 13:26:53

David Clifford The Goat - 2 Like(s)
Impossible to say again bur yes IMO he is the best in his era.

David was asked after last years All Ireland and i think It was Damien Lawlor asked how do you feel when you hear people say you re the greatest.David s reply was brilliant.He said something like "I dont take much notice as I think people are coming out with those comments and not coming from the right place.They are trying to build you up so they can knock you down"

I kind of agree and posters who start a thread like this would probably love David to be knocked down.

CiarraiMick (National) - 23/06/2026 17:47:25

Kerry 2022-Current Team Better Than 04-09 Team? - 2 Like(s)
Its impossible to judge teams in different eras because of opposition and many factors.Maybe the Kerry team in the 00s played weaker teams or maybe rhey played stronger teams.
There have been super teams always like Galway and Down in the 60s and Kerry and Dublin 70s 80s Tyrone Galway Kerry late 90d and 00s and the Dubs 6 in a row team.

However would the Dubs team in theie pomp beat a Tyrone team.in their pomp.
Would The Kerru team under Micko have beaten Galway 60s team.

We will never know .All a team can be is the bezt in theie era! One cant say with certainty that one team is better than a team from another era.

CiarraiMick (National) - 23/06/2026 17:12:50

Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
was having a discussion with a friend about the best westmeath team from 2001/2004/2006/2022/2026 squads

My team would be

1. Gary Connaughton
2. John Keane
3. Kevin Maguire
4.Fergal Murray
5. Ronan Wallace
6.Damian Healy
7. Matthew Whittaker
8. Rory O'Connell
9. Ray Connellan
10.Paul Conway
11. Martin Flanagan
12.John Heslin
13.Ger Heavin
14.Luke Loughlin
15.Dessie Dolan

Dessie15 (National) - 23/06/2026 15:35:48

Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Saynothing:  "Ah sure Tyrone shouldn't turn up then. Tyrone on their day don't fear anyone, they haven't played well yet, emphasis on Yet."
This is it, but everything will have to fall right for you on the day. You have to hit them hard and at speed, if you look at both the Munster final, and Armagh the last day, we both played into Kerry hands with slow, lateral play outside the D. This type of play will never beat this Kerry team. I've a big connection to Tyrone, so will be shouting you on after our match on Saturday. It's definitely not impossible and Tyrone will be fresh!

bloodandbandage (National) - 23/06/2026 12:39:27

Football Format Changes Discussion - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Seanfan:  "I believe Jeopardy Jarlath mentioned Round 3 having neutral venues next year.
It should as it's an Eliminator Round and same goes for Round 2B.
Put fairness before €.
Meath must be setting up a new record for distances travelled after 3 away games!"
Westmeath played 7 championship games this year. Only 1 from 7 was in Mullingar. That's the only gripe I have about championship. That reflects more on the Leinster championship and teams not having home/away agreements like the other provinces.

Chops (National) - 24/06/2026 10:37:18

Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To StoreysTash:  "If we have two good semi finalists the traditionalists will say "all is great, nothing to see here" and ignore the rest of the year which has been desperate. Leinster has been exciting but in the same way an Intermediate club hurling championship can be exciting. Its 2nd gravy and everyone knows it.
I listened to The Hurling Pod and they said (correct if wrong) that Cork beat Waterford by 17 points, and Limerick beat Tipp by 15 points. I also remember Cork beating Clare by 15-16 points and Limerick beating Clare by a similar amount do I not?
I might have the numbers wrong, but it highlights that the gulf in class is not just between Leinster and Munster. It highlights that two teams are way better than the rest. So its not just a Leinster v Munster debate, its a "how the hell are 4th and 5th in Munster so far off the pace" debate too.
A 4pm throw in starts at 1am here and in previous years I might stay up but this year I stayed up for hardly a game here."
I dont think we need to get all melodramatic on this.
Leinster has been poor for a while. Thats just more in the spotlight this season because KK didnt get out of the group. The two teams that did got what was expected. If everyone is honest they say both results coming.
Galway have the scoring power to stay with Cork if the turn up and play for 80 minutes or more if necessary. They cant leak goals like they have been though and I fear that they will. If im right they will be beaten by 10+ points.
Munster, there is nothing to worry about there. Tipp and Clare are the previous 2 years AI champions. Clare are in transition and Tipp never defend their title well. They will both be stronger in next year's round robin and Clare aren't finished yet this season. Not by a long way. Its a derby and there wont be much in it either way.
Waterford need to get over their attitude problem. All you seem to read from there is whinging. They get 2 home games the same as the rest of us and they have to make them count. The Waterford public have to embrace that and turn Walsh Park into a fortress. Its not atm.

Tadhg2020 (National) - 23/06/2026 12:42:20

Kerry GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Viking66:  "How much have you lost on other bets in the meantime?"
Kerry for Sam
Down for Tailean
Limerick to hammer Clare
Cork to beat Galway

hlynch12 (National) - 24/06/2026 00:24:27

Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To ORIELMAN85:  "It is only June. No reason not to wait 4 or 5 weeks to start Championship."
Exactly, and its the least that can be done for the effort these lads have put in over the last few months.

Corofin123 (National) - 23/06/2026 11:44:00

Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
The one sided games in hurling seem to only matter based on who lost. Cork have lost by 16, 16 and 18 points across 5 seasons in this championship decade. If that was any other team there would be talk of dropping down to the Joe McDonagh cup to compete.

When we won the all Ireland in 2018, Clare beat us by 11 points in the last Munster round robin game. We lost to Tipperary in 2009 by 24 and while we made strides between then and 2012, we still lost to Kilkenny by 9 that year.

For teams like Offaly, a few years of this type of defeat is what will help them peogress. I would like to see the 6 McDonagh cup teams in the MacCarthy cup. One sided ganes should not necessarily mean alarm bells. Cork didn't and don't shy away from heavy defeats. They lost to us by 16 in the 2025 round robin then beat us in the Munster Final.

More of that willingness to bounce back and make the effort to compete, will help hurling. Creating extra divisions just to give teams games with a narrow margin of victory hasn't helped because of the yo yo effect between Leinster and the Joe McDonagh.

Novice (National) - 23/06/2026 21:13:01

Kerry GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Shane Ryan and Sean Shea starting Sunday. Michael Byrnes back on bench. Tom Sullivan back. for semi final. Tom Leo and Liam Smith left panel. Smith go to states for summer.

hlynch12 (National) - 23/06/2026 19:55:50

Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To tirawleybaron:  "I hate comparing Football and Hurling.
One is the top sport in the country - the other is of interest to 50% of the country (I'm being generous here).
Taking pot shots at football wont save the hurling championship nor make the sports more appealing to half the country.

League of Ireland has now overtaken Hurling in attendances and rugby is closing fast.

Hurling badly needs another period like the 1990's.

Football was in decline 2 years ago and they fixed it. 90% of games are not close, competitive and good to watch.

If you switched channels between the football, world cup and hurling at the weekend - you would go back to the football pretty quick."
Its as if you think we dont read what you post on other threads!
Football people dont care about hurling. They have a saying here in Roscommon " that they would start a bonfire and burn every Hurl in the parish". Ive been on holiday in football country and they wouldnt have the hurling on the TV in bars and restaurants. Come to think of it you had to ask them to put it on in Dublin when I lived there in the naughties. We are used to it and are probably stronger for it.
League of Ireland has taken over from Hurling. By what measurement? Please do tell. The Munster Championship averaged over 27k again this season so it cant be that. Division 1 of the NHL was well up on LOI attendance figures too.
TV viewing numbers? Id doubt it. The hurling championship hold up well against football, soccer and rugby so it cant be that either so what metric are you using?
Unlike football two years ago, the game of hurling doesnt need root and branch re writing or the rules. Football was in dire straits as a spectacle. The coaches had effectively killed the game. Hurling is nowhere near there. The problem we are facing is similar to the one football had when Dublin did their 6 in a row or whatever it was. The top teams are all in the one province atm and that creates the illusion that something needs to be fixed. You pick any sporting competition out there and this happens. Man City in PL, RM and Barca, Bayern, PSG, Leinster etc etc. Its how team sports work unfortunately. Its the same in Gaa. Kerry and Dublin in football, Tipp, KK and Cork in hurling. The club game the same. Ballina and Castlebar in GF, Tooreen in hurling.
Tipp and KK will come back. Cork are already there One of Galway,, Clare, waterford and limerick will rise up when its their time to challenge and they will win what they are good enough to win during that time. Limerick are up there now but its not our first coming in my lifetime. We came in the 80s and won 2 munstrs and 2 leagues. We did the same in the 90s. We won 3 u21s in the naughties but didnt push on. Thecpoint is that not everything is a crisis. In Sports teams rise and fall all the time and the game continues and evolves.

Tadhg2020 (National) - 23/06/2026 18:21:02

Louth GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Tickets were gone in no time today I could only get the hill sure it's as good as anywhere else to hopefully witness our boys passage into the last 4 bring it on.

francie81 (National) - 23/06/2026 18:10:07

Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
There's at least 2 players who are not in the squad for reasons people close to it know. That has come back to haunt Jim now. Last years final was the big chance for this group. Some will step away.

TheFlaker (National) - 23/06/2026 12:01:55

Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Dessie15:  "was having a discussion with a friend about the best westmeath team from 2001/2004/2006/2022/2026 squads

My team would be

1. Gary Connaughton
2. John Keane
3. Kevin Maguire
4.Fergal Murray
5. Ronan Wallace
6.Damian Healy
7. Matthew Whittaker
8. Rory O'Connell
9. Ray Connellan
10.Paul Conway
11. Martin Flanagan
12.John Heslin
13.Ger Heavin
14.Luke Loughlin
15.Dessie Dolan"
Michael Ennis has to be in that team.

OverTheHill85 (National) - 23/06/2026 17:28:40

Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Saynothing:  "Ah sure Tyrone shouldn't turn up then. Tyrone on their day don't fear anyone, they haven't played well yet, emphasis on Yet."
Totally agree, Tyrone are waiting in the wings. Nobody giving them a chance but on their day they can beat any team.
Good luck next weekend

Scenicparish (National) - 23/06/2026 12:10:53

Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Dessie15:  "was having a discussion with a friend about the best westmeath team from 2001/2004/2006/2022/2026 squads

My team would be

1. Gary Connaughton
2. John Keane
3. Kevin Maguire
4.Fergal Murray
5. Ronan Wallace
6.Damian Healy
7. Matthew Whittaker
8. Rory O'Connell
9. Ray Connellan
10.Paul Conway
11. Martin Flanagan
12.John Heslin
13.Ger Heavin
14.Luke Loughlin
15.Dessie Dolan"
Michael Ennis deserves a mention at corner back surely ?

ExiledCuCu (National) - 23/06/2026 16:56:02