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Hurling Championship 2026 - 4 Like(s)

Replying To foreveryoung:  "Half-time: Kildare 1-15 Galway 1-05

A huge roar and a standing ovation for Kildare. Nothing plucky about this - and yes, the breeze is playing a big part - but they have out-fought and out-hurled Galway.

Galway people, don't worry, the footballers will rectify that and beat Kildare in the qualifiers. Galway is a footballing county after all."
Your knowledge of hurling has always been suspect.

A brilliant game for both sides. Kildare were fantastic in the first half , showed they deserve to play at the top level and should take enormous confidence from their performance. I went onto the field and shook hands with every Kildare player I encountered. Total respect.

Galway can take so much from this. Number one,never underestimate the opposition. Games need to be won and the mental attitude needs to be right all the time. They'll know now that if Kildare can give them such a fright, then Dublin, Wexford, and any other team they meet after that will beat them if the attitude is not 100% right. I was delighted with the way Galway came back in the 2nd half and especially with the composure they showed when it was put up to them.

PoolSturgeon (National) - 09/05/2026 18:03:48

Westmeath Football thread - 3 Like(s)
I see Offaly have a weekly 50/50 draw with a prize fund of €2,500 each week! 50% goes to the prize goes to the winner and 50% goes back to Offaly GAA. The big difference is the entry fee of €5 for one entry, €10 for 3 and €20 for 7 entries. Would this not have been a better option? Much more appealing to supporters and neutrals, sustainable long term and one person spending €5 per week would raise €260 over the year rather than a once off payment of €100.

Wmeath2 (National) - 10/05/2026 00:25:19

Roscommon GAA thread - 3 Like(s)

Replying To WanPintWin:  "Fouls on attacking players. The free Galway had last night was for a Roscommon player taking too long to take his own free. A two point free for that seems extremely harsh. Likewise for fouling the ball, such as over carrying, touching it on the ground etc."
Well posted. That sets it out well. As for last night, that should surely have been a throw ball rather than a free in to Galway.

endgame (National) - 09/05/2026 18:44:01

Roscommon GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Heading in for a couple to foxes before that match now. Day unreal and really looking forward and hoping for a big performance. Safe travels to all and going for a 3 point win for Ros.

Ros2013 (National) - 10/05/2026 14:09:43

Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Galway2001:  "good team picked for today but shocking to think Mikey Mulryan isnt making the 26 he was our U20 captain and best player we had this year.
The hype is gone overdrive in Roscommon so hopefully we can capatalise on that
Gaillimg Abu"
What hype? Galway are favourites with the bookies and punters. Majority of national media pundits has tipped Galway.

As for U20 player not making your 26 well none are on our 35 plus senior panel and we won U20 Connacht title.

The_analyser (National) - 10/05/2026 13:04:58

Wexford Hurling Thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To ElGranSenor:  "We beat them in 2018"
As most wexford people. Living in the past.

We need to open our eyes. Saying it since year. We are miles off the pace. It is not been negative just reality.

Don't know where we go from here tbh.

As low as bonnar era.

When lads take 3 attempts to pick up a ball it's worrying.

Deflated. Rock bottom lads

Yellowhelmet (National) - 09/05/2026 20:20:10

Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Congratulations to the Leitrim hurlers who have made it to the Lory Meagher Cup final the second weekend after next. Tremendous stuff boys after missing out on promotion in the league by a whisker.

Tacaí Liatroma (National) - 10/05/2026 10:12:44

Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Past hurler:  "The overall general play and skillset of the squad is closer to Joe McDonagh level than to the top tier of Liam McCarthy which has to be a huge worry for Wexford in the next 2- 3 years."
If Chin, Ryan and to a lesser extent JOC don't commit for next year then Wexford are in real trouble.
Joe McDonagh is only a year or 2 away after that unfortunately.

Inaroundthehouse (National) - 09/05/2026 22:08:07

Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Great win today and should qualify now.

brayballer (National) - 09/05/2026 21:53:37

Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To WanPintWin:  "Fouls on attacking players. The free Galway had last night was for a Roscommon player taking too long to take his own free. A two point free for that seems extremely harsh. Likewise for fouling the ball, such as over carrying, touching it on the ground etc."
Those technical fouls should be indirect free kicks.

Tadhg2020 (National) - 09/05/2026 22:12:34

Football Format Changes Discussion - 1 Like(s)

Replying To omahant:  "In Rds 2A/2B, they could have said Rd 1 away teams will play at home (and home teams, away), as far as possible (wouldn't fully work without a 4/4 split, of course)."
Yeah - that could have been said. As you said - It wouldn't work perfectly.

Whatever about anything else - I believe the biggest issue with the current format is that teams can't get relegated as a result of poor performance in the championship.

brianb (National) - 10/05/2026 00:01:21

GAATV - 1 Like(s)

Replying To GreenandRed:  "Lockjaw, I think a lot of those comments are clickbait. They'll find some perceived grievance to raise their 'profile'. 40 years ago there were just 3 intercounty hurling and 3 intercounty football matches live on national television. Time and technology lets us watch loads of live club and intercounty games, some underage games too. But what some will, to get a reaction, is focus on what's not available, or it's the wrong time, or there isn't enough time in between games to have the shpuds. Plus they give the impression that all the tech to stream games is free, the crew work for free ,every game should be free to air and they have magic cameras that prevent rain getting onto the lens."
Exactly. We whinge and moan all day about stuff in general. Yet come the next general election it'll be another FF/FG coalition. The priest who loves saying another mass in Father Ted springs to mind.

Back to the GAA+ "issue". I would bet that a sizable amount of people will be watching the Kerry Donegal game no bother, and without a subscription fee. Funny how we can play fast and loose with morals when it suits.

Lockjaw (National) - 10/05/2026 07:32:52

Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Doylerwex:  "How do you make that out? Since the round robin was introduced Wexford have qualified more often than Galway or Dublin. Granted that stat will change this year."
'Fixing' the last result with KK was a help on more than one occasion.....even fixing the throw in time. KK weren't as accommodating this year, when they badly needed the points.

Pope_Benedict (National) - 10/05/2026 10:37:17

Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
good team picked for today but shocking to think Mikey Mulryan isnt making the 26 he was our U20 captain and best player we had this year.
The hype is gone overdrive in Roscommon so hopefully we can capatalise on that
Gaillimg Abu

Galway2001 (National) - 10/05/2026 11:36:51

Football Format Changes Discussion - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Saynothing:  "No matter what way it's run it's a mess. I'd cure all this by starting Div 3 and 4 leagues a week before Div 2 and Div 1 a week later. Then after 3 and 4 leagues are over have a open draw between 3 and four for the first round of All Ireland, winners go into an open draw with Div 2 teams and winners of that go open draw with Div 1 teams. Get rid of Micky Mouse Mc Kenna cups and the like. End off."
That is exactly what people DON'T WANT.
A single tier, half the teams getting 1 game.

Seanfan (National) - 10/05/2026 11:55:29

Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To eoinog:  "Too complicated leading to more controversy.
Keep it simple. More problems for referee's and then more bashing of referee's on line by anonymous posters."
Best of luck today Ros.

Seanfan (National) - 10/05/2026 11:56:22

Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Gearoid1998ffowaed:  "I don't know what you're on about, was at the Oughterard V Maigh Cuillin game on Friday night and they're a very strong team. They were 2 points ahead of Maigh Cuillin and Fionn McDonagh got a goal in the last minute. They were very unlucky not to win."
Okay so 5 losses from 5 isn't an accurate picture of where they are at, they have just been unlucky? Claregalway beat them by 19 points in the last week of March.

WonTon5 (National) - 10/05/2026 12:04:19

Tailteann Cup 2026 - 1 Like(s)

Replying To legendzxix:  "Losses for Limerick and Clare yesterday. This is where the second chance comes in. If they lose a third game, they cannot have any complaints about the end of their summer."
And yet there would be no issue if a Munster or Leinster hurling team lost three matches and qualified. It's bound to happen eventually in one of the groups.
In fact, a Leinster team could lose four matches (three group games and the Leinster final) and continue. Why the double standards?

CeachtPeile (National) - 10/05/2026 12:49:34

Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Pints in foxes before the match lads. Safe travels and may the best team win.

Ros2013 (National) - 10/05/2026 14:07:48

Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To eoinog:  "You can't have different levels of frees.
A free outside the arc is a 2 pointer if scored.
You can't have different layers."
There's different layers of frees already, indirect frees for certain issues. It wouldn't be too hard to make fouling the ball offences one point frees only. Simple enough to apply.

WanPintWin (National) - 09/05/2026 21:54:03