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Westmeath Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Loughlenegale:  "Not from what i have witnessed in Mullingar of late. we could be in div 3 and Christy Ring very soon"
I think you are being too negative by a long way.Apart from score difference we could have made 1B
We havent had our captain Johhny Birmingham,our chief score getter Kilian Doyle,our best forward David O Reilly and our best defender Dara Egerton.Throw in Keyes and we will be much more competitive.
There have been positives.We have found a goalkeeper,Conor Shaw and Shane Williams have been good and we have given lots of game time to lads completely new to this level of hurling.Ten or 11 of those that played Sunday are from senior B or intermediate clubs.
The notion we could have kept a lot of those players mentioned doesn't stand up.They have given great service to Westmeath hurling but the truth is all are over 30 years of age and most felt they needed something different.Fair play to them.
Everyone said we would need patience and we havent gone three months in a league where we were almost promoted.In fact if Meath could draw with Kerry we would still go up and some people are bitterly moaning.
Grow up look at Kilkenny with the resources they have and Offaly who did end up in Christy Ring.

jobber (National) - 10/03/2026 14:56:41

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Does anyone know if Brian Beno Concannon is on the squad this year

maroonedngalway (National) - 10/03/2026 14:49:17

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To foreveryoung:  "I usually do not pay much attention to those Teams of the Week, just give them a cursory glance. But does anyone find it strange that Cathal Mannion was nominated as one of the three Hurlers of the Week, yet is not on the Team of the Week? I find that to be a tad illogical."
Ya that was a strange one

maroonedngalway (National) - 10/03/2026 14:50:32

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To yew_tree:  "You'll do well to find anyone who says they are. That said the US is going around like the World Police when MAGA proudly declared they weren't. There is so much screwed up about America right now I wouldn't know where to start."
When you allow Donald Trump to run your country once nevermind twice you know how screwed up America are.

I recall on here when he was re-elected that some (clearly his fans) that thought it was good. Some other posters reckoned Trump back in power would have zero relevance to Ireland, the price of petrol,Diesel and home heating oil the last few weeks puts that theory to bed. Untold damage he's going to leave behind once this 2nd term is done.

Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 10/03/2026 15:10:10

Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
I see that Westmeath LGFA have announced plans for a COE at the old pitch just outside Rochfortbridge. Congrats and best wishes to them. A potentially fantastic development for the future stars of Westmeath Ladies.

ondeball (National) - 10/03/2026 15:56:00

Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Goreylad1985:  "In your honest opinion Doyler, since Rossi took over, have the Wexford Senior hurling team improved?

Has our touch, speed, strength, tactics, systems or anything required to be a competitive inter county hurling team improved?

And ask yourself the same questions of Dublin since O Ceallachain took over!"
No. We've obviously dropped back, but he's had to deal with a lot.

The tactics do bother me. I'd say we were best set up in year one.

Doylerwex (National) - 10/03/2026 15:57:18

Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Tirchonaill1:  "Is it straight knockout after the Provincials?"
It is not a straight knockout but if you lose it will take an extra game to get to the Q/F.It is a strange system,the 8 winners of the first games are drawn against each other with the winning 4 going in to the Q/f. The 8 losers of the first games are drawn against other with the 4 winners of that playing the 4 losers of the other group for a place in the Q/F.Simple isn't it.I could have explained that better,basicallyafter the first set of games there is a winners group 2a and a losers group 2b

gunman (National) - 10/03/2026 16:28:02

Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To HandballRef:  "I think it will end up being a better system than the groups we've had for the last few years. The stakes are higher with every game. No dead rubbers. The Christy Ring / Nicky Rackard competitions followed something similar, not sure if they still do."
Hurling got rid of it.
Anyway win 2 games you're in the QFs, lose 2 and you're eliminated

Seanfan (National) - 10/03/2026 19:18:30

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To yew_tree:  "Don't matter who is in the WH….it affects us all. A French person on holiday here once remarked to me that Ireland didn't feel as European as the rest of Europe. It's true we are much closer culturally but also economically Anglo/American than European in many ways."
Culturally we have more in common with the British than the Europeans, mainland Europe feels far more foreign to me that England does anyway.
Of course we are closer to the Americans than anyone else this side of the Atlantic I think.

Tirchonaill1 (National) - 10/03/2026 20:42:17

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To maroonedngalway:  "Ya that was a strange one"
I'd say they just keyed in the wrong number 9 from the game. Cian Kenny, fine player that he is and all, just wasn't at the same races as Mannion in that match.

I'll put it down to basic human error which can happen, as no other explanation fits.

foreveryoung (National) - 10/03/2026 23:38:36

Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To HandballRef:  "I think it will end up being a better system than the groups we've had for the last few years. The stakes are higher with every game. No dead rubbers. The Christy Ring / Nicky Rackard competitions followed something similar, not sure if they still do."
The fact that provincial winners have no advantage over the team they beat in the final is a bit of an anomaly.

gunman (National) - 11/03/2026 09:54:23

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To foreveryoung:  "I'd say they just keyed in the wrong number 9 from the game. Cian Kenny, fine player that he is and all, just wasn't at the same races as Mannion in that match.

I'll put it down to basic human error which can happen, as no other explanation fits."
Cian Kenny scored 8 point from play in a team that was hammered. Fairly sure he is a correct inclusion

rea#1487 (National) - 11/03/2026 10:29:48

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To SouthGalway:  "Shows you how bad the other side was when he wins twice. Fix THEM and maybe you'll get what you want to an extent."
Interesting how you Trump cheerleaders always dump everything back on " the others". We presume, if it's safe to do so, that you mean the Democrats ?? I personally don't think that his winning had a lot to do with the quality or lack of it in the opposition, but more to do with the mentality of the MAGA supporters. No matter what he says, they believe him and worship his every word. The more he is proven to have feet of clay, they more their love of him will increase. As I said before, he is your president, you are welcome to him. Whatever he gets up to in your country, fair play to him if he can get away with it. But, it's when he starts meddling with the Middle East, in pursuit of his lust for oil, now that's a different matter entirely. Do you seriously believe that the world, including your country, is a safer place now than it was 2 yrs ago ?

Freethinker (National) - 11/03/2026 10:43:56

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To rea#1487:  "Cian Kenny scored 8 point from play in a team that was hammered. Fairly sure he is a correct inclusion"
He scored 6 from play. The same as Mannion. There was space to be had around midfield on the day, but Galway really pressured the Kilkenny backs trying to work the ball out. You can't quell every threat, but it worked very effectively.
It will of course be a different game completely in 6 weeks' time.

WanPintWin (National) - 11/03/2026 10:56:08