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Replying To brayballer:  "Take no notice blathach as I agree with you about that contributor.Always looking for a row to escape the fact that Mayo wont win anything."
I'm not always picking rows with everyone here . Just because some of you don't like the facts. The fact is alot of you even ones from Leitrim & Wicklow slag Mayo off and then say your not anti Mayo on here . As I said previously we are in transition and have no expectations . Maybe don't keep using the same phrase " Mayo won't win anything " as the poster from Leitrim above said also. Then you might not get ones " picking rows " . Just the facts man .

S1234 (Mayo) - Posts: 1002 - 12/09/2025 23:46:43    2635939

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Replying To S1234:  "I am relaxed .for starters when is the last time Leitrim were even close to a quarter or semi ? That's actually funny .
Well we are division 1 . Any team in division 1 has a chance or 2 . It will happen in a few years . Under Andy . Yeah we are nice but don't appreciate bitter folk like you . I don't know how this thread ended up being about Mayo when it's the New York thread . Oh wait I do because you lot brought us up ."
Yes, and NU has never beaten Mayo in championship football, whereas for poor ould Leitrim…!

foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 2477 - 13/09/2025 01:04:54    2635942

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Replying To brayballer:  "Take no notice blathach as I agree with you about that contributor.Always looking for a row to escape the fact that Mayo wont win anything."
Agree 100%. But sure let them live in beautiful delusion land. They like to get patted on the head saying aren't ye great to keep coming back. Aren't ye great for getting to a semi final and logging the togs. They like this.

bláthach (Leitrim) - Posts: 479 - 13/09/2025 13:32:22    2635982

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Replying To foreveryoung:  "Yes, and NU has never beaten Mayo in championship football, whereas for poor ould Leitrim…!"
Where is NU please?? Thanks for your input. Riveting as always and so insightful. Thanks twice please.

bláthach (Leitrim) - Posts: 479 - 13/09/2025 14:54:05    2635999

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Replying To S1234:  "I'm not always picking rows with everyone here . Just because some of you don't like the facts. The fact is alot of you even ones from Leitrim & Wicklow slag Mayo off and then say your not anti Mayo on here . As I said previously we are in transition and have no expectations . Maybe don't keep using the same phrase " Mayo won't win anything " as the poster from Leitrim above said also. Then you might not get ones " picking rows " . Just the facts man ."
Nothing you have stated on here or elsewhere are facts. They are opinions and are mainly bizarre opinions and get upset when they are challenged.

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 721 - 13/09/2025 15:57:07    2636004

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Replying To S1234:  "I'm not always picking rows with everyone here . Just because some of you don't like the facts. The fact is alot of you even ones from Leitrim & Wicklow slag Mayo off and then say your not anti Mayo on here . As I said previously we are in transition and have no expectations . Maybe don't keep using the same phrase " Mayo won't win anything " as the poster from Leitrim above said also. Then you might not get ones " picking rows " . Just the facts man ."
I live in Wicklow but Im a True blue Dub. Yes you do pick rows as your posts make no sense and Im only giving the facts on Mayo.Serial bottlers.

brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 521 - 16/09/2025 11:10:06    2636396

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S1234 - give it a rest. You're responding to every comment people make on Mayo. We will be laughed at and mocked until we win an All Ireland, that's just a fact….who cares…it's lads on an internet forum…whoop de do. Get out and live life.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11981 - 16/09/2025 15:17:20    2636446

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I see the nrl Australian rugby league are kicking off the season in las Vegas. They start the season in America and make a big deal about it by hosting a couple games. I think around 15,000 travel from Australia you get around 5,000 traveling to new York from Ireland. The difference in coverage is unreal. The Australians big it up as something amazing but the GAA don't take advantage of having a actual new York team. The GAA should look at the nrl and make the new York game the season opening celebrations

Kew (Galway) - Posts: 296 - 28/02/2026 19:14:58    2659085

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GAA+

Sat 11 Apr

14:30 - London vs Mayo
20:00 - New York vs Roscommon

Kew (Galway) - Posts: 296 - 24/03/2026 18:50:56    2662944

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@kew or anyone else who might happen to know -

I believe the Connacht counties get some financial assistance from Croke Park to help cover the cost of travelling to New York to play. Anybody got any idea how much?

Also that the trips are generally used as great fundraisers for them there, as they reach out to their diaspora.

Have sometimes wondered would it make sense to rotate New York between the provinces each year, to give other counties the same opportunity.

Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3434 - 24/03/2026 21:33:10    2662975

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Replying To Pikeman96:  "@kew or anyone else who might happen to know -

I believe the Connacht counties get some financial assistance from Croke Park to help cover the cost of travelling to New York to play. Anybody got any idea how much?

Also that the trips are generally used as great fundraisers for them there, as they reach out to their diaspora.

Have sometimes wondered would it make sense to rotate New York between the provinces each year, to give other counties the same opportunity."
Yes they do in part but it's still a huge undertaking financially and logically. That said fundraising takes place over there. Fundraising also takes place in London. NY and London were added to Connacht because we have the last amount of counties. Also and this point was made to me in New York, Connacht counties have the largest diaspora in those cities than anywhere else in Ireland due to historical reasons.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11981 - 25/03/2026 07:49:21    2663004

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@yew_tree:
Undoubtedly a huge undertaking financially and logistically, but I'm led to believe it's still usually a net financial gain for the county involved, rather than a net expense.

And logically, if it's a significant expense as well as a logistical hassle, surely Connacht counties would like to be rid of the burden sometimes, and let somebody else take it on instead?

I reckon the argument could be made to spread the opportunity to counties in other provinces all right. It's not as though other counties don't have a significant diaspora there as well. But I'm not about to make that argument now, nor do I intend to harp on about it.

The thing about "least number of counties" isn't a very strong argument, when you consider Connacht always has seven counties (the five "real" ones plus the two "outsiders"), while Munster only ever has six.

Even if you rotated New York & London just between those two, you'd still end up with one championship with seven teams each year, and one with six. Looking at the absolute bigger picture, you could view that as not even being a change at all.

Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3434 - 25/03/2026 09:53:46    2663030

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Replying To Pikeman96:  "@kew or anyone else who might happen to know -

I believe the Connacht counties get some financial assistance from Croke Park to help cover the cost of travelling to New York to play. Anybody got any idea how much?

Also that the trips are generally used as great fundraisers for them there, as they reach out to their diaspora.

Have sometimes wondered would it make sense to rotate New York between the provinces each year, to give other counties the same opportunity."
The Connacht Council provide travelling teams with a grant of €50k which in reality is a small token contribution. When Leitrim went over in 2023, the cost was estimated to be nearly 250k (including the 50k grand). 10 years prior in 2013, it cost 95k which was setoff by a 65k grant and 5k from supporters in NY. For counties like us, that's unsustainable. In reality the cost should be funded on a more sustainable basis from Central Council coffers and certainly to take account of standing of the county involved.

I'm not sure what was fundraised last time out but I don't recall much fundraising events in NY as most of the fundraising was done earlier in the year from the 50 miles walk event in early January. For smaller counties, the fundraising opportunities are not that lucrative anyhow.

The Connacht Council are eager to keep the game and as far as I know a review is to take place after Roscommon play next month. I would be in favour of keeping the game as I think it's important to keep the diaspora involved and to grow the games in the US. It involves so much more than a championship game once a year and that has to be acknowledged. As for rotating the game around the provinces, I'm not so sure. The natural fit for the game IMO, is with Connacht as the disapora in NY mainly come from these parts. Same goes with London. Either way, keeping NY in the championship is going to cost money whether they come here or a team goes there.

Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 1903 - 25/03/2026 14:16:11    2663089

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Absolutely NY and Ali don should be kept. The GAA is more about the actual game on the field. Remember NY GAA also do well out of these trips. I wonder are there many from Roscommon going over? They missed out last time due to Covid I think. The cost though of a trip to NYC has gone thru the roof since Covid.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11981 - 25/03/2026 15:21:04    2663123

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@Square_B: I was always under the impression that Croke Park centrally provided funding for those trips too. So is it really only €50k from Connacht Council? I fully accept that wouldn't go far towards covering total costs. But maybe all the more reason to "share the burden" !

As for the diaspora, depends really on how far you want go back. For example, historical immigration records show that from the Famine through to c.1900, there were more emigrants to New York from Cork than from any other county, presumably mainly because of how the liners sailed from Cobh. Kerry ranked number two.

Same sort of records aren't available for more modern times, but another way of considering it is this:
Census figures from 1961 through to today show that Connacht generally had 12% to 14% of the total population of the 26 counties during all that time.

Even if you allow a rate of emigration of twice that of other provinces (let's say 25% of all emigrants), that means 75% of the more recent diaspora didn't originate from Connacht at all.

I get that you've an attachment to the custom of New York being in the Connacht Championship, but truthfully, the diaspora argument doesn't stand up very well either.

Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3434 - 25/03/2026 16:08:33    2663140

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Replying To Pikeman96:  "@Square_B: I was always under the impression that Croke Park centrally provided funding for those trips too. So is it really only €50k from Connacht Council? I fully accept that wouldn't go far towards covering total costs. But maybe all the more reason to "share the burden" !

As for the diaspora, depends really on how far you want go back. For example, historical immigration records show that from the Famine through to c.1900, there were more emigrants to New York from Cork than from any other county, presumably mainly because of how the liners sailed from Cobh. Kerry ranked number two.

Same sort of records aren't available for more modern times, but another way of considering it is this:
Census figures from 1961 through to today show that Connacht generally had 12% to 14% of the total population of the 26 counties during all that time.

Even if you allow a rate of emigration of twice that of other provinces (let's say 25% of all emigrants), that means 75% of the more recent diaspora didn't originate from Connacht at all.

I get that you've an attachment to the custom of New York being in the Connacht Championship, but truthfully, the diaspora argument doesn't stand up very well either."
I'm only telling you what I know about the GAA in NY and my knowledge of same, you can take that on board or not. You are conflating the idea of emigration in total to NY with those involved in the GAA over there. It is not by accident that Connacht was chosen as the province to which NY play in. It is well known that the Leitrim diaspora in NY would be quite large, particularly in and around the Bronx. And that's just from the least populated county in Ireland. Anyhow, the fact remains is that the game should be retained for the reasons I have given and if rotating that around the provinces is found as a way to ensure it is retained, so be it. But I have my doubts.

Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 1903 - 25/03/2026 17:01:18    2663155

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Seems our Wexford friend is looking for a trip to NYC for Wexford GAA. Get your club delegate to lobby your CB to bring a motion to Congress to have New York moved out of Connacht and into Leinster. Then you'll get your trip over when it's Wexfords turn.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11981 - 25/03/2026 19:48:49    2663186

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Replying To yew_tree:  "Seems our Wexford friend is looking for a trip to NYC for Wexford GAA. Get your club delegate to lobby your CB to bring a motion to Congress to have New York moved out of Connacht and into Leinster. Then you'll get your trip over when it's Wexfords turn."
LOL. I'm not looking for that at all. Was just pointing out that neither of these arguments stand up to close scrutiny:
(a) they play in Connacht because we have the smallest number of counties and they beef up the numbers, and
(b) they play in Connacht because we have the largest diaspora.

And while I'd still maintain that an argument could be made for rotating New York between the provinces, I'm still not going to make that argument myself.

Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 3434 - 25/03/2026 23:27:26    2663243

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