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Ger Brennan - 3 Like(s)

Replying To Kew:  "Why is the media so worked up over this?? Has anything any knowledge of why ger Brennan went for the ear piece?"
I don't think there's enough being made of it, to be honest. I think the fact that Brennan is the Dublin manager results in him getting less sympathy from most.
There are a number of issues at play here, which don't sit right with me.
Ger was out of order with what he did on the day. He acknowledged it, apologised immediately and also shook hands with Cian, who was also wrong in getting involved initially and has accepted that.
The punishment is way too severe for an incident like that. The person he tackled wasn't a player and shouldn't have been on the pitch either. A Kerry club selector got only 8 weeks a few years ago for punching an East Kerry player in a county semi-final. The player in question wasn't even involved in the melee.
Comparing it to what happened in Killarney then, McGuinness's offence was also pretty minor, but he did interfere with a player. The incidents are very comparable, despite the comments from Jarlath Burns. I have a lot of time for Jarlath, but he unnecessarily aggravated the situation with his comments.
It's a cop out to say it was dealt with on the day. Either the GAA is serious about stamping out these issues or they're not. They've made a severe example of Brennan, but decided not to bother in the case of another similar incident.
This carry-on absolutely needs to be stamped out, but a flat 12 week ban is excessive. There needs to be a scale of punishment, depending on the severity of the incident.

WanPintWin (National) - 04/06/2026 12:30:48

Dublin GAA thread - 3 Like(s)

Replying To Seniorleague:  "Is it that simple though?

A county with your resources,clubs, and population should never produce an average squad of footballers.

Its crazy to go from winning all those Leinsters,6 all Irelands in a row,,(and 9 in 14 seasons,reaching semi finals the other 4 years),to being where you are now."
The lads we had for a decade were generational.

We have been fairly competitive without being world beaters but our roll of honour excluding this period and the great team of the 70's is very poor:-
No All Ireland in the 30's
1 All Ireland in the 40's
1 All Ireland in the 50's
1 All Ireland in the 60's
3 All Irelands in the 70's
1 All Ireland in the 80's
1 All Ireland in the 90's
No All Ireland in the 00's

We have had 2 great squads. That is it.

I never buy into the population argument.
The amount of actual players is a better barometer.
And after that a lot of it comes down to coaching.

And I think we have failed on that front tbh.
Look at our lack of underage success compared to other counties. Tyrone being a very good example.

Some counties live for GAA - I am not so sure we do that in Dublin. Soccer is far most popular.
Yes we have some great clubs but nowadays we are talking about the same 5 clubs winning all the time in both codes. And for a county with so many clubs to have that few clubs winning is a problem imo.

Have you seen where the Dublin footballers train ???
Crazy.
Take a look at our high performance area just inside the gates of Parnell Park.
Bonkers.

Therein lies a big problem - DCB.
Asleep at the wheel, one could say….!

Fionn (National) - 04/06/2026 21:13:11

Galway Football thread - 3 Like(s)

Replying To GDL:  "You do realise you are responding to Clare from MFT, formally know as the Mayo Blog."
Ná h-abair! Jim is a dyed in the wool Donegal supporter as can be seen from his regular posts on all things Donegal in the corresponding thread. Wait, actually......

WanPintWin (National) - 04/06/2026 12:12:12

Monaghan GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Terrible but not unexpected news on Bobby McCaul this morning. So agonizing for the young lad, his family and his comrades in Aughnamullen club also. All we can do is wish Bobby a speedy recovery and hope tp see see him in the not too distant future wearing the Aughnamullen and Monaghan jerseys again.

ORIELMAN85 (National) - 04/06/2026 13:48:34

Ger Brennan - 3 Like(s)
Lads you can't have a manager acting like ger Brennan. You wouldn't see the Ireland soccer manager dragging someone to the ground from behind and messing with his ear. They are lucky no one was sued.

Kew (National) - 04/06/2026 14:02:57

Dublin GAA thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Fionn:  "https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2026/0603/1576547-dubs-in-freefall-after-another-second-half-horror-show/

Isn't it funny how all the experts suddenly think the Dubs are better off playing outside of Croker now….

A new narrative eh…."
Yes Fionn,maybe donegal were trying to be kind fo us when theytried to take us out of croker a fee years back lol

brayballer (National) - 04/06/2026 17:43:43

Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To ORIELMAN85:  "I take it you didnt see many of the previous games in 2018 then. Hindsight is 20/20."
For the bloke who deals in 'facts' you've assumed wrong again, was down in Fraher Field on that beautiful day for the First Qualifier. While frustrating at the best of times, the statement I use to describe Kieran Hughes is "Form is temporary, class is permanent". Malachy definitely got the best out of the players at his disposal and gave us many great days, the above is my only minor disagreement. It's an awful pity your envy and begrudgery can't see past that Mr. 'fact' man.

ConyersHill04 (National) - 05/06/2026 09:42:26

Ger Brennan - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Kew:  "Lads you can't have a manager acting like ger Brennan. You wouldn't see the Ireland soccer manager dragging someone to the ground from behind and messing with his ear. They are lucky no one was sued."
Soccer? Sure Mourinho poked an opposition manager in the eye. I wouldn't be looking to soccer for any lessons on behaviour.
Who was lucky they didn't sue? Who would be doing the suing? A claim for whiplash maybe. They pay out fairly well, I've heard.

WanPintWin (National) - 05/06/2026 00:33:40

Dublin GAA thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Fionn:  "Looks like it is not just the Dublin fans who are staying away from games these days - Leinster have so far only sold 11,250 tickets for Saturday's URC semi-final v the Stormers in the Aviva Stadium.

Sign of the times…???"
Lol Fionn.Most Leinster supporters are Dubs.I have always found it crazy that many other Leinser ccounties would support Munster over Leinster.

brayballer (National) - 05/06/2026 00:12:49

GAA Journalism - 2 Like(s)
Media perspective of different counties.

Why is it that a good amount of counties when don't live to expectation they get a scapegoat sort of them and the public believe it straight away as an excuse for them to always be held at a higher standard.

Tipperary, Clare, Kilkenny and Cork to an extent have had it.

They'd give the lines along of "They died with their boots on." Or something like it's only a blip and they'll bounce back 10 times better the next day and have a big say in the Championship.

Compare that to the commentry Waterford, Wexford, Dublin and Galway get which is 9/10 just patronising.

"Ah I'd love to see X do well." "They got the potential."

As soon as they lose however it's the same tired response of that it's expected no-matter the form, especially if it's to any of the teams above.

Always glass half-full with Tipperary, Clare, Kilkenny and Cork and glass half-empty with Waterford, Wexford, Dublin and Galway.

ColmFlaherty (National) - 04/06/2026 19:41:26

Dublin GAA thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Fionn:  "The break even attendance for Dublin to rent out the use of Croke Park is 30,000 fans.

At what point in time do the DCB take the decision to stop playing our games there…???
The time is fast approaching.

Parnell Pass season ticket holders will be on the decline and at that stage surely Parnell Park needs to be considered for use by our footballers.

#BringThemHome
;o)"
Spot on Fionn. We now need to play in the Neller to take advantage of home support.Croke park I agree was a huge advantage to the Dubs when we had the fans attending but now many have deserted so we need the Neller where the support can drive us on
i googled the advantage of home venue in sport and it says there are three big things.One is pitch familiarity.Two is home crowd support giving the home team extra energy and three is referee unintentional bias swayed by the home supporters.

Now with Dubs lack of support points two and three are gone.

brayballer (National) - 04/06/2026 17:41:20

Ger Brennan - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Kew:  "Lads you can't have a manager acting like ger Brennan. You wouldn't see the Ireland soccer manager dragging someone to the ground from behind and messing with his ear. They are lucky no one was sued."
The guy at fault initially wasn't Ger Brennan but your own strength and conditioning coach. Get your own house in order firstly

Claretandblue (National) - 04/06/2026 17:40:34

Ger Brennan - 2 Like(s)

Replying To Kew:  "Lads you can't have a manager acting like ger Brennan. You wouldn't see the Ireland soccer manager dragging someone to the ground from behind and messing with his ear. They are lucky no one was sued."
lol

You must not go to many games, if you think that could lead to a legal case….

"…messing with his ear…"
Omg ;o)
LOL

Fionn (National) - 04/06/2026 17:20:41

Ger Brennan - 2 Like(s)
In light of all the other things that have happened this year Ger Brennan was very harshly treated . Always came across as a good sort , brought Louth to the promised land of winning a Leinster after nearly 70 years which would entitle him to having a statue built in his name hugely promoting GAA in The wee county , give the man a break .

OpenStand (National) - 04/06/2026 12:52:00

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Crashingwaves:  "Accentuate the positive! Galway were the last team from the Leinster championship to win an All Ireland and came within a whisker of a draw with Limerick the following year. :)"
Shouldve won in 2018. Be nice to see yourselves or one of the 2 Leinster counties win it now, but its a huge ask.....

Viking66 (National) - 04/06/2026 22:48:12

Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To ElGranSenor:  "Was looking back at last year's development squads and here's what they look like broken down by club (And what age they are this year, not last year)

No Shamrocks on the list as far as I can see, think every other club is represented in some way although could be mistaken on that one, not a good number for the Alley, Ballygarrett another who struggle when you compare them against primary school numbers

Club 15 16 17 Total Percentage Of Total
Oylegate-Glenbrien 4 5 6 15 10.64%
Glynn-Barntown 4 3 3 10 7.09%
Monageer-Boolavogue 1 3 5 9 6.38%
Ferns St. Aidan's 4 4 8 5.67%
Oulart-The Ballagh 4 2 1 7 4.96%
St. Anne's Rathangan 3 4 7 4.96%
Faythe Harriers 3 1 2 6 4.26%
St. Martin's 3 2 1 6 4.26%
Rathgarogue-Cushinstown 1 2 2 5 3.55%
HWH Bunclody 2 1 2 5 3.55%
Rathnure St. Anne's 2 2 1 5 3.55%
Cloughbawn 1 3 4 2.84%
Ballyhogue 2 1 1 4 2.84%
St. Mary's Rosslare 2 1 1 4 2.84%
St. Brigid's Blackwater 1 3 4 2.84%
Naomh Éanna 3 1 4 2.84%
Rapparees-Starlights 3 1 4 2.84%
Castletown-Liam Mellows 1 2 3 2.13%
Geraldine O'Hanrahan's 2 1 3 2.13%
Davidstown-Courtnacuddy 1 1 1 3 2.13%
Shelmalier 1 1 1 3 2.13%
St. Abban's Adamstown 2 2 1.42%
Gusserane O'Rahilly's 1 1 2 1.42%
Fr. O'Regan's Craanford 2 2 1.42%
Our Lady's Island / St. Fintan's 2 2 1.42%
Crossabeg/Ballymurn 1 1 0.71%
Kilanerin 1 1 0.71%
Kilmore 1 1 0.71%
Kilrush-Askamore 1 1 0.71%
St. Mogues Fethard 1 1 0.71%
St. Patrick's 1 1 0.71%
Ballygarrett-Réalt Na Mara 1 1 0.71%
Bannow-Ballymitty 1 1 0.71%
Buffers Alley 1 1 0.71%
Clongeen 1 1 0.71%
Horeswood 1 1 0.71%
St. James' 1 1 0.71%
Duffry Rovers 1 1 0.71%
Taghmon- Camross 1 1 0.71%"
Taghmon have 5 on hurling development squads this year. 2 u16, 1 u15, 2 u14.

Viking66 (National) - 05/06/2026 11:02:50

Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To offtheditch:  "If you want you can read my post again and get your answers.

On another note how did you find the first English paper?"
Maith go leor, cheapfainn. Is aisteach an teanga é ach tiocfaidh sé liom. De réir a chéile, nach shin atá ráite.

Gave it a read there again as Béarla. You were complaining that the GAA fixed the match for Sunday instead of Saturday, as it meant Brennan would be back. At the same time you said you thought his ban was too harsh. If you genuinely think that, surely it's best that he doesn't miss another game.

WanPintWin (National) - 05/06/2026 10:57:24

Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Pope_Benedict:  "Fitzy looking a bit like the Galway central defense at the Connacht final in there so far, a bit stand offish and anonymous."
Waiting in the long grass maybe.

WanPintWin (National) - 05/06/2026 10:50:20

Ger Brennan - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Fionn:  "lol

You must not go to many games, if you think that could lead to a legal case….

"…messing with his ear…"
Omg ;o)
LOL"
Brilliant spot. "..messing with his ear" LMFAO.....one of the funniest things I've ever read on HS.......

avonali (National) - 05/06/2026 10:21:42

Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To MyOhMi:  "The team of 96 are holding a 30th anniversary event in Ferrycarrig in early Sept! .. it will never end!"
No issue with the team getting together to remember their achievement. They should. And good for them. They achieved more than the rest of us.
My issue is mainly with the amount of air time it has got, and how much focus it still gets in Wexford. Those who were around in 96 should now be coaching teams, bringing children to Wexford matches, driving things forward to make it happen again. This isn't happening from what I hear and in every club its the same faces doing it all year in year out while others take advantage of a babysitting service.
I'm moving home soon and will hurl for a few more years but hope when that ends to get involved in coaching. People are busy I get it but Michael Duignan said he said to a parent recently "what makes you think I've got more time than you do"? If anything, work from home etc should have freed up some commute time for some parents?
If Wexford people want another All-Ireland, we have to make it happen ourselves. Paul Kinnerk won't make it happen by writing a report.
We need parents hurling with their children and encouraging them to practice, not leaving the hurls in the car between training sessions. No parent can't put out the cones or help some bit in the training sessions. Even a bad hurler can practice and get better and make the next worst hurler get better and so on up to the top hurler.
We have to make this happen ourselves. We need everybody thinking "what can I do" and do it, not everybody saying "Viking or Doyler or Pikeman or whoever will do it".

StoreysTash (National) - 05/06/2026 10:19:46