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"It's Worrying For Hurling!" - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Seanfan: "NO to compulsory hurling!!
Let the enthusiasts play it, coach, train etc.
Areas where hurling hasn't existed (since 1884 anyway) have no interest in it and trying to ram it into us isn't going to work." Further proof of the statement I often make about horse, water, and drink whenever there are calls made for more to be done to develop hurling in areas where it currently has little or no presence.
To my mind, hugely unfortunate that such a large proportion of the so-called GAA community has so little interest in one of the two main sports of the GAA, but that's the way things are.
Pikeman96 (National) - 27/08/2026 12:09:12
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Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Predictions for games this weekend
Big round of fixtures for the u12s this weekend
Friday
Killeevan Sarsfields CLG v Clan na Gael - CNG by 4
Saturday
Monaghan Harps v Castleblayney Faughs - Harps by 8
Doohamlet v Killanny - Killany by the minimum
Blackhill Emeralds v Ballybay Pearse Brother - Ballybay by 3
Gaeil Triucha Clg v Emyvale - Emyvale by 10
Tyholland v Naomh Mhuire Padraigs - NMP by 5
Donaghmoyne v Carrickmacross Emmets GFC - CE GFC by 2
Magheracloone GFC v Inniskeen - Magheracloone by 15+
Emyvale B v Sean McDermotts B - Emyvale B by 2
Sunday
Castleblayney Faughs B v Cremartin B - Cremartin by 20
Gaeil Triucha Clg B v Carrickmacross Emmets GFC B - Truagh B by 4
Latton O'Rahilly GAA Club v Clontibret O'Neills - Latton by 8
Hughie_Murph (National) - 27/08/2026 09:26:42
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International Rules - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Bon: "But Viking what's wrong with a guy wanting to win things? And if there is a guy like that playing on a team where a lot of his teammates have no ambition and maybe not putting it in why should he have to stay there? As I've said before life is too short to give so much of your time to something and get nothing from it. Be loyal to yourself first and foremost." Sure if we all had that attitude there'd be no GAA at all.
I was at a CB meeting last night. Like everyone else in that room Im involved in alot of other things GAA related, (coaching, fixtures, executive and other committees) that I dont get paid for. Our club hasnt been Senior in nearly a decade now in Football, and hasnt been Senior in hurling since the 1940s.
Our average numbers of boys in each age group between u12 and u18 is around 12 per 2 year agegroup.
Should I move my children to a dual Senior club 5 miles away from where I live where they'd play in higher divisions underage if there was that option (ie no parish rule), and for myself Id have the "privilege" of doing all I do for a Senior club instead of an Intermediate one?
Why would I even want to?
Viking66 (National) - 27/08/2026 09:45:56
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International Rules - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Bon: "But Viking what's wrong with a guy wanting to win things? And if there is a guy like that playing on a team where a lot of his teammates have no ambition and maybe not putting it in why should he have to stay there? As I've said before life is too short to give so much of your time to something and get nothing from it. Be loyal to yourself first and foremost." The soccer mindset, think about yourself & yourself only. The GAA isn't soccer. The GAA is an organisation firmly grounded in a ethos of community where you give as a collective to better your community, the mentality of a rising tide lifts all boats. The GAA have some of the finest facilities in the land for the benefit of their members, that didn't come by accident or by everyone thinking about themselves.
No one is forced to play or administer within the GAA, it won't suit all. That fine but lets not start comparing to other sports when the ethos is completely different.
Square_B (National) - 27/08/2026 11:40:29
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"It's Worrying For Hurling!" - 1 Like(s)
Replying To omahant: "Yes, culture indeed and it's slow moving change.
Over the last 40 yrs, US knowledge of "Saw-ker" has been a sea change - from totally illiterate to somewhat knowledgeable (especially among the young generation). They follow the EPL and know star players etc.
Some years ago, Beckham's ego was crushed walking the streets of New York and not being recognised. He must have felt on Planet Mars.
Maybe Ireland has become more knowledgeable about the US NFL and baseball over the same timeframe? - Tom Brady is as known in Ireland as David Beckham is here? - you tell me !" Slow moving indeed but when the likes of Waterford and Wexford can't compete with the top teams then maybe that's where the problem is. Counties like Kildare, Laois, Antrim, Offaly and the afford mentioned is where the focus should be for now.
The compulsory language is not helpful from Meyler.
yew_tree (National) - 26/08/2026 22:55:35
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International Rules - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Seanfan: "What Club or Co Board can afford to pay 25 or 30 professionals?
€80 to €100 k each per year." Say 30 players getting 100k each - that would work out to 3 million. That's not too far off team preparation costs in some counties.
brianb (National) - 26/08/2026 23:23:32
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"It's Worrying For Hurling!" - 1 Like(s)
Replying To LongfordgaaAbú: "Same in Longford. This compulsory nonsense comes up every few years (often joined by a proposal to fine clubs who don't have hurling teams). Little use that will be to most GAA clubs in Longford, many of whom are in some form of amalgamation at underage football and working hand over fist to keep the coffers ticking over and the lights on with the least clubs (21) of any county in the country. Not to mention that we are a quarter of a century now with just the three adult hurling teams in hurling (Slashers, Clonguish, Wolfe Tones). You can't force a sport on a region or people. Work is being done at grassroots to try and garner interest in schools, and a couple of clubs have taken on starter kits to try and get it going in their clubs. But there are many reasons, including a factual and actual lack of people, to worry about these notions of forcing clubs to play hurling or fining them if they don't." Agree no club should be fined for not fielding underage hurling teams. But equally clubs that only field teams in one code, hurling or football , should only get half the money from Croke Park/Provincial Council that clubs that field teams in both codes do.
Viking66 (National) - 27/08/2026 09:36:48
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International Rules - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Bon: "But Viking what's wrong with a guy wanting to win things? And if there is a guy like that playing on a team where a lot of his teammates have no ambition and maybe not putting it in why should he have to stay there? As I've said before life is too short to give so much of your time to something and get nothing from it. Be loyal to yourself first and foremost." That's a very rare scenario, where there's one very motivated player surrounded by a team of people making no effort and a club which doesn't care. The vast majority of clubs are putting in a big effort and they play at the levels their talent and resources allow.
The nature of the GAA is that we represent our communities. It's all you hear players talk about, when they're playing for their clubs. Listen to some of the brilliant Kilkenny hurlers who played for small junior and intermediate clubs. They wouldn't dream of transferring and anything they won with their club, be it a junior title even, meant the world to them. Playing with the people they grew up with. Seeing people from their communities at the games cheering them on.
Representing your club, community and county is the backbone of the GAA. It's much more than a sport as a result. Letting people transfer willy nilly would change the face of the GAA forever and it would lose a huge amount.
WanPintWin (National) - 27/08/2026 10:41:29
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"It's Worrying For Hurling!" - 1 Like(s)
NO to compulsory hurling!!
Let the enthusiasts play it, coach, train etc.
Areas where hurling hasn't existed (since 1884 anyway) have no interest in it and trying to ram it into us isn't going to work.
Seanfan (National) - 27/08/2026 11:16:27
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "I think James Byrne has maybe something to offer, Darren Codd too.
Others who might commit under new management, some of them especially if the backroom team is as suspected-
Conor Mac
Cathal Dunbar
Ian Carty
Gary Molloy
Charlie Mcguckin?
Mikie Dwyer if fully recovered from his operation
Jack Cullen?
Darragh Farrell" Surely time for wexford to move on from mikie dwyer and mcguckian. Both not good enough. Focus on the sean obriens, mooney, roarke,etc
richiepmurphy (National) - 27/08/2026 11:57:18
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"It's Worrying For Hurling!" - 1 Like(s)
Replying To yew_tree: "It's hard to change culture in a short timeframe. A new hurling club was setup in south Mayo in recent years but the fact is football is number one and always will be. It's culture and it's in the blood. I'm sure if a football delegation went to Kilkenny they wouldn't get much support.
John Meyler on OTB saying hurling should be compulsory for ALL GAA clubs. I'm not sure how statements like that help. From my own area underage football clubs are amalgamating all over the place. Not sure throwing hurling into the mix of which there is zero knowledge or expertise is going to help." "I'm sure if a football delegation went to Kilkenny they wouldn't get much support"
Why would a football delegation want to go to Kilkeny? Football is played at all the GAA clubs in Kilkenny at various age levels, with county Senior, Intermediate and Junior championships.
There seems be a lot of ignorance spouted about football in Kilkenny by people who know nothing about it, just because the Kilkenny county football team doesn't play in the All-Ireland Senior Championship.
Cockney_Cat (National) - 27/08/2026 12:08:49
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Anti GAA Agenda - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ulsterrules: "I mentioned below as a potential, and today I see that the Derry club championship is only starting, even though the county has been out of the championship since 13th June, nearly 3 months, if they starterted the championship 3 weeks after they where knocked out of interCo they would be having a county Club Final this weekend.
For me I Would have the
National league from Jan to Mar
Championship from May to Aug (All Ireland last week of Aug)
Club League games played from May-Aug regardless of you missing an Inter Co player
Club Championship Sept to Oct
Everyone shut down for Nov
Remember as each week passes in the championship Counties are getting knocked out and the inter Co player returns to the club scene earlier." The problem with that is you don't know when your county will be knocked out, so it's very hard for club players to plan. At the moment, they have exact dates and can plan summer holidays etc accordingly.
I'm not sure why Derry started so late. In Galway we went a bit further in football than them and got to the hurling final and we've had two full rounds of both championships played already.
WanPintWin (National) - 27/08/2026 12:11:14
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Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Albundy19: "Any thoughts on the weekend? In my opinion st Patrick's and Roundwood should tell us something about the standard of this year's championship. Also the young village side v Tinahealy should be interesting." Very interesting weekend ahead. I think AGB will beat kiltegan which will send them into the relegation. Eire og to beat Hollywood and Carnew to beat Bray. That will be the 3 teams in relegation. Tinahely could end up as 4th team from bottom and season over because of their score difference. Baltinglass and Blessington will be a good match but both teams should progress to the quarterfinals
kodak13 (National) - 27/08/2026 13:06:57
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Anti GAA Agenda - 1 Like(s)
Why are people still obsessed with the All Ireland at the end of August or start of September. It's not going to happen. Players are happy with this new schedule and it's more important to keep them happy than the couch potatoes with the remote control
Taypot (National) - 27/08/2026 13:14:55
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"It's Worrying For Hurling!" - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Seanfan: "There are historic reasons hurling is mainly confined to south of a Galway to Dublin line.
Better land, bigger farms, landlords promoting it....
I recall reading somewhere a game called "commons" (from camán I presume) was once played in Northern half of Ireland and was similar to shinty as in no hands and played in winter.
It died off due to population growth, no spare land, landlords not promoting it and ironically Protestants of Scottish ancestry opposing it.
Handling the ball and driving it long distances was a Munster/South Leinster thing plus obviously South Galway.
By the way how many GAA units promote rounders?" I'm well aware of the history of hurling and the variations of it that were played in different parts of the country. But the circumstances that prevailed in the distant days of the past shouldn't be seen as a handy reason for why things are the way they are today.
Every football club in Roscommon, for example, has a pitch upon which hurling could be played, could buy the equipment necessary for hurling, and can access basic hurling coaching courses that are available to everyone. The fact that your forefathers didn't have the same opportunities shouldn't be a reason for not doing it now. If you took that same view on everything, then you wouldn't have a car, or live in a house with electricity, or be online to read this.
Quick bit of googling tells me the Roscommon Soccer League has developed from just 10 teams when it was founded in the 1970s to more than 30 today. Seems reasonable to assume then that many new clubs were formed in areas where soccer was never played before. They didn't say "but there's no real tradition of soccer here, that sport has only ever been strong in other parts of the country". If new soccer clubs can be formed, why not new hurling clubs?
Not sure of the relevance of your rounders question, but a more pertinent question might be - if there was a move on to expand rounders to more areas, how many units would actively oppose it, in the way they oppose the notion of introducing hurling?
Pikeman96 (National) - 27/08/2026 15:54:14
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