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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Kinvara: "Kinvara have had a fairly disastrous compagn so far, almost hard to believe
18 wides the first day out wouldve been dissapointed not to win.
Against ME, Josh O'Connor one of their best players gets injured in the warmup, they play very well and build a good lead, then ME come back into it, Kinvara get a penalty up one, take the point to go up 2 then concede a goal to lose it.
From maybe playing well enough to top the group to fighting relegation. Not our year" Look portumna were a disaster against ME got the act together against Ahasgragh, no more than kinvara very inconsistent this even if ye won last week this game is still do or die regardless. No doubt it'll be played in kilbeacanty, would suit kinvara better.
2maroonjerseys (National) - 26/08/2026 14:37:47
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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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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 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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"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." 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 - 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." 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 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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