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Replying To baire:  "That's referring to a Catholic church parish. Civil parishes are older - GAA clubs are connected to the civil parishes."
To be honest I never heard of the term civil parish. I always thought of parishes and the their alignment with GAA to be related to RC parishes ( I really didnt think their was any other type of parish)
Historically , I guess that the Catholic church formed and aligned parishes based on population . i.e. if an area did not have the population to support a PP and a CC then it shared with an other area and hence the name "half parish".
So the parishes as they started out were generally of a similar size ( population wise).
Now the population argument has gone out the window with migration towards population centre , but thats a different argument.
Now, I'm not a great fan of Corofin and would often reference the fact that they have a population advantage over many clubs ( not all by any stretch) and I do agree that Belclare and Corofin each have more population than several full parishes in East Galway, but I would argue all day with anyone telling me that Corofin GAA is not a single parish club. Its a trivial point in some peoples eyes , but I think there is something special about a club being aligned with one parish only.

anotheralias (Galway) - Posts: 960 - 20/09/2023 16:19:46    2504978

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What are Claregalway doing at 8/15 to beat Dunmore? Seems a mad price with the likelihood of Jack Glynn missing. There won't be more than a kick of a ball in that one. I'd fancy James' to beat Milltown. Good bet at 5/4.

galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 806 - 21/09/2023 13:54:17    2505063

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Any word on when the Minor manager will be announced? I see James Mannion's ticket was put up by Monivea Abbey on Facebook, seems very strong. Would be great to see Giz McGrath involved in Galway football again. Not many of those All ireland Club winning Corofin lads involved with coaching the county teams. Who else is going for it?

WestAwake98 (Galway) - Posts: 2 - 21/09/2023 21:23:03    2505126

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Replying To galway19:  "What are Claregalway doing at 8/15 to beat Dunmore? Seems a mad price with the likelihood of Jack Glynn missing. There won't be more than a kick of a ball in that one. I'd fancy James' to beat Milltown. Good bet at 5/4."
I think everyone would disagree with you

MapleSyrup (Galway) - Posts: 165 - 22/09/2023 09:13:18    2505139

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Replying To Alwaysencourage:  "Clarenbridge and Craughwell drove football out if the area so these lads play with mostly Oranmore through no fault of their own.Lads ftom Carnmore and Turloughmore play with Claregalway although some do go to Corofin on the border,Daithi Burke being example and there is a family connection."
Speaking with lads heavily involved in underage in these clubs, it seems that neither Craughwell nor Clarinbridge have lads playing football with Oranmore-Maree. If there are any, it's a handful in total, across a huge number of underage squads. Oranmore-Maree is parish-only now. Craughwell formed Gael na Gaillimhe as a juvenile football team for their parish, when their hurling fraternity blocked football in Craughwell club, while Clarinbridge have effectively prohibited all underage players from playing Gaelic football at Oranmore-Maree or anywhere else for that matter. I was told on authority that this is the case as young as U10! It seems crazy that young lads and ladies would be prevented from participating in a sport they'd like to play, when there are so many other negative distractions for our young people today. Hurling can be a bit like that! Imagine the uproar if it were the other way around!

togoutlads (Galway) - Posts: 982 - 22/09/2023 11:47:20    2505173

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Replying To WestAwake98:  "Any word on when the Minor manager will be announced? I see James Mannion's ticket was put up by Monivea Abbey on Facebook, seems very strong. Would be great to see Giz McGrath involved in Galway football again. Not many of those All ireland Club winning Corofin lads involved with coaching the county teams. Who else is going for it?"
No word about anyone else going for it, nothing mentioned in the papers or radio.

Castlebar2019 (Mayo) - Posts: 25 - 23/09/2023 14:12:01    2505323

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Replying To Castlebar2019:  "No word about anyone else going for it, nothing mentioned in the papers or radio."
There's another ticket that's stronger in my opinion, includes a member of 98 Galway team..

Galwaymaster9 (Galway) - Posts: 397 - 23/09/2023 14:31:47    2505325

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Replying To galway19:  "No need to worry about this rule affecting senior championship. Tuam haven't a hope of beating Mountbellew"
Say what?
The Dunmore lads won't be stripping off on the pitch today

Galwaymaster9 (Galway) - Posts: 397 - 23/09/2023 17:03:21    2505333

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Replying To togoutlads:  "Speaking with lads heavily involved in underage in these clubs, it seems that neither Craughwell nor Clarinbridge have lads playing football with Oranmore-Maree. If there are any, it's a handful in total, across a huge number of underage squads. Oranmore-Maree is parish-only now. Craughwell formed Gael na Gaillimhe as a juvenile football team for their parish, when their hurling fraternity blocked football in Craughwell club, while Clarinbridge have effectively prohibited all underage players from playing Gaelic football at Oranmore-Maree or anywhere else for that matter. I was told on authority that this is the case as young as U10! It seems crazy that young lads and ladies would be prevented from participating in a sport they'd like to play, when there are so many other negative distractions for our young people today. Hurling can be a bit like that! Imagine the uproar if it were the other way around!"
Fair enough.Hard on the lads that want to play football.

Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 372 - 23/09/2023 17:17:54    2505334

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Some battle from the Shams here at Tuam Stadium to get the win. Mountbellew with a much harder path now to reclaim the title.

GDL (Galway) - Posts: 776 - 23/09/2023 17:18:28    2505335

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So Tuam, Dunmore and St. Michaels are all level on 3 points after the final round of games today. Does anyone know for sure which tie-breaker rule is in effect for the Galway SFC? According to the new rule from central council, it should be based only on the games between the teams that are tied - in that case St. Michaels's would go through to the knock-oot stages and Tuam would be in the relegation group. However, I thought I heard that the Galway SFC was sticking with the old rule (overall scoring difference from all games) for this year - in that case, Tuam would go through and Michaels would would be in the relegation group. Either way, I expect that there will be objections, as has already happened in other similar cases around the country.

Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 1016 - 23/09/2023 17:31:36    2505336

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Replying To Gaillimh_Abu:  "So Tuam, Dunmore and St. Michaels are all level on 3 points after the final round of games today. Does anyone know for sure which tie-breaker rule is in effect for the Galway SFC? According to the new rule from central council, it should be based only on the games between the teams that are tied - in that case St. Michaels's would go through to the knock-oot stages and Tuam would be in the relegation group. However, I thought I heard that the Galway SFC was sticking with the old rule (overall scoring difference from all games) for this year - in that case, Tuam would go through and Michaels would would be in the relegation group. Either way, I expect that there will be objections, as has already happened in other similar cases around the country."
The rule was brought in to deal with teams that don't fulfill fixtures but it has had unintended consequences.Central Council have made a mess of this by allowing county boards pick and choose what they want to do instead of saying this is the rule and that's it.It has become messy.Personnally if all fixtures in a group have been fulfilled then it should be points difference and then the head to head after that.

Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 372 - 23/09/2023 17:42:57    2505338

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Replying To Gaillimh_Abu:  "So Tuam, Dunmore and St. Michaels are all level on 3 points after the final round of games today. Does anyone know for sure which tie-breaker rule is in effect for the Galway SFC? According to the new rule from central council, it should be based only on the games between the teams that are tied - in that case St. Michaels's would go through to the knock-oot stages and Tuam would be in the relegation group. However, I thought I heard that the Galway SFC was sticking with the old rule (overall scoring difference from all games) for this year - in that case, Tuam would go through and Michaels would would be in the relegation group. Either way, I expect that there will be objections, as has already happened in other similar cases around the country."
The rule was brought in to deal with teams that don't fulfill fixtures but it has had unintended consequences.Central Council have made a mess of this by allowing county boards pick and choose what they want to do instead of saying this is the rule and that's it.It has become messy.Personnally if all fixtures in a group have been fulfilled then it should be points difference and then the head to head after that.

Alwaysencourage (Galway) - Posts: 372 - 23/09/2023 17:42:57    2505339

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Replying To Galwaymaster9:  "There's another ticket that's stronger in my opinion, includes a member of 98 Galway team.."
Spit it out.

Castlebar2019 (Mayo) - Posts: 25 - 23/09/2023 17:48:43    2505341

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Another loss for an Cheathrú Rua today. What's going wrong there, one game from back to back relegations.

MairtinTomSean (Galway) - Posts: 55 - 23/09/2023 17:50:12    2505342

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Replying To Gaillimh_Abu:  "So Tuam, Dunmore and St. Michaels are all level on 3 points after the final round of games today. Does anyone know for sure which tie-breaker rule is in effect for the Galway SFC? According to the new rule from central council, it should be based only on the games between the teams that are tied - in that case St. Michaels's would go through to the knock-oot stages and Tuam would be in the relegation group. However, I thought I heard that the Galway SFC was sticking with the old rule (overall scoring difference from all games) for this year - in that case, Tuam would go through and Michaels would would be in the relegation group. Either way, I expect that there will be objections, as has already happened in other similar cases around the country."
Definitely will be objections. The Galway Hurling championship is using the new scoring difference rule for its competition but the Football committee are using the old scoring difference rules. Its the one Co Board so bound to be issues raised.

Medals (Galway) - Posts: 24 - 23/09/2023 18:54:19    2505348

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Replying To Galwaymaster9:  "Say what?
The Dunmore lads won't be stripping off on the pitch today"
Fair play to Tuam. As I have said repeatedly, they may leave the cup in Moycullen until next year. There are some very very mediocre teams making the knockout stages

galway19 (Galway) - Posts: 806 - 23/09/2023 19:34:07    2505351

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Replying To Medals:  "Definitely will be objections. The Galway Hurling championship is using the new scoring difference rule for its competition but the Football committee are using the old scoring difference rules. Its the one Co Board so bound to be issues raised."
Dunmore are well used to objecting...

Galwaymaster9 (Galway) - Posts: 397 - 23/09/2023 19:34:15    2505352

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Replying To MairtinTomSean:  "Another loss for an Cheathrú Rua today. What's going wrong there, one game from back to back relegations."
An Crumpán won't save them now. Poor team deserve to go down

Sportsfanatic90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 226 - 23/09/2023 19:51:00    2505356

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Replying To togoutlads:  "Speaking with lads heavily involved in underage in these clubs, it seems that neither Craughwell nor Clarinbridge have lads playing football with Oranmore-Maree. If there are any, it's a handful in total, across a huge number of underage squads. Oranmore-Maree is parish-only now. Craughwell formed Gael na Gaillimhe as a juvenile football team for their parish, when their hurling fraternity blocked football in Craughwell club, while Clarinbridge have effectively prohibited all underage players from playing Gaelic football at Oranmore-Maree or anywhere else for that matter. I was told on authority that this is the case as young as U10! It seems crazy that young lads and ladies would be prevented from participating in a sport they'd like to play, when there are so many other negative distractions for our young people today. Hurling can be a bit like that! Imagine the uproar if it were the other way around!"
I remember, while on holidays, having a few pucks with my son on a GAA pitch west of the Corrib about 15 years ago, a football only club and someone from the club came up to me and said "it's hard enough to have a football team here not to have that thing (meaning hurling) coming in!"
Ironically he saw no problem with many from the club playing soccer on the same pitch and organising soccer tournaments in the area.

baire (Galway) - Posts: 1849 - 24/09/2023 09:44:51    2505403

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