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Replying To more4me:  "looking at the crowd at the football final this weekend against the crowd for the hurling final I think this platform is a lot more in line with the real world as you may think"
The Carlow senior hurling championship has become boring. The same two teams every year in the final. Rathvilly and Old Leighlin were meeting for the first time in a decade. It was a very enjoyable game, by the way. And well done to Old Leighlin. And especially to the seven or eight lads who won senior football and intermediate hurling medals this year. Great Gaels.

CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 947 - 21/10/2025 19:15:53    2641008

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Replying To CARPS:  "The Carlow senior hurling championship has become boring. The same two teams every year in the final. Rathvilly and Old Leighlin were meeting for the first time in a decade. It was a very enjoyable game, by the way. And well done to Old Leighlin. And especially to the seven or eight lads who won senior football and intermediate hurling medals this year. Great Gaels."
Or people just prefer football, same with county teams, more ppl at div4 football than div1 hurling, more so for championship. so much so people come on hear to give out about the support of the hurlers. Only thing people are picking up hurls for these days is to help start the fire!

more4me (Carlow) - Posts: 123 - 21/10/2025 21:22:01    2641017

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Replying To CARPS:  "The Carlow senior hurling championship has become boring. The same two teams every year in the final. Rathvilly and Old Leighlin were meeting for the first time in a decade. It was a very enjoyable game, by the way. And well done to Old Leighlin. And especially to the seven or eight lads who won senior football and intermediate hurling medals this year. Great Gaels."
Whether people like it or not Carlow is more of a footballing county. We have more support in football we have more clubs in football, we have more players in football, we have more teams in football, we have more drama and competition in football. The hurlers are far better and successfull at county level but thats about it I am afraid. I am a big supporter of both codes personally but even I can recognise this, its not really bias its just sheer numbers.

Similarly in somewhere like Wexford where both codes are played and recognised hurling is just preferenced and has more numbers its simple math. As I always say though we should try give our hurlers at county level a bit more support where possible we are living in the glory days at the moment, whats coming down the tracks is not pretty... trust me. People will look back and say oh we should have given them more support etc when they were good

FearCeatharlach (Carlow) - Posts: 41 - 21/10/2025 23:45:29    2641033

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I'm not getting into the whole football v hurling v dual debate but I've a huge admiration for dual players especially those that have to play with separate clubs in order to do so.

One poster mentioned that MLR don't take football serious and operate in lower divisions in the league. It's simply not possible for MLR to take the league seriously. In their quarter final against Bagenalstown, 9 of their starting 15 were on Carlow county panels when the league was ongoing, along with another 3 subs introduced. With a few injuries or lads unavailable due to college, work etc. the numbers get scarce pretty quickly. Their 2nd team is Junior C, the depth isn't there to be missing that many.

ACarlowGael (Carlow) - Posts: 14 - 22/10/2025 07:28:47    2641035

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Replying To CARPS:  "The Carlow senior hurling championship has become boring. The same two teams every year in the final. Rathvilly and Old Leighlin were meeting for the first time in a decade. It was a very enjoyable game, by the way. And well done to Old Leighlin. And especially to the seven or eight lads who won senior football and intermediate hurling medals this year. Great Gaels."
Since 2003 there's been 4 winners of senior hurling, same as football… hardly ultra competitive either.

Carlowtothecore1 (Carlow) - Posts: 80 - 22/10/2025 09:44:41    2641045

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Replying To FearCeatharlach:  "Whether people like it or not Carlow is more of a footballing county. We have more support in football we have more clubs in football, we have more players in football, we have more teams in football, we have more drama and competition in football. The hurlers are far better and successfull at county level but thats about it I am afraid. I am a big supporter of both codes personally but even I can recognise this, its not really bias its just sheer numbers.

Similarly in somewhere like Wexford where both codes are played and recognised hurling is just preferenced and has more numbers its simple math. As I always say though we should try give our hurlers at county level a bit more support where possible we are living in the glory days at the moment, whats coming down the tracks is not pretty... trust me. People will look back and say oh we should have given them more support etc when they were good"
Problem is the lack of hurling is an all of Ireland thing rather than just a Carlow thing.

Say what you want about the quality of the four provincials in football, but there's still 4 provincials with all teams. Hurling has 5 counties of Munster blocking Kerry and Leinster has 4 teams with Galway and Antrim this year. The Joe Mc while still a decent level is far below the two established provincials and the others are a country mile behind the Joe Mc. Only one county has made the jump from crap to winning a provincial and that was Dublin at the turn of the 00s and that required millions of euro and a large population.

In the club scene, 8 counties enter the Leinster senior championship, 3 teams enter Ulster and connacht didn't even run.

It's not to downgrade what the hurlers achieved because it is incredibly given the small pull of players they have within the county but the barrier for improving is quite low compared to what it is in football.

CarlowJuniorB (Clare) - Posts: 35 - 22/10/2025 10:35:35    2641055

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Lads maybe it's time for the carlow thread to be separated, one for hurling and one for football. I'm a former dual player whose played senior at both levels for my club but I find some of the comments here disgusting. One poster talking gleefully about people burning hurls! Some gael you are! I'm not suggesting everyone should love both codes that's a personal choice, but at least have respect for both and for those who've strived for and continue to strive for both.

Unusedsub (Carlow) - Posts: 129 - 22/10/2025 14:36:14    2641103

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Replying To Unusedsub:  "Lads maybe it's time for the carlow thread to be separated, one for hurling and one for football. I'm a former dual player whose played senior at both levels for my club but I find some of the comments here disgusting. One poster talking gleefully about people burning hurls! Some gael you are! I'm not suggesting everyone should love both codes that's a personal choice, but at least have respect for both and for those who've strived for and continue to strive for both."
Any opinions on how the gaa can allow a GAA club br called GFC. I see that as two fingers to hurling.. surely you're either a gaa club or not, irrespective of number of codes .. it's seems to be I. Line with Soccer (FC), just add the G to distinguish !
Anyone else with a view..

Carlowtothecore1 (Carlow) - Posts: 80 - 22/10/2025 15:34:37    2641114

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Replying To ACarlowGael:  "I'm not getting into the whole football v hurling v dual debate but I've a huge admiration for dual players especially those that have to play with separate clubs in order to do so.

One poster mentioned that MLR don't take football serious and operate in lower divisions in the league. It's simply not possible for MLR to take the league seriously. In their quarter final against Bagenalstown, 9 of their starting 15 were on Carlow county panels when the league was ongoing, along with another 3 subs introduced. With a few injuries or lads unavailable due to college, work etc. the numbers get scarce pretty quickly. Their 2nd team is Junior C, the depth isn't there to be missing that many."
100%. I meant to post about that and forgot. How can they be expected to compete in the football league's top tier when they have almost a full team in with the county?

CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 947 - 22/10/2025 17:03:58    2641137

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Replying To Carlowtothecore1:  "Any opinions on how the gaa can allow a GAA club br called GFC. I see that as two fingers to hurling.. surely you're either a gaa club or not, irrespective of number of codes .. it's seems to be I. Line with Soccer (FC), just add the G to distinguish !
Anyone else with a view.."
I suppose if you don't do Athletics and don't play hurling, rounders or handball, and you only play Football, then you are only a GFC?

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17281 - 22/10/2025 18:06:52    2641141

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Replying To Unusedsub:  "Lads maybe it's time for the carlow thread to be separated, one for hurling and one for football. I'm a former dual player whose played senior at both levels for my club but I find some of the comments here disgusting. One poster talking gleefully about people burning hurls! Some gael you are! I'm not suggesting everyone should love both codes that's a personal choice, but at least have respect for both and for those who've strived for and continue to strive for both."
Hear hear !!

Some ridiculous comments on here, on both sides in my opinion.

For the second smallest county in the country we find ourselves awkwardly shaped, with most populated parts of the county bordering another county. So down south we're in the middle of the hurling strongholds of Kilkenny and Wexford, whereas up north and west and near the town we're bordering football only parts of Kildare and Leix.

Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1680 - 22/10/2025 19:07:36    2641152

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Replying To Carlowtothecore1:  "Any opinions on how the gaa can allow a GAA club br called GFC. I see that as two fingers to hurling.. surely you're either a gaa club or not, irrespective of number of codes .. it's seems to be I. Line with Soccer (FC), just add the G to distinguish !
Anyone else with a view.."
Not too many GFC's, or HC's for that matter, still around most seem to have become CLGs / GAA clubs over the years.

Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1680 - 22/10/2025 19:09:14    2641153

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Replying To Viking66:  "I suppose if you don't do Athletics and don't play hurling, rounders or handball, and you only play Football, then you are only a GFC?"
Scór !!

Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1680 - 22/10/2025 19:09:55    2641154

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I see that the regional U-16 football championship is being run again this year which is great news. 6 teams so three matches every Friday night, starting Friday week, all out in the Training Centre with one game each week shown live on you tube. Great success last year.

Also, good to see (in my view good to see anyway) they're now going to have a hurling version as well at U-15, to be played on Thursday nights - same format three matches every Thursday night. Three Carlow regions in the hurling with Barrow Rangers from Kilkenny also in it, as well as a South Kildare county team and Wicklow county team.

Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1680 - 22/10/2025 19:16:51    2641155

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