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Replying To CARPS: "Carlow Town and Setanta, yes, are Mikey Mouse. Ballinkillen, no (a de facto dual club with Fenagh). Burren and Brid are dual at underage, so partially proper clubs, It would be better for GAA in Carlow town if Eire Og went dual, or Asca, Carlow Town and O'Hanrahan's came together. Both would be even better again." What would Carlow Town benefit out of this? They have are on an upwards trajectory with constant underage teams in county finals and in div 1. They have numerous players from Palatine, Éire Óg and Asca. How would Eire og going dual make any sense if only a couple of players from Eire og have an interest in hurling? 1970 (Carlow)* - Posts: 3 - 16/11/2025 23:14:52 2644903 Link
Replying To CARPS: "Carlow Town and Setanta, yes, are Mikey Mouse. Ballinkillen, no (a de facto dual club with Fenagh). Burren and Brid are dual at underage, so partially proper clubs, It would be better for GAA in Carlow town if Eire Og went dual, or Asca, Carlow Town and O'Hanrahan's came together. Both would be even better again." How would that work when Carlow town is on an upwards trajectory? There underage teams are constantly in div 1 and reaching county finals and their U21s are in the A final after defeating a good Myshall side. There is no way they would want to amalgamate with o hanrahans when their own club is progressing so well 1970 (Carlow)* - Posts: 3 - 16/11/2025 23:17:53 2644904 Link
Replying To 1970: "How would that work when Carlow town is on an upwards trajectory? There underage teams are constantly in div 1 and reaching county finals and their U21s are in the A final after defeating a good Myshall side. There is no way they would want to amalgamate with o hanrahans when their own club is progressing so well" Now do adult levels... CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 976 - 17/11/2025 11:18:19 2644979 Link
Replying To Carlowtothecore1: "So my understanding of what you're saying is … he's told Naas he's leaving them after the current campaign? Is that correct?" Yes, that is what I have been told. re: the genuine personal reasons. CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 976 - 17/11/2025 11:19:02 2644980 Link
Replying To CARPS: "Now do adult levels..." They should be a senior club in the next few years. Obviously the successful underage teams feed into the adult teams. 1970 (Carlow) - Posts: 3 - 17/11/2025 11:57:32 2644996 Link
Replying To 1970: "They should be a senior club in the next few years. Obviously the successful underage teams feed into the adult teams." Going back five or six decades, Carlow Town's problem has always been player retention. They won five minors in six years in the 1980s and all that underage success ielded ONE senior title. And even that was buttressed by a number of players from other counties who had come to work in Carlow. The last time they reached a county final (in the late 1990s), I think half the team were of non Carlow origin. Carlow Town has frequently had successful underage teams, but it has never translated to senior... because there are too many rival football clubs involved. Hence my point that the town would be better off with two dual clubs. CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 976 - 17/11/2025 13:00:32 2645015 Link