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Replying To CARPS:  "Whether or not he leaves Naas will tell us a lot. I was initially told he was leaving both Carlow and Naas, due to personal reasons. Since then have heard a different version."
Was there a flash point between naas and MLR?

CarlowJuniorB (Clare) - Posts: 52 - 26/11/2025 08:44:24    2646089

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Replying To CarlowJuniorB:  "Was there a flash point between naas and MLR?"
Not related to MLR.

CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 986 - 26/11/2025 11:40:22    2646115

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Replying To CARPS:  "The second version aligns with what sportsmadcarlow posted."
So just as we suspected.

Overthebar53 (Carlow) - Posts: 415 - 26/11/2025 19:15:46    2646171

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Good draw to get Wicklow. Bad draw the winner gets Dublin.

CarlowJuniorB (Clare) - Posts: 52 - 27/11/2025 21:30:56    2646272

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Replying To CarlowJuniorB:  "Good draw to get Wicklow. Bad draw the winner gets Dublin."
Could have been worse, alright.

Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1946 - 27/11/2025 22:43:36    2646277

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Replying To Freethinker:  "Could have been worse, alright."
Great draw for both teams. Each will see it as winnable. And Dublin at home is a big prize.

CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 986 - 28/11/2025 12:09:19    2646318

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Congrats to Fighting Cocks on reaching The Leinster Junoir Football final.
Fantastic win in Longford. Hope the whole county turns out to support them in the final in 2 week's time.

novalis (Carlow) - Posts: 322 - 29/11/2025 15:16:41    2646434

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Replying To novalis:  "Congrats to Fighting Cocks on reaching The Leinster Junoir Football final.
Fantastic win in Longford. Hope the whole county turns out to support them in the final in 2 week's time."
Fair play to them to go up there and win and win well was a great achievement.

Final is due to be played in Carlow I hear. Hopefully the work being done on the county ground will be finished but I have my doubts. Not sure where it might be played otherwise.

Last Carlow team to make a Leinster club final ….? Was it Eire Og v Ballyboden or was it St Mullins v Ballyhale that was more recent than that. I can't remember the years.

Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1701 - 29/11/2025 17:23:46    2646451

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Massive congratulations to The Fighting Cocks on reaching the Leinster Junior Final. Against all the odds the lads have shown incredible heart and belief to get this far. A huge achievement for the club, players and everyone involved. Best of luck in the final!

Carlowrising (Carlow) - Posts: 180 - 29/11/2025 17:32:30    2646455

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St Mullins and Eire Og both contested Leinster finals in Dec 2019

novalis (Carlow) - Posts: 322 - 29/11/2025 17:55:10    2646457

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Replying To novalis:  "St Mullins and Eire Og both contested Leinster finals in Dec 2019"
Thanks. I had forgotten we had a team in the final of both the senior football and senior hurling. What a double that might have been.

Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1701 - 29/11/2025 19:37:44    2646461

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Reaching a Leinster final is a huge achievement for Fighting Cocks. Up Rathoe! I hope they go all the way now.

Also, it's further proof that our championship structures are working. I plead with the county board... it ain't broke, so. please don't try to fix it.

CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 986 - 30/11/2025 11:38:52    2646499

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Replying To CARPS:  "Reaching a Leinster final is a huge achievement for Fighting Cocks. Up Rathoe! I hope they go all the way now.

Also, it's further proof that our championship structures are working. I plead with the county board... it ain't broke, so. please don't try to fix it."
A huge achievement is right CARPS !!! Let's hope they can finish the job off

DolmenDave (Carlow) - Posts: 40 - 30/11/2025 12:01:07    2646501

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Hats off to the Fighting Cocks on an unbelievable achievement in reaching the Leinster Final. I hope Carlow supporters from across the county come out to support them in the final. I agree with Carps on this one that the current structures are working. There is talk of going to a 10 or 12 team Senior Championship & that is not a good idea. You would have at least 4 clubs struggling & 3 of them would survive up Senior every year but to what end?? We had that before years ago when we had 12 Senior clubs but some were only Senior in name. A lot of clubs stayed Senior because they only had to beat 1 weak team butbwere hammered by most of the other teams.
I think the 8 teams in each grade is perfect for a small county like Carlow. I don't know why the County Board are pushing for this change as it won't work. If it goes ahead the interimediate championship will also be watered down & will become Junior A standard & so on down the divisions

carlo (Carlow) - Posts: 294 - 30/11/2025 13:15:44    2646505

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Replying To carlo:  "Hats off to the Fighting Cocks on an unbelievable achievement in reaching the Leinster Final. I hope Carlow supporters from across the county come out to support them in the final. I agree with Carps on this one that the current structures are working. There is talk of going to a 10 or 12 team Senior Championship & that is not a good idea. You would have at least 4 clubs struggling & 3 of them would survive up Senior every year but to what end?? We had that before years ago when we had 12 Senior clubs but some were only Senior in name. A lot of clubs stayed Senior because they only had to beat 1 weak team butbwere hammered by most of the other teams.
I think the 8 teams in each grade is perfect for a small county like Carlow. I don't know why the County Board are pushing for this change as it won't work. If it goes ahead the interimediate championship will also be watered down & will become Junior A standard & so on down the divisions"
I agree on keeping the numbers but change has to come wrt playing hurling first and football later.aThey need to go back to running them concurrently. It has worked out well in Wexford.

Overthebar53 (Carlow) - Posts: 415 - 30/11/2025 15:42:19    2646519

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Replying To Overthebar53:  "I agree on keeping the numbers but change has to come wrt playing hurling first and football later.aThey need to go back to running them concurrently. It has worked out well in Wexford."
Wexford is a totally different story. It's mostly dual clubs (or de facto dual) in that county. St Anne's, St Martins, Rathnure, Naomh Éanna, Rapparees, Shelmaliers, etc.

Our situation is different. Carlow Town has five football clubs feeding into it, Burren Rangers has four or five and Naomh Brid has four.

The problem in Carlow is that if we abandon the split season, the football clubs will go back to pressuring lads not to train for hurling. It's hardly a surprise that the current set up has revitalized Carlow Town and Naomh Bird and greatly strengthened Burren Rangers.

I do understand the complaints from the football fraternity, the big gap between league and championship. But, I'm sorry, we have a duty of care to both codes.

The best solution, lads, is to pick up your hurls in the summer.

CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 986 - 30/11/2025 17:16:15    2646531

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