Lakeman93 (Westmeath) - Posts: 3 - 20/04/2026 08:15:30    2667408

what a day to be a westmeath man yesterday . this was a performance that will live long in my memory
meath saw this just as a stepping stone to a leinster title . how wrong they were . the team were outstanding . the inclusion of conor mcormack surprised me and i wish him well in his recovery . jason daly is the best goalie in the county se he was a good replacement . danny scahill was close to being man of the match . huge work rate and will to win were the features of this win . the nature of the defeat in wexford has transformed this team . all the big players wally sam ray luke and the younger ones like danny scahill mattie whittaker and shane corcoran were immense today but one man to me epitomised this win and that was conor dillon . up until the last ten minutes he snuffed out jordan morris . so now we move on to a semi final against kildare . tullamore on may 3rd . i would urge all people who take pride in our county to make the short journey to tullamore to get this very promising bunch of young lads to a leinster final

mickcunningham (Westmeath) - Posts: 1960 - 20/04/2026 08:32:20    2667410

What an occasion! We absolutely should enjoy this moment but what it has given us is a real chance of getting to a Leinster final that we can actually win for the first time since 2004. Also getting into the final gets us into the sam Maguire with a favourable draw as a runner up! This Kildare game now is the biggest game we have been in for years!

Westmeath25 (Westmeath) - Posts: 14 - 20/04/2026 08:32:33    2667411

Congrats to Mark McHugh and his management team and all the players and squad on a fantastic performance and win yesterday.2 weeks now to get bodies and injuries back in shape before another huge game against Kildare.Best wishes and speedy recovery to Conor McCormack who unfortunately suffered a broken leg in saving that effort from Meath's McBride.Get well soon C-Mac

Bruno@1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 315 - 20/04/2026 08:58:54    2667417

Well done Westmeath on a hugely impressive win. Like a lot of people, I had earmarked Meath as likely winners of Leinster this year, but your lads fairly torpedoed that notion yesterday. Just a pity that we had to follow it on X and Scór Beo. I got the GAA+ annual subscription as a Christmas present, and there wasn't one game of football available on it yesterday, Dhia sábháil, ach sin scéal eile.

Hopefully ye can build on this now an defeat Kildare. A Leinster final is well within your grasp.
McHugh is a shrewd operator. Plenty of people here in Donegal are understandably keeping an eye on his progress. A Leinster Chanmpionship victory with Westmeath would be a big feather in his cap, so you'll have a lot of support from the North-West.

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 10300 - 20/04/2026 11:14:27    2667454

Congratulations Westmeath! What a performance yesterday. You're now nicely set up to give Leinster a good rattle

bloodandbandage (Cork) - Posts: 500 - 20/04/2026 12:45:40    2667476

Great win. Very good shot now at a Leinster title. As good a chance as they have had in 20 years.
Based on what Kildare and Dublin have shown. There is no reason why Westmeath wouldn't fancy their chances.

tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1749 - 20/04/2026 14:39:23    2667517

Massive congratulations to Mark McHugh and his troops on a fantastic win yesterday. Fully deserved, heroes all over the pitch but it did help that we came in under the radar. Kildare will be ready but if we show the same level of hunger & intensity then there is no reason why we cannot come out on top. Superb team performance yesterday but it was really great to witness the performances of some of the newer players yesterday - Shane Corcoran, Conor Dillon, Danny scahill & Tadhg Baker in addition to Charlie, Sam, Ray, Mattie & Luke. Hopefully more supporters get behind the team the next day - this team deserves it,!
iarmhi abu

londoner (UK) - Posts: 121 - 20/04/2026 14:52:30    2667524

Very well done to the players and management on a brilliant performance. It was great to see this young team play with freedom and do what they can do best. Daniel Scahill was immense at the back. Showed a master class in defending, particularly in first half. Luke was superb and Corcoran is really making a name for himself up front. Best wishes to Conor McCormack who suffered a terrible injury, may he make a speedy recovery. Mark McHugh will hopefully ground the players fairly quick and get the focus on Kildare for what should be a very interesting semi final. I see both semi finals not being televised and are on GAA plus.

Chops (Westmeath) - Posts: 878 - 20/04/2026 19:46:13    2667589

royler (Meath) - Posts: 302 - 20/04/2026 21:03:06    2667603