Cavan's and Kildare's Seanie Johnston.

P.Mus (Cavan) - Posts: 386 - 14/01/2013 14:31:59    1318141

had many great players in kerry who never won all irelands ..ie denis o sullivan from tralee...

traleegerry (Kerry) - Posts: 738 - 14/01/2013 14:43:16    1318152

In my time: Football - Frank McGuigan, Kevin O'Brien, Declan Browne, Tony McManus. Hurling - Tony Browne, John Mullane, Ollie Canning, Ciaran Carey

Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 1037 - 14/01/2013 16:58:29    1318261

Tommy Murphy of laois. Mid field on team of the Millenium

Malonemagic (Laois) - Posts: 817 - 14/01/2013 17:15:24    1318269

Ray McCarron and Eamonn Murphy from Monaghan,im my opinion Murphy was the second best target man in the country during the 8o's after Bomber Liston.

Hardasnails (Monaghan) - Posts: 288 - 14/01/2013 17:41:39    1318291

bennybunny,
no probs,
i remember this one,from the great Micheal o muircheartaigh.
commentating on an Inter-county match between Dublin and Sligo:
"I saw a few Sligo people at Mass in Gardiner Street this morning and the omens seem to be good for them, the priest was wearing the same colours as the Sligo jersey! 40 yards out on the Hogan Stand side of the field Ciarán Whelan goes on a rampage, it's a goal. So much for religion

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 14/01/2013 17:53:09    1318302

Did a bit of research and found a few names.

A McLoughlin from Burt in Donegal held Jimmy Doyle scoreless from play in a Railway Cup match once. Mick Stafford Donegal was a regular no. 10 for Ulster in the sixties V. Owens Tyrone played for Ulster in a Railway Cup final. A McShea of Fermanagh also hurled for Ulster. In the twenties Pat McDonald of Cavan won Fitzgibbons with UCD. I think he was a Dublin sub afterwards and may have won All Irelands as well.

Wexford born Dave Synnott was Mayo's regular goalkeeper for years, played about 5 years for Connacht and won two railway cup medals, thinks hes the only non Galway player to win more then one. Joe Henry during the eighties was one if the very few non Galway hurlers to play regularly for Connacht. Paul Seevers from Sligo who i seen play once was a great player and may have won a Railway Cup? A Colm Kelly from Roscommon seems that have been a good player. Also one or two Roscommon Connaughtons hurled with New York during the 50's/60's at a time when hurling was very strong there. The Railway Cup final of 1969 ( draw and replay ) featured two Sligo players on the Connacht team, Tipp-born Mick Burke no.5 and Wexford-born Willie Murphy no. 10. The only Leitrim player seems to have been was Limerick-born Tommie O'Riordan was a Connacht sub once in the late fifties

moomoo (Kerry) - Posts: 4023 - 14/01/2013 20:08:18    1318386

Also Kildare seem to have had a great team during the 70's and were unlucky not to make a Leinster final

moomoo (Kerry) - Posts: 4023 - 14/01/2013 21:43:53    1318422

A major name must be Brian Roper of Donegal who played 14 seasons in the green and gold, never won a Provincial Title but did win the league in 2007. 159 appearances for Donegal between 1996 and 2009.

donegalboy (Donegal) - Posts: 120 - 15/01/2013 19:38:08    1318830

In the last 15-20 years...

Football: Declan Browne, John Galvin, Mattie Forde (can't believe he hasn't been mentioned), Micheal Meehan for Galway anyone? (has a club one with Caltra I know). Ciaran McDonald and James Nallen from Mayo (although they both have club All Irelands), you could name a truck load of hard luck cases from Mayo, McHale, James Horan Willie Joe etc.. Benny Coulter, Ciaran Whelan (how unlucky was he? started the year after a Dubs win, ended the year before their next!), Eamonn O Hara maybe? Dessie Dolan for Westmeath, Paul Barden from Longford could well be one of the best not to have won an All Star.

The list is fairly exhaustive...

Hurling: Mainly players from Galway (again- more club medals than they know what do with) , Waterford and Limerick (Kevin Broderick- dunno if he was mentioned). An outside bet for recent times- Tony Griffin of Clare? Very consistent, an All Star and two nominations playing for a Clare at a low ebb, probably never even really saw the best of him. James Young- always seemed to beswimming against the tidein Laois

roundball (Tipperary) - Posts: 2514 - 15/01/2013 20:40:35    1318863

Longford's Paul Barden and Dessie Barry

Spinx (Longford) - Posts: 1365 - 15/01/2013 20:43:24    1318864

Ciaran Carey without doubt the best GAA player without an all ireland

miketyson (Limerick) - Posts: 2748 - 16/01/2013 09:44:57    1318928

I don't have a great knowledge of any players who hurled over 20 years ago, so here's some of the more modern players that i would pick in Hurling:

Galway: Ollie and Joe Canning, Kevin Broderick, Eugene Cloonan, Joe Rabbitte.

Limerick: Ciaran Carey, Gary Kirby.

Waterford: Tony Browne, John Mullane, Ken McGrath, Dan Shanahan, Paul Flynn, Eoin Kelly, Brick Walsh, Fergal Hartley.

A wee bit premature you would have to say to be adding Joe Canning to this list considering he is only 23, hopefully as a Galway man we won't be adding his name to that list in seven or eight year's time. As regards the rest can't argue with any of them.

gilly0512 (Galway) - Posts: 1176 - 16/01/2013 10:01:35    1318932

roundball
County: Tipperary
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you are sport on John Galvin from Liemrick he was robbed for an All-Star theree about 2 or 3 years gao... it was a disgrace

Horsebox77 (Kerry) - Posts: 5491 - 16/01/2013 12:42:19    1319033

Seanie Johnston made a big mistake moving to Kildare. He moved from the best club in Cavan to an average Kildare club. Cavan are making strides in the underage ranks and should win an Ulster in the next 5-6 years whereas if Kildare dont do anything this year its all over for them.

pass_it (Longford) - Posts: 59 - 16/01/2013 18:28:17    1319346

The greatest of them all....Frank Mc Guigan

tyronetaffe (Tyrone) - Posts: 45 - 17/01/2013 14:56:14    1319716

Horsebox77
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roundball
County: Tipperary
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you are sport on John Galvin from Liemrick he was robbed for an All-Star theree about 2 or 3 years gao... it was a disgrace


Been doing it for Limerick for years now, often against what were the best midfielders in the game like Darragh O Se and Nicholas Murphy. Shame he's been ruined with injuries in the last couple of years. Deserved at least a Munster medal.

roundball (Tipperary) - Posts: 2514 - 17/01/2013 15:04:48    1319723

From monaghan nudie Hughes and tommy freeman.

seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1909 - 17/01/2013 18:57:32    1319872

John Mullane and never will as hes after announcing retirement this evening probably is this best player never to win one.

Jackos_Wacko (Kerry) - Posts: 417 - 17/01/2013 19:24:19    1319886

donegalboy
County: Donegal
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A major name must be Brian Roper of Donegal who played 14 seasons in the green and gold, never won a Provincial Title but did win the league in 2007. 159 appearances for Donegal between 1996 and 2009.

A trooper for the green and gold. Never gave an inch and was one of the men who could always be relied on. Unlike others from that era I could mention.

A travesty the likes of him and Sweeney, Monaghan etc never won anything other than the league.

Samsforthehills (Donegal) - Posts: 1075 - 17/01/2013 20:41:09    1319943