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Equivalents In Outpouring Of Wider GAA Fans To Mayo's Win In All Ireland - 5 Like(s)
Replying To BarneyGrant: "I saw Kerry supporters throwing drinks over Dublin kids in Davin End in 2011. Certainly didn't hang around for the presentation." What a post in the middle of positive posts. If we opened a thread on behaviour of Dublin supporters over the years the forum would go into meltdown
Claretandblue (National) - 27/07/2026 16:24:11
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Galway Football thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To The_DOC: "Are we the idiots for trying to be a dual county?
Just do what Kerry, Mayo, Donegal //Limerick , Kilkenny, Clare etc do and focus on one sport, throw a small bit of effort into the other one just so its looks like ya care.
Then get the entire county behind one sport?
I dunno, I assume all of Mayo will be supporting Galway next year so we can end our 26 year drought?" Galway will always be a dual county. Football is entrenched in half of the county and hurling is maybe even more entrenched in the other half. Don't see it ever changing to any great degree. Galway have won football All-Ireland's but hurling remained number one by a long way in the hurling half of the county.
Marooned (National) - 27/07/2026 18:14:32
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Galway Football thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To The_DOC: "Are we the idiots for trying to be a dual county?
Just do what Kerry, Mayo, Donegal //Limerick , Kilkenny, Clare etc do and focus on one sport, throw a small bit of effort into the other one just so its looks like ya care.
Then get the entire county behind one sport?
I dunno, I assume all of Mayo will be supporting Galway next year so we can end our 26 year drought?" I don't think being a dual county is the problem. But Galway football has a problem, and we have to solve it. Nobody owes us anything.
I don't think management is the real issue either. It may be a symptom of a wider malaise, and I've no interest in putting the boot into anyone who gives their best for this county. But I do question whether those in charge have a vision worthy of our heritage.
How is Tyrone able to get its act together while we can't? Is it a lack of resources, or a lack of will? Whatever the reason, they have built something that works. Why haven't we?
I support Connacht teams in every code, and I'm lucky enough to stand in the wonderful Dexcom Stadium regularly. Every time I do, I ask myself the same thing: why don't we have our own version of this?
Do we in the North and West put enough heat on those at the top? Or do we stop waiting and start building something ourselves, from the ground up?
I'm as liable as anyone to have a pop at our passivity on the pitch. Maybe it's just a mirror of the rest of us. I don't see a JP-style knight coming over the hill. I'm sure we'll have another tilt at an All-Ireland before this century is out. But I'd rather we stopped waiting for the stars to align, or for a maroon-and-white knight to do the work for us.
I wore my collar up like Brendan Lynskey as a kid. The 1980 team photo still hangs beside the Sacred Heart at home. Still, Galway football was always the cross to bear. I'd love to see it raised back to where it belongs. I'm sure I'm not alone in that.
And well done to the neighbours for getting the job done yesterday by playing football rather than the percentages. We should take inspiration from that.
Gaillimh abú.
Gaillimh_ar_dtús (National) - 27/07/2026 15:29:47
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Galway Football thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To The_DOC: "Are we the idiots for trying to be a dual county?
Just do what Kerry, Mayo, Donegal //Limerick , Kilkenny, Clare etc do and focus on one sport, throw a small bit of effort into the other one just so its looks like ya care.
Then get the entire county behind one sport?
I dunno, I assume all of Mayo will be supporting Galway next year so we can end our 26 year drought?" No we're not.
Every county should strive to be a dual county,even if the sentiment is slightly whimsical.
Seniorleague (National) - 27/07/2026 15:51:01
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Equivalents In Outpouring Of Wider GAA Fans To Mayo's Win In All Ireland - 3 Like(s)
I am not sure the mass outpouring of joy at this Mayo victory will ever be topped in GAA tbh.
Massive massive underdogs and everyone outside of Kerry wanted to see them beat Kerry and finally win Sam again, after so many Final defeats.
The scoreline flattered the Munster men tbh.
What a day and what celebrations.
It will live long in the memory…!
Fionn (National) - 27/07/2026 16:47:12
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Can Jack O'connor Over Take Jim Gavin? - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "It's not possible to lose twice in the current format Sam Maguire, and still win the competition. Lose twice, you're gone." It is. Dublin were beaten by Westmeath and Louth. And didn't Mayo lose twice actually? Provincials and next rounds are all part of same competition.
BarneyGrant (National) - 27/07/2026 16:14:12
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Kerry All Ireland Champions 2026? - 2 Like(s)
Replying To CiarraiMick: "The Tyrone team in the noughties were just super.I was nt around in the 60s but they were fab.Its a facy one cant judge eras as one has to factor in opposition etc.
The Dubs under Gavin were super but the opposition were nt that strong.
Tyrone imo played against better teams.Kerry were strong as were Cork and Armagh .
The Dublin team that went on to great things were destroyed by both Kerry and Tyrone in 08 and 09.Now Im aware that it was all their players but in Dubs era Kerry were weak and Mayo should have beatrn them twice at least but decisions went against them.This was a Mayo team that lost to Kerry Kildare Galway and Roscommon.
No doubt the Dubs were the best team in their era.No arguement but one cant say best ever.In fact If I had to bet then the Tyrone team of the noughties would beat them hands down.
The Dubs were super but only in their own ets.Tyrone had a much better ceiling imo but came up against much tougher teams." A bit revisionist there Mick. That was a super Mayo team in the Dubs 6 in a row era, the current Mayo team have potential but are not as strong now.
You reference Tyrone beating Dublin in 08 and 09, like that's 6 years b4 2015, first of 6.
For example the 2017 Dubs had, Scully, BB, MDMA, KevinMac, Diarmo, Davey Byrne, Paul Flynn Darren Daly, Cormac Costello "All on the Bench"
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sligo joe (National) - 28/07/2026 11:14:27
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Mayo GAA Thread - 2 Like(s)
Absolutely delighted. SIncerest congrats to all. Brilliant performance.Brilliant football. Great for football, badly needed for Connacht football and absolutely mighty for Mayo football. Enjoy. I hope my following comment is not construed as sour grapes from a Galway perspective because its absolutely not, but i have to say that Mayo got the rub of the green from refs decisions perspective. Maybe not enough to influence the result as Mayo were CLEARLY THE BETTER TEAM and thoroughly deserved the win but since i , and others,previously commented on Kerrys luck in getting to final , i think in the interests of consistency , it should be referenced. I think most pundits have avoided this point as nobody wants to be seen to rain on the parade. I think the decision balance was more subtle than in kerrys QF or SF or indeed in the Galway Dublin QF but i do think the double hop miss was blatant and if it was a Kerry player that had gotten away with it i would be going crazy. Also whilst the Mayo tackling/hounding was fantastic there was a few of them that, in my opinion, should have been given as Kerry frees. Maybe there was one or 2 decisions that went Kerrys way , but my view is that on this occasion, thankfully, Kerry did not get the rub from the officials.
anotheralias (National) - 28/07/2026 10:25:56
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Kerry All Ireland Champions 2026? - 2 Like(s)
I'm glad that it was Kerry that Mayo beat, or Dublin if it hadn't been Kerry. That's no negative take on either Kerry or Dublin but a reflection that both are the best in the business and that it has been at the hands of both (mostly) that Mayo has had its days of suffering on AI final day in Croke Park. Nobody can undervalue that win yesterday. No AI win should ever be undervalued but you know the way some people are.
It wasn't just that Mayo won or that it was after 75 years. It was how they won. As someone on the Sunday Game said: this is the new blueprint for how football should be played. It was total energy, total press from the get-go to the final whistle. I'm trying to think of a fitter more energetic team and I cannot think of one (perhaps Limerick hurlers, but hurling is for me, less physically taxing on the body over 70+ minutes). Mayo were probably 7-8 points the better side on the day.
Kerry will be back. That's the Kerry way. But when? The great Maurice Fitzgerald ended up with two AI medals at the end of his great career. David Clifford has two now. If he ends up with "only" two, I, for one, would not classify that as a bad innings at all.
foreveryoung (National) - 27/07/2026 17:47:29
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Roscommon GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To FullOfPorter: "Some of it is mentality and ambition, Mayo and Galway look at winning Connacht as a stepping stone, their ambitions lie in getting to Croker and as deep as possible into championship. I think its a vague aspiration in Roscommon and not really focussed on because we talk ourselves into being a small county and sure isn't everything else a bonus. We are a small county but we produce very good footballers and we don't have a huge amount of other sports in competition with football. The county is pure football apart from a small area around Four Roads. As big as soccer is in Castlerea or Boyle it's still second fiddle to football. Roscommon lads are playing at a high level from secondary school competitions, through to county underage, into university and then club, there is no reason we shouldn't be aiming to get into the last 4 of the competition. We have a management team who definitely have ambition to up the standard going by the inclusion of Sherlock and Comerford this year, their challenge is getting the players heads there. There's a difference in thinking you'll win a game and having the belief in knowing how to win games. Big improvements this year but some old habits still need sorting out.
I know the 40's were an age ago and the game and format have changed beyond belief but after Roscommon winning in 43, Jimmy Murray said they wanted to get Kerry in the 44 final to be able to say they played and beat the best out there. That is incredible way of thinking compared to now where we'd be hoping to avoid Kerry or whoever. It's not like things were booming in the county either, the 40s were bleak. Huge emigration and the population dropping by 5000 between 1936 and 1946. There is almost nothing from that time relevant in how the game is played now but that mentality was evident in Mayo yesterday. They actually looked like a team that relished taking on Kerry." Jimmy Murray was an exceptional leader and that's what's needed. Before 1943, Roscommon hadn't won Connacht since 1914. They had lost by a point to Galway in the Connacht finals of 1941 and 1942. Murray said before the '43 Connacht final that we'll beat Galway today or they'll carry me off on a stretcher. Roscommon beat Galway that day and went on to beat Cavan in the All Ireland final and retained Sam the following year v Kerry. Murray was a man of steel with iron leadership. Roscommon beat this year's All Ireland champions by 10 points. We limped out of the championship against Monaghan because the team were happy with winning Connacht and had no real ambition beyond that. Well done to Mayo on their fight and energy yesterday though it always hurts to see red and green flying high in Ballaghaderreen.
endgame (National) - 27/07/2026 17:43:39
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Mayo GAA Thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Seanfan: "We're in an era of "1 in a row" as a good few teams of similar standard around plus its hard to win an AI under the new systems." I suppose shows how good that Dublin team that were able to do 6 in a row, also probably shows that the Mayo team of 2016, 17 were a very good team and in any era they probably would have won at least 1 All Ireland. Yeah so many teams at a relatively similar level, sure Mayo hadn't even reached the quarter final the last few years. So about 7 or 8 teams will fancy their chances of winning Sam next year.
CartaDubh (National) - 27/07/2026 15:18:31
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To The_DOC: "Are we the idiots for trying to be a dual county?
Just do what Kerry, Mayo, Donegal //Limerick , Kilkenny, Clare etc do and focus on one sport, throw a small bit of effort into the other one just so its looks like ya care.
Then get the entire county behind one sport?
I dunno, I assume all of Mayo will be supporting Galway next year so we can end our 26 year drought?" The entire county will never buy in to one. Try and convince South Galway people to follow only football or North Galway to hurling and you'd have civil war.
We should be admired for playing both to such a high level. I, for one, am proud that we compete in both.
TanCanRan (National) - 27/07/2026 15:28:57
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Equivalents In Outpouring Of Wider GAA Fans To Mayo's Win In All Ireland - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Fionn: "I am not sure the mass outpouring of joy at this Mayo victory will ever be topped in GAA tbh.
Massive massive underdogs and everyone outside of Kerry wanted to see them beat Kerry and finally win Sam again, after so many Final defeats.
The scoreline flattered the Munster men tbh.
What a day and what celebrations.
It will live long in the memory…!" I'd say the supporters of Derry, Donegal, Armagh, Tyrone, Offaly & Clare might have something to say about that. Even my own county to a lesser extent. Everything gets exaggerated to high heaven in the age of social media.
Square_B (National) - 27/07/2026 17:27:37
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Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)
There has been an incredible rush to write teams off all year. Donegal nudged Mayo out of last year's championship with the last kick of the ball. Nearly everyone discounted Mayo. Dublin were written off after the league. Tyrone were written off as well despite an impressive quarter final win last year.
legendzxix (National) - 27/07/2026 12:26:15
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To letsgetgoing: "Well done to Mayo on their brilliant All Ireland win yesterday
Personally delighted to see Aiden O Shea etc getting an All Ireland medals after so many heart breaks. Hopefully Diarmuid, Enda, Brian etc will also stick with it for a few more years and give it everything as we have some very good young footballers coming through.
Hopefully the first Division 1 match of the league will be Roscommon v Mayo in The Hyde where a full house would be nearly guaranteed. (It would be a sell out if tickets went on sale tomorrow)
No reason why the National League fixtures should not be announced in the next few weeks to allow people to make arrangements in advance, book hotels, ensure no other holidays booked or have other commitments for the critical matches etc.
Some of us like to plan well in advance.
Is Micky Comerford staying with Roscommon as S&C coach for next year as he does not appear to be returning to Kilkenny? It would show the confidence he has in the Rossies if he does stay.
Best of luck to Roscommon ladies intermediate team in the All Ireland final in Croke Park this Sunday." Just saw on the indo that Darragh Mulcahy has been named as head of strength and conditioning in Henry Shefflins backroom team. Hopefully a sign Comerford stays with us?
FullOfPorter (National) - 27/07/2026 22:04:47
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To waynoI: "Mayo, Mayo, Mayo!
Class.
As a Dublin supporter who witnessed so many trojan battles from the Hill against Mayo, and enjoyed so many away days/weekends to Castlebar and Ballina over the years and met so many incredible, lovely people - i must say im genuinely overcome with joy for you all. Each and every single one.
Hate is a strong word, but I hated Mayo for so long. Not genuine hate though, sporting hate. I hated the idea of losing to them. When we were winning all irelands I just didn't like the idea of someone else winning it cause I knew just how great it was and how hard it was for the opposition fans. The rivalry was probably the biggest ibe experienced as a fan. Mayo done all the talking and never done enough to got over the line and it frightened me that one day Mayo would get over the line against us in a final. I never wanted the drought to end. I lived for the Mayo misery. I hated the thoughts of mayo ending the drought against us. When we would win itd be more relief than elation.
But jesus I was rooting for you yesterday. Enough was enough. I never truly believed before this final that Mayo would win it any time soon but in the lead up to the final itself I just never had a single doubt in my mind. I said it to everyone I met in the city centre pre game yesterday whod listen to me. It was written in the stars. It was YOUR day and the scenes afterwards, I mean I was emotional even as a Dublin fan. Im watching and listening to all the post match stuff and ive got goosebumps as if it were Dublin who won it.
You are the most resilient group of people ive ever seen, all the pain and anguish, you kept coming back hoping one day itd be your turn and to honestly, im just so delighted. Its scary to think the vast vast majority of people.there yesterday likely weren't alive the last time Mayo won it. That in itself is amazing. To all the Mayo gang on here, the biggest and more sincere congratulations and in particular to yewtree. Mate im ecstatic for you.
For me personally, the flame went out. The gra had gone. The dull league games in CP. The condensed season and finals in July. The lack of media build up, the state the city of Dublin is in, the hatred and vitriol online about society in general coupled with a lack of time, kids of my own in the last 4 years, the "ive seen it all anyway it wont get better than this" and the affordability aspect, it just killed something within me. Yesterday for a few hours at least they relit my fire. What a group of men.
Enjoy every bit of it." Fabian wayno….have great respect for you. Dublin people showed great respect to us this weekend. I'm on cloud 9…bittersweet thinking of my late dad a best Mayo fan. To everyone who mocked and pocked fun at us….suck on those lemons .
yew_tree (National) - 27/07/2026 22:32:06
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Kerry All Ireland Champions 2026? - 1 Like(s)
Kerry didn't do back to back. How awesome was that Dublin team that did 6 in a row in the modern era. Their likes may never be seen again.
endgame (National) - 27/07/2026 21:29:10
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ExiledCuCu: "Friday 7th Aug 2026
Westmeath Senior Football - Section A - Round 2
Caulry
19:30
Garrycastle
Venue: Páirc Chiaráin, Athlone Referee: Eoin Gorman
Saturday 8th Aug 2026
Westmeath Senior Football - Section A - Round 2
Coralstown-Kinnegad
19:15
Na Dúnta
Venue: TEG Cusack Park, Westmeath Referee: Barry Pierce
Westmeath Senior Football - Section B - Round 2
Tubberclair
19:15
Tyrrrellspass
Venue: Moate Referee: Barry Kelly
Sunday 9th Aug 2026
Westmeath Senior Football - Section B - Round 2
Athlone
16:00
Moate All Whites
Venue: Caulry GAA Referee: Barry Nea
Westmeath Senior Football - Section B - Round 2
Killucan
18:00
Tang
Venue: Shandonagh GAA Club Referee: Pat Fox
Westmeath Senior Football - Section A - Round 2
St Loman's Mullingar
19:15
Mullingar Shamrocks
Venue: TEG Cusack Park, Westmeath Referee: TBC
Saturday 15th Aug 2026
Westmeath Senior Football - Section B - Round 3
Killucan
TBC
Tubberclair
Venue: TBC Referee: TBC
Westmeath Senior Football - Section B - Round 3
Tyrrrellspass
TBC
Athlone
Venue: TBC Referee: TBC
Westmeath Senior Football - Section B - Round 3
Tang
TBC
Moate All Whites
Venue: TEG Cusack Park, Westmeath Referee: TBC
Westmeath Senior Football - Section A - Round 3
Na Dúnta
TBC
Mullingar Shamrocks
Venue: TEG Cusack Park, Westmeath Referee: TBC
Sunday 16th Aug 2026
Westmeath Senior Football - Section A - Round 3
Garrycastle
TBC
St Loman's Mullingar
Venue: TEG Cusack Park, Westmeath Referee: TBC
Westmeath Senior Football - Section A - Round 3
Coralstown-Kinnegad
TBC
Caulry
Venue: Joe Foxe Memorial Park Referee: TBC
Saturday 29th Aug 2026
Westmeath Senior Football - Section A - Round 4
St Loman's Mullingar
TBC
Coralstown-Kinnegad
Venue: The Downs Referee: TBC
Westmeath Senior Football - Section B - Round 4
Moate All Whites
TBC
Tyrrrellspass
Venue: TEG Cusack Park, Westmeath Referee: TBC
Sunday 30th Aug 2026
Westmeath Senior Football - Section B - Round 4
Athlone
TBC
Killucan
Venue: Shandonagh GAA Club Referee: TBC
Westmeath Senior Football - Section B - Round 4
Tubberclair
TBC
Tang
Venue: TEG Cusack Park, Westmeath Referee: TBC
Westmeath Senior Football - Section A - Round 4
Mullingar Shamrocks
TBC
Garrycastle
Venue: Fr. Eamonn O Brien Park (Rochfortbridge) Referee: TBC
Westmeath Senior Football - Section A - Round 4
Caulry
TBC
Na Dúnta
Venue: Moate Referee: TBC" Its been a few years now since a Junior Championship game outside of a final was played in Cusack. I think Ballycomoyle played in that game but was a few years back. No reason for the embargo really, one or two local derby games in Junior would bring a good crowd
Darragh (National) - 27/07/2026 20:53:22
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Equivalents In Outpouring Of Wider GAA Fans To Mayo's Win In All Ireland - 1 Like(s)
When you have a former President of the USA and the current Prime Minister of Canada commenting on the win, you know you are in different territory in exposure than other counties victories in the past.
ohwow (National) - 27/07/2026 22:06:05
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Equivalents In Outpouring Of Wider GAA Fans To Mayo's Win In All Ireland - 1 Like(s)
Just as a further aside I see on twitter as of this evening the Sunday Games clip of the closing stages of the game has 17.4 million views!!
ohwow (National) - 27/07/2026 22:11:45
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