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Carlow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Carlowtothecore1: "In fairness the shield final is a comp based around the worst 4 hurling teams in Carlow, so can't see how playing that in front of a senior final would promote the game, as hard as that may seem its fact.
The national media recognises the two senior teams as two of the best in Ireland and that's why for the 2nd time in three years they've come looking to show live. Notice same request has never materialised for a football final for the opposite reason. I'm assuming the teams will be out early on main pitch to get use to the average lights and poor pitch to hopefully allow them play to their potential which ties up the pitch from using a curtain raiser, as the outside lights are a disaster.
Fair dues to both clubs for this recognition once again, Hopefully all Carlow people both GAA and GA football clubs will come out in their numbers." If you want a "hard fact", large part of the reason why your hurling final has twice been selected for broadcast is because it's played at a time of year when there aren't many other finals (hurling or football) in any other county. If it was played in mid to late October, going up against many other finals in the leading counties in both codes, chances of it being selected would be slim to none.
And that in turn is a large part of why your football final doesn't get selected. Your football final last year was played on the same day as football finals in Mayo, Down, Derry and Kildare, and hurling finals in Cork, Limerick, and Offaly. The Saturday evening of that weekend had the Dublin Senior Football Final. If you were calling the shots in TG4 or somewhere like that, which would you have chosen?
By the way, your attitude to the Shield finalists is very dismissive. You may consider them as amongst the worst clubs in Carlow, but can you not see how giving them the opportunity on play on Senior Hurling Final day (i.e. the biggest day in Carlow club hurling) would help promote the game so far as those clubs are concerned?
Pikeman96 (National) - 17/09/2026 15:41:10
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Lads that would be sone anti climax if we end up with mcentee in charge. Actually wouldnt suprise me.
seanie08 (National) - 17/09/2026 16:05:19
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Will Scahill Shandonagh will also be involved. LC student and on CM team plus 20s but prodigious talent if nurtured properly. In a ten minute spell other night he destroyed Kinnegad in minor semi final.
Claretandblue (National) - 17/09/2026 16:32:19
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Greengrass1: "To some extent I agree but and it is a big but. Most of the stand alone Junior clubs are in their position due to the following reasons; Numbers-Most of them have a ten year period where they will thrive or perhaps for a bit longer however when the numbers dry up as with Bunbrosna now, they drop sharply and very rapidly. Geography; Majority of them are either close to a county boundary or hemmed in by other clubs with greater catchment areas. St Pauls will always be hemmed in by the Meath border as St Josephs with Offaly and Bunbrosna and Ballynacargy with Longford. Delvin with Meath and of course Hurling is the main draw there while Loughnavally are also badly squeezed in by a number of clubs. Kilbeggan are a bit of an enigma in that they have a reasonable population to draw from but they are gone into a yo yo between Junior and Intermediate. 20 years ago they were similar but it was between Senior & Intermediate at the time. Ballycomoyle the most hemmed in of all being wedged into a portion of Westmeath bounded by Cavan & Meath. The fear I have is that four of five of those clubs will not exist in ten years time. The same has happened in Longford in recent years where Junior clubs have disappeared or been absorbed. I dont have a crystal ball but if any of the eight sole clubs graded as Junior are to manage long term, then they may well be as amalgamated units in some shape or form." Fair points and it's not just at that level. There are some intermediate clubs struggling results wise and numbers wise. It's not easy for clubs and especially older members to countenance the idea of joining forces permanently especially with neighbours who are traditionally their greatest rivals.
Claretandblue (National) - 17/09/2026 20:01:09
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TheWagonWheel-N91Y529: "Wing backs from Kgad Gahan and Cole
Buckley and Masterson Shamrocks
Gavigan - Malachys
Slevin, Connell, 2 kellehers, and Moody - Tubberclair
Leech - Killucan
Mulvihill - Gcastle
Scully - Shan
Mitchell and Moran - Downs
Think we will see a good few of 20s make league match day panels, watched the minor semi-final and Scahill will 100% play Westmeath senior football before playing club senior football with Shan" He was in the stands for the Moate and Athlone game anyways, although some people were saying he was also in looking at Reilly and McCabe in the match before hand. Would be a blow to the hurlers if they were to switch codes
WestmeathGael1 (National) - 18/09/2026 08:56:02
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Paidi04: "I see great praise for Clifford's coming back and leading their clubs and bringing fossa to new heights. This doesn't seem to be common practice in Donegal - look at st nauls , 3 Donegal starters and 2 all stars and they couldn't stay senior and made a limp effort at intermediate this year - bit embarrassing for those lads" I'm not sure why the moderator didn't post my reply to you earlier but I'd repeat, there's nothing embarrassing about it. One of the three is a keeper, another is a full back. Are you expecting Mogan to perform the same role as 2 Cliffords?
WeGoAgain (National) - 18/09/2026 12:38:20
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Samforthehills26: "I see from Brian McEniff's piece this week, he says that its the pitch in Donegal Town thats keeping FM back. That its too small for the young players...." From what I hear it's the lack of experience that's holding them back. I think there may only have been 2 or 3 against St. Michael's who are over 25. Even in the Reserves it's all very young lads. When the going gets tough you need the bit of experience and grit.
Newman21 (National) - 18/09/2026 12:47:59
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