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Munster Hurling Championship 2025 - 4 Like(s)
Replying To SixtiesKid: "Why is it that so many people are opposed to the proper implementation of the rules in Hurling?
As usual we see great attention to refereeing standards during the league and then all is abandoned come Championship.
What other sport allows referees to blatantly ignore the rules in order to "let the game flow"?
Over recent years we have allowed blatant throwing of the sliotar to the extent that it is now standard practice.
Charging with the ball is now rampant.
Over-carrying, shoulders into the back etc, too many indiscretions constantly allowed.
In rugby the laws are implemented with vigour. Soccer is the same, even using VAR to check if there was a foul in the build up to a score.
In golf you penalize yourself in you transgress.
But in the game of hurling we turn a blind eye to the constant fouls, all in the name of letting it flow.
Why? The game has deteriorated in terms of skill in recent years and is now based as much, if not more, on physicality than skill.
Its now all about creating and winning rucks, bursting past opponents taking 6-7 steps, high tackles and one handed hurling or throwing the sliotar. Nobody even bothers to take a side line cut anymore. Referees don't implement the 13 metre rule at all on line balls.
Bad refereeing has been a problem now for a decade or more and dare anyone say so.
If the game continues in the current direction it will loose its standing as the great sport it once was." How anyone can say there's been a deterioration in skill over the past decade is bordering on embarrassing. The skill levels went through the roof in the 2000s and in the past 10-12 years they've increased again. The game may be more physical but the skill levels are outrageously good
Claretandblue (National) - 10/06/2025 22:28:34
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Munster Hurling Championship 2025 - 3 Like(s)
Replying To bloodandbandage: "I'd say you were spurned by A cork woman - hence the bitterness! and stop pretending you have friends from Cork. Pure and utter nonsense" While admittedly it's a bit over the top, I agree with a fair bit. I worked in cork for years and have some decent friends but the arrogance is ridiculous. If there was a restaurant with poor quality food/service they'd still stay it was perfect because sure tis in cork.
Oh and the roaring down the throat, I got when I described cork airport as being seasonal.
Tommy Tiernan's joke was spot on. Can they help it when they are constantly being brainwashed from childhood.
The worst of all and more serious is the latest carry on of the supporters with the ridiculous booing and jeering. Don't get me wrong we all have a cohort that let sides down but it's not the odd one or two in cork. Did I hear the tipp team were booed running out onto the pitch down there too? Just wear soccer jerseys already. A woman near me was thinking about taking her children out the last day, the cork supporters near us were that viscious. But sure it's OK when your the darlings of the media
Mads (National) - 10/06/2025 19:59:21
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Donegal GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To brayballer: "Exams finished long time ago and I will be in Newry actually to watch the mighty Dubs.You know them.The team Donegal cried and whinged to try take them out of croker and jimmy does nt even want Donegal to play there cos twood cost too much money for the poor Donegal misers who still have their communion money." Is that the same Donegal that have been living rent free in your head all these years?
peiledoir20 (National) - 10/06/2025 14:04:33
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McDonagh Cup Link To All-Ireland To Be Removed? - 3 Like(s)
The problem isn't having both Mcdonagh teams into a preliminary q/t final. The problem is asking them to play just 6 days after the final. Teams need at least 2 weeks to prepare. The winners will be celebrating & the losers will need time to lick their wounds. When we won the inaugural Mcdonagh in 2018 we were asked to play Limerick 6 days later & I think the players stopped celebrating 2 days before the game. Obviously we were hammered. 2 years ago when we won it again we were given 2 full weeks to prepare & this time we had an almighty cut off Dublin & they only pulled away in the last 5 mins to seal it. If we are going to allow the Mcdonagh finalists in championship proper be fair & give them a chance to be some way competitive. I know for one I loved our 2 q/t finals against the big boys & gave of a taste of what was to come the following year.
carlo (National) - 10/06/2025 14:59:55
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Non-Gaa Forum - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Trump2020: "Nice talking points. Used up, but nice. Musk deleted the tweet you refer to about Epstein Island. BTW I'm all in on releasing the files to expose your Hollywood Heroes. Latino Immigrants? Ummm no there are plenty of LEGAL Latino immigrants that are doing very well. It's the ILLEGAL immigrants of all kinds that were given a CHOICE to self deport and chose not to. ICE is trying to do their job and are being assaulted. Fun Fact: each state gets representation based on population so California stands to lose 3 or 4 seats due to people leaving the state for places like Texas and Florida, etc. Now you know why the Democrats want to keep the Illegals in California. It goes by POPULATION whether legal or not." The whole lot of you are illegal over there. Which Chief of which Tribe freely gave you permission to be there?
Viking66 (National) - 10/06/2025 12:01:21
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Donegal GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "That's a stupid comment if you can't beat mayo you shouldn't be thinking of sam so arrogant !
We've had your number over the kast few years .
We won't fear you . What have you done so far this year to make you such favourites ?
If you had no Murphy you'd be in trouble.
Think you will all get a shock in the hyde park come Sunday and McGuiness won't be winning matches !" Everyone has an opinion and is entitled to express it. Just because you don't agree with it doesn't mean it's stupid. Grow up and have a bit of respect.
greenfan (National) - 10/06/2025 13:29:47
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To brayballer: "Exams finished long time ago and I will be in Newry actually to watch the mighty Dubs.You know them.The team Donegal cried and whinged to try take them out of croker and jimmy does nt even want Donegal to play there cos twood cost too much money for the poor Donegal misers who still have their communion money." Time to move on, it's been 6 years since the Donegal motion. Seems to still be annoying you because you bring it up at every opportunity.
greenfan (National) - 10/06/2025 14:14:02
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Gaaforlife2023: "Bulfin resigned" Should never have been appointed as was said several times on this thread over the last year. Hopefully the county board make the correct appointment now.
Matthew (National) - 10/06/2025 15:27:33
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Roscommon GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To FullOfPorter: "Cork no doubt will have a plan for Enda after his influence on the Meath game so we need others to stand up if he is marked out of the game. Hopefully we have worked on being more clinical and kick outs. It's definitely a positive we are creating chances but it's all for nothing if you don't convert.
I know minor is a completely different ball game but they seem to have great variety to their game between running the ball and kick passing. Our seniors need to mix it up more. Any word on injuries?" I think our game plan or anything like that is going to change a whole pile at this stage of the year. It's hard to believe if we get beat on Saturday that's the senior intercounty football over for the year and it's only mid June. The best part of the year and no county football doesn't sit right with me.
dave1988 (National) - 10/06/2025 14:53:34
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Limerick Hurling Thread 2025 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To MrPBoylan: "Post mortems completed? Where did it go wrong?" Haven't been able to watch it back yet on tv but we played very well in the main. Neither side gave the other anytime on the ball with high level intensity and the wind made shooting very tricky.
Maybe a few tweaks needed if they met again but nothing major. Kiely knows best, but with the way Cork line up and just go man on man we should consider stacking the full forward line with scorers against them i.e. Gillane, SOB\AOConnor and Peter Casey playing the Reidy role but there is a risk in doing that too so not sure. Reidy is Mr Consistent, but if we did meet Cork again should we have more of a scoring threat? On another day we could easily have scored 2 more goals. I have not seen the disallowed Cian Lynch goal back, English had a great chance and Hegos attempt was tame enough after a great run. Cork looked open at the back for the first 20-25 mins i thought and Lynch was lording it but we didn't create enough from this period. They got more to grips with us then and it was tit for tat.
Very fine margins in the end, looked like we had just done enough in injury time. The travel call on Casey was harsh i thought watching it in front of me as he was hit and started to stumble on a second hit and still released the ball. DOD also had a great chance to win it at the death but it wasn't to be. Overall not a whole lot went wrong, efficiency levels were down and a few key moments didn't go our way. That's championship hurling.
Time to forget about Cork now, rest and recover and turn full focus on next opponents and not look beyond that.
Fitzy01 (National) - 10/06/2025 15:07:55
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Alwaysencourage: "You are right cos you can spell it gasun or gasur depending on which gaeltacht you are from.Cumman is a bit of Wum" That's it Belclare back yourself up with your numerous accounts
Cumann1 (National) - 10/06/2025 15:48:16
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Square_B: "Trump is nothing but a grifter, a man who was practically handed a fortune by his father and filed for bankruptcy four times. No wonder Putin plays him like a fiddle." Yet still beat the best your heroes had to offer! I'm sure Hillary and Harris agree with you. Ha ha ha. As for Putin and Zelensky, Trump isn't sending any more tax dollars over there like the previous guy.
Trump2020 (National) - 10/06/2025 16:07:16
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Munster Hurling Championship 2025 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To brayballer: "The ref def left too much go.A foul is a foul. the cork tactics for Cian Lynch were totally unsporting .Cian Lynches stick was being held all day by different cork players.IT was obviously orchestrated from the management." Why is it that so many people are opposed to the proper implementation of the rules in Hurling?
As usual we see great attention to refereeing standards during the league and then all is abandoned come Championship.
What other sport allows referees to blatantly ignore the rules in order to "let the game flow"?
Over recent years we have allowed blatant throwing of the sliotar to the extent that it is now standard practice.
Charging with the ball is now rampant.
Over-carrying, shoulders into the back etc, too many indiscretions constantly allowed.
In rugby the laws are implemented with vigour. Soccer is the same, even using VAR to check if there was a foul in the build up to a score.
In golf you penalize yourself in you transgress.
But in the game of hurling we turn a blind eye to the constant fouls, all in the name of letting it flow.
Why? The game has deteriorated in terms of skill in recent years and is now based as much, if not more, on physicality than skill.
Its now all about creating and winning rucks, bursting past opponents taking 6-7 steps, high tackles and one handed hurling or throwing the sliotar. Nobody even bothers to take a side line cut anymore. Referees don't implement the 13 metre rule at all on line balls.
Bad refereeing has been a problem now for a decade or more and dare anyone say so.
If the game continues in the current direction it will loose its standing as the great sport it once was.
SixtiesKid (National) - 10/06/2025 16:16:03
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To brayballer: "Exams finished long time ago and I will be in Newry actually to watch the mighty Dubs.You know them.The team Donegal cried and whinged to try take them out of croker and jimmy does nt even want Donegal to play there cos twood cost too much money for the poor Donegal misers who still have their communion money." Imagine a grown man writing stuff like that, embarrassing.
dgcrusader (National) - 10/06/2025 16:45:20
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Matthew: "Should never have been appointed as was said several times on this thread over the last year. Hopefully the county board make the correct appointment now." Absolutely and this time the appointment must be backed by the hurling clubs or not appointed.
jobber (National) - 10/06/2025 17:46:28
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Anti GAA Agenda - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Pikeman96: "I'm not quite sure what your point is here.
What I will say is this - if more than 60 people from the GAA end of things can work on a major fundraising project, I'd like to see at least ten or fifteen from the camogie/LGFA end of things put in similar efforts, instead of just two of them.
That'd make somewhere from 15 to 20% of effort from them - surely not unreasonable when you consider they'd end up with about 50% of use of the new facilities anyway, same as they already do with our existing facilities.
By the way, this is not a men v women thing. Some women here are primarily or solely associated with the GAA club, and some men are primarily or solely associated with camogie/LGFA. One of the two people who did make an effort on behalf of camogie/LGFA is a man. One of three main drivers of that fundraiser from the GAA committee is a woman." The point is as the dominant organisation the GAA was always going to get the best people, either men or women, the GAA has benefited massively from the norms of society down through the years and still do. The women's organisations should never existed separately, if the GAA is an organisation dedicated to keeping Irish culture alive then everyone has to accept that Irish culture is not gender specific so whatever pain there is now its something that's long overdue and everyone needs to get behind it. A one club policy requires everyone to get involved. That will differ from club to club but that's no surprise as each club is its own mini society.
zinny (National) - 10/06/2025 18:56:20
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To sligo joe: "Well gasúr does appear in all the "foclóirí gaeilge" meaning boy but I'm afraid no sign of "gasún" probably a mis-spelling/mispronunciation of the proper noun Garsún" Garsún is Munster, gasúr is Connacht/Ulster. Originally gasúr meant a young boy and girseach a young girl. The distinction is still in Donegal.
Crashingwaves (National) - 10/06/2025 19:36:46
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Munster Hurling Championship 2025 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Ryanteam: "Very good video of the Cork team singing "Killeagh " in unison after the game, doing the rounds. You might enjoy it. It's almost as good as the "Super Bowl Shuffle " from the Bears in 1986." Might be the last time they will be singing this year id say so they were right to enjoy it.
Tiger1 (National) - 10/06/2025 19:39:03
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Joe McDonagh Cup 2025 - 2 Like(s)
Some very complimentary posts and all appreciated.
I was very serious at the beginning of the competition when I said that should we would reach the final stages and if we did I was more than confident that we would see it out I was very confident of that. The game with Dublin is not a matter of life or death. Next season we will not be relegated, we are confident of that.
With the exception of the Kerry game all our games were won by a margin of on average 10 points.
Cuhullain (National) - 10/06/2025 19:49:18
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To brayballer: "You mean you hope Derry will win as you fear the Dubs.Do you not follow other games.We beat Galway in Pearse stadium just to let you know." Yep, I very much enjoyed that game and the mighty dubs were impressive. They were equally unimpressive against Armagh on their home patch though. Fear the dubs? Sorry to disappoint you but you're living in the past young man.
WeGoAgain (National) - 10/06/2025 19:52:14
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