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Hurling Championship 2026 - 4 Like(s)
Replying To foreveryoung: "Half-time: Kildare 1-15 Galway 1-05
A huge roar and a standing ovation for Kildare. Nothing plucky about this - and yes, the breeze is playing a big part - but they have out-fought and out-hurled Galway.
Galway people, don't worry, the footballers will rectify that and beat Kildare in the qualifiers. Galway is a footballing county after all." Your knowledge of hurling has always been suspect.
A brilliant game for both sides. Kildare were fantastic in the first half , showed they deserve to play at the top level and should take enormous confidence from their performance. I went onto the field and shook hands with every Kildare player I encountered. Total respect.
Galway can take so much from this. Number one,never underestimate the opposition. Games need to be won and the mental attitude needs to be right all the time. They'll know now that if Kildare can give them such a fright, then Dublin, Wexford, and any other team they meet after that will beat them if the attitude is not 100% right. I was delighted with the way Galway came back in the 2nd half and especially with the composure they showed when it was put up to them.
PoolSturgeon (National) - 09/05/2026 18:03:48
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Roscommon GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To WanPintWin: "Fouls on attacking players. The free Galway had last night was for a Roscommon player taking too long to take his own free. A two point free for that seems extremely harsh. Likewise for fouling the ball, such as over carrying, touching it on the ground etc." Well posted. That sets it out well. As for last night, that should surely have been a throw ball rather than a free in to Galway.
endgame (National) - 09/05/2026 18:44:01
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Westmeath Football thread - 3 Like(s)
I see Offaly have a weekly 50/50 draw with a prize fund of €2,500 each week! 50% goes to the prize goes to the winner and 50% goes back to Offaly GAA. The big difference is the entry fee of €5 for one entry, €10 for 3 and €20 for 7 entries. Would this not have been a better option? Much more appealing to supporters and neutrals, sustainable long term and one person spending €5 per week would raise €260 over the year rather than a once off payment of €100.
Wmeath2 (National) - 10/05/2026 00:25:19
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Galway2001: "good team picked for today but shocking to think Mikey Mulryan isnt making the 26 he was our U20 captain and best player we had this year.
The hype is gone overdrive in Roscommon so hopefully we can capatalise on that
Gaillimg Abu" What hype? Galway are favourites with the bookies and punters. Majority of national media pundits has tipped Galway.
As for U20 player not making your 26 well none are on our 35 plus senior panel and we won U20 Connacht title.
The_analyser (National) - 10/05/2026 13:04:58
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To ElGranSenor: "We beat them in 2018" As most wexford people. Living in the past.
We need to open our eyes. Saying it since year. We are miles off the pace. It is not been negative just reality.
Don't know where we go from here tbh.
As low as bonnar era.
When lads take 3 attempts to pick up a ball it's worrying.
Deflated. Rock bottom lads
Yellowhelmet (National) - 09/05/2026 20:20:10
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Congratulations to the Leitrim hurlers who have made it to the Lory Meagher Cup final the second weekend after next. Tremendous stuff boys after missing out on promotion in the league by a whisker.
Tacaí Liatroma (National) - 10/05/2026 10:12:44
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
good team picked for today but shocking to think Mikey Mulryan isnt making the 26 he was our U20 captain and best player we had this year.
The hype is gone overdrive in Roscommon so hopefully we can capatalise on that
Gaillimg Abu
Galway2001 (National) - 10/05/2026 11:36:51
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Doylerwex: "How do you make that out? Since the round robin was introduced Wexford have qualified more often than Galway or Dublin. Granted that stat will change this year." 'Fixing' the last result with KK was a help on more than one occasion.....even fixing the throw in time. KK weren't as accommodating this year, when they badly needed the points.
Pope_Benedict (National) - 10/05/2026 10:37:17
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Football Format Changes Discussion - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Saynothing: "No matter what way it's run it's a mess. I'd cure all this by starting Div 3 and 4 leagues a week before Div 2 and Div 1 a week later. Then after 3 and 4 leagues are over have a open draw between 3 and four for the first round of All Ireland, winners go into an open draw with Div 2 teams and winners of that go open draw with Div 1 teams. Get rid of Micky Mouse Mc Kenna cups and the like. End off." That is exactly what people DON'T WANT.
A single tier, half the teams getting 1 game.
Seanfan (National) - 10/05/2026 11:55:29
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To eoinog: "Too complicated leading to more controversy.
Keep it simple. More problems for referee's and then more bashing of referee's on line by anonymous posters." Best of luck today Ros.
Seanfan (National) - 10/05/2026 11:56:22
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Gearoid1998ffowaed: "I don't know what you're on about, was at the Oughterard V Maigh Cuillin game on Friday night and they're a very strong team. They were 2 points ahead of Maigh Cuillin and Fionn McDonagh got a goal in the last minute. They were very unlucky not to win." Okay so 5 losses from 5 isn't an accurate picture of where they are at, they have just been unlucky? Claregalway beat them by 19 points in the last week of March.
WonTon5 (National) - 10/05/2026 12:04:19
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Football Format Changes Discussion - 1 Like(s)
Replying To omahant: "In Rds 2A/2B, they could have said Rd 1 away teams will play at home (and home teams, away), as far as possible (wouldn't fully work without a 4/4 split, of course)." Yeah - that could have been said. As you said - It wouldn't work perfectly.
Whatever about anything else - I believe the biggest issue with the current format is that teams can't get relegated as a result of poor performance in the championship.
brianb (National) - 10/05/2026 00:01:21
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Tailteann Cup 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To legendzxix: "Losses for Limerick and Clare yesterday. This is where the second chance comes in. If they lose a third game, they cannot have any complaints about the end of their summer." And yet there would be no issue if a Munster or Leinster hurling team lost three matches and qualified. It's bound to happen eventually in one of the groups.
In fact, a Leinster team could lose four matches (three group games and the Leinster final) and continue. Why the double standards?
CeachtPeile (National) - 10/05/2026 12:49:34
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WanPintWin: "Fouls on attacking players. The free Galway had last night was for a Roscommon player taking too long to take his own free. A two point free for that seems extremely harsh. Likewise for fouling the ball, such as over carrying, touching it on the ground etc." Those technical fouls should be indirect free kicks.
Tadhg2020 (National) - 09/05/2026 22:12:34
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Past hurler: "The overall general play and skillset of the squad is closer to Joe McDonagh level than to the top tier of Liam McCarthy which has to be a huge worry for Wexford in the next 2- 3 years." If Chin, Ryan and to a lesser extent JOC don't commit for next year then Wexford are in real trouble.
Joe McDonagh is only a year or 2 away after that unfortunately.
Inaroundthehouse (National) - 09/05/2026 22:08:07
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Excellent result for the Dublin Hurlers away to Wexford this afternoon, in front of 8,000 fans.
Our 0-10 to 2-13 lead at half time didnt flatter us, even though we had the breeze behind us.
We actually led by 11 pts at one stage late in that first half.
Finished up with 5pts to spare at FT - 0-22 to 2-21
We only had 5 players on the score sheet with Donal Burke top scoring with 15pts.
Lee Chin top scored for the Yellow Bellies with 14pts. (13x frees)
Great to see Rushie start and last the whole game.
I thought EOD was superb until he went off injured early in the game.
Rossiter did his fair bit of moaning after the game. Just saw his post match interview.
He should have no complaints about the result.
Wexford now haven't beaten the Dubs in the Hurling Championship since 2018.
I was surprised by that stat myself tbh.
Finally, a word on our Minor Hurlers who lost out to Kilkenny in the Leinster semi Final by a single point., having led by a point with just 5mins to go. Heart breaking for them but a hell of an effort.
It finished Dublin 1-20 Kilkenny 2-18 FT.
Galway minors hammered Wexford in the other semi - Galway 6-21 Wexford 3-12
Next up for the Dublin Senior Hurlers - away to Galway next Sat evening.
Some effort by Kildare today v Galway, having led by 10pts at one stage.
Busy weekend next weekend for the Dublin supporters....
Another road trip and then back on the Hill for the Footballers, who are thankfully back in a Leinster Football Final.
Fionn (National) - 09/05/2026 20:50:57
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To eoinog: "You can't have different levels of frees.
A free outside the arc is a 2 pointer if scored.
You can't have different layers." There's different layers of frees already, indirect frees for certain issues. It wouldn't be too hard to make fouling the ball offences one point frees only. Simple enough to apply.
WanPintWin (National) - 09/05/2026 21:54:03
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Great win today and should qualify now.
brayballer (National) - 09/05/2026 21:53:37
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)
Sad to see such a decline, so far off winning or challenging for a title, potentially the first decade since the 1940s when Wexford haven't won a senior, minor or U20/21 Championship in Leinster.
Jedobi (National) - 09/05/2026 21:50:52
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)
I dunno why lads getting so excitable about this Wexford team losing.
Nearly half of em are only starting their intercounty careers. Maybe more than half actually. Amd none of em were young Joe Cannings by the way. A few solid lads.but no prodigy.
Some of our established players are on one leg. Jack O, Donohoe, Ryan. None of them are 100% match fit.
Then we've our injuries the same as any other team..Shane Reck badly missed today. Cian Byrne and Molloy too.
Then we've the Gorey lads plus others that just won't commit. Thinking of McDonald, McGuckin and Dunbar specifically.
And if all that isnt enough we've lads off travelling especially Rory O Connor.
We also have top.lads that could contribute but just wont commit.
Im as disappointed as the next man and not looking forward to next week. I said on here last year that Offallys trajectory is up while ours is down. Lads.quoted me all.sorts of stats etc. Well its a lot cleared now.
We have lean times ahead and the sooner lads understand that the better. The better thr environment will be too..It was like a.morgue at the park today. Where's the encouragement? Patience and time needed.
Its going to get worse before it gets better but these lads will hopefully develop and hopefully we've our full panel next year.
We need to survive over the next few years and we also need a top manager when Keith is gone.
We are where we are so lets stop with the histrionics
WEXILE (National) - 09/05/2026 21:18:48
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