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Donegal GAA thread - 5 Like(s)
Best of luck to naomh Columba tomorrow in the intermediate and off course my own club Naomh conail on Sunday.
And well done to all our all stars and nominees.
And a special shout-out to my own clubman on winning an all star and young footballer of the year, well deserved.
Isn't it great to be amongst the all star talk and reaching all Ireland finals.
Thank you to Jim McGuiness for bringing back pride in the county. And we should be doing everything possible to persuade Jim to extend his time beyond next year, and blood in even some more young talent.

The keeper (National) - 07/11/2025 20:53:41

Galway Hurling thread - 3 Like(s)

Replying To katser:  "Unfortunately the majority of those teams will never see the light of Intermediate hurling again but I understand it was set up to promote hurling in so called football areas."
Once again your understanding is incorrect. The restructure came from a motion proposed by Kilbeacanty (not a football club, in case your understanding might have been different) and had nothing to do with promoting hurling in football areas.
It was then voted on by all hurling clubs in the county and passed with a vote of almost 70%.
It has achieved two things:
1. We have a second tier now which actually represents the second level of clubs in our county, and will allow the 2nd tier winners to represent Galway in the All-Ireland Intermediate championship. The no-man's land Senior B of 8 teams has been removed. We'll have a very competitive and high quality Intermediate championship next year.
2. The third tier Junior championship now consists of first teams only. The issue of other club's second teams playing senior panelists in the first few rounds of Junior games has been addressed by this. It will also give greater visibility to talented players from smaller clubs.

WanPintWin (National) - 07/11/2025 18:29:05

Football All Stars - 2 Like(s)
Sam Mulroy and Oisin Conaty gettin all stars is laughable.
How does Conor o Donnell not get one?

eddieSize5Balls (National) - 07/11/2025 20:51:39

Hurling - Merging Counties - 2 Like(s)

Replying To TheBlackDeath:  "This. This smug, sanctimonious attitude might be why some don't fall down and worship at the feet of hurling folk. Such notions! "Hurling is a game for the gods" etc. Like there was never a dour hurling match or cynical play or lads lacking skill who made up for it by being tough hatchet men."
I will admit I am very much a hurling snob. I am aware it is a minority sport. To me it's just far more culturally unique. The true Gaels are dual counties, but that's just my view.

Any decent athlete can get up to speed fairly quickly in football. I just don't think that's the case in hurling.

There's plenty of cynical stuff in hurling of course, but I would rather watch a poor hurling game than the best football game.

Doylerwex (National) - 07/11/2025 23:17:40

Football All Stars - 2 Like(s)

Replying To eddieSize5Balls:  "Sam Mulroy and Oisin Conaty gettin all stars is laughable.
How does Conor o Donnell not get one?"
Sam mulroy gets an all star,,, wow, small county syndrome at its best

otherlad (National) - 08/11/2025 03:38:32

Hurling - Merging Counties - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Doylerwex:  "That is true, which is really sad considering hurling is infinitely superior to football in every way."
Spot on Doyler 100%. Ive seen it here in Kildare over the years .

Bon (National) - 07/11/2025 17:56:14

Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Galway456:  "I cant imagine neutral venues for a junior championship? 18 matches per weekend in senior and prem inter i cant imagine co board turning a junior championship in neutral grounds unless the likes of tuam stadium and gort hold the majority of them."
It would be 4 extra games a weekend... plenty of pitches that wont be used from breathnachs to kiltormer or annaghdown to kilbeacanty e.g ballindeeren or carnmore

Tubeyou (National) - 07/11/2025 19:25:14

Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Galwaymaster9:  "Three from Dunmore???

Will ya stop , got some awful beatings in senior..
Very average club players"
Awful beatings??? Plural. You must be watching a different championship than the rest us. Correct me if I'm wrong but that team has only lost 2 games in 2025. 1 to Corofin and just edged by Tuam when Mannion shot the lights out. Average age of the team is about 22/23 with bags of quality.... not sure what your talking about. That Corofin game is an outlier is my opinion when you look at their progress. Corofin hit song that day in perfect conditions and with Gary Delaney, they had the perfect insight in that Dunmore team

WonTon5 (National) - 07/11/2025 20:09:46

Football All Stars - 1 Like(s)

Replying To eddieSize5Balls:  "Sam Mulroy and Oisin Conaty gettin all stars is laughable.
How does Conor o Donnell not get one?"
Conor O Donnell was by far Donegals best forward this year, had a great final, if they were giving one forward All Star to Donegal it was him by a mile, Sam Mulroy had a great year and deserves his All Star.

jacktheboy (National) - 07/11/2025 22:32:17

Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Well done to our All Stars & especially to Finnbarr on winning YPOTY. A magnificent achievement.

Hopefully we can have another enjoyable year in 2026!

Lockjaw (National) - 07/11/2025 23:31:36

Football All Stars - 1 Like(s)

Replying To eddieSize5Balls:  "Sam Mulroy and Oisin Conaty gettin all stars is laughable.
How does Conor o Donnell not get one?"
Oisin Conaty destroyed Donegal in Ulster final

Claretandblue (National) - 08/11/2025 00:25:33

Football All Stars - 1 Like(s)

Replying To eddieSize5Balls:  "Sam Mulroy and Oisin Conaty gettin all stars is laughable.
How does Conor o Donnell not get one?"
Have to agree with you on that. Conor O'Donnell is a glaring omission. I think Mulroy is a super footballer, but O'Donnell had the better year in my opinion. He was a constant threat from play.

WanPintWin (National) - 08/11/2025 00:33:35

Football All Stars - 1 Like(s)
The Irish newspaper coverage of the All stars pure cringe going down the route of the British tabloids. Trying to big up the glitz and glamour and the well dressed couples. It's like the Daily Mail coverage of the British soap awards.

FullOfPorter (National) - 08/11/2025 11:17:47

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Doylerwex:  "To say you're a good person is a hell of a statement. What measurement criteria are you using?

Full disclosure, I am not a good person. I am a flawed person who's trying very hard to make good choices but continually makes mistakes so it's not my intention to judge or lecture you.

I'm simply saying the language you use seems to absolve you of any duty to make good choices but maybe I'm misunderstanding you."
Life too short to be worrying about if you're a good or bad person. We all have our faults but nobody is a saint. However most people are good people. In 100 years nobody will even remember we existed.

yew_tree (National) - 08/11/2025 11:21:38

Football All Stars - 1 Like(s)

Replying To S1234:  "The all stars is a joke. How Donegal got 4 stars after getting thrashed in final is laughable. Jack Coyne deserved it over Sam Mulroy anyway ."
Yeh a efender should most definitely get the all star instead of a forward in the forward positions

Sure why not throw David Clifford full back on the team to make space for another forward while they are at it

DundalkGael (National) - 08/11/2025 12:22:14

Football All Stars - 1 Like(s)

Replying To otherlad:  "Sam mulroy gets an all star,,, wow, small county syndrome at its best"
Wee county they are known as.

Mulroy got one because mainly his county won it's first Leinster title in 68 years and in the final he scored 1-7 against your own Meath.

Only surprise about the selections is Conor O'Donnell not included. I'd probably put him in before Conaty though Conaty was good also.

Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 08/11/2025 12:53:32