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Non-Gaa Forum - 5 Like(s)
While not a fan of this Government, the alternative is an absolute waste of time and effort, they would lead us into Narnia for about 12 months before bankrupting the country for at least five years. Be careful what you wish for.
SouthOfTheGap (National) - 14/04/2026 22:37:06
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Croke Park expansion - 2 Like(s)
Replying To ExiledInWex: ""And realistically - how often would Wexford, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, etc., actually need a ground that holds 40,000 or more? As opposed to how often would Leinster need a ground of that size?
Pikeman96"
We need 1 in the province, not 3-4 of them. The problem at the moment is Leinster as Storeytash says, we have many 20k but nothing then for that slightly bigger game.
The weakness in the argument is that say Nowlan Park was the place, most Leinster hurling final would be on their home patch. No county would agree to that. But get one venue upgraded and then worry about what next." The reality is that any upgrade of a stadium or stadiums in Leinster, that would hold c40k would be beyond the reach of the financial resources of the GAA. It would also be madness to consider a stadium of this size without a proper business case to fully utilise it, meaning that corporate / concerts / other sports would need to be catered for. The GAA got stung for POC by letting a county board go off & build a stadium and were left carrying the can. That's not going to happen again.
In reality, Dublin does need a municipal stadium, possibly on the south side & one that has decent transport links etc. If it's ever going to happen it will likely be on Dublin GAA land at the Spawell but given the FAI hasn't a pot to **** in, it's unlikely to happen in the near future. Maybe if Parnell Park could be sold for a good price that might change but if the whole thing it to make financial sense, it has to be for all sports with financial input from all 3 (GAA, IRFU & FAI) & Government.
Square_B (National) - 15/04/2026 11:41:54
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Claretandblue: "Bit rich coming from a county that ignores the country's most popular sport. What respect do ye pay to players and competitions in Gaelic?" Football was a made up game for those who were not skilled enough to grace the hurling fields. It's such a poor game it required a total overhaul in rules. Call out the 20 plus counties who suppress our national sport. From reading this forum from time to time you seem to have all the answers
Sloweddie (National) - 14/04/2026 22:54:18
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
That was a monumental win last weekend. Just huge. Theres been a spark in every football conversation I've had with people in the county since the game. We don't get these days too often so we need to embrace it.
For a team missing a huge amount of players who we would all have on the team and panel to get a result like that away from home is just fantastic.
McNulty, Keegan, Prior and especially Ryan O'Rourke were immense on Sunday.
I've been a critic of Poacher as I don't think our results when you look at them as a whole over the two years have been good enough. Especially after some of the interviews he gave last year and his behaviour on the sideline in many games.
But it has to be said the two games he had a long time to plan for Mayo last year and Sligo this year he has got excellent performances from the group.
Poacher had Cillian McGloin tagging Cian Lally on Sunday and Ryan O'Rourke playing deep as a creator - both plans worked brilliantly.
The talk is that both Donal Casey and Darren Cox are back doing some running and may see game time in the Tailteann Cup.
So before a ball is kicked next year we will have at the very least Casey, Cox and Jack Foley back on the panel. That's 3 starting players. Adam Reynolds and Paul Keaney are also still in and around the panel doing their Rehab from their long-term injuries.
When you then realise that Poacher did not start any of our U20s (Which was a shock) you can argue that we are starting to build depth. I'd say theres quiet a few of this years U20s who will be mainstays in the senior team in the coming year.
The main benefit of Sundays win will hopefully be that it will convince the other players in the county that are talented enough to be on the squad to commit to the panel for 2027. We have a crop of players throughout our clubs to get out of Division Four and really challenge in the Tailteann Cup in the coming years.
Leitrim ABU!
third midfielder (National) - 15/04/2026 13:19:57
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Roscommon GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Just recovering from a great weekend in New York. Great to see such a turnout of Roscommon supporters enjoying themselves. Well done to all the volunteers who organised/coordinated the club trips and the organisers of the various events in New York. (County Board/Club Rossie/Shannonside/ Irish Bars in New York etc)
Good to see the strong interaction between the players and supporters in Time Square, on the pitch and at the airport etc.
Lets keep the momentum going and bring massive support again to Castlebar on Sunday week. This is where the support is really needed; from the first whistle to the final whistle.
letsgetgoing (National) - 15/04/2026 10:00:47
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Does Anyone See Past Limerick Winning The Hurling All Ireland? - 1 Like(s)
"But no, our whole focus is to do better out here, get better ourselves, try and get every last per cent out of it."
"We kind of think maybe sometimes we could get a bit more help out there from our own lads,"
"Obviously, there'll be bits and pieces that are said that'd come back to you, you'd hear about them and stuff like that"
Ronan Curran Cork coach in an interview yesterday, clearly torn about whether or not Cork are focusing on themselves or obsessing about whats being said about them
And then Alan Connolly says "When we're at our best, I don't think anyone can beat us'.
So he thinks they are the best team in the country, and its just that they have not been at their best in a series of games most notably the last 2 AIs but also the League Final, the round robin last year v Limerick, the Munster final, last year (draw)?
New coaching team, underachieving squad, and out there feeding the media regularly - risky business
I am sure Tipp are happy about all of this
Yadse (National) - 15/04/2026 14:46:42
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Basically a Connacht U20 Quarter final in Hyde park tonight at 7pm. Unfortunately we have lost one of our best forwards Charlie O'Carroll to injury for this game but in good news Cathal Enright and Sean O'Donnell return from their injury lay offs to make the 24 for the first time this year.
The published team.
Patrick Gaynor - Western Gaels
Diarmuid O'Higgins - Clann na nGael
Michael Gillooly - Roscommon Gaels
Nikita Berzins - Shannon Gaels
Keelan Kelly - Padraig Pearses
Eoghan Carthy - Roscommon Gaels
Conor Grogan - Roscommon Gaels
Niall Heneghan - Michael Glaveys
Cathal Enright - Elphin
Cathal McKeon - Boyle
Dean Casey - Ballinameen
Eoin Collins - St Croans
John Curran - Castlerea St Kevins
Ruairi Kicline - St Dominic's
John McGuinness - Roscommon Gaels
Subs
Mark Carroll - Kilmore
Colin Murray - St Ciarans
Ruadhan Henry - St Michael's
Kevin Hester - Castlerea St Kevins
Declan Kennedy - Shannon Gaels
Stephen Tighe - Strokestown
Liam Finneran - Castlerea St Kevins
David Higgins - Western Gaels
Sean McDonnell - Strokestown
Best of luck to the young Rossies tonight.
The_analyser (National) - 15/04/2026 12:49:12
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Longford GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To liosbreac6265: "When Longford were top of Division 1 after defeating Kerry there were 16 teams in the senior championship. A much bigger issue has been the collapse in standards across the underage clubs. We have cleaned up with little to no opposition for a number of years now. That is far from boasting it is fact and it has not helped us at senior" A few months before Longford beat Kerry (and then Westmeath), Clonguish reached the Leinster Club semi-final and came within a whisker of being the first Longford senior club to reach the Leinster final. That period had some unique generational talent including Paul Barden & Padraic Davis who would have slotted into any team in the country at the time. Now we can't buy a win in Leinster club. Something needs to change at club level because you can't wait for generational talent to magically show up. Championship structures is as good a place as any to start, because the current arrangement does nothing for Junior and is producing Intermediate winners who get whiplash from their inevitable drop back down the following year. But it needs clubs to commit rather than crying foul if they are the ones relegated.
Before Clonguish dominated underage in recent years, Killoe dominated it. Before that Northern Gaels dominated for a while. I grew up in the 80s and 90s when underage amalgamations were commonplace and everyone was trying to beat Granard. I never played in a juvenile or minor championship team that wasn't an amalgamation. They have long been a feature of club underage and I don't think now is any more/less than before. Underage players have more facilities, more opportunities, and more games development and promotion structures than we could ever have dreamed of, so it begs the question why underage success is so lobsided (all credit to Clonguish for it), and why we seem unable to develop generational talent, rather than being lucky when it shows up every 15 years or so. I don't know the answer to that.
LongfordgaaAbú (National) - 15/04/2026 13:02:08
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To minor77: "Even if they did stand down you're going to find the same 2 parties in power again S.F have no interest in being in government so they will stay in opposition" Sinn Féin are running part of Ireland for Britain. Not too well either. Even worse housing waiting lists and social decline. Most of all for the people who vote for them. Avoid that one,
BarneyGrant (National) - 15/04/2026 13:37:52
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Best of luck to our under twenty team tonight please. A very winnable game against one of the weaker teams so hopefully we can do it. I know Enda and the guys were targeting this game from early in the year. Thank you all so much for agreeing with me please.
bláthach (National) - 15/04/2026 14:21:08
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "Yep. New day. Sadly the same old clowns in power." Democracy.
Not perfect but better than the alternative.
Seanfan (National) - 15/04/2026 11:21:32
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Stool Pigeon: "Trayers will play 3 or the league was a waste of his time
I'm not in love with PM at 6 but I suspect this will happen.
Is Dáithi Burke available?" I think you are probably right. I would Imagine Trayers at 3 with Daithi probably on the bench to come in later.
Kinvara (National) - 15/04/2026 14:58:16
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Longford GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To LongfordgaaAbú: "A few months before Longford beat Kerry (and then Westmeath), Clonguish reached the Leinster Club semi-final and came within a whisker of being the first Longford senior club to reach the Leinster final. That period had some unique generational talent including Paul Barden & Padraic Davis who would have slotted into any team in the country at the time. Now we can't buy a win in Leinster club. Something needs to change at club level because you can't wait for generational talent to magically show up. Championship structures is as good a place as any to start, because the current arrangement does nothing for Junior and is producing Intermediate winners who get whiplash from their inevitable drop back down the following year. But it needs clubs to commit rather than crying foul if they are the ones relegated.
Before Clonguish dominated underage in recent years, Killoe dominated it. Before that Northern Gaels dominated for a while. I grew up in the 80s and 90s when underage amalgamations were commonplace and everyone was trying to beat Granard. I never played in a juvenile or minor championship team that wasn't an amalgamation. They have long been a feature of club underage and I don't think now is any more/less than before. Underage players have more facilities, more opportunities, and more games development and promotion structures than we could ever have dreamed of, so it begs the question why underage success is so lobsided (all credit to Clonguish for it), and why we seem unable to develop generational talent, rather than being lucky when it shows up every 15 years or so. I don't know the answer to that." When Mullinalaghta won Leinster there was a 12 team senior championship, likewise when the county were last in Division 2 in 2013. It didn't hold either back. The championship structures need to change for the clubs sake. The junior and intermediate ones getting hammerings when promoted and for the senior ones giving out the hammerings. It benefits no one. The point is that it is not the silver bullet to fixing the county team. Our teams walking these underage championships are not particularly strong, I have said it before 1998 and 2003 teams were far better. Barden and Davis did not happen by magic, they were products of years of dedication and coaching. Other clubs have fallen by the wayside and need to get their acts together. Another poster said it is going to be a long process. Longford county board need a strong focus on coaching in the secondary schools, Mels, Granard, Ballymahon, Moyne. It will not be easy as we do not have it all our own way anymore with soccer and rugby also very popular
liosbreac6265 (National) - 15/04/2026 15:20:59
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To gaelsboy: "How were we played? Half the panel dropped off or retired, mgmt seen that most of their progress was down the swanny and another rebuild was needed, that and likely better money to be made elsewhere. 2/3 years is lifespan of a lot of inter county managers, we aren't Armagh or Dublin who have lots to work with and can retain mgmt tickets for 5-10 years.
Had a look at the team that played or came on in the division 4 final 2 years ago and 7/8 of them are still involved or will be back all going well, majority of the missing players are over 30 and we would be daft chasing them to come back now. 1/2 championship win a decade outside London or NY doesn't really inspire lads to give it another go when been there done that anyway, we have the TC but we all know that's lip service to smaller counties, the goal needs to be the AI series, if Sligo have made it there and not embarrassed themselves, so can we. instead let's work with the lads we have that are committed and focus on bringing the youth forward, I see we aren't pulling up trees right now in minor/u20 but that's where our focus should be and the seniors will reap benefits in 5/10 yrs time" The last buck was well discussed on this forum. The diffence in coaching & tactics is like night and day. The last lad hadn't a clue; Poacher certainly doesn't need another county manager to help him, he's able to figure it out himself. In one memorable game, the last lad thought lads could go toe to toe with a Division 1 team. And lets not talk about NY. But look, he got the job he wanted, which was always the agenda. He'll get eventually found out there.
Anyhow, we move on from that low period in Leitrim football and look to the future.
Square_B (National) - 15/04/2026 19:44:35
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Triffic: "Can't see Daithi or Lee lining out, straight away after returning from injury, if fit at all. Killeen and Daniels will be the midfield partnership." Joshua Ryan is a lock at 2 also I'd imagine
No point playing a guy there throughout the league when you're team building to drop him at the first sign of a championship game
If we are basing on league form which won't be the only factor of course, then Ryan, Trayers and Daniels will all play. Highly likely Rabbitte and Niland will also. That's a lot of players debuting against KK in championship but if they are among the best we have at the moment then let's see them all.
I reckon if we are going to make an impact this year Rabbitte will be key to it upfront. His potential is enormous.
Stool Pigeon (National) - 15/04/2026 19:44:54
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Doylerwex: "I don't vote sinn Fein but I don't think what they're doing in the North is a fair comparison. There's no real fiscal power there. You're throwing out the crumbs dropped from Britain. It's not a legitimate economic entity." Its not a legitimate entity full stop.
So why are they running it?
They are just as bad as all the rest.
BarneyGrant (National) - 15/04/2026 20:16:10
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Very impressive win for the u20s over Galway tonight. 3-16 to 1-12. Kobe with 2-3. Anyone at the game ?
yew_tree (National) - 15/04/2026 20:21:15
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
@yew_tree (Mayo)
I post on each and every Connacht county thread. If I had cent for every time someone was thinking I'm a fan of Galway,Leitrim,Mayo,Sligo and Roscommon I'd be very rich now. On the national thread a Kerry man thought I was from Cork other than that I don't recall any other so it must be a mainly a Connacht thing to label you as a supporter of someone when giving an opinion?
I'm born and bred US full neutral if you want to believe something else then that's your problem and knock yourself out.
On the topic of neutrals like myself Smaller Fish podcast and GAA+ plus the view said what Dáire Cregg did was no red card offence.
Gaa_lover (National) - 15/04/2026 12:15:49
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "Weather forecast for Saturday is good and I'm not sure if RTE are broadcasting the game live. There should be a big crowd in Pearce Stadium.
I'm expecting Galway to win, terribly unlucky not to reach the League Final and their form is good. MD has built a fine team who will get better throughout the Championship.
Galway to win by 5pts or more." Not on rte
minor77 (National) - 15/04/2026 11:12:46
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To REDANDBLACK30: "The Irish Government should stand down and call a general election. That would be honourable and restore faith in the Irish political system as it would show they recognise their failure." Even if they did stand down you're going to find the same 2 parties in power again S.F have no interest in being in government so they will stay in opposition
minor77 (National) - 15/04/2026 11:10:16
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