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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Gearoid1998ffowaed: "I'd have Peter Cooke and Dessie as the icing on the cake" I wouldn't like to see the bill to fly the pair of them back
Emmets67 (National) - 24/03/2026 22:37:39
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National Football League 2026 - 2 Like(s)
I think Galway are really being overlooked this year. The star power they have is unmatched throughout the country. Finnerty is the best footballer in the game at the minute and its not even close. He'd get a shot off in a telephone box. With the likes of Comer and Walsh to come back I dont expect too much of a challenge in Connacht. Only teams that I think have a real chance at competing with us are Kerry (on a dry day) and Donegal (on a wet day). All this aside from the fact that Thompson is yet to come back and we competed with and bet any big team in the league with half a team. Says a lot about the strength of the panel.....
Galwayman67420 (National) - 25/03/2026 09:24:29
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Dheen: "There is no clarity on when the minors are out, nothing on the fixture list on the leinster website. Its poor form and as jobber said Down pulling out of the leinster championship last minute has created a problem fixture wise and they should be banned from entering again for 2 years." Agreed but two years is not enough. The Leinster council led by our president elect needs to sort this out and our representatives need to make their voice heard loud and clear.
jobber (National) - 25/03/2026 11:17:24
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National Football League 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Galwayman67420: "I think Galway are really being overlooked this year. The star power they have is unmatched throughout the country. Finnerty is the best footballer in the game at the minute and its not even close. He'd get a shot off in a telephone box. With the likes of Comer and Walsh to come back I dont expect too much of a challenge in Connacht. Only teams that I think have a real chance at competing with us are Kerry (on a dry day) and Donegal (on a wet day). All this aside from the fact that Thompson is yet to come back and we competed with and bet any big team in the league with half a team. Says a lot about the strength of the panel....." Don't think Jack O Connor will be asking PJ to swap Clifford for Finnerty.
HEREBENJI (National) - 25/03/2026 11:05:50
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How Do We Take Hurling On From Here - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Tadhg2020: "A lad i know from Wexford always refers to it as the Bob O Keeffe. He says it stopped being the Leinster Championship when Galway were let in. Im not sure if Antrim came in at same time or not but he only ever referenced Galway. Hes still very against it Iwhile think it was a good move for the championship he has a point when he says its not the leinster championship anymore. Then you added the 6th team and it became a lesser competition in my view so I call it the Bob O Keeffe now too." Pretty sure the Bob O'Keefe Cup thats currently used has only been used since around the turn of the Millennium. It used to be some English Horse Racing Cup?
Bob O'Keefe was from Kilkenny originally, won an AI playing for Laois in his mid 30s, and was Uachtaran before WW2.
Viking66 (National) - 25/03/2026 17:03:50
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How Do We Take Hurling On From Here - 1 Like(s)
Replying To bloodandbandage: "BTW - Absolute madness having Dublin/Clare on in the same venue with Cork/Lim for league final. Surely, Thurles would have made more sense. I appreciate these decisions are probably made well in advance of the final, but how about the application of some common sense for a change? Obviously, Clare are very happy." Are you saying you expected better? The Munster counties call all the shots. They were never going to drag anybody but Dublin the whole width of the country.
Whatever chance they had to get Dublin supporters (albeit a small but committed bunch) or Dublin clubs to throw on buses for youngsters for a match in Portlaoise, there is not a hope in hell of them bringing busloads to Limerick.
GAA don't care about promoting the game outside of the traditional counties.
It was ever this way though, nothing has or will ever change until the Leinster counties start to grow a bit of backbone.
ExiledInWex (National) - 25/03/2026 16:41:58
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To yew_tree: "How are Galway closer in reality? This debate is really sad actually….which teams comes closer without actually winning it. History only remembers winners." Freudian slip, we're was meant to read were. Now, you're happy?
Pope_Benedict (National) - 25/03/2026 16:28:45
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "What's your hopes and expectations for your crop of U20s? Playing Galway tonight had home advantage but moved to the Connnacht COE. No other venue playable In Leitrim?" Only Kiltubrid has floodlights. Earlier throw in is difficult with players travelling from college in Limerick, Letterkenny, Dublin. Is Pairc Sean ever going to get lights.
Bowser93 (National) - 25/03/2026 15:46:20
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Iran are really playing Trump at his own game. Sean Hannity and Jesse Watters (two morally corrupt journalists if ever there was) are going to self combust and it will be hilarious to watch.
yew_tree (National) - 25/03/2026 15:27:06
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How Do We Take Hurling On From Here - 1 Like(s)
Replying To legendzxix: "That would be a Munster matter. They could either match Leinster with top 2 only or else facilitate 2nd v 3rd if that is their preference. Provinces should have some leeway to get the more competitive structure that suits them.
The Joe Mac is adopting a 2nd v 3rd semi final from next year. Ring and lower will still have top 2, except for the facilitation of New York." It would be more than a Munster matter. The format of the All-Ireland Championships (including what happens the second- and third-placed team in each provincial championship) is set out in Part 1 of the Rule Book. That could only be changed at Congress, by delegates from the entire Association, rather than by Munster themselves. Similar to how the change in the Joe McDonagh Cup that you mention had to be approved at Congress.
In any case, question remains - if it was the case the runner-up in the supposedly weaker province was guaranteed and All-Ireland semi-final spot, but the runner-up in the supposedly stronger province wasn't, how do you think that would go down?
Pikeman96 (National) - 25/03/2026 14:56:36
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How Do We Take Hurling On From Here - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "I know that Pikeman, I was only having the craic! Ive a very good friend who I stay with in Limerick sometimes when Im up there, he is a nephew of the great man, Ive actually held some of the medals he won!" I just thought it was funnier to say that three counties don't have any MIckeys :D
Pikeman96 (National) - 25/03/2026 12:21:41
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Our U20 game v Sligo that was to be played in Ballyforan tonight at 7pm has been moved to Hyde Park at 5 15pm due to the high amounts of rain fall the last 24hrs.
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
Colin Murray - St Ciarans
Niall Heneghan - Michael Glaveys
Ruadhan Henry - St Michael's
Cathal McKeon - Boyle
John McGuinness - Roscommon Gaels
Eoin Collins - St Croans
John Curran - Castlerea St Kevins
Ruairi Kicline - St Dominic's
Charlie O'Carroll - St Brigids
Subs
Mark Carroll - Kilmore
Conor Grogan - Roscommon Gaels
Rory Coyle - St Aidans
Dean Casey - Ballinameen
Gordon Casey - Ballinameen
Stephen Tighe - Strokestown
Declan Kennedy - Shannon Gaels
David Higgins - Western Gaels
Kevin Hester - Castlerea St Kevins
Best of luck to the Roscommon players and management tonight.
The_analyser (National) - 25/03/2026 11:47:09
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Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
I am a dual hurling/football fan and I do not like the idea of pitting one code against the other but the reality is that football has always been prioritised over hurling in Wicklow for decades.This has been detrimental to hurling and standards have slipped as a result. As hurling clubs are always outnumbered by football clubs, it has been difficult for hurling centred motions to be passed at county board meetings. With the county hurlers on an upward curve, 8 clubs playing senior hurling this year, and 8 different clubs partaking in the Hurling Nua programme - the county board have a golden opportunity to level the playing field and mimic what has been done in the likes of Kildare and Carlow.
TheChampion (National) - 24/03/2026 21:28:21
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To 222: "Ye it was a strange game Sunday. Challenge match feel at times, not entirely sure donegal wanted to win to much but they got the job done. We played better, more direct and our defending was sharper and more discplined. O Toole woods and carey were all very good. Midfield again an issue, we got hammered there as the game wore on. Overall a fairly poor league, 6 heavy beatings and a moral victory in a dead rubber. Hopefully now we can beat cavan and get our house in order for a decent championship." roscommon wasnt a heavy beating and they are a certified div1 team now...also i think im the only one who thought the 1st half of the galway game wasnt too bad in defence and midfield at least - however attack was shockingly poor
still - 7 beatings is as bad as it gets...i said before that id take relegation and a win against cavan over the opposite and im sticking with my story
MalsBalls (National) - 25/03/2026 10:54:05
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
The reality under the new rules is you cant call who will win between Roscommon, Galway or Mayo on a given day. The problem for all three is they are not in the top bracket of teams.
Galway & Mayo are short of a top quality FF
Roscommon & Mayo are short of a top quality fielder
Galway & Roscommon are short of a top quality FB and Mayo are playing theirs out of position
Connacht championship will be entertaining - but the best teams are elsewhere.
Mayo were up at the top level 10 years ago and dominated Connacht at the time.
Galway have dominated Connacht recently but couldn't close it out. They are both back in the pack now.
tirawleybaron (National) - 25/03/2026 10:37:27
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ExiledInWex: "Will he start though? Now I'm a great believer in the lack of need for 3-4 months pre-season at 35 years old especially but is he more likely to be an impact sub than a starter?
He is a great option in backs or forwards. I'm really confident for the year ahead and believe we can win Leinster and give a redemption for the semi final last year. Not saying I think we will win All-Ireland but we are better than the semi last year." I think Niall will have learned loads from last year and Dublin are definitely not as bad as that semi v Cork. Dublin and Galway are both on upward trajectories, and it bodes well for the championship. I know KK are KK, but I think they may struggle to get to a Leinster final this year, so I definitely think we could get a Galway v Dublin Leinster final.
bloodandbandage (National) - 25/03/2026 10:35:34
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TobeaRossie: "I actually think they are the strongest in Connacht atm as much as it pains me to say, they are dying for Connacht this year and if I was a betting man I'd put it on them (Not that I'd ever back Mayo)!
In saying that, it wouldn't be a great shock if we did turn them over provided we both get through the first few games. It's a funny division." I think Rossies will really give mayo a clipping, I think Roscommon have some of the best forwards in the country which the mayo backs will not be able to handle. The league game last week was not a fair representation at all. This Mayo team simply cannot be ranked as the strongest in connacht considering they have not bet Galway in Connacht since 2021...... Its becoming the same every year
Galwayman67420 (National) - 25/03/2026 09:49:51
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To cluichethar: "Great display today from Kobe McDonald but unless his team in Australia will let him play up Untill he goes to Australia then he shouldn't be on the team. Maybe after today he'll have second thoughts." To be frankly honest, I dont think that Kobe is ready for championship intensity. Big difference between playing in a dead rubber league game against monaghan versus a connacht championship game in Tuam. Talented boy no doubt, but I do think its too early for him so he is probably better off going down under after finishing his year with the 20s.
Galwayman67420 (National) - 25/03/2026 09:42:18
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)
@elgransenor - John Nolan of GOH was our regular goalkeeper for much of the 1980s. I've always believed he was son of the Pat Nolan (GOH) goalkeeper. But I could be wrong...
Pikeman96 (National) - 24/03/2026 21:29:21
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