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Sligo GAA thread - 4 Like(s)
Please admin. Can you at least suspend Gantrics account until he adds anything constructive. Enough is enough.
SligoScot (National) - 12/05/2026 15:10:43
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Roscommon GAA thread - 4 Like(s)
On mature reflection the magnitude of Roscommon win over Galway is beginning to sink in. 8 points down in the first half, to then go ahead by a couple of points in the second half, down by 6 with only about 9 minutes left and finally to win it by 2.
What we most pleasing for me was the pace of the game and also to beat a very good and experienced Galway team whose top stars played very well. Cillian Mc Daid was a warrior who drove then on, Shane Walsh kicked great scores over the hour and Comer does what he does when fully fit. But have a look back at the ground that Darragh Henaghan made up on him for that goal,10 - 15 yards. It was that type of hard work from all the players that got Roscommon over the line on Sunday.
I have been following Tyrone under age for years and they have some very talented and fit players. They have won four of the last five All Ireland under 20 titles. (2022, 2024, 2025 & 2026). They also brought Armagh to extra time in the championship. We will have to be on the top of our game to win on Sunday week and we certainly owe Tyrone one as they have sickened us over the years at minor/under 20's/ senior. If we beat them we are really going places.
Heading down to Thurles tomorrow to support the under 20's in the All Ireland semi final against Kerry.
Can we upset the All Ireland bookies favourites Kerry?
Mayo were 1/3 for the Connacht final so why not!
Best of luck to Cian Smith, his management team and all the panel members.
letsgetgoing (National) - 12/05/2026 10:38:13
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Football Championship 2026 - 4 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "They might want to try winning their first championship match in croker since 1982 ...." Jealousy is a terrible thing. Give Roscommon a bit of credit. They have beaten Mayo in their own back yard and Galway, a team going for 5 in a row.
Scenicparish (National) - 12/05/2026 13:02:16
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Roscommon GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
The Roscommon published U20 team for the trip to Tipp.
Patrick Gaynor - Western Gaels
Diarmuid O'Higgins - Clann na nGael
Michael Gillooly - Roscommon Gaels
Nikita Berzins - Shannon Gaels
Keelan Kelly - Pádraig Pearses
Eoghan Carthy - Roscommon Gaels
Colin Murray - St Ciarans
Niall Heneghan - Michael Glaveys
Cathal Enright - Elphin
Cathal McKeon - Boyle
Dean Casey - Ballinameen
Eoin Collins - St Croans
John Curran - Castlerea St Kevins
Charlie O'Carroll - St Brigids
John McGuinness - Roscommon Gaels
Subs Mark Carroll - Kilmore, Conor Grogan - Roscommon Gaels, Rory Coyle St Aidans. Kevin Hester - Castlerea St Kevins, Ruairi Kicline - St Dominic's,Stephen Tighe - Strokestown, Liam Finneran Castlerea St Kevins, David Higgins - Western Gaels. Declan Kennedy - Shannon Gaels
The very best of luck to Cian Smith his management and all Roscommon players in Semple Stadium tomorrow night against Kerry.
The_analyser (National) - 12/05/2026 20:38:06
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Galway Football thread - 3 Like(s)
The Galway support was superb. Really got behind the team especially with fifteen minutes remaining where it looked like they were going to emerge victorious. Very gracious in defeat and didn't dwell on a few calls that could and maybe should have went their way. Galway will be well in this come a few months time.
moros (National) - 12/05/2026 09:41:36
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Leitrim GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Gantric: "I watched the final yesterday with some very shrewd Leitrim football men and we were not really impressed with either team,was exciting but the quality wasn't really there from either team, Galway ave gone backwards since they scrapped over the line to beat us. We then put together a Connacht team from the championship to date and ended up with 8 from Leitrim, 4 from Galway, 2 from Roscommon and 1 from Mayo. Its probably a fair reflection of the state of each team in the province.
Expecting a huge Leitrim crowd in Newry at the weekend, we will surely bring 10-12 thousand at least." Yes some very shrewd football people alright if you picked 8 Leitrim and 2 Roscommon players on your best team. Are you sure ye were watching the right matches or were they all Leitrim club games??
Rossieforever (National) - 12/05/2026 09:19:35
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Claretandblue: "What's management meant to do? Niall, Aonghus, Jogger, Liam V, Joey B, Robbie G, Cormac B, Noel C, all retired from inter county, none of those lads dropped, all gave great service, Ciaran O' Brien, Conor Murphy and David Hickey emigrated. Who else should be on panel who's not there and hasn't retired?" How many of the Players above asked into the Panel. 4 of the above longer retired some going back to 2020. So just more pointless garbage.
Loughlenegale (National) - 12/05/2026 16:04:32
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Gantric: "I watched the final yesterday with some very shrewd Leitrim football men and we were not really impressed with either team,was exciting but the quality wasn't really there from either team, Galway ave gone backwards since they scrapped over the line to beat us. We then put together a Connacht team from the championship to date and ended up with 8 from Leitrim, 4 from Galway, 2 from Roscommon and 1 from Mayo. Its probably a fair reflection of the state of each team in the province.
Expecting a huge Leitrim crowd in Newry at the weekend, we will surely bring 10-12 thousand at least." Comedy post of the year!!!
Seanfan (National) - 12/05/2026 11:22:14
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 2 Like(s)
ElGranSenor, you are right. My GF is from Tipp and its just so in-built and part of their mindset that finishing 2nd is not good enough. Years when they don't come out of Munster have plenty said within the county.
I feel in Wexford, we sort of accept losing and being average way too flippantly. Where is the anger over Saturday and the Kilkenny match? On and off the pitch. I'm not on the ground but we need to be seething over these results.
We will give the minors the benefit of the doubt because any young team can have a bad day. But if the same is repeated in the next round then it a disaster for confidence and morale in the county. Same for the u20's, we need them to at least go out and show fight and heart and give everything we can to show we are better than the last Galway performance.
Is U20 on TV or Clubber by the way? Won't see live but would get up early to watch it back.
StoreysTash (National) - 12/05/2026 12:35:30
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Commodore: "No, not for political gain, I have no membership or affiliation with any political party and no allegiance to any specific political party. I am not running for election, I have no political ambitions. I am aware of maximum sentences, and that max/min sentences can be changed by the State legislators (Government).
I just can't understand why a 47 year old Irish man with 179 previous convictions who was caught stealing from the home of law abiding tax payers recently in Co Donegal, seems to be immune from maximum sentences repeatedly, we are talking about serious crimes. If he only even got 3 months jail for each of the last 150 convictions (Ignore the first 29), he would have spent 37.5 years in jail. But he hasn't spent remotely anywhere near that amount of time in jail, he and many others seem to be protected from serious sentences and that makes me want to get more detailed stats to understand the full scale of this.
Stop trying to protect serious criminals, the law is supposed to protect the people, but it seems that the Government secretly have exemptions for some, and that is not currently public knowledge and voters should be aware of this, as its enabling crime across the Country." Now how can anyone respond to one anecdotal example without knowing anything about the offence charged with, offender, probation report, mitigating circumstances etc.
As I've said before, serious criminals dont tend to accumulate 147 previous convictions. Habitual petty criminals do. Thats just a fact. Serious crimes carry lengthy sentences. Less serious crimes carry shorter or non custodial sentences. Then there is the entitlement to bail and the presumption of innocence.
Nobody wants dangerous convicted criminals in society but there is due process. There is also a limited number of prison spaces. Thats a reality.
Tadhg2020 (National) - 12/05/2026 16:55:20
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Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To MalsBalls: "must've been too late to the party - none available - tried multiple times" On the season tickets they were available from 10am in Thursday 7th May and ringfenced in a seperate allocation until Monday 11th May at 10am before they were release.
On club allocations my club in Armagh got around 260 tickets, 180 of which were standing. Expressions of interest for 600 tickets so there is going to be many unhappy members.
Seen on Facebook Scotdown breakdown of the tickets. They didnt say how many tickets were hill just that remaining tickets were hill so i presume that took the number to the same as my club in Armagh.
Dont know what the right answer is. It should be done better.
1) season ticket holders, 2) a limited number to each club as a reward and then 3) a tiered loyalty scheme based on tickets bought for previous championship games via ticketmaster. Still wouldnt keep everyone happy but perhaps a little more fair.
Looking forward to the game Sunday, all the best folks. Hopefully rain stays away and its a cracker!
ArmaghAndProud (National) - 12/05/2026 13:59:17
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To jobber: "This is a largely pointless argument between two extreme views one who sees everything as a bed of roses and the other who would be unhappy with John Kiely. What we need now is unity Kevin O Brien has been selected by board and clubs with a mandate of three years as far as I can see.
Nobody is universally popular and sure mistakes have been made but the reality is like it or not those experienced players are gone and not getting younger.If one or two are willing to recommit and are willing to conform to the ethos of the group welcome they are for their experience.
What we need now is to survive in Mcdonagh and search for some strong physical defenders in the championship who are willing to commit. Yes management need to implement a serious ongoing S&C programme all through the year and develop different tactical plans that dont involve sweepers when playing with a strong wind but people need to understand nobody is going anywhere at least in 2027 and Westmeath hurling needs unity." Agree its a pointless argument.
I have not complained on here about any management team prior to the current one so your John Kiely remark is unfounded. The record of the current management in most of its previous posts raised concerns for me. We have lots of problems but performances is the stand out issue. There are more than enough quality hurlers in Westmeath to easily compete at Jmc and get promotion from D2. Cant see how anyone can argue that point.
Loughlenegale (National) - 12/05/2026 15:50:41
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Commodore: "No, not for political gain, I have no membership or affiliation with any political party and no allegiance to any specific political party. I am not running for election, I have no political ambitions. I am aware of maximum sentences, and that max/min sentences can be changed by the State legislators (Government).
I just can't understand why a 47 year old Irish man with 179 previous convictions who was caught stealing from the home of law abiding tax payers recently in Co Donegal, seems to be immune from maximum sentences repeatedly, we are talking about serious crimes. If he only even got 3 months jail for each of the last 150 convictions (Ignore the first 29), he would have spent 37.5 years in jail. But he hasn't spent remotely anywhere near that amount of time in jail, he and many others seem to be protected from serious sentences and that makes me want to get more detailed stats to understand the full scale of this.
Stop trying to protect serious criminals, the law is supposed to protect the people, but it seems that the Government secretly have exemptions for some, and that is not currently public knowledge and voters should be aware of this, as its enabling crime across the Country." Your sentiment and moral compass are what the majority in this country believes in.
However money drives this country. One of, if not the biggest power group in this country is the legal profession.
The legal system is not about justice but about making money, whether it is the ambulance chasing solicitors,legal aid solicitors etc. A couple of years ago the Dail agreed to reset the Book of Quantum (guide as to how much a claim is worth). The judges who do not make the law decided the needed a vote on whether to use the new Book of Quantum ? After the legislators had decided on it (thankfully 87 siad yes but 63 siad no).
For each case that goes to court both sides need 1 solicitor and 1 barrister minimum, Legal aid is roughly paid €1,200 for a days work so 1 full day of billable hours is about €4,800 for 4 people. In the real world nobody would believe someone with 50 previous convictions should be walking the streets, but in the legal system they do. Why? I suggest because of all the money that can be made for solicitors, barristers etc.( don't forget the judges of today were all solicitors and barristers before they where judges )
Here is my last point in my rant
The highest earners under Ireland's criminal legal aid scheme in 2025 included three lawyers who were paid nearly €1 million each. Total state expenditure for the scheme reached a record €115.3 million in 2025, a 37% increase from the previous year.
ulsterrules (National) - 12/05/2026 14:41:42
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Kickitout: "The big issue with opposition kickouts is Galway mark zones and are not tuned in we lost all Ireland v Armagh by giving up kickouts no other team does it ,, In the league when the 2 Mcdonnagh were playing and o connaghile they put serious pressure on defenders coming out with ball it's a nightmare for a defender when no pressure put on ball going into forwards personally I think Galway need make 2 changes in defence and 2 in forwards the team is like see start next day
Flaherty
Glynn. Hernon. Silke / McGrath
Mchugh. Kelly. O Laoi
Maher / tierney
Mcdaid. Finnerty. Mcdaid
O connaghile. Walsh. Mcdonnagh
I'd put Finnerty centre forward he good vision but in the corner 2 easy to contain him o Laoi need pace in half back line Mchugh be lucky start but unfortunately management have not tried to find anyone in last 5 years with pace for both wing back position definitely need try something different and push up on all kickouts it's not rocket science ,,, or at least it should not be ,,," Meant Darcy wing forward with Mcdaid and Finnerty I put Mcdaid in twice if only we could ,,,
Kickitout (National) - 12/05/2026 16:07:51
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ohwow: "There's more Roscommon posters on here than Leitrim ones. Mad stuff altogether." Best of luck in the Tailteann Cup. Love to all.
moros (National) - 12/05/2026 16:10:02
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Very risky move, that could shift the whole dynamics in the group.
Gantric (National) - 12/05/2026 16:26:27
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To dickie10: "a bit of a crazy descion to bring heslin back out of the blue, talk about upsetting the apple cart in week before a huge match i think its disastrous , will male a hames of a lot of the plans youd imagine and also smells of pure panic and no fath in the team thats done so well all league and chamionship, why not throw in younger player? no future in john heslin like" Had no choice panel very lightweight in terms of quality and experience
plus the numerous injuries to Luke, C Mc, Guerin, Bidou, and other players
like Matthew, Sam, Shane all carrying knocks, Leinster Final V The Dubs in Croke Park
no place to be throwing in younger players
GCCABU (National) - 12/05/2026 17:07:20
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Kickitout: "The big issue with opposition kickouts is Galway mark zones and are not tuned in we lost all Ireland v Armagh by giving up kickouts no other team does it ,, In the league when the 2 Mcdonnagh were playing and o connaghile they put serious pressure on defenders coming out with ball it's a nightmare for a defender when no pressure put on ball going into forwards personally I think Galway need make 2 changes in defence and 2 in forwards the team is like see start next day
Flaherty
Glynn. Hernon. Silke / McGrath
Mchugh. Kelly. O Laoi
Maher / tierney
Mcdaid. Finnerty. Mcdaid
O connaghile. Walsh. Mcdonnagh
I'd put Finnerty centre forward he good vision but in the corner 2 easy to contain him o Laoi need pace in half back line Mchugh be lucky start but unfortunately management have not tried to find anyone in last 5 years with pace for both wing back position definitely need try something different and push up on all kickouts it's not rocket science ,,, or at least it should not be ,,," yikes
cavan.galway (National) - 12/05/2026 17:11:24
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To endgame: "Tyrone haven't won the 2026 U20 All Ireland title. We're in the U 20 semi final tomorrow night as are Tyrone who play Kildare. Tyrone have won the U 20 All Ireland in the other years you say and it's a serious record for them. They're trying to translate it now in to senior success which isn't always easy. Kerry haven't won an U20/21 All Ireland title since 2008 but it doesn't seem to effect them at senior level. The match against Tyrone is a big test for Roscommon. It'll be hard after the high of the Connacht Final victory but hopefully another big home support will drive the lads forward. These are great days for Roscommon football and I'm loving every minute of it." As a passionate supporter of Galway , i am also excited, as a Connacht person, to look forward to what Roscommon can do in the AI series. Whilst we know in Galway that we a have a chunk of marquee players who will always enter us into discussions re SAM, in reality we dont appear to have the overall pace necessary to seal that deal. Ros on the other hand do. As much as i dont like saying it i think ( unlike 2001) if we were to meet again that ye would take us. Tyrone are a tough test but i think ros will get over the line in, possibly, a different style to the last 2 games as ye wont be facing as leaky a defence as Mayo or Galway. The other thing i like about all 3 roscommon teams is the goal hungriness. All 3 finals were won by registering less points than the opposition but by scoring lots more goals, and thats a real threat to any opposition. Best of luck.
anotheralias (National) - 12/05/2026 17:34:20
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Loughlenegale: "How many of the Players above asked into the Panel. 4 of the above longer retired some going back to 2020. So just more pointless garbage." Name the players missing from panel who should be on it.
Claretandblue (National) - 12/05/2026 17:50:50
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