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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To nadunta2025:  "What does progress look like from Westmeath, win Tailteann ? beating longford, step 1 anyway it will be difficult i think for 40- 50 mins but i expect westmeath to pull away. Play Meath if beat Meath it would be huge and a huge step forward cannot see it as Meath in top 6 teams in the country now. So we have to win Tailteann which means we have stayed stagnant since we last won tailteann or probably regressed?
We celebrated that cup and rightly so but for what ? we never kicked on."
Must win against Longford. Anything after that in Leinster is a free hit. Meath are levels above us at the moment but be great to have a one off game in O Connor park in 2 weeks.

Tailteann Cup is also a must win. If no shocks in the provinces we will be up against Offaly, Laois, Clare, Sligo and Wexford as favourites. No great shakes.

Only 4 lads remaining from the team that started 2022 Tailteann cup final. This is a completely new team and anything other than a win in this competition should be marked as a failure.

Temple56 (National) - 08/04/2026 08:00:15

Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To 3rdmidfielder:  "Waterford v Tipp in Munster football championship teams of similar standard to Leitrim and Sligo, general admission 15euro, students 10euro, kids free."
Don't say that to some of the Sligo folk here, they think they are Real Madrid

ohwow (National) - 08/04/2026 11:20:30

Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)

Replying To moros:  "Good to see you rightly praise the Rossies. We need Leitrim back too. Keep working hard. We love you peoples. Spirit of 95. Love the ball."
Amazing coincidence how yourself and Bláthach appear here around the same time on a regular basis.

IronSleeve (National) - 08/04/2026 16:27:07

Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)

Replying To BarneyGrant:  "Telling reference to the Civil Service. Professional Irish middle class with private school background has been a huge barrier to progress in genuine equality of opportunity here for 100 years. They produce very few innovators and actively impeded industrial and social development for decades."
I know plenty of people who've come from "disadvantaged" backgrounds and have gone to become very successful because of the opportunities available to them. Opportunities that were available to everyone. What they did have was a work ethic. What they didn't fall back on was a myriad of excuses.

ThePowerhouse (National) - 08/04/2026 16:38:17

New York - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Kew:  "Jack Savage has been named in the New York panel ahead of their Connacht SFC quarter-final clash against Roscommon this Sunday night.

He won an All-Ireland medal with his native county Kerry in 2022."
A good addition. Panel includes most that started against Galway last year and were competitive for 55 minutes then Galways fitness allowed them to win pulling up.


New York (SF squad v Roscommon): Rob Wharton (Brooklyn Shamrocks), Adam Loughlin Stones (Brooklyn Shamrocks), Cian O'Dea (Shannon Gaels), Cillian Langan (Kerry), Conall Kennedy (Brooklyn Shamrocks), Conor Keenan (Longford), Conor Murphy (Brooklyn Shamrocks), Conor Rafferty (Cork), David Naughten (Kerry), Donal Hunt (Kerry), Eoghan McElligott (Kerry), Evan Kelly (Cavan), Fearghal O'Neill (Brooklyn Shamrocks), Gareth Mannion (Cavan), Jack Foley (Mayo), Jack Healy (Rockland), Jack Kennedy (Brooklyn Shamrocks), Jack Savage (Brooklyn Shamrocks), Callum Dungan (Cork), Frank O'Reilly (Cavan), Joey Grace (Rangers), John Oates (Cavan), Keith Kelly (Cavan), Killian Butler (Westmeath Hurling), Matthew Queenan (Mayo), Michael Diskin (Rockland), Michael Connolly (Monaghan), Michael Argue (Cavan), Noel Hatton (Sligo), Oisín Mathers (Shannon Gaels), Ruairí Keenan (Shannon Gaels), Ryan Corrigan (Shannon Gaels), Sean Donnellan (Kerry), Sean Wilson (Cork), Shane Brosnan (St Barnaba's), Tiarnan Mathers (St Barnaba's), Tadhg O'Riordan (Rockland), Jack McKenna (Cavan), James Walsh (Kerry).

Gaa_lover (National) - 07/04/2026 22:11:27

NFL 2026 Predictions Competition - League Finals - 1 Like(s)
Fair play for all the hard work lockjaw.it mad the league a lot more interesting.

CTGAA10 (National) - 07/04/2026 23:37:07

NFL 2026 Predictions Competition - League Finals - 1 Like(s)

Replying To letsgetgoing:  "Thanks again Lockjaw for all your effort again this year which is really appreciated by all who participated.
Had a big of luck this year but managed to get over the line after a few enjoyable attempts."
Thanks very much lockjaw for a great competition. Very enjoyable

mickcunningham (National) - 08/04/2026 07:46:05

Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To 3rdmidfielder:  "That's a ridiculous price. 15 euro is enough for this game."
The greed of the corporate GAA totally divorced from the grass roots and happy to fleece the faithful. The legacy of jarlath burns presidency...ticket hikes and pay walls.

totalrecall (National) - 08/04/2026 10:34:43

NFL 2026 Predictions Competition - League Finals - 1 Like(s)

Replying To letsgetgoing:  "Thanks again Lockjaw for all your effort again this year which is really appreciated by all who participated.
Had a big of luck this year but managed to get over the line after a few enjoyable attempts."
Congrats Letsgetgoing.

CiarraiMick (National) - 08/04/2026 11:31:25

Your Favourite Football/Hurling Podcast - 1 Like(s)

Replying To GreenandRed:  "Indo GAA Football Championship preview.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7fGxclsMdcVyOwbS5MBjNB?si=iPFZQy_jShK213n1B7qz3Q&t=0&ct=0"
Listened to half of it so far. It's a very hard listen with Spillane constantly just repeating his same old rants, stories and regularly interrupting Michael Verney and Dick Clerkin. They had started the preview of the Connacht Championship and of course Spillane has to butt in and go off topic for nearly a good 10 minutes about his love of the provincial championships and the local rivalry.

Verney is an excellent host/presenter and Clerkin is very good also, but sorry I find Spillane hard to stomach anymore. Same old stories, opinions, rants the whole time and constantly talking over people. Brings nothing to the table and I honestly still to day can't understand why Indo Sport got him a pundit. The day of him drawing viewership is long over.

GerBo (National) - 08/04/2026 11:48:05

Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To totalrecall:  "The greed of the corporate GAA totally divorced from the grass roots and happy to fleece the faithful. The legacy of jarlath burns presidency...ticket hikes and pay walls."
Prices for Connacht games set by Connacht Council.
Nothing to do with Burns.

Seanfan (National) - 08/04/2026 11:50:52

Does Anyone See Past Limerick Winning The Hurling All Ireland? - 1 Like(s)

Replying To bloodandbandage:  "I don't know if this will be the case TBH.

Two years ago they lost in a semi final, last year it was a QF. That's a downward trend that becomes very hard to reverse. I think as they go deeper into the competition the older legs with so much mileage may struggle, and no amount of mental prep can change that.

I don't see any reason why Tipp couldn't do back to back. I would have them as my favorites."
Limerick are bringing through good younger lads now though. I think realistically only 4 counties might win it at this stage and Id rank them as-
1- Limerick
2- Cork
3- Clare , but only if mostly fully fit.
4- Tipp

At the same time if some of the other counties can go on a run like Tipp did last year, which isnt as likely, they might see momentum carry them through. Its unlikely though.

Viking66 (National) - 08/04/2026 12:02:49

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Doylerwex:  "Do you think we have equality of opportunity here? Is financial gain the only motivator for working hard?"
I think we have equal opportunities for education in Ireland, growing up relatively poor in Ireland in the 1980s, I was very fortunate to be able to pursue 3rd level education after my leaving certificate without fees and receiving a monthly grant.

I wouldn't have been able to afford to move further away, even with my part-time job and the grant, and my parents couldn't afford to pay that type of money, and I wouldn't have wanted to put that type of added burden on them. So I stayed local and worked weekends to support myself fully.

The opportunities are definitely there, its not necessarily easy, especially if holding down part-time jobs etc, but we are better off in this regard than many other parts of the world.

Commodore (National) - 08/04/2026 13:25:46

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Freethinker:  "That is down to Donogh O'Malley. He introduced second level education for all. Prior to that, second level ed was for the well off. I was born a bit early for it, but my younger siblings benefitted. Anecdotaly, when he floated the idea originally he got no support from the civil service - it was a non runner, too expensive etc. He said, ok, then called a press conference and announced it anyway. Another who passed away too early."
Telling reference to the Civil Service. Professional Irish middle class with private school background has been a huge barrier to progress in genuine equality of opportunity here for 100 years. They produce very few innovators and actively impeded industrial and social development for decades.

BarneyGrant (National) - 08/04/2026 15:57:00