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Club Championship Predictions Competition - Semi Finals

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Hi all, hope you all had a nice Christmas and a Happy New Year to you.

Back at it with a couple of very good looking fixtures this weekend.

Dingle v Ballyboden
St Brigids v Scotstown

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 10173 - 02/01/2026 12:13:08    2649397

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Ballyboden by 2
Scotstown by 6

veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 934 - 02/01/2026 12:46:50    2649398

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Replying To Lockjaw:  "Hi all, hope you all had a nice Christmas and a Happy New Year to you.

Back at it with a couple of very good looking fixtures this weekend.

Dingle v Ballyboden
St Brigids v Scotstown"
Should be 2 great games - and hard to call! I think I'd lean towards a Ballyboden St Brigids final but it wouldn't surprise me if it ended up with Dingle and Scotstown! Hopefully both will proceed without any weather issues! If it stays dry and ground isn't frozen, I think we could have 2 great games!!

Royalblufill (Meath) - Posts: 536 - 02/01/2026 13:09:36    2649404

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Replying To Lockjaw:  "Hi all, hope you all had a nice Christmas and a Happy New Year to you.

Back at it with a couple of very good looking fixtures this weekend.

Dingle v Ballyboden
St Brigids v Scotstown"
Ballyboden and Scotstown to win. But would like to see St Brigids. Dingle extremely fortunate to be in semi finals.

galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2707 - 02/01/2026 13:14:17    2649405

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Dingle v Ballyboden - Ballyboden x 4
St Brigids v Scotstown - Scotstown x 3

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 10173 - 02/01/2026 14:05:57    2649413

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Replying To Lockjaw:  "Hi all, hope you all had a nice Christmas and a Happy New Year to you.

Back at it with a couple of very good looking fixtures this weekend.

Dingle v Ballyboden
St Brigids v Scotstown"
HNY Lockjaw!
Dingle v Ballyboden Boden by 3
St Brigids v Scotstown Brigids by 2

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17890 - 02/01/2026 14:07:46    2649414

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Replying To Lockjaw:  "Hi all, hope you all had a nice Christmas and a Happy New Year to you.

Back at it with a couple of very good looking fixtures this weekend.

Dingle v Ballyboden
St Brigids v Scotstown"
Dingle v Boden. Boden by 4
St Brigids v Scotstown. Scotstown by 4
And a Happy New Year to you Lockjaw.

Dermy (Clare) - Posts: 76 - 02/01/2026 15:56:53    2649424

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Dingle by 1 v Ballyboden
St Brigids by 1 v Scotstown

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9326 - 02/01/2026 16:36:41    2649426

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Dingle/ballyboden-ballyboden by 4
St bridgids/scotstown-scotstown by 2

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2630 - 02/01/2026 17:36:26    2649428

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Replying To Lockjaw:  "Hi all, hope you all had a nice Christmas and a Happy New Year to you.

Back at it with a couple of very good looking fixtures this weekend.

Dingle v Ballyboden
St Brigids v Scotstown"
Dingle x 3
Scotstown x 1

ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 898 - 02/01/2026 19:16:11    2649434

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Replying To galwayford:  "Ballyboden and Scotstown to win. But would like to see St Brigids. Dingle extremely fortunate to be in semi finals."
Fortunate Barry unlucky but both were good teams fortunate tight games always will involve some it they have good county players writing kerry off is ridiculous

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1134 - 02/01/2026 20:27:05    2649440

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Dingle very fortunate barracks were good team so tight games could be good game boden favourites but dingle have every chance e and probably brigids win but no forgone conclusion

Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 1134 - 02/01/2026 20:29:39    2649441

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Replying To galwayford:  "Ballyboden and Scotstown to win. But would like to see St Brigids. Dingle extremely fortunate to be in semi finals."
Ballyboden were fortunate to win Dublin. Cual went asleep at the wheel.

O'Connor back to seal it for Daingean Uí Chúis.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3883 - 02/01/2026 23:12:25    2649457

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Dingle by 2
Scotstown by 2

peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1403 - 03/01/2026 08:11:41    2649465

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Brigid's by 2
Ballyboden by 4

eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 2298 - 03/01/2026 12:27:55    2649497

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Brigid's by 3
Dingle by 2

Auldleitrimgael (Leitrim) - Posts: 47 - 03/01/2026 14:58:43    2649518

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What a comeback by Dingle. Outstanding score by Paul Geaney. Tom Sullivan MOTM

tribesmen (Galway) - Posts: 155 - 03/01/2026 17:09:40    2649552

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Comhghairdeas leis An Ghaeltacht. An-bhua ar fad agus an deis iontach acu anois craobh na hÉireann a bhaint amach.
I have to say though, the last score was incredibly harsh on Sallins. They won the last kickout, the player was smothered, could easily have been given a free himself and didn't have a chance to play the ball. He's then penalised for holding on to it, and it's moved up for a 2-pointer which is the winning of the the game.
We saw something similar between An Daingean and Finbarr's, but this one was tougher on the losing team.
Teams losing games with a 2-point swing for very marginal decisions by referees for so-called offences out in midfield.
I'm fine with a 2-point free for a foul on a player attempting a 2-point score, but I don't agree with it for things like these. The punishment for what often isn't even a foul is way over the top.
Rant aside, what a classic between An Daingean and Ballyboden. Thoughts to come on that when it's over.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2675 - 03/01/2026 17:16:38    2649554

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Very harsh call for a double bounce against Dingle at the end of the first half.

The "bounce" the ref adjudged look more like a loose ball being brought under control.

dakid (Australia) - Posts: 337 - 03/01/2026 17:30:13    2649558

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Sar cluiche! Tá an corn ag teacht go Tigh Ua Flatharta!

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3883 - 03/01/2026 17:46:57    2649565

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