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Donegal and Monaghan have qualified for the All Ireland through the league qualifier route. Down and Westmeath have put themselves under provincial pressure by being relegated from Division 2 last year. This is what was agreed at congress. Down and Westmeath could both have lobbied for change if they think there is a different way of going about things.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9667 - 28/04/2026 11:16:55    2669461

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Replying To dickie10:  "I think it will be a Dublin v Kildare Leinster final, with Dublin by 6-8 point winners. Louth havent beten Dublin in 53 years and havent beaten a big team in championship yet. Luke Loughlin and Mathew Whitakker gone with injury for westmeath, just think they could get hard to replicate energy and hunger of two weeks ago, this will open door for kildare who i think might just hit form at right time, nobody talking about them they will love that and always see themselves as better team than kildare. westmeath have a shocking championship record v kildare too."
I think any of the 4 teams in the Leinster Semi-finals will believe they can win Leinster. I think you're right as regards Kildare, as poor as they've been they could easily beat Westmeath. Westmeath will struggle to get anywhere near the level they were against Meath. But Kildare have been so poor it's hard to pick a winner.

Honestly would say Meath are still sick. They had to beat a Division 3 team, then beat a Kildare team in disarray that they hammered already this year and then Louth or Dublin after they knock lumps out of each other. It's incomprehensible how badly they messed this one up.

NYRoyal (USA) - Posts: 107 - 28/04/2026 15:34:44    2669555

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Replying To peiledoir20:  "Is it not pints people cry into? Sorry I wouldn't know but I'll take your word for it, given your greater experience.

Good luck in the Tailteann."
Rich coming from a donegal man after the last day

Galwayman67420 (Galway) - Posts: 33 - 28/04/2026 16:14:57    2669565

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Replying To Galwayman67420:  "Rich coming from a donegal man after the last day"
Ah leave er out.Donegal are DOWN in the dumos lol.

brayballer (Wicklow) - Posts: 547 - 28/04/2026 18:44:10    2669619

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Replying To legendzxix:  "Donegal and Monaghan have qualified for the All Ireland through the league qualifier route. Down and Westmeath have put themselves under provincial pressure by being relegated from Division 2 last year. This is what was agreed at congress. Down and Westmeath could both have lobbied for change if they think there is a different way of going about things."
The problem is and will always be that the provincials cannot put four or eight teams, at the same advantage, as they have not had equal routes, numerically if nothing else to a provincial final. And numerically is is not the only advantage some have, surely I don't have to elaborate further?

Expertinall (UK) - Posts: 30 - 28/04/2026 19:55:52    2669626

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