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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To ulsterrules: "anyone hear any more on the injury list, how far away do we think langan,thompson are from playing ?" Conor Lafferty might know. He got info well in advance about Langan a couple of weeks ago.
peiledoir20 (National) - 14/05/2026 11:23:52
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
What do we think the team will look like for the Dubs?
For me
1. Darach Fahy
2. Ronan Glennon
3. Cillian Trayers
4. Darren Morrisey
5. Padraig Mannion
6. Daithi Burke
7. Gavin Lee
8. Cian Daniels
9. Tom Monaghan
10. Rory Burke
11. Cathal Mannion
12. Tiernan Killeen
13. Conor Whelan
14. Jason Rabbitte
15. Aaron Niland
Subs I'd see being brought on or likely to are Daragh Neary, John Fleming, Joshua Ryan, Cianan Fahy and Kieran Hanrahan.
ColmFlaherty (National) - 14/05/2026 21:27:25
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To countyman2022: "It is getting grimmer and grimmer, After the last 2 senior games, our minors the weekend and unable to beat a Galway team without Niland and Murphy while Rabbitte and Killeen only came on, just hard see where the bottom is, are we close to it? When are they going to look at who is actually coaching our underage teams? So far off it with structures. Bit embarrassing and a plight on those who done good work in the past." Do you ever have anything positive to say?
richiepmurphy (National) - 14/05/2026 11:36:12
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Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Credit to all club volunteers across the county who has been sorting tickets this last week/10 days.
A thankless job but someone has to do it. Between taking orders from members, dealing with a smaller allocation from county board, dealing with unhappy club members and then the tedious job of sitting putting each members tickets into envelopes. Maybe 150-200 envelopes to be filled and labeled.
And not to forget sitting now to collect the money for each order when they are being collected.
Might sound like a small job but I would say this last week has been tough on these people so massive thank you to whoever does it for your club.
BRING ON SUNDAY
countymonaghan (National) - 14/05/2026 11:44:30
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Roscommon GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
For some bizzare reason the mods didn't publish my after match comments.
Take two..
A great journey has come to an end against a strong Kerry who will take some beating in the final.
Our fight back from 7 points behind in normal time to bring the game into extra time was once more the pure grit and character of this team on display and but for a last ditch tackle we would have won 0-12 to 0-11
Extra time caught up on our legs and how much the ultra competitive Connacht championship took out of us. Kerry in comparison had two less games and two was strolls past Clare,Waterford.
The manner that we conceded those three goals in 5 minutes was frustrating and Eoghan Carthy off injured during that spell was a huge blow.
Thanks to all the players and management for the time and effort put in and winning Connacht against the odds.
The_analyser (National) - 14/05/2026 12:05:21
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Maroooned: "Every county player does not have the ability to play to the same level. Hurling is much more complex than that.
And it is not simply an s&c issue.
For a start, if we tried using the ball the way Laois did we wouldn't be anywhere near as concerned about our s&c." Agree with you skill execution is the key. The top teams simply put do the simple skills faster and better. Speed is the key. Turnover of players simply to high in such a small county. 15ish changes in a panel of 35 sounds completely bananas no matter what the reason
Sloweddie (National) - 14/05/2026 19:39:21
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Football has been played in Leitrim for centuries...there's your history
Football has one of the highest participation rates per capita in the country in Leitrim...there's your culture
Young boys and girls have plenty of role models playing with Leitrim to look up to e.g. Barry McNulty and the Ladies Connacht intermediate champions.
We don't need any psuedo sociological lessons on footballing matters from outsiders.
ohwow (National) - 14/05/2026 10:46:41
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Small Anomaly In Sam Maguire Qualification Rules - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Tacaí Liatroma: "Picture the scenario: Dublin, relegated to Division 2 this year, win the All-Ireland this year. But they have a stinker of a league in 2027 and get relegated (happens to good teams more often than you'd think, e.g. Westmeath 2017 and Derry 2018 down to Division 4, Cork 2019 down to Division 3, Dublin 2021 down to Division 2) and don't make the Leinster final. Suddenly they find themselves out of the league places to qualify for the Sam Maguire Cup competition even though they're defending champions! Even the Tailteann Cup winners get in but not them. Think it needs a quick fix in Congress." I think Congress have more important issues then worrying about a scenario with 100000/1 odds of happening now in fairness.
mickosarmy (National) - 14/05/2026 15:03:32
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Best of luck to Mark Mc Hugh his management team and to our players the best of good luck in the Leinster Final.
The dubs are decent... but very beatable! Its a great occasion for clubs and kids going up to croker, but its not just a day out... we are going there to win.
Also, very best of luck to our Senior Ladies out tomorrow!!
Lets hope we are celebrating on Sunday...
Laker1500 (National) - 15/05/2026 09:54:17
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
By my count 2-16 of our 2-23 in the u20 semi final against Wexford was scored by players who are underage against next year. Rabbitte obviously made a huge difference off the bench and there are more seniors to come into the team in Niland and Murphy but there are some very good players there again for next year.
galway19 (National) - 15/05/2026 09:25:00
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Here is my team for sunday
Jason daly
Danny scahill Charlie drumm. Tadgh. Baker
Ronan Wallace Shane Allen. Mattie whittaker
Brian cooney. Ray connelly
Kevin sullivan Sam mcartin. Conor dillon
Shane corcoran senan baker. Brandon Kelly
May I wish mark mchugh his management team and our players the best of good luck. I was proud to see David o shaughnessy lift the cup in 2004 and hopefully will see ronan Wallace do likewise on Sunday. Go neiri on bothar libh
mickcunningham (National) - 14/05/2026 19:05:06
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pikeman96: "You must be forgetting how your minors played Wexford in Athenry last year.
Also forgetting how your U20s played Offaly in Ballinasloe.
Also to point out that last night's U20 semi-final was technically and officially a home fixture for Wexford, but because of some new "distance rule" that applies this year and which I don't know the exact details of, Galway to Wexford was deemed too far a trip for Galway to make on a midweek evening, and so Wexford had to go to Portlaoise in order to play at "home"." Tbh, I think the silly part is that Galway had away games and neutral games but no home games
If every game was a neutral game for them, I could understand but it's unfair on them to ask them to play away but not to play at home
ElGranSenor (National) - 14/05/2026 18:39:34
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Crashingwaves: "I'm not speaking for 'Galway' here, whatever that means! Leinster counties? KK wanted Galway to come in and I think you know the reason. When you talk about Leinster, Viking, you mean KK and Wexford, the 'traditional' counties. Offaly shook you out of your slumber in the 80s and 90s. Then after 1998 it was basically all KK. Before Galway were invited in, you blamed all your defeats on KK, now you have Galway as a scapegoat. Nice one!" I blame our defeats on not being good enough to win. And I personally dont have a problem with Galway playing in our Championship.
What I do have a problem with is posters who are like the hungry neighbour you invite round for dinner, who then starts complaining about the food.
As regards Galway being in Leinster there are legitimate arguments put to me by friends about how its been holding Wexford hurling back the last 10 years. As a county a far higher proportion of our hurling population, adult and underage, play football and soccer at a comparable level to the level they hurl at than is the case in any other hurling county. Including the middle tier hurling counties. Whenever we win a Leinster title, there's a noticeable uptick in numbers pucking a ball around, especially in urban areas, towns and villages. In the last 10 years we might have won 3 or 4 more Leinster titles if you hadn't been in Leinster, including a 3 in a row between 2017 and 2019. We would probably have made the 2020 final also. That wouldve been massive for raising hurlings profile down here, and would have encouraged more young lads to take up hurling, more to stay at it, and more parents to get involved in coaching also. With obvious benefits to hurling in the county, at club and county level, on and off the field of play.
The worst thing about it is your lads winning a Leinster title at any level doesn't give the sport any kind of boost up your way, as you arent even from Leinster. It means nothing other than a stepping stone.
Viking66 (National) - 14/05/2026 18:09:12
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Lockjaw: "Do you mean in terms of style of play, or that you expect Kerry to easily beat Tyrone in the final?" I mean in terms of style of play. Donegal were a very hard watch this year.
Ulsterchamps_32 (National) - 14/05/2026 17:43:13
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Tough on Louis Kelly (he is a big miss against this Armagh team), and young Carolan. Great to see a bit of ingenuity in the panel picks however. Bench starting to look a bit stronger and that brings some hope.
It's a big ask, but at least we are there to be asking.
Eddie the Exile (National) - 14/05/2026 16:51:57
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Croke Park expansion - 1 Like(s)
Replying To tirawleybaron: "I could never understand why Iarnrod Eireann cannot put on a train between Hueston and Drumcondra on match days.
Its absolutely bonkers that its open for commuters but not when there is a big game in Croke park.
Its as if Iarnrod Eireann are instructed to dump everyone off in Hueston so they can be milked for money between Hueston and Drumcondra" I doubt Drumcondra would have the capacity to safely let off, or take on, a full train load though? It's grand for a small city centre stop where a dozen or so might get on or off at one time but I'd say it wouldn't be safe to have hundreds all crowding on or getting on at the one time.
Onion Breath (National) - 14/05/2026 14:12:59
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "Thats a nonsense post. If you are talking about missing lads we were missing one of our best u20s from last year, probably the best u19 from last year who then started Senior hurling for his club, plus others like Gethings, Rossiter and Wickham who mightve been starters.
I dont think our u20s were badly coached this year, and they definitely showed more fight and dog than most Wexford teams over the last few years. JJ Doyle is over our minors, a good coach and an experienced Leinster and AI winning intercounty manager.
We have other things stacked against us. Aside from a ref who gave them a free that they scored for tripping one of their own players, and a very soft free that led to their equalising point, we were also away again. This year so far our minors, celtic challenge and u20 teams have played 13 games, with only 1 game each at home. Home advantage is huge at underage. Our minors have to travel to Munster to play a Munster team, again. Why can't these games alternate between Munster and Leinster venues? There are always 2 teams from each province at the preliminary QF stage?" 'Home advantage is huge at underage' you say. Galway wouldn't know anything about that.
Pope_Benedict (National) - 14/05/2026 14:01:16
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Might be slightly off topic..another cracking under 20 final last night..
A ref who made numerous mistakes but which helped greatly with the way the game played out..players who gave everything,also made mistakes,but not an ounce of effort or sweat left when it finished..outstanding displays on both sides and a keeper scoring a penalty and then stopping 3 with outstanding saves..it was a pity it had to finish last night and not go to a replay,specially when all Ireland final isn't til end of month..
Huge thanks to tg4 for the coverage been given to all underage competitions..they covered 5 games last night and deserve huge congratulations for it..
CTGAA10 (National) - 14/05/2026 13:56:26
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To CasKD: "I'd agree it takes the spotlight off the team but is this a good thing? If I was playing on the team and everybody was talking about someone who is fond of the spotlight and media work rather than focused on the team who has earned their place there I wouldn't be happy. These players deserve the spotlight now. Matty, Ray, Sam should be the names everyone is talking about" The only spotlight them Westmeath players are worried about is the one at the top of the steps of the Hogan Stand at 3.45pm on Sunday afternoon.
peiledoir20 (National) - 14/05/2026 11:26:14
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To iarmhiabu: "I agree with you, Mark McHugh has nailed it again. The revelation of Luke Loughlin's injury before the Kildare game became a massive talking point in the media and among supporters. Instead of "can Westmeath back up the Meath win?" the conversation became "how can they cope without Luke". Good managers know how to control the narrative before a big game and McHugh would have flipped this into motivation to show they are not reliant on Luke. Now the John Heslin story has a similar effect, the potential return of a Westmeath legend after two years dominates the headlines (he has been with them a number of weeks actually). That is all people are talking about in the county and whether he'll play or not, taking the spotlight off the team as you put it but it create a feel good atmosphere around the place too." I'd agree it takes the spotlight off the team but is this a good thing? If I was playing on the team and everybody was talking about someone who is fond of the spotlight and media work rather than focused on the team who has earned their place there I wouldn't be happy. These players deserve the spotlight now. Matty, Ray, Sam should be the names everyone is talking about
CasKD (National) - 14/05/2026 11:08:07
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