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Football Championship 2026 - 3 Like(s)
Kerry like Limerick won games playing poor. Like limerick they will peak for final. Kerry could win by 15-20 with lads hitting form. Madness put €100 for turkey shoot out.
hlynch12 (National) - 20/07/2026 16:53:16
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Limerick Senior Hurling 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To ColmFlaherty: "Fair play lads, probably a year or 2 early for us, but the experience of it will do the lads some good." It could go one of two ways for Galway now, the realisation that the tactics they implemented yesterday will never work against a top tier side, as they will shut down the long ball in or the attempts to run it through the middle, Had Galway met Clare yesterday, the levels of physicality would have been similar. Game plan has to be varied. Limerick were setting traps for Galway i thought in that they generally allowed the first player receive the puckout in space but then exerted enormous levels of pressure on the second ball. Lack of battles in Leinster did them no favours, but it will be interesting to see how they rebound and change next year.
Congrats to Limerick and all involved they absolutely cemented their legacy by coming back to win another one and do a clean sweep across the board this year. So many great performances but just to name a few that stood out when watching, Barry Nash, Kyle Hayes and WOD had fantastic games, Cian was back to his usual level of brilliance and could easily have picked up motm also, CON was fantastic throughout and deserved the motm and great to see Gillane get back to himself on the biggest day. Legends the lot of them. Thank you for the days,,,,
Fitzy01 (National) - 20/07/2026 11:56:30
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Tiger1: "Got that one wrong Katser unfortunely old Galway habit of not turning up came back once again i really hoped ye would win it but went out without any great fight." We weren't allowed hurl. I think thats more the reason we were bet as to not showing up. Limerick didnt give us an inch. Very easy go back to the old galway not showing up and maybe to an extent we didnt but from someone who had a good view up there in croke park, limerick dominated every area and battle. Well deserved victors.
Galway456 (National) - 20/07/2026 23:33:22
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To REDANDBLACK30: "Well said it is a terrible historical wrong and injustice. It should be the number one priority for all Irish people and any Irish government. It needs to be made much more of a priority so the momentum for a border poll increases. If Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael remain in Government and refuse to plan for unity, it will stall for generations." It certainly isn't "number one priority for all Irish people".
Seanfan (National) - 20/07/2026 16:39:37
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To TrueBlue35: "Surely time to address the elephant in the room Fionn and start the serious conversation of splitting Limerick in two?? ;)" :) and we will give the same clever answer the Dubs gave when the same question was posed years ago:
"We are all in favour of splitting Limerick in two............................................ a Limerick V Limerick all Ireland Final would be class :)
LimerickandProud (National) - 20/07/2026 14:13:59
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Limerick & Kerry For The Double - 1 Like(s)
Would Mayo losing by 10 be a good result for them?
hlynch12 (National) - 20/07/2026 16:56:56
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To wexford2012: "It absolutely will end you are right BUT the structural issues with the game remain.
In over 130 years the GAA hasn't really spread the game, its still largely strong where it was strong when the organisation was founded.
I'm sure everyone here agrees its a fantastic game but its hard to stand up the contention that its our 'national game' when large swathes don't play it all and that saddens me. Is there sufficient investment into the game? (Maybe it was just me but seeing JP McManus on the pitch yesterday with the team was uncomfortable, is the benefactor driven model, healthy, equitable, sustainable?). I question clubs and counties who choose to ignore one code, either of them to be fair, yet gain grants etc on the same basis of clubs and counties who promote a dual ethos.
It could be me but this years championship felt less vital, less important, Munster felt overhyped and while in past has astounded us, felt very ordinary, big Cork driven crowds aside. From a parochial perspective, a weak Dublin suits us in Wexford BUT from a big picture health of the game we really need to see Cork, Dublin and Antrim - out 3 urban centres really flying - I think hurling translates better into an urban environment than football but not as well as soccer.
We love that in hurling you can't 'park the bus' and that it never fell foul of the 'blanket' defence BUT is it too free scoring? Should it be routine for scores to come from 70 meters out? I miss the electric corner forward play of DJ, Lar Corbet, Eddie Brennan, where has this gone? Basketball is a similarly high scoring game who had concerns and they sought to tackle this through a number of ways, not all GAA relevant, but their 'luxury tax' that punishes teams who breech spending rules, while a revenue sharing model reditriutuied income away from stronger/wealthier clubs. I don't want to punish excellence, but stop success and resources becoming so concentrated that competitions become predictable and one-sided.
Yesterday it looked like the Leinster championship ill prepared Galway for the intensity they experience in the final, would Galway who had emerged from a Munster campaign have done better - I think so. Munster can pull up the ladder, say 'not our problem' but eventually it will be. Sitting on our laurels does not seem like an option, with a rejuvenated football championship and a more and more competitive sporting landscape, where we I expect we'll see more state investment into other sports (soccer is pushing hard as a soft power vehicle and 'integration' tool) to gain massive state subsidies for their academies. The GAA as an antidote to an increasingly homogenised, globalised, vanilla world into which we should incentivize," Why would JP McManus being on the Croke Park pitch make you feel uncomfortable? This man gave your county board money to spend as they saw fit. Has anyone else done that?
slayer (National) - 21/07/2026 08:56:56
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To endgame: "Yes I agree with that. The Galway result v Cork was a strange one. Limerick only scraped by Clare in the semi final. I wonder would Galway have fared better against Clare if that was the final." Its hard to be confident about how any game between 7/8 might go.
Limerick definitely the most consistent and best but others can look brilliant or abysmal from one day ro next.
Limerick would most likely have done same to any team yesterday.
BarneyGrant (National) - 21/07/2026 00:46:00
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TrueBlue35: "Surely time to address the elephant in the room Fionn and start the serious conversation of splitting Limerick in two?? ;)" They are some outfit alright.
Near domination at this stage.
All Ireland Champs, Munster SHC and League winners also.
They clearly took their eye off the ball last year v the Dubs also, imo.
As for splitting them in 2 - similar to their old car reg's - L for City and LK for their county. lol ;o)
Fionn (National) - 20/07/2026 11:28:39
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Seanfan: "Hopefully keep the continuity going.
Is Shane taking time out ....or is his native County calling....?" Roscommon gaels calling from what i am hearing
Tarismelting22 (National) - 20/07/2026 20:35:42
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Some of the things I'm seeing/reading online etc would make me question if some of our supporters are true supporters/turning their backs or starting to turn on us.
ColmFlaherty (National) - 20/07/2026 18:54:44
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Andrew Moran lost 6/6 finals as player. Going for 100% record as gaffer too.
hlynch12 (National) - 20/07/2026 17:05:36
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
I see a big night planned in Dingle and Venrtry? Sam Maguire guest of honour.
hlynch12 (National) - 20/07/2026 16:57:59
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Hurling Refereeing. - 1 Like(s)
There was a lot on confusion among spectators yesterday with regard to the actions of the referee, he allowed play to continue for a protracted period after continuous actions , before pausing and then awarding a free. It was suggested by some around me that the game was being officiated by committee and results being transmitted to the whistler which accounted for delayed action without seemingly any indication that an advantage was being allowed.
backtooldwall (National) - 20/07/2026 14:57:26
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To legendzxix: "Dublin had the rub of the green in the quarter final. It went against them then in semi final. That's the way the cookie crumbles. More often than not decisions seem to favour Dublin in their home league ground. Usually a double whammy on top of drawing Dublin in their home league ground at the business end of the championship.
Dublin actually got a flavour on Sunday of what it is like to be the away team. Tyrone have set the blueprint in the 25 quarter final. All Ireland contenders have to be able to flip the script against Dublin in Croke Park. Anyone not prepared for the battle of playing Dublin in Croke Park are going to come up short. That's the reality of it. Sin é." Kerry tend to get rub of the green. IF not referees will be subjected to hate campaign from the yerra media.
hlynch12 (National) - 20/07/2026 16:55:52
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To 2maroonjerseys: "MD showed up with the same system that had us trailing both Wexford and Kildare by double figures until he made changes and got the win. Did he think the same system would overcome limerick the best team in Ireland for the last 8 yrs. He'd no plan B or even try a different format to start to confuse limerick. Clare have pushed limerick to the limit for the last 6/7 yrs and yet he mustn't have watch any tape of how they confuse and drive limerick to their limit. I wonder was there any Galway men involved with Clare he could have asked for any tactical tips on how to play them? Having one in 17 they hard questions won't be asked for now.
That's my tuppence worth after enduring another final loss in croke park." Hurlers win matches, coaches lose them.
One thing Clare have, that Galway don't have, is a couple of high ball contesting forwards in Duggan and O'Donnell, that they often station in the half forward line as the need may arise. Galway have Rabbitte, but don't gameplan him as a half-forward target. Duggan was a major factor in Clare's semi final success for 50mins as a ball contesting half forward. Galway didn't have that all season (haven't had it in 9 years versus this Limerick side in actual fact), especially when Rory Burke went down. The only options were Rabbitte and Whelan. Rabbitte was adhering to a gameplan, posted inside, and Whelan just got out the wrong side of the bed yesterday, and didn't look very capable of any task on the day.
Pope_Benedict (National) - 20/07/2026 12:24:42
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Shane Moran two year term as Roscommon U17 manager has come to an end as he has decided not to opt a further year or two. Under his watch as manager we won back to back Connacht titles played 10 and won 10 in the province. And should we get a handful of those players going on to represent Roscommon Seniors in the years ahead it will be the true measure of success.
Best wishes to Shane, an excellent young coach and manager and total gentleman.
The_analyser (National) - 20/07/2026 13:42:54
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Tadhg2020: "I think you are being harsh there on MD. Its not for me to defend him but sometimes things just are what they are.
I discussed game with 2 friends in the Cusack before throw in and we were in full agreement that if we got our intensity and physicality up to the levels we know they can reach and hold our defensive shape that it would be a comfortable game for us. I don't think that MD could do anything about that. We won all the battles and that sorted the game. Nothing I've seen from Galway this season indicates that the personnel were available to MD to reverse that. Sometimes it is that simple." Limerick are miles ahead physically at the moment it's the tactical decisions made on the sideline that baffles. He went into an all Ireland welded to his system he didn't try and pull a magic trick to try and confuse limerick's players. Ye had the physical battle won and once ye got to grips with the Galway play twas all over after 20 mins ye had a lot of wides fahy made a few great saves and Lyons was helpful to say the least ye should have been 10 points up at half time. The younger players on the squad now know the levels needed to win an all Ireland it'll stand to them. Tactically MD needs to evolve to at least move forward. Clare have caused ye the most problems over the years, obviously he must think he knows more than lohan.
Limerick dominated and swarmed all over the pitch yesterday fair play to ye. Ye have a great team and players and ye deserve every success.
2maroonjerseys (National) - 20/07/2026 16:28:23
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To BarneyGrant: "I had a good friend from Gortin and one of the sure ways to turn him into a raving loon was to say anything at all good about Derry." Yes the Sperrin mountains were a great natural dividing line. Brian Dooher used to play like a man possessed when he played Derry.
tireoghainabu (National) - 20/07/2026 15:14:32
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "A bit like Ros's Sam Maguire trek as provincial champs 2026………..abysmal!!" If that makes you feel better. How would you describe Galway's performance yesterday.
endgame (National) - 20/07/2026 15:03:52
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