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Allianz protest - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Square_B: "What Israeli company sponsors the GAA? Asking for a friend.
If you want to search hard enough you'll find a link to anything to get your knickers in a twist over. Gazprom was rightly dropped as a sponsor of European football at the outset of the Russian / Ukrainian war. However, the phone in your pocket is likely made from chips sourced from Israel. Are you going to boycott that? The shelves of all the food retailers are full of goods sourced from Israel, are you going to boycott that too? The 'links' Allianz have are at best tepid... why not get your knickers in a twist at the IRFU/FAI and Aviva as well while you're at it. This is nothing but woke, virtue seeking nonsense." do you believe in trying to change anything at all Square_B or does someone have to be the absolute perfect person living as a hermit using no products or services linked to anything morally questionable before they can express an opinion about something
CCFabu (National) - 29/01/2026 10:21:04
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Allianz protest - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Square_B: "What Israeli company sponsors the GAA? Asking for a friend.
If you want to search hard enough you'll find a link to anything to get your knickers in a twist over. Gazprom was rightly dropped as a sponsor of European football at the outset of the Russian / Ukrainian war. However, the phone in your pocket is likely made from chips sourced from Israel. Are you going to boycott that? The shelves of all the food retailers are full of goods sourced from Israel, are you going to boycott that too? The 'links' Allianz have are at best tepid... why not get your knickers in a twist at the IRFU/FAI and Aviva as well while you're at it. This is nothing but woke, virtue seeking nonsense." The terms "woke" and "virtue signalling"
Enough said.
Seanfan (National) - 29/01/2026 10:54:09
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Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Ros2013: "What's the verdict for the match? Must need win for
Both teams and anything else will likely lead to a drop to
Division 2. Hoping our lads don't get into a false sense of pretence with a good display last weekend and memories of the league final are still
There. I'm sure ye'll have Beggan and co back at the stage." big game and never easy in the hyde...honestly id take a 3 point defeat or better right now after last week...
MalsBalls (National) - 29/01/2026 12:55:27
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WeGoAgain: "Went man on man all first half. Did very well. Sunday will be interesting. He'll probably mix it up.again." Exactly. So he's already experimenting, evolving his tactics. Yet all these headlines are saying "will McGuinness stick to his guns?" portraying him as stubborn and stuck in his ways. A lot of stupid clickbait and lazy analyses.
High_and_wide (National) - 29/01/2026 16:19:38
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "Last year in the League you stopped giving gametime to most of the younger lads after the first League game. Not sure how they were supposed to get better when they weren't even playing." Perhaps stopped so as to enhance their prospects of getting better in 2026, by playing their NHL games in div1A as opposed to div1B in 2026. There's no rush rebuilding, as long as you get there in the end.
Pope_Benedict (National) - 28/01/2026 18:51:19
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Fionn: "Well if Leopardstown Racing looks set to go ahead at the weekend, I think we should be ok." Is it! Ground will be treacherous. Small fields if it does.
BarneyGrant (National) - 29/01/2026 15:19:07
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Well the old rivalry back in town sunday . I still think ye have a really good team . Definetly not underestimating you . The clubhouse bar should be open anyway for this . Just a pity it's not on tv or being streamed anywhere. Andy ,Boyler and Ger on the sidelines should create a great atmosphere. I like Dublin at least most Dubs I kmow respect Mayo unlike some counties !
S1234 (National) - 29/01/2026 15:18:15
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Ros2013: "What's the verdict for the match? Must need win for
Both teams and anything else will likely lead to a drop to
Division 2. Hoping our lads don't get into a false sense of pretence with a good display last weekend and memories of the league final are still
There. I'm sure ye'll have Beggan and co back at the stage." Think the Dublin game in a fortnight was the agreed return point. O'Toole obviously felt he was in right headspace to go back last week having played less football during the club season.
Can't imagine the Brigid's lads will be back?
Regardless, when we were at our strongest in the last 15 years the Hyde has been difficult for us. I think Roscommon -2 at 11/10 is as close to a 'good thing' bet you'll get all weekend.
ConyersHill04 (National) - 29/01/2026 14:02:22
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Two-Point Winners After The Hooter - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "Seems like a sweeping assessment that, and highly unlikely to be frank. Where's the data to back up your sweeping assessment?
From my own standpoint, i liked the dead ball after the hooter. Thought it was fine last year. In contrast, that finish to Kerry/Ros last Sunday would have me moaning. Lots of potential for problems regarding buzzer beating strikes, and the added need for precision clock management for it. I'm amazed that anyone sees this as a rule enhancement." Agreed,new hooter system already giving bother, imagine as the year goes on,is the game over as the hooter starts or when it finishes , Roscommon would probably like to know.
isfeidirrlinn (National) - 29/01/2026 13:40:03
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Allianz protest - 1 Like(s)
Replying To supermon: "Thats not what I said. I said if the same links made to Israel in this case, were made in a similar way to Russia, I believe the attitude would be different.
There is no way a compnay found with investments and bonds that would help Russia's war in Ukraine would be taken as a sponsor by the GAA. So my question why should it be different for Israel?" Indeed, so can you say for absolute certainty that, for example Electric Ireland & Bord Gais (both longstanding sponsors of the GAA) do not import Gas & Electricity that has ultimately derived from Russian sources? Russian oil & gas continues to be sold to countries such as India, Turkey & China and is then reimported to the EU 'legally' (lol) via those nations. The EU is still importing Gas 'directly' from Russia albeit at lower levels. Whilst there's plan to try and 'ban' backdoor trading, it will be easier said than done. Let's not be nieve about how the world is run. Have you called for Electric Ireland & Bord Gais to stand down as sponsors of the GAA or is that different?
Square_B (National) - 29/01/2026 13:29:39
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Two-Point Winners After The Hooter - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Seanfan: "Ye were all moaning about the play on till the ball goes dead system.
Now ye're all moaning about hooter ending the game (with exceptions)." Seems like a sweeping assessment that, and highly unlikely to be frank. Where's the data to back up your sweeping assessment?
From my own standpoint, i liked the dead ball after the hooter. Thought it was fine last year. In contrast, that finish to Kerry/Ros last Sunday would have me moaning. Lots of potential for problems regarding buzzer beating strikes, and the added need for precision clock management for it. I'm amazed that anyone sees this as a rule enhancement.
Pope_Benedict (National) - 29/01/2026 12:43:08
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Allianz protest - 1 Like(s)
Replying To supermon: "Oh I'm not getting upset about it, if Allianz chooses to do business that way thats fine for them. However making those choices come with consequences. I'm not disagreeing with your analysis of how the system works, I'll take your word for it.
Maybe losing sponsorship in a instance like this and having negative media commentary about the situation might actually make companies reconsider how they chose to invest funds or do business?
I'm not asking for them to sell anything, nor do I expect them to. They can do what they want. But like even a 'maybe buying these bonds was regretable' statement might have changed my mind when it comes to their continued sponsorship of the GAA. Its not Allianz's behaviour I am actually concerned with. They behave like every capitalist organisation that really are only concerned with one thing. My concern is the behaviour of the GAA. Its up to them who they choose to get as a sponsor. If they are happy to be sponsored by a company that is happy to do this kind of business thats what bothers me." IN fairness Allianz has not issued any statement on the report for whatever reason and perhaps because they don't feel the need to as nowhere else has this become an issue. If you look at the other companies named in the report and what their contribution to the conflict is then I think Allianz would be on the lower end of the scale. Just one point last point on it - the bond issuance that they participated in was for US$8B, there were $36B in subscriptions for it. So Israel would have got their money if PIMCO was not involved, so the report saying that PIMCO was contributing to the premium that the bonds attract is not entirely true as its the $36B that was doing that, if PIMCO was the only buyer then yes but unfortunately the global demand for these bonds is there regardless of their participation - the reason that Investors do not see an issue with buying these bonds is because the heavy backing the US gives to Israel, if this was any other country in the world, nobody would be buying their bonds.
I think the issue a lot of people have with the protests is that, two things, one they don't understand what they are protesting, they hear UN report, Gaza and Allianz and thats enough and two where does it stop. Should the GAA be held far more accountable than us as individuals in their decision making we are a reflection of the GAA? did anyone stop using google, did all the people working in google resign in protest, same with facebook etc. and as I said the root of the problem is the US approach to Israel, would as individuals we be willing to plunge the country back into the dark ages by boycotting everything from the US. We cannot even get the occupied territories bill through - by the way has Musgraves committed to not purchasing anything from Israel?
The uncomfortable truth is that the GAA is reflecting its members values and once people are honest with themselves then this is not such an issue.
zinny (National) - 29/01/2026 04:21:06
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GAA Football Power Rankings 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "Well if ye had given Evan Comerford more game time instead of all to Cluxton and brought up other young Dubs maybe ye wouldn't be needing to rebuild as much as ye are now . Cluxton still be there till he is 50 Comerford probably was saying to himself haha ..
Fair play to Comferford for sticking around not alot would with that much of disrespect shown to him
....!" Coming from a County who has been rebuilding for 75 years, lol.......
superbluedub (National) - 28/01/2026 23:53:04
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GAA Football Power Rankings 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "Is that why paddy power has us at number 3 on their website ? Not that I think Mayo will win sam ." 75 years of building yea up, they know what they are about lol
superbluedub (National) - 28/01/2026 23:46:45
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Commodore: "Clearly not, as we have Local elections, General elections, European elections and invisible elections where randomers are handpicked for the Seanad?" hahaha
have you not heard that very common phrase before. youlve totally missed the point of the phrase...
KillingFields (National) - 28/01/2026 23:43:21
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Looking Forward To 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To kerryforsam26: "Kerry had a holiday early this year. By all accounts they trained everyday and very little alcohol was taken on trip. Kerry will win the next 3/4 All Irelands with lack of quality opposition." Well in fairness Kerry do have a big advantage with other Counties especially Ulster where Kerry only really have to up their training approaching the knock out stages.
Scenicparish (National) - 28/01/2026 22:38:47
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Allianz protest - 1 Like(s)
I suspect if the report had been about Russia/Ukraine and not Israel/Gaza opinions would be very very different. A sponsor with links to Russia would be dropped very quickly. I just don't understand why it's considered different because it's Israel?
supermon (National) - 28/01/2026 20:24:12
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