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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Undertheroad: "12 months is nothing right location is everything it's for the benefit of all Westmeath around Kilbeggan or Tyrrellspass would be the right choice motorway in and out of it access would be straightforward" So tell me how are you going to pay the Minimum extra 100k in expenses to the hurlers, the extra good costs of bringing the food from North of Mullingar to Kilbeggan. Not to minds having Finea,Ballycomoyle,St Pauls,Delvin football and hurling,Castlepollard,Lough Lene Gaels, Brownstown,Ringtown,Crookedwood and the county chairmans Multifarnham,the last chairmans Ballynacargy all up in arms at having to travel to Kilbeggan for underage knock out games. You my friend are living in cloud cuckoo land
jobber (National) - 15/12/2025 22:12:08
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Happy retirement Paddy, it's a pity we couldn't land the big one in July to send him off in style.
What a servant. Stayed with the sinking ship in 2023 when others quickly abandoned it. Was the catalyst in getting McGuinness back the same summer.
Thanks for the memories.
peiledoir20 (National) - 15/12/2025 21:23:34
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Another day another ridiculous outburst. The president statement on the death of Rob Reiner and his wife is disgraceful but sadly not surprising.
yew_tree (National) - 15/12/2025 21:04:27
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To TheFlaker: "Ah yeah he's a well known supporter of vaccines and doesn't think they are related to autism....oh wait." Big Pharma agrees with you Comrade.
SouthGalway (National) - 15/12/2025 12:28:14
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Claretandblue: "Not sure what's to be achieved by going back on the deal that's been made if that was even possible legally? Finding another suitable site would take at least 12 months to source and purchase. Is that not putting it on the long finger even more?" What position do you hold within the county board?
Over the past year all of your posts have pushed back against people in this forum who criticize the county board for poor decision-making. You seem to be the only person here who doesn't acknowledge the damage the county board has caused over the last five years. Majority of clubs have no trust in the CB as they have been promised COE for a long time now and not one sod of soil has moved. I am hopeful that the new CB led by Paddy Wallace and Paula Finan can come up with some ideas to fix the relationships that have been lost over the last 5 years.
Best of luck to them!
Temple56 (National) - 15/12/2025 15:09:36
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To jm25: "As bad as it is not as bad as pong off them fruity vapes
I'd rather smoke 60 player a day then puff on one of those" There's nothing worse than seeing a grown adult with one of those things tuck in their mouth, its pathetic.
Bon (National) - 15/12/2025 20:52:43
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
What an achievement for Kilkerrin-Clonberne! Fair play to them.
togoutlads (National) - 15/12/2025 17:35:42
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "I thought Maher went to ground looking for that free, and probably expecting it too in the circumstances, and the referee was correct not to award it. Fantastic player Maher, at 45 years of age. An all time great was how Ursula Jacob described her before the game. Certainly herself and Higgins are the two best hurlers on that Athenry side by some distance." It looked to me like she was sandwiched, which would always be a free, but I'd have to look back at it.
Agreed completely on the two being the main driving forces. They were outstanding and relentless.
WanPintWin (National) - 15/12/2025 17:02:32
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Football Better Than Hurling In 2025? Thank You Jim Gavin, - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TheFlaker: "People suggesting handpassing should be banned. The level of stupidity on here at times is unbelievable." What's your argument for keeping it. Do you enjoy the ball going back and forth amongst a team in their own half?
alalalalalum (National) - 15/12/2025 16:24:42
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To jm25: "Presume it should be 29 to 3-13 can understand if they think he's ready been involved as will be here all year
Dont really get logic Mullin been brought in though" Andy Moran was on Smaller Fish last week. He said they invited Oisín on the Portugal camp to share some input on the professionalism of the AFL setup. Kobe is eligible to play if picked, Kilda are OK with that.
GreenandRed (National) - 15/12/2025 16:14:36
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Football Better Than Hurling In 2025? Thank You Jim Gavin, - 1 Like(s)
Definitely better than it has been but still two speeds. Dead slow and stopped. Thankfully better but better than hurling is a stretch. Always was and always will be. Anyway two different games that the biggest thing in common are the goal posts.
Canuck (National) - 15/12/2025 16:00:20
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Doylerwex: "I agree. I wrote a similar post the other day but it didn't get through with particular reference to white collar professionals.
The older I get, the more authoritarian my views are becoming." Drug use is perfectly acceptable in many places, high and low. Coke was detected in Leinster House toilets! I've seen lads snorting in bars before matches, lads who looked like they play themselves. The smell of weed is only a wisp of wind away.
I personally couldn't care less what someone else does if it doesn't interfere with me but if you buy drugs then you bear a personal responsibility for what those and other drug dealers do . There appears to be a disconnect on that level.
As for why people don't protest anymore, it is literally for the above reasons. They are someone close to them uses the product being sold. And it no longer has the in your face social impact that heroin trade did, other than when something dreadful like Edenderry of the young fella from Drogheda who apparently died under torture and mutilation.
I mean if Guinnesses were at that I wouldn't be giving them my custom!
BarneyGrant (National) - 15/12/2025 10:25:36
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To lilywhite1: "Hard luck to Tubberclair yesterday. I thought when the drew level in the 2nd half that they had the momentum to go on and win the game with the wind advantage. Sallins however showed their class to hold on.
Just wondering why Tubberclair play senior B next season rather than Senior? Do intermediate champions in Westmeath not automatically play senior the following year?" They will play Senior. There is no senior B in football in Westmeath. The SFC consists of 2 groups A and B. B is seen as the weaker section and Tubberclair as intermediate champions will play in section B. Top 2 teams in section B go through to quarter finals while top 4 in section A go through - 2 to semi, 2 to quarter.
BigSur (National) - 15/12/2025 14:57:04
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WanPintWin: "To be honest, I don't think it was a case of Finbarr's panicking. I thought Athenry were the better team for the last 20 minutes at least. They had far more of the play and more shots, but some poor decision making had allowed Finbarr's to widen the gap.
Fair play to Athenry for keeping the head at the end and working the last shot. There was blatant foul just seconds before that which the ref hadn't given. I'd say there would have been ructions if Athenry hadn't levelled it." I thought Maher went to ground looking for that free, and probably expecting it too in the circumstances, and the referee was correct not to award it. Fantastic player Maher, at 45 years of age. An all time great was how Ursula Jacob described her before the game. Certainly herself and Higgins are the two best hurlers on that Athenry side by some distance.
Pope_Benedict (National) - 15/12/2025 14:23:41
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Football Better Than Hurling In 2025? Thank You Jim Gavin, - 1 Like(s)
This has to be rage bait
DuhallowRed (National) - 15/12/2025 13:48:02
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Stool Pigeon: "Athenry pull it out of the bag yesterday, well done to them, yet another Cork team filled the togs when they saw the whites of the finishing line's eyes in Croke Park, snatching a draw from the jaws of victory" To be honest, I don't think it was a case of Finbarr's panicking. I thought Athenry were the better team for the last 20 minutes at least. They had far more of the play and more shots, but some poor decision making had allowed Finbarr's to widen the gap.
Fair play to Athenry for keeping the head at the end and working the last shot. There was blatant foul just seconds before that which the ref hadn't given. I'd say there would have been ructions if Athenry hadn't levelled it.
WanPintWin (National) - 15/12/2025 13:15:47
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Its worse that socks! Horrible whiff off it, At least the old hash lads smoked back in the day had a pleasant enough aroma. Or perhaps I'm older and crankier." As bad as it is not as bad as pong off them fruity vapes
I'd rather smoke 60 player a day then puff on one of those
jm25 (National) - 15/12/2025 12:27:37
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Athenry pull it out of the bag yesterday, well done to them, yet another Cork team filled the togs when they saw the whites of the finishing line's eyes in Croke Park, snatching a draw from the jaws of victory
Stool Pigeon (National) - 15/12/2025 11:36:14
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Football Better Than Hurling In 2025? Thank You Jim Gavin, - 1 Like(s)
Replying To PoolSturgeon: "Well actually I'm a hurling man through and through and couldnt bear to watch the boring rubbish gaelic football had become for most of the previous 20 years but this year I'm fully engrossed in the football championship. I've no problem admitting that the football championship has been infinitely more entertaining. Even heard Shane McGrath, ex-Tipp hurler and current RTE hurling pundit, say as much in an off the cuff remark on radio a couple of weeks ago.
What's more -- and as a hurling man I never thought in a million years I would ever say this --- i think gaelic football is a better product than hurling at the moment and I expect this situation to continue into next year and in the years to come. My love of hurling has diminished quite a lot in recent years --- too many hurling people will brook no criticism of the game and for me the game is being tarnished by current interpretation and application of the handpass. I dont think anyone can deny that a large percentage of handpasses APPEAR to be throws. If they appear to be throws they should be whistled as throws -- if a CLEAR STRIKING ACTION by the hand and separation of ball from hand is not visible to the naked eye it should be called a foul. But of course we are told it's just the speed of execution that makes most of them appear to be throws and referees are afraid to call them as throws as tv pundits will highlight in slow motion replays of incidents where technically they call it wrong. As a Kilkenny man said to me recently when we were discussing this , either change the rule and allow throwing of the sliotar all the time or apply the rule as written and call any handpass that APPEARS to be a throw as a foul.
Gaelic football has faced up to its issues and has developed into a wonderful product as a result of the new rules. I wish hurling would do the same." Id agree about the hand pass and we need to look at It.
But football for all its improvements was not infinitely more entertaining.We can argue all day about individual matches but as GAA people isn't it great that now we have two fantastic sports and let's enjoy both and know how privileged we are.
jobber (National) - 15/12/2025 11:30:44
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To jm25: "The smell of weed especially in Dublin City in recent months is unreal.
Their is a greater Garda visibility around OConnell street then 10 years ago I regularly see people getting nicked when I'm around there" I remember a good one from when I visited New York a couple of years ago.
We'd been on the go for pretty much 24 hours - drove to Dublin from Donegal, flight to Heathrow, and from there to JFK.
JFK into midtown.
Sweating away as I lugged cases to our hotel, the wife says to me, first thing you're doing when we get checked in is changing your socks. Jesus I can get the smell of your feet even from here!
Had to convince the naive soul that it was weed she was smelling and not to be blaming my poor wee feet!
Lockjaw (National) - 15/12/2025 11:22:12
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