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Non-Gaa Forum - 4 Like(s)
Good luck to Ireland and Italy in tonight's qualifiers.
Saynothing (National) - 26/03/2026 13:53:38
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Non-Gaa Forum - 4 Like(s)
The North and South governments need to get together and make these matches available in the North. Only for the dodgy box we are goosed.
Saynothing (National) - 26/03/2026 20:38:20
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Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Another disappointingly poor performance from the u20's again last night. Had no interest in going forward for many parts of the game although chasing.
Deadballmerchant (National) - 26/03/2026 13:44:16
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Mayo GAA Thread - 2 Like(s)
Galwayman creates yet another account to tell Mayo they're not up to much. Would make a good Waterford Whispers headline.
Immer (National) - 26/03/2026 13:33:17
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Saynothing: "Good luck to Ireland and Italy in tonight's qualifiers." Absolutely, hoping for big wins for Ireland and Italy.
Tirchonaill1 (National) - 26/03/2026 14:13:05
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
I found it really hard to get excited about the build up or the game last night. The whole thing is such a long drawn out overbloated mess. Last night was a terrible game between 2 bang average teams, neither should be anywhere near a world cup, Denmark will surely dispatch of the Czechs easily next week, and then the Danes will get knocked out in the groups stages in the summer.
The whole thing has been destroyed by money, commercial deals and players that wouldn't run through a strong wind let alone a brick wall for their country anymore.
Roll on the championship.
dolfos (National) - 27/03/2026 09:35:05
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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To westmeathfan25: "Confused as to how the pitch last night not being playable in return means "County Players are treated so badly in this county"
You said it yourself - coaching, nutrition, analysis, travel expenses - would you prefer if they did not spend that 1.2M on those things and instead put it towards the cost of building a COE? Or is your expectation that Westmeath should continue spending millions on the "badly treated players" and find another couple million somewhere to build a COE, because let's be honest, the previous fundraising that was meant to raise €1M didn't happen, so what happens next? And it can't be a continuous blame on the County Board - they can put in all the effort to get fundraising events up and running, but if people aren't willing to contribute then what happens - will you continue to solely blame them?" There is such nonsense behind the scenes, and the players and management teams aren't been treated well or fairly at all. This forum probably wouldn't post the list of things we could all spill about whats going on.
OverTheHill85 (National) - 26/03/2026 15:55:55
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Mayo GAA Thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To yew_tree: "Indeed….Sam will be staying in Kerry for another year." Jacktheboy is from Mayo Yew tree just so you know, another one of the multiple personas of God knows who.
Tirchonaill1 (National) - 26/03/2026 18:06:17
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
I don't get people saying they can't fault their effort, ah they are a great bunch of lads. As mentioned the quality was poor overall yet these are multi millionaire pro athletes and sometimes you'd swear they weee part time postmen.
Put it another way, if that was an all Ireland final
And say Mayo lost it that way, there would be no mercy. Sometimes I think we go too hard and are over critical of our own games which are amateur yet we sometimes give multi millionaires a pass.
yew_tree (National) - 27/03/2026 10:29:29
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To yew_tree: "A very disappointing night for Irish soccer but in a way it made be so proud and grateful of our own national games. Soccer has turned into a corrupt, diving, cheating game. Absolutely disgraceful what I witnessed there tonight. Yes Ireland let a lead slip twice but come on…Denmark will trounce those jokers into the ground." Agree 100%,
I don't watch much soccer anymore because it is so full of cheating and diving and feigning injury, makes me sick looking at fellas pretending they have head injuries when they weren't hit anywhere near the head area, and lads rolling about holding their shin when they weren't even touched.
The new thing about ridiculous handball penalties is another joke, defenders with their hands clasped behind their backs trying to block a cross or shot, looks completely ridiculous and unnatural to me doing that.
At this top level it's a game played by millionaire athletes who are putting on a show and pretending they give a damn about it when all it really care is about is their huge salaries and next big contract.
Ireland blew a 2 goal lead last night against a very average team, I think the Danes will go through but I really couldn't care less about it, the World Cup finals itself has turned into another overblown dragged out charade like the Champions League, far better when it was less teams qualified and some real serious bite to it from when the groups are drawn.
At least Italy won anyway, one result I enjoyed.
Tirchonaill1 (National) - 27/03/2026 08:31:50
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New York - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pikeman96: " Replying To Square_B: "[quote=Pikeman96: "LOL. I'm not looking for that at all. Was just pointing out that neither of these arguments stand up to close scrutiny:
(a) they play in Connacht because we have the smallest number of counties and they beef up the numbers, and
(b) they play in Connacht because we have the largest diaspora.
And while I'd still maintain that an argument <u>could</u> be made for rotating New York between the provinces, I'm still not going to make that argument myself."</div>I'd just say you're being pedantic for pedantic sake. It's fine to hold your hands up and say you have no clue about NY GAA, no one really cares if you do or not to be honest." LOL again. For what it's worth, I'd say you're getting snappy because somebody dares to question the conventional "wisdom" over the two supposed reasons why it "makes sense" for New York to always play in the Connacht Championship. And I know enough about New York GAA to know that they'd welcome a team from Leinster or Munster or Ulster every bit as much as they welcome a team from Connacht. We've actually already got a good relationship with them here in Wexford, as more than once in recent years, their Minor team has come to play us when they visit Ireland in the Spring. But no one really cares if you're snappy or not, to be honest."]Thanks for proving my point. Square_B (National) - 27/03/2026 08:05:32
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Way to much overconfidence pre match. Thousands travelling without tickets and all. Players mums etc on news in tears. Like we won the world cup.
Hard luck to them but overconfidence is a killer and us from mayo of all know that for sure .
S1234 (National) - 27/03/2026 00:19:39
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "Remarkable that Galway have plundered the last 4 Connacht titles, when there's such an 'equality of needs' in Galway Mayo Ros, as you've described. Then again, the margins were tiny when Galway bate Mayo in 2022, 2024 and 2025. And Mayo even won the '23 joust, when there was no cup out of it. The difference between Mayo 2011-2017 and Galway 2023-2026 is that Mayo came closer more often, and we're closer in reality, but to no avail or advantage in overall Sam Maguire terms." Your fairly clutching at straws in the claim that Galway are closer in reality.
Closer to what? Another All Ireland defeat?
It was there for Galway to win it in 2024 and they bottled it scoring on 13 points against a 1 hit wonder Armagh.
That was the peak of that team and they wont get over the line now.
The reality of Galway and Mayo is that Connacht titles don't matter at all. With 15 AL Ireland final loses each - they should be measuring themselves against Kerry, not each other.
tirawleybaron (National) - 26/03/2026 18:42:48
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Why do a lot of our mainstream [RTE/ Virgin] media refer to the Ireland football team as The Republic of Ireland ? Surely just Ireland is enough .You could understand media outside the country doing this but the Irish media. I always find it so cringey. In any other context [political , economic etc] The Republic of Ireland is rarely use to describe the country. Then there is the odd time just The Republic is used. Even more cringey. So is it asking too much for these reporters to drop [The Republic] out of Ireland ?
edu (National) - 26/03/2026 17:28:33
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How Do We Take Hurling On From Here - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Tadhg2020: "Its already head to head if two teams level. Score difference is the next default.
On Kerry having home venue, I personally wouldnt have a problem with that but I think the County Boards or the 5 counties would. There is setting precedent, sponsors and revenue to consider unfortunately.
Even if score difference isnt an issue ( and I fully believe that it will. To use any other formula is presumptuous that the other counties are thinking of kerry and not their own iterest). There will still be hammering regularly. Players getting chances will look to maximise them. Cork didnt need to hammer Offaly by 6 36 to 1 20 but they did anyway. They will put more up against kerry and kerry wont get near 1 20 unfortunately. Thats just the reality." If Kerry get good enough to win the Joe Mac they will have reached the same standard as other Joe Mac winners, who have shown in Leinster when they target certain games they can get quite close to Liam McCarthy counties on occasion.
In 2022 Westmeath targeted us and got a draw. They werent any further behind us than Clare were in the AIQF that year at the hour mark, and the team we had on the pitch in Mullingar was stronger than the team we had on the pitch in Semple Stadium.
2 years ago in 2024 Carlow drew with Kilkenny.
Antrim beat us that year, and in 2024 we were in pretty good form, we beat Galway comfortably, and were robbed in Nowlan Park. Kilkenny ran Clare to 2 points in the AISF. Clare went on to win the AI.
Last year Dublin beat Offaly, who had just come up out of the Joe Mac, by only 1 point more than they beat Limerick by. You drew the Munster final in normal and extra time so were one of the strongest teams in Munster last year.
If Kerry do win the Joe Mac Id say they will target whoever is weakest of the Munster counties, maybe the weakest 2. They wont get hammered in every game. They will have to have a pretty decent team to win the Joe Mac in the 1st place. And a team might have an off day, or get complacent.
Viking66 (National) - 26/03/2026 15:38:12
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
The Wee little Province have a tough assignment in Rome tonight v Italy but there is always a chance!
The Republic will face a Czech team that won't be as generous as the Hungarians were!
katser (National) - 26/03/2026 15:36:38
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To yew_tree: "How are Galway closer in reality? This debate is really sad actually….which teams comes closer without actually winning it. History only remembers winners." The debate isn't sad. You're a bit excessively sad about it, that's all. History remembers winners and losers. I'd wager that anyone who'd name you the last 50 senior allireland winners in football and hurling, would rattle off the runners up too along with them.
Pope_Benedict (National) - 26/03/2026 13:59:53
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