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Replying To Unusedsub: "Two good run outs for both the footballers and hurlers over the weekend. Great to see new players getting the opportunity to represent the county. Really glad neither game was cancelled due to the weather. Here's hoping for a positive year ahead." Isn't it great to see these pre season competitions back, especially to give young chaps the feel of the county jersey. The more the merrier. DolmenDave (Carlow) - Posts: 62 - 06/01/2026 17:32:42 2650079 Link
Replying To supersub15: "Well done Blackbog (Carlow) - Posts: 775 Congrats on that, not that it matters and just for talk sake but I was in the mix in the top 5 until I left the County to settle further afield. I could give the usernames of two other posters who were there or there abouts but would it be fair and would admin agree." Yes you were ... Apologies. You were up there as was a poster called Barrowsider You had a lot more posts than me and all worth reading Blackbog (Carlow) - Posts: 788 - 06/01/2026 18:33:40 2650088 Link
Replying To Barrowsider: "Ahem" Yes my mistake You were way ahead of me Blackbog (Carlow) - Posts: 788 - 06/01/2026 18:36:29 2650089 Link
Replying To Blackbog: "Yes you were ... Apologies. You were up there as was a poster called Barrowsider You had a lot more posts than me and all worth reading" No apologies needed Blackbog, you are up there with some of Carlow's great posters on the Hoganstand forum. Topics from posters here are always and only on gaelic games, hurling and football, albeit, parochial, local club and county etc. always worth reading. supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3367 - 06/01/2026 20:55:04 2650104 Link
Team picked for tomorrow night has a surprising 10 of the team who started last Saturday. I expected a more experimental team but a good few fellas in the subs who are newcomers and I thought might have been given a start tomorrow if just to prove themselves. Harry Clarke gets a first start in goal and with Ben McCarron playing Sigorson Cup for UCD the sub goalkeeper named is Darragh Foley. With his soccer experience I often thought he would make a great county keeper especially with the new rules and potential for a keeper to move up the field. Be interesting to see if he gets a shot at it. Choo choo named in full forward line. Hopefully he actually plays there tomorrow I think he could be very effective close to goal with his ability to win all kinds of ball and his sheer strength. Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1775 - 06/01/2026 21:12:53 2650106 Link
Replying To Blackbog: "Yes my mistake You were way ahead of me" I think most of us here are posting many years. I don't post as much myself anymore. Barrowsider (Carlow) - Posts: 1738 - 06/01/2026 23:20:45 2650115 Link
Replying To Viking66: "You have 2 lads hurling Fitzgibbon with the Garda College too, and 1 at Maynooth. Donagh Murphy is a good player, wouldn't be surprised if he starts for DCU." I see Foley was starting for Waterford anyway good to see never seen him play hurling only football. Rest of the boys out next week looking forward to seeing them tog. College hurling is great to give there lads exposure Ceatharlach7000 (Carlow) - Posts: 25 - 07/01/2026 17:02:29 2650196 Link
Good win for the footballers. Hulton back to his best and choo choo played excellent too. Always taking the sensible option which hasn't always been the case. Leix in the semi I think? Carlovian83 (Carlow) - Posts: 14 - 07/01/2026 20:55:14 2650208 Link
Replying To Carlovian83: "Good win for the footballers. Hulton back to his best and choo choo played excellent too. Always taking the sensible option which hasn't always been the case. Leix in the semi I think?" Saturday I think Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18454 - 07/01/2026 21:24:21 2650210 Link
Good performance by our footballers tonight and great to get the win. After a below par 1st half showing we dominated the second half and really saw out the last few minutes really well. Colm Hulton and Wexford's Sean Nolan were the two best players on the pitch but also a good collective team performance for Carlow in wet conditions. Some stats: Carlows first win in 5 games. Carlows first win over Wexford in 5 years. 1st O'byrne win in 6 years since Wicklow in 2020. Carlows first clean sheet under Joe Murphy. 1st clean sheet v Wexford in 15 outings since 2008 1st inter county match in Tullow for 15 years. Thoughts: Wexford couldn't deal with Hulton who ran riot. Conor Doyle looked shakey on frees off wet ground. Wexford at times easily penetrated through middle. Expected to see more subs used. Referee made a couple of bizarre decisions. Despite slow start did well to go in 2 pts down at HT. Clinical 2nd half scoring 1-8 in 30 mins was superb. Also, Interesting to see our opening national league oponants (Antrim) getting a 15 point trimming from Derry in the McKenna Cup tonight - hopefully an indication of their current condition. For me, even 1 point from our opening 2 league games will put us in a solid position for a promotion race. We have the edge on Tipperary, Longford will be tough, but we should pick up home wins v Waterford, London, and Leitrim. Expecting to see plenty of squad rotation for Laois game which will be 3 games in 8 days. Carlowrising (Carlow) - Posts: 194 - 07/01/2026 21:50:47 2650214 Link
Replying To Carlovian83: "Good win for the footballers. Hulton back to his best and choo choo played excellent too. Always taking the sensible option which hasn't always been the case. Leix in the semi I think?" Carlow played the long game with getting hulton to play his best. Bring Curran in, take a year out and come back flying CarlowJuniorB (Clare) - Posts: 104 - 07/01/2026 22:15:57 2650217 Link
Replying To Carlovian83: "Good win for the footballers. Hulton back to his best and choo choo played excellent too. Always taking the sensible option which hasn't always been the case. Leix in the semi I think?" Yes nice win tonight without being that impressive. After first 15 I thought it was game over when we trailed 5 pts to 1 but after that we out played and out scored them 1-12 to 0-8 for a deserved win. Wexford full forward like was very strong but I thought our backs were very good and came them in check as well as could be expected as they were dangerous. Semi final v Leix is in Rathvilly on Saturday. Great to see these games going around the county to different club grounds and also great to see tullow kids match at half time tonight and hopefully Rathvilly can organise similar for Saturday. Local kids seeing the county team playing in their own club ground is great and for them to play at half time is win win inspiring ye next generation hopefully. Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1775 - 07/01/2026 22:17:08 2650218 Link
and a Happy New Year to all here Was anyone at the hurling match last night and care to post their impressions of how it went, who played well etc? Bainisteoir (National) - Posts: 605 - 09/01/2026 09:38:22 2650352 Link
Replying To Bainisteoir: "and a Happy New Year to all here Was anyone at the hurling match last night and care to post their impressions of how it went, who played well etc?" Carlow were terrible in the first half, but much improved in the second. Really missed Chris Nolan and James Doyle (who I am told will be out for a long while) up front. Overall, basically, Laois started with a strong team and Carlow finished with a strong team. And the scoring reflects that. Anyway, it's the Walsh Cup Shield. I wouldn't be too worried. The first league game is vital. CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 1028 - 09/01/2026 13:34:20 2650397 Link
Chris is also missing for the first league game is he? ACarlowGael (Carlow) - Posts: 33 - 09/01/2026 13:46:12 2650400 Link
Replying To CARPS: "Carlow were terrible in the first half, but much improved in the second. Really missed Chris Nolan and James Doyle (who I am told will be out for a long while) up front. Overall, basically, Laois started with a strong team and Carlow finished with a strong team. And the scoring reflects that. Anyway, it's the Walsh Cup Shield. I wouldn't be too worried. The first league game is vital." Chris is serving a 3 match suspension I understand and last night was the 2nd match. So because we lost last night and have no further official pre season game his 3rd game that he'll miss will be the 1st league game v Down. Not the worst league game to miss I'd say if he had to miss one. As well as James Doyle I understand Ciarán Whelan is out for all of the league as well. No sign of Jack McCullagh back yet does anyone know what the story is? Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1775 - 09/01/2026 13:57:47 2650402 Link
Replying To Onion Breath: "Chris is serving a 3 match suspension I understand and last night was the 2nd match. So because we lost last night and have no further official pre season game his 3rd game that he'll miss will be the 1st league game v Down. Not the worst league game to miss I'd say if he had to miss one. As well as James Doyle I understand Ciarán Whelan is out for all of the league as well. No sign of Jack McCullagh back yet does anyone know what the story is?" A poor start in Stradbally with a dominant Laois in the first half gettng plenty of scores. We battled hard but got no joy up front. The interval was used ton he last second by Carlow who came out flying and scored 2 goals from the same corner and missed a third. Got back to within a point of Laois but Marty missed a long range free to get us level and Laois tacked on a goal to basically.end it as a contest. Donagh Murphy played well when he came on. Quite a few players did not show up well but Beck got on a lot of ball and Kevim McXonald showed spme beautiful touches and swept up well at half back. Chris Nolan is an obvious absentee and will miss the Down game. A lot of hard work ahead for this group if James Doyle and Whelan are out for a while. Nevertheless, they worked hard and talent is not of much use if it is not backed by hsrd work. carlowman (Carlow) - Posts: 1894 - 09/01/2026 15:03:53 2650413 Link
Replying To Onion Breath: "Chris is serving a 3 match suspension I understand and last night was the 2nd match. So because we lost last night and have no further official pre season game his 3rd game that he'll miss will be the 1st league game v Down. Not the worst league game to miss I'd say if he had to miss one. As well as James Doyle I understand Ciarán Whelan is out for all of the league as well. No sign of Jack McCullagh back yet does anyone know what the story is?" I heard that he isn't playing this year. If that's true or not I'm not sure Ceatharlach7000 (Carlow) - Posts: 25 - 09/01/2026 15:05:59 2650414 Link
Replying To Ceatharlach7000: "I heard that he isn't playing this year. If that's true or not I'm not sure" Pity if true. He'd be some addition to the footballers if he is taking a break from hurling. Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1775 - 09/01/2026 18:01:31 2650441 Link
Replying To Carlovian83: "Good win for the footballers. Hulton back to his best and choo choo played excellent too. Always taking the sensible option which hasn't always been the case. Leix in the semi I think?" Agree that Hulton has added a different dimension by taking on his man at every oppprtunity. He did the same against Offaly and not afraid to shoot either for the 2 pointers ! Sean Murphy was decent coming firward and is strong on the ball. Hopefully.with more fitness in his legs he can attack more often than Wednesday night when he was in and out of the game. But when he is playing well, he adds a lot to the team. Midfield however.remains a problem as we still are not reaching parity in the possession stakes even off our own kick outs. This was clear all last year and against Offaly also. We can blame goalkepeers but the buck stops with yhe players. Getting the right combination is a real challenge for management for no 8 and 9. carlowman (Carlow) - Posts: 1894 - 09/01/2026 20:21:26 2650464 Link