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Hurling Championship 2026 - 4 Like(s)
Replying To foreveryoung: "Half-time: Kildare 1-15 Galway 1-05
A huge roar and a standing ovation for Kildare. Nothing plucky about this - and yes, the breeze is playing a big part - but they have out-fought and out-hurled Galway.
Galway people, don't worry, the footballers will rectify that and beat Kildare in the qualifiers. Galway is a footballing county after all." Your knowledge of hurling has always been suspect.
A brilliant game for both sides. Kildare were fantastic in the first half , showed they deserve to play at the top level and should take enormous confidence from their performance. I went onto the field and shook hands with every Kildare player I encountered. Total respect.
Galway can take so much from this. Number one,never underestimate the opposition. Games need to be won and the mental attitude needs to be right all the time. They'll know now that if Kildare can give them such a fright, then Dublin, Wexford, and any other team they meet after that will beat them if the attitude is not 100% right. I was delighted with the way Galway came back in the 2nd half and especially with the composure they showed when it was put up to them.
PoolSturgeon (National) - 09/05/2026 18:03:48
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Roscommon GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To WanPintWin: "Fouls on attacking players. The free Galway had last night was for a Roscommon player taking too long to take his own free. A two point free for that seems extremely harsh. Likewise for fouling the ball, such as over carrying, touching it on the ground etc." Well posted. That sets it out well. As for last night, that should surely have been a throw ball rather than a free in to Galway.
endgame (National) - 09/05/2026 18:44:01
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
This is the kind of childish stuff that puts good posters from over the years off engaging
eunans4ever (National) - 09/05/2026 08:12:23
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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Fundraising is difficult no matter what the sport or organisation. It's very difficult for people to support everything at the moment. As it stands for me at the this year I've three different gaa clubs to support between both codes senior and underage club amalgamation. €300 roughly gear another €200 that's with club discounts. Club lotto's another €160 a yr roughly. Then each clubs individual traditional fundraisers during the year another €200 between table quiz's and raffles and other ideas. And also supporting the clubs ladies teams fundraising circa €50 during the year. So there's nearly a thousand euro a yr on my own involvement before the county board look for fundraising for the senior inter county teams. It's tough in this day and age for people to support all.
As was mentioned you need to make the appeal of fundraisers as broad as possible to all walks of life.
2maroonjerseys (National) - 09/05/2026 10:01:07
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Expertinall: "Answer me this, why should cork and Kerry get home advantage in all Ireland? You have played nobody, and seeded your championship to make sure you both get to the final, of a hurling province, yet you want equal status with the likes of Armagh, who have had to manage their league campaign, to arrive at the same position? Assuming after FOUR games they are provincial winners....." You are obsessed with Cork and Kerry and Munster.
You mention Armagh,They are in a provincial final and did nt beat any division 1 team.
Dublin are in a provincial final by beating a division 4 team and Division 2 team and will face a division 3 eam in their final.
Lets mention Galway.They are in a provincial final after beating a division 4 team.A team that was ranked 31 after the league.
CiarraiMick (National) - 09/05/2026 16:28:36
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WanPintWin: "Fouls on attacking players. The free Galway had last night was for a Roscommon player taking too long to take his own free. A two point free for that seems extremely harsh. Likewise for fouling the ball, such as over carrying, touching it on the ground etc." Those technical fouls should be indirect free kicks.
Tadhg2020 (National) - 09/05/2026 22:12:34
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To eoinog: "You can't have different levels of frees.
A free outside the arc is a 2 pointer if scored.
You can't have different layers." There's different layers of frees already, indirect frees for certain issues. It wouldn't be too hard to make fouling the ball offences one point frees only. Simple enough to apply.
WanPintWin (National) - 09/05/2026 21:54:03
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Great win today and should qualify now.
brayballer (National) - 09/05/2026 21:53:37
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)
I dunno why lads getting so excitable about this Wexford team losing.
Nearly half of em are only starting their intercounty careers. Maybe more than half actually. Amd none of em were young Joe Cannings by the way. A few solid lads.but no prodigy.
Some of our established players are on one leg. Jack O, Donohoe, Ryan. None of them are 100% match fit.
Then we've our injuries the same as any other team..Shane Reck badly missed today. Cian Byrne and Molloy too.
Then we've the Gorey lads plus others that just won't commit. Thinking of McDonald, McGuckin and Dunbar specifically.
And if all that isnt enough we've lads off travelling especially Rory O Connor.
We also have top.lads that could contribute but just wont commit.
Im as disappointed as the next man and not looking forward to next week. I said on here last year that Offallys trajectory is up while ours is down. Lads.quoted me all.sorts of stats etc. Well its a lot cleared now.
We have lean times ahead and the sooner lads understand that the better. The better thr environment will be too..It was like a.morgue at the park today. Where's the encouragement? Patience and time needed.
Its going to get worse before it gets better but these lads will hopefully develop and hopefully we've our full panel next year.
We need to survive over the next few years and we also need a top manager when Keith is gone.
We are where we are so lets stop with the histrionics
WEXILE (National) - 09/05/2026 21:18:48
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Excellent result for the Dublin Hurlers away to Wexford this afternoon, in front of 8,000 fans.
Our 0-10 to 2-13 lead at half time didnt flatter us, even though we had the breeze behind us.
We actually led by 11 pts at one stage late in that first half.
Finished up with 5pts to spare at FT - 0-22 to 2-21
We only had 5 players on the score sheet with Donal Burke top scoring with 15pts.
Lee Chin top scored for the Yellow Bellies with 14pts. (13x frees)
Great to see Rushie start and last the whole game.
I thought EOD was superb until he went off injured early in the game.
Rossiter did his fair bit of moaning after the game. Just saw his post match interview.
He should have no complaints about the result.
Wexford now haven't beaten the Dubs in the Hurling Championship since 2018.
I was surprised by that stat myself tbh.
Finally, a word on our Minor Hurlers who lost out to Kilkenny in the Leinster semi Final by a single point., having led by a point with just 5mins to go. Heart breaking for them but a hell of an effort.
It finished Dublin 1-20 Kilkenny 2-18 FT.
Galway minors hammered Wexford in the other semi - Galway 6-21 Wexford 3-12
Next up for the Dublin Senior Hurlers - away to Galway next Sat evening.
Some effort by Kildare today v Galway, having led by 10pts at one stage.
Busy weekend next weekend for the Dublin supporters....
Another road trip and then back on the Hill for the Footballers, who are thankfully back in a Leinster Football Final.
Fionn (National) - 09/05/2026 20:50:57
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ElGranSenor: "We beat them in 2018" As most wexford people. Living in the past.
We need to open our eyes. Saying it since year. We are miles off the pace. It is not been negative just reality.
Don't know where we go from here tbh.
As low as bonnar era.
When lads take 3 attempts to pick up a ball it's worrying.
Deflated. Rock bottom lads
Yellowhelmet (National) - 09/05/2026 20:20:10
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Expertinall: "The more games you play, the more likely you are to pick up injuries or suspensions, the division the opposition play in does not change that. I agree with you about Galway, but it's an open draw, and they got lucky. Munster is the only one, who has 2 seeded teams, which is now advantageous, with home advantage guaranteed, why can I not call it out? I could also highlight some of the Munster opposition league status, but I doubt it's necessary. I hope there's a great Munster final, tomorrow, but I'm allowed to question the format by which it's arrived at." Good post. You are totally correct, Galway got lucky this year. Kerry and Cork are set up to get it handy every year. They can gear their training for a Munster Final.
Scenicparish (National) - 09/05/2026 19:00:27
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Carlow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Onion Breath: "Great win. Especially the way they did it. Fair play. A win London and they're in the final with a game to spare.
Good luck to the footballers tomorrow. Down a few thru injury but others are back like Adam McCarron. Apart from Hulton isn't Mikey Bambrick suspended also I think?" Bambrick was the main starter I heard who was out with a big enough injury. Ruth a massive loss in the middle too
CarlowJuniorB (National) - 09/05/2026 18:42:27
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To endgame: "I'd be happy enough with a change to the rule as suggested by wanpintwin here. I think two points for any free from outside the arc is too easy and is not justified. Two good minor teams and I'm sure Galway are disappointed to lose by a point as we would have been. Roscommon wait now for the Ulster runner up and I think the Ulster minor championship is only at quarter final stage. I agree with the post here that the scheduling in Connacht didn't help Roscommon minors. Having won all our games in the group stage, we had a gap to the Connacht final and Ros may have lost some momentum with that wait for the final." You didnt answer the question. Do you want to reward fouling outside the 2 point arc especially late in the game? Thats exactly what will happen if you get your wish and a free is only worth 1 point. Why would any team let the opposition work any 2 point shot if a simple foul reduces the risk to 1 point?
Tadhg2020 (National) - 09/05/2026 17:17:57
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To foreveryoung: "Half-time: Kildare 1-15 Galway 1-05
A huge roar and a standing ovation for Kildare. Nothing plucky about this - and yes, the breeze is playing a big part - but they have out-fought and out-hurled Galway.
Galway people, don't worry, the footballers will rectify that and beat Kildare in the qualifiers. Galway is a footballing county after all." Million years too early there....
systematic (National) - 09/05/2026 17:08:25
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Only great teams win back to back All Irelands - 1 Like(s)
Replying To hlynch12: "No anti kerry stuff here Mickey. Great admiration for neighbouring county.
Calling out kerry and referees is just calling as see it.
Ryan McHugh and Ciaran Thompson got badly injuries but didn't same level crying as league final." Just watch kerry ramp up the Michael Murphy stuff as the game nears, from now on! Glasshouses and stones comes to mind,but the irony may be lost on them.
Expertinall (National) - 08/05/2026 23:42:25
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To countymonaghan: "Have these been issued already? You know rightly who will be in the Gerry Arthur stands.
Understandably players families will probably get tickets for it but I don't mind that. They are entitled to these. I am sure there will be a lot of people not from Armagh or Monaghan sitting in these comfy seats. Same as any finals around the country." The fringes for next Weekend and then back to the middle of the Gerry Arthur for the Mayo match as 80% of the people in the GA Stand next weekend will NOT be at the Mayo match.
Farney (National) - 09/05/2026 16:05:22
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Hopefully all this money talk won't distract our footballers from the task in hand . They have a huge week ahead . Let's hope that with the exception of luke we have a full panel to choose from
mickcunningham (National) - 09/05/2026 16:03:55
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Good see o flaherty at wing forward think it's a positive move not sure 2 be honest about Daly at centre back the last few times molloy has picked up enda smith and done ok on him but the way game is gone now it's the team u finish with is often the stronger one I'd say Hernon , Tierney, comer o Laoi definitely see game time and either McGrath or Mulhern who are both good kick passers which u need es when comer comer in no point having him in there if slow hand passing o Laoi , McGrath and Mulhern are good kick passers, definitely need to watch Ross kickouts the ones over the midfield press that's how they open up mayo and how they got goal in league v Galway wing backs need to read flight of ball and not get caught under it
Kickitout (National) - 09/05/2026 15:36:00
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To JahTribe: "Yes, it appears with Galway minors they improve with each game, it will be interesting to see how they go in the QF, any idea who they play.
As for the senior game, looking down the subs bench there are many players who can come in and not weaken and indeed maybe strenghten the starting 15. Its the strongest panel we have fielded in some time." As I said on here yesterday All-Ireland Minor quarter-final against the Ulster champions next. Tyrone probably the favourites to win out but Derry,Monaghan are strong also.
Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 09/05/2026 15:25:43
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