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Football Championship 2026 - 4 Like(s)

Replying To BarneyGrant:  "Dublin scored a legitimate goal. Kerry got one that was not.

That's the way.

Leanfaimid ar aghaidh"
Without wanting to cause a stir here and I genuinely mean this but two weeks ago Galway were very hard done by with the Dublin penalty and John Maher not receiving a penalty at the other end. Thats a possible 6 point swing and these calls happen a lot but there was no noise in the media about it, the Analysts on Sunday game didnt go to town on it, it didnt make radio 1 the next day...Why?

Dothesimplethingswell (National) - 14/07/2026 07:15:21

Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Wishing him all the best in retirement..he will go down as one of the great players in Dublin..I'd also like to say what a fabulous hurler he was as a minor..always came across as a really genuine fella..he will be missed.

CTGAA10 (National) - 13/07/2026 17:11:33

Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To DelaneyCup2026:  "Westmeath GAA has been largely Mullingar orientated for a long time, maybe to their detriment. So the idea of the county board putting a COE anywhere but Mullingar just won't happen.

Every man on the street knows the location should be out towards Loughnavalley or Killbeggan but then we are told it has to be Mullingar"
One of the major factors in setting up a COE is accessibility for all infrastructures which are in place. So mullingar has all services easily connected eg sewerage, traffic management, electricity, mains water and so on.
A greenfield site out the country is cheaper to buy but more expensive to get out of the ground. The council more or less would turn down a greenfield site out the country so it's easier get planning for the COE in mullingar or Athlone or any of the big towns that have all services already in place. Offaly faithful fields is right beside kilcormac so all services in place.
So we can all crib about the CB doing very little or each club can get behind the COE right away and do what's best for Westmeath Gaa. It leads to the question how to you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.
Are we expecting this to be build all bells and whistles in three to five yrs and have every pitch changing room and planter boxes all out on display in 5 yrs and let the president of the gaa come down and cut the tape.
Why not start getting access road in and lay out 4 pitches(3 grass 1 Astro)and 4 dressing rooms (so all Westmeath teams can use over winter, spring months)and an office area as target one for three yrs time then start adding to that yearly until it's exactly where it should be.
Get the ball rolling now for improvements otherwise if we're waiting to get it done in one big swipe we will be still here arguing in 10yrs time and nothing done.

2maroonjerseys (National) - 14/07/2026 11:04:40

Split Wicklow In 2 ????? - 1 Like(s)
Having watched Dublin vs Kerry, I have come up with a possible solution.

Why not have 2 men stationed on either post. Give them white coats as well.

These people would be best positioned to call if a ball was over the line, or a square ball ?

Might work.

sponger (National) - 14/07/2026 11:02:34

Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
GAA have marketed the life out of Clifford, RTE also heavily invested.

In these days of generating commercial revenue, clicks and content, the GAA failed the sport yesterday with very blatant weighted decisions.

The Championship this year just lacks any credibility now, pity, was some great games this year - but it ended yesterday.

Congratulations to the Dublin team, heads held high, always Guardians of the game.

TheUsername (National) - 13/07/2026 22:04:57

Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Dublin scored a legitimate goal. Kerry got one that was not.

That's the way.

Leanfaimid ar aghaidh

BarneyGrant (National) - 13/07/2026 20:41:28

Football Format Changes Discussion - 1 Like(s)

Replying To legendzxix:  "There was talk about whether there should be a tier 3 in football. Division 4 counties were adamant that they did not want a glorified Division 4 cup. Wicklow now will be the north start for all in Division 4.

Those suggesting a tier 3 in football were saying to look at hurling. Wicklow have flipped the script! Hurling should look at football's Tailteann and expand the Joe Mac to 2 groups of 5."
Gap is far wider in Hurling than football.

Wicklow pushed Dublin all the way and Dublin pushed Kerry all the way yesterday.

Down on their good day was able to beat Donegal the same Donegal who beat Kerry three times this year

You wouldn't see that in Hurling.

The_analyser (National) - 13/07/2026 14:00:55

Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Happyoutpout:  "Will you give over. You're not still going on about Roscommons win months ago at the beginning of the championship when Mayo clearly had a new young team and their defense was poor. They are different team now. Despite Louths collapse as you call it, Mayo played with class on Saturday. You're talking about a match that was held in April….we are now in July. So much has changed. All of the teams have evolved but you want to keep us back to the standard in April. Every team in the championship as had a bad day where they lost out by a lot. It's the new game. Move on…"
Hardly a new young team, 11 of the starting 15 and used subs either played or were on the bench for the 2021 All Ireland. 15 players were involved in last years Connacht final with Galway. A lot of high level championship experience in that team plus the addition of a few very talented young lads. Some of the older lads not getting started now but there is a great blend of youth and experience.
I firmly believe Andy Moran was targetting Connacht and it was actually good fortune ye were knocked out early. It has become apparent in hindsight now that winning a provincial is no advantage for the All Ireland series and could actually be a hindrance. It will definitely be viewed in a different light next year by counties. The only show in town now is knock out championship and getting to the Croke Park games. We fell well short this year and it needs to become priority number one now for Roscommon. Roscommon probably didn't learn enough about themselves in the narrow loss to Tyrone so there'll be plenty of reflection on what happened against Monaghan for next year. Getting a good beating earlier in the year seems to have done Mayo and Kerry no harm.

FullOfPorter (National) - 13/07/2026 17:10:51

Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Seanfan:  "Hopefully our Co Board/Clubs will move the 2nd August Championship games to allow supporters to go to the Ladies Final in Croker."
Email has been sent to clubs today regarding changing fixtures for that day. And proper order too. Well done to all the ladies teams this year and let's hope the next few weeks bring even more success

D.Hyde (National) - 13/07/2026 17:07:08

Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Ted, wouldn't it be mad if we won.
Unbelievable stuff, amazing game, belief was unreal. Well done to the team, management, coaching team, kit man, water man, everyone that was involved.
Huge representation from Wicklow in Croke Park, local club rivals hugging and celebrating together, all for the love of the game and county.
County is buzzing and people wearing their jersey's with pride around the parishes. Long may it continue

Hoggie10 (National) - 13/07/2026 15:53:29

Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Killkenny is one of the all time great Dublin players - as tough a competitor as there every was.

tirawleybaron (National) - 13/07/2026 15:22:22

Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Will be interesting to see what Hickey, Flanagan, Pat Ryan and Dowling have to say over the coming weeks.

; )

ColmFlaherty (National) - 13/07/2026 15:13:17

Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
What a player Ciaran Kilkenny has been. An absolute legend of the game and a great hurler also. Above all he was a great sportsman, win or lose.

Onion Breath (National) - 13/07/2026 14:24:40

Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Buzzing for the game Sunday. Galway are rightly underdogs but definitely are hitting form, have a very clear system that is bought into, and have their stars in Mannion and Whelan hurling very well again and unlike previous years against Limerick they have a lot more around them now.

Limerick are about 17/18 deep with All-Star calibre players who have no fear of the trip to Dublin on AI day.

I must say I enjoy the games against Limerick and have a lot of respect for them. In 18' especially I found their supporters unbelievably gracious in victory, had some great chats with them every time we have played. Also a big fan of John Kiely and think they have changed the game of hurling forever with the style of play/profile of player they look for etc.

No matter the result, it has been a good year for Galway hurling and the county are rightly behind the team now. Bright future

Kinvara (National) - 13/07/2026 14:15:28

Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Ciaran Kilkenny, what a legend and I wish him all the best in hi retirement. Utter class until the end.

Shearer (National) - 13/07/2026 14:04:53