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Roscommon GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Unchanged starting 15 team named for Sunday.
Conor Carroll - St Brigids
Patrick Gavin - Clann na nGael
Caelim Keogh - Padraig Pearses
Eoin McCormack - St Dominic's
Eoin Ward - Fuerty
Ronan Daly - Padraig Pearses
Senan Lambe - Roscommon Gaels
Keith Doyle - St Dominic's
Conor Ryan - Padraig Pearses
Dylan Ruane - Michael Glaveys
Enda Smith - Boyle
Darragh Heneghan - Michael Glaveys
Diarmuid Murtagh - St Faithleachs
Colm Neary - Strokestown
Rob Heneghan - Michael Glaveys
Subs
Aaron Brady - Elphin
Niall Higgins - Navan O'Mahonys
Robbie Dolan - St Brigids
Ruaidhri Fallon - St Brigids
Brian Stack - St Brigids
Ultan Harney - Clann na nGael
Shane Cunnane - St Brigids
Dáire Cregg - Boyle
Paul Carey - Padraig Pearses
Conor Hand - St Brigids
Cian McKeon - Boyle
No Darragh Canavan for Tyrone but he missed the majority of last game where they pushed Armagh all the way.
Tough competitive encounter expected. In Kennedy,Fitzpatrick they have one of the best midfield pairings in the country and good full forward in Donnelly,McCurry,Jordan that will need to be kept tabs on. Kieran McGeary returning to their starting team a major boost also.
The very best of luck to all the Roscommon players and management on Sunday in Dr Hyde Park.
The_analyser (National) - 22/05/2026 12:29:43
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Fermanagh GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Pikeman96: "Actually had a feed in The Enniskillen Hotel myself after our League match up there earlier this year. Would recommend. It's on the right side of town for the trip back to Wexford too!" Thanks Pikeman, hopefully we're not looking for the quickest way out if town !!
Yellaman (National) - 22/05/2026 12:46:22
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Tailteann Cup 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Pikeman96: "Your post is just plain wrong or at least downright spurious in so many places that it's laughable.
First, the claim that "The idea of the Tailteann cup was to give more game time to weaker counties who season finished in May/June while All Ireland contenders were finishing in August/September" -
The Tailteann Cup was introduced in 2022, with a July final each year it's been held. In each of those years, the All-Ireland Final (i.e. Sam Maguire Cup) has also been in July. Clearly not the case that All-Ireland contenders were finishing in August/September.
Funniest of all is how you include Clare in the list of counties where you ask what the Tailteann Cup has done for them.
Granted, it's fair to say that the Tailteann Cup has done nothing for Clare so far. But that's because they were actually in the Sam Maguire every year from 2022 to 2025! This year was their first year to even be in the Tailteann.
Or where you ask what it's done for Div. 4 counties or e.g. Fermanagh and Sligo. What has being in the Sam Maguire done for all the perennial runners-up there, who are still as far away from being All-Ireland champions as they ever were?
Or about four Tailteann Cup being parked up early. There'll also be four Sam Maguire teams parked up six weeks before the championship is completed. Somebody has to go out early. That's the way in every knockout stage of every competition in every sport.
Finally, your sly dig at how of course Wexford would be in favour of the restructure so that we could run our club championships instead.
The vote at Congress to get rid of the group stages in the Sam Maguire & Tailteann Cup was 92.8% of delegates in favour. They weren't all from Wexford, you know. Just about every other county voted the same way. Chances are high that Mayo was one of them. What were your reasons?" Well said pikeman.
Magpie2 (National) - 22/05/2026 13:01:31
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Football Format Changes Discussion - 1 Like(s)
Replying To GreenandRed: "Division 1 teams are qualified before the league has started. Depending on Division One teams objectives it can be a preseason league with some teams looking to avoid the top two once they have avoided releagation. Divisions 2 and 3 are the better divisions with teams more motivated throughout the league. Also depends on teams plans. Easier to plan for All Ireland series when your guaranteed to be in it. Not so easy if you're a Division 2 Ulster team. Could be looking at going flatout to stay in a Division 2 position to qualify for All Ireland and ease out of Ulster championship to prepare for All Ireland." I'm not really sure if you are agreeing or disagreeing agreeing with me or if your critiquing the current system.
I agree with your analysis.
My point of view is that having a league as the secondary competition is a waste of time.
We've a limited window to play all the fixtures in the calendar to have 11 weeks of that taken up by a competition where different teams have different priorities and some are just using the games as warm ups is not a good use of the time resources to us.
Whammo86 (National) - 22/05/2026 09:23:47
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To bloodandbandage: "Yes, and if we applied the same system to Leinster this year with 5 teams, we'd be saying goodbye to your lads!" Yup.
Five teams, with somebody going down, would have added extra spice to last weekend's match in Tullamore all right, and if Wexford had managed to somehow win that one, would have added Carolina Reaper amounts of spice to the upcoming weekend's games.
Just as the threat of relegation from the Munster Championship would add significant spice there too. :D
Pikeman96 (National) - 22/05/2026 10:43:23
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
In 2026, the Westmeath senior hurlers are cutting thristles down in what is essentially division 3 of the national hurling league. We are down with the likes of London, Wicklow, Donegal etc. for 2027. Restructuring of the hurling league, The county board could offer 50 Hail Mary's wouldn't make a fig to our chances of playing the top stuff.
Very disrespectful.
Lads in the late 90s 00s were working with very little compared to what's in place now-no real structures, limited coaching support, and nowhere near the same level of S&C or underage pathways. Some put in huge effort for Westmeath hurling at a time when the game was in a much tougher place in the county, They laid the groundwork for what came after.
Loughlenegale (National) - 22/05/2026 11:40:40
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TheFlaker: "Unreal that boys on here are speculating about injuries but it's a problem when someone from outside the county gives them information." I wouldn't be passing any notice. I think most posters myself included have greatly appreciated your informative posts. So again thank you.
panamasam (National) - 22/05/2026 12:36:28
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "How does Donoghue 'rectify' that? Water them, I suppose? At least they only 'look smaller', so you appear to be marginally uncertain as to whether they're smaller or not. Dublin didn't look 'a lot better than us' imo. We 'won' the widecount 17-3 or so, and Daithi conceded an unforced og, and yet we were still level after 70mins, losing it in concluding injury time." Physically Dubs pushed Galway around. Especially full forward line. Last goal was example. Wexford are a strong team. And unless Galway get stuck in, they could lose.
galwayford (National) - 22/05/2026 13:20:38
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To galwayford: "Physically Dubs pushed Galway around. Especially full forward line. Last goal was example. Wexford are a strong team. And unless Galway get stuck in, they could lose." We are a very young and physically small team
Viking66 (National) - 22/05/2026 15:28:52
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To bloodandbandage: "Yes, and if we applied the same system to Leinster this year with 5 teams, we'd be saying goodbye to your lads!" Yes. And if we finished last we would deserve to go down, as would anyone else that finishes last in a tiered championship structure.
Viking66 (National) - 22/05/2026 15:34:36
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To galwayford: "Physically Dubs pushed Galway around. Especially full forward line. Last goal was example. Wexford are a strong team. And unless Galway get stuck in, they could lose." It was a mistake not to go for Dublin at a physical level.
He should have rested A. Niland and maybe one or two others.
I'd be happy with a draw Sunday to regroup after the U-20 final
SixtiesKid (National) - 22/05/2026 15:38:45
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To brayballer: "Would not worry bout it really.We always had the bandwagon fans who came for the craic.Met lots of lads over the years that did not know the rules or the players.They will be back again for the good days.We have a good hardcore fan base that travel to all the matches and they are the real fans .I stopped going to the hill because of some of our own idiots and some other county idiots also.While there are alot of great fans on the Hill,it does attract the idiots that know nothing about gaa.I notice that the fans that pay for the stand seem to be genuine fans and know their stuff." I think you will find that the majority of the hardcore fans that remain, are the ones that are still on the Hill.
Fionn (National) - 22/05/2026 16:21:18
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