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Intermediate: Raharney by 2-4 Senior B: Castlepollard by 2-4 Senior A: LLG by 1-3 Gaawestmeath (Westmeath) - Posts: 143 - 16/10/2026 08:06:46 2697493 Link
For anyone looking for updates on the Turin & Raharney Intermediate final this weekend;, Team sheets, live scores & player profiles will be available on Pitchside.ie RenegadeMaster (Westmeath) - Posts: 4 - 16/10/2026 09:32:28 2697496 Link
Practically no mention all week about the hurling finals this weekend on the Westmeath gaa social media channels Very poor Anyway, hope Turin, Plunketts and the Gaels do the business valley84 (Westmeath) - Posts: 1940 - 17/10/2026 13:25:51 2697636 Link
Replying To valley84: "Practically no mention all week about the hurling finals this weekend on the Westmeath gaa social media channels Very poor Anyway, hope Turin, Plunketts and the Gaels do the business" Cant agree with this. I saw 11 interviews with mentors of competing clubs on Facebook which I never saw in previous years. Also finals were mentioned on latest 50/50 draw. At least try to be fair with criticism. Jack_Sparrow (Westmeath) - Posts: 1093 - 17/10/2026 14:11:22 2697640 Link
Replying To Jack_Sparrow: "Cant agree with this. I saw 11 interviews with mentors of competing clubs on Facebook which I never saw in previous years. Also finals were mentioned on latest 50/50 draw. At least try to be fair with criticism." Twitter. Nothing Don't really look at other social media so I'll have to check them out Anyway, congrats to Turin valley84 (Westmeath) - Posts: 1940 - 17/10/2026 15:28:47 2697652 Link
Thought both Turin and Plunketts were full value for their wins. No taking from Turin but I think they may struggle at senior B. Did Pollard underestimate Plunketts??? and think they just had to turn up, Plunketts ran them ragged and seemed to get stronger as the game went on. Bigjoe1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 104 - 17/10/2026 19:59:12 2697685 Link
I think the clubs outside the elite with ambition such as Plunketts,Turin,Brownstown and Pollard despite the senior B defeat all had grounds for optimism today with Mullingar winning the senior B , Turin the intermediate and Clann Na Gael the under 16. jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 2043 - 17/10/2026 23:36:17 2697695 Link
Replying To Bigjoe1: "Thought both Turin and Plunketts were full value for their wins. No taking from Turin but I think they may struggle at senior B. Did Pollard underestimate Plunketts??? and think they just had to turn up, Plunketts ran them ragged and seemed to get stronger as the game went on." Turin's first ever intermediate title and their first championship victory in 41 years. Think what it means to the Heffernans, Scally's, Augheys and others after all their barren years. Ray and Alan Aughey have played adult hurling for almost 60 years between them, John Gorman played for years and then became manager, whether they will struggle at senior B or not is a discussion for months down the line, they deserve to enjoy their fantastic win. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2841 - 18/10/2026 10:12:44 2697710 Link
Replying To Bigjoe1: "Thought both Turin and Plunketts were full value for their wins. No taking from Turin but I think they may struggle at senior B. Did Pollard underestimate Plunketts??? and think they just had to turn up, Plunketts ran them ragged and seemed to get stronger as the game went on." I thought Padraig Casey at centre forward for Plunketts was excellent, only 19 as well. Bright future ahead of him. Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 1170 - 18/10/2026 10:45:33 2697714 Link
Replying To Claretandblue: "Turin's first ever intermediate title and their first championship victory in 41 years. Think what it means to the Heffernans, Scally's, Augheys and others after all their barren years. Ray and Alan Aughey have played adult hurling for almost 60 years between them, John Gorman played for years and then became manager, whether they will struggle at senior B or not is a discussion for months down the line, they deserve to enjoy their fantastic win." Totally agree its wonderful for Turin and all their loyal members and supporters. They will struggle in senior B like the other 5 teams. Its a great competition where any team can win or lose every game. I would be worried to see rumoured changes about increasing numbers in the senior A championship as it will affect Weatmeath's most competitive championship over many years and effectively kill an intermediate championship whose importance was there for all who were in Cusack Park today. jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 2043 - 18/10/2026 12:52:09 2697725 Link
Big win for the Gaels! Great weekend for club hurling in the county I'll have the lotto numbers for you all next weekend! valley84 (Westmeath) - Posts: 1940 - 18/10/2026 16:27:48 2697747 Link
Delighted to see the Gael's winning and stalwarts like Tommy Doyle and Derek McNicholas get a county title. Raharney's shooting in first half was their downfall. It was disappointing for Westmeath hurling though to see 3 poor finals over the weekend. puglerdaly (Westmeath) - Posts: 141 - 18/10/2026 16:55:30 2697753 Link
Replying To puglerdaly: "Delighted to see the Gael's winning and stalwarts like Tommy Doyle and Derek McNicholas get a county title. Raharney's shooting in first half was their downfall. It was disappointing for Westmeath hurling though to see 3 poor finals over the weekend." Great for the Gaels. Noel Conaty,Derek,Jogger,Philly Reilly all great stalwards for coub and county.It wasnt a great game, Raharneys shooting left them down but that wont worry the Gaels who have played better and lost but the 24 year old wait and 7 county finals lost will make this sweet. jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 2043 - 18/10/2026 17:18:45 2697757 Link
Replying To jobber: "Great for the Gaels. Noel Conaty,Derek,Jogger,Philly Reilly all great stalwards for coub and county.It wasnt a great game, Raharneys shooting left them down but that wont worry the Gaels who have played better and lost but the 24 year old wait and 7 county finals lost will make this sweet." Dan Higgins worthy of a shout out too, underrated hurler who rarely gets beaten by his man and has given great service. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2841 - 18/10/2026 18:23:45 2697773 Link
Congrats to LLG, but it was one of the worst county finals in terms of quality for a long long time. The Gaels wont mind though & good luck to them in Leinster. Hurling in the county is not in a good place. Left Full (Westmeath) - Posts: 288 - 18/10/2026 19:24:12 2697785 Link
Replying To Left Full: "Congrats to LLG, but it was one of the worst county finals in terms of quality for a long long time. The Gaels wont mind though & good luck to them in Leinster. Hurling in the county is not in a good place." I would strongly disagree with that, Turin, Plunketts and Lough Lene Gaels winning county titles is great for the county. The game itself wasn't the best spectacle but not all finals are. Hurling at underage level is going well and I believe we will see that at u20 county level over the next few years. Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 1170 - 18/10/2026 21:50:58 2697806 Link
Replying To jobber: "Totally agree its wonderful for Turin and all their loyal members and supporters. They will struggle in senior B like the other 5 teams. Its a great competition where any team can win or lose every game. I would be worried to see rumoured changes about increasing numbers in the senior A championship as it will affect Weatmeath's most competitive championship over many years and effectively kill an intermediate championship whose importance was there for all who were in Cusack Park today." Are they thinking about taking, say, the top 2 from Senior B and making A into 8 teams?, and then make Intermediate and Senior B all one competition?? Bigjoe1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 104 - 18/10/2026 21:54:47 2697808 Link