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National Football League 2026 - 2 Like(s)
I think Galway are really being overlooked this year. The star power they have is unmatched throughout the country. Finnerty is the best footballer in the game at the minute and its not even close. He'd get a shot off in a telephone box. With the likes of Comer and Walsh to come back I dont expect too much of a challenge in Connacht. Only teams that I think have a real chance at competing with us are Kerry (on a dry day) and Donegal (on a wet day). All this aside from the fact that Thompson is yet to come back and we competed with and bet any big team in the league with half a team. Says a lot about the strength of the panel.....
Galwayman67420 (National) - 25/03/2026 09:24:29
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How Do We Take Hurling On From Here - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Goreylad1985: "Or until the Leinster counties start to grow a bit of a challenge and start reaching National finals!!
Why would you bring 3 Munster counties to a venue in the east of Leinster??" Because it's headquarters and it's the final of a national competitions.
Doylerwex (National) - 25/03/2026 22:15:56
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To farneygael3: "Monaghan are favourites for Ulster u20s." Not anymore, they're not.
themaddog (National) - 25/03/2026 20:52:40
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Dheen: "There is no clarity on when the minors are out, nothing on the fixture list on the leinster website. Its poor form and as jobber said Down pulling out of the leinster championship last minute has created a problem fixture wise and they should be banned from entering again for 2 years." Agreed but two years is not enough. The Leinster council led by our president elect needs to sort this out and our representatives need to make their voice heard loud and clear.
jobber (National) - 25/03/2026 11:17:24
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To yew_tree: "How are Galway closer in reality? This debate is really sad actually….which teams comes closer without actually winning it. History only remembers winners." Freudian slip, we're was meant to read were. Now, you're happy?
Pope_Benedict (National) - 25/03/2026 16:28:45
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ahsure.: "I feel we are still conceding too much/giving up a lot of scoring chances. We have had our championship back 6 (maybe one spot up for debate) for most of the league - I know there is more to defending than your back 6 now, but it's a worry.
Overall, considering our away games and injury list, it's been a great league. Well done lads and drive on." Every county will tell you they have the same problem defensively, I'm more concerned with how many goal chances we've missed during the league. Another 3 easy enough chances missed on Sunday, Finnerty & McDonnacha have missed far more then they've scored.
Agree a brilliant league considering missing Thompson, Walsh, McDaid & Comer, this team won't let you down in the effort stakes.
TheBishop (National) - 25/03/2026 09:01:08
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To farneygael3: "Expecting a hammering that never came. Questions to be asked in Donegal camp rather than Monaghan i would say. Are Donegal just a winter team this year? time will tell" Don't worry sure you're u20s are favourites for ulster this year ....bate donegal well tonight backing up.ladt weeks result against doire
totalrecall (National) - 25/03/2026 21:57:20
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Commodore: "I'm just hoping that Brendan McCole and Gavin Mulreany aren't too serious, as we have no replacement for McCole and with no sign of our No 1 GK Shaun Patton returning, losing our No 2 GK would be a massive blow for us, with Ulster Championship approaching. And if looking at this league final, regardless of injuries, going into a game like without our No 1 and No 2 goalkeepers will be a massive blow to any practiced kickout strategy." Mac Giolla bhride being withdrawn from. 20s team pre throw in tonight doesn't look good for Mulreany for Sunday and will be a big game for Mac giolla bhride to make his first start in. That and full back are the two places where we have least cover for throughout the team which is bad luck going into a league final irrespective of how much focus that mc Guinness will put on game
Gaagael15 (National) - 25/03/2026 21:24:41
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To farneygael3: "Monaghan are favourites for Ulster u20s." Played two at home. Lost two.
They're going well surely.
Hope you had them heavily backed.
peiledoir20 (National) - 25/03/2026 21:14:16
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Commodore: "I'm just hoping that Brendan McCole and Gavin Mulreany aren't too serious, as we have no replacement for McCole and with no sign of our No 1 GK Shaun Patton returning, losing our No 2 GK would be a massive blow for us, with Ulster Championship approaching. And if looking at this league final, regardless of injuries, going into a game like without our No 1 and No 2 goalkeepers will be a massive blow to any practiced kickout strategy." Pádraig Mac Giolla Bhríde didn't play for the u20s tonight I believe, I wonder does that indicate he will start on Sunday
NPadraigAbu (National) - 25/03/2026 21:05:45
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To cluichethar: "Great display today from Kobe McDonald but unless his team in Australia will let him play up Untill he goes to Australia then he shouldn't be on the team. Maybe after today he'll have second thoughts." To be frankly honest, I dont think that Kobe is ready for championship intensity. Big difference between playing in a dead rubber league game against monaghan versus a connacht championship game in Tuam. Talented boy no doubt, but I do think its too early for him so he is probably better off going down under after finishing his year with the 20s.
Galwayman67420 (National) - 25/03/2026 09:42:18
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To yew_tree: "Swings and roundabouts. Nothing last forever. Galway have hardly been hammering Mayo out the gate either. Can't see Roscommon "clipping" Mayo. It will be a hard fought tight game whoever wins it. You also mentioned Tuam in the Connacht championship….when was it announced that Tuam was back hosting championship games ?" It's time to face the music. Galway haven't had to worry about that mayo team for years. Pardon me on the typo with tuam, the game is in salthill although tuam is the far better venue. I think the mayo backs will struggle hugely against these Roscommon forwards who are among the top forward lines in the country and that is why I think they will get a "clipping"
Galwayman67420 (National) - 25/03/2026 19:31:16
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NFL 2026 Predictions Competition - League Finals - 1 Like(s)
Donegal V Kerry Donegal By 5
Meath V Cork Cork By 1
Down V Wexford Down By 6
Carlow v Longford Carlow By 6
lor12 (National) - 25/03/2026 17:55:40
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Temple56: "90% of the team are under 25/26???
Ages below for the players that played Sunday. I might be out by a year in some. Most lads are in their prime. I count 6 of the 20 lads used being under 25. That's 30% nowhere the 90% you have stated.
Jason Daly 36
Danny Scahill 22/23
Charlie Drumm 25
Boidu Sayeh 30
Matthew Whittaker 22/23
Shane Allen 26
Sam McCartan 26
Jonathan Lynam 26
Brian Cooney 21
Kevin O'Sullivan 25/26
Ronan Wallace 30
Conor Dillon 28
Tom Molloy 28
Luke Loughlin 31
Danny McCartan 23
Tadhg Baker 21
Robbie Forde 28
Ray Connellan 32
T.J. Cox 26
Brandon Kelly 25" Team that was named to start against Fermanagh
J Connaughton
D Scahill
C Drumm
S Smith
R Wallace
S Allen
M Whittaker
R Connellan
J Lynam
K O'Sullivan
S McCartan
B Cooney
D McCartan
L Loughlin
S Corcoran
3 players in this starting team are over 26 fair enough that's 80% not 90%. So to say the bulk of this team are in their prime isn't correct 12 of these lads have 6-9 years left of playing for Westmeath! Most of this team got their first senior championship game in the last 3 years.
Westmeath25 (National) - 25/03/2026 17:40:26
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How Do We Take Hurling On From Here - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Tadhg2020: "A lad i know from Wexford always refers to it as the Bob O Keeffe. He says it stopped being the Leinster Championship when Galway were let in. Im not sure if Antrim came in at same time or not but he only ever referenced Galway. Hes still very against it Iwhile think it was a good move for the championship he has a point when he says its not the leinster championship anymore. Then you added the 6th team and it became a lesser competition in my view so I call it the Bob O Keeffe now too." Pretty sure the Bob O'Keefe Cup thats currently used has only been used since around the turn of the Millennium. It used to be some English Horse Racing Cup?
Bob O'Keefe was from Kilkenny originally, won an AI playing for Laois in his mid 30s, and was Uachtaran before WW2.
Viking66 (National) - 25/03/2026 17:03:50
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New York - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pikeman96: "@Square_B: I was always under the impression that Croke Park centrally provided funding for those trips too. So is it really only €50k from Connacht Council? I fully accept that wouldn't go far towards covering total costs. But maybe all the more reason to "share the burden" !
As for the diaspora, depends really on how far you want go back. For example, historical immigration records show that from the Famine through to c.1900, there were more emigrants to New York from Cork than from any other county, presumably mainly because of how the liners sailed from Cobh. Kerry ranked number two.
Same sort of records aren't available for more modern times, but another way of considering it is this:
Census figures from 1961 through to today show that Connacht generally had 12% to 14% of the total population of the 26 counties during all that time.
Even if you allow a rate of emigration of twice that of other provinces (let's say 25% of all emigrants), that means 75% of the more recent diaspora didn't originate from Connacht at all.
I get that you've an attachment to the custom of New York being in the Connacht Championship, but truthfully, the diaspora argument doesn't stand up very well either." I'm only telling you what I know about the GAA in NY and my knowledge of same, you can take that on board or not. You are conflating the idea of emigration in total to NY with those involved in the GAA over there. It is not by accident that Connacht was chosen as the province to which NY play in. It is well known that the Leitrim diaspora in NY would be quite large, particularly in and around the Bronx. And that's just from the least populated county in Ireland. Anyhow, the fact remains is that the game should be retained for the reasons I have given and if rotating that around the provinces is found as a way to ensure it is retained, so be it. But I have my doubts.
Square_B (National) - 25/03/2026 17:01:18
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How Do We Take Hurling On From Here - 1 Like(s)
Replying To bloodandbandage: "BTW - Absolute madness having Dublin/Clare on in the same venue with Cork/Lim for league final. Surely, Thurles would have made more sense. I appreciate these decisions are probably made well in advance of the final, but how about the application of some common sense for a change? Obviously, Clare are very happy." Are you saying you expected better? The Munster counties call all the shots. They were never going to drag anybody but Dublin the whole width of the country.
Whatever chance they had to get Dublin supporters (albeit a small but committed bunch) or Dublin clubs to throw on buses for youngsters for a match in Portlaoise, there is not a hope in hell of them bringing busloads to Limerick.
GAA don't care about promoting the game outside of the traditional counties.
It was ever this way though, nothing has or will ever change until the Leinster counties start to grow a bit of backbone.
ExiledInWex (National) - 25/03/2026 16:41:58
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ExiledInWex: "Will he start though? Now I'm a great believer in the lack of need for 3-4 months pre-season at 35 years old especially but is he more likely to be an impact sub than a starter?
He is a great option in backs or forwards. I'm really confident for the year ahead and believe we can win Leinster and give a redemption for the semi final last year. Not saying I think we will win All-Ireland but we are better than the semi last year." I think Niall will have learned loads from last year and Dublin are definitely not as bad as that semi v Cork. Dublin and Galway are both on upward trajectories, and it bodes well for the championship. I know KK are KK, but I think they may struggle to get to a Leinster final this year, so I definitely think we could get a Galway v Dublin Leinster final.
bloodandbandage (National) - 25/03/2026 10:35:34
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Our centre of excellence lit up like a Christmas tree a lot of nights and yet our home game has to go to Mayo. Absolute disaster
ohwow (National) - 25/03/2026 16:17:08
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "What's your hopes and expectations for your crop of U20s? Playing Galway tonight had home advantage but moved to the Connnacht COE. No other venue playable In Leitrim?" Only Kiltubrid has floodlights. Earlier throw in is difficult with players travelling from college in Limerick, Letterkenny, Dublin. Is Pairc Sean ever going to get lights.
Bowser93 (National) - 25/03/2026 15:46:20
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