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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To norajohnson: "In 1924 the GAA built a new stand along the Jones Road side of the stadium and took the historic decision to name it the Hogan Stand The Association also promotes Irish music, song and dance and the Irish language as an integral part of its objectives .primarily due to the immense mental pressure and the immediate, severe consequences of a single mistake. Other positions frequently cited as the most difficult are center defensive midfielder and wingback, which are physically and mentally demanding due to high running loads and the requirement to balance attacking and defending duties.
https://monkey-type.net/" What has this got to do with anything or is this poster just another AI bott ? Something seems to have knocked the needle out of the groove.
Freethinker (National) - 26/11/2025 09:46:46
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Limerick Hurling Thread 2025 - 1 Like(s)
Brilliant news about Caroline Currid coming back for 2026.
LarryLuimneach (National) - 26/11/2025 08:56:20
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Anti GAA Agenda - 1 Like(s)
Replying To zinny: "Yes but where are all the Hurling clubs in Wexford Town. One is a Junior B so hard to say that makes much of a difference and then the powerhouse that have won 5 senior hurling championships the last one in 2001. I wouldn't be using Hurling in Wexford Town as an example. However I don't understand why you seem so focused on rugby. Yes its perhaps the third most popular team sport in you include all the Gaelic Games activities into one, its an international sport that is far more popular in other countries with bigger playing populations but yet we have shown that we can be competitive if not better than those teams, which as a country we should all be proud of. Is there something wrong with that?
Where the GAA should be focused on is what the stats tells them about what they could do better. There were a few obvious ones in the report if you cared to pick them out." Harriers, clonard, shells Martin's and Glynn barntown are all town clubs :)
In all seriousness though, we're not talking about winning trophies, we're talking about participation. Go to pairc Garman on a Sunday morning and see what numbers are like. Around 100 at each age group, this is a significant operation by comparison to Wexford wanderers. That's without considering sars, vols, marys, Joseph's, North end, Albion, Wexford Celtic.
You also shouldn't diminish the contributions of chinner, Richie kehoe, Larry O, hopper McGrath etc. Either
I have no issue with the sport of rugby. It just irritates me that it's over represented in national media.
If you look at my original post you'll see I took issue with a rugby friendly getting more media attention than an incredible few days in an international soccer tournament.
Rugby in Ireland is a minority sport, as it is globally with a couple of notable exceptions. The media behave as if it is all things to all people. Fundamentally this is dishonest.
Doylerwex (National) - 26/11/2025 09:20:46
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Westmeath2024: "I highly doubt Finan would beat Paddy Wallace in a two horse race. Is anyone else running or what other positions are up?" The south Westmeath clubs should really get behind Paula Finan. If the county board really want to promote games around Athlone and surrounding areas it would go a long way towards it
mintyfresh (National) - 26/11/2025 10:07:31
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To BarneyGrant: "A 32 county Republic is not a "mythical place." It was voted for by the Irish people in 1918. The socialist part was stuck on later, ironically by the same people who not only abandoned a 32 county republic, but also any pretence to be socialist!
Sinn Féin are a run of the mill centre left liberal part. They have at last found their true home along with Bacik and Cairns and Murphy. Pity they didn't spare their own people and everyone else all the wasted lives in deaths, prison, and so on before it was handed over to carpet baggers who never had anything to do with the movement when it was pursuing its sole objective of Irish unity." 100% agree about the 32 County being far from mythical, but I was never keen on the Socialist republic part of the proposition.
As for the "Carpet baggers" you mention, most of the people involved during the struggle up until 1998 are now are either dead, over retirement age or fast approaching it. The next generation are not cut from the same cloth, different life experiences and different attitudes, but that is to be expected.
Commodore (National) - 26/11/2025 13:24:16
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To BarneyGrant: "A 32 county Republic is not a "mythical place." It was voted for by the Irish people in 1918. The socialist part was stuck on later, ironically by the same people who not only abandoned a 32 county republic, but also any pretence to be socialist!
Sinn Féin are a run of the mill centre left liberal part. They have at last found their true home along with Bacik and Cairns and Murphy. Pity they didn't spare their own people and everyone else all the wasted lives in deaths, prison, and so on before it was handed over to carpet baggers who never had anything to do with the movement when it was pursuing its sole objective of Irish unity." Easy for you to say that from your safe haven in South? Dublin. If you lived on the Falls road, and were threatened by the UDA or burnt out by the RUC you might have another view. The Unionists were not going to share power on the basis of a strongly worded demand from John Hume or Garret FitzGerald. All that said, the loss of life is regretted.
galwayford (National) - 26/11/2025 14:03:50
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To sourmilk93: "McHugh has Westmeath flying fit. Looked decent in last night challenge" Who played well? Give us some details thanks
A_Chairde (National) - 26/11/2025 14:21:23
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