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Galway Hurling thread - 6 Like(s)
Replying To BigBàsMan: "There's no point arguing with these lads on the this forum. There is huge anti Loughrea agenda in Galway and it translates to county teams. Loughrea will win the co final again this year, 3 in a row, and the county panel will still be littered with clarinbridge and turlough lads. Rinse and repeat!
Darren shaughnessy was not brought in FYI. Horses mouth" If the Loughrea lads were/are good enough they would be playing.
Nobody cares enough about Loughrea to have an agenda against them. Catch yourself on.
Stool Pigeon (National) - 29/05/2026 13:49:47
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Westmeath Football thread - 3 Like(s)
Best of luck to Mark McHugh, his management team & the entire panel of players on Saturday evening for the eagerly awaited clash with Cavan. I expect this to be a very close hard fought game especially given the inside track Cavan have on Westmeath. However, we are in bonus territory and there is no reason why Westmeath cannot win the game but we will need to display the same intensity, hunger and win the midfield/breaking ball battle. Hopefully a huge home support to will the team on Saturday evening.
Iarmhi Abu
londoner (National) - 29/05/2026 13:27:57
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Donegal GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Think at this stage we should all just get on with our lives.
I think the Championship will really start to heat up after this weekend's games have been played, and the draw takes place next week. The real jeopardy will come into play then.
Lockjaw (National) - 29/05/2026 13:34:36
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Dublin GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To systematic: "No, I'm referring to the incident on McGonagle. In real time it never looks like a red card. The two of them are shouldering each other for God's sake and Clifford's shoulder rises up as he's pushing him away. Not a red card." He struck him with his elbow. They were jostling before that, but he raised his elbow and hit McGonagle with it. An elbow doesn't hit someone in the chin when hitting someone a shoulder. It wasn't the worst belt at all, but a very silly thing to do and if seen properly would have likely been a red card.
WanPintWin (National) - 28/05/2026 20:53:44
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pikeman96: "also @BarneyGrant -
Ah lads. Let's not delude ourselves. Fact of the matter is:
The Republic of Ireland is an independent, sovereign country.
Much as you dislike the term or the reality of it, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (of which Northern Ireland is obviously a part) is a separate independent, sovereign country.
It therefore clearly follows that people from Monaghan and people from Tyrone are from two different countries, no mater how much you or they would like to be regarded as being from the same.
If it really was all the same country, how then do you explain the two different governments, different currencies, different education systems, different healthcare systems, different policing systems, etc., etc.?" Imperialism.
I cannot believe a Wexford man needs this explained to them.
I'm ashamed.
Doylerwex (National) - 28/05/2026 21:18:01
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Good side in the circumstances. Mccaul better coming on. Pity about Gary Mohan but he just didn't look right and a long way off fitness when he came on in the final. A big loss as Mayo are very strong at midfield so a handicap straight away there for us.
seanie08 (National) - 28/05/2026 22:52:59
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To eddieSize5Balls: "As another poster pointed out above increased media scrutiny, focus on players and management comes with the territory of being an All Ireland contender consistently. Brian Cody was nippy with the media on occasion, Davy Fitz, Ger Loughnane, Mickey Harte, James Horan all had their moments but I don't feel any crossed the line like Jim did last weekend. You have to expect the media are going to come for you (I don't think Tommy went for him but asked a loaded enough question to see how it would go down) and I felt he could have handled that better. A simple "ah look there was a lot going on, lots of bodies out there and I thought the referee handled things well" would have shut it down there and then. Jim Gavin was famous for saying a lot of words but not actually saying much. The media have a job to do, easiest thing is to just not give them fuel for the fire. There was enough fuel from the on field stuff the last day without sticking another match to it after is all." Tommy would have been chastised if he didn't ask it though. And I dunno about you but I listen to him weekly and out of all the so called neutral pundits, he is by far the soundest and most genuine. Other ones have it out for Donegal. He doesn't.
It's his job to ask questions and he asked a fair one that should have been asked. Jim was caught off guard and reacted badly.
I agree with most of your points though. People forget the defensive football Tyrone played before Donegal started to in 2011.
And people seem to have this weird opinion that football from the 70s to 2011 was always great watch or attacking. Was it hell. Watch any old game and you'd see there was often poor play at the highest level too."]As a neutral i think McGuinness was well entitled to say what he did. For far too long these journalists have been asking lazy and controversial questions where most managers either avoided the question or answered it in a highly diplomatic way..In other words the question was never answered. It shouldn't be all their own way and if these journalists concentrated more on the game and tactics which is what they should be then they'd get 100% cooperation from managers. If they want controversy then theres theres the soaps znd love island..As a Gaa fan im interested in the game and let the ref and cc cc etc deal with the rest
Dothesimplethingswell (National) - 28/05/2026 23:08:14
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Great news on the Dermot Earley Centre front.
€10m to go with the €5.5m already granted.
Seanfan (National) - 29/05/2026 11:10:25
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Are they pressuring the Brit SofS for the North?
He/she is the starting point for a "Border poll", not the Irish Government, or whoever the Shinners are aiming their "Border poll now" chants at.
Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 592 - 29/05/2026 11:08:50
Yes, They have been constantly canvassing the Labour NI Secretary since the last Assembly election. However he refuses on the basis of the demographics from the last census, and percentage breakdown of the most recent Assembly voting for Nationalist/Republican Parties still not showing a clear Nationalist majority voters.
However projections based on a combination of election and census data, shows that between 2030 and 2035 there will likely be a outright Nationalist voting majority in the North, thus why Sinn Fein are pushing hard to lay ground work. Aside from strong opposition from a sizeable Unionist Population in the North, there will be quiet but influential opposition from the South too.
As you likely well know, the Irish Government coalition partner Fine Gael quietly draws heavy support from Unionists who reside south of the border, particularly strong around the border Counties like Donegal, Sligo-Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan etc, not to mention South Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare and other Counties further South. Not something Fine Gael like to openly advertise Nationwide, but it is an influence on their policies and approach to things.
Commodore (National) - 29/05/2026 12:17:39
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ulsterrules: "For all the talk of Dublin's demise that is still a strong team, I expect them to beat Louth by 5-10 points this weekend.
Although the last thing I want is kerry/Dublin to go on a run" You may rest easy!
BarneyGrant (National) - 29/05/2026 14:11:12
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Seanfan: "Great news on the Dermot Earley Centre front.
€10m to go with the €5.5m already granted." Brilliant news well done to all involved. County Board Chairman said work would start this year and that looks realistic now.
The_analyser (National) - 29/05/2026 14:18:05
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Two-Group Leinster SHC - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Tadhg2020: "Are you really trying to justify 4k with this?
You are entitled to take my comments any way you choose to but it doesnt change the stat of 4k ( rounded up to a nice even number) is pathetic for a tier 1 hurling county at home. It does indicate that the game had lost its support and that very few members of the hurling public are interested in supporting the county team. If you have lost that then you really are in trouble. The last part of your post confirms that because you cannot do it on your own. You need their support and its clearly not forthcoming atm.
I was in Tullamore. It felt a lot bigger than 6k. The traffic before and afterwards was akin to a 10k plus crowd as was the atmosphere. I really donr understand why you are so enthusiastic in your defence of a questionable 4k attendance. In my opinion it should be the starting point in any conversation about the Wexford Senior hurling team standards and profile in your county." I dont think anybody is defending the attendance. There were only 2500 in the Park to see us lose to Westmeath after being 17 points up.
We know theres a large proportion of the Wexford hurling public not supporting the team. Theres even a large proportion of our county standard players not playing for it.
You arent telling us anything new and its getting tiresome. You have way more posts on our thread than you do on the Limerick thread. Why is that?
Viking66 (National) - 29/05/2026 15:27:41
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