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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To gaelsboy:  "Yes a great achievement, hopefully the whole gaa community in Leitrim will support them on Saturday.
I see strokestown won the intermediate final yesterday against a kilmeena team that hammered Annaduff 2 years ago. Allen Gaels can be proud of the year they have had and will hopefully stay up in senior league and championship next year.
If the same teams go up and down every year, is the reduced sized competitions still a step forward? I think they are if our representatives in connacht have better showings year on year. Senior left a bit to be desired but the team was depleted and tbf the best club teams in connacht would beat the Leitrim county team on their day"
That is very negative thanks very much for sharing.

bláthach (National) - 25/11/2025 12:00:32

Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To GDL:  "I see that dates for the FBD have been announced. Does anyone know where will the games be played this year?"
I suspect JP wants them in Bekan.

Seanfan (National) - 25/11/2025 12:32:05

Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To goreyll:  "Any word on Allianz league fixtures? We had them for 2025 this time last year"
Wont be long till the league starts only 2 months away now. I did see Kildare posting they are away to us in the last game at the end of March thats the only fixture I seen.

Afinestick96 (National) - 25/11/2025 15:08:25

Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Seanfan:  "Is there room enough for a light rail/tramline overground?
Airport to Broombridge perhaps?"
I often wondered that. JFK and Newark aren't linked to the NYC subway or New Jersey transit systems. Instead they have driverless air trains that run above ground to the nearest station. Passengers then get out and change over to the subway, Long Island railroad etc.

Was a feasibility study ever done to see if such a scenario was possible to the nearest dart/mainline rail station?

The problem in Ireland with mass transit is our population density is the lowest int he EU. That goes from one off houses down country lanes to Dublin City semi d land where everyone wanted a garden. Fly into Dublin and you notice compared to most cities that the density is very low with many green field sites.

yew_tree (National) - 25/11/2025 17:47:53

Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Afinestick96:  "Wont be long till the league starts only 2 months away now. I did see Kildare posting they are away to us in the last game at the end of March thats the only fixture I seen."
We are away to Clare also as far as it goes for now. But the fixtures arent finalised yet, that list was sent round the CBs for consultation, and a final fixture list is yet to be published.

Viking66 (National) - 25/11/2025 18:13:24

Limerick Hurling Thread 2025 - 1 Like(s)
Brilliant news about Caroline Currid coming back for 2026.

LarryLuimneach (National) - 26/11/2025 08:56:20

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

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