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Mayo GAA Thread - 4 Like(s)
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "Not a theory. Expectations and odds are what they are." Your "expectation" that Roscommon carry the same form line from a dead rubber league game into championship is indeed what it is.
Immer (National) - 16/04/2026 06:38:40
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Westmeath Football thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To dickie10: "Westmeath aren't much behind Meath or Louth. Louth haven't beaten any big team in championship yet . If ever they had the chance to beat dublin it's this year . Laois Westmeath and Kildare all bet dublin when they made the breakthrough" Aren't much behind? Meath beat Dublin, Kerry and Galway last year in the All Ireland. We couldn't beat Limerick or Wicklow last year in the Tailteann. We couldn't beat Wexford when the chips were down in the league this year barely scraped over Sligo, lost poorly to Laois. We are worlds apart.
Chops (National) - 15/04/2026 23:20:31
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Refusal to have anything to do with the State. That's what I do. Can't stop them collecting tax from wages. Other than that, minimal contact.
SF ought to have stayed out of Stormont. Ceasefire was right decision. What followed was not." So you don't use public roads/footpaths?
Public water or sewers?
Public transport?
Won't take OAP?
Won't use public hospitals?
Seanfan (National) - 16/04/2026 13:01:32
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To jobber: "Absolutely agree challenge matches mean very little and it will tell us where we are at against an All Ireland contender. A real learning curve for our lads so lets see how we go." Don't think this years kilkenny minor team are all Ireland contenders. Basically have had to build a new team from scratch as all of last years team were up to the age.
Great to see westmeath doing well at underage and schools level.
richiepmurphy (National) - 16/04/2026 10:53:58
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Fionn: "I hope it is not another false dawn Barney, but I genuinely feel there is a definite air of optimism about Dublin Hurling.
And there seems to be a lot better hurling talent coming through for us, than football talent coming through.
I would love to see our Hurlers win Leinster this year.
I think the AI semi last year, has left the players with a lot to prove to themselves this year.
As for Leinster, Offaly away this weekend, then
Home to Kildare
Away to Wexford
Away to Galway
Home to Kilkenny.
Tough draw in fairness, but let's get off to a good start on Sat hopefully." I would be surprised at other than comfortable win in Tullamore.
It will be tight between top four but Im moderately confident of at least beating one of others to give us 6 points minimum and third place at least.
BarneyGrant (National) - 16/04/2026 14:43:52
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Longford GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To LongfordgaaAbú: "A few months before Longford beat Kerry (and then Westmeath), Clonguish reached the Leinster Club semi-final and came within a whisker of being the first Longford senior club to reach the Leinster final. That period had some unique generational talent including Paul Barden & Padraic Davis who would have slotted into any team in the country at the time. Now we can't buy a win in Leinster club. Something needs to change at club level because you can't wait for generational talent to magically show up. Championship structures is as good a place as any to start, because the current arrangement does nothing for Junior and is producing Intermediate winners who get whiplash from their inevitable drop back down the following year. But it needs clubs to commit rather than crying foul if they are the ones relegated.
Before Clonguish dominated underage in recent years, Killoe dominated it. Before that Northern Gaels dominated for a while. I grew up in the 80s and 90s when underage amalgamations were commonplace and everyone was trying to beat Granard. I never played in a juvenile or minor championship team that wasn't an amalgamation. They have long been a feature of club underage and I don't think now is any more/less than before. Underage players have more facilities, more opportunities, and more games development and promotion structures than we could ever have dreamed of, so it begs the question why underage success is so lobsided (all credit to Clonguish for it), and why we seem unable to develop generational talent, rather than being lucky when it shows up every 15 years or so. I don't know the answer to that." When Mullinalaghta won Leinster there was a 12 team senior championship, likewise when the county were last in Division 2 in 2013. It didn't hold either back. The championship structures need to change for the clubs sake. The junior and intermediate ones getting hammerings when promoted and for the senior ones giving out the hammerings. It benefits no one. The point is that it is not the silver bullet to fixing the county team. Our teams walking these underage championships are not particularly strong, I have said it before 1998 and 2003 teams were far better. Barden and Davis did not happen by magic, they were products of years of dedication and coaching. Other clubs have fallen by the wayside and need to get their acts together. Another poster said it is going to be a long process. Longford county board need a strong focus on coaching in the secondary schools, Mels, Granard, Ballymahon, Moyne. It will not be easy as we do not have it all our own way anymore with soccer and rugby also very popular
liosbreac6265 (National) - 15/04/2026 15:20:59
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Good luck to Monaghan from your wee neighbors. Fancy you's to push on in Ulster this year
Shearer (National) - 16/04/2026 13:52:40
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Fionn: "Excellent win for our u19 Hurlers last night, who won the Leinster Hurling League by beating the Cats in Nowlan Pk.
FT Kilkenny 3-16 v Dublin 3-21" Yes. Be interesting to see how the under 20s get on now when meeting the other top teams, Sailed through the group.
BarneyGrant (National) - 16/04/2026 12:36:14
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Good Win for 20s, I like the way they are gradually building momentum. No point beating donegal or derry in blaney weeks ago. Only one time to beat those teams.
monaghanmad (National) - 16/04/2026 11:40:04
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Good win for the 20s who like the seniors have been ravaged with injuries but hopefully one or two more will make it back for the semifinal
seanie08 (National) - 16/04/2026 11:16:11
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To galwayford: "Only party to nearly bankrupt Ireland was Fianna Fáil, with Fine Gael support." You are wrong. It was the policies of the Fianna Fail and Progressive Democrat coalition government of 2002 - 2007, which was returned with an even greater majority in 2007, that planted the seeds that led to the bank guarantee of 2008 and subsequent IMF arrival in 2010. Fine Gael were not any part of government and were trenchant opponents of Fianna Fail at this time, coming into government in 2011.
SouthOfTheGap (National) - 16/04/2026 10:46:26
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
It was a hiding to nothing last night. Bar Cavans win over Tyrone it's been a poor year for them. They were leading by 8 last week in second half and Down secured a Draw. It'll be same this weekend for seniors, we have nothing to fear of the current Cavan crops. Well done to Neil McAdam and team, they have really turned it around this last 2 weeks in training.
farneygael3 (National) - 16/04/2026 10:29:47
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Very poor game last night to be honest thanks so much and one that we left behind us again against the weakest team we have played without any doubt. Thanks for agreeing. Only for their lucky goals we could have won but wasn't to be please. If we had full team we would have won no doubt. Thank you.
bláthach (National) - 16/04/2026 10:11:12
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Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Albundy19: "Were you in Aughrim recently on a big match day and were you there when the dubs came last year? ,the village and grounds were packed out. Great occasion deserves to be organised properly." I can only imagine what it will be like, the pubs will be heaving. Good to see the Dubs out of Croke Park for a change.
Square_B (National) - 16/04/2026 10:00:18
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Excellent win for our u19 Hurlers last night, who won the Leinster Hurling League by beating the Cats in Nowlan Pk.
FT Kilkenny 3-16 v Dublin 3-21
Fionn (National) - 16/04/2026 08:33:47
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Well done to the u20s after a great contest against a big powerful Cavan team. Young Doherty was great, Max Maguire a class apart.
Eddie the Exile (National) - 15/04/2026 23:54:28
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Great win for the 20s tonight. Great job Paul O'Connor
Monaghan_football (National) - 15/04/2026 23:16:00
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To The_analyser: ""Most Roscommon fans" enough of the exaggeration Dan!" Well from what I see on Roscommon forums, they don't rate Andy Moran as a manager and don't rate many of the Mayo players..
MayoDan (National) - 15/04/2026 22:51:50
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To yew_tree: "Very impressive win for the u20s over Galway tonight. 3-16 to 1-12. Kobe with 2-3. Anyone at the game ?" Mayo very Clinical, Galway very sloppy in possession and some awful poor misses in the second half. Mayo number 5 was outstanding. Wind had a big effect in the first half, Mayo had a brilliant defensive set up and nullified Galway two point opportunities.
GDL (National) - 15/04/2026 21:06:13
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Carlow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Walter_White: "Hello to my fellow Carlow Gaels..I'm a Louth man travelling down to Carlow for our game with Wexford this Sunday and was looking for stand tickets but none for sale at present, just terrace..is this the norm or should stand tickets become available for sale later in the week? Thanks in advance" Would the stand be sold out ... I don't know .. is priority given to season ticket holders ?
The stand had 2000 seats I think
I always prefer watching games in DCP from the opposite terrace just under or to side of the press box .
The score board end is a good view Lzo if you go towards back of terrace
So if it's a fine day and you don't mind standing I would go for terrace
Best of luck to Louth. Should be a good game .. enjoy
Blackbog (National) - 15/04/2026 21:03:23
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