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King Con - 8 Like(s)
All-Ireland club SHC
Leinster U21FC
All-Ireland U21FC
Leinster SFC
All-Ireland SFC
Dublin SHC
All-Star award
Young FOTY
Leinster club SHC
Reach All-Ireland club final
Reach Sigerson Cup final
What a year for this young chap Con O'Callaghan.
Assisted by our own Conor McCarthy as UCD beat UUJ after extra-time tonight.
Delighted to witness an exciting game in Inniskeen played in poor conditions.
bananaskin (National) - 14/02/2018 23:17:48
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'The People's Game' - 7 Like(s)
This thread may be more suitable for the 'OtherSports Forum' but it will get a better reaction if I post here and anyway it is GAA related. What do you make of the debate on Against The Head last night and rugby being called 'the people's game'. My tuppence on it, Rugby has a growing popularity and that's largely down to the success of the national team and the good work of the IRFU but its not even close to taking over gaelic games and even soccer as 'the people's game'.
bananaskin (National) - 06/03/2018 17:40:14
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'The People's Game' - 4 Like(s)
Replying To ormondbannerman: "I do love these threads, So many bitter anti rugby posts full of either laugh out loud nonsense or bitter illinformed nonsense" You don't have to respond to every post. Take a lie down.
bananaskin (National) - 09/03/2018 11:31:24
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'The People's Game' - 2 Like(s)
Replying To PoolSturgeon: "Far fetched? It's a self evident fact! We have had over 130 years of the GAA and half the country is hurling wasteland. Ye haven't actually embraced the sport in Monaghan anyway! Barring a rich sugar daddy (and theyd want to be of the billionaire class) coming in to bankroll the promotion of hurling and building a bit of hype round it, rugby has far more potential to grow in Ireland than hurling. The young are already hooked in terms of interest...the professional organisational abilities of the IRFU could without too much effort change that passive interest into an active one over the medium to long term." Sorry I don't see Rugby overhauling hurling any time soon. Hurling is the poor relation to gaelic football across most counties including my own. That doesn't hand rugby the initiative to outgrow hurling if you like. Gaelic football and hurling are part of the same body. They go hand in hand along with camogie and ladies football as our national sports, our identity etc.
Rugby is riding high at the moment as the Six Nations captures the public imagination as will hurling come the summer with the new super 8 style All Ireland hurling championship. The young will be hooked then as well...
Monaghan is seen as a 'gaelic football only' county where hurling is neglected but we are doing fine with the fourth smallest population in the country.
bananaskin (National) - 07/03/2018 17:30:12
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Moorefield v St Loman's - 1 Like(s)
Replying To FoolsGold: "Leinster should be wrapped up by end of November like the other 3 provinces. December not a time to be playing football." I agree with this.
But not with the Portlaoise player on the homepage where he argues that Leinster Council should have an alternative venue in place for yesterday's final. What about the safety of those travelling to the game in such dangerous conditions? He completely missed that.
bananaskin (National) - 11/12/2017 16:47:16
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Galway Vs Monaghan - 1 Like(s)
Replying To foxes_denn: "We will see how tough Galway are this weekend but I think we will see big Comer lying on his arse after being cleaned out of it by one of the Monaghan defenders." Stupid comment. Drew Wylie will look after him and that would be a great duel.
bananaskin (National) - 07/03/2018 14:55:00
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'The People's Game' - 1 Like(s)
Replying To keeper7: "Six senior hurling clubs in Monaghan. How many rugby clubs are there?" Just the one Rugby club in Monaghan town.
bananaskin (National) - 09/03/2018 11:28:48
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