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Football Championship 2026 - 6 Like(s)
Replying To eoghan6688: "That's a huge shame that Meath lost as I think they are the only Leinster team that has the conviction (based on tradition) to go from competing with Dublin to actually beating them in Leinster" An embarrassing post, a rare victory for Westmeath over Meath in a fantastic match in front of a huge crowd.
Claretandblue (National) - 19/04/2026 20:49:23
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Football Championship 2026 - 5 Like(s)
Replying To 32_4_1: "As I said I'm not actually bigging them up like some people seem to think, was their biggest critic also, but something clicked last year with Meath. Released from psychological shackles holding them back for years.
It's why they've improved tenfold, they were never close to being as bad as results suggested for the last 15 years, and what held them back has now lifted.
It goes in cycles. A blind man could see the dept of quality in the Meath forwards, and nearly all under 23, with a conveyor belt coming behind them in the youth teams. Meath will struggle to pick 6 forwards when everyone is fit, have about ten that can come in and kick two pointers from anywhere.
As laughable as it sounds, Kerry simply don't have that talent in the same dept, they can't always to be fair. Point is Donegal, Kerry etc are playing with seasoned professionals, at their ceiling potential wise with age of players etc.
Meath are already operating at the level of the other top teams, but not close to their ceiling in terms of potential, infact wont hit their peak for another few years, which is scary. This is the point everyone is either choosing to ignore or not accept!" Not much point having depth in your forward line with a defence like a sieve!! Longford defence last week was less porous.
Claretandblue (National) - 19/04/2026 17:57:22
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Westmeath Football thread - 4 Like(s)
Well done Westmeath on a hugely impressive win. Like a lot of people, I had earmarked Meath as likely winners of Leinster this year, but your lads fairly torpedoed that notion yesterday. Just a pity that we had to follow it on X and Scór Beo. I got the GAA+ annual subscription as a Christmas present, and there wasn't one game of football available on it yesterday, Dhia sábháil, ach sin scéal eile.
Hopefully ye can build on this now an defeat Kildare. A Leinster final is well within your grasp.
McHugh is a shrewd operator. Plenty of people here in Donegal are understandably keeping an eye on his progress. A Leinster Chanmpionship victory with Westmeath would be a big feather in his cap, so you'll have a lot of support from the North-West.
Lockjaw (National) - 20/04/2026 11:14:27
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Westmeath Football thread - 4 Like(s)
Congrats to Mark McHugh and his management team and all the players and squad on a fantastic performance and win yesterday.2 weeks now to get bodies and injuries back in shape before another huge game against Kildare.Best wishes and speedy recovery to Conor McCormack who unfortunately suffered a broken leg in saving that effort from Meath's McBride.Get well soon C-Mac
Bruno@1 (National) - 20/04/2026 08:58:54
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Westmeath Football thread - 4 Like(s)
What an occasion! We absolutely should enjoy this moment but what it has given us is a real chance of getting to a Leinster final that we can actually win for the first time since 2004. Also getting into the final gets us into the sam Maguire with a favourable draw as a runner up! This Kildare game now is the biggest game we have been in for years!
Westmeath25 (National) - 20/04/2026 08:32:33
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Non-Gaa Forum - 4 Like(s)
Replying To BarneyGrant: "You are talking about an industrial estate, not a nation. Ireland as a convenience.
All persons coming here do not work, many pay little tax as they are in low wage jobs, many are in the "informal" economy employed by other non Irish, a third of prison population is non national, more than half of those entitled to emergency accommodation in Dublin region are non Irish. They all use doctors, hospitals, buses, roads, houses....
One quarter of GDP is taken out of country by overseas corporations.
So the benefits at this stage in my opinion do not outweigh the costs. There needs to be strict limits otherwise there will be no such thing as a distinct Irish nation by end of century. That is what all the population and demographic studies are telling us.
If you think that is a good thing, then fine. Happy days. I do not and thankfully will not be here to see it." "A third of the prison population is non national"
How can you write something like the above when it is blatantly untrue?
The figure is ~17%.
I can't be bothered to fact check the rest of your post. Then again, why should I when you clearly can't be bothered to either.
cavanman47 (National) - 19/04/2026 20:32:09
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Stool Pigeon: "Poorer Wexford teams have beaten better KK teams in the relatively recent past.
Watch the Galway V KK game, and unless you think Galway are up there with Limerick et al. (we aren't) you'll be comforted by how ordinary the stripey men are these days.
Go up there to win and be disappointed if you don't." 100% agree.
Rather than focusing and worrying about a KK backlash we shojld be heading up the road with our heads up and chests out ready to bury them.
Because if the shoe was on the other foot thats exactly what they would be doing.
This is where the ruthlessness comes in, no talk about what ifs, go for it up in their faces for 70 minutes, your record is good enough against them over the years, time for a bit of arrogance.
tearintom (National) - 19/04/2026 18:03:29
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Westmeath Football thread - 3 Like(s)
Congratulations Westmeath! What a performance yesterday. You're now nicely set up to give Leinster a good rattle
bloodandbandage (National) - 20/04/2026 12:45:40
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Westmeath Football thread - 3 Like(s)
what a day to be a westmeath man yesterday . this was a performance that will live long in my memory
meath saw this just as a stepping stone to a leinster title . how wrong they were . the team were outstanding . the inclusion of conor mcormack surprised me and i wish him well in his recovery . jason daly is the best goalie in the county se he was a good replacement . danny scahill was close to being man of the match . huge work rate and will to win were the features of this win . the nature of the defeat in wexford has transformed this team . all the big players wally sam ray luke and the younger ones like danny scahill mattie whittaker and shane corcoran were immense today but one man to me epitomised this win and that was conor dillon . up until the last ten minutes he snuffed out jordan morris . so now we move on to a semi final against kildare . tullamore on may 3rd . i would urge all people who take pride in our county to make the short journey to tullamore to get this very promising bunch of young lads to a leinster final
mickcunningham (National) - 20/04/2026 08:32:20
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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Congrats to Westmeath on a deserved win, we were well aware with the likes of Ray Connellan, Matthew Whittacker, Luke Loughlin and Ronan Wallace you have some players who'd get into any team and they all dominated today. Conor Dillon also locked up Jordan Morris. Credit to Mark Mccugh for nailing that match up. I don't think Meath have anyone who can stop the opposing teams best forward like that.
Sheridan2010louth (National) - 19/04/2026 20:17:55
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GAA Football Power Rankings 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To tirawleybaron: "A fair bit of movement since the league
1 - Kerry
2 - Donegal
3 - Galway
4 - Mayo
5 - Roscommon
6 - Armagh
7 - Derry
8 - Tyrone
9 - Louth
10 - Cork
11 - Monaghan
12 - Dublin
13 - Westmeath
14 - Meath
15 - Down
16 - Cavan
17 - Kildare
19 - Wexford
19 - Laois
20 - Clare
21 - Limerick
22 - Offaly
23 - Fermanagh
24 - Wicklow
25 - Carlow
26 - Longford
27 - Leitrim
28 - Antrim
29 - London
30 - Sligo
31 - Tipperary
32 - Waterford" Three of the top five teams in country are not in Connaught. Just because you can't, or don't want
to separate them doesn't mean they are ranked 3, 4 and 5.
SouthOfTheGap (National) - 20/04/2026 17:06:57
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Great week ahead. Train tickets booked already.
Fantastic performance v Sligo. Hard work put in all over the field as well as McNulty being a stand out performer. As someone said earlier, you can not underestimate his importance to Leitrim. He is the tide that raises all the boats.
My own young fella is gone mad practicing with both feet since the game as well as shouldering me after he scores a goal on me ! Great to see.
But we were also not afraid to have a pop at goal for points and goals.
We converted our goal chances and didn't give Sligo too many.
Typically we don't convert these and then we are left thinking what could have been.
The last time Galway came to Carrick in 2015, we lost by 8. We missed 3 goal chances and Galway pulled and dragged us all over the field conceding 42 frees. No black cards then and a lenient referee so persistent fouling was allowed to carry on and we got no momentum.
Fair play to Poacher, He had them well drilled-fantastic to hear the singing in the dressing room after.
No win at underage is definitely a worry and that conversation is for later in the Summer.
Encourage people to get to this game. Poor turn out in sligo compared with 2011. Yes ticket prices put the pinch on but bring your flask of tae and sandwiches with you like the old days. Bring a ball and a flag for the kids. We don't need to have a buffet of sugar foods for the kids surely. If so, leave them at home or on a playdate as they haven't the interest yet.
We don't get many days out and the last day was worth every cent.
Liatroim abú
Mugatay (National) - 20/04/2026 11:18:11
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Wicklow GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To ohwow: "Hard luck to Wicklow, was hoping you'd win it. And you ran them close." We kicked it away, I think. Couldn't make the game but from reports, 14/16 wides, 8 in the second half. Our goalie, missed 5/6 2 pointer frees, normally a gimme for him. There always seems to have been a monkey on our backs over the decades. When we have a big animal wounded, we can never seem to be able to finish them off. And the Dubs were there yesterday for the taking, whatever slant they try to put on it.
Freethinker (National) - 20/04/2026 08:42:05
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Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Went to Clones today with my guts turning thinking of what was coming, but ten opening minutes of super Monaghan football was a real tonic. OToole, Dowd, Woods, Mooney, Carey and McCarville all stood up when needed. OHanlon too was superb. The main downer was how they let as poor a Cavan team as you'd ever see back in the game so easily. Emmanuel Shehu was brilliant throughout but that was about it from Cavan. They could have had 2 more red cards on the day.
Brilliant to see Lavelle and McCarthy back in harness, and McCaul too who made a big impression. Credit where its due to the management team.
Eddie the Exile (National) - 19/04/2026 22:19:39
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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
What a win today. Many players showed they are at a really high level. Management learned a lot about their team in the white hot atmosphere of championship football. Great occasion and support for both teams. You could really tell the players who were able to go up a level and those who weren't. I would be a little concerned about our strength in depth. Having worked with 4/5 players on the team at inter county underage level, it was a brilliant day for everyone involved with Westmeath football. Best win since 2015. There are good times ahead of us hopefully.
Iarmhisamhi (National) - 19/04/2026 21:32:26
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Louth GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Lolou37: "Great win today we look a bigger stronger team than last year and alot better squad.was a pleasure to watch the last 15 mins of first half.must say we had sum support there today was there any wexford support there atall.delvin has us well drilled bring on the dubs" Absolutely in agreement I have never seen a stronger Louth team in all my years and today clearly proved this, and its all down to good people involved and structures at grass roots, that 16th man in support it was just a sea of red there today amazing we can all agree that Louth football is in a really good place. Next up the Dubs...well I will keep quiet enough on this because the h2h suggests we do owe them one...here's hoping.
francie81 (National) - 19/04/2026 21:22:54
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Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To McGuirk1985@: "Finally a win, some decent displays thought dowd had a great game, few things to work on ,carved open too many times" Yep Dowd had super game, suits him as he is a spoiler and great at those inceptions/turnovers. Had a great catch and nearly goal out of it. Balances well with Carey who is more attacking, but thought he went out of game in 2nd half.
Defo miss that experience in defence to steady ship in 2nd half and plug holes. I wonder do we need to take a lesson out of Scotstown as we can't afford to be that open Vs Derry. We just let Cavan back into game.
Beggan excellent had some cracking saves and a real leader. Bannigan quiet by his high standards. O Hanlon was good too he is always dangerous. Forward unit was busy and did well I thought
Good to see McCarthy and mccaul on the pitch ,.mccaul has super hands serious height which is needed.
Lots of positives and plenty to work on.
Clonkirkgael (National) - 19/04/2026 19:52:57
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Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Watched from abroad, and was impressed with the positive attitude, willingness to kick and good energy.
Not getting carried away as things to work on obvs, but a Championship win is just that. And it's been a while since we last beat our nearest and dearest.
Mon
Knoxboya (National) - 19/04/2026 20:52:09
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Square_B: "All great, but what do we do to ensure our culture is protected and that people who come here assimilate with respect to our culture that has been passed through generations. That's the main problem I see coming down the line, and has been proven elsewhere, is something we cannot continue to ignore." A large part of our historical Culture or certainly older traditions have been changing or dissolving gradually over the last 50 years regardless, being gradually phased out and lost.
The traditional Irish wake and funeral, where the deceased is waked for 2 nights in their home and buried on day 3 is fading. Now its funeral homes, limited opening times, donations in lieu if desired. Family members no longer sit up with the remains for 2 nights anymore in a lot of cases.
Belief or need for the Cures is gradually fading, my mother and family would have numbers for people with cures for burns, cures for bleeding, cures for gout (Herbal) and lots of other herbal remedies etc, old cures and old ways. I have family in other parts of Ireland who find this strange and almost alien, it has dissipated from many parts.
I think an official Irish Culture preservation society is needed to record such traditions and music etc and enable future generations to learn them and continue them, but I wouldn't blame immigration in these tradition eroding.
Commodore (National) - 20/04/2026 12:02:13
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Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Freethinker: "We kicked it away, I think. Couldn't make the game but from reports, 14/16 wides, 8 in the second half. Our goalie, missed 5/6 2 pointer frees, normally a gimme for him. There always seems to have been a monkey on our backs over the decades. When we have a big animal wounded, we can never seem to be able to finish them off. And the Dubs were there yesterday for the taking, whatever slant they try to put on it." The conditions were set up for Wicklow to beat them. Forget the pats on the head for pushing them close. The chance to beat them might not come again for 40 years
tirawleybaron (National) - 20/04/2026 10:04:50
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