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Provincial Final Replays - Good Idea Or Bad Idea? - 4 Like(s)
Replying To richiepmurphy: "It's total madness. Gaa probably think they're doing the right thing but in years to come this short sighted thinking will be seen for what it is.
Even the Munster u20 final last week going to penalties. Imagine the interest a replay would have bought after the excitement and quality of that game. You couldn't but that publicity and feel good factor" Yea, and maybe the World Cup Final, the Champions League Final, Super Bowl and all other Finals should go to replays. What we need is a calender with 100 weeks in it.
ORIELMAN85 (National) - 19/05/2026 00:57:27
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Westmeath Football thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Square_B: "Don't be minding Gantric, a good lad for the wind up. I predicted elsewhere on this site that Westmeath would win Leinster after the Meath game & was delighted to see ye win yesterday. It's great to see Leinster back competitive as much as I loved watching the Dubs in their pomp." Great to greet all our players in my home place of tyrrellspass. They are a great bunch of young men . I'm beaming with pride
mickcunningham (National) - 18/05/2026 16:40:29
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Dublin GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To tirawleybaron: "Time to move Dublin League matches back to Parnell. Then the "supporters" will turn up in Croke park again." Mayo are not exactly box office either.
BarneyGrant (National) - 19/05/2026 15:11:53
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GAATV - 3 Like(s)
Replying To SouthGalway: "I disagree. TG4 should be given games for free or at a much lower cost than others. Either you want to keep the Irish Language alive or you don't. TG4 can't outbid RTE, Sky, BBC, etc due to appealing to a very narrow demographic. We are losing enough of what makes Ireland IRELAND so no need to sell off more." Great in theory, but the reality is that broadcasting rights to sporting events are an economic commodity and market forces apply.
Suppose you have a business selling something called gamoodles. You sell a package of 40 gamoodles to Customer 1 for €1,000. You sell another package of 40 gamoodles to Customer 2 for just €400 because Customer 2 is smaller, doesn't have as much money, and you like them and want to do them a favour.
Customer 1 learns about the lower price for Customer 2. Customer 1 won't be long about insisting that they get the lower price too.
Pikeman96 (National) - 19/05/2026 11:55:25
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Monaghan GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Our lads did monaghan proud yesterday and think the best way we can thank them is to turn up for the mayo match to often in the past supporters decide to turn there back after an ulster final. encouragement comes from support and the mayo match is our time to shine please support
Farneyblueandwhite (National) - 18/05/2026 19:26:52
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To minor77: "Both keepers have there faults listening to Brian Fenton on R.T.E he made the point that continually changing keepers only makes kick outs harder for the outfield players especially midfield as each keeper has their own signals etc and he should know haven spent year's playing with Cluxton" Ive been thinking about what makes a kick out strategy successful and , and, in my opinion there are 2 keys. 1) isolating 1 on 1s where your player clearly has a pace advantage and then pop it in front of him. Problem for us is that we are lacking such pace in the critical areas. 2)when its kicked long break the ball in to intelligent areas and then fight like dogs for it. These are issues that we need to work more on but to be fair to management its not just a strategy issue...its questionable if we have the resources.
anotheralias (National) - 18/05/2026 19:23:43
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Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Drax_the_destroyer: "It was a comfortable 7 point lead for Armagh with 15 minutes to play and as neutral watching it wass a rather dull contest. Credit where it's due for the strong finish whereby it came from doing better on kick outs and getting a spark off the subs brought on and had you brought that last 15 mins effort into extra time it could have gone either way regardless of how much you want to talk up Armagh.
Lets be honest for two weeks you'll need more than the same energy showed over 90 minutes yesterday to beat Mayo." Nice one mate.. I'm sure players and management will read this and take on board your sage wisdom..
Jjoniel79 (National) - 18/05/2026 20:03:59
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Monaghan GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Ok, serious performance from the lads. Well done to team and management. Wasn't to be on the day but immensely proud of the team.
One gripe and I may sound like an old fart but saying it, but this year I really felt Clones was taken over by a drunken loutish crowd. Ulster finals always has had happy memories but I felt it could have turned violent at any point.
How, with such demand for tickets, were so many given to drunken 16-22 year olds that seemed to want to use an Ulster final as some sort of electric picnic style festival? Some of their behaviour was just ridiculous. I witness a few rows on my way to and from the field. There must of been 30-40 buses full of drunken kids parked up on the diamond and surrounding streets.
The game was put on too late in the day, allowing bus loads to arrive in clones tanked up to the gills. I feel the GAA and clubs have to address this.
Like it's supposed to be a family occasion.
supermon (National) - 18/05/2026 20:56:32
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Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To legendzxix: "An impressive win by Westmeath yesterday. Fully deserved. Thought Monaghan might have caused another upset but not to be.
Standalone provincial finals have stood on their own feet. Why can't the provincial championships as a whole stand on their own feet.." Because Kerry and Cork have a huge advantage in that they are seeded every year to get to a Munster final and therefore guaranteed a home tie in the first match of the AI Series.
Scenicparish (National) - 18/05/2026 21:23:15
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "It will still be Galway v Kilkenny Leinster Final.
Beat them in the Minor, U20 and Senior Leinster Finals." Leinster MHC Final Galway 3-20 Kilkenny 3-19.
One down two to go!!
katser (National) - 18/05/2026 21:32:52
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GAATV - 2 Like(s)
Replying To ulsterrules: "Since the GAA created the split season it is impossible to show all the games, what used to be an intercounty season that went from Nov through to Sept is now Jan to July. I do not like Gaa +, but we have 3 platforms RTE/TG4/Virgin(TV3).
TG4/Virgin I have no doubt would pay money to each show a game on Sat and Sun . On a sat and sun you could have a game at 2/4/6pm that's 6 games on TV over the weekend. But the GAA, choses greed over the fans(putting Donegal and Kerry behind a paywall)proves that rather than having it free to air . They will tell you it all goes back into the game, but not until alot of vested interests have taken their cut.
The push to free up GAA staduims to host none GAA events in Aug/Sept is here. the next message you will hear is the stadium is empty so we should put on a soccer match etc.
The Grab All Association is really living up to is secondary name." Rubbish. Virgin Media were approached when the packages of matches were last announced. They said they were not interested in showing the games. I paid €79 for GAA+. I get access to all 40 games shown live. I can rewatch them as many times as I like. There's a weekly highlights programme and I can watch GAA+ on a number of different devices. I was at my club's league game last Saturday evening and I could watch Tipp v Clare on my phone. That is great value for money. There are over 200 GAA games broadcast free to ait every year. There were 5 broadcast last Wednesday evening. No other sporting organisation in this country broadcasts that amount of content free to air. Your post is ill informed nonsense.
Greengrass (National) - 19/05/2026 13:00:15
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Dublin GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Gavvygavgav: "I understand it's a nightmare. But if the GAA persist on compressing the IC season into a short window, while still charging the paying public the same wedge for a ticket, then they're going to are a drop off in attendances for many games. That's the long and short of it. And I still suspect we'll see some club championships beginning while the counties are still involved in the AI series." Not in Kerry you won't. The best run club championships (incl. hurling) in the country and most successful inter-county football team. Hurlers can punch well at their weigh level as well.
foreveryoung (National) - 18/05/2026 16:55:45
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
@midfield9 - Maybe have a look at the Playing Rules of Hurling in Part 2 of the Rule Book. This year's version of the Book is here:
https://www.gaa.ie/api/images/image/upload/t_q-best/prd/xi4oyuttzqpaqr2vfhbn.pdf
Specifically, look first at the simple diagram on page 24 of the PDF. Technical fouls are one of the three categories of foul play listed there. It's therefore clearly incorrect to claim that "foul play doesn't include technical fouls".
Now have a look at Rule 4, starting on page 31. It's the one that lists technical fouls.
4.10 is "For an attacking player to enter opponents' small rectangle before the ball enters it during the play", save for a couple of permitted exceptions. It's clearly a duty of the umpire to bring this technical foul to the attention of the referee.
Other technical fouls which you'd expect an umpire to bring to the referee's intention include:
4.12 For a player attacking a goal to carry the ball over opponents' goal-line.
4.13 For a player on the team attacking a goal, who is in possession of the ball, to score with the hand(s).
Now look back up to 4.8, which says: "To drop the hurley intentionally, or to throw the hurley in a manner which does not constitute a danger to another player".
If an umpire can call the referee's attention to technical foul 4.10 or 4.12 or 4.13, why can't he inform the referee of technical foul 4.8?
TLDR - a square ball offence is a technical foul. Are you saying an umpire can't inform the referee of a square ball, because it's not a personal foul?
Pikeman96 (National) - 18/05/2026 23:34:54
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Newsflash to any Judas with maroon hat......Wexford are a whopping 5/1 to beat Galway or tasty handicap of 7.
katser (National) - 18/05/2026 16:31:43
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GAATV - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pikeman96: "I agree fully with the sentiment of your post, but just to point out that what Virgin Media actually said the last time was that they'd consider showing games only if they'd be supplied with a "ready to air" feed - i.e. somebody else would send out cameras and crew, and all they (Virgin Media) would have to do would be to push a button put that feed onto TV screens.
The only real way of achieving that would have been to use the same cameras and crew as were available to what was still GAA GO at the time, and as RTE was still a partner in GAA GO, that was never going to be a runner.
And before anybody asks - no, I don't know why Virgin Media seem to have no problem in sending cameras and crew to League of Ireland soccer matches, but were unwilling to do the same for GAA." Thanks very much Pikeman. I appreciate the post.
Greengrass (National) - 19/05/2026 13:54:23
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Once again well done to all squad and management on a brilliant Leinster Championship win.Amazing scenes and support in Croke park on sunday and later that evening in Mullingar.Now I would like to note and say get well soon to the lads who were there with the squad on sunday but unfortunately thru injury could not take part.Boidu Sayeh who came back into the fold and played like he was never away.Rock solid and even scored a memorable point against Limerick back in March.Jonathan Lynam also back in midfield and was surely going to play a huge part for Westmeath for the season.Jonathan scored 2 cracking goals against Sligo back in January and surely more was to come.Conor McCormack out thru and injured disc problem worked his way back to fitness only to last 8 minutes in 1/4 final against Meath.Conor got his leg broken in making that great save from McBride and save a certain goal-whos to know what the result would have been uf Meath had scored at that time..Brian Guerin who had performed very well in league last year and early part of this season and was looking to nail down a midfield spot.And finally the maestro-Luke Loughlin who along with David Clifford was probably the best forward in the country leading up the the Kildare game.Luke's ability and work rate is huge and to lose him at such a vital time could have spelt disaster for Westmeath.His ability to take on players and score 2 pointers and goals is second to none and would definately have been in All-Star conversations come seasons end.But fair play to the younger lads who came in and kept in and stood up when needed.Now on to all Ireland series with great hope for a successful campaign.
Bruno@1 (National) - 19/05/2026 13:22:07
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ORIELMAN85: "For the same reason that Donegal had no plan B in last year's All Ireland Final. The manager is incabable of coming up with a plan B on short notice ala 2013 Ulster Final and 2014 All Ireland Final." We actually did sort out kickouts for the second half as it happens. Kerry were just too far ahead at that stage to claw them back.
He also managed a plan b against Monaghan last year in the QF. Do you remember that game? The one where yous were up 7 at halftime?
peiledoir20 (National) - 19/05/2026 13:21:48
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Football Format Changes Discussion - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Whammo86: "The Provincials can stay, they can stay part of the All Ireland.
You can still have a really good championship.
Provincials run in to a 16 team tier 1 championship split in 2 groups of 8.
Provincial champions guaranteed a spot, Provincial runners up play off with the lowest ranked teams from the Previous season to get down to 16." And Kerry keep the huge advantage they have always had?? Giving the provincial champions a seeding or bye based on winning completely different championships, different number of teams and difficulty, makes no sense and is unfair.
JimB1991 (National) - 19/05/2026 13:02:12
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Its progress from the lows of January and February to be devastated to not have won an Ulster Final on Sunday.
It will be a struggle to get the minds and bodies right for Mayo in a fortnight and I really hope people will support the team in the numbers that was present on Sunday. Here is hoping this can still be a year to remember.
ConyersHill04 (National) - 19/05/2026 12:24:08
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Tailteann Cup 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To mickosarmy: "Predictions for round 2 this weekend??
Round 2A - May 23/24
Antrim v Tipperary - Antrim
Fermanagh v Wexford - Wexford
Offaly v Down - Down
London v Laois - Laois
Round 2B - May 23/24
Wicklow v Limerick - Wicklow
Clare v Longford - Clare
Waterford v Sligo - Sligo
Leitrim v Carlow - Leitrim" The big issue with this system is the home and away element and the luck of the draw. I dont know how many teams that lost the first round were away from home? However I know that my county, for example, were away and are away again. We got to the final last year but this year a new system has meant we are away in our first and possibly only 2 games given how hard it can be to win on the road.
The old system is a fairer one. You are guarenteed one home and one away game. The luck of the draw should never replace an existing more equitable format. Any changes should enhance/promote the game/competition not the opposite.
Tadhg2020 (National) - 19/05/2026 11:22:32
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