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Westmeath Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Dheen: "There is no clarity on when the minors are out, nothing on the fixture list on the leinster website. Its poor form and as jobber said Down pulling out of the leinster championship last minute has created a problem fixture wise and they should be banned from entering again for 2 years." Agreed but two years is not enough. The Leinster council led by our president elect needs to sort this out and our representatives need to make their voice heard loud and clear.
jobber (National) - 25/03/2026 11:17:24
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Ulsterchamps_32: "I watched it back on YouTube and really can't understand how that was instructed to be moved up by the linesman.
Also the fact it leads to concession of two points is not very well conceived as a rule. In a higher profile closer game it would be a huge talking point.
Overall the ref I found decent. He was letting a bit of contact and not blowing things up unnecessarily." I was sat quite close to where it happened. To be honest it was absolute nonsense they got 2 points from it. Langan was unlucky to not win the kickout and it came off his fingers. The ball goes out of play and he turns his back walking back to get on position and the Monaghan player just kicks the ball off his back. Immediately him and a teammate get in the ear of the linesman waving their arms and it paid off getting a thoroughly undeserved 2 points...... nonsense.
panamasam (National) - 24/03/2026 17:38:06
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National Football League 2026 - 2 Like(s)
I think Galway are really being overlooked this year. The star power they have is unmatched throughout the country. Finnerty is the best footballer in the game at the minute and its not even close. He'd get a shot off in a telephone box. With the likes of Comer and Walsh to come back I dont expect too much of a challenge in Connacht. Only teams that I think have a real chance at competing with us are Kerry (on a dry day) and Donegal (on a wet day). All this aside from the fact that Thompson is yet to come back and we competed with and bet any big team in the league with half a team. Says a lot about the strength of the panel.....
Galwayman67420 (National) - 25/03/2026 09:24:29
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Gearoid1998ffowaed: "I'd have Peter Cooke and Dessie as the icing on the cake" I wouldn't like to see the bill to fly the pair of them back
Emmets67 (National) - 24/03/2026 22:37:39
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)
@elgransenor - John Nolan of GOH was our regular goalkeeper for much of the 1980s. I've always believed he was son of the Pat Nolan (GOH) goalkeeper. But I could be wrong...
Pikeman96 (National) - 24/03/2026 21:29:21
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How Do We Take Hurling On From Here - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "I know that Pikeman, I was only having the craic! Ive a very good friend who I stay with in Limerick sometimes when Im up there, he is a nephew of the great man, Ive actually held some of the medals he won!" I just thought it was funnier to say that three counties don't have any MIckeys :D
Pikeman96 (National) - 25/03/2026 12:21:41
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Our U20 game v Sligo that was to be played in Ballyforan tonight at 7pm has been moved to Hyde Park at 5 15pm due to the high amounts of rain fall the last 24hrs.
Published team
Patrick Gaynor - Western Gaels
Diarmuid O'Higgins - Clann na nGael
Michael Gillooly - Roscommon Gaels
Nikita Berzins - Shannon Gaels
Keelan Kelly - Padraig Pearses
Eoghan Carthy - Roscommon Gaels
Colin Murray - St Ciarans
Niall Heneghan - Michael Glaveys
Ruadhan Henry - St Michael's
Cathal McKeon - Boyle
John McGuinness - Roscommon Gaels
Eoin Collins - St Croans
John Curran - Castlerea St Kevins
Ruairi Kicline - St Dominic's
Charlie O'Carroll - St Brigids
Subs
Mark Carroll - Kilmore
Conor Grogan - Roscommon Gaels
Rory Coyle - St Aidans
Dean Casey - Ballinameen
Gordon Casey - Ballinameen
Stephen Tighe - Strokestown
Declan Kennedy - Shannon Gaels
David Higgins - Western Gaels
Kevin Hester - Castlerea St Kevins
Best of luck to the Roscommon players and management tonight.
The_analyser (National) - 25/03/2026 11:47:09
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National Football League 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Galwayman67420: "I think Galway are really being overlooked this year. The star power they have is unmatched throughout the country. Finnerty is the best footballer in the game at the minute and its not even close. He'd get a shot off in a telephone box. With the likes of Comer and Walsh to come back I dont expect too much of a challenge in Connacht. Only teams that I think have a real chance at competing with us are Kerry (on a dry day) and Donegal (on a wet day). All this aside from the fact that Thompson is yet to come back and we competed with and bet any big team in the league with half a team. Says a lot about the strength of the panel....." Don't think Jack O Connor will be asking PJ to swap Clifford for Finnerty.
HEREBENJI (National) - 25/03/2026 11:05:50
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To 222: "Ye it was a strange game Sunday. Challenge match feel at times, not entirely sure donegal wanted to win to much but they got the job done. We played better, more direct and our defending was sharper and more discplined. O Toole woods and carey were all very good. Midfield again an issue, we got hammered there as the game wore on. Overall a fairly poor league, 6 heavy beatings and a moral victory in a dead rubber. Hopefully now we can beat cavan and get our house in order for a decent championship." roscommon wasnt a heavy beating and they are a certified div1 team now...also i think im the only one who thought the 1st half of the galway game wasnt too bad in defence and midfield at least - however attack was shockingly poor
still - 7 beatings is as bad as it gets...i said before that id take relegation and a win against cavan over the opposite and im sticking with my story
MalsBalls (National) - 25/03/2026 10:54:05
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ExiledInWex: "Will he start though? Now I'm a great believer in the lack of need for 3-4 months pre-season at 35 years old especially but is he more likely to be an impact sub than a starter?
He is a great option in backs or forwards. I'm really confident for the year ahead and believe we can win Leinster and give a redemption for the semi final last year. Not saying I think we will win All-Ireland but we are better than the semi last year." I think Niall will have learned loads from last year and Dublin are definitely not as bad as that semi v Cork. Dublin and Galway are both on upward trajectories, and it bodes well for the championship. I know KK are KK, but I think they may struggle to get to a Leinster final this year, so I definitely think we could get a Galway v Dublin Leinster final.
bloodandbandage (National) - 25/03/2026 10:35:34
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TobeaRossie: "I actually think they are the strongest in Connacht atm as much as it pains me to say, they are dying for Connacht this year and if I was a betting man I'd put it on them (Not that I'd ever back Mayo)!
In saying that, it wouldn't be a great shock if we did turn them over provided we both get through the first few games. It's a funny division." I think Rossies will really give mayo a clipping, I think Roscommon have some of the best forwards in the country which the mayo backs will not be able to handle. The league game last week was not a fair representation at all. This Mayo team simply cannot be ranked as the strongest in connacht considering they have not bet Galway in Connacht since 2021...... Its becoming the same every year
Galwayman67420 (National) - 25/03/2026 09:49:51
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To cluichethar: "Great display today from Kobe McDonald but unless his team in Australia will let him play up Untill he goes to Australia then he shouldn't be on the team. Maybe after today he'll have second thoughts." To be frankly honest, I dont think that Kobe is ready for championship intensity. Big difference between playing in a dead rubber league game against monaghan versus a connacht championship game in Tuam. Talented boy no doubt, but I do think its too early for him so he is probably better off going down under after finishing his year with the 20s.
Galwayman67420 (National) - 25/03/2026 09:42:18
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Fionn: "Ah it is great that Wexford got Promoted.
Fair play." Problem will be staying up next year. Hopefully we will have the lads back who missed all of this year with injury or recovering from injury back fully fit, we will need them all if we are to be competitive in div2.
Viking66 (National) - 24/03/2026 13:37:05
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Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
I am a dual hurling/football fan and I do not like the idea of pitting one code against the other but the reality is that football has always been prioritised over hurling in Wicklow for decades.This has been detrimental to hurling and standards have slipped as a result. As hurling clubs are always outnumbered by football clubs, it has been difficult for hurling centred motions to be passed at county board meetings. With the county hurlers on an upward curve, 8 clubs playing senior hurling this year, and 8 different clubs partaking in the Hurling Nua programme - the county board have a golden opportunity to level the playing field and mimic what has been done in the likes of Kildare and Carlow.
TheChampion (National) - 24/03/2026 21:28:21
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To jobber: "Unbelievable we are apparently in a knockout situation now.Leinster GAA is a joke they can't even put the fixtures up for the competition and allow a non Leinster team destroy the competition for a Leinster county. What are Westmeath doing about it? Down should never be allowed back into Leinster competitions." i cant understand why a perfectly good championship structure be changed from what it was from last year and years before, the tiered system in the groups and loads of games for each county, it was of huge benefit to teams like westmeath etc to improve,i thought it was v well done. the u20 structure this year too does not look good either (win your game and your straight in a group of death).
i disapointed too the westmeath podcast is gone for the year they should have tried to continue on for the championships.
preddan (National) - 24/03/2026 19:31:46
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Openess Of Croke Park And Pitch Sizes - 1 Like(s)
Always like a good discussion on pitch sizes. Humphrey Kelleher has a lovely book on county pitches "A Place to Play" and it has the accurate pitch sizes and the story of the county ground.
Google earth is also.vetu useful with its measuring tool.
One that always amuses me is Semple stadium. There's this notion that it's a big but it's actually small. It's only 80 metres wide.
Ulsterchamps_32 (National) - 24/03/2026 17:40:58
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How Do We Take Hurling On From Here - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Tadhg2020: "And , as you have pointed out yourself a few times, wexford have been competitive in Bob as have Dublin. Its not reflected in the attendances though.
In relation to Wexford, in particular, I always find that puzzling. You cant sell out an 18k capacity wexford park for your championship fixtures but bring 40k plus to CP any time you are any good. That baffles me. Perhaps if the people got behind the team ye wouldnt slip up so often( as described by you)." I'll agree with you on this one, and it's a point I've often made myself.
We have a lot of people who consider themselves "great" hurling supporters when what they really mean is that they like a big day out to Croke Park. Even couple of years ago, when we were due to play in one of the All-Ireland quarter-finals in Thurles, people were complaining "they should have them in Croke Park, Thurles won't hold the crowd", and also complaining about how tickets were being sold through clubs, claiming that many wouldn't then be able to get one. But then we didn't even sell our full allocation of 8,000 tickets, and had to send some back.
Or the one that still sticks in my craw was the 2019 Leinster Final. There were various videos doing the rounds on social media of the "great" Wexford support queuing up to get in about 20 minutes before throw-in. Not a single one of these "great" supporters had bothered their behind to go in a couple of hours earlier to see our Minors win their own Leinster Final.
Of course every county has bandwagonners, but we seem to have them in far greater proportion than most. And unfortunately, the bandwagon doesn't get to roll too often.
Pikeman96 (National) - 24/03/2026 17:08:32
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Sligo GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
I agree with martinjoe and Maggie pie. Leitrim are dangerous lads. Like ros in 2010 we should not overlook them. Mc nulty is some player and a few others too.
Great to see the bit of fight. Sligo teams generally would fight to the end and that is what any fan wants to see.
Maggie pie I think we should be fighting for promotion but the league table never lies. We have a lot of new players to be fair. So many lads not playing this year that would normally start. Eddie poc mullen etc
I can see us getting to croke park and giving any team in the tailteann semi final a rattle. Big field will suit us if we could add a bit more kicking. I think we will beat leitrim too but just about! Sligo by 3. As good as form as the other 3 un connaught are I think we could give any of them a rattle too. Galway would be the strongest of them I think.
Special mention to lally and cawley. As mentioned before we have a chance if we score goals. Pace again is huge. Also to evan lyons young ross and casserly. Great bits of stuff! Up the black and white.!
Southsligoman (National) - 24/03/2026 16:02:24
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Openess Of Croke Park And Pitch Sizes - 1 Like(s)
Replying To yew_tree: "Croke Park feels different due to the height and size of the stands that surround it. That's it. It's also a faster field than most. That's it." Yeah, that was basically my point. A pitch can look bigger or smaller depending on what surrounds it. But so-called "tight" pitches aren't always actually "tight" after all.
Pikeman96 (National) - 24/03/2026 15:03:15
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Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Hawkeye2: "Agree with all of this. Have said it on here many times that i'd love to see even half of the funding & focus we put into Football being placed into Hurling as I firmly believe we have significant more potential to progress in the small ball than we do Football. Carlow, Westmeath and now Kildare have shown what can be done with the right approach and, like ourselves , are all counties that would consider themselves 'Football Counties'.
I noticed one of the social media sports outlets (sportsjoe maybe) had a post on the Leinster Football Champ ranking and we are bottom of the pile.
I also see some now familiar comments on the minors along the line of "these are supposed to be a really good group this year.........". If I had a tenner for every time I heard that over the last 15 years. Best of luck of to them and I hope they are a good group but we'll only see if we have a good group or not when we beat one of Dublin, Kildare ,Meath (and you'd have to include Louth in there now too), in a meaningful championship match." Agreed on all re hurling The u20 game in Roundwood tomorrow should be informative.
Freethinker (National) - 24/03/2026 14:21:21
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