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Roscommon GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Impressive stuff from our U17s tonight with 14 changes to the starting 15 to run out 14 point winners against Leitrim. We made good use of the wind advantage to lead by 10 points at half-time and a goal early in the 2nd half ended the game as a contest.
That's 9 Connacht championship wins in a row at this level now and hopefully it can become 10 as would mean another Connacht title, well done to all the players and management.
The_analyser (National) - 10/04/2026 20:25:34
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Does Anyone See Past Limerick Winning The Hurling All Ireland? - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "If you are going back to the 80s, then why not go back to the 50s?
And at the end of the day who really cares about minor or u21 AIs?
Most of our most successful players in history never won a Leinster minor title, never mind an AI minor one. And we have dozens of lads who won minor AIs who never won a Senior AI.
And Galway are the same. They had 4 AI winning minor teams in a row in the last decade that never won an u20 AI, and most of whom never even played Senior intercounty, never mind won a Senior AI." I would imagine the 16 and 17 year olds playing minor inter county hurling care and the 18/19 and 20 year olds playing u20 care!!! Ridiculous statement
Goreylad1985 (National) - 10/04/2026 16:33:23
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Why did you bother applying if you acknowledged I was right in your last paragraph.
If some can afford it and others can't that's inequality.
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4413 - 10/04/2026 18:43:02
Incorrect. I agreed that cost can be factor that impacts options, but that is not to say the opportunity is taken away.
We have education equality in so far as all people in Ireland have the opportunity to avail of 3rd level education. People from poorer backgrounds, who ordinarily wouldn't be able to afford College/University fees etc can get their full fees paid and avail of an additional monthly maintenance grant towards living costs if they are from a household below a certain income threshold.
Your equality argument is based on affordability, its not about equality of opportunity to 3rd level, its more about the lack of options if you don't have sufficient funding or wealth. You want every Irish person to be able to study wherever they want, fully funded by the state, basically you want wealth equality, where every single person earns the same, no privilege etc.....i.e. Communism!!
Commodore (National) - 10/04/2026 21:32:57
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Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "I'd agree with that, though it's a guaranteed advantage to Kerry most would say but I suppose it's not Kerry's fault Munster is weak enough and uncompetitive in football terms in comparison to the likes of Ulster especially." For all the talk about Ulster ,I think Leinster and Connaught are more competitive this year and Munster although maybe weak still have two teams stronger than Donegal.Kerry destroyed Donegal last year and Cork beat Donegal the previous year.
brayballer (National) - 11/04/2026 01:15:13
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Defeat to Roscommon minors tonight by 1-13 to 0-02.
Sligo and Roscommon are both ahead of us in population I know, but comparable to us in numbers of clubs.
We are still the only county without a title in any level of Connacht club championship.
We are the only county without a win at all in either under 20 or minor championship.
I've said it before - our guys look good until the play outside our county bounds. Then they get really exposed to their level.
I don't know what the other counties are doing - but it's different to what we are doing. Not an option anymore - it is a fact
leitrim4sam (National) - 10/04/2026 20:16:52
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To winatallcost: "What you mean in all likelihood you would be facing the winner of Tyrone and Armagh? Sure hasn't the draw been made so all you have to do is get over a weak Down team to play the winner." We never take any match for granted. Anything can happen on the day.
Ye should know better than most? You beat Dublin last year, you then thought the Leinster championship was won but............
Scenicparish (National) - 10/04/2026 20:29:36
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To tirawleybaron: "As usual your opinion is coloured by the simple fact that Kerry would benefit most from your suggestion.
For the all ireland draw to be fair, giving Kerry extra advantages for beating Cork and not much else just cant be allowed." Provincial loser also gets home advantage
So it's a win, win for two counties in munster
every year. They could just alternate the cup, and move on to the all-ireland!
Expertinall (National) - 10/04/2026 21:14:28
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Sharlene: "Will matches have to be postponed because of the fuel protests?" If that's what it takes for the governments to take heed then so be it. Government are making a killing out of fuel and squandering it.
Saynothing (National) - 10/04/2026 22:22:47
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Croke Park expansion - 1 Like(s)
Replying To KillingFields: "Theyre not going to go to Croke Park for a champions league final even with temporary seating on the hill
Unless they put in a lot of work inside the stadium. especially on the public floors of the stadum" I wouldn't be so sure about that....
If Croke Park can successfully host an NFL game, then it can host a CL Final.
Fionn (National) - 10/04/2026 23:02:57
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Doylerwex: "Why did you bother applying if you acknowledged I was right in your last paragraph.
If some can afford it and others can't that's inequality." No, that's what's called a meritocracy.
What you seem to be pining for is some sort of socialist Eden.
What country would you most like us to be like, out of interest?
cavanman47 (National) - 11/04/2026 06:00:20
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
A great article for you Barney.
Cabra's golden memories - from road leagues to Croke Park appearances, all part of Naomh Fionnbarra's folklore | Irish Independent https://share.google/KwP6suFXWentknBmc
Viking66 (National) - 11/04/2026 08:35:25
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To brayballer: "For all the talk about Ulster ,I think Leinster and Connaught are more competitive this year and Munster although maybe weak still have two teams stronger than Donegal.Kerry destroyed Donegal last year and Cork beat Donegal the previous year." Kerry are still number 1, but there's no world in which you can say Cork are better than Donegal at the moment. You're only on the wind-up with that.
Donegal are top-2 in most people's books at the moment. Whether Cork beat them in 2024 is irrelevant. Cork can be a handful on their day, but they're still inconsistent. They lost by 20 points to Derry a weeks ago. Donegal are at a different level.
WanPintWin (National) - 11/04/2026 12:21:25
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Trumps Conflict - What Influence Will It Have On The GAA - 1 Like(s)
Replying To suckvalleypaddy: "The GAA could use Croke park more this summer with double or triple headers. Extra trains and buses could be useful to mitigate against expensive road trips also. It will still be expensive on families but it might help. I'm just not optimistic about the trouble in middle east getting sorted. Thank God for GAA +" This is certainly something practical that the GAA should do and by all means with different codes etc. We will have to see how this suitation plays out over the next month or so.
Square_B (National) - 11/04/2026 15:13:54
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