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Westmeath Football thread - 5 Like(s)
Iarmhi Abu. Very proud Westmeath man today leaving Tullamore. Thanks to the players and management for this. Enjoy everyone.
A_Chairde (National) - 19/04/2026 16:42:12
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Non-Gaa Forum - 4 Like(s)
Replying To Freethinker: "Come on Barney. This immigration seems to be a hobby horse of yours. Tell us your solution. Ban them all? Time to nail your colours to the mast. I was in for treatment yesterday. The ward I was in had probably 12 to 15 staff. Possibly 3 "native Irish" as the hard right would say. What kind of health service would we have without them. And these are just healthcare workers. Go look at the staffing numbers in the nursing homes. Other walks of life they are doing works that the hard right wouldn't dirty their hands with. That is if many of them work at all as the same people seem to be able to attend every dinner and dogfight of a parade going. Then, hey presto, the aristocratic Englishman who changed his name to a commoner seems to be able to turn up at a moments notice to fire things up. Not that I am aligning you with these people for a moment, far from it, as I reckon you are on the left of our politics, as indeed I was once, still am but probably more left of centre nowadays. But there is a fine line to be drawn." Do you personally think there is a immigration problem in Ireland and in Europe?
I'm not anti-Immigration, but seeing the problems caused by excessive immigration over the last 50 years in places like England, Europe and the US, I think there is strong evidence to support the need to control the annual Immigration flow in our Country and indeed other Countries.
Immigration numbers should not exceed 5% of the current total population in total over 20 years, so our population is ~5.3 million at the moment, 5% of that would allow 265,000 people in over 20 years. This would allow the Irish state time to absorb them and adapt infrastructure to accommodate them, also enable incoming people to integrate to their new communities too.
Otherwise you end up with divided Countries and divided Cities like Leicester in England.
Commodore (National) - 18/04/2026 22:14:59
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Football Championship 2026 - 4 Like(s)
Meath for Leinster 2027
Walter_White (National) - 19/04/2026 16:25:23
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Football Championship 2026 - 4 Like(s)
Replying To legendzxix: "Galway will be dangerous. Going for a Connacht 5 in a row. Drew with Donegal and Kerry in the league. Beat Armagh." Meath hype will have to take a back seat for a while. Outstanding result for Westmeath 4-18 was fine scoring.
Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 19/04/2026 15:52:29
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Football Championship 2026 - 4 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 - 3 Like(s)
Well done to Westmeath from Carlow- great to see it, particularly sweet over Yer noisy neighbours!! I'd say a lot of them had a Leinster pencilled in !! Ye have a great shot at it
Bainisteoir (National) - 19/04/2026 17:03:28
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Football Championship 2026 - 3 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!" I think you were bigging them up. Awful display today. As I said after the League Division 2 final your defence looked poor every time Cork ran at you.
Magnificient performance by Westmeath today. Well deserved victory.
Scenicparish (National) - 19/04/2026 16:44:36
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Football Championship 2026 - 3 Like(s)
Replying To winatallcost: "Take a look at the Meath team and subs that were brought on last weekend versus Donegal game last year and perhaps have a bit of a think about it. Jack Flynn and Cian McBride were not playing plus Menton went off early last year. Jack O'Connor, Aaron Lynch plus four of the 5 subs, Conlon, Hickey, Smyth and Martyn are either new to panel or were all injured for semi last year. Donegal also have a different team so its all about 2026 and 2025 is in the past. Don't think too many pay much attention to semi finals when they get buried in the final itself." Where was this famous Meath bench today?
I'd say you're feeling fairly foolish now.
Well done to our county man Mark McHugh on masterminding a victory for his Division 3 also rans against the "Mighty" Meath.
peiledoir20 (National) - 19/04/2026 16:39:55
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Westmeath Football thread - 3 Like(s)
Up westmeath credit to ye wexfprd was blip a very good side no reason why ye cant win leinster
Gaaforlife2023 (National) - 19/04/2026 15:53:17
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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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Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To brayballer: "Thats good coming from Donegal .Plenty of hungry Donegal landlords in Dublin and always whinging bout money.Then again thats the norm.Remember Donegal objecting to Dublin playing in croke park?" Unlucky today. Played very well. You made the Dubs look very poor.
Scenicparish (National) - 19/04/2026 17:32:15
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Football Championship 2026 - 2 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 - 2 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!" A bit of a review needed there, I think?
Yes, that bit about Kerry does "sound laughable".
Aibrean (National) - 19/04/2026 15:55:25
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Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Big performance and win for Westmeath over Meath!
legendzxix (National) - 19/04/2026 15:54:46
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Commodore: "We have between 10,000 - 17,000 Irish people who are homeless, can't get suitable housing in their home Country, and the Irish Government formed by the majority of elected TDs to govern our Country, is allowing in between 80,000 and 100,000 refugees and immigrants and telling the electorate "We can't prioritize Irish people for housing because of our Equality legislation".
We have hospital services crippled across the Country, because they don't have the infrastructure or resources to deal with the mass influx of extra people, as a result we have people sitting in hallways for days sometimes and medical staff run off their feet in A&E.
That is alarming to me, it should be a major concern for all Irish people." I can assure you that there are not 10 to 17 thousand Irish people living on the streets in ireland.
Tadhg2020 (National) - 18/04/2026 22:23:36
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 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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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Well Done Lads. To a man you were immense. 1/8 from paddy Power was always an insult.
Put that in your pipe Sunday Game and the comments from Pat Spillane
Maroon Heaven (National) - 19/04/2026 15:52:27
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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Fair play!!!
Ye love to see it.
Best of luck in the semi now aswell.
Lúla571210 (National) - 19/04/2026 15:52:06
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Tadhg2020: "So we are sticking with simplistic MAGA style politics. Fair enough." We have between 10,000 - 17,000 Irish people who are homeless, can't get suitable housing in their home Country, and the Irish Government formed by the majority of elected TDs to govern our Country, is allowing in between 80,000 and 100,000 refugees and immigrants and telling the electorate "We can't prioritize Irish people for housing because of our Equality legislation".
We have hospital services crippled across the Country, because they don't have the infrastructure or resources to deal with the mass influx of extra people, as a result we have people sitting in hallways for days sometimes and medical staff run off their feet in A&E.
That is alarming to me, it should be a major concern for all Irish people.
Commodore (National) - 18/04/2026 21:53:44
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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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