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Replying To PowellJohn3: "Controversial one but which team benefits the most in westmeath from not having Parish Rule, i hear a lot of this when a team wins a championship and then there is an awful lot of over and back on it, but an interesting topic all the same. My club i know has roughly 2 lads whos outside the parish but entire family are from the parish so it was never really disputed or talked about much. I know towns are a free for all that makes sense." A Loughnavalley man wo several senior championships for Lomans. keepinaneye (Westmeath) - Posts: 6 - 23/10/2026 14:54:43 2698348 Link
Replying To Claretandblue: "Knockbeg College unquestionably the biggest side physically I've ever seen in Colleges football. They had lads 6' 4 at 6, 8, 9 and 14 and lots of other physically imposing players in other positions. Moate played really well to combat that disadvantage, young Tooher kicked 3-4 two pointers, Anthony King Carroll, Billy Stenson, Alex Mullen Adamson, Harry Hughes all very decent for Peter Tormey and Niall Daly's side. Knockbeg will be a tough nut for any side considering this competition is played in mainly winter conditions. St. Pat's Navan considered competition favourites based on Junior two years ago, their display on Tuesday was obviously impressive as Rochfortbridge have fine players in Dean Kelly, Jack Duignan, Cian Fleming, Cian McKeogh, McGuaran and lads from Rhode and Clonard." The Pats Navans teams of the 2000s were the biggest I have ever seen. The Sheridans and O'Rourkes used to lord it. RebelAlliance (Cork) - Posts: 44 - 23/10/2026 16:19:21 2698365 Link
Westmeath is unique in having separate football club and hurling clubs across the county Only one dual club and even that club is split into two Maybe it's to do with how sparsely populated rural Westmeath was back in the 30s and 40s due to the big estates Anyway, the lack of a parish rule definitely benefits the big clubs in both football and hurling valley84 (Westmeath) - Posts: 1944 - 23/10/2026 21:33:21 2698390 Link
I wonder can Cusack Park pitch handle the two games tomorrow with the rain that's falling today. Is there a contingency plan? Iarmhisamhi (Westmeath) - Posts: 86 - 24/10/2026 11:42:25 2698410 Link
Replying To keepinaneye: "A Loughnavalley man wo several senior championships for Lomans." Always about us, no mention of the Delvin from the downs or the Bal lad from shamrocks. Parish rule is nonsense, why are we even discussing it Bluelake (Westmeath) - Posts: 382 - 24/10/2026 11:56:42 2698412 Link
Replying To westmeathgaa11: "A LLG hurler plays football with Shandonagh… Castlepollard hurler played football with Lomans…" Congratulations to caurly on junior 2 title. Mattyreilly (Westmeath) - Posts: 188 - 24/10/2026 17:56:53 2698455 Link
Replying To Iarmhisamhi: "I wonder can Cusack Park pitch handle the two games tomorrow with the rain that's falling today. Is there a contingency plan?" Junior 2 switched to The Downs earlier today. No way they agreed to that without ensuring the junior A doesn't get moved. More wind than rain tomorrow so should be ok. Cusack generally has good drainage. BigSur (Westmeath) - Posts: 1277 - 24/10/2026 21:03:55 2698464 Link
Delighted for both Milltown and Joseph's. Both have come so near in recent years and great to see them both get over the line. Clinical by both but in particular Milltown. What a way to win a championship, beating your neighbours like that. They won't be out of place in section b of senior next year either. mintyfresh (Westmeath) - Posts: 305 - 25/10/2026 17:07:49 2698512 Link
Replying To mintyfresh: "Delighted for both Milltown and Joseph's. Both have come so near in recent years and great to see them both get over the line. Clinical by both but in particular Milltown. What a way to win a championship, beating your neighbours like that. They won't be out of place in section b of senior next year either." Agreed and this was maybe the year it looked beyond both with Kilbeggan dropping down and Milltown losing some key players. Shandonagh will be at a low for a while after that and the minor. DelaneyCup2026 (Westmeath) - Posts: 79 - 25/10/2026 17:52:25 2698515 Link
Replying To DelaneyCup2026: "Agreed and this was maybe the year it looked beyond both with Kilbeggan dropping down and Milltown losing some key players. Shandonagh will be at a low for a while after that and the minor." Last time Joseph's won was in 2004. Westmeath won Leinster and again this year. Nice coincidence Greengrass1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 109 - 25/10/2026 18:28:46 2698520 Link
Replying To DelaneyCup2026: "Agreed and this was maybe the year it looked beyond both with Kilbeggan dropping down and Milltown losing some key players. Shandonagh will be at a low for a while after that and the minor." Not sure who Milltown lost player wise but likes of Henry Duncan, Ja Boyce returning from Canada and their new management team were huge pluses for them. Theirs was the best display by a team in a final this year, they totally controlled the game bar a few mins before half time and dominated the second half. Shandonagh possibly distracted by Brian Kavanagh saga and Luke Tynan was a big loss as he's a key man to win possession. They just never got going at any stage. Great to see lads like Bert Kiernan, Paddy Somers, Alan Geraghty, Damien Byrne and Frank McLoughlin winning an intermediate championship after many years of service. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2849 - 25/10/2026 18:41:54 2698521 Link
Replying To DelaneyCup2026: "Agreed and this was maybe the year it looked beyond both with Kilbeggan dropping down and Milltown losing some key players. Shandonagh will be at a low for a while after that and the minor." Great achievement especially as I believe they lost a couple of players who were starting last year to emigration DanGer966 (Westmeath) - Posts: 68 - 25/10/2026 18:43:49 2698522 Link
Replying To Claretandblue: "Not sure who Milltown lost player wise but likes of Henry Duncan, Ja Boyce returning from Canada and their new management team were huge pluses for them. Theirs was the best display by a team in a final this year, they totally controlled the game bar a few mins before half time and dominated the second half. Shandonagh possibly distracted by Brian Kavanagh saga and Luke Tynan was a big loss as he's a key man to win possession. They just never got going at any stage. Great to see lads like Bert Kiernan, Paddy Somers, Alan Geraghty, Damien Byrne and Frank McLoughlin winning an intermediate championship after many years of service." Conor Mccrossan was a loss also westmeathgaa11 (Westmeath) - Posts: 394 - 25/10/2026 18:59:24 2698526 Link
Replying To Claretandblue: "Not sure who Milltown lost player wise but likes of Henry Duncan, Ja Boyce returning from Canada and their new management team were huge pluses for them. Theirs was the best display by a team in a final this year, they totally controlled the game bar a few mins before half time and dominated the second half. Shandonagh possibly distracted by Brian Kavanagh saga and Luke Tynan was a big loss as he's a key man to win possession. They just never got going at any stage. Great to see lads like Bert Kiernan, Paddy Somers, Alan Geraghty, Damien Byrne and Frank McLoughlin winning an intermediate championship after many years of service." They lost Jack Murtagh and Daire Hynes, two of their best players over the last number of years even though I believe Murtagh was togged today I don't believe he featured this year. You'd think they will have enough to survive and push on next year also. For Shandonagh it'll be a long winter on the back of that loss, I know the younger Scahill can play next year but not sure will they have much more than that, Malachys and Tang the only ones who realistically can challenge them in my opinion and not sure either of those would have enough either. DelaneyCup2026 (Westmeath) - Posts: 79 - 25/10/2026 19:48:15 2698533 Link