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Replying To brayballer:  "Yes Dubs have resources and yes we have some advantages but you need talent too and the Dubs have that in spades.Loads of counties have big backroom teams like Roscommon but they just dont have the talent."
Never questioned the talent of the the greatness football team ever; Dublin. Suggested in my previous post that I expect Dublin to win leinster at least, this year. You are right. I am sure that the many Dublin coaches mentioned by Ger Brennan yesterday should be able to source a bit of talent from the population of county Dublin which now exceeds 1.5 million.

letsgetgoing (Roscommon) - Posts: 798 - 12/09/2025 17:25:48    2635908

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Replying To letsgetgoing:  "Never questioned the talent of the the greatness football team ever; Dublin. Suggested in my previous post that I expect Dublin to win leinster at least, this year. You are right. I am sure that the many Dublin coaches mentioned by Ger Brennan yesterday should be able to source a bit of talent from the population of county Dublin which now exceeds 1.5 million."
The health of games and every other metric is in inverse proportion to population growth.

Have you been in Dublin recently? Close to half the population is non Irish.

State figure is 25% so other urban centres be same soon.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3703 - 12/09/2025 23:00:49    2635930

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Replying To brayballer:  "The hurling has been a farce so far and will continue this weekend I think. Vinnies to win easily. Barrog to win and Na Fianna to win easily v Lucan.."
2 very one sided games tonight in the Dublin SHC:-

Barrog 1-23 v Judes 0-11
Vinnies 5-22 v Whitehall 1-15

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4653 - 12/09/2025 23:22:18    2635933

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Replying To letsgetgoing:  "Never questioned the talent of the the greatness football team ever; Dublin. Suggested in my previous post that I expect Dublin to win leinster at least, this year. You are right. I am sure that the many Dublin coaches mentioned by Ger Brennan yesterday should be able to source a bit of talent from the population of county Dublin which now exceeds 1.5 million."
How many of that 1.5 million are Dublin people? How many of that 1.5 million are foreign people ?How many of that1.5 million are involved with the GAA ?

superbluedub (Dublin) - Posts: 2890 - 12/09/2025 23:28:25    2635936

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Replying To superbluedub:  "How many of that 1.5 million are Dublin people? How many of that 1.5 million are foreign people ?How many of that1.5 million are involved with the GAA ?"
Around 40,000 registered GAA players in Dublin.
Leitrim,Fermanagh around 3,500.
Ros round 6,500

Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 112 - 13/09/2025 11:39:11    2635958

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Replying To Seanfan:  "Around 40,000 registered GAA players in Dublin.
Leitrim,Fermanagh around 3,500.
Ros round 6,500"
GAA thrives on communities. That aspect of GAA is being rapidly lost in Dublin. There are once strong clubs in working class parts of the county that are struggling to survive at underage and that is being reflected now in adult grades.

Where are O'Toole's? Once one of the powerhouses of hurling in the city. Lots of other examples.

People slag the middle class "super clubs" but they survive because they are based in stable communities which have not yet experienced what is coming.

Not optimistic at all.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3703 - 13/09/2025 11:47:03    2635959

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Replying To BarneyGrant:  "GAA thrives on communities. That aspect of GAA is being rapidly lost in Dublin. There are once strong clubs in working class parts of the county that are struggling to survive at underage and that is being reflected now in adult grades.

Where are O'Toole's? Once one of the powerhouses of hurling in the city. Lots of other examples.

People slag the middle class "super clubs" but they survive because they are based in stable communities which have not yet experienced what is coming.

Not optimistic at all."
O'Tooles not where they were back in the 90s (intermediate now) but currently building a new astropitch & gym so still going

bad.monkey (USA) - Posts: 4672 - 13/09/2025 14:38:04    2635995

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