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Westmeath Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Was watching the fitzgibbon games last night. Peter Clarke had a great game for DCU one of the best players on show along with Shane Walsh and Scully for Mary I. We are really poor at promoting our hurlers operating at this level. Offaly Killkenny and the Munster counties show more interest in their players. We should be using every hurling promotion tool we can get our hands on. If we could get some of the CBS hurlers into top hurling colleges it could prove invaluable especially given the hurling brain drain off our senior panel.
Loughlenegale (National) - 05/02/2026 10:42:47
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National Football League 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To superbluedub: "Footage clearly shows red card was wrong decision, Dublin do not get away with everything in croke park , a visit to specsavers might help !!" Donegal seem to get decisions alot from refs .Crazy red card ans their players gwt away with alot.
brayballer (National) - 05/02/2026 11:52:28
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Prendercast is like a new born foal falling all over the place.
Saynothing (National) - 05/02/2026 20:40:54
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National Football League 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Ashrules: "Footage shows clearly red card was the correct decision. Fans might be confused as Dublin get away with everything in croke park" A Dublin man says it was a red. Sligo and Wickow says it was a yellow? Hmmm
Scenicparish (National) - 05/02/2026 09:38:06
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Black+Blue: "6 players on the panel is some achievement by Breathnachs, they must be a serious team as I cant recall seing a club with so many involved.
Its good to see 16 different clubs represented but surprising to see some prominant senior clubs with no players of County standard.
You would think the likes of St. James, Moycullen, Mountbellew Moylough, St. Michaels and others would have at least 1 player at that level ? especially if they are competing in Minor A championship ?" Claregalway had 7 involved the last year they won the minor All Ireland in 2022. All the same 6 from a club with a small population like MB is fantastic. Happened to catch MB play Dunmore McHales in Knockdoemore in the u16 Q final last year, only a kick of ball between them, they had 2 stand out players so surprised with the 6 included.
WonTon5 (National) - 05/02/2026 19:13:08
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TanCanRan: "He went very quiet after the All-Ireland final when we were bullish in the extreme before it. Suggesting some of the Loughrea players were better than Conor Cooney for Thomas'." Was in Kuwait on work. Overseeing a gas pipeline. Didn't even get to go to the Loughrea match. Better team won no doubt about it. Few Loughrea lads didn't show up on the day. They'll be back !
BigBàsMan (National) - 05/02/2026 18:51:27
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Galwayforsam26: "U17 lost in a challenge game to a strong Meath side ( favourites for Leinster)
Clubs represented u17
6 Micheal Breathnachs
4 Claregalway
3 Corofin
3 Caherlistrane
2 Killannin
2 oranmore
2 Dunmore
2 Tuam
1 Salthill
1 Headford
1 Kilconly
1 Caltra
1 Bearna
1 Milltown
1 Monivae
1 Annaghdown" Do you have the panel list by any chance or is it up anywhere online? Cheers
galwayman2 (National) - 05/02/2026 17:38:44
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Black+Blue: "6 players on the panel is some achievement by Breathnachs, they must be a serious team as I cant recall seing a club with so many involved.
Its good to see 16 different clubs represented but surprising to see some prominant senior clubs with no players of County standard.
You would think the likes of St. James, Moycullen, Mountbellew Moylough, St. Michaels and others would have at least 1 player at that level ? especially if they are competing in Minor A championship ?" Breathnachs were in the division 1 national Feile final at u15 level two years ago.
The final was a draw after extra time so they shared the trophy.
Great to see a smaller rural club doing so well at that level.
galwayman2 (National) - 05/02/2026 17:35:30
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Some going to have 6 on it for MB even Corofin in their hayday would be proud of 6 representatives on a Galway panel. When does it start?
Eire89 (National) - 05/02/2026 16:41:11
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Can Jack O'connor Over Take Jim Gavin? - 1 Like(s)
Replying To sligo joe: "The truth is there is no adequate barometer, statistics can be used and indeed they can be weighted differently and after that we have opinion with all the conscious and unconscious biases that may be involved.
To win with more or less different groups over an extended period is admirable. To keep a core group of players that are laden down with medals to come back each year and win 5 on the trot, also admirable." I agree. Its all too too immeasurable. Its nearly all star territory which is heavily media driven, opiniated and depends very heavily on how long your team remains in the championship.
If we remember what Micko got out of Kildare (almost an AI), Wicklow, Laois, Clare and add that to his 8 All Irelands with Kerry I think hes well out in front in all respects as he stayed with it until the bitter end and he was an unbelievable man for the underdog. It'd be nice to see Jim Gavin return to management some day.
Dothesimplethingswell (National) - 05/02/2026 16:36:16
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Can Jack O'connor Over Take Jim Gavin? - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Commodore: "Ah yes, my apologies, often forget that Jim stepped down after the 5th All Ireland.
5 in a row is still an amazing achievement, that Dublin team were amazing to watch, there efficiency was just off the chart." Yes they were brilliant but dont forget Giller startd the journey and Dessie finished it.Pat Gilroy had all the heavy lifting done.
brayballer (National) - 05/02/2026 15:56:25
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
6 players on the panel is some achievement by Breathnachs, they must be a serious team as I cant recall seing a club with so many involved.
Its good to see 16 different clubs represented but surprising to see some prominant senior clubs with no players of County standard.
You would think the likes of St. James, Moycullen, Mountbellew Moylough, St. Michaels and others would have at least 1 player at that level ? especially if they are competing in Minor A championship ?
Black+Blue (National) - 05/02/2026 15:28:59
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
If we win Connacht wearing a pink tutu I couldn't care less about the look of the jersey
Ros2013 (National) - 05/02/2026 15:17:13
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To katser: "Game should have been dead and buried by half time.
Leading at one stage in 1st half 1-07 v 0-03 missing scores, could easily have scored 1-14 by half time.
Over relining on C Mannion for scores and A Niland towards the end.
No enough scores or return from other forwards
Wonder what Neary, Fleming, Mcloughlin, Rabbitte and Niland combined scored from play maybe 3pts between 5 men.
Barrett absolutely destroyed or Centre Back
36yr old Harmendy cleaned out Loftus/Glennon on that side.
Cork must score atleast 2-14 from play
Galway score atleast 0-14 from frees." Back young Niland on the frees like Tipp did with Darragh McCarthy.
Rabbitte and Niland are a breath of fresh air
1shot (National) - 05/02/2026 15:06:25
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Allianz protest - 1 Like(s)
The inaugural GAA 'Club Summit' event takes place this weekend at Croker... sponsored by Amazon!
Amazon is explicitly cited in that same 2025 report by the UN Special Rapporteur (Francesca Albanese), regarding complicity in the war in Gaza.
LongfordgaaAbú (National) - 05/02/2026 14:59:53
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WonTon5: "Many of that u17 winning team refer to Farthing as the best man marker they have ever came across, Cillian Trayers was another big loss from that group, he has had a great start to his IC hurling career so not much hope of seeing him ever come back to the big ball. No updates on the u17 or 20s panels yet, a lot of other countries have released lists already." U17 lost in a challenge game to a strong Meath side ( favourites for Leinster)
Clubs represented u17
6 Micheal Breathnachs
4 Claregalway
3 Corofin
3 Caherlistrane
2 Killannin
2 oranmore
2 Dunmore
2 Tuam
1 Salthill
1 Headford
1 Kilconly
1 Caltra
1 Bearna
1 Milltown
1 Monivae
1 Annaghdown
Galwayforsam26 (National) - 05/02/2026 13:54:29
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Can Jack O'connor Over Take Jim Gavin? - 1 Like(s)
Replying To brayballer: "Jim won 5 in a row.It was Dessie in charge winning the 6th. Its typical that Dessie gets very little credit.In a way ,Dessie s two wins were huge achievements as it was a spent team." Ah yes, my apologies, often forget that Jim stepped down after the 5th All Ireland.
5 in a row is still an amazing achievement, that Dublin team were amazing to watch, there efficiency was just off the chart.
Commodore (National) - 05/02/2026 13:10:40
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Can Jack O'connor Over Take Jim Gavin? - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Dothesimplethingswell: "From my reckoning Jack O Connor has 5 All Irelands..04,06, 2010, 2022, 2025. Gavin was a superb manager and I take nothing away from his wins but the kettle was well boiled when he started and Pat Gilroy did the unbelievable by transforming the Dubs mentality previously. Gavin had a crop of an almost once in a lifetime group of players that would dig themselves out of any hole. One only has to look at what Ger Brennan is facing now to prove that. There are club & county managers that are up there and probably better than Gavin or O Connor but they didnt have the material to work with but they do it and keep doing it regardless. I have to admire O Connor winning All Irelands in 3 different decades (albeit the first 3 were within 7 yrs) but especially the last 2. Don't forget Kerry lost almost as many All Irelands in the last 35 yrs than they won now that's consistency while the Dubs fade away!! OConnor won a school AI title, a few vocational school AI titles, minor AI titles and is still at the coalface. Dessie Farrell came in after Gavin and won an AI in his first year the same way that Gavin came in after Gilroy and won an AI in 2013 (one year gap after 2011) There was no stopping that group of Dubln players. Gavin was an incredible manager but comparing his number of AI titles to O Connor or any other manager is simply not an adequate barometre." The truth is there is no adequate barometer, statistics can be used and indeed they can be weighted differently and after that we have opinion with all the conscious and unconscious biases that may be involved.
To win with more or less different groups over an extended period is admirable. To keep a core group of players that are laden down with medals to come back each year and win 5 on the trot, also admirable.
sligo joe (National) - 05/02/2026 12:55:47
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Kinvara: "You would think BigBasMan would be more optimistic considering Galways best and most talented 15 players are still to come back" He went very quiet after the All-Ireland final when we were bullish in the extreme before it. Suggesting some of the Loughrea players were better than Conor Cooney for Thomas'.
TanCanRan (National) - 05/02/2026 11:57:39
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Allianz protest - 1 Like(s)
Replying To supermon: "Seriously. Maybe try to think of an argument someone on this site dedicated to the GAA would make against this point. It's actually not that hard.
Do you remember when you were a kid, did your mother never tell you that just cause all the other kids are doing it, it doesn't mean you should?" Brilliant lol.
brayballer (National) - 05/02/2026 11:53:28
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