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Roscommon GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
A complete joke that Daire Cregg has to sit out Sunday's game for a nothing incident. You can be sure the same if not worse is done Sunday any player won't be booked nevermind sent off and given a suspension.
A tough task has become more uphill task now and unfortunately possible replacements Conor Cox,Ben O'Carroll,Cian McKeon have played little or no football for Roscommon this year.
Anyway before then our U20s in Semi Final action tomorrow in Castlebar. We need a major improvement on what we showed last Wednesday to hope to beat Galway. Better weather conditions might help.
Best of luck to Roscommon U20s and management tomorrow.
The_analyser (National) - 21/04/2026 15:27:27
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Galway Football thread - 2 Like(s)
PJ is on record since the Sligo game 2 years ago that Galway don't like playing early on Saturday afternoons. That seemed to be his primary excuse about a flatish performance that day, a game that Sligo almost won, except for a late Comer intervention. This Leitrim game is fixed for 3.30pm Saturday.....be afraid, be very afraid.
Pope_Benedict (National) - 21/04/2026 12:33:56
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Hurling Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ExiledInWex: "100%. I have long railed about the lack of promotion of the games in Leinster. You wouldn't know Wexford were playing Kilkenny on Saturday.
I have said for ages, to get bums on seats you need to get tickets into the hands of children. Be that giving them free to the schools, be that free child ticket with adult ticket, whatever. If you sell a 25 euro ticket with a free one because a child got one in school, its 25 euro more than you earn without the free one.
But also every Leinster match on a Saturday does not help, I couldn't get to Tullamore on Saturday for 6:30 because I was busy all day. I imagine Kilkenny people can't get to Galway for a 4pm game. Why are all these games on Saturday always? Go back to Sunday games and put them on GAA GO or whatever. Only local rivalries (e.g. Wexford-Kilkenny) work for Saturday evening." Saturday Afternoons / evenings instead of Sundays massively affects big numbers attending matches in my opinion. Lots of people work Saturdays and even more work half days on Saturday making it harder to attend. Obviously there are some teams that will buck these trends (i.e. neighbours or big rivals etc.)
Also Munster counties are all pretty much on each other doorsteps for example Limerick to Ennis (30 mins), Limerick to Cork (70 mins). Limerick to Thurles (55 mins). Ennis to Waterford would be the outlier at about 2 hours and 20 minutes
Think of Wexford to Galway about 4 hours 20 mins. Wexford to Tullamore 2hours 10 mins and on a Saturday when people are shopping in towns and cities it could take longer.
Much easier driving anywhere on Sunday mornings than Saturday evenings
LimerickandProud (National) - 21/04/2026 13:56:14
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To mickcunningham: "I see it didn't long for the hype to start . But most of the hype is coming from people who won't be next nigh or near o Connor Park on Sunday week. As for the team they go back training tonight and keep a low profile . They are aware that the kildare game is a defining moment for them" Sam Maguire football is a very realistic goal now though Mick. Should Westmeath beat Kildare, and we all know there is never more than a kick of a ball between the two teams, and Down fail to get to an Ulster final Westmeath will be playing in the Sam Maguire and Down will drop into Tailteann. As for keeping the team grounded, there are some players who are doing podcasts and interviews since beating Meath and I hope McHugh reels it in and closes the camp up now and gets the team focused for Sunday week.
Chops (National) - 21/04/2026 20:18:09
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Farneyblueandwhite: "Cavan didn't show up untill the last 25 minutes if paddy lynch was on form (he missed 1 06) would we have won ? Serious tidying up to be done at the back otherwise derry will win well" Do we only count Cavan misses ? How many did Beggan miss. How many goals did we leave behind. Best team won....no argument !
Shelbourne1 (National) - 21/04/2026 20:08:32
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Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Freethinker: "We are - sometimes. As the league proved, we are not everyday we go out. Carlow beat us easily, we struggled against Leitrim, Antrim put manners on us and Longford picked our pockets. So, how do we square that with being good enough for Div 3 ?? With Offaly and Kildare in there next year ?" In footballing terms Wicklow are probably division 3 but there is more to playing at this level than footballing ability. Yes, it is important but conditioning, physicality, decision-making, ability to covert scoring opportunities into scores etc are equally as important as footballing ability. Some of the latter points are what this team is lacking and it is costing them dearly in terms of winning games and promotion. I was very disappointed leaving Sunday's game as I thought it was a great chance for Wicklow to have their day in the sun. Dublin were there for the taken and how many opportunities does a Wicklow team get to beat a team like Dublin. At the same time, I was proud that the players defied so many so-called pundits who don't know what they are talking about had written them off. These group of players have something but I don't know if we'll ever see them achieve what they are capable of and this is a concern I have. The test now is to re produce consistent performances in the Tailteann cup and to finish out matches and get results. If they can produce against a team like Dublin then they should be able to beat teams in the Tailteann cup. Oisin McConville in his interview with Michael Sargent hit the nail on the head when players need to show more composure - this is something some of the current players lack when through on goals.
wicklowsupport (National) - 21/04/2026 18:22:38
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To BarneyGrant: ""That Prison Service report for 2024 says that 24.7% of all committals to prison involved non-nationals."
That is all committals, the 18% one is a daily snapshot. The 24.7% is more accurate and you can add to that those born overseas with citizenship. At very least a 4/5% difference.
The very fact that we are arguing about the massive % of non Irish people in anything tells its own tale!
As for us having our own n'er do wells, we can't help that. It is not an excuse for importing others who have no claim on us.
(BTW, having an address in Dublin is not the same as being from Dublin, same as living in Ireland is not the same as being Irish.)" Let's take the first two lines of your post there, and then swing back to your original claim. :)
That original claim made by you was: ""a third of prison population is non national".
Now you seem to be accepting the 18% "daily snapshot" prison population figure instead. So at least you've come to accept you were wrong, even if you're not admitting it.
Anyway, curious about something else, since you seem convinced that a significant number of foreign-born people who go on to become Irish nationals end up being committed to prison as well -
To become a citizen, you have to have lived here for a minimum of five years, and have a Garda report to say you were of good behaviour and character for all that time.
So, if these people have been perfectly law-abiding for at least five years, what do you think it is that makes them turn into criminals after they've been granted citizenship?
Pikeman96 (National) - 21/04/2026 16:51:36
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
A man with 179 previous convictions - Charged with stealing a caravan in Donegal at the weekend.
https://www.donegallive.ie/news/crime---court/2066451/donegal-man-with-179-previous-convictions-charged-over-caravan-theft.html
Commodore (National) - 21/04/2026 16:09:15
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Temple56: "Still buzzing after Sunday's match. What a display and what a result. The players really rose to the occasion, playing with confidence and freedom throughout. We have a lot of "summer footballers", quick, sharp and skilful, and they finally got the chance to show what they're about. Every one of them delivered.
The atmosphere in Tullamore was incredible. Does anyone know what the official attendance was?
Credit has to go to Mark McHugh and his management team as well. Lifting the squad after what happened in Wexford couldn't have been easy, but they have clearly done it. The tactics on Sunday were spot on, going toe to toe with Meath. Putting Conor Dillon on Morris was a huge call and it paid off. The way the team protected the arc, especially given how many two pointers Meath hit in the league, really showed the work that has gone in behind the scenes.
The only downside is the few injuries picked up. Hopefully Luke will be fit again for next weekend. The bench does look a bit thin in defence. We only had one natural defender there the last day and he is still very inexperienced at inter county level.
The Kildare game will be another big test. After beating Meath it is a must win. Meath might be the stronger side on paper right now but this one feels like a 50 50. Whoever performs on the day will take it.
After a win like that it really feels like the county should be pushing for Sam Maguire football to keep the momentum going. Yes there is a real chance of winning Leinster but imagine pairing that with a run in the Sam Maguire and even reaching a Leinster final.
Support would likely dip if we drop into the Tailteann Cup again. Personally I would much rather see a run to a Sam Maguire quarter final than win Tier 2 all over again." I see it didn't long for the hype to start . But most of the hype is coming from people who won't be next nigh or near o Connor Park on Sunday week. As for the team they go back training tonight and keep a low profile . They are aware that the kildare game is a defining moment for them
mickcunningham (National) - 21/04/2026 16:05:34
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Best of luck to 20s Manager Paul O'Connor! And squad for tomorrows semi final
Monaghan_football (National) - 21/04/2026 15:05:59
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To BarneyGrant: "The % of prisoners born overseas was closer to one third. So opposite point applies.
You do not appear to grasp the difference between 'non national' and born overseas. There are several hundred thousand people with Irish passports who are Irish 'nationals' but born overseas." I wrote a long-ish post last night pointing out flaws in how you're interpreting those statistics from the Irish Prison Service and also how you misunderstand the roles and powers of the Press Council and the Press Ombudsman, but for some reason it seems it's not being let through. I won't attempt to re-write it all in a different way.
But just to say here that as I've already shown, according to the latest monthly report from the Prison Service (February 2026), the actual portion of non-nationals was 18.6%
I understand how there's a difference between "non-national" and "born overseas". But if you're making the assumption that almost as many again of that 18.6% were born overseas but have since become an Irish national, on what grounds are you making that assumption? What figures, stats, or report do you have to back it up?
Pikeman96 (National) - 21/04/2026 14:49:39
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Wexford Football 2025 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To countyman2022: "Completely overrated. 1 Leinster title in 68 years. Didnt even beat Dublin to win it. They found their level when in the All Ireland series- losing 3/4 and fortunate beat a v poor Clare team who were lucky to stay up in Div 3." Overrated??? What an awful embarrassing statement that is.
francie81 (National) - 21/04/2026 14:00:12
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Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Albundy19: "I think yesterday proved we are definitely better than Div 4 standard." We are - sometimes. As the league proved, we are not everyday we go out. Carlow beat us easily, we struggled against Leitrim, Antrim put manners on us and Longford picked our pockets. So, how do we square that with being good enough for Div 3 ?? With Offaly and Kildare in there next year ?
Freethinker (National) - 21/04/2026 08:18:41
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Still buzzing after Sunday's match. What a display and what a result. The players really rose to the occasion, playing with confidence and freedom throughout. We have a lot of "summer footballers", quick, sharp and skilful, and they finally got the chance to show what they're about. Every one of them delivered.
The atmosphere in Tullamore was incredible. Does anyone know what the official attendance was?
Credit has to go to Mark McHugh and his management team as well. Lifting the squad after what happened in Wexford couldn't have been easy, but they have clearly done it. The tactics on Sunday were spot on, going toe to toe with Meath. Putting Conor Dillon on Morris was a huge call and it paid off. The way the team protected the arc, especially given how many two pointers Meath hit in the league, really showed the work that has gone in behind the scenes.
The only downside is the few injuries picked up. Hopefully Luke will be fit again for next weekend. The bench does look a bit thin in defence. We only had one natural defender there the last day and he is still very inexperienced at inter county level.
The Kildare game will be another big test. After beating Meath it is a must win. Meath might be the stronger side on paper right now but this one feels like a 50 50. Whoever performs on the day will take it.
After a win like that it really feels like the county should be pushing for Sam Maguire football to keep the momentum going. Yes there is a real chance of winning Leinster but imagine pairing that with a run in the Sam Maguire and even reaching a Leinster final.
Support would likely dip if we drop into the Tailteann Cup again. Personally I would much rather see a run to a Sam Maguire quarter final than win Tier 2 all over again.
Temple56 (National) - 21/04/2026 13:44:18
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Dessie15: "Any word on Lukes's injury? been watching Westmeath since the early 80s and think Luke is as good as any player I've seen in a Westmeath shirt. Hope he's ok for next day" luke will do everything in his power to be fit . he has come through a lot in his young life and he loves his football . o connor park suits him and he should be ok to line out . this will be a huge test . the euphoria of beating meath will count for nothing if we dont beat kildare . mark mchugh and his management are acutely aware of that
mickcunningham (National) - 21/04/2026 10:33:22
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
David McWilliams wrote a good piece in the Times recently.
The gist of it was that Ireland is a wealthy country, and we don't lack ambition when it comes to big infrastructure projects. But what we do lack is a very profound level of competence when it comes to public sector money and how it is spent.
"In the real world, Excel spreadhseets are deployed and hard budgets are normal"
If there was a lot more accountability and scrutiny over how public money was spent, maybe we'd get the required housing built.
Lockjaw (National) - 21/04/2026 09:56:07
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Football Format Changes Discussion - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Expertinall: "What kudos is there in winning munster? As a stand alone competition it wouldn't get noticed outside of kerry bigging up their opponents every year, the easing off when they're 10 points ahead(old scoring system). Even Pat Spillane called it a turkey shoot on a recent podcast." Winning Munster means nothing to Kerry - success is measure in All Ireland there. Doesnt matter when you play it.
Winning Connacht means very little to Galway or Mayo - both are overflowing with Connacht titles and badly in need of an All Ireland - they like beating each other so that wont change no matter when you play it.
The only counties who care about provincial success are those that don't win them at all, or only win the odd one.
That wont change if you break the link to the All Ireland series
tirawleybaron (National) - 21/04/2026 09:54:07
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "I know loads of people born to Irish parents who are living here most of their lives but were born in England in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Dozens. In a small rural village with a population of only 400. And thats just the lads here who I know well enough to know where they were born. There are likely many more." UK born is a surprisingly small %. Look up the Census 2022 tables yourself. You can find almost what people have for their dinner.
People born to Irish parents in UK are obviously Irish by the way. Just as people born here to non Irish parents are culturally and in other ways not Irish.
BarneyGrant (National) - 21/04/2026 08:21:22
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