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I think I heard he was on the average industrial wage

On Saturday night last a major portion of the blame lay at Dublin's feet and hands. They took the wrong and mostly stupid options and showed themselves up to be poor decision makers - this is from a Dublin supporter. Derry did as expected, play behind the ball and break fast but their problem was that the had no  forward who could score from 30/40 yds. Their full forwards were dire in their shooting.
Perhaps it is time as said previously that referees blow for absolutely every foul. we can say what we like about tactics but if you do not have THINKING FOOTBALLERS on teams then you will also have the stuff we have now.

What is happening in the land of Larry at the moment?

Is there somehow I can stream this game online? Anyone a link? I see this GAAGO thing? €10?

Taken from earlier posting

Re: GAA doing a deal with Sky Sports
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2014, 02:55:39 PM »
Sky Sports me arse.

http://webfirstrow.eu
http://tykestv.eu/
http://coolsport.tv
http://www.wiziwig.tv/index.php?part=sports
http://www.firstrowsports.eu/ 
http://www.vipbox.tv/s
http://www.nj43.com/
http://cricfree.tv/index.php
http://www.stopstream.com/
http://www.tsmplug.com

Ara shite.

Wexford deserved it. They played with more fire and determination. We cuda won it in the end but just didn't have enough to get over the line.

You cannot win any game with no Plan A. Add to that missed 'easy' frees, poor passing, lunatic kick outs and such, well....we were lucky maybe to be in it right to the end.

Well done Wexford and, well, hope ye give Laois a rattle.

Well done to Longford hurlers. I'm tired having attended both matches.

Goodnight.

Too true. As a neutral there it was a baffling performance by Longford.  Wexford forced Longford to go short with kickouts and closed backs down immediately. No fire in belly for battle and weak in too many positions. I wonder why,  Longford were unlucky last year to be relegated from Div2 and this year they dropped further to Div4. They had competitive U21 and minors for the past few years, what is wrong?

A win for us today probably would have shocked most including a few die hard Roscommon supporters but when we make the senior breakthrough with this talented panel of players it shouldn't come as a shock to anyone.

I don't think I will be holding my breath!

Ah lads and lassies, is it not being taken to the extreme calling it thuggery. Was Paul Grimley not right with his comments that it was only a bit of pulling and pushing. Are we going soft?

I believe RTE have a copy of the game so expect to see it soon

Hurling at Arlotta Stadium
Hurling comes to Notre Dame


South Bend Indiana: Fighting Irish fans arriving early for the USC game who happened to walk by Arlotta Stadium, usually home of the Fighting Irish lacrosse team, witnessed a unique moment.

Arlotta is a stone's throw from the main stadium and the puzzled looks soon turned to  excitement.

5,000 or so spectators were packed like sardines into the venue to watch the first-ever exhibit of hurling, Ireland's most ancient game, at the Mecca of Irish American sport. Among them was Irish Ambassador to the U.S. Anne Andersen making her first visit to Notre Dame.

Twenty-two of Ireland's finest players were doing battle in a modified form of the game called Super 11 where only goals count. The teams from Leinster and Munster were renamed for the occasion as Ireland versus the Fighting Irish. Ireland won but that was not the point.

NBC, CBS and ireland's broadcasting network RTE were along to show the Americans and the folks back home the world's fastest game on grass.

And exciting it was. The sheer speed of the game, the clash of the ash as the hurleys met, the incredible split-second skill of the players, enthralled the spectators, who gave both sides a standing ovation at the end.

Unlike the typical exhibition game, the two teams went at it hammer and tongs and some of the physical clashes drew gasps from the crowd. It is not a game for the faint-hearted with the ball flying in the air at well over 100 miles an hour and players fighting for possession like their life depends on it.

Hurling is is also the oldest field game on earth. According to Notre Dame historian Professor Kevin Whelan, the Irish language is the third oldest on earth after Greek and Latin and hurling is mentioned in the earliest texts meaning it precedes even the Christian age by centuries. Whelan calls it "the Riverdance of sport, poetry in breathtaking motion, the fastest, most exciting field game in the world."

He's right. But there had never been an official hurling game at Notre Dame between Ireland's top players, an astonishing oversight when you consider the incredible connections between the two entities.

That was remedied on Saturday by the initiative of the Gaelic Players Association (GPA), an organization originally formed by the Irish hurlers and footballers themselves, which looks after the all-amateur players' welfare as well as seeking to spread the game worldwide.

The GPA has a social mission to help those players who have difficulty post career. They also seek to combat depression and suicide among young people in Ireland by seeking to get them involved in sports and appointing sports figures as community leaders. In the Ireland of today their work is badly needed.

Yesterday, thanks to the efforts of GPA and Notre Dame luminaries such as Don Keough and Martin Naughton who make up the power behind the Keough-Naughton Institute of Irish Studies, the historic game went ahead on playing fields on a campus that has been a Mecca for Irish Americans for generations.

It was yet another unique moment in the relationship between Notre Dame and Ireland. Last year's game in Dublin between Navy and the Irish was a massive success. This year the hurlers of Leinster and Munster made their bit of history at Notre Dame.

Wonderful hurling and Notre Dame went on to eke out a win over USC.

A great day for the Irish whatever side of the Atlantic you were on.

What is the club and maybe some of the members here might be inclined to support the draw

It is a thrill that probably definitely the most dedicated GAA sponsor Pat O'Donnell got his just reward with his native Clare winning yesterday. He has championed through his sponsorship many events throughout the country. Congratulations Pat.

This bullsh** starts up every time Dublin wins and it is really sad. There is no way there should be a spilt in Dublin. Let counties get up off their own asses and do the work that the clubs continue to do at underage club level.

St Vincents. But then again I would say that.

But leaving players aside. Without the influence of the likes of Kevin Heffernan, Pat O Neill, Mickey Whelan, Pat Gilroy as managers we'd be nowhere.

Still means every club in Dublin hates us!

no, not everyone just the jealous ones and the ones that are
not members to get the €3.50 drinks at the weekend

Reading the business section of the Sunday Independent yesterday I was wondering if the new 'Legacy' business set up by the Brogan cousins, James and Bernard, may be the parting of the ways with the GPA. Perhaps  I am naive in my thinking? but I cannot seem to get it away from my head

Anyone see the County hurling Final in Galway today on TG4. Has to be one of the worst performances ever by any team of officials. Johnny Maher now gaining hero status!!!!!