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#21
No tseans of a game in Casement Park on Sunday. That stuff is sitting above the pebbles in the raised pitch so no hope of getting it out of the ground before then with the forecast. That's Antrim v Meath gone.
See that shark is giving the all clear in Mullingar for Westmeath v Armagh.
#22
Ulster Senior Football Club Championship

Sunday 20th October
Preliminary Round:
Ballinderry Shamrocks(Derry) v Clonoe O'Rahillys(Tyrone)   
Celtic Park


Sunday 3rd November
Quarter Finals:
Gleann tSuilí(Donegal) v St Galls(Antrim)
2-30pm   Ballybofey

Roslea Shamrocks(Fermanagh) v Ballinagh(Cavan)
2-30pm   Brewster Park           

Kilcoo Eoghan Rua(Down) v Crossmaglen Rangers(Armagh)
2-30pm   Páirc Esler           

Scotstown(Monaghan) v Ballinderry Shamrocks(Derry)             
2-30pm   Clones


Sunday 17th November
Semi Finals:
Donegal/Antrim v Fermanagh/Cavan
Down/Armagh v Monaghan/Derry/Tyrone


Sunday 1st December
Final
#23
GAA Discussion / Championship Draws RTÉ2 7-30pm
October 04, 2012, 12:55:32 AM
The Irish Times - Thursday, October 4, 2012

Focus shifts to next year with tonight's championship draw


IT SEEMS Donegal are only wrapping up their All Ireland homecoming, and Kilkenny are only in the midst of theirs, and yet with this evening's draw for the 2013 Championship comes the sudden if not inevitable shift in focus towards next year.

All four Provinces will be staging their respective draws at GAA headquarters (live on RTÉ 2, from 7.30pm), although the first headline is likely to come from Ulster, and who will first face-off against the defending All Ireland Football Champions Donegal.

What is certain is manager Jim McGuinness would rather not be drawn in the Preliminary Round for the third successive year, not that it did Donegal any harm: this year they become the first County to successfully defend their Ulster title despite playing in the Preliminary Round on both occasions, beating Antrim in 2011 and Cavan this year.

Ulster doesn't seed Counties, which means anyone can be drawn to play in the Preliminary Round.

In Leinster, Dublin will be one of four seeded counties as defending Provincial football Champions, along with Kildare, Wexford, and Meath – and will thus go straight into the Quarter Finals.

However, having surrendered their Leinster Hurling title to Galway, Kilkenny won't be the seeded team in the 2012 Leinster Hurling Championship, which will see Galway go straight into the Semi Finals.

But despite some enduring calls for a change in the Championship format, there won't be a whole lot different about what is drawn up in Croke Park this evening.

"It is essentially the same format as recent years," explained the GAA's director of communications, Lisa Clancy. "We'll have each of the Provincial secretaries in Croke Park, and there'll be six draws, the four Provincial Football Championships, and the Munster and Leinster Provincial Hurling Championships.

"Once the draw is done that sets in motion the process of agreeing the dates and venues, plus the television coverage, which all makes up the master fixture list, which should be completed by the end of the month."

One of the alterations to the process agreed last year is that before the provincial councils set their schedules, the TV rights holders will first state their preferred live matches, thereby reducing the likelihood of having some of the bigger games conflicting with each other.

But the GAA's Central Council still face the unenviable task of bringing together the master fixture list, which includes the football and hurling league fixtures, plus the various underage competitions.

In Munster, defending Football Champions Cork may or may not face old rivals Kerry before the provincial final: there was speculation the Munster Council would revert to the seeded draw, effectively keeping Cork and Kerry apart until the Provincial football final.

The seeded option appeared to have the backing of Munster council chairman Seán Walsh, although this failed to get the support from other counties.

Speculation, too, that Laois would opt out of the Liam MacCarthy Cup next year and play in the second tier Christy Ring Cup instead never materialised.

IAN O'RIORDAN
#24
Right the All Ireland Final thread has descended into a trip to Saint Patrick's Purgatory at Lough Derg.
Whack any stuff on here that could be good this weekend coming.
1 The Match(es).
#25
Go on throw the 'evidence' up.
Jaysis there would be hundreds in to stop it but not one word in support of this spoof.
Anybody would have noticed the commotion and intervened right away.
But they could not because it did not happen despite what 'Pat' 'told' Joe Brolly.
Sad and unwarranted claim but no surprises that no 'official complaint' was made because it never happened - and it would cause major problems for Pat himself when making a false complaint - so much easier when a person chooses newspapers who are prepared to carry such rubbish. Noted were the 'Pat Spillane has confirmed' guff as opposed to the fact that no allegations were ever made on paper previously to 'confirm'.
No such Omerta exists amongst 10,000 - whatever is claimed (mostly by Maigh Eo in their estimation of the Donegal Droves they have to meet) who were on that road after the Cork match.
Go and make a complaint Spillane but it never happened.
It's probably good craic to be on the teilifís but to take away a County people's character without having the guts to back it up with an official complaint leaves all the suspicion on you Spillane. Not one phone-camera picture from the 10.000 in the inclosed space - not one report from someone who broke it up - no nothing.
There is no such OMERTA amongst Donegal Supporters Spillane.
If you really believe that this happened to you on Clonliffe Road in Dublin - then go and make an official complaint about it and then get back to the People of Ireland about it but in between we shall know that no such 'assault' ever happened. Don't feel sorry for you by the way but sure we'll all watch the teilifís the next day and you on it.
Never happened - good craic for eejits who have commented in the aftermath of this rubbish claim - but sure let them at it.
#26
General discussion / Lawlessness on Island off Donegal
August 30, 2012, 09:09:44 AM
http://www.donegaldaily.com/2012/08/29/garda-patrol-car-targeted-on-arranmore-island/

GARDA PATROL CAR TARGETED ON ARRANMORE ISLAND

August 29, 2012


Gardai have launched an investigation after a patrol car was targeted on Arranmore Island.

A spokesman for the Garda press office confirmed that three hubcaps were taken off the car but later found nearby and replaced.

The incident happened on August 18th.

The island does not have a full-time Garda presence but does receive patrols, especially over the summer months, by Gardai from the mainland.
#27
GAA Discussion / Magnetic Board Wanted
August 15, 2012, 06:41:49 PM
http://www.galacticosports.ie/gaa-tactics-board.html

Something like the one in the picture.
Anyone know any shop in Ulster where these can be bought - no joy in O'Neills or a few other places.
#28
Previous Winners:
1982 St Pauls Antrim
1983 Saul Down
1984 Na Cealla Beaga Donegal
1985 Na Cealla Beaga Donegal
1986 St Pauls Antrim
1987 Killeavy Armagh
1988 Enniskillen Gaels Fermanagh
1989 Dungannon Tyrone
1990 Dungiven Derry
1991 Bellaghy Derry
1992 Béal Átha Seannaidh Donegal
1993 Loup Derry
1994 Bellaghy Derry
1995 Loup Derry
1996 Ballinderry Derry
1997 Ballinderry Derry
1998 Slaughtneil Derry
1999 Cavan Gaels Cavan
2000 Pearse Óg Armagh
2001 Ballinderry Derry
2002 Clontibret Monaghan
2003 Armagh Harps Armagh
2004 Rostrevor Down
2005 Errigal Ciaran Tyrone
2006 Coalisland Tyrone
2007 Kilrea Derry
2008 Ballinderry Derry
2009 Omagh Tyrone
2010 Lámh Dhearg Antrim
2011 Glen Watty Grahams Derry


#29
GAA Discussion / Peil na mBan 2012
August 14, 2012, 01:30:41 PM
Senior Football Championship

Preliminary Round
Kildare 0-11 Laois 0-09

Round 2 Qualifiers
Clare 1-11 Meath 1-10

Donegal 3-13 Kildare 0-13

Kerry 1-25 Westmeath 0-10

Mayo 3-12 Tyrone 1-04


Quarter Finals
Saturday 18th August
Galway v Clare   live on TG4
4-15pm   Birr

Dublin v Kerry   live on TG4
6-00pm   Birr

Saturday 25th August
Mayo v Monaghan

Cork v Donegal

#30
Bowl A               Bowl B
Donegal              Down
Mayo                  Kerry - (looking cert currently at 2-18 to 1-05 v Clare without double yella carded P Galvin)
Cork                   Kildare
Dublin                Laois
#31
GAA Discussion / Good Afternoon America
July 09, 2012, 07:34:52 PM
http://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/%23gaa

Must be a new American television show just started recently.
It has fairly messed up the Gaelic Athletic Association feed.
#32
http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/1206121213-gaa-football-all-ireland-qualifiers-round-1-draw/

The draw for the first round of the GAA Football All Ireland Senior Championship Qualifiers will take place live on RTÉ Radio One's Morning Ireland programme on Monday, June 18 at 8.30am.

The draw will also be carried live on the RTÉ News Now channel as well as being streamed live on the RTÉ News and Sport website, RTÉ.ie.

Live updates will be sent out as the draw unfolds from the GAA's official Twitter account @officialGAA and full details of the Round 1 fixtures will be available on the GAA's website, GAA.ie, shortly after the draw is completed.

The teams that have already confirmed their places in the first round draw include Antrim, Cavan, Fermanagh, Armagh, London, Roscommon, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Louth, Longford, Wicklow and Laois

The losers of three further provincial games taking place next weekend – Derry-Donegal, Kildare-Offaly and Meath-Carlow – will also be added to the draw.

The games will take place on Saturday, June 30, with throw-in times and venues due to be confirmed by the GAA's CCCC next week.
#33
(Gaoth Dobhair - deireadh seachtaine na Cincíse)

Senior draw.

Preliminary Round
Cill tSéadhna(Mayo) v Naomh Abán(Cork)

Quarter Finals
Cloch Cheann Fhaola(Donegal/last year's winners) v An Rinn(Waterford)

Gaeil Fhanada(runners up to the hosts Gaoth Dobhair in the Donegal Final so they go through) v Cill tSéadhna/Naomh Abán

An Daingean(Kerry) v An Cheathrú Rua(Galway)

Gaoth Dobhair - gan aon choimhlint  ('cause that's the way it works if you're the hosts)

#34

Sunday 21st October
Preliminary Round:
Mullahoran(Cavan) 1-07   Errigal Ciarán(Tyrone) 4-15   (Breffni Park)


Sunday 4th November
Quarter Finals:
Tempo Maguires(Fermanagh) 0-09  St Galls(Antrim) 1-15   (Brewster Park)

Ballybay Pearse Brothers(Monaghan) 0-07  Kilcoo Eoghan Rua(Down) 0-13   (Clones)

Errigal Ciarán(Tyrone) 0-11  Ballinderry Shamrocks(Derry) 0-10   (Healy Park)

Sunday 11th November
Quarter Final:
Crossmaglen Rangers(Armagh) 3-11  Naomh Adhamhnáin(Donegal) 1-07   (Athletic Grounds)


Sunday 18th November
Semi Finals:
St Galls(Antrim) 0-10  Kilcoo Eoghan Rua(Down) 1-09   (Athletic Grounds)

Crossmaglen Rangers(Armagh) 2-10  Errigal Ciarán(Tyrone) 0-10   (Clones)

Sunday 2nd December
Final:
Crossmaglen Rangers(Armagh) v Kilcoo Eoghan Rua(Down)
#35
Cross are going to beat the yellow Free Staters on the 18th of February.
The biggest match of the year - mabye more than that - now that yella Dromid are crawling on their Free State hands and knees. Dr Crokes have really upped it from the the Free Staters looking at their latest Property Supplement from the Free State Times(about to be bankrupt by the way) to what was just a match in Portlaoise - segregated from the ordinary people to the Cappo Free Staters. Let's go scumbaggers. Irish people will be there for a match.
Youse won't be tying any one to landmines this time you Free State Scum.
#36
The draw for this year's Championship will take place on Tuesday 25th October at 7-00pm - ish.

Edit: Changed to Wednesday 26th October.
#37
GAA Discussion / TG4 are Class
August 15, 2011, 12:45:00 AM
Dia Sathairn   20-08-11
Limerick Under 21s v Galway Under 21s

live from Durlas Eile at 6-00pm.
#38
Dia Sathairn   20-08-11
Antrim Under 21s v Dublin Under 21s
Cruelty live at 4-00pm from Newry


Antrim County Board still have time to appeal against this live tanking.

#39
GAA Discussion / Peil na mBan 2011
July 19, 2011, 01:03:15 PM
Round 1 – Senior Qualifier Draw
Down v Donegal

Sligo v Armagh

Kildare v Dublin

Tipperary v Clare

Senior Championship Teams
Armagh Donegal Tyrone Monaghan Down   Cork Clare Kerry Tipperary   Galway Mayo Sligo  Dublin Kildare Laois Meath


Intermediate Championship Teams
Antrim Cavan Fermanagh  Limerick Waterford  Roscommon Leitrim Londain  Longford Westmeath


Junior Championship Teams
Derry  Carlow Louth Offaly Wexford Wicklow Kilkenny  New York

#40
GAA Discussion / Londain 0-15 Fermanagh 0-09
July 01, 2011, 12:48:49 PM
Londain 0-15  Fermanagh 0-09

History will mark this game as a seminal moment for London - their first Championship victory in 34 years. As the final whistle blew at the Emerald GAA Grounds in west London, the London players salmon-leaped into embraces, huddling together for pouncing cameramen before briefly hoisting their manager, Paul Coggins above their heads. Against this background of blissful celebration, Fermanagh's players and staff slinked off the pitch, heads bowed reverently, hoping no lenses pointed in their direction. The Erne County were the invisible extras in this historic occasion, conversely achieving their most humiliating Championship result of recent times.

Just over 1000 spectators packed into the grounds in Ruislip. Among the crowd were a surprising number of Fermanagh shirts, some of them day-trippers and others who had long said goodbye to their native land. As clear favourites for the game, the fans came expecting a Fermanagh victory, and an easy one at that.

John Woods breaks out of defence for Fermanagh at Ruislip on Saturday as Fermanagh tamely exited the All-Ireland qualifers

Last week, Fermanagh's assistant manager Sylvester Mulrone described the game as a "no win situation" for his team, perhaps aware of the expectation of victory against a side they had already dispatched in the league, with an attached reputation as the whipping boys of inter-county football.

The display however was much worse than anybody could have envisaged.

The Fermanagh team and their entourage flew to London on Friday night, apparently forgetting to take their hunger and game plan with them. The first half performance was worse than even the most severe case of jetlag could render.

Tomas Corrigan registered their only score of the period after 31 minutes; the error-strewn performance leaving John O'Neill's side trailing by nine points to that solitary score at the interval.

The London side is nicknamed the Exiles, but it was Fermanagh who appeared the outsiders from the start of this fixture. Indeed, the Erne County were lucky not to have been the victims of a more embarrassing score line at half-time, such was the lopsided nature of the opening period.

In humid conditions with a stiff breeze blowing in their favour, London attacked from the off with corner-forward O'Neill slotting over twice in the opening nine minutes, adding to full-forward Padraig McGoldrick's contribution.

Fermanagh's midfield of Richard O'Callaghan and Kevin Cosgrove struggled to cope with the physicality of London's spine, with Galway native Mark Gottsche proving a lingering pain. The man-of-the-match against Mayo - a side London surprisingly took to extra-time in the opening round of the Championship - powered through, feeding Kevin O'Leary, who ensured that London's full-forward line had all scored after only 13 minutes as they led 0-04 to 0-00.

Fermanagh's attacking game in comparison was non-existent; London's superb half-back line suffocating their every thought of an attack. Rattled by the physicality of the home team, the young Fermanagh side looked their age as their passing game disintegrated.

The Londoners intercepted countless Fermanagh passes, while the visitors kicked passes with faint hope rather than direction. Paul Geraghty's bull-like presence was causing Barry Owens problems at centre-half back, and the Galway man slotted over brilliantly, followed by a Gottsche point.

The crowd was mute as Corrigan eventually put Fermanagh on the scoreboard. And any sense of quiet resurgence was quashed by the ravaging London side who smelt weakness and retorted with three further scores. It should really have been more. Coggins' team struck the post twice and shot a catalogue of wides in an all-dominant first half as they went in at the break 0-09 to 0-01 ahead.

A group of 21 Lisnaskea men who had ventured to London, incorporating the match as part of a stag weekend, looked awash with bewilderment as the half ended, probably questioning whether they could have offered more, in spite of their hedonistic all-nighter. But after what was described as a "scary" dressing down at half time, Fermanagh at least turned up for the second half.

John O'Flanagan scored (free) within the first minute, but London replied immediately. With the wind, and the breath of their management team, on their backs, Fermanagh livened - Brian Og Maguire chipping over, followed by another O'Flanagan free.

Barry Owens' advancement to midfield coincided with a more assertive Fermanagh presence in the middle third and O'Flanagan's work rate was rewarded by a further two points from play, taking the score to 0-11 - 0-06. But London weren't going to lie down as they had in April, when Fermanagh steamrolled them by six points in Brewster Park.

McGoldrick scored after a surging run from hearty centre-half back Tony Gaughan. A foul on Lisnaskea's John Woods gave fellow clubman Daniel Kille, whose set-piece skills had already faltered on a number of occasions, an easy score. But London's tempo and effort was persistent, and they should have buried Fermanagh one minute later. Corner-back Barry Comer waltzed around two Fermanagh defenders, developing a one-on-one situation, but Comer showed his defensive intuitions, opting to fist an effort that drifted limply wide.

Fermanagh's chances were buoyed when O'Flanaghan scored a gigantic point with ten minutes remaining, reducing the deficit to four points. But London had desire - a quality the Fermanagh team apparently forgot about. Rumours were circulating around Ruislip that Coggins' men had backed themselves by thousands at odds of 7/1, such was their belief. The two scores that followed from the Exiles only served to evidence this.

They never looked like losing. All but out of sight, the Fermanagh challenge, if it ever amounted to that, evaporated in the last ten minutes, and a London score in injury time sealed the most embarrassing of results for the Erne County. O'Neill's side were reduced to heaved passes from distance in search of a goal, but it was a fruitless task. With almost the final kick of the game, Kille lofted in the ball, which evaded everybody, hitting the ground before bouncing over the bar. It was a comic point to end a truly comic display for a side undergoing something of a forced transition.

"I'm probably more upset than some of the boys in the team," one fan noted after the game, surmising a performance that was devoid of the verve that seen Fermanagh reach an Ulster final only two years ago. Most of the fans laughed, almost self-mockingly, for even expecting a win in the first place. They ambled out of the ground bemused, ready for the long road home.

And after this display, the road to success might just be as lengthy.

London

E. Byrne; B. Comer, M. Moloney, D. McGreevy; S. Doolan, T. Gaughan (0-01), D. O'Neill; D. Hagan, M. Gottsche (0-01); C. McCallion (0-02), P. Geraghty (0-01), S. McVeigh; K. O'Leary (0-02), P. McGoldrick (0-02), E. O'Neil (0-04, 2f)l.

Subs - C. O'Sullivan (0-01) for Hagan, K. Phair (0-01) for McGoldrick, J. Collins for McCallion, S. Kelly for O'Neill.

Fermanagh

J. McGrath; J. Woods, N. McGovern, M. Jones; M. O'Brien, B. Owens, K. Cosgrove; R. Jones, R. O'Callaghan; J. O'Flanagan 0-05, 2f), N. Cassidy, B. Og Maguire (0-01); S. Quigley, D. Kille (0-02, 1f), T. Corrigan (0-01).

Subs - H. Brady for O'Callaghan, D. McCusker for Cassidy, C. O'Brien for Cosgrove, P. Ward for Corrigan.


http://www.impartialreporter.com/sport/gaa/articles/2011/06/30/393921-fermanagh-cant-match-the-london-hunger-for-a-win/