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Ballintubber looking good to blow it yet again, trailing Ballyhaunis 2-8 to 0-10 with minutes remaining.

Hopefully will get word on Cross/Charlestown soon.

Ballagh 2-20 Kiltane 1-5 result. They will take stopping.

That's possible, but 15:45 can't be ruled out! Seems to be a good few Kerry heads up on the Hill, rather them than me anyway.

I think Ballina will have most of their big names back from what I hear.........Caffrey, Melia out I think with L Brady on the way back......think the rest of it is a smoke screen alright.......

The rest of what a smokescreen?

Stephenites beat Garrymore by 4 in what I believe was a poor game as far as I hear - missing some other players to add to the mythical smokescren.

Yep, wasn't a great game, thought ye would have put Garrymore away by a lot more, they were a weak enough outfit. Knockmore were impressive in the first half, led 0-9 to 1-1 at half-time, Burrishoole made an attempt to come back but never looked like winning, no scores for the last quarter either. That No. 7 for Burris' (Keane) seems to have issues to sort out as well.

IMO the likely Moclair winners will come from today's games, but you wouldn't know either. Both sides can improve.

Ballagh 2-17 Kiltane 1-4 latest!!!

Draw, 2-12 to 1-15. Good comeback by Laois.

Regarding the relegation groups, Ballisodare get lucky again, and we could be in serious bother should we go out. One decent team to fall there. The big guns may surivive in Senior playoffs though.

The weekend fixtures, with Tourlestrane/Calry postponed, may go as:

Senior - Harps, Mary's, Tubber, Curry (just), Easkey (bit to spare), Drumcliffe.

Intermediate - Curry (in a close one), Tourlestrane (is it still on?), Pat's (ref should bring two notebooks)l, Michael's, Enniscrone (in a close call), and ourselves, but you wouldn't know what we could do. All will be known by two on Sunday.

Hmmm, Ballymote not covered? In the dark ages lads! The traffic on Connaughton Road is its normal free-flowing self too I see.

And the number of coaches leaving the IT suggests it was done on a Friday in all probability.

Class, hadn't seen this for a while, hadn't covered as much back then (Sligo etc.). You can see the portacabins beside our pitch, the grass looks a bit off-colour too. One can also see the site which we can look forward to taking over in the near future.

Re the odds - swap Tubber and the Bunnies and it's not too far wrong. Losing the first game didn't stop Tubber getting through last year and it may not do this time either.

As for this weekend, after the washout of the weekend, Round 2 resumes, Tourlestrane having beaten Curry in the IFC on Saturday.

In the Intermediate action:
Our game is too hard to call, they are in freefall, but we have embarked on a brutal run ourselves, and we aren't blessed with too many scoring options. C/M are back to full strength it would appear. Here's hoping but I'm not too confident. Would be nice to send them packing though.

Michael's v Molaises - Grange to win, and Michael's to get verbals in abundance.

Harps v Ballisodare - Harps have been plundered by their seniors. Doesn't mean they won't win this one. Ballisodare shuffle off the stage without anyone noticing.

Enniscrone v Mary's - Mary's seem to be getting a more competitive run these days, unfortunately for them so have Enniscrone, and that against rather better opposition. The beachboys from the eventual concrete jungle to succeed. Would be good for us too.

Farnan's v Drumcliffe - Drumcliffe get a local venue, presumably to entice them to turn up. If they do the outcome will be the same.


And in Senior:

Strandhill/Coolera v Tubber - very hard called. Coolera can certainly improve on the Ballymote display, and will need to to win here. A tentative vote for Coolera.

Mary's v John's - Again, hard to know. John's are on the up (despite their league position) and Mary's are on the slide. Will this game confirm that? Maybe. A narrow John's win.

Harps v C'connor - Harps to win.

Ballymote v Curry - Ballymote will put it up to Curry, but don't have enough to undo the champions. Curry to advance.

Shams v Easkey - Easkey to win this tie, as they always do. Venue is no harm to them either, funny what happens when you lose that bit of pull eh?

Geevagh v Drumcliffe - Geevagh will not go down too easy, but Drumcliffe have gained a decent record in recent C'ships, and should build on this, with a few points to spare.

Tourlestrane v Bunnies - Last year's finalists bid farewell, as Tour win.


One thing of note for Mullinabreena - they have had it bad over the last 18 months since the IFC win, but ironically so have the team that knocked them out of Connacht. Boyle were relegated from Ros Senior last year, and are now battling to stay in Intermediate, having lost to their near less-successful neighbours (Cootehall) at the weekend. An omen perhaps?

Catholics 1 - 0 Jews

Aside from that, a terrible start to the season, but a long way to go yet, didn't start too well last time either. Must say ONeill this sort of thing is getting rather predictable (the THFC-bashing, not the team's results).

Same four semi-finalists as last year I guess? Should be Cross v Ballagh in the final, but might Ballina prevent that?

Limerick win 5-11 to 2-15. didn't see that coming.

Unfortunately for "Real Ireland" we have no teams left in the race. I suppose Meath are the nearest thing  so I'm behind them from now on and also because a Meath All Ireland win will piss off the media and various bandwagoners.

Jaysus, you know that things are bad when Meath are the popular choice to win Sam!

I think Darragh is probably going to be more involved with the soccer coverage, now that the Premiership is back he's taken over as host of the highlights show now. Maybe that may have something to do with it.

Ger's bad enough but I find Marty more irritating, not least his desire to be the patron saint of 'weaker' counties.

Well, the GAA have got what they wanted, a Dublin Kerry semi.....and sure so what if the ref helped them, at least none of those dirty nordies got through.

How can Dara O'Se kick a man in the head right in front of the ref and nothing get done.

Given the choice between 'dirty nordies' and the shower who think it's their birthright to win AI's, then it's nordies for me every time.

Also, note your second line - is that not 'dirt'? Par for the course from O'Sé. But it's Kerry so they get away with it.

That's sickening, fierce tough on Monaghan. Coldrick did them no favours, same old story.

Cork, Super Dubs, Kerry and Meath - is there surely no way that they could all lose?