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Israel are 2nd favourites to win. It would be some mess if they do! Can you imagine the pressure on various national broadcasters not to send a representative?

Mary Banotti

She was a sister of the former Minister Nora Owen and a grand-niece of the Irish political leader Michael Collins.

Eye catching result this afternoon in O'Connor Park

Offaly 0-12 London 2-20

Londons first championship win in 11 years.

You'd have to be thinking that the tanking Offaly got in Croke Park from Dublin sucked the self belief out of the team.

Meath completely choked a plethora of goal and point chances at the end.

Israel into the final.

Just goes to show not everyone has the same feelings about them.

I was hoping Ireland  would boycott it  so we wouldn't be subjected to  that act representing the country.

Upsetting your little narrow mind?
Aw diddums

No, but this country has some great musicians and singers. The fact that this was the best  they could come up with  is  bonkers.

We sent the band Dervish filled with musicians in 2007, and they stood on stage miming to a back track. Eurovision is about a package of Song, dance, image, originality, a bit of madness and so on.

We have not been entering songs with the right characteristics up to now.

They made us wait until 9 of the 10 songs were picked. I was thinking here we go again.

Never in doubt, especially when Croatia had to wait so long as well.

All Ireland B semi finals are on this weekend also.  inaugural staging of that competition

This Saturday
Westmeath v Limerick in Semple Stadium, Thurles at 1pm

On Sunday
Down v Mayo in Breffni park at 1pm

Embarrassing that Mayo were let into that competition. There are plenty of weaker counties that this competition would mean more to.

Apologies if mentioned before

But TSG said  this  was the first ever Munster football final to be  played in Ennis?

Is that true ?

The crowds are small enough to hold it in Ennis anymore.

Yes. Anytime Clare played Kerry or Cork in Munster final usually played in the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick.

I didn't see the game but I see Mayo yet again lost to the referee. When will the GAA do something about this? If its wasn't for bad referees Mayo would be unbeaten since 1884.

Cavan has had the same problem for the same length of time -1! (Mayo 1951, Cavan 1952)

Bit of a joke near the end. Galway got the charity frees that helped them cross the line. Gough made so many bad calls earlier, that he did not know his arse from his elbow in how to even it up. A complete meltdown, Joyce got into his head from the sideline and he succumbed. Can happen to the best of us.

Embarrassing post. Mayo got absolutely ridiculous decisions from minute 20 to minute 70. Even the Mayo clowns around us were saying it

You honestly believe a couple of soft frees at the end made up for complete ridiculous one-sidedness for most of a game? Take your beating pal

To be fair I only seen the game from the 58th minute on. And during that short stint - Galway got a ridiculous call against them. After that there was a procession of soft frees to Galway who were chasing the game. I take my beating - Galway won. And I cyberly shake your hand in congratulations. But I can still say Gough really lost the run of himself at a very important juncture.

Sarah barely celebrating that goal, is it because the season is done or is he on the way out??

Both

Bit of a joke near the end. Galway got the charity frees that helped them cross the line. Gough made so many bad calls earlier, that he did not know his arse from his elbow in how to even it up. A complete meltdown, Joyce got into his head from the sideline and he succumbed. Can happen to the best of us.

[In a lot of sports,teams have more money, resources and supporters etc. than other teams.]

The money that Dublin get isn't an issue for me.

In a lot of sports,teams have more money, resources and supporters etc. than other teams.

It's the use of Croke Park which, to me, gives them a huge advantage. More than anything else.

Can you name a team who have less money, less resources and less supporters in other sports who are successful?

I see that Amy Broadhurst has chosen to compete for Great Britain in Olympic qualifiers in Bangkok
The Dundalk boxer had been looking to change allegiance after Irish Athletic Boxing Association said they would not be putting her name forward.

I suppose Boxing in the Olympics is a major ambition for any Boxer. No doubt it was a tough decision. Best of luck to her.