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If you want to see how a county or national website should be run then you should have a look at leitrimgaa.ie
Some of the features they have include
Wapsite - latest scores of local club championship games, results and fixtures of leagues games straight away after they come out
Match Tracker - Text commentary of championship games
Podcasts - All the latest news in a podcast
Photo Library - updated every week with all county games covered with most club championsip games also covered

This is how a website should be run

The Annual Team Performance Scheme will be based on the performance of teams during the championships and will apply to the 12 Gaelic football teams qualifying for the third round of the All-Ireland Qualifier series or reaching a Provincial Final, and the 12 hurling teams participating in the McCarthy Cup. The level of award available to teams will be calculated on a sliding scale increasing with continuing involvement in the Championships.

A very bad day for the GAA.  What happens now to the other 22 football teams who put the same amount of effort/preparaton for the championship this agreement stinks of elitism.

Heard this last Sunday morning on Today FM.  Sounds like a complete piss take, but the Superintendent sounds very genuine. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyQEPfvmcFg

Down to the final two in Laytrum.  St.Marys (Carrick) v Kiltubrid.  Should be a very tight game Kiltubrid who won it in 2005 are improving with every game losing to Melvin Gaels in the first and beating Manor, Mohill (champs 07) and Bornacoola favourites for championship in semi-final.  Marys are always in contention due to simple maths they have a greater pick of players than any other club.  There progress has been more low key compared to Kiltubrid with good solid wins against Allen Gaels, Annaduff and Carrigallen after losing to Bornacoola in their opening match.  Interesting  both sides lost their opening matchs.  In my opinion this game may well come down to the battle between Shane Foley at CB and Jimmy Guckian at CF.  Jimmy is the driving force behind this Carrick side while Foley has had a solid championship to date.

Is this taking advertising to new lengths?

The Tongan player, formerly known as Epeli Taione has changed his name to Paddy Power for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.  On 28 September Paddy Power will line out for Tonga against England

Paddy Power to score a try against England  8 - 1   
Paddy Power to be Top Tongan Tryscorer in the RWC  14 - 1   
Paddy Power to be sin-binned against England  20 - 1   
Paddy Power to score a drop goal against England  33 - 1   
Paddy Power to get sent off against England  100 - 1   
Paddy Power to win man of the match against England  150 - 1   
Paddy Power to be Top Tryscorer in the RWC  500 - 1   

First time was October 1994 - league game laytrum v dublin lower hogan on a day that would freeze the balls off a brass monkey.

On another point - is Croke Park the biggest man made structure in Ireland??? I can't think of many buildings except maybe some big industrial plants e.g. moneypoint etc.

where in Ireland was this?

It was in Kildare

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=q_X-02FiLUI

saw this on tv3 news - have to admit above all the stupid acts to do this could of easily gone seriously wrong, I hope it isn't copied.

Just in from the game - after having tens minutes to calm down after the referees display.  Same old story for us we didn't beat ourselves - the referee beat us the number of times maxwell caught ball and was fouled was unreal but no frees!!! I'm not one for giving out about referees but its very hard to take.  This is crushing result for Leitrim players who despite the amateurish/lazy pundits in the national media are a good team who in the last six years haven't got that bit of luck in a game you need to win.  Great display against the National League Championships.  I don't want to hear Donegal people coming on saying they played bad because if it was a bigger county you were playing you'd say you were lucky.  The fact is you cleaned us out at midfield and we had our half forward line playing far too deep resulting in us loosing numerous balls in build up play. 

1 Noel Gill
2 Dermot Reynolds
3 Michael McGuinness
4 Barry McWeeney
5 Ciaran Kennedy
6 John McKeon
7 Shane Foley
8 Gary McCloskey
9 Michael Duignan
10 Colin Regan
11 Michael Foley
12 Declan Maxwell
13 Donal Brennan
14 Fintan McBrien
15 Ciaran Duignan

Great to see Kennedy getting a chance after nearly 3 years of trying - finally Dessie and co. have seen the light in regard to Prior.  Would of liked to see mcbrien being used as an impact sub but he was the only sub to make an impact against galway.

Don't know what to make of all these stories coming out of Donegal regarding injuries and players discontent regarding lack of rest before Leitrim game - personally i smell some bullshit.  As for ourselves we are injury free same team more than likely will line out with Kennedy pushing Prior hard for his place - but can't see Prior being dropped with daddy on the line.  It'll be a close game like the Galway game but yet again with Donegal like Galway having more class to call on from the sideline.

It'll definitely be in Carrick on Saturday week as the Connacht Final is on Sunday week.  Should be a good game with a big crowd just like in Ballyshannon last year for the draw in the league.  What is the status with the two/three lads who were sent off in the Tyrone game are they suspended? Leitrim have never won a qualifier game but home advantage is going to be massive.

Banners behind goals with catchy one liners - "Leitrim for Croke Park Mayo for Croagh Patrick" 1994

McDonalds open latest outlet in Tuam

Wit all due respects to TV3 - I'll b watching all games on UTV as I don't have Setanta.  I'd be very sceptical of any TV channel who are too scabby to even buy the rights to show clips of Rugby and GAA games for their news reports!! I'm a bit sick of watching training sessions on the sports news on TV3.