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John Fogarty of Examiner says Mayo v Donegal will be played Sunday week 4pm in Hyde Park

FFS Basically a home tie for Mayo.

How far from Gaoth Dobhair or Cardonagh is Roscommon town?

And at 4pm very late run back for families

[The Season Ticket holder must purchase tickets for at least 6 Championship matches (football) 5 matches (hurling) in order to qualify for an All Ireland ticket.]

What's  the deal with qualifying for  All Ireland final tickets with the Season Ticket?

Can you only miss  one county game?

Its in the terms and conditions, not sure if this is new:

The Season Ticket holder must purchase tickets for at least 6 Championship matches (football) 5 matches (hurling) in order to qualify for an All Ireland ticket.

Jim McGuinness

"There's a lot of people hellbent in the GAA in talking down the provincial championships, even though the provincial championship in Ulster, there is no change on it. It's still the exact same thing that it always was,"

"But people's perception of it, that people are not taking it seriously or people are focusing on the All-Ireland, it's absolute nonsense. A paper doesn't refuse ink, or conversations on podcast.

"The bottom line for us is that it will always be the number one competition. Whenever we're out of that competition, the next one will be the number one competition. There is two competitions every single year, in terms of championship football, and you focus on the first one first and the second one second.


"That is absolutely it. For us, everything from that very first training session to that ball being thrown in at Celtic Park is focused on that moment, nothing else.

"We will obviously be going out to win as many games as we can in Division 2, you're trying to get promotion, keep the wheel turning, build the positivity and try and get up into a higher level for the next year.

"But the only reason you're trying to do that is to be in a better place against better teams so you're better positioned for the Ulster championship."

Well said by McGuinness. Devenney did a good interview with him, which is where this quote is from.

Especially with Ulster so competitive right now. I could see someone downplaying it a bit during periods when the province is not that strong (we won a couple of relatively handy ones in 2018 and 2019) but you've a couple of teams who should be aiming for AI semis at least, and several more who could beat any of them on the day.

This is the interview on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6YhR5cwPaA0HD5iwSQGhTR?si=vyF4sCEYSS2J5_RCrfyN1A

Highland Radio reporting Paddy Carr has resigned as Donegal manager.

https://donegalgaa.ie/40533-2/?fbclid=IwAR2kCpe6chrA0BVIQxiX8cVQjmPSEQfXmU7TOW2j62BTzCp2EljCbdnZVzg

RIP Farrandeelin. Always had very good posts he will be missed.

Word is filtering out that Patrick McBrearty could be out for the season after the injury he picked up against Tyrone.

Donegal News reporting that they might turn to Aidan O'Rourke.

https://twitter.com/Donegal_News/status/1583010050322231297

From Creeslough myself. Just in shock here. Such a busy place there, post office, shop, deli, petrol station and beauty salon. Happened just after schools finished up for the weekend, and it's a regular trip for parents and kids to go up for a treat on Friday.
Just in disbelief.

I have one for the O'Duffy Ter going if anyone wants it

I see the Season tickets are on sale now ( well at least for Donegal). Got an email this morning. Interesting changes this year.

We have made some big changes to our GAA Season Ticket

No Season Ticket Cards
All tickets on your online account
No attendance requirements for All Ireland Tickets 
Championship Ticket purchases managed by you

Full Time:
CLG Corcaigh 1.12 CLG Dhún na nGall 1.19

At half time it was:
HT CLG Corcaigh 1.8 CLG Dhún na nGall 0.6

RIP 5 Sams

Anyone know if can take a pram to croker?

https://crokepark.ie/match-day/faq

it mentions a buggy but i am sure its the same for a pram. Few years ago we brought a buggy/stroller into Croke park, it folded longways so we were able to just put it under our seats.
We had to enter the stand via the wheel chair entrance, for Cusack stand it was right down near the end of the turn styles close to the Canal End.
Bear in mind  that you will need a ticket for the baby too, they insist on it even if the baby will just end up sitting on your lap. I assume its a baby as its a pram you are taking.
Another time we went my wife took a Baby Bjorn (front carrier ) and was actually much handier, and for sitting  in the seat too . (Though would it fall foul of the A4 size back pack in croke park's eyes lol , you never know with them!!!!!)

     Just wondering can anyone tell me where Blue Badge Parking would be for Pairc Tailteann for the game on Saturday.

word is the it will be the Donegal u-21 squad that will represent Donegal in the Dr. MCKenna cup, players and manager

http://www.donegalsporthub.com/32620-2/

16 of the senior panel would be unavailable due to playing with their colleges.

Might mean a tentative start to the league, but who gives a bollocks, really?

Hope Rory uses his squad in the league this year. No need for Murphy, Lacey, Big Neil and the rest to be playing every game from February onwards.

+1 use the league for the squad and give the older guys a rest