Time to Split Dublin

[Fogarty]

A convenient argument.

When Dublin were winning, split them to dilute the talent.

Now they are shite, split them to consolidate the talent.

The weight of numbers argument fails. More clubs in Cork etc.

But substantitvely you are right. Gaelic games in Dublin is, and has always been far behind soccer. The success of the Dubs didn't translate into an increase in playing numbers at juvenile level.

He reality is there are, for example, 9 GAA clubs in the whole county of Dun Laoighre Rathdown (population 240k) and one of  them is a dominant superclub and about half are wobbling.

But unlike other areas of the county there are clubs. It is virtually impossible to start a club with Dublin land prices so we are then forced to funnel kids through the soulless and soul destroying superclub machine.

I have a friend in Rathfarham whose choice is Ballyboden or one of the various soccer clubs. His kid is in a friendly, community based club where he gets fame time based on merit. And that isn't in the local GAA.

The big expansion success was taking on the goys in Dalkey. Cuala worked, but play out of a soccer club. The traditional working class clubs have been thrown to the wolves as a result. They lost to soccer, so why bother?
2 or 4 Dublin county boards won't change any of this. And they certainly won't get better access to schools or parks.

Dublin has always been a city with a traditional alignment to Britain.
That's not going to change any time soon.

[Baile Brigín 2]

A convenient argument.

When Dublin were winning, split them to dilute the talent.

Now they are shite, split them to consolidate the talent.

The weight of numbers argument fails. More clubs in Cork etc.

But substantitvely you are right. Gaelic games in Dublin is, and has always been far behind soccer. The success of the Dubs didn't translate into an increase in playing numbers at juvenile level.

He reality is there are, for example, 9 GAA clubs in the whole county of Dun Laoighre Rathdown (population 240k) and one of  them is a dominant superclub and about half are wobbling.

But unlike other areas of the county there are clubs. It is virtually impossible to start a club with Dublin land prices so we are then forced to funnel kids through the soulless and soul destroying superclub machine.

I have a friend in Rathfarham whose choice is Ballyboden or one of the various soccer clubs. His kid is in a friendly, community based club where he gets fame time based on merit. And that isn't in the local GAA.

The big expansion success was taking on the goys in Dalkey. Cuala worked, but play out of a soccer club. The traditional working class clubs have been thrown to the wolves as a result. They lost to soccer, so why bother?
2 or 4 Dublin county boards won't change any of this. And they certainly won't get better access to schools or parks.

Dublin has always been a city with a traditional alignment to Britain.
That's not going to change any time soon.

So how come soccer is the most played sport in Kerry? Or rugby strong in Limerick?

Is it 1950 again and people who prefer different sports are less Irish?