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#1
GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2024
February 24, 2024, 07:59:17 PM
Kerry defence hasn't turned up at all tonight.
#2
Laois / Re: Laois Today
December 24, 2023, 03:11:40 PM
The local sports media landscape would be a lot poorer without Laois Today.
The Leinster Express has declined badly in recent years and the Laois Nationalist is patchy enough too.
The Laois GAA website isn't great but their Facebook is decent enough and I believe their Twitter/X is good too (I'm blocked myself😀).
I think Laois Today is the least of of our problems.
#3
Laois / Re: Laois Senior Football Championship 2023
August 31, 2023, 02:52:08 PM
Quote from: Hospital Pass on August 31, 2023, 10:17:01 AM
Jezz hesh that's quiet a list of absentees. I would have thought the squad would have been too small to cope with those losses. Fair play on the win. Ballyroan must be kicking themselves

How is Alan kinsella been playing since his bad injury?

Quote from: Heshs Umpire on August 30, 2023, 05:35:42 PM
Can only comment on our game last weekend as didn't see the other three.
It was a tall order for Courtwood to win that game being without Donoher and Hogan on top of the lads who are unavailable this year (Collins, Luttrell and Luke Doran).
But Ballyroan Abbey never really put the game to bed and paid a huge price getting caught with that late goal.
Thought Colm Walsh, Diarmuid Whelan and Davin McEvoy were their best players. Sean O'Flynn rightly grabbed the headlines but his brother Paul and Cian Doyle were also very good for us.
The draw could've been kinder for the next round though!🙂
Alan's getting better with each game. He only played his first game shortly before the league final so each game he plays from now on is bound to bring him on.
#4
Laois / Re: Laois Senior Football Championship 2023
August 30, 2023, 05:35:42 PM
Can only comment on our game last weekend as didn't see the other three.
It was a tall order for Courtwood to win that game being without Donoher and Hogan on top of the lads who are unavailable this year (Collins, Luttrell and Luke Doran).
But Ballyroan Abbey never really put the game to bed and paid a huge price getting caught with that late goal.
Thought Colm Walsh, Diarmuid Whelan and Davin McEvoy were their best players. Sean O'Flynn rightly grabbed the headlines but his brother Paul and Cian Doyle were also very good for us.
The draw could've been kinder for the next round though!🙂
#5
Quote from: Tony Baloney on August 08, 2023, 11:06:58 AM
Can issue a strong do not recommend for DJ Carey's.
Brian Cody's too. Ghostwritten by Martin Breheny and managed to say nothing in an entire book.
#6
Liam Hayes, Justin McCarthy and Michael Duignan all had great autobiographies.
#7
Mayo
Kerry
Dublin
Roscommon
Galway
Tyrone
Derry
Monaghan
#8
Laois / Re: Tailteann Cup 2023
May 22, 2023, 10:25:31 PM
Quote from: Spiritof86 on May 22, 2023, 09:24:42 PM
Laois v London Saturday week in Parnell Park at 3pm .
Hate Parnell Park. Would've preferred a bigger pitch. Points difference could be a factor.
#9
Laois / Re: Leinster Minor Football Championship
April 04, 2023, 04:32:58 PM
Tadhg Dinneen is very highly rated. Hope he pushes on to under 20 and senior in years to come.
#10
Laois / Re: The future of laois hurling
April 04, 2023, 04:31:10 PM
Quote from: georgedoylesrightleg on April 04, 2023, 12:17:32 PM
not sure wat it says wen our minor manager is doin tv commentries for u20 football games in the middle o championship.
Can't see the problem to be honest. Surely he's entitled to do whatever he wants in his spare time?
#11
 Dermot Earley Snr
#12
Quote from: seafoid on December 21, 2022, 10:56:36 AM
Sport in Ireland is really about different tribes. Especially in the North, but also in the South.

Dublin is an interesting example. Pre Kevin Heffernan, Dublin teams were usually backboned by people from the country.
Dublin now is probably majority culchie so the GAA side is self propelling.

Rugby has made some inroads beyond its traditional bastions. Eg Tullow

It's hard for non traditional soccer teams to stay in the Premier Division. Even Cork soccer has gone through a number of reorganisations over the years.
The League of Ireland roll of honour probably wouldn't surprise anyone from a century ago.
The biggest problem facing all male sports is not lads choosing to play a rival sport. It's general disinterest and laziness among a lot of the "Playstation generation".
And to add to that you can factor in the amount of lads who just want to play sport casually (e.g. 5 a side on the astroturf) or do their own thing as in gym, running, cycling without actually joining a club in any sport.
I wouldn't have figures to hand but just anecdotally in my home county Laois, there's a huge drop off in the number of junior soccer clubs, the two local rugby clubs now struggle to put out a second team whereas they used to have thirds and sometimes fourths and GAA clubs that used to have three teams have two or had two teams and now have one.
Women's sports actually seem to be doing quite well and growing.
#13
Rathnure. Lost 5 All-Ireland finals.
And Mount Leinster Rangers.
#14
Laois / Re: 2023 National Football League Division 4
November 10, 2022, 10:32:40 PM
Quote from: georgedoylesrightleg on November 10, 2022, 09:20:26 PM
these fixtures are not confirmed yet so take care lads.
The London one is set in stone though as apparently teams have to know well in advance to plan travel.
Book the flights!🙂
#15
GAA Discussion / Re: GAA doing a deal with SkySports
October 26, 2022, 04:31:52 PM
Any guesses as to what a GAAGo annual pass will cost? Think it was €120 last year.