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Hard to know how to feel about The Harps after that.

You called it, in fairness!

I suspect that will prove another example of an African team not getting fair play. Other way around and a handball in lead up
is checked. 2-0 up now.

Which team?

There'll be fun and frolics in Paris tonight.

[Clough/Ballacolla]

Aye - go on, then!

The Harps V Camross - draw
Clough/Ballacolla V Rosenallis
Portlaoise V Ballyfin
Rath/Errill v Ballinakill
Abbeyleix V Borris

Premier Intermediate

Camross v Mountmellick
Clough Ballacolla v Colt Shanahoe
Castletown v Rathdowney Errill
Clonad GAA v Clonaslee


Intermediate

The Harps v Borris Kilcotton
Clough/Ballacolla v Abbeyleix
Trumera v Mountrath
Slieve Bloom v Ballypickas

Plus only 4 teams in the U20 A Cship this year that's poor.

I know. And they have a 'C' grade in that, and all.

Ballyfin might have a very hard year.

Casletown should win the Senior B. Them, Harps and camross will be the 3 teams to watch out for in the next few years. Others just don't have enough quality coming through.

Ballyfin are in dire straits. Should've tried to kick on after winning Premier last year, but instead seem to have given up. Common enough reaction to moving up a level.

Harps will dominate when they win one, but I feel it might not be this year.

I'm actually shocked at that.

It was actually a red card as more recent replays show!

How come? I havent seen any replayes,

Quaid grabbed Duggan's faceguard, which is technically a red card offence. There's a photo of it on the previous page here.

Think Galway have a shout.

Galway were accurate when taking their scores..

And not accurate when hitting shots wide or short.  20 of those shots in total they had..

Galway were accurate when taking their scores..

And not accurate when hitting shots wide or short.  20 of those shots in total they had..

Yeah, and didn't think the much-touted Niland chap was great on the frees, either - especially when that's what he's basically there for.

With all the talk at national level about increasing playing numbers in hurling and the standard of hurling in lower tier counties, I'm wondering is any work being done to promote it in the east of the county?
Have any clubs ever tried to get a nursery or underage team going in the last 20 years?
I heard of a number of kids from Kileen, Graiguecullen and Killeshin who play for Carlow Town, but due to GAA rules they won't be allowed to do that after u12.
Other options available are Ballypickas or Park which are 25/30 minutes drive away.
I would imagine that between the 2 Arles, Ballylinan, Barrowhouse, Graiguecullen and Killeshin that there would be enough to get a hurling underage team together. Add in a few extra from Joesphs & Crettyard who might opt in if not already with a hurling team.

Or is it just a case that these areas are mainly football and the help or appetite for hurling isnt there among the parents/coaches?

I would say the appetite is not there from the administrators of the football clubs, who would be afraid of their life hurling would get a foothold. Funnily enough, many of the clubs you mention have recently had junior hurling teams (Graigue, Arles, Ballylinan), and then there was the Slieve Margy attempt. There have also been attempts to establish hurling in Port., and while there is an underage setup, it's hard to see they'll ever get an adult team going.  Players from Portarlington are currently channelled towards Mountmellick.

Harps are very young - seven u20s starting in the semi-final. I think they'll win it, but be interesting to see how they cope w/ Camross. They do need a win, but once they get going, could be hard to stop 'em!

What's the story with Cha? Still, I agree, Ballinakill should have enough.

Div. 3 - not so sure. Castletown are young, and well able to score. I have a feeling they'll beat Slieve Bloom.

PRT V 'pickas will be tight. Conor Headen making serious waves for 'pickas at that level. They're not quite a one man band, but if he's stopped, hard to see them winning. Sort of fancy PRT.

Div. 5 - haven't a clue, Rosenallis v Harps. Anyone?

But I fancy Borris/ Kilcotton in Div. 6.

This is democracy manifest..lauded by fools, hated by all the great thinkers among men

"Government of the few, for the sole benefit of the rich & powerful, to the detriment of the people"

Dictatorship of the dollar.

It's the playbook - flooding the zone with shit.

His problem is he isn't in an online bubble. People here can see through his nonsense. Pure blood ffs.

Surprise, surprise! You patently have no sense of humour - you, you... European, you.

Brierfield Lancashire

Afghan national walks up behind 17 yr old girl and stabs her in the neck

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gypqp0rp9o

It is a form of mental illness

That article doesn't say he was Afghan. In fact one of the articles at the bottom says it was a British born man of Pakistani heritage

Yes correct. Victim same.

So you were bullshitting

No. Repeated something I read. Obv wrong

OK. So spreading misinformation then.

BBC spewing it the whole time!

Are you 'pure blood' tell your problem with mongrelisation? Not offence word   but its you so would expect nothing less

Is this mongrelised Pidgin English?

was corrected before you posted. So go on, answer

Corrected?!! Where?

"Mongrel" is generally taken to be an offensive term. Did you not realise? Your ally, Armagh 18, certainly did.

Am I of pure blood? Absolutely! Thank you.