AI club hurling 2025/2026

[NAG1]

SN Loughrea fixed for Parnell, horrible venue for any game, will definitely guarantee a physical game.

Really impressed with St Martins, however so many of them had a elite level game be hard to get back to those heights again next day out, hoping the can do as it should be a cracker match up.

Credit to BH for hanging in there with them when they were pretty much outplayed for most of the game and they were still in with a shout of winning it in injury time, serious outfit.

[seafoid]

SN Loughrea fixed for Parnell, horrible venue for any game, will definitely guarantee a physical game.

Really impressed with St Martins, however so many of them had a elite level game be hard to get back to those heights again next day out, hoping the can do as it should be a cracker match up.

Credit to BH for hanging in there with them when they were pretty much outplayed for most of the game and they were still in with a shout of winning it in injury time, serious outfit.

https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/gaa/ulster-champions-discover-venues-for-all-ireland-hurling-semi-final-clashes/a1931829174.html

Slaughtneil's All-Ireland Hurling Club Semi-Final against Galway club Loughrea has been set for Parnell Park in Dublin on Sunday December 21, with a 1:30pm throw-in time.

It is a familiar location for the Ulster champions, who are aiming to reach a first All-Ireland Final having been to the last-four five times before, with two of those being held at Parnell Park.

[Blowitupref]

Expected All-Ireland finals after these matches?

Saturday 20th December

All-Ireland Junior semi-finals

Kilbrittain (Cork) v Davidstown Courtnacuddy (Wexford) in Clonmel Commercials at 1pm

Burt (Donegal) v Easkey (Sligo), in Ballyshannon at 1pm
 

Sunday 21 December

All-Ireland senior semi-finals

Loughrea (Galway) v Slaughtneil (Derry) in Parnell Park at 1.30pm

Ballygunner (Waterford) v St Martin's (Wexford) in Semple Stadium at 3.30pm

All-Ireland Intermediate semi-finals

Éire Óg An Charraig Mhór (Tyrone) v Tooreen (Mayo), in Breffni Park at 2pm

Upperchurch-Drombane  (Tipperary) v Danesfort (Kilkenny) in O'Moore Park at 2pm

[Milltown Row2]

Both Burt and Éire Óg An Charraig Mhór would feel they have a better draw for the semi finals, certainly Burt will feel they have a chance, Tooreen will also feel they have a very good chance. My Logic is if Glenariffe (the Antrim champions) had have got to this stage I'd have had them favourites but Carrickmore did a number on them..

Tooreen no mugs and have won a hatful of Mayo championships hard to call. Burt are better than Junior but Easkey will be at a decent level also

[imtommygunn]

Are Easkey sligo senior champions?

[Milltown Row2]

Are Easkey sligo senior champions?

Yep

[imtommygunn]

Oh. Though I guess Burt aren't that far away from the best in donegal too. Could be a tight enough game that.

[Blowitupref]

Oh. Though I guess Burt aren't that far away from the best in donegal too. Could be a tight enough game that.

Burt was Senior champions last year after a bit of famine for them and their 16 in row winning team from 1991 to 2006 was recently honoured. 

[Hughie McMahon]

What's the shouts for this weekends Intermediate Hurling Semis?

[Milltown Row2]

What's the shouts for this weekends Intermediate Hurling Semis?

Carrickmore have a chance! I hope they get their shot in a final. Its the best draw, but they have got to start strong and stay the course..

Been 15 years since I had that moment in Parnell. What a feeling..

The favs are in the other draw, not much between them but Kilkenny lads are fav in that game, they'd been the most winners I think..

Good luck 

[johnnycool]

You'd think Burt have a decent chance in the junior v Easkey from Sligo.

Carrickmore are indeed in the weaker side of the draw but Toreen have been unlucky at this level a few years back and will probably go in as favourites.

The other side is where the big guns from Tipp and Kilkenny meet, so most likely the winners will come out of that game.

[Cyril Farrell fan]

SN Loughrea fixed for Parnell, horrible venue for any game, will definitely guarantee a physical game.

One of the worst grounds in the country you could pick for a hurling match.
Tight pitch, very slow sod.
I think Loughrea will win by about 5 or 6 either way.

[johnnycool]

SN Loughrea fixed for Parnell, horrible venue for any game, will definitely guarantee a physical game.

One of the worst grounds in the country you could pick for a hurling match.
Tight pitch, very slow sod.
I think Loughrea will win by about 5 or 6 either way.

I'm always interested in the perception of pitches being "tight" and what they actually are and it turns out Parnell at 141m x 82m is pretty narrow for a pitch used for IC games, length wise, not so bad.

This might help Slaughtneil as they don't rely on pace and space for their scores in general and defend well in a pack.
Loughrea have some really sharp corner forwards, Burns in particular who got a few run outs for Galway over the summer without setting the world alight.
If he gets the right ball and can get running he could be the difference.


I somehow still fancy SN to win. I don't think it could be considered an upset, but against the odds, fair enough.


The other game in Semple "should" go the way of Ballygunner. St Martins have a free lash at this one and will make it tight.
Experience at this level to get them over the line.

[seafoid]

SN Loughrea fixed for Parnell, horrible venue for any game, will definitely guarantee a physical game.

One of the worst grounds in the country you could pick for a hurling match.
Tight pitch, very slow sod.
I think Loughrea will win by about 5 or 6 either way.

I'm always interested in the perception of pitches being "tight" and what they actually are and it turns out Parnell at 141m x 82m is pretty narrow for a pitch used for IC games, length wise, not so bad.

This might help Slaughtneil as they don't rely on pace and space for their scores in general and defend well in a pack.
Loughrea have some really sharp corner forwards, Burns in particular who got a few run outs for Galway over the summer without setting the world alight.
If he gets the right ball and can get running he could be the difference.


I somehow still fancy SN to win. I don't think it could be considered an upset, but against the odds, fair enough.


The other game in Semple "should" go the way of Ballygunner. St Martins have a free lash at this one and will make it tight.
Experience at this level to get them over the line.

Loughrea were beaten by a point by na Fianna in last year's semi final. They should give Sleacht Néill a good rattle. May the best team win.

[Bord na Mona man]

SN Loughrea fixed for Parnell, horrible venue for any game, will definitely guarantee a physical game.

One of the worst grounds in the country you could pick for a hurling match.
Tight pitch, very slow sod.
I think Loughrea will win by about 5 or 6 either way.

I'm always interested in the perception of pitches being "tight" and what they actually are and it turns out Parnell at 141m x 82m is pretty narrow for a pitch used for IC games, length wise, not so bad.

Parnell is about 81 metres wide, but with high sideline walls tight to the pitch, it's claustrophobic.
On the other hand Thurles is only 80 metres wide, yet people have been traditionally convinced that's it's a big pitch.