Tailteann Cup 2025

[Cunny Funt]

Weastmeath running away with it. Westmeath. Meath. Down have won this competition. No lower tier county are realistically going to win it. It's not working. On a straight knockout competition westmeath could give any team in the country a serious go. Sam maguire series is too elitist.

Westmeath will play in Div 3 next year having lost 6 and drew one of their 7 Div 2 games this year. When they won the Tailteann Cup in 2022 they finished 3rd in Div 3 is that not "lower tier" county winning it?

[SouthOfThe Bann]

Weastmeath running away with it. Westmeath. Meath. Down have won this competition. No lower tier county are realistically going to win it. It's not working. On a straight knockout competition westmeath could give any team in the country a serious go. Sam maguire series is too elitist.

Westmeath will play in Div 3 next year having lost 6 and drew one of their 7 Div 2 games this year. When they won the Tailteann Cup in 2022 they finished 3rd in Div 3 is that not "lower tier" county winning it?

2 of the teams that topped their groups were division 4 teams this year too

[rodney trotter]

Limerick beat Westmeath last weekend. They aren't unbeatable. Laois have been terrible today and Westmeath clicked.

[ONARAGGATIP]

Get ya alright and they did have a poor championship. They had no luck at all in the league. Laois must be wondering wtf they have to do. Semi final 2 years ago and destroyed. Final last year and gave it a fair rattle. Then hammered again today. Is it becoming more of a hurling county now or geographical split?

[snoopdog]

Weastmeath running away with it. Westmeath. Meath. Down have won this competition. No lower tier county are realistically going to win it. It's not working. On a straight knockout competition westmeath could give any team in the country a serious go. Sam maguire series is too elitist.

Westmeath will play in Div 3 next year having lost 6 and drew one of their 7 Div 2 games this year. When they won the Tailteann Cup in 2022 they finished 3rd in Div 3 is that not "lower tier" county winning it?

In fairness to Westmeath they were unlucky in Div 2. It was as close a league as I've ever seen. Down also got relegated with 6pts. Louth only stayed uo on head to head and they won Leinster.
I've seen Westmeath a good few times in the last few years, they are a solid outfit and very hard to beat. They along with Kildare, Fermanagh and Sligo will be the favourites for this. Offaly and Antrim could have a big say also.
It's a with this  competition gets little coverage.

[marty34]

Div. 2 in most sports/competitions is usually tight and competitive.

[Blowitupref]

Like a Hurling result between Antrim v Wexford. Wexford 5-23 Antrim 2-21

Half time in the other game Sligo 1-15 Carlow 0-13

Result Sligo 1-27 Carlow 2-19. 

[Orior]

Antrim need that spell in Division 4 to rebuild.

[Rossfan]

Kildare v Offaly
Fermanagh v Sligo
Limerick v Wexford
Wicklow v Westmeath

[imtommygunn]

Are they neutral?

Interesting matches with only wicklow westmeath being a game where there would be a very strong favourite.

I predict Kildare to get payback and Fermanagh, Limerick and Westmeath to win.

[Rossfan]

Table toppers at home.

[imtommygunn]

Ah. Thanks. Predicting one away win then.

[Blowitupref]

Quarter Finals odds

Fermanagh 5/4 Sligo 5/6
Kildare 8/15 Offaly 15/8
Limerick 4/6 Wexford 6/4
Wicklow 5/1 Westmeath 1/6

Odds to win the Tailteann Cup

Kildare 7/4
Westmeath 9/4
Sligo 6/1
Fermanagh 8/1
Offaly 9/1
Limerick 9/1
Wexford 18/1
Wicklow 25/1



Details of the Quarter finals confirmed

Saturday 14 June
Kildare v Offaly,St Conleth's Park, 6.30pm
Fermanagh v Sligo, Brewster Park, 5pm
 
Sunday 15 June
Limerick v Wexford,Gaelic Grounds, 3.45pm - GAA+
Wicklow v Westmeath, Aughrim, 1.15pm - GAA+

[Fogarty]

Quarter Finals odds

Fermanagh 5/4 Sligo 5/6
Kildare 8/15 Offaly 15/8
Limerick 4/6 Wexford 6/4
Wicklow 5/1 Westmeath 1/6

No way should Westmeath be 1/6. They'll come to Aughrim with their trademark arrogance and get a big surprise.

[Captain Scarlet]

Big day tomorrow for Kildare GAA. The hurlers have the Dubs and then it's time to get one back against Offaly.
We were so poor both times we played them, but upped the levels

Dan Flynn is back on form, and we have introduced some cut from half back with Gill. But, we have lads like Kirwan, Gibbons and McCormack who many reckoned would not even be in the 26 due to injury...