Club Championships 2025

[gallsman]

Absolutely innocent until proven guilty.

Now, why's he off the county panel?

[Armagh18]

Absolutely innocent until proven guilty.

Now, why's he off the county panel?

There you go then.

Not my call tbh you'd need to ask the CB/Geezer.

[gallsman]

Pathetic.

[tyrone08]

Innocent until proven guilty no?

Its a total non issue in Armagh in terms of potentially stopping him playing for the club. Not even a question.

Whats the difference with gallagher then?

[tyrone08]

Simple facts are Burns kicked a manager out of the gaa for alleged incidents (even though he may be guilty) but burns allows a player who is being taken to court for actual sexual assult to still play for his club.


Horrendous look for Burns, Armagh and the Gaa.

[Dunneroyal]

Simple facts are Burns kicked a manager out of the gaa for alleged incidents (even though he may be guilty) but burns allows a player who is being taken to court for actual sexual assult to still play for his club.


Horrendous look for Burns, Armagh and the Gaa.

Agree. Smacks of double standards

[RedHand88]

How is nugent allowed to play club football when rory gallagher was banned from the gaa?

Nugent has actually a case pending in the court while gallagher had no actual charges put to the court.

Seems to be a simple case of burns ignoring issues close to home.

Is it a club v county thing? I'm not justifying it at all, I agree with you, but I'm just wondering is that the reason.

[Milltown Row2]

Said it at the time.. he opened up a van of worms that he didn't need to do.

So he's got to follow it through otherwise he looks incompetent at worst biased

[RedHand88]

On second thoughts it can't be a club v county thing because Jarlath stepped in when Rory went to go to Naas, it wasn't a county job.

[Armagh18]

On second thoughts it can't be a club v county thing because Jarlath stepped in when Rory went to go to Naas, it wasn't a county job.

For all anyone knows he did contact Cullyhanna and was told where to go.

[statto]

Absolutely innocent until proven guilty.

Now, why's he off the county panel?

The alleged incident was involving a partner of a player on panel and was going bring unnecessary noise within camp I would guess.

[statto]

Simple facts are Burns kicked a manager out of the gaa for alleged incidents (even though he may be guilty) but burns allows a player who is being taken to court for actual sexual assult to still play for his club.


Horrendous look for Burns, Armagh and the Gaa.

Not sure what else Armagh could have done in circumstances. Burns over stepped the mark in relation to RG and has left himself wide open to criticism.

[seafoid]

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2025/10/12/the-rise-of-gaa-super-clubs-have-taken-the-romance-out-of-the-club-championship/

Ballygunner have just completed 12 in a row in Waterford, one title fewer than Slaughtneil, who have just won their 13th Derry hurling title in succession. This weekend Naas are hot favourites to win their seventh Kildare hurling title in a row, and a week later they will be warm favourites to win five in a row in football.



Na Piarsaigh will contest the Limerick hurling final next weekend, looking for their ninth title since 2011. Corofin are in the Galway football semi-finals this weekend, having won 10 titles in the last 14 years. Cargin are in the Antrim football final again on Sunday, looking for their ninth title in 11 years. In Kilkenny, Ballyhale Shamrocks are back on track and favourites to win their sixth title in eight years.

[Square Ball]

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2025/10/12/the-rise-of-gaa-super-clubs-have-taken-the-romance-out-of-the-club-championship/

Ballygunner have just completed 12 in a row in Waterford, one title fewer than Slaughtneil, who have just won their 13th Derry hurling title in succession. This weekend Naas are hot favourites to win their seventh Kildare hurling title in a row, and a week later they will be warm favourites to win five in a row in football.



Na Piarsaigh will contest the Limerick hurling final next weekend, looking for their ninth title since 2011. Corofin are in the Galway football semi-finals this weekend, having won 10 titles in the last 14 years. Cargin are in the Antrim football final again on Sunday, looking for their ninth title in 11 years. In Kilkenny, Ballyhale Shamrocks are back on track and favourites to win their sixth title in eight years.

Corofin are out, Salthil beat them by 2 yesterday.

[thebigfullforward]

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2025/10/12/the-rise-of-gaa-super-clubs-have-taken-the-romance-out-of-the-club-championship/

Ballygunner have just completed 12 in a row in Waterford, one title fewer than Slaughtneil, who have just won their 13th Derry hurling title in succession. This weekend Naas are hot favourites to win their seventh Kildare hurling title in a row, and a week later they will be warm favourites to win five in a row in football.



Na Piarsaigh will contest the Limerick hurling final next weekend, looking for their ninth title since 2011. Corofin are in the Galway football semi-finals this weekend, having won 10 titles in the last 14 years. Cargin are in the Antrim football final again on Sunday, looking for their ninth title in 11 years. In Kilkenny, Ballyhale Shamrocks are back on track and favourites to win their sixth title in eight years.

You'd wonder how any fan of clubs in these counties could get excited about this. Same as Scotstown. Last time they weren't in a county final was 2012. Can't think of the last time a team in Tyrone would've made 4 finals in a row nevermind winning them all and still on the search for a back to back winner since 2004/2005