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Replying To Crashingwaves: "How do you know if people were co-operative or not? Irish was the native language spoken in many parishes east of the Corrib when the GAA was founded but it gradually died out. There is a voluntary organisation in Loughrea, Gaeilge Locha Riach that's does trojan work for the language in the area. When you hear some of the Galway hurlers speak English there is still a strong influence of the Irish language in their speech. When you hear most Dubs speak Irish you'll hear the opposite, the structure, the sounds and expressions are from English, a direct translation in most cases. Which is more traditional?" On re-reading this, you are surely not claiming that people not speaking Irish but English with Irish idioms is preferable to someone speaking Irish??? BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3263 - 21/12/2024 11:28:55 2584231 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "On re-reading this, you are surely not claiming that people not speaking Irish but English with Irish idioms is preferable to someone speaking Irish???" You didn't answer my question. You're like the Kerryman who answers a question by asking another one! Crashingwaves (Galway) - Posts: 79 - 21/12/2024 13:15:40 2584235 Link
Replying To Crashingwaves: "You didn't answer my question. You're like the Kerryman who answers a question by asking another one!" Do I think someone from Galway speaking English is more "traditional" than someone from Dublin speaking Irish? That woud be a no! BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3263 - 21/12/2024 16:40:21 2584241 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Do I think someone from Galway speaking English is more "traditional" than someone from Dublin speaking Irish? That woud be a no!" You obviously don't understand the point I was making. I have heard both of these sentences, the first one from a Galway hurler a few years ago. There's no loss on me now, from the Irish language, Níl caill orm anois. Taw an Gweylge shin oofawsuck. Crashingwaves (Galway) - Posts: 79 - 21/12/2024 18:37:04 2584250 Link
Wishing all my fellow Dubs a Merry Christmas and a very Happy & Healthy New Year. Hopefully we can be competitive next year in both codes. Think we might be more competitive in the Hurling tbh - but let's see what happens. To all the non-Dubs on H/S - wishing you a Happy Christmas also. We will renew rivalries in 2025. ;o) To H/S Admin - thanks for everything. Enjoy the festive period everyone.! Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4069 - 23/12/2024 17:23:53 2584359 Link
Are the Dublin blue star awards still around or have they been canceled. I did search online but found nothing Goodstrike (Dublin) - Posts: 11 - 02/01/2025 17:56:44 2584385 Link
Replying To Goodstrike: "Are the Dublin blue star awards still around or have they been canceled. I did search online but found nothing" A lot of the challenge matches seem to be cloak and dagger this year. Venues changed at last minute also. With no pre-season games, it will be an interesting league campaign for all. Not sure all these rule changes will still be in place come Championship time tbh. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4069 - 07/01/2025 19:27:56 2584970 Link
These challenge matches subject of speculation everywhere! Would have made as much sense just to keep Walsh and McKenna etc. Especially as Leinster and Ulster games brought in significant money for Injured Players fund apart from being great competitions in own right. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3263 - 08/01/2025 07:24:54 2584983 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "These challenge matches subject of speculation everywhere! Would have made as much sense just to keep Walsh and McKenna etc. Especially as Leinster and Ulster games brought in significant money for Injured Players fund apart from being great competitions in own right." Exactly - the counties are having challenge games against each other anyway. Could have used the pre-season tournaments for same reason. I am really not a fan of this now heavily condensed inter county season. And look at the AI Football Club Championship - semi finals this week, after a break of a few weeks, and then the Final the following week. Who is in charge of scheduling.? There was always the possibility of a postponement due to adverse weather conditions. But let's bring in 101 new rules for football, that will solve everything... The more I think about what is going on, the more I side with Pat Gilroy..... Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4069 - 08/01/2025 08:38:24 2584985 Link
Anyone who at this stage thinks that the condensed season is other than to free up venues for commercial reasons is living in Cloud Cuckoo Land. Inter county players will be playing at least same number of games but in much shorter period, especially if they are with squads with real ambitions. With all the increased strain and injuries etc that Mick and Mary were voting against, Motion ought to have been "Which would you prefer: All Ireland finals in September in Croke Park or Lady Gaga/American football/rugby/soccer?" BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3263 - 08/01/2025 08:51:03 2584986 Link
Replying To Fionn: "Exactly - the counties are having challenge games against each other anyway. Could have used the pre-season tournaments for same reason. I am really not a fan of this now heavily condensed inter county season. And look at the AI Football Club Championship - semi finals this week, after a break of a few weeks, and then the Final the following week. Who is in charge of scheduling.? There was always the possibility of a postponement due to adverse weather conditions. But let's bring in 101 new rules for football, that will solve everything... The more I think about what is going on, the more I side with Pat Gilroy....." Spot on Fionn… My own County made the long trip down to play Kerry in a challenge at the weekend ( presumably at a high cost ) when a Mc Kenna cup game locally would have been far more beneficial at far less expensive… As for all these new rules… Gavin and the sleep inducer will be remembered as having destroyed GAA football for ever if this nonsense is retained….!!! ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3235 - 08/01/2025 09:23:00 2584990 Link
Replying To Fionn: "Exactly - the counties are having challenge games against each other anyway. Could have used the pre-season tournaments for same reason. I am really not a fan of this now heavily condensed inter county season. And look at the AI Football Club Championship - semi finals this week, after a break of a few weeks, and then the Final the following week. Who is in charge of scheduling.? There was always the possibility of a postponement due to adverse weather conditions. But let's bring in 101 new rules for football, that will solve everything... The more I think about what is going on, the more I side with Pat Gilroy....." Spot on Fionn… My own County made the long trip down to play Kerry in a challenge at the weekend ( presumably at a high cost ) when a Mc Kenna cup game locally would have been far more beneficial at far less expensive… As for all these new rules… Gavin and the sleep inducer will be remembered as having destroyed GAA football for ever if this nonsense is retained….!!! ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3235 - 08/01/2025 09:41:53 2584998 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "Spot on Fionn… My own County made the long trip down to play Kerry in a challenge at the weekend ( presumably at a high cost ) when a Mc Kenna cup game locally would have been far more beneficial at far less expensive… As for all these new rules… Gavin and the sleep inducer will be remembered as having destroyed GAA football for ever if this nonsense is retained….!!!" Gavin made no rule changes to gaelic football. The "proposals" from the review committee were adopted and passed by county board delegates at Central Council. These delegates were instructed by their individual county boards after votes of club delegates who in turn were instructed by their clubs. Jim Gavin had no vote regarding the adoption of the rules other than whatever vote he may or may not have cast at a Clondalkin Round Towers gaa club meeting. sligo joe (Dublin) - Posts: 823 - 08/01/2025 11:21:14 2585009 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "Spot on Fionn… My own County made the long trip down to play Kerry in a challenge at the weekend ( presumably at a high cost ) when a Mc Kenna cup game locally would have been far more beneficial at far less expensive… As for all these new rules… Gavin and the sleep inducer will be remembered as having destroyed GAA football for ever if this nonsense is retained….!!!" The GLOOOOOM and DOOOOOM continues to eminate from the rushy drumlins.... Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2015 - 08/01/2025 11:24:11 2585012 Link
Replying To Seanfanbocht: "The GLOOOOOM and DOOOOOM continues to eminate from the rushy drumlins...." You'd know all about rushy drumlins in Roscommon but obviously very little about the current dire state of Gaelic football… ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3235 - 08/01/2025 11:40:21 2585014 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "You'd know all about rushy drumlins in Roscommon but obviously very little about the current dire state of Gaelic football…" Surely if football is in a dire state currently, you'd be willing to give the new rules a chance to see if they improve the game. But you seem to be saying they'll ruin a game which is already ruined. It's very early to make any judgements, but I'm willing to give it a while to see how they pan out. Rather than rubbishing them before we've even seen them applied to a competitive game. What would your own solutions be, out of interest? WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2223 - 08/01/2025 12:04:56 2585019 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "You'd know all about rushy drumlins in Roscommon but obviously very little about the current dire state of Gaelic football…" Cavan person moaning maybe need realise Cavan are on the slip instead of writing off the rules . Typically Irish down something without seeing if work ls in competitive environments. Dawned one does or doesn't change won't please everyone. One thing that won't change is the some will never stop moaning Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 543 - 08/01/2025 13:57:20 2585026 Link
Replying To WanPintWin: "Surely if football is in a dire state currently, you'd be willing to give the new rules a chance to see if they improve the game. But you seem to be saying they'll ruin a game which is already ruined. It's very early to make any judgements, but I'm willing to give it a while to see how they pan out. Rather than rubbishing them before we've even seen them applied to a competitive game. What would your own solutions be, out of interest?" I said when introduced the black card wouldn't work and I was right… I said the forward mark would only slow the game down and I was right again… Anybody who thinks these raft of new rules can be implemented at club level and also improve the game seriously needs to give their head a wobble… I would always be willing to give something a chance ( the 3 up is a good example ) but when it's plain to see that all these new rules cannot be implemented especially at club level why should I agree with them.. If they simply binned the black card and the forward mark and bring in the '3 up' and restricted goalkeepers from wandering up the field it would do far more to improve the game for both spectators and referees alike…. Why should someone agree with something that just won't improve the game…! ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3235 - 08/01/2025 15:01:31 2585035 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "I said when introduced the black card wouldn't work and I was right… I said the forward mark would only slow the game down and I was right again… Anybody who thinks these raft of new rules can be implemented at club level and also improve the game seriously needs to give their head a wobble… I would always be willing to give something a chance ( the 3 up is a good example ) but when it's plain to see that all these new rules cannot be implemented especially at club level why should I agree with them.. If they simply binned the black card and the forward mark and bring in the '3 up' and restricted goalkeepers from wandering up the field it would do far more to improve the game for both spectators and referees alike…. Why should someone agree with something that just won't improve the game…!" The black card and forward mark aren't part of the new proposals, so they're for another debate. One I agree on by the way is getting rid of the forward mark. The black card has actually been somewhat successful. It has prevented some cynical fouling. Murchan's goal against Kerry in the All-Ireland final being an obvious one. He would have been rugby tackled by David Moran under the old rules. But it was early in the 2nd half and Moran obviously didn't want to miss the rest of the game. Anyway on the new rules, nobody's asking you to agree with them. Just give them a chance to see how they impact the game and how they develop. The first few weeks will definitely be messy, for players, refs and supporters, but we'll be able to assess properly after a couple of months of league football. There will be some which won't work. That's inevitable. Others like the 3-up and solo-and-go, could have a positive impact I think. Only way to know for sure is to try them out and that's what we'll be doing. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2223 - 08/01/2025 17:32:10 2585058 Link
https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2025/0110/1490040-continuing-financial-woes-sees-parnells-liquidated/ Talk about mis-management. A very sad day for Dublin GAA. Shocking state of affairs tbh. There is a lot of anger about how this has happened to Parnells. Hopefully lessons learned for other clubs around the country, but what the hell were they thinking, or not thinking as the case may be..... Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4069 - 10/01/2025 12:08:58 2585334 Link