Any GAA Fans on?

you'll get deferred coverage of most of them minty,the big ones anyway.
rte does live streaming but i'm not sure if thats available outside ireland.the highlights show is always on the site as well

 

they were very lucky not to get caught in the second half,needed a fluke of a goal to kill off cork

 

Kilkenny vs Cork 2006 All-ireland final

 

YouTube - 2004 Munster Hurling Final - Waterford V Cork

 

Christ we were awesome today.

We'll stroll the League if we take it seriously. Galway aren't a bad side, we just rolled 'em over.

 

didn't dublin roll over them aswell?

 

The Dubs have more of a chance of winning the hurling this year than the football. I've seen a bit of them in the hurling recently and they've been playing some cracking stuff - just a shame they're in the LC and not the MC as they'd have a decent chance in the latter this year.

 

even without the portumna players,something looks seriously wrong with galway.they must be * themselves about getting drawn against dublin in leinster,its a game they could easily lose.
i think if they can reach a leinster final it will have been a great year,provided kilkenny don't put 40points on them in front of a packed croker

 

Croker won't be packed. Be lucky to reach 30K.

 

so thats mccarthy gone.poor *!

i hope the * that sent death threats to his family home are jailed.

i hope cork get bounced out of the championship early after some heavy defeats and that the new manager drops half the panel anyway(legs aren't there anymore sean og)


i'm sickened that these players would put an outstanding g.a.a man such as gerald mccarthy through this

 

Good result for the Dubs over Waterford on Sunday... Delighted for the lads.

The less said about the morbid affair in Mayo the better. Good session in Ballina afterwards though it has to be said. Fair play to the Ballina folk... encountered a few decent skins in the course of the day.

 

your hurlers are going to have a better year than your footballers i'd say.

and your hurlers will be doing well to reach a leinster final

 

antrim got duffed by carlow so maybe we wont give the dubs as good a game as i thought!

disgrace about ger mc carthy, its only a game and as caoimhion said hopefully the morons get jailed

 

your off the missing list clagan bud,welcome back!

carlow *?

 

cheers bud, hows the course going?

we were down to 13 men early in the second half, even still pathetic result. apparently theres alot of players not turning up for training, we need to get the heads down or we're gonna get embarressed in leinster. could be a blessing in disguise

 

completed it a couple of weeks back,had to cheat in the final exam but alls well that ends well!

the players must be taking the * if they're losing to the likes of carlow.you'd think they'd show sambo a bit more respect.

that result will either be the start of your year or the end of it i'd say.you'd hope losing to carlow would snap the players out of it

 

aye mate they've been getting dogs abuse about it. sambo takes no bullshit either so hopefully this will make the players have a good look at themselves.

congrats on the course, nothing wrong with a wee bit of cheating now and again. got a job sorted?

 

ta, not a thing out there though,its the emigrant ship for me i think.

did you see kilkenny and tipp last week?kilkenny went in at half time 5-11 to 0-4 up!

nobody is going to get close to them this year either

 

found this on a website for fans of norn iron clagan.good article ,thought you might like a read of it.

"the best little fans in the world" weren't all that enarmoured with it though



ONE of the North's most decorated soccer stars has become a GAA follower, as Glentoran's Gary Hamilton has thrown his support behind Mickey Harte's Red Hand side.

The Respect project last weekend saw hundreds of Tyrone schoolchildren and GAA followers meet with Hamilton and his Glentoran team mate Shane McCabe, as part of a new relationship between the Red Hands and the Belfast soccer club. It is hoped that the partnership will lead to joint soccer and Gaelic games sessions, involving local children from both areas.


Hamilton has attended both of Tyrone's National League games to date, and was a special guest at Healy Park on Sunday as Mickey Harte's men took on Kerry. It's a far cry from the background the Northern Ireland international grew up in, but he has thoroughly enjoyed his GAA experiences so far.


"It's a great family occasion, and the Croke Park game was a fantastic spectacle. That's something that the Gaelic would have over the soccer, soccer doesn't have that family atmosphere. The vast majority of people at soccer games are single males and older people.


"There's no real bad language at the games, everyone feels safe and mixes, and I have to say that both games I've been at have been very, very entertaining and enjoyable."


His new-found passion for Gaelic games is as a direct result of Fermanagh attacker Shane McCabe arriving at Glentoran, the pair having struck up a strong bond. Hamilton has gone along to support his team-mate, and reveals that as a sports fan he has no hang-ups about attending GAA matches and would encourage youngsters to do likewise.


"Coming from my background and from my religion, I was never brought up with Gaelic at all. It's only really since Shane McCabe came to Glentoran that I've followed it. I was at the Ulster final last year between Fermanagh and Armagh to watch him, and I've watched a couple of games since then.


"I'm a person who enjoys every sport, whether it's soccer, rugby, cricket or whatever, and now I enjoy watching the Gaelic as well. To me, religion doesn't come into sport and it shouldn't be a barrier.


"The membership of the GAA for too long was too one-dimensional, and it's great to see that now it seems more open. The police are allowed to play now, and hopefully we'll see young Protestant kids coming to see Gaelic and maybe even trying it out."


Brought up in a staunchly Protestant background in north Armagh, Hamilton had little exposure to those of a Catholic upbringing. However, all that changed when he went to Blackburn Rovers as a teenager, where Catholic players like Damian Duff became close frinds.


"There were a lot of Catholic players over there, and I formed good relationships with them. We all became very good friends. I was brought out of things at that crucial period of your life at 16, when your views tend to go one way or the other. It was a lucky situation for me, because I got to see other aspects to life and was able to realise that there's more to it than just the bull you associate with it."
With over 11,000 people at Tyrone's clash with Kerry last Sunday, Hamilton can be forgiven for being slightly envious, given the meagre attendances he plays in front of in Irish League games. He believes that it should not be too long before the number of youngsters from a Protestant background are participating in Gaelic Games.


"When you see the spectacle that there was at Croke Park, and you see the amount of people the Gaelic players are playing in front of, compared to the amount of people we play in front of in the Irish League, there's no comparison. If young children were playing Gaelic and they have the chance to play in front of those sorts of crowds and in that sort of atmosphere, then it would be great.
"You've boys like Shane McCabe and Ryan McCluskey from Fermanagh who are combining playing with both codes, and Peter Whitnell was one of the first Protestant players to win an All-Ireland with Down. So they've shown that it can be done. The sports can actually compliment each other."


Hamilton has been heavily involved with the Respect project, which he believes can help create an atmosphere and a common ground which can see young footballers from all denominations playing together, sharing common interests and allowing them to flourish and fulfill their potential.


"I think you have to start with the younger kids, because the older ones are set in their ways and aren't as open to change. It will open their minds, it will move on from being a case of 'you should play this sport' or 'you shouldn't play that sport.' They can enjoy themselves and make up their own minds on it. That's the way it should be."

 

good read caoimhin, hamiltons a good player too could probably go across the water at some stage. if only more protestants had that attitude they'd start playing the game. relegation for limerick then?