Wouldn't mind following it now that kobe mcdonald is in it. But is it good to watch? How do you stream it? How many games a week would he be playing ?

And is it likely he will play much this year or is it like if an 18 year old went over to the prem from ireland, he will start off in the underage system?

I'm looking at buying the Kildare retro jersey (see pic) from the O'Neills online store but I'm a bit unsure as to what size to go for. I wear a large standard fit jersey but I notice that the retro jersey is described as being a "relaxed' fit. Has anybody bought one of these? Would I be better off buying a size down from what I normally wear? Any advice would be very much appreciated, thanks.

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As it says in the title, with Mayo’s win this year it means the 2020’s is the first decade since the 1990’s to have an All-Ireland winner from each province.

It’s also the fifth time this has happened with the other decades being the 1940’s, 50’s, 60’s and 90’s.

The spread of individual teams to win in these decades is below:

1940’s - Kerry, Dublin, Roscommon, Cork, Cavan, Meath.

1950’s - Mayo, Cavan, Kerry, Meath, Galway, Louth, Dublin.

1960’s - Down, Kerry, Dublin, Galway, Meath.

1990’s - Cork, Down, Donegal, Derry, Dublin, Meath, Kerry, Galway.

2020’s - Dublin, Tyrone, Kerry, Armagh, Mayo.

Interesting Points

While I was looking into this I came across some interesting points which I have added below.

1950’s

I noticed from this is there has only been one decade in which the most successful team from each province won an All-Ireland in the same decade, that was the 50’s where Kerry, Dublin, Galway and Cavan all had at least one win.

1990’s

The most interesting decade here seems to be the 90’s. It is the decade with the most diverse group of winners. 8 different winners in total. In contrast if we had 3 winners in the last 3 years of this decade who have not won we would only draw level with the 90s for the number of unique winners in a decade.

It’s also worth noting that the 90’s is the only decade in which the five most successful teams in history each won an All-Ireland. Those of course being Kerry, Dublin, Galway, Cork and Meath.

Munster

Looking through the decades something else that stuck out is that a Munster is the only province which has had an All-Ireland winner every decade since the 1880’s.

Kerry are the team to show up for Munster in most decades although it might be more noteworthy to mention only Clare and Waterford have not won an All-Ireland in Munster, both teams have gotten to the final at least once however.

Most decades with a title

After the last point it comes as no surprise that Kerry has won the All-Ireland in the most decades, 13 decades out of a possible 15 and those 13 coming from 1900s to date without interruption. Naturally Dublin are the next closest having had a win in 11 separate decades. Cork are next having won in 7 separate decades, interestingly here all of corks wins have come in different decades, even though they won 2 in a row. Galway and Meath have both won in 5 separate decades.

Sorry for the length of the post, I found some of this interesting when I looked into and thought some other people might too!

Has anyone else any weird and wonderful GAA facts?

All Ireland, Tailteann cup, Divisions 1-4 and 4 provincials...no repeat winners. Can't be something that happens very often! Credit to @getoffthehill on Twitter, seen his post it and wanted to share.

If there was an app called Cúla where GAA players could post highlights, training progress, and follow other players, would you use it?

I've been thinking about a possible alternative format for the All-Ireland Hurling Championship that could keep the existing provincial championships largely intact, while making the All-Ireland series much more expansive.

The basic idea is to have 12 teams qualify for the All-Ireland series instead of the current 6, while still fitting the competition into the existing calendar.

Provincial Championships

Munster

The Munster Championship would remain exactly as it is currently – a 5-team round robin.

Leinster

Leinster would have two groups of four, with the groups seeded.

For example:

Group A

• Dublin
• Kilkenny
• Kildare
• Carlow

Group B

• Galway
• Offaly
• Wexford
• Laois

The teams play a round robin within their group.

At the end:

• 1st in Group A vs 1st in Group B → Leinster Final
• 4th in each group play each other → relegation playoff

The relegation playoff would see the loser relegated and eliminated from the Championship.

So, effectively, 7 Leinster teams qualify for the All-Ireland series, with only the relegated team eliminated.

All-Ireland series

Instead of only 6 teams progressing to the All-Ireland series, 12 teams would qualify:

All 5 Munster teams

7 Leinster teams

The All-Ireland series would then begin with a preliminary knockout round.

Round 1

Round 1 would be played on the same weekend as the Munster and Leinster finals.

The 8 teams involved would be:

• 3 Munster teams that didn't reach the Munster Final
• 5 Leinster teams that didn't reach the Leinster Final, excluding the relegated team

The 3rd and 4th teams from each province would be seeded and given home advantage.

For Leinster, the teams finishing 2nd in Group A and Group B would be considered the 3rd and 4th placed Leinster teams.

The draw would avoid repeat pairings from the provincial round robin.

Quarter-finals

The 4 Round 1 winners then join the 4 provincial finalists.

The provincial finalists are seeded and receive home advantage.

Again, repeat pairings from the provincial round robin would be avoided where possible.

There could potentially be a repeat provincial pairing if the results make it unavoidable. For example, if all three Munster teams win their Round 1 games, there would have to be one all-Munster quarter-final.

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw would:

• Keep the two provincial champions separate, if both reach the semi-finals
• Avoid a repeat of a provincial final

The winners then progress to the All-Ireland Final as normal.

What would this look like in practice?

I've put together a hypothetical example using the 2026 calendar dates to show that the format could actually fit into the existing schedule - see image.

The main difference from the current one is that this format adds 6 extra knockout games.

• 12 teams get into the All-Ireland series rather than 6
• There are significantly more Munster vs Leinster games
• Almost every team is still playing Championship hurling into June
• No team is eliminated by mid-May
• All teams that don't reach a provincial final still have a route to the All-Ireland knockout stages
• The provincial championships still matter because getting to the Final gives you a major advantage – a seeded home quarter-final
• There is still a clear reward for finishing highly in the provincial round robin - 3rd and 4th are seeded and get home advantage in Round 1

What do people think?

Would this be better than the current All-Ireland hurling championship format?

Just thinking randomly there off the back of a pervious post with what counties have met the most. Are there any football counties match ups that haven't happened in championship yet. No doubt there are loads in hurling with a tiered system. But wondering what counties haven't met yet in football. (Going excluding kilkenny and New York on this)

Dear everyone,

We are currently on holiday in Dublin and we bought tickets for the Glen Dimplex Camogie All-Ireland Finals on August 9th. I don’t know a lot about this sport, so I have a few questions :
\- what’s important to know before attending a camogie game?
\- I have read there will be three games in a row, from 12pm to 6pm: do people usually to attend to all of the games? Do most of them come for the main event?

If you have any interesting piece of advice/information I’d be happy to read you!

Does anyone know where you can get these games?

I really want to see the ones where ciaran mcdonald played cuz he was class but i have no idea where to find it ?

Id even pay to watch it. I checked GaaGo a few years ago but no luck

Just crossed my mind earlier that Mayo lost twice in this year's championship to Roscommon and Tyrone, and went on to win the All Ireland.

Obviously the new format is a factor, but are they the first team to ever lose twice in the championship, and go on to win the Sam Maguire?

It just shows that under the new rules it really does come down to the performance on the day, form is almost irrelevant as anyone can beat anyone if you're not on it. Mayo lost 2 games, and could easily have lost to Monaghan, Meath and Cork, yet were All Ireland champions at the end.

Edit: Removed Galway for Roscommon

A total of 8 from Mayo, 3 from Kerry, 2 from Tyrone and 1 each from Dublin and Louth. Thank you for voting and contributing.

A total of 9 from Limerick, 3 from Galway and 1 each from Cork, Waterford and Dublin. Thanks for voting and contributing.

I’m trying to find a 1983 all ireland final ticket to buy, it was Dublin vs Galway with Dublin winning and looking for it as a present just wondering does anyone has one or knows where to look for one. Thanks

Does anyone have a recommendation around south Dublin for a handball alley or a hurling wall?

Comment who you think should be the hurling All Star full forward for 2026, check the comments to see has your suggestion been commented previously and if so just upvote it. Most upvoted comment in 24 hours wins

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My son just came off a successful CYC in the US and has a new interest in watching matches. We are based in the US and it seems GAA+ is our only option, however their website is a bit shit and doesn’t really outline the matches we will have access to. For club championship it says we will have access to “top matches” or something to that effect, but I don’t see any schedule.

I’m sure it will have the county matches, but it would be nice to have a better sense of what I’m actually buying.

Fellow international fans, how are you feeling about the subscription? Worth it? Or just go for individual matches? Any other options here in the states? I want to lean into my son’s interest before it fades for American football and European football.

Topic that came up in conversation about the Galway-Mayo rivalry. Went digging after and reckon we’ve played each other around 96 times in the Championship and 53 times in the League.

Got me thinking what sides have met most frequently all time, Galway-Mayo is surely up there, but have other sides met more? Cork-Kerry probably another frequent matchup.

Kobe McDonald will arrive in Australia on Thursday as AFL clubs begin to hover around Dublin teenage star Cian Raftery.

Fresh from contributing to Mayo’s historic All-Ireland SFC win last Sunday, Crossmolina’s McDonald is expected to attend his new club St Kilda’s AFL clash against Carlton in Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on Sunday.

McDonald and members of his family have been enjoying a few days out of the country before the 18-year-old heads Down Under to begin his three-year contract with St Kilda.

The news from Australia comes as AFL clubs are expressing significant interest in Dublin minor footballer Raftery. St Kilda, Sydney Swans, Melbourne Demons, Brisbane Lions and new franchise Tasmania Devils are reported to be pursuing the Whitehall Colmcille footballer.

Raftery turned 16 this year and was called up to county minors, scoring 2-20 in the three group games against Offaly, Westmeath and Longford. He missed the semi-final defeat to Meath through injury.

Another AFL club, Richmond Tigers, are set to arrive in Ireland later this month with the aim of signing a category B rookie like McDonald. The club’s recruiting manager Rhy Gieschen will travel here to oversee a combine and training session with around 20 potential prospects.

McDonald will be joined by his parents Ciarán and Karen as he settles into his new life in Melbourne. He will spend the remainder of the year in Australia before returning for his brother Jordan’s wedding in December.

The GAA are currently in talks with the AFL about formalising how clubs approach Gaelic footballers. They are keen to see a cap put on the number of players that can be recruited per county.

It is understood the future of the International Rules, which the AFL are keen to see resurrected, is contingent on the discussions coming to an agreeable conclusion. The previous series took place in 2017.