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Kildare have to beat limerick in two weeks time.
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Kildare is now hurling country.
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Itâs absolutely not Dublinâs fault, but this idea that Dublinâs success was all down to one âGolden Generationâ and that theyâll disappear back into the pack is nonsense too. They are at Connacht hurling championship levels of dominance.
Kerry havenât been as dominant and they have a weaker province most years (I cant remember the last time Munster had a second Div 1 team).
Terry Ferguson was Snitchy Fergusonâs son. Wasnât Liam Hayes from Carlow? Colm OâRourke was from Leitrim.
Bernard Flynn was from Louth
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Dublin are back in the pack at national level. Leinster is a different story but as my previous post stated Dublin isnât the place to be looking for a solution to that problem
And Mattie Kerrigan from Connemara like myself. The difference now being the Dubs are raising their kids as Dubs, supporting Dublin not as Kildare/Meath people.
Seanie Johnstone sure
Dublin have won only one more provincial than Kerry since 2010. Kerry are pretty dominant too
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The only time Cork bate them lately was that absolute fluke with the last minute goal in horrendous conditions.
Is this not a heavily overegged viewpoint? I mean Ratoath are winning Meath senior championships to beat the band now and Donaghmore/Ashbourne are one the top three or four teams in Meath. These teams werenât mapped back in the glory days. These teams are strong now due to Dublin overspill, surely?
It may be overegged but its still a factor. I live in Meath now myself. I see it in my own estate. Kids of Dublin folk, born & bred in Meath wearing Dublin gear and supporting Dublin. I dont understand it. Its down to Dublins success i guess.
Yes but I think that has always been the case to an extent. It was the case back in the 70s and 80s too when young fellas in Leixlip would follow the Dubs. Then youâd get weirdos of kids growing up in Dublin who would have a bogger twang off their voices and support their parentsâ counties rather than Dublin.
Itâs up to the clubs in those areas to develop a real local identity and draw them into identifying with where they grow up and with Meath as a county. Itâs mad how there is so much talk about overspill population from Dublin being a negative for Meath that somehow neuters Meath identity rather than the golden opportunity it is.
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I absolutely agree with this point.
Yes the solution is to be found in Meath and Kildare definitely.
The proof will be in the pudding if Dublin are still winning Leinster at a canter in 3-4 years
Plenty of dublin born and bred kids with a mayo parent shout for mayo. Two of my own included!
I donât see it as that big of a problem for meath and kildare. These kids will be playing with Clubs in meath or kildare and then county too if they are strong enough.
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Didnât Mick Deegans son play for Dublin minor despite playing for Ashbourne?
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He did but Iâd say that would be an exception rather than the norm. The rules donât really allow it. In these cases the parents need to be residing in Dublin when the player is born for them to be eligible to play with Dublin. The deegans must have been living in dublin when the young lad is born.
He did. It was despicable.
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âItâs not something we do, maybe we are too honest or too naive, I donât know. But itâs certainly becoming a problem in Gaelic football."