When their hands are big enough which obviously depends on the child. I’ve found over the years that kids who have plenty of outfield experience make the best goalkeepers in the long run.
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Ah yeah, thank god they gave them the opportunity to replay it and didn’t play extra time on a pristine Croke Park pitch
Some lads just won’t ever get it
This racism thing in Connacht ladies football is a very nasty thing now.
The Galway girl is denying it obviously but seems to be lot of anger in mayo lgfa circles over it.
Hasn’t she been cleared? I dunno, as with most things in the LGFA, it seems to have been handled dreadfully
The women are gas, instead of letting as many young children out to play in their biggest day, they instead half it between the youngsters, and a hape of aul wans waddling around the place.
And they wonder why their numbers drop off.
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A joke of an organisation
https://x.com/spronayne/status/2082468238974152862?s=46&t=YOfhVM10W0bcyIiYSLI3Wg
Club fixtures clash with All-Ireland finals ‘disappointing’, say captains
Men’s club fixtures due to take place on Sunday despite the counties contesting All-Ireland women’s football deciders
The captains of the Carlow and Roscommon women’s football teams have expressed disappointment that club GAA games in their respective counties have been scheduled for Sunday, the same day the sides will contest All-Ireland finals at Croke Park.
Carlow will face Antrim in the junior final at 11.45am before Roscommon play Fermanagh in the intermediate decider from 1.45pm.
It will be the first time a Carlow women’s team has played at Croke Park, but men’s club championship games have been fixed for Sunday. Carlow GAA has arranged later throw-ins of 5pm across the three adult grades on the day to try facilitate supporters, however, LGFA officials at yesterday’s media day at Croke Park expressed frustration that the club fixtures had not been called off.
Carlow captain Róisín Bailey described the matter as “a bone of contention”, adding: “I don’t know what the relationship there is with the powers that be, but there are a couple of games going ahead which is maybe a little bit disappointing for us.
“I get that they probably have a tight window, but there are lads that are expected to play on Sunday and they have sisters and wives on the team.
“I think games are slightly delayed and they’ll make it back, but it’s a massive day and we want to enjoy it. We’d also love for all of our support to come up and enjoy it as well. We’re going try have to put that to the back of our minds.”
Roscommon GAA has also moved some fixtures to try facilitate supporters wishing to attend the finals, but Roscommon captain Helena Cummins said she would have preferred if the club games had been rescheduled.
“I know some of them were changed, which was fantastic to see. I still think there’s some of them due to throw in around half one-ish, around the same time as our game. So, not ideal,” she said.
“You probably wouldn’t see it if it was the men’s football (final), so that’s a little bit disappointing. But look, hopefully we’ll have enough supporters to get us over the line, and the true supporters will come and support us.”
Cummins added: “With ladies football, they put a halt to any club activity for the weekend, which I think is fantastic to see. It does encourage people to go up. It’s a pity it couldn’t be done in the men’s football as well, especially considering the amalgamation (of the three Gaelic codes) is coming next year.”
Tickets for Sunday’s AllIreland final triple-header are on sale, priced at €30 for adults and €15 for students, OAPs and under-18s. Family tickets (two adults and two under-18s) are €70, while group rates are available from the LGFA office.
2026 ALL-IRELAND WOMEN’S FOOTBALL FINALS – Sunday, Croke Park
Junior final: Antrim v Carlow 11.45am
Intermediate final: Fermanagh v Roscommon 1.45pm
Senior final: Galway v Kerry 4.15pm
Sooner the better we unite the clans
I dunno. They may unite themselves first and sort their shit out. I was talking to someone involved in both camogie and ladies football, in a different county than my own I should say, and it sounds like a shit show. Deliberately setting games against each other for the same clubs and neither budging. All attempts at cooperation ending in a row.
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That won’t happen sadly. It’s simply gonna have to be a complete takeover.
No thank you
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It would be kind of pointless running the men’s All Ireland off by the end of July, so that you can have a fixed men’s club calendar if you have to go postponing club games because of ladies football and camogie.
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I’m shocked
Why would activity be barred on the Saturday when all three finals are on the Sunday?
Some nonsense
It would be ridiculous. The Tipp county hurling championship was playing away Sunday afternoon during the Mayo v Kerry final and I’d imagine plenty of other club championships were ongoing at the same time.
You generally get the usual headbangers all over Insta giving out about the GAA for LGFA &/or camogie matters.
And the Friday
However participating counties should give leeway to supporters and players who may wish to attend. In some cases you have brothers and sisters involved.
I wouldn’t expect other counties to postpone games. But in the GAA we allow postponements of games for very random reasons so let’s not kid ourselves that this isn’t possible in such an instance
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