Barry Cullinane

Galway will be without Matthew Thompson for the National Football League, while Cathal Sweeney, Tomo Culhane and Johnny Heaney have stepped away from the senior panel for 2026. @bigbar9 examines how significant the absence of these players will be for Galway this season | 🏐

@EwanMacKenna Same amount if they win the all Ireland or knocked out in the group stages?

If you want to know how insane the GAA under-the-counter market is, there's a coach/selector with a Division One county (not All Ireland champions) who will be on €93,000 for the season ahead.

Brilliant night promised this coming Saturday. Great atmosphere and even better football. For those not lucky enough to get there, you won't miss any of the action with Galway GAA TV and Galway bay FM.

Nervous weekend for teams looking their first points. Great to get able catch all the action live.

@MichaelJHughes1 @maroonwhitepod @StMichaelsGAA @EddieHoareFG Just checking to make sure there was a few St. Micheals lads listening Michael...hope whatever your club is goes well this year 👍👍

@bigbar9 @maroonwhitepod Leave it to the lads watching the games I’d say Barry….by your reckoning, @StMichaelsGAA are still relying on @EddieHoareFG for scores even though the man hasn’t started a championship game since 2022 and didn’t play championship at all last year!

🏐 Senior and Intermediate club championships get underway 🏐 Power Rankings 🏐 Round one predictions 🎙️ Seán Ó Domhnaill 📺 youtu.be/kQVxdXR2dgo?si…

Galway GAA TV to Stream 6 x Galway SFC Games this Weekend galwaybayfm.ie/gaa/galway-gaa… via @gbayfm

Great game to kick off the football championship.. brilliant for those of us away from the mother county to be able catch the action live!

76 possessions, I'd say Páidí C had tougher junior games #zonaldefence

COMING SOON: @GaaClare club football and hurling returning to your screens this July! 📺

@noeliehoward @KeysColm @SecondCaptains Thanks Noel, Hope all is well with you.

@bigbar9 @KeysColm Enjoying the @SecondCaptains segments Bar keep up the good work

No 'mutual agreement' or words to that affect in Kevin McStay's Mayo departure note tonight. 'Relieved of his duties' sounds so much more abrupt. Had 3 years of 4 done. Probably wouldn't have continued anyway.

@noeliehoward @KeysColm Zero class

@bigbar9 @KeysColm Especially after the health concerns

@declanvarley @MayoGAA Is that the first official post of your campaign for the chair Dec?

Imagine what @MayoGAA could achieve if they had inspiring leadership. What was one of the top five national sports franchises of the last decade has been let drift. No legacy. It’s just a hit and hope approach every year.

@trevornaughton @MayoPodcast 😂😂

@bigbar9 @MayoPodcast Damn chat gpt

@MayoPodcast before ye discuss the next manager I'd like to officially state that I will not be allowing my name go forward for the position ;-)

@ruairid2002 @MayoPodcast I am not in a position to confirm or deny such speculation.

@trevornaughton @MayoPodcast Family and work commitments don't allow it at this time Trevor, but fair play to Mayo GAA for the heartfelt message to someone who gave great service. They are a credit to ye 😂

@bigbar9 @MayoPodcast Like Rashford making himself available to Barca 😉😆

@kyne_t @peterswellman Have you not been watching John Conlon for the last few years? Which of them destroyed him?

@bigbar9 @peterswellman Any of the top centre forwards would destroy Daithí at 6, Barret, Lynch, Fitzgibbon, Kelly. Doesn’t have the legs anymore I’m afraid, surviving at 3 but along way from the days of best FB in the country

No more excuses from this point on. It has to be time to be ruthless in terms of squad. Young lads won’t improve unless they’re giving sufficient championship game time.

@peterswellman BTW, I'm not disagreeing with you, i do feel it's time for a slight change. I'd love to Cianan Fahy tried at 3 and move Daithi to 6, but there seems to be a narrative that we will get better with a lower average age and I don't agree with that

@bigbar9 I don’t have anything tangible to go on, unfortunately. Other than I do believe defeats are marginally easier to stomach with young players developing at this level. It’s the hope that kills you, I suppose.