National Football League 2024
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ragingbull
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Muckser
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Yep they could mix it about no guarantee the Sunday....as it stands we know its us and Donegal and likely Derry Dublin plus have Down in Div 3 final. Wont want the place empty on the Saturday and a crowd the Sunday....M1 will be great craic.
Down could yet balls it up
Armagh_paul
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Orangeman87
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Anyone got any experience with parking at pairc ui chaoimh? Is there any parking close to the ground? Heading back up the road after the game so would like to be parked close to the ground if that’s possible
Terrible place for parking. Crowd all comes from one direction as POC is on the bank of the Lee. Also there is a hurling match as a curtain raiser. Might be better to approach the ground after the hurling match and hope that it doesn’t end in a draw with extra time. The hurling crowd- Limerick and Kilkenny probably won’t stay for the football which may leave parking easier. In any case be prepared for a walk.
ragingbull
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At least we've a chance of beating Cork this weekend with the referee being from Kerry 
PatMustard
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What about public transport to PUC? Or is it walkable from city centre?
PatMustard
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What are you suggesting, Bull?At least we've a chance of beating Cork this weekend with the referee being from Kerry
Dominic Mckeag
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I’m living in Kerry for the last 4years asked some people at work they said to try cork constitution rugby club for parking but every one said it’s a bit of a bollox parking
Looking at the map it seems walkable. Not sure about buses but wouldn’t depend on them.
Orangeman87
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2.3km from the q park city hall to the north stand. Decent discount if you book through the Páirc Uí Chaoimh website
Armaghniac
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The hurling fecks ups the parking, the attendance would have small enough and parking no problem otherwise.
Timing your arrival for the end of the hurling might work, but if you didn't get a slot then you would be hard pressed to get parked and back for the throw in.
Apparently there is loads of bicycle parking there, so put a rothar in the boot and cycle the 3km.
There will be tv cameras for the hurling, I expect. This may increase our prospects of being on, or perhaps they'll put it on youtube.
Peter grimes
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Nobody has said we are automatically in an Ulster final. But we are in the decidedly weaker half of the draw. After ourselves the team playing at the highest level is Fermanagh. We have to turn up an beat these sides but we really should be doing that. The final would be a different matter. Whoever comes through that side of the draw will be battle hardened, in form and very likely will have a full league season against Division 1 opponents.
It would be disappointing if we didn’t reach an Ulster final and I believe it’s the minimum that management would be targeting .
MrMaguire2002
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Armagh did what they had to do to get out of a poor division.
Meath, Kildare, and Cavan were all horrendous. Louth showed us how good Fermanagh are yesterday.
You can only beat what it is front of you but a lot of these lads have not been tested against high class opposition.
The issue is they should have little problem reaching an Ulster Final and will not have faced proper opposition before then.
We didn't deserve to beat Louth. Got a draw against a Donegal team that are at the very beginning of their journey with McGuinness.
Some very obvious big names not fully fit yet or out of favour. Derry are a class above anything we have played (or anyone we will have before an Ulster Final).
A few obvious big names are needed back before that potential final for us to give Derry a serious challenge. We owe them one - that goes without saying. But we haven't had a starting 15 yet who would be capable of beating Derry. But we have a panel capable of beating them - so time to get the notable absentees game time.
Meath, Kildare, and Cavan were all horrendous. Louth showed us how good Fermanagh are yesterday.
You can only beat what it is front of you but a lot of these lads have not been tested against high class opposition.
The issue is they should have little problem reaching an Ulster Final and will not have faced proper opposition before then.
We didn't deserve to beat Louth. Got a draw against a Donegal team that are at the very beginning of their journey with McGuinness.
Some very obvious big names not fully fit yet or out of favour. Derry are a class above anything we have played (or anyone we will have before an Ulster Final).
A few obvious big names are needed back before that potential final for us to give Derry a serious challenge. We owe them one - that goes without saying. But we haven't had a starting 15 yet who would be capable of beating Derry. But we have a panel capable of beating them - so time to get the notable absentees game time.
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I don't agree with what people are saying about division 2, before a ball was kicked cork and Kildare where thought as promotion candidates along with ourselves and Donegal, alot of these games in the past we would have struggled to win, but we did that at ease with a number of regulars out, I think that's a good thing, we have hopefully learned and grown from a few years in division 1 and I think we can and will compete with Derry and anyone for that matter
ragingbull
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Croke Park new stand in hill 16 seats being replaced & pitch replaced all ready for Saturday/ Sunday week
Ná habair é
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Looks like TG4 showing Kildare v Louth live.