I SWORE I’d never go on a bus again!
Huh?
I told you years ago that we were never going to a match again on a bus… that’s for the younger crowd!
Well you went to GB on a bus!
Great Britain? Those tours with my wife are different, there’s a cultural and historical…
NO! Not GB for Great Britain! Garth Brooks! You went to Garth Brooks on a bus, didn’t you?
That was a few years ago! Plus, I was cajoled into it… I have friends in low places!
(They pause to read some more online ‘banter’ posted by fans of other counties in relation to Roscommon’s championship exit)
The fact is… going on a long journey to a match on a bus is for the younger generation!
Ah we had good craic!
Well I got sitting beside the Pub Bore!
How was he?
He was in his element… explaining the rules of cricket to me…
Nothing wrong with cricket!
Yeah, but he started talking about it in Roscommon… and was still on the subject when we turned left in Edgeworthstown!
Well…
Anyways, let’s actually mention the war!
The match itself?
No! The fact that ‘your’ minibus cut out on us! SO EMBARRASSING! Who did you borrow that wretched vehicle from?
We got it going again!
Of all places for it to cut out… just as we were going up the hill in Ballinagh!
Sorry!
SORRY!
Anyway, it was great those lads from Dublin gave us a push! Salt of the earth they were!
Why were they in Ballinagh?
They had arrived early for Dublin’s game against Cavan the following day! Nice lads!
Well with your bus so embarrassingly cutting out, we were nearly late for Roscommon’s game in Clones!
But we made it!
Yeah, but we didn’t have time for a pre-match pint!
We had a few after the game…
We needed a few after the game! But our spirits were low by then! Anyway, with all due respect, I’m not going on a bus again! Buses are for young people!
Oh don’t be so grumpy!
Those young lads that came with us, I thought they’d never stop asking the driver to stop!
The joys of going to a match on a bus! All part of the fun! You need to live a little!
Actually, considering he stopped in Ballinagh and Granard on the way home, I’m surprised he didn’t stop in Longford too!
Eh, I think he was nervous that the bus mightn’t start again if he stopped again! In fairness, it was rattling a bit by 9 pm!
Huh! So are you going to tell me… where DID you get that minibus? Because it WAS a bit of a banger!
Oh from a friend… of a friend!
Knew it!
Knew what?
I knew YOU had friends in low places too!
It was a GOOD week for…
Lionel Messi, with the ageless Argentinian superstar equalling the record for most goals scored (16) at the World Cup with his stunning hat-trick against Algeria
Pupils in Scoil Mhuire Lourdes, Loughglynn, with their ‘Parish Pages’ project winning the Community Champions award in the All-Island Junior Entrepreneur Programme 2026 Awards (see pages 20 & 21)
Cork footballers, who had a sensational win over Donegal in the All-Ireland SFC series
It was a BAD week for…
Roscommon senior footballers, who crashed out of the All-Ireland SFC in disappointing fashion, defeated by Monaghan on a 1-20 to 0-14 scoreline
