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Well, we've rated the
GAA's sites county-by-county and the results bear
little in common with their respective on-field
performances.
Tommy Murphy Cup runners-up Leitrim and All-Ireland
SFC Qualifier Round One departees Antrim are the
best maintained and visually enticing websites,
while All-Ireland football champions Kerry have
not updated their site since claiming the Sam Maguire
Cup in autumn.
We have analysed each county website and given ratings
based on their e-communication structure, site appearance,
regularity of updates, local and national news diet
and other useful features.
The sites have then been placed accordingly in a
four-division league, similar to the structure the
2008 National Leagues will take.
Antrim have arguably the best website alongside
Leitrim's. The Saffron site has all its club league
tables and updates results via the clubs who are
obligated to text in scores to a hotline where all
the information is collated.
During the championship there were updates on county
teams and panels, a diet of national news and a
photo gallery.
It also has a special feature - which other counties
would do well to copy - a forum is available to
users whereby they can question an administration
team on a wide range of topical issues.
Tyrone's site, meanwhile, could well challenge the
top two in 2007. It has been recently launched and
avails all the latest in terms of flash plug-ins
etc and a lovely map showing where all the clubs
are located. So there are no excuses for being late
games.
Counties like Donegal and Derry, have made it into
the top tier primarily as a result of their regularity
of updates and volume of information, but their
aesthetic features somewhat detract from the overall
product.
Kerry would have secured a place in Division One
but for the fact that once the championship was
sown up, information dried up. Perhaps it was overloaded
by a 34th All-Ireland crown.
A number of counties would effectively be better
off not having a site so bad is their offering.
If we play a name and shame game, the likes of Westmeath,
Waterford, Cork and even All-Ireland hurling champions
Kilkenny are all in dire need of a complete makeover.
London's website, meanwhile, was shut down over
abuse received on its discussion forum. While it
can still be accessed it has not been updated in
months.
DIVISION 1
Leitrim - www.leitrimgaa.ie <http://www.leitrimgaa.ie>
Antrim - <http://antrim.gaa.ie/>
Longford - <http://www.longfordgaa.ie/ >
Dublin - <http://www.hill16.ie>
Tyrone - www.tyronegaa.ie <http://www.tyronegaa.ie>
Kildare - <http://kildare.gaa.ie>
Donegal - <http://www.donegalgaa.ie>
Derry - <http://derry.gaa.ie/>
DIVISION 2
Meath - <http://meath.gaa.ie>
Tipperary - <http://tipperary.gaa.ie/>
Kerry - <http://kerry.gaa.ie>
Galway - www.galwaygaa.ie <http://www.galwaygaa.ie>
Mayo - www.mayogaa.com <http://www.mayogaa.com>
Offaly - http://offaly.gaa.ie < http://offaly.gaa.ie>
Clare - <http://www.claregaa.ie>
Down - <http://www.downgaa.net>
DIVISION 3
Wicklow - <http://wicklow.gaa.ie>
Kilkenny - <http://kilkenny.gaa.ie>
Sligo - <http://sligo.gaa.ie>
Laois - <http://laois.gaa.ie>
Armagh - <http://www.armagh-gaa.com>
Carlow - <http://carlow.gaa.ie>
Louth - http://www.louth.gaa.ie <http://louth.sitesuite.ws/plugins/newsfeed.cgi?rm=view_archive>
Limerick - <http://limerick.gaa.ie>
DIVISION 4
London - www.londongaa.org <http://www.londongaa.org>
Wexford -<http://wexford.gaa.ie>
Roscommon - <http://www.gaaroscommon.ie>
Fermanagh - <http://fermanagh.gaa.ie>
Westmeath - <http://westmeath.gaa.ie/frame.htm>
Cork - <http://cork.gaa.ie>
Cavan - <http://cavan.gaa.ie>
Monaghan - <http://monaghan.gaa.ie>
Waterford - <http://waterford.gaa.ie>
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