Dublin, Kilkenny and Kerry are the three most disliked counties in the GAA according to a recent poll conducted by Paddy Power.
After suffering relegation to Division Two, the Dubs find themselves once again on top of the table. Although, it's not a table they necessarily want to be at the top of.
Clearly Dublin's 6 in a row exploits won plenty of plaudits, but few friends. The Dubs top the table with almost 30% of participants saying that The Boys in Blue are their least favourite GAA team.
Tyrone will count themselves unlucky to just miss out on the top four, which consists of Kilkenny, Kerry, Mayo and of course, Dublin.
Paddy Power Poll: Top 10 Disliked counties in the GAA
Surprisingly , Mayo's decades long quest to lift the Sam Maguire has done little to improve their popularity. Having missed out on breaking 'The Curse' in 2020 and 2021, sympathy for the perennial All-Ireland contenders has waned significantly.
Longford and Sligo have been deemed the least disliked counties in the country, with just a single person out of the 1,126 GAA fans polled naming Sligo as their most hated rival.
The bookie got the opinion of 1,126 GAA fans across all 32 counties for the survey, which was conducted via pollsters Bounce Insights.
The main points of the Paddy Power Poll reveals:
Dublin is by far and away the most hated GAA county in the country with 1-in-3 of those polled opting for the capital
The boys in blue topped the poll in 15 counties
Despite their waning form, Kilkenny remain as public enemy number 1 in the hurling heartland. Topping the poll in 4 counties
Limerick have made few enemies despite their recent dominance only receiving 16 votes
Both of last year’s All-Ireland football finalists feature in the top 5
Sligo the least hated county garnering only a single vote from 1,126 responses
Rachael Kane, spokesperson for Paddy Power, said: “It would appear as though the 6-in-a-row chasing Dubs won plenty of admirers but few friends with our poll revealing that the Culchie/Dublin divide remains strong within the GAA. Success clearly breeds contempt, but that doesn’t explain why Mayo are in the top 5 despite not having won an All-Ireland since 1951.”
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