McCarthy will whip him off after 20 minutes if he is getting the runaround!
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#107
Hurling Discussion / Re: Cork V Kilkenny
August 06, 2008, 07:12:48 PM
I wouldn't rule out O'Sullivan lifting his game and performing well again Kilkenny.
He has had his warning already I'm sure!
He has had his warning already I'm sure!
#108
Hurling Discussion / Re: Tipp v Clare Munster u21 final
July 31, 2008, 07:57:54 AM
The Tipp captain should have showed more decorum than to thank the ref and umpires in his speech!
#109
Hurling Discussion / Re: CORK V CLARE
July 28, 2008, 09:07:25 AM
Dickie Murphy again stayed loyal to his Cork roots! 
Two very bad goals given away by Clare though.
They had Cork on the rack.
Cork are a long way off the standard and serious imporvement is needed against Kilkenny.
Putting gardiner full back would be a waste, but O'Sullivan is being shown up every game.
Two very bad goals given away by Clare though.
They had Cork on the rack.
Cork are a long way off the standard and serious imporvement is needed against Kilkenny.
Putting gardiner full back would be a waste, but O'Sullivan is being shown up every game.
#110
Hurling Discussion / The gap between Munster and Leinster hurling
July 28, 2008, 08:56:04 AM
A few weeks ago, everyone was bemoaning the state of Leinster hurling.
Since then:
- Dublin have run Cork close.
- Offaly have beaten Limerick and were close to Waterford
- Wexford were a few inches away from beating Waterford
When you take out Kilkenny, there can't be a huge gap between all the top hurling teams in each province.
Since then:
- Dublin have run Cork close.
- Offaly have beaten Limerick and were close to Waterford
- Wexford were a few inches away from beating Waterford
When you take out Kilkenny, there can't be a huge gap between all the top hurling teams in each province.
#111
Hurling Discussion / Re: Waterford v Wexford
July 28, 2008, 08:52:34 AM
Fitzy didn't get the ball far enough in front of him to run onto it and drive it downwards.
He had to hesitate slightly and got underneath it.
Hard luck to Wexford.
He had to hesitate slightly and got underneath it.
Hard luck to Wexford.
#112
General discussion / Re: Pick a song you will never get sick of listening to...
July 24, 2008, 11:26:55 PM
Paradise City - Guns 'N' Roses - Brings me back to my hay day every time...
#113
General discussion / Re: LA
July 24, 2008, 11:23:22 PM
Don't know much about LA but would be interested in hearing where you're staying etc in Vegas... thinking of doing a trip there next spring although hotels etc are looking pretty pricey?
#114
Hurling Discussion / Re: Niall Rigney new Laois Manager
July 09, 2008, 08:42:01 AM
Niall Rigney is up in arms over the Antrim match not getting postponed because of the three dual players being unavailable.
However, since these players weren't even on the hurling panel till a few days ago, he can hardly complain now!
However, since these players weren't even on the hurling panel till a few days ago, he can hardly complain now!
#115
Hurling Discussion / Re: HURLING! CUBED?
July 09, 2008, 08:38:20 AM
It seems very different from proper hurling though.
But if that's what people enjoy...
But if that's what people enjoy...
#116
Hurling Discussion / Galway teenager dies playing hurling
July 09, 2008, 08:36:44 AM
This occurrence seems to be becoming more common.
Condolences to all.
Galway teenager dies playing hurling
A 14-year-old boy died yesterday afternoon while playing hurling at Corr na Móna Gaeltacht.
He has been named as Kyle McCrann from the village of Ardrahan, Co Galway.
The teenager collapsed suddenly and attempts to resuscitate him at the scene were unsuccessful.
Kyle was a member of the Ardrahan Community Games team who were to represent Galway at Mosney in August.
He is survived by his parents, two sisters and a brother.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0708/mcrannk.html
Condolences to all.
Galway teenager dies playing hurling
A 14-year-old boy died yesterday afternoon while playing hurling at Corr na Móna Gaeltacht.
He has been named as Kyle McCrann from the village of Ardrahan, Co Galway.
The teenager collapsed suddenly and attempts to resuscitate him at the scene were unsuccessful.
Kyle was a member of the Ardrahan Community Games team who were to represent Galway at Mosney in August.
He is survived by his parents, two sisters and a brother.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0708/mcrannk.html
#117
General discussion / Re: is now a good time to buy shares?
July 09, 2008, 08:33:29 AM
If Bank Of Ireland shares have fallen from from about €15 to €5 in a year, I wonder what are the chances of them rallying upwards again?
I used to watch Elan shares plunge like that and was often tempted to buy when they hit rock bottom.
I used to watch Elan shares plunge like that and was often tempted to buy when they hit rock bottom.
#118
General discussion / Re: Oxegen 08
July 09, 2008, 08:30:05 AM
Tickets are more freely available and going cheaper this year.
A sign of recession or just the average line up?
A sign of recession or just the average line up?
#119
General discussion / Government cutbacks
July 09, 2008, 08:28:05 AM
The big squeeze
Wednesday July 09 2008
The Government will cut nearly €1.5bn from its budget over the next 18 months as it begins a major squeeze on public spending.
But Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Finance Minister Brian Lenihan were accused of putting together figures that don't add up and leaving a €750m black hole in their calculations.
The plan announced yesterday was extremely vague on specific details of where savings would be made, leaving major question marks over infrastructure projects and the numbers working in the public sector.
And economic observers believe the €440m to be cut this year and a further €1bn in cuts next year may not be enough to make up for the fall in the tax-take caused by the downturn.
In a presentation that lacked precise figures for the amounts being cut in each area, Mr Cowen and Mr Lenihan set out several belt-tightening measures:
l A halt to controversial ministerial pay rises.
l All government departments other than health and education to reduce their payroll bills by 3pc by the end of 2009.
l Scrapping some state agencies.
l Reduction in the use of consultants, advertising and public relations services.
lPrioritising infrastructure projects.
l Redundancies in the HSE.
l Possible redundancies across the public sector.
l Curbing tribunal costs.
l Cutting Third World aid.
The Government's troubled decentralisation plan was left dead in the water after the Government put a stop to buying any further property.
Despite Mr Cowen claiming it was only a "pause", his coalition partners in the Green Party let the cat out of the bag by welcoming the decision "to effectively halt the decentralisation programme". The announcement now places a major doubt over the future of decentralisation projects planned for towns across the country.
Although €186m has been spent on property already, out of a planned total spend of €900m, doubts are now being cast over projects in Monaghan, Thurles, Drogheda, Waterford, Cavan, Claremorris, Dungarvan, Edenderry, Thomastown, Enniscorthy, Youghal, Kanturk, Macroom, Clifden and Fermoy, along with a major three-department relocation to Carlow, Mullingar and Portlaoise.
The savings on the public- sector pay bill will amount to €250m, excluding the health and education sectors where the level of reduction has yet to be resolved.
When all other elements are taken into the equation, there is up to €750m in cuts yet to be accounted for, prompting Fine Gael and Labour to suggest it will come from cuts to front-line services or infrastructure projects.
Slash
Savings of €144m were announced by the Department of Health but it emerged this is just the beginning, as the HSE is about to slash spending by another €190m in the coming weeks.
The biggest blow in the Department of Health's plan will be felt by disability services, mental health care and some cancer services which will not get €38m of the promised extra funding for new developments outlined in the Budget.
The €110m set aside for the delayed Fair Deal scheme, allowing the State to wait until after a nursing home resident's death to recoup the cost, is also being put on hold. But the glaring omission from yesterday's announcement was the HSE cost-cutting plan to stem its €300m deficit at the end of the year. It will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
The proposed HSE redundancy scheme will become a reality but around €30m has yet to be found to fund it. Mr Lenihan said the tough measures were the "minimum required" to kick-start the economy.
Wednesday July 09 2008
The Government will cut nearly €1.5bn from its budget over the next 18 months as it begins a major squeeze on public spending.
But Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Finance Minister Brian Lenihan were accused of putting together figures that don't add up and leaving a €750m black hole in their calculations.
The plan announced yesterday was extremely vague on specific details of where savings would be made, leaving major question marks over infrastructure projects and the numbers working in the public sector.
And economic observers believe the €440m to be cut this year and a further €1bn in cuts next year may not be enough to make up for the fall in the tax-take caused by the downturn.
In a presentation that lacked precise figures for the amounts being cut in each area, Mr Cowen and Mr Lenihan set out several belt-tightening measures:
l A halt to controversial ministerial pay rises.
l All government departments other than health and education to reduce their payroll bills by 3pc by the end of 2009.
l Scrapping some state agencies.
l Reduction in the use of consultants, advertising and public relations services.
lPrioritising infrastructure projects.
l Redundancies in the HSE.
l Possible redundancies across the public sector.
l Curbing tribunal costs.
l Cutting Third World aid.
The Government's troubled decentralisation plan was left dead in the water after the Government put a stop to buying any further property.
Despite Mr Cowen claiming it was only a "pause", his coalition partners in the Green Party let the cat out of the bag by welcoming the decision "to effectively halt the decentralisation programme". The announcement now places a major doubt over the future of decentralisation projects planned for towns across the country.
Although €186m has been spent on property already, out of a planned total spend of €900m, doubts are now being cast over projects in Monaghan, Thurles, Drogheda, Waterford, Cavan, Claremorris, Dungarvan, Edenderry, Thomastown, Enniscorthy, Youghal, Kanturk, Macroom, Clifden and Fermoy, along with a major three-department relocation to Carlow, Mullingar and Portlaoise.
The savings on the public- sector pay bill will amount to €250m, excluding the health and education sectors where the level of reduction has yet to be resolved.
When all other elements are taken into the equation, there is up to €750m in cuts yet to be accounted for, prompting Fine Gael and Labour to suggest it will come from cuts to front-line services or infrastructure projects.
Slash
Savings of €144m were announced by the Department of Health but it emerged this is just the beginning, as the HSE is about to slash spending by another €190m in the coming weeks.
The biggest blow in the Department of Health's plan will be felt by disability services, mental health care and some cancer services which will not get €38m of the promised extra funding for new developments outlined in the Budget.
The €110m set aside for the delayed Fair Deal scheme, allowing the State to wait until after a nursing home resident's death to recoup the cost, is also being put on hold. But the glaring omission from yesterday's announcement was the HSE cost-cutting plan to stem its €300m deficit at the end of the year. It will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
The proposed HSE redundancy scheme will become a reality but around €30m has yet to be found to fund it. Mr Lenihan said the tough measures were the "minimum required" to kick-start the economy.