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Riot police have been requested to be in Breffni to police the parade, assuming the parade commission allow it to go ahead.

Personally I think if some lout in the crowd is roaring sectarian abuse at you then you can goad away, f**k them. You may not like  McClean and maybe he is only an average footballer but he does possess some principles which in the modern day of filthy rich ball bags diving and cheating, is ok by me.

I don't think we will get through this. Predict another all out defend and hammer long balls up the field in Bosnia and probably a 3 nil defeat. The idea that home form will see us through doesn't really stand up to scrutiny either

Don't know a lot about Rugby but isn't it as simple as Ireland were beaten by a much better team today? Seems to me Ireland fought hard, hung in there and even dragged themselves back into it but at the end of the day Argentina were just far superior and won deservedly.

I just thought the reds would win, nothing against Templeport. In fact I am happy to see them win, its been a long time.

Had a feeling Rahan would be better prepared  this time, still a great year for Killeshandra and hopefully the experience can drive them on next year. I was a bit surprised seeing Cornafean losing to Templeport.

[Some other results in Div 2 showing other clubs struggling too. Did Castleconnor only draw with C'cool and Michaels recently? They're still top of the table somehow I think.]

Saw that alright. They were a pretty decent senior team not long ago. Not exactly sure what's going on but from observation there seemed to me to be a small core of dedicated guys running the show out there. Possibly they ran out of steam and there was no-one to pick up the gauntlet from them. Probably getting squeezed by the economic situation also. Harder to arrange your work around your football, especially when you're in a geographically isolated place like the North West.

Some other results in Div 2 showing other clubs struggling too. Did Castleconnor only draw with C'cool and Michaels recently? They're still top of the table somehow I think.

Overall club football in Sligo is at a very low ebb. The big gap between the end of the NFL and the Ros game will allow a good run of games which should help lift interest. I hope. Most of the league games can now be played with county players playing for their clubs which should always be the case. Unfortunately though clubs are being advised/instructed to not use members of the county minor panel for adult games which is pretty unfair.

Think the clubs out my direction Castleconnor & Enniscrone will struggle anyway. Hit badly by emigration and even migration within the country. Enniscrone do have some promising young players but unlikely to be good enough to do anything in championshop. Castleconnor the same but they have a few good older lads, but maybe too old. Farnans and Pats will be decent though. From the table Shamrock Gaels are top with 100% record, seem to be going well but its a while since I saw them play. Sad to see a club like Ballymote in a big town in such a state.

Shows how much I know!

Is there a draw that I can see somewhere for the senior, intermediate & junior championship in Connacht or has it been made yet?

A lot of 50:50 games as I see it, you could easily get relegated if not up for it adequately or you could push into promotion contention. As we all know Cavan need forwards. Its critical we get Givney and Keating back in there and try and develop some of the other lads. Since Terry is staying I hope the players give him their full commitment for what is surely his last year.

Two big games at the weekend. Following from a distance you would have to fancy Kingscourt to beat Killygarry and maybe Castlerahan to beat Killeshandra as they wont be ambushed this time - hope I am wrong about the later.

A politician with some principles, no wonder so many labour backbenchers in the UK are so upset. This guy might just ignite some people in the UK to vote that never voted before. Definitely interesting times ahead.

I'd call the school and tell them what happened and let them tell the parents. In this day and age its hard to believe someone would put a child in a strangers car like that. I'd ring the school to cover your own arse to be honest!

[I don't me to sound like a cold hearted p***k]

There's appeals protests and all sorts going on trying to get the government to take more and more refugees and I don't me to sound like a cold hearted p***k but they're not our problem, how are we to provide home, shelter etc. There is already an insufficient number of houses and jobs and money... what about the people already on our streets? Should they not be the priority? I understand we have to take a certain amount because of the feckin EU but let that be it

But thats what you are.
Whos problem are these poor people then???

But isn't Angela Merkel calling for us to do more, so if he's not listening to her, then it's more than that.

Maybe that is so. Whatever way you look at it our government can make a decision to do the right thing with or without German permission. Why don't they given our own history?

[What would america be like today if the Irish on Coffin ships were turned away.]

Many before have posted my exact feelings on this terrible picture. I am sickened and saddened by many of my fellow countrymen who would still say "not my problem". It is all our problems. What can we do though. If  our government asked me to help house a child from Syria I would do it, but they wont ask. I feel helpless to help. My greatest disgust is for Fine Gael on this. I always though we Irish were special, we had suffered brutality, famine, persecution, mass emigration etc. In poorer times people would always helped others. Now it seems in the fastest growing economy in Europe we will hide behind the official line from Europe. We should abandon this failed disgusting & greedy European project and do what we can to help as many as we can. If Kenny had even one ball he would tell our naval ship to redirect to an Irish port with the next refugees they pick up until we have 10, 000 here. What would america be like today if the Irish on Coffin ships were turned away. It is really maddening.

One final point, anyone using the term "migrant" should get a kick in the nuts. These are in the vast majority Refugees fleeing a terrible warzone.

The USA did turn away coffin ships. But that is neither here nor there, I agree with the vast majority of your post.

But rather than scoring points against any party, and thus making it political, and politics is a major part of all of these problems in the first place, we should be petition all parties and giving them an incorruptible, unambiguous message that we want them ALL to work on our behalves to help those children.

Its not about being party political. The government of this country is Fine Gaels with a small smattering of Labour. It is them that we need to tell. You can tell the other parties as well, no issue with that, but that will get nothing done. We have already seen the FG inaction for Gaza so I expect more of the same. The point is our leader is a skivy for the real leaders in Europe as sad as that is. If he had an ounce of courage he would do what I said with our own ships and do what is right - simple as that.

Many before have posted my exact feelings on this terrible picture. I am sickened and saddened by many of my fellow countrymen who would still say "not my problem". It is all our problems. What can we do though. If  our government asked me to help house a child from Syria I would do it, but they wont ask. I feel helpless to help. My greatest disgust is for Fine Gael on this. I always though we Irish were special, we had suffered brutality, famine, persecution, mass emigration etc. In poorer times people would always helped others. Now it seems in the fastest growing economy in Europe we will hide behind the official line from Europe. We should abandon this failed disgusting & greedy European project and do what we can to help as many as we can. If Kenny had even one ball he would tell our naval ship to redirect to an Irish port with the next refugees they pick up until we have 10, 000 here. What would america be like today if the Irish on Coffin ships were turned away. It is really maddening.

One final point, anyone using the term "migrant" should get a kick in the nuts. These are in the vast majority Refugees fleeing a terrible warzone.