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Right, own up. Who  named their child Monte Carlo? 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68825489

how many counties would a train station in clones benefit?

Armagh, hoor's only have trains to Belfast and the rest of the place connecting via Dublin the critters

What's a train?

Be patient , RH.

A new train line will be in Tyrone any  day now

Has anyone watched any  of This Town on BBC 1?

I caught a few minutes of it  a while back. There seemed to be an  1970's Irish/Republican  link through  it.

Just wondered if it was worth  making the effort?

[Only really remember 1 nice sunny day, 94 Ulster final v Tyrone.]

Last year in Clones was probably my worst experience following Down, and I've seen both Wicklow and Sligo putting us out in the backdoor.

The weather, the hammering the lack of facilities in Clones, its a ground no longer fit for purpose, anyone saying otherwise is wearing rose tinted glasses and thinking of the good oul days.

A few weeks later I was in Thurles for the Tailtain cup, Tipp v Limerick in the hurling was on after as part of a double header. The contrast in atmosphere, facilities, organisation etc was stark.

Having said that il more than likely be in Clones on Saturday week.

Lads still think it's a session incoming or you have the ex players now pundits still thinking about the glory days on that pitch. I don't think it would take an awful lot of investment to tidy it up a bit with facilities and pathways etc. You're never putting more covered areas though.

I've got soaked in Clones some times over the years. Only really remember 1 nice sunny day, 94 Ulster final v Tyrone.

But you went home  with a lump after    James Mc Cartan's boot landed on your  head? 

It's  the roads  to and around  Clones I have more of  a problem with. It would be a  great day out if  the train network extended to  Clones, but  there's no hope of  that happening

[Since then he's made a few comments that it's only the league.]

He wrote an article the week before the league final saying it would be a success if Derry get within 6 points of this amazing Dublin team. Since then he's made a few comments that it's only the league. Then on his podcast last week he said he'll support those Derry lads no matter what as they are giving everything for the jersey, it's just Mickey Harte he doesn't like, but a few months ago he was saying no Derry player is good enough to start the Dublin team. The quality just isn't there and processed football can only get you so far.

From a football point of view he wants nothing more than Dublin to hammer everyone and he can then somehow link it to Pat Gilroy.

As a Dungiven man I find it very hard to listen to him these days. He is a walking contradiction. He's not stupid and I suppose he is staying relevant as we are talking about him so he's probably achieving what he set out to do.

Narcissists never admit they're wrong.

Brolly always attaches  himself to winning teams , as  it's easier  to say "I was right" when they are inevitably successful: Crossmaglen, Corofin,  McGuinness's Donegal, Dublin, etc.

It would be interesting to see what he says  if Harte led Derry to the All Ireland title.  I doubt it would be a "well done Mickey". No,  he'll be sure to say something controversial so  all the attention would be on himself , rather than   Derry and Harte's   achievements

Paul Flynn says  the likes of Meath and  Kildare  more or less need to get the finger  out if they want to be competitive 

Aye and a few  million quid!

But  nobody  seemed to address that bit on TSG

Sixty thousand empty seats in Croke Park for a Dublin Meath championship match.  What a sad state of affairs.

Sad indeed

A number of obvious reasons for it , but one thing I have to say  from watching  a numbers of games this weekend, is that  the quality of football right now is  absolutely dire

What was the Down Antrim  attendance?

Here - https://youtu.be/uKTICK54tMQ?feature=shared

Uh... Brian Mullins Dublin? Rory Gallagher, Fermanagh? And I believe Fr Sean  Hegarty from Armagh have  all managed  Derry in the past.

Brolly just can't hide his hatred for all  things Tyrone.

Latest podcast was a bit ott in terms of GAA exceptionalism, GAA has its share of fraud, spivs, spoofers, and wrong'uns - Joe's experience seems akin to Tom Cruise involvement in Scientology

And why so much hate for Micky Harte - referred to as 'that man' in the latest episode, a bit much

I used to find Brolly really interesting, he actually seems to be becoming slightly unhinged.

I can easily see him totally ostracised in the media world and an Ewan MacKenna type character in a few years

His podcasts are very good and popular albeit he is prone to tall tales. A far cry from Ewan McKenna.

Don't know an awful lot about McKenna or his background, but Brolly and him share a similar narcissistic trait, it's all about them and being the centre of attention even if that is offending people.

The Harte thing is Joe being Joe, saying something controversial so that he is "trending" on social media, there must be an adrenaline hit in it for people wired like Joe.

That's exactly  right.  As Oscar Wilde Said , "there's only one thing worse than being talked about , and that's not being talked about".

Brolly  has to be in the  limelight, regardless  of who suffers or who he insults.  He just needs to be centre of attention .  The Mickey Harte thing is just the latest  thing

[british isles?]

This has bugged  me for a while now , but saw it  again today  and I nearly blew a gasket.

Dates written  Month/Day/Year, like:

February 12th 2024

...instead of the correct way , Day/Month/Year , like:

12th February 2024

Apparently it's  only the Americans who write  it MDY , so why the feck am  I seeing it more and more  in Ireland?

Grrrrr!!!!!

I'm sure you know that American English is more authentic an closer to the original than the English used across the british isles?

Yeah , but surely  you mean  grammatically closer? The numbers/date thing  is a different issue

But that's another  statement that annoys me.  Should be British and Irish  isles, or just Britain & Ireland , or Ireland & Britain.

Dont know Neil Young's  stuff that well , but I don't mind Harvest Moon and  Heart of  gold , but I really have to be in the right  mood to listen to them.

Why do I  picture Homer Simpson when I see   Keep on Rockin in the free world mentioned ? Did he sing that once?

Ready for another?

Suggestions welcome

Queen?

Looks like  Neil young first

Is there a higher proportion of these cases amongst the famous. Sting's son/daughter acting in Ripley.

That was my  thinking.  Maybe they won't make it in sports, movies, music etc, but they have a famous name , so  try to get famous by some  other means?

How long until   she has her own series on Netflix?

'thats very Irish'

If its used once its too many

Or 'only in Ireland' for things that happen all over the world.

The "luck of the Irish" when something lucky happens. The luck of the Irish was used as an ironic expression of bad luck during the famine in Ireland

I believe that  was a derogatory term used  in the likes of the States , to tar the Irish as a lazy, and drunken race.  For example ,  any money they got,  they got through luck  , they certainly didn't get it  from hard work