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https://gript.ie/distressing-video-of-police-arresting-girl-with-autism-over-homophobic-remark-goes-viral/

If Helen McEntee's hate speech bill gets through I guess you will see more of these types of videos emerge in the south. Always seems to be loads of cops to arrest easy targets but never to tackle feral teenage gangs roaming the streets.

The hate speech that has been in place since 1989?

It's a new bill that replaces the 1989 one but you already know that.

Amends.

But the point remains.  What has 'hate speech' got to do with the incident in Leeds? We have had 34 years of hate speech and the world hasn't stopped.

[If I were you guys, I'd be embarrassed]

LOL

75% of people polled by the SBP stated that Ireland were taking in too many refugees

So are these people racists and bigots and Xenophobes?

https://www.businesspost.ie/politics/three-quarters-of-people-think-ireland-taking-in-too-many-refugees/

If I were you guys, I'd be embarrassed

None of you can answer 3 simple questions but fire the rattle out of the pram when a few simple truths are pointed out to you

Irelands handling of this has been an unmitigated disaster

(Anyways-nice chatting with you all. Even though it's August, I actually have some work to do)

Thanks lad but like most people in Ireland we couldn't give a shite what a yank thinks of us (have you not enough issues of your own over there to be embarrassed about, lunatics with guns shooting school kids for example). My biggest concern is that you stay in the US and dont come back here to retire.

Your realize your opinions are out of step with 75/82% of Irish people who were polled on the topic?

Opining that FFG are handling immigration badly doesn't mean you are amti immigration. The majority would say they are handling housing or health badly but aren't opposed to houses or hospitals.

https://gript.ie/distressing-video-of-police-arresting-girl-with-autism-over-homophobic-remark-goes-viral/

Story seems to be the kid was found drunk and brought home by blondie cop, then the situation escalated. How there ended up with 7 cops involved is anyones guess, as is the insertion of hate speech into the equation.

https://gript.ie/distressing-video-of-police-arresting-girl-with-autism-over-homophobic-remark-goes-viral/

If Helen McEntee's hate speech bill gets through I guess you will see more of these types of videos emerge in the south. Always seems to be loads of cops to arrest easy targets but never to tackle feral teenage gangs roaming the streets.

The hate speech that has been in place since 1989?

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023/0728/1397010-joint-euro-2028-bid-strengthened-as-turkey-look-to-2032/

Turkey hasn't withdrawn but the odds would look to be massively likely now.

Previously the state of play was the UK/Ireland bid for 2028, Italy for 2032 and Turkey for either 2028 or 2032.

The fact that Turkey have now submitted a joint bid for 2032 means it looks very very likely it will be UK/Ireland for 2028 and the joint bid for 2032.

Looks like a Lotto win for the GAA in terms of funding Casement.

Ireland and the UK's chances of hosting Euro 2028 appear to have improved significantly after UEFA confirmed Turkey and Italy had requested to merge their bids for Euro 2032.

It is understood Turkey have not withdrawn their bid to host Euro 2028, so remain a rival to the five-nation bid involving England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

An unopposed run means they don't need votes. I can see the IFA being thrown overboard as they bring absolutely nothing to the party. Why put Whitehall on the hook when there are 20 English cities who could host at zero cost?

If they get the tournament they'll build it.

Maybe. But the unopposed bit is important. The arithmetic has changed. The Nigels don't need Ireland anymore to market this. Nothing stopping it becoming a British only bid and ditching Dublin and Belfast - automatic qualification and there are 20 English cities that bring more to the party than Belfast,at no cost.

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023/0728/1397010-joint-euro-2028-bid-strengthened-as-turkey-look-to-2032/

Turkey hasn't withdrawn but the odds would look to be massively likely now.

Previously the state of play was the UK/Ireland bid for 2028, Italy for 2032 and Turkey for either 2028 or 2032.

The fact that Turkey have now submitted a joint bid for 2032 means it looks very very likely it will be UK/Ireland for 2028 and the joint bid for 2032.

Looks like a Lotto win for the GAA in terms of funding Casement.

Ireland and the UK's chances of hosting Euro 2028 appear to have improved significantly after UEFA confirmed Turkey and Italy had requested to merge their bids for Euro 2032.

It is understood Turkey have not withdrawn their bid to host Euro 2028, so remain a rival to the five-nation bid involving England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

An unopposed run means they don't need votes. I can see the IFA being thrown overboard as they bring absolutely nothing to the party. Why put Whitehall on the hook when there are 20 English cities who could host at zero cost?

It kinda seems that the squad and Pauw don't see eye to eye. Maybe it's just the fact its the longest time they spent together...
But she doesn't help matters naming players or talking about disagreements with McCabe, etc

Apparently all goes back to the Glasgow singalong. Players unhappy she didn't defend them.

[NOT]

is cocaine overdoses that  common

Probably not

But entire towns in rural Ireland are being terrorized by people collecting drug debts

There are feuds going on all over the country over control of the drugs trade with several people murdered

https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2023/07/17/christy-hylands-campaign-against-drugs-in-mayo-is-to-be-applauded/

At the risk of repeating myself (AGAIN) "Cocaine is NOT a very very minor problem"

That is the context of my comment

But you are missing the context; in comparison to alcohol, cocaine abuse is a very very minor problem. Ask any doctor how many patients they have with an alcohol problem. 70% of Irish men and 34% of women aged 15+ are considered to be hazardous drinkers

Are you not simply adding the word abuse in to change the terms of the discussion?
I don't think he was arguing cocaine abuse being an issue,  he was arguing cocaine was an issue.

Alcohol abuse is an issue. The Alcohol industry is not an issue.
Cocaine abuse is not an issue. The cocaine industry is an issue.

The alcohol industry is a huge issue.

Nobody said it wasnt

Fcuk me.


Carry on....

Two things can be true at the same time,

Alcohol abuse is pervasive and has been for decades but cocaine is not a very very minor issue.

I was in Ireland recently and heard about an 80 year old woman having a gun put to her head and forced to sell her house to cover a drug debt for a family member

yeh right....

Are you for real? This happens all the time. Cuckooing is a huge problem.

the garda would soon turn up if they seen hundreds marching into the areas where tds live

Saw about 50 of them at an eviction few weeks ago, a useless shower of pricks

I am certain there are some assholes on the force, but do you think 50 of them showed up voluntarily.

But it says a lot about priorities. Aren't enough Gardai no notice a fella getting stomped literally beside the biggest Garda station in the country, but always have the units to squash anything left leaning.

A rumour is doing the rounds that this yoith is prime suspect in the maiming of the Ukrainian actor a few weeks ago. Cops apparently looking into his relationship with the anti immigration cesspit.

15minute sets? Did they just play 3songs and leave? I take it there was no setup between acts?

Basically yes.

Even if they gave up their time for free, they still flew Chris Rea,the Pogues and Elvis Costello plus band and stuck them up for 15m each. Bonkers, but the idea Dublin could pull it off was the point. As said above it was about confidence

I don't like connection made here between GAA and cocaine.

It suggests that as both can be found in every town and village in Ireland, then the former is naturally in a position to take control of the latter.

It suggests that when education fails, commonsense fails, policing fails, self-control fails and parenting fails, then the GAA must step in.

Which makes we wonder. Are us GAA folk also responsible for the alcoholism and gambling problems rife on our island? Is it our fault that our locals won't integrate nicely with those "freeloading foreigners"? Was it our fault that paedophilia was allowed to run rampant in the Catholic Church, or that wifebeating was traditionally such a popular pastime in Ireland?

Seriously, Carey and his like need stopped in his tracks.

Ireland has a cocaine issue. Not the GAA.

While he is clearly launching himself for something, are the GAA doing the testing they committed to? Pick off 3 intercounty and 3 club players, ban them and send a message

Make sure their faces is plastered all over the local and national press... Really go to town on them for what they do in their own time, hamper current or future job prospects. Ban from training / playing, take their exercise and their sporting social life... Stocks maybe BB2??

PS: how do folk afford this stuff on top of the drink on a night out??

Other sports do it.

Do they test Sunday pub teams?

If they get paid, yes.

I don't like connection made here between GAA and cocaine.

It suggests that as both can be found in every town and village in Ireland, then the former is naturally in a position to take control of the latter.

It suggests that when education fails, commonsense fails, policing fails, self-control fails and parenting fails, then the GAA must step in.

Which makes we wonder. Are us GAA folk also responsible for the alcoholism and gambling problems rife on our island? Is it our fault that our locals won't integrate nicely with those "freeloading foreigners"? Was it our fault that paedophilia was allowed to run rampant in the Catholic Church, or that wifebeating was traditionally such a popular pastime in Ireland?

Seriously, Carey and his like need stopped in his tracks.

Ireland has a cocaine issue. Not the GAA.

While he is clearly launching himself for something, are the GAA doing the testing they committed to? Pick off 3 intercounty and 3 club players, ban them and send a message

Make sure their faces is plastered all over the local and national press... Really go to town on them for what they do in their own time, hamper current or future job prospects. Ban from training / playing, take their exercise and their sporting social life... Stocks maybe BB2??

PS: how do folk afford this stuff on top of the drink on a night out??

Other sports do it.

I don't like connection made here between GAA and cocaine.

It suggests that as both can be found in every town and village in Ireland, then the former is naturally in a position to take control of the latter.

It suggests that when education fails, commonsense fails, policing fails, self-control fails and parenting fails, then the GAA must step in.

Which makes we wonder. Are us GAA folk also responsible for the alcoholism and gambling problems rife on our island? Is it our fault that our locals won't integrate nicely with those "freeloading foreigners"? Was it our fault that paedophilia was allowed to run rampant in the Catholic Church, or that wifebeating was traditionally such a popular pastime in Ireland?

Seriously, Carey and his like need stopped in his tracks.

Ireland has a cocaine issue. Not the GAA.

While he is clearly launching himself for something, are the GAA doing the testing they committed to? Pick off 3 intercounty and 3 club players, ban them and send a message

Which makes we wonder. Are us GAA folk also responsible for the alcoholism and gambling problems rife on our island? Is it our fault that our locals won't integrate nicely with those "freeloading foreigners"? Was it our fault that paedophilia was allowed to run rampant in the Catholic Church, or that wifebeating was traditionally such a popular pastime in Ireland?

I'm not sure that the GAA has not turned a blind eye to a bit of wife beating even in more recent times.

In relation to cocaine, the GAA didn't originate the problem but it should not turn a blind eye either.

Serious question, what can the GAA do, bar maybe run the odd workshop to highlight the dangers of drugs there's not much else they can do

Test players like they committed to when the grants were handed out.

Sod turning postponed

https://twitter.com/louthgaa/status/1680704524053274624?t=PPQwDEP0wu9rFEfKobwigQ&s=19