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[Uefa Nations League 2024-25 groups]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68235884

Uefa Nations League 2024-25 groups

League A
Group A1: Croatia, Portugal, Poland, Scotland
Group A2: Italy, Belgium, France, Israel
Group A3: Netherlands, Hungary, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group A4: Spain, Denmark, Switzerland, Serbia

League B
Group B1: Czech Republic, Ukraine, Albania, Georgia
Group B2: England, Finland, Republic of Ireland, Greece
Group B3: Austria, Norway, Slovenia, Kazakhstan
Group B4: Wales, Iceland, Montenegro, Turkey

League C
Group C1: Sweden, Azerbaijan, Slovakia, Estonia
Group C2: Romania, Kosovo, Cyprus, Lithuania/Gibraltar*
Group C3: Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Northern Ireland, Belarus
Group C4: Armenia, Faroe Islands, North Macedonia, Latvia
*Gibraltar and Lithuania face a play-out, effectively a relegation play-off to see who ends in Leagues C and D, in March 2024.

League D
Group D1: Lithuania/Gibraltar, San Marino, Liechtenstein
Group D2: Moldova, Malta, Andorra

Booked New York marathon for November! Anyone ever done it?

I live in New York and I have done it 8 times. Nothing too fast, my best time is 3:56. It is the only marathon that I have done so I can't compare it with anything else but I loved it.

All time 6 nations table

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fhv7z014ir2pa1.png

[France:]

France: Thomas Ramos; Damian Penaud, Gael Fickou, Jonathan Danty, Yoram Moefana; Matthieu Jalibert, Maxime Lucu; Cyril Baille, Peato Mauvaka, Uini Atonio; Paul Gabrillagues, Paul Willemse; Francois Cros, Charles Ollivon, Gregory Alldritt (capt).
Replacements: Julien Marchand, Reda Wardi, Dorian Aldegheri, Posolo Tuilagi, Cameron Woki, Paul Boudehent, Nolann Le Garrec, Louis Bielle-Biarrey.

Ireland: Hugo Keenan; Calvin Nash, Robbie Henshaw, Bundee Aki, James Lowe; Jack Crowley, Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong; Joe McCarthy, Tadhg Beirne, Peter O'Mahony (capt), Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris.
Replacements: Rónan Kelleher, Cian Healy, Finlay Bealham, James Ryan, Ryan Baird, Jack Conan, Conor Murray, Ciarán Frawley.

Decided to see what was available to those of us overseas. The good news is it seems that the whole series is available.

Also TG4 has apps available overseas as well. I wish RTE would do the same

https://www.tg4.ie/en/information/press/press-releases/2021-2/tg4-launches-new-smart-tv-app/

Trent who?

https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/malachy-finegan-victim-to-receive-500000-in-damages-2E5YMVJ325E6RBXFFAYONXVUW4/

December 21, 2023 at 1:48PM GMT

A man who claimed a paedophile priest subjected him to years of sexual and physical abuse at a Co Down school is to receive £500,000 in damages, the High Court has heard.
The settlement was reached in an action over alleged historical assaults by the late Fr Malachy Finegan.
The plaintiff, who is not being named, sued the Diocese of Dromore and the board of governors at St Colman's College in Newry.
Proceedings centred on alleged attacks on him over a five year period while a pupil at the school during the 1980s.
A statement of claim said he was targeted and groomed by Finegan for the purposes of an abusive sexual, physical and emotional relationship.

He was sexually assaulted in a series of locations, including the vestry, priests' corridor and lounge, the nuns' chapel and the President's business office, according to court papers.
Finegan also allegedly choked the plaintiff, punched and slapped him on multiple occasions, and threatened him not to make any disclosure.
Lawyers for the man said he believes the priest surreptitiously put vodka in his fizzy drink before molesting him.
He lived in constant fear during his time as a student at the college, became suicidal and even considered burning down the priests' chapel.
It was alleged that the assaults became less frequent when Finegan moved on to abuse a younger boy as a replacement.

Since leaving the school the plaintiff has spent several years unable to work due to his psychological injuries and trauma.
The case is one of a number of actions focused on the activities of Finegan.
He taught and worked at St Colman's College from 1967 to 1987, spending the last decade as the school's president. The priest, who died on 2002, was accused of a long campaign of child sexual abuse but never prosecuted or questioned by police about claims made against him.
In 2018 it emerged that the Diocese of Dromore had settled a previous claim made by one of his alleged victims. At that stage the Board of Governors at St Colman's condemned the physical, sexual and emotional abuse inflicted by Finegan while he worked there. His image was also removed from the school's photographs.
Legal action against the defendants involved claims for negligence, assault, battery and trespass to the person.

In court on Thursday, counsel for the plaintiff, David Ringland KC, announced that his client is to receive £500,000 damages plus costs under the terms of the resolution.
No admission of liability was made by the defendants.
Outside court the man's solicitor, Claire McKeegan of Phoenix Law, said: "This settlement is a welcome vindication for our client who was repeatedly sexually abused as a young boy by the former president of St Colmans College.
"Malachy Finegan was a priest of the Catholic Church who resided in the college. For three decades he acted under the protective cloak of the church."
Ms McKeegan added: "For children like my client, there was no escape from his campaign of terror.
"The pain and suffering is lifelong for children who have been violated in this grotesque manner by those in positions of trust."

Why are they offering different prices?

New deals to gather customers are often cheaper.
This link https://www.bt.com/broadband suggests broadband from from £27.99 a month at BT

https://twitter.com/JamieBrysonCPNI/status/1752052609320423646

JD just began speaking:

Says negotiations are over, and DUP aren't going to get anymore.

Says we have reached moment of decision 1/ 
He says after much deliberation time is now to bring it to wider party. They expected the Gov to now move with publishing legislation 2/ 
First challenge to JD - asked who was the policy making body within the party. 2/ 
JD now complaining about leaks; he says every meeting he holds gets in the hands of the media in less than an hour. Says it impacts on way DUP do business and says it undermines trust. He says party therefore operating with constraints. 3/ 
JD now beginning presentation. Says this is product of negotiations with Gov. Says party always opposed Protocol. 4/ 
Meeting now halted. Anger that meeting is being live tweeted. 5/
DUP meeting descends into mayhem. JD saying texts being sent to Jamie Bryson who is giving a blow by blow account to the meeting 6/ 
MAYHEM in party Exec meeting. One DUP delegate accuses PSNI officers of being the leak. 7/ 
JD defends police officers says "they are not messaging Jamie Bryson" 8/ 
JD resuming presentation. DUP enforcers now looking around the rooms. 9/ 
JD says in response to Windsor Framework DUP consulted. Unlike any other party. Name checks Peter Robinson and Arlene Foster 10/ 
JD now discussing seven tests "designed to be the measure against which DUP would discuss any future arrangements" 11/ 
JD says tests being misrepresented- now trying to escape from restoring the Acts of Union. Trying to explain away why his deal doesn't restore the Acts of Union. First sign of DUP backing off 12/ 
JD now saying legislation will affirm sovereignty! What? 13/ 
JD says two pieces of constitutional legislation, including amending UK internal market act 14/ 
Says legislation "restores Parliamentary sovereignty" and reaffirms NI place in the Union; says offers NEW protections on Acts of Union - clearly therefore Acts of Union not restored 15/
JD 'constitutional legislation' sounds like utter waffle 16/ 
Party Chairman orders 'PHONES OFF' 17/ 
Continuing with presentation 18/ 
DUP meeting now halted. Fury and mayhem 19/ 
JD says PSNI brought in to try and block phone signals 20/ 
JD says effort to block phone signals hasn't stopped the reporting from the meeting. 21/ 
JD says there will still be checks and declarations on green lane. 22/
JD still discussing legislation. Talking about reduction in checks. 23/
DUP meeting is utter chaos and mayhem 24/

Egypt out of afcon

The combined wisdom of the board didn't do so great in the top 2 divisions, better in Div 3 and 4 for 10 points

Tyrone

Armagh
Donegal

Antrim
Clare
Westmeath
Down

Laois
Wexford
Leitrim

Interesting to read the thread from back when Klopp was appointed

http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=11101.msg1521898#msg1521898

It would be great to have a going away party at the Aviva.

Bob Paisley was manager for 9 seasons, in those 9 seasons he won 6 league titles and 3 European Cups.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/24/sport/making-next-nfl-overseas-star-ireland-spt-intl/index.html

'If any country can do it, it's Ireland': How to make the NFL's next overseas star 

There are deeply entrenched ties between the United States and Ireland – just ask US President Joe Biden.
Rarely if ever though has that unwavering relationship between the two countries branched out into the sporting ether – both nations pursuing their own national field sports in a manner which arguably borders on religious observance.
For Ireland, that sport is Gaelic football, with the 15-man ball game a central tenet of not just the nation's sporting identity, but it's cultural one too...

"They've more than put their 10,000 hours in, albeit with a different ball but the crossover with it being off the deck is there. That's why I believe the Irish can become such talented place kickers. Then, with punting, dropping the ball from the hands, that's another crucial aspect of Gaelic football too." ...

The IPP, which was originally established in 2017, aims to provide elite international athletes with the opportunity to compete at the NFL Combine in the hopes of earning a spot on an active NFL roster.
This year's cohort sees nine nations represented, further emphasizing the growing global reach of the NFL. Five of the 16 players selected have been categorized as kickers or punters, with four of the five athletes coming from Ireland.
For an island of just over five million people, that's no small achievement to boast a quarter of the entire IPP roster, and 80% of its kicking talent.
Rory Beggan, Mark Jackson and Charlie Smyth all come from intercounty Gaelic football backgrounds, with Darragh Leader, younger brother of coach Tadhg, transitioning from professional rugby...