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Think The Kinks the best 60s band not covered yet. As for Bee Gees, a band of many eras and musical styles, but prefer their older stuff.

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John Maher's injury is annoying because of the surface they're expected to play on in New York.
Galway will still have plenty to spare over Roscommon the next day.

Joyce says it doesn't look too serious. Great hardworking player, would be a big loss. Those 4G surfaces always risk injuries, but that said, it's the same type of surface that John Prenty expects the Connacht teams to play on, in his dome before it blew away in the storm, right before the league - till the GAA called a halt on the FBD and preliminary competitions. Even then Padraic Joyce did not like risking his best players and was starting to play B teams in the FBD.

Donegal could have played full team in league final and B team today. Game over already with that missed penalty.

Donegal were not even in league final.

Superb performance by the young Rossies. Very intelligent controlled football in second half against the wind. Dara Curran is another great forward that gives hope for the future. His second half goal showed composure beyond his years. Mayo also have a great prospect in the other Dara, Dara Flanagan. Scored a fine second half goal too.

Rest in Peace, Micko. A GAA Statesman. Certainly a man for whom the phrase "Ní Bheidh A Leithéid Ann Arís" was crafted. Everything seems better in nostalgia. Summers were warmer. Tayto tasted better. The girls all admired us playing air guitar in the townhall disco. And football, too. But Micko's Kerry team transcended that. They were better. Egan, Sheehy, Power, the Bomber... Of course it will be a constant source of agony that we did not win in 1980, made all the more painful by Micko saying, that was the one All-Ireland his great Kerry team should have lost (with of course that famous Kerry sting - if ye kept playing football). Rest in peace, Mick O'Dwyer. We won't see your likes again.

Someone should phone the UK government and see if they need Casement for the 2035 Women's World Cup.

They will expand Windsor as it only needs 1500 extra seats. While it won't cost much, there will be no "what about the health services" from the Unionists nor will nationalism play dirty like Unionists did around Casement and their latest cause: putting a marker down to stop Irish language signs at Grand Central Station.

And what about the 80 year old farmer down in Cork who doesn't have GAA plus. How will he watch... oh wait... de Cork hurling is not on GAA plus.

Well done to Monaghan. Full value for the 10 point win and while I thought we looked the better team in first half, Farney men totally dominated the second half and ran out easy winers. We also got killed on two pointers, and any needless free outside arc was well punished by in-form Beggan. We've lost 3 and drew 1 of last five games against Div 2 teams and only for the early wins and surprisingly easy win in PuC against Cork, would not be heading to Div 1 and will struggle to stay there yet again. A golden generation of Ros players now have a lot of mileage in legs and starting to show. I still think we'll be a dangerous animal in Connacht once we get a few top players struggling with injuries back.

It's a bit like the early days of internet (usenet, chatrooms, early forums). There was always the lad who was a regular poster, then would dramatically announce they were leaving for good after some big argument got out of hand, a few other posters would lament his leaving, and then sure they'd be back again posting a week later as if nothing had happened.

4 of the 5 main parties in the North

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjryv8ge18no

Gimps

The political parties  or the Pride organisers?

Both

Correct, both

And for the record anyone peddling puberty blockers to children is not only a dimwit but a piece of f**king shit in my view

Ease up on the language gorsoon. Even if you are not sympathetic to the plight of a trans child, puberty blockers are also used to protect both the mental and physical health of young children suffering from precocious puberty. If you are ever the parent of an 8 year old child in that situation, I hope you will do better.

They're not banning puberty blockers - they're banning the sale of them to under 18s. (That's not a statement of any opinion but it's wrong to say that they're denying the entire trans community puberty blockers...)

Exactly, like a lot of things are banned for under 18s. I really don't see the issue here.

The issue is puberty blockers are to pause unwanted physical developments in transgender children. So banning them for trans children under 18 is effectively banning them. Can't believe I have to explain that, lads.

Because they aren't old enough to make that decision... Same with Voting, drinking, tattoos etc.

There's a story posted about someone who regretted there decision.. Why would you let a child make a decision they aren't suitably old enough to make when they might change their mind and have harmed there physical development

Because many trans children suffer severe anguish and trauma, suicidal thoughts, from unwanted physical developments, and puberty blockers (which are reversible) press pause on that for their well being. So why should the likes of SF and DUP deny them that care that is available in 26 counties. 

They're not banning puberty blockers - they're banning the sale of them to under 18s. (That's not a statement of any opinion but it's wrong to say that they're denying the entire trans community puberty blockers...)

Exactly, like a lot of things are banned for under 18s. I really don't see the issue here.

The issue is puberty blockers are to pause unwanted physical developments in transgender children. So banning them for trans children under 18 is effectively banning them. Can't believe I have to explain that, lads.

4 of the 5 main parties in the North

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjryv8ge18no

Gimps

Actually good for Belfast Pride banning all the parties who latched onto UK/Trump rightwing think targeting the Trans community.

Is Hillary Cass a right winger ?

Man believes he was wrong to change his gender

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vy3j0n3vno.amp

How is that related to politicians banning puberty blockers from trans community. The politicians are imposing their view and denying a choice, a choice that is still available in south.

It's related to someone with mental health issues that now realises they made the wrong choice.

He's hardly alone there, the Cass report confirmed what people have been saying for years, in many cases a mental health assessment would have been the forst port of call. 

And that's fine for them to stop using puberty blockers - and they also happen to have strong religious views, too. But it's not fine to deny every other trans person the medical care they wish to access because of their beliefs and how they personally feel about puberty blockers.

4 of the 5 main parties in the North

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjryv8ge18no

Gimps

Actually good for Belfast Pride banning all the parties who latched onto UK/Trump rightwing think targeting the Trans community.

Is Hillary Cass a right winger ?

Man believes he was wrong to change his gender

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vy3j0n3vno.amp

How is that related to politicians banning puberty blockers from trans community. The politicians are imposing their view and denying a choice, a choice that is still available in south.

4 of the 5 main parties in the North

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjryv8ge18no

Gimps

Actually good for Belfast Pride banning all the parties who latched onto UK/Trump rightwing think targeting the Trans community.