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A small band of Hindu worshippers in India are claiming that drinking fresh cow urine can help cure all diseases - including cancer. Drinking cow urine to treat medical ailments is a centuries old practice in the Hindu religion. But the unusual treatment - which is not medically proven - has resurfaced in recent years, in the North Indian city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

Something like the "training" sessions in the movie Beerfest, except they used ram's piss...drink that and you can drink anything!!!

Is the player receiving a black card considered sent off, or merely replaced? If sent off, he is not allowed participate in any of the post- game activities. Normally not a big deal, right?

Cavan captain was black carded tonight and he was allowed to collect the cup.  I think black card means replaced, so no harm done tonight.  Has anyone any experience of a captain being sent off by red card and then not allowed to receive the cup?  There would be a riot, no?

Not so fast my friends...

Cork 0-12 Tipp 1-4 half time

Cork 8-3 after 20 mins

Just checked the RTE website.  Good account of the Dublin/Meath U-21 game.

Not a mention of the Ulster U-21games...no final scores even.

Shows their commitment to anything outside the Pale.

I hate to be cast in the role of defender of RTE, but in fairness to them, they cover provincial finals only at this grade. If you want to accuse them of scant coverage then do, and you may have a point, but it's not geographical bias whatever else it is. I was on duty for RTE.ie tonight and I will be again for the Connacht final on Saturday - and it's a long way from the Pale to Carrick on Shannon.

RTE covering Ulster U-21 final tonight? Or Munster one?

Read somewhere lately that Carter now hand writes all his correspondence due to his concerns that everything electronic is possibly viewed by US government.

Question for Aerlik:

Can you fill us in on games free to air and pay-per-view.  Is there a set schedule at the beginning if the season?  And how much are the pay games...and can you view any game you wish?

Might be topic for us and the GAA is all.

Some show they put on for an amateur org.

Seventh-seeded Connecticut versus eighth-seeded Kentucky meet in college basketball final on Monday.

Shows how tough it is to predict anything in college sports.

Don't confuse turning the games into World Cup type stuff like FIFA versus having them played internationally governed by locals.

I'm very much aware of the difference. My book talks about it at great length.

Congrats on the book, by the way.  However, the chapter as a preview seems to be a collection of quotes for other sources...30 in the chapter if I remember correctly...hardly original work, but more like a work that falls between a thesis on the high side and a school project on the low side.  Hopefully there is some original thinking in the rest of it (I have not decided if I want to purchase yet as I'm very much afraid of a sour grapes type work).

What progress is being made in the schools in SF?  Any healthy rivalries yet in high school games?  How many kids are playing...that is the future.  The number of teams in an area ultimately determine the success of our games.

Plus, your apparent hatred for Danny Lynch is not healthy. 

[I'm not a believer in the internationalisation of Gaelic games.]

Jesus wept!

Former GAA PRO Danny Lynch claims the Sky media rights deal will do "irreparable damage" to the organisation.

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I'm not a believer in the internationalisation of Gaelic games. The GAA was founded as a reaction to imperialism and colonialism and now to say the rest of the world should embrace gaelic games is arrogant.

"As a response to the Anglicisation of Ireland, are we now trying to 'Gaelicise' the world?

"I think that's just a smokescreen. It's all about money. Every other sport in the world has gone down this road and it's made some people very wealthy.

Full rant here.

Thank God he's no longer the association's PRO with that attitude.

Don't confuse turning the games into World Cup type stuff like FIFA versus having them played internationally governed by locals.

Just checked the RTE website.  Good account of the Dublin/Meath U-21 game.

Not a mention of the Ulster U-21games...no final scores even.

Shows their commitment to anything outside the Pale.

I hate to be cast in the role of defender of RTE, but in fairness to them, they cover provincial finals only at this grade. If you want to accuse them of scant coverage then do, and you may have a point, but it's not geographical bias whatever else it is. I was on duty for RTE.ie tonight and I will be again for the Connacht final on Saturday - and it's a long way from the Pale to Carrick on Shannon.

I did say good account of the Leinster game tonight...fair dues to you.  Your efforts are appreciated by those unable to attend, the bonus of a well written account eliminate the need for the paper tomorrow.

Nice to hear that there is a plan in place - even if it is confined to provincial finals.  With regard to earlier games within each province, surely the PRO of the provincial council (or one of the competing teams) can provide information to Donnybrook, who can then post it online?

Team line out, reasons for any late changes, weather report, crowd estimate, who scored and what minute...do that for the first half and email at halftime, do it again for the second half and we are there.

The GAA should look at covering the gaps to make sure updates are done in a timely manner.  Bet a lot of board members here would offer to do it if they got free admission.  I'm sure we could unearth a diamond in the rough that might turn into a career. 

Anyway, looking forward to your report from the west...keep up the good work.

Just checked the RTE website.  Good account of the Dublin/Meath U-21 game.

Not a mention of the Ulster U-21games...no final scores even.

Shows their commitment to anything outside the Pale. 

[Unarmed police officers are forced to develop some people skills and diplomacy for diffusing situations.]

There seems to be a bullying mentality with a lot of American cops. I think it comes from being armed. Unarmed police officers  are forced to develop some people skills and diplomacy for diffusing situations.

Like our gardai???