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I'm sure people are going to go ballistic (no pun intended) when I ask this question, but what exactly did Hamas hope to accomplish by the attacks on October 7th?

Was it a revenge attack for decades of oppression on the Palestinians?

Was it an attempt to start a war?

Was it an attempt to derail the normalization of relations between Israel and other Muslim Countries?

Netanyahu was like Tyson Fury on Saturday night and would likely have been removed from office. Why did they give him this lifeline ?

On a scale of 1-10 how did they think Israel would respond ? (1 being do nothing, 10 being dropping a nuke)

They wanted to stop Saudi normalising relations with Israel, they wanted to put Palestine back on the agenda and they wanted to swap hostages for prisoners. Israel will never be seen in the same light again.

Last week Derry were 6/1 for Sam and Galway were 12/1
Today Derry are 12/1 and Galway are 9/1

Any idea what the €500 million refers to?

Yes, he referred to two different groups / lists of commitments - one was in relation to new / improved centres of excellence (with both Armagh and Monaghan getting a mention) and the other to GAA Stadium infrastructure projects - this latter list included Kerry, Tipp, Louth, Meath, Kildare and Antrim.

I don't think adding money to GAA grounds does the games much good. Pairc ui chaoimh is a great warning

You don't think Louth, Meath, Kildare and Antrim don't need a help financially??

They do not need tens of millions each.

Casement does need 10s of millions.

This is a circular issue. What sort of improvement levels does it need? does it need to be ready for the Euros ?

RTÉ doesn't have a business model and the Govt aren't going to give them much more than pocket money.

Tony O'Reilly

According to Máirtín Beag this is the first time in 6 years that Derry have lost 2 games in a row.

1-13 to 0-11

Sean Kelly goal for Galway. Comer off

Any idea what the €500 million refers to?

Yes, he referred to two different groups / lists of commitments - one was in relation to new / improved centres of excellence (with both Armagh and Monaghan getting a mention) and the other to GAA Stadium infrastructure projects - this latter list included Kerry, Tipp, Louth, Meath, Kildare and Antrim.

I don't think adding money to GAA grounds does the games much good. Pairc ui chaoimh is a great warning

You don't think Louth, Meath, Kildare and Antrim don't need a help financially??

They do not need tens of millions each.

Dirty McKinless. Definite red.

Stupidity.

McKinless red card for tackle on Comer . Stood on his Achilles heel per RTÉ.

Any idea what the €500 million refers to?

Yes, he referred to two different groups / lists of commitments - one was in relation to new / improved centres of excellence (with both Armagh and Monaghan getting a mention) and the other to GAA Stadium infrastructure projects - this latter list included Kerry, Tipp, Louth, Meath, Kildare and Antrim.

I don't think adding money to GAA grounds does the games much good. Pairc ui chaoimh is a great warning

42 wins in a row
14 titles in a row.

"Thoroughly enjoyable win.
Time for the Meaths and Kildares to get up to Dublin's pitch" says John Casey

If a small county like Louth can run the Dubs as close then Meath and Kildare should be able to do the same.

Dublin needs to be split into as many counties needed to get the leinster championship competitive again

How many counties would you need to create from Mayo, Galway and Roscommon to give Leitrim and Sligo a shout at winning a Connacht title?

How many counties other than dublin have won 19 out of 20 titles?

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41396365.html

GAA president Jarlath Burns will face stiff opposition to the idea of returning All-Ireland finals to September from Croke Park officials.

Saturday's Central Council meeting will hear a number of proposals about reshaping the GAA calendar to accommodate a later finish to the inter-county season.

I'm not w

I don't know what the motivation was but there certainly is some logic in the 3 teams going through other than money. It greatly reduces the number of dead rubbers and increases the importance of topping the group.

you have got it all wrong. Its all money. Grab all association and what have you..........

I wouldn't go that far but is people in Croke Park whose remit is to maximise profits and at times they need to be reined in.

I'm not even sure they are maximising profits. A replay of an ulster final or
All Ireland semi final would likely  surpass the revenue earned in the preliminary quarter finals.

6 games per group x 4 groups =24
+4 pqf
+ 4 qf
=32 matches
Even with 20k per match that is the attendance equivalent of over 7 all Ireland finals