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So Gordon Lyons met with Stuart Andrew UK sports minister and never even discussed Casement. This is what we are dealing with. They'd rather no Euros and No Casement than see "the other side" benefit. The cost is an absolute red herring.

Ever since  Casement was back on the cards  again,  unionists have rabbited on  about the   funding for the local soccer game.

why is that only an issue for them now ? (Or was I not paying attention  previously?)

Think they may have been promised funding for local stadia which is besides the point as they gave zero fucks when Linfield FC's ground was pumped full of public money.

[they caught us in Armagh in the league game]

Madness. Always liked Tipp I think from they beat Galway that time in 2016 and they caught us in Armagh in the league game as well that either cost us promotion or relegated us one year which was sickening. Is Quinlivan still playing? Great player.

That was some day out , Quilivan Hat Trick , the winning goal with 6 seconds to go . Quinlivan living in Dundalk now , probably continue to Play with Commercials . If Mickey Harte was still Louth Manager would he be tempted ?

Was a rumour doing the rounds last year that he was transferring to Silverbridge.

Apparently Colum Eastwood wasn't there either. Not a good from the SDLP.

Comes into effect  today, 1 February.

Anyone  used this yet?

Is it easy  to use?  Any issues with it ?

They pay it into your card, so you might not like it

Says cash in the video.
I like it but I imagine it'll be a whole song and dance for some people.

Guilty your honour. I was passing by one of these petrol stations last year, needed to fill up and shamelessly queued up and saved myself a few pound. £10 better in my pocket than theirs

So 16 teams in Division 1... what teams make up each division for 2024?

Quick question. I have runflats. I got the warning that my tyre pressure was low. So I checked them all. Located the puncture and inflated it back to recommended level. I've driven only a few trips very short distances. Is it fixable? I know most say runflats can't be fixed? 

Colder weather means tyres will naturally lose pressure. If the warning keeps coming back on you'll probably have a slow puncture.

Sorry thought I mentioned there is a screw in it.

Bring it to a tyre centre and see, they might be able to fix it. I had a nail in mine last week, £15 repair. Don't think I've run flats though 

Quick question. I have runflats. I got the warning that my tyre pressure was low. So I checked them all. Located the puncture and inflated it back to recommended level. I've driven only a few trips very short distances. Is it fixable? I know most say runflats can't be fixed? 

Colder weather means tyres will naturally lose pressure. If the warning keeps coming back on you'll probably have a slow puncture.

How's Christy McNaughton able to play for Derry hurlers?

[Kerry]

Rd 1 27/28 January


Kerry v Derry
Dublin v Monaghan
Galway v Mayo
Tyrone v Roscommon

Meath v Fermanagh
Kildare v Cavan
Armagh v Louth
Donegal v Cork

Limerick v Antrim
Clare v Sligo
Offaly v Westmeath
Wicklow v Down

Laois v Longford
Tipperary v Carlow
London v Wexford
Waterford v Leitrim

DPF deletes aren't legal though are they? Are they detectable at MOT?

3 all Irelands for ulster clubs. I'll be on pints of seafoids tears as he tries to claim ulster football is weak😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I forgot how important junior football Cavan Division 1 is.

Fixed that for you ladeen

[avoids any ambiguity]

I'm not a Cavan man but I actually think the way they organise their championship and don't link it to another competition is the best way to do it. To progress from junior to intermediate championship you should have to win the junior championship. The leagues should be a totally separate competition, especially now with the split season. I'm from Armagh and don't like our current system at all, but I accept I'm in the minority. We should also accept every county organises their competitions differently and leave them to it.

That's the way Armagh was for years, we left it behind. The current format is what, maybe 8-10 years on the go? (I'm really not sure)

Think our system works really well- 8 team league divisions with the a/b split leaves teams at a similar level and less hammerings and still having 2 up and 2 down means theres less chance of dead rubbers towards end of the league.

Would prefer a straight knock out championship to the group stages though but don't mind teams getting those extra few games so see the reason for it.

I don't agree with this A/B crap. Your either division 1 or 2 or 3. Hurling leagues are split this way and no one gives a toss about them.

Best thing Inter County Gaelic football did was go to the 4 divisions, 10 or 15 years ago.

Like most other counties, there are three grades in Armagh: senior, intermediate and junior. The stars aligned at some point in 2011 or 2012 (48 senior teams able to field) and it was decided to do away with the old 4 divisions and merge them into 3 divisions; consolidating them with the three respective championship grades. A fairly straight forward concept and it avoids any ambiguity in that there is zero confusion as to what level a club was. No more Division 1 clubs loitering in intermediate and no more Division 2 clubs loitering in Junior.

16 teams in each league soon lead to a few mismatches so the leagues were condensed into A&B, giving a more level playing field, increased competitiveness and less dead rubbers.

Clubs that probably could only dream of senior football got a chance to mix it with the big boys as there was an extra avenue for promotion through the leagues rather than waiting on that elusive championship. Some of the smallest clubs in Armagh have got a taste of senior football (by merit) which was probably unthinkable under the old 4 division set up.

Is the current system in Armagh perfect? No, but it is fair - Cullyhanna's AI win probably the only example that even comes close to an anomaly. Past results on the provincial stage by Armagh clubs would suggest as much.

Is there any other county in Ireland where the Senior, intermediate and junior championship winners all came from the same league division?

I think it's fair to say that Arva are a middling to strong intermediate team that were (clearly) too strong for Junior and aren't a mile off being senior. It has been mildly enjoyable winding the Cavan men up and I look forward to seeing which Division 1 club wins Cavan JFC 2024