I sent an item to a punter in Denmark last Wednesday and he emailed me today to say he hasnt received it yet. What happens in a dispute like this? Does Ebay/PayPal take the money back off me? I have no proof of postage and for all i know he has the item and is trying it on.
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#122
GAA Discussion / Car Accident
October 07, 2008, 12:08:13 PM
Anyone hear anything about a car accident today involving a high profile Gaa member ?
#123
General discussion / What goes around........OJ Simpson finally heading to jail
October 04, 2008, 09:25:36 AM #124
General discussion / Sky Broadband
October 03, 2008, 01:41:22 PM
Good, bad or indifferent?
At the end of contract with BT and havent had a problem in 2 years though i can get Sky Broadband free each month. Would be loathe to change it and it act the bollix.
At the end of contract with BT and havent had a problem in 2 years though i can get Sky Broadband free each month. Would be loathe to change it and it act the bollix.
#125
General discussion / Joe Kinnears foul mouthed rant at journalists
October 03, 2008, 12:13:20 PM
Will take 10 mins to read but its good value............
http://timesonline.typepad.com/thegame/2008/10/joe-kinnear-los.html
http://timesonline.typepad.com/thegame/2008/10/joe-kinnear-los.html
#126
General discussion / UDA boss Mc Donald to speak at Belfast GAA club
September 17, 2008, 09:32:26 AM
Maybe this should be in the " What the f*ck thread.........."
Loyalist leaders including alleged UDA boss Jackie McDonald are to attend an event at a west Belfast GAA club this evening.
It is the first time that members of
a loyalist paramilitary group have been invited to speak at a Gaelic sports club.
The cross-community event, to be held in Sarsfields Gaelic Athletic Club in Andersonstown, has been organised by the Standing Northern Ireland Peace Process (Snipp).
While the group, set up to explore new ways to build links between divided communities, has already held two public meetings this will be the first to take place in west Belfast.
Nationalist community worker Jim McCorry and Ulster Political Research Group representative Colin Halliday will chair the event.
Mr McCorry said the fact that the meeting was able to take place in an Andersonstown venue was a optimistic sign for the future.
"The initiative for this event has come from within the ranks of loyalism," he said.
"It would not have been possible otherwise.
"During early dialogue loyalist representatives expressed a keenness to speak to people from a nationalist, republican background and to create conditions for further public discussions.
"The hope would be that we can come together and find common ground on ordinary issues such as the economic difficulties and hardship that face working-class communities across the divide.
"The fact that this meeting is able to take place at this time with the consensus of all those involved shows that we have moved on to
a degree.
"However, there is still a very long way to go and this is early days."
The group comprises community epresentatives from both sides of the political divide.
Both of its previous public meetings took place in Taughmonagh Social Club in the loyalist heartland of south Belfast and were well
attended.
Representatives of the Irish government, including senior Department of Foreign Affairs diplomat Aine de Baroid, attended previous Snipp events.
Senior civil servants from the NIO have also attended.
This evening Mr McDonald and loyalist political representative Frankie Gallagher will take part in a panel discussion along with members of the republican community.
Gerry Ruddy of the IRSP will take part in the panel discussion.
Other republican representatives including Jim Auld, head of Community Restorative Justice Ireland, are also to attend.
An international delegation from the Moldova region of eastern Europe who are touring Northern Ireland will give a short presentation on how cultural conflict has impacted on their community.
Loyalist leaders including alleged UDA boss Jackie McDonald are to attend an event at a west Belfast GAA club this evening.
It is the first time that members of
a loyalist paramilitary group have been invited to speak at a Gaelic sports club.
The cross-community event, to be held in Sarsfields Gaelic Athletic Club in Andersonstown, has been organised by the Standing Northern Ireland Peace Process (Snipp).
While the group, set up to explore new ways to build links between divided communities, has already held two public meetings this will be the first to take place in west Belfast.
Nationalist community worker Jim McCorry and Ulster Political Research Group representative Colin Halliday will chair the event.
Mr McCorry said the fact that the meeting was able to take place in an Andersonstown venue was a optimistic sign for the future.
"The initiative for this event has come from within the ranks of loyalism," he said.
"It would not have been possible otherwise.
"During early dialogue loyalist representatives expressed a keenness to speak to people from a nationalist, republican background and to create conditions for further public discussions.
"The hope would be that we can come together and find common ground on ordinary issues such as the economic difficulties and hardship that face working-class communities across the divide.
"The fact that this meeting is able to take place at this time with the consensus of all those involved shows that we have moved on to
a degree.
"However, there is still a very long way to go and this is early days."
The group comprises community epresentatives from both sides of the political divide.
Both of its previous public meetings took place in Taughmonagh Social Club in the loyalist heartland of south Belfast and were well
attended.
Representatives of the Irish government, including senior Department of Foreign Affairs diplomat Aine de Baroid, attended previous Snipp events.
Senior civil servants from the NIO have also attended.
This evening Mr McDonald and loyalist political representative Frankie Gallagher will take part in a panel discussion along with members of the republican community.
Gerry Ruddy of the IRSP will take part in the panel discussion.
Other republican representatives including Jim Auld, head of Community Restorative Justice Ireland, are also to attend.
An international delegation from the Moldova region of eastern Europe who are touring Northern Ireland will give a short presentation on how cultural conflict has impacted on their community.
#127
General discussion / Lance Armstrong to come out of retirement
September 09, 2008, 09:44:08 PM #128
General discussion / Fearon now employed as a security man
September 05, 2008, 10:16:20 PMNI fans beaten by 'security men'
The men were attacked in a bar in Bratislava
There has been trouble ahead of Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier in Slovakia.
It is understood two NI fans were knocked unconscious by a group of 12 men, thought to be from a security firm.
The fans were beaten with batons by the men in the Dubliner public house in Bratislava.
They were part of a contingent in the city for the Northern Ireland-Slovakia match to be played on Saturday.
Portadown Northern Ireland Supporters Club secretary Kyle Quinn said he witnessed the incident.
"I could see a couple of guys just lying prostrate on the ground and one guy in particular was lying over this guy who was obviously out cold," he said.
"These guys were just laying into them. There was one baseball bat and there was another fellow I saw with a white tee-shirt and a pink collar, he seem to get attacked with, I think, a knuckle-duster."
#129
General discussion / Derry City - Are the muckers out of control?
August 22, 2008, 10:56:45 PM
It strikes me and frankly worries me that the muckers seem to be getting out of control, listening to the news lately we have them stealing manhole covers, using baseball bats in a non sporting fashion, a paramedic has blood spat in his face while treating someone in need, a woman found guilty of £70000 benefit fraud........Are these instances reflective of life in the maiden city?
#130
General discussion / Hotels in Dublin
August 14, 2008, 04:02:43 PM
Thinking of taking my little lady to Dublin for her 30th in November. What are the traditional ones like - Gresham, Burlington etc ? Obviously money is no object 
.........If there is already a thread i apologise profusely.
.........If there is already a thread i apologise profusely.
#131
General discussion / Biggest Regret..........
July 18, 2008, 10:02:18 PM
Well chaps what is your biggest regret, personal sporting or otherwise. Mine would have to be getting so plastered before the U2 concert in Botanic Park in 1997 i cant remember more than about 5 minutes of it.........A close second was not having every penny to my name on Utd to win the Champions League this year as i knew they would because they are the jammiest hoors in town.
#132
General discussion / Best player in the world..........
July 18, 2008, 03:47:49 PM
Now that Ferguson says Ronaldo is staying would it be possible to have a new poll, he has went from a god to a traitor and i would imagine back to a god again in a few weeks. Fickle football fans my a*se........
#133
General discussion / Changed Times.......Maskeys brother provides reference for supporter of UDA
July 02, 2008, 10:36:21 AM
Maskey brother's reference for Alexandra Bar accused By Staff reporter
01/07/08
A BROTHER of a former Sinn Fein mayor has provided a reference to a loyalist convicted of helping the UDA. A reference from Liam Maskey – the director of the Intercomm peace initiative and the brother of Sinn Fein MLA Alex Maskey – was handed into court on behalf of Samuel Todd Robinson.
Robinson who was found in the Alexandra Bar during a rehearsal for a meeting glorifying the UDA has been remanded in custody over the summer months.
The father-of-four from Arosa Crescent in the city, was one of a number of men found in the north Belfast pub when police stormed the premises on March 2, 2006.
Robinson was found behind the bar when officers forced their way into the York Street premises where they discovered a group of men preparing for a meeting to commemorate the loyalist paramilitary organisation.
The 39-year old was charged with both being a member of and supporting a prescribed organisation, namely the UDA. Earlier this year he was acquitted of the membership charge but was found guilty of supporting the UDA.
He appeared in the dock of Belfast Crown Court yesterday where it emerged he committed the offence at the Alexandra Bar whilst out on licence.
In 2002 Robinson had been jailed for nine years after he pleaded guilty to the attempted blackmailing of a north Down businessman.
However Robinson, who had claimed to be acting for the UVF, was released early from prison on licence in July 2005.
After legal issues were raised surrounding the legislation on those who breach their licence, Lord Justice Girvan said he was adjourning sentencing until September.
Before sentencing was adjourned, Robinson's barrister told the court the accused should be judged "on the man he is now and not the man he was in March 2006."
The barrister revealed his client has engaged in community work in north Belfast which has been aimed at reducing violence and sectarian tensions at interface areas.
Regarding the event at the Alexandra Bar, the defence barrister said the intended meeting was a "private affair" with an emphasis on the UDA moving away from violence and entering the political arena and was "quite different from a show of strength."
The barrister pointed out that when police stormed the pub, Robinson and the pub's owner were found behind the bar and were not dressed in any paramilitary clothing – unlike some of his co-accused.
Robinson's fingerprints were found on a speech seized by police. Telling the court his client may have been shown the speech, the barrister there was "no suggestion" the defendant "played any role in preparing that speech."
He also spoke of Robinson's good working record and said that whilst he was unemployed at present, he had worked in a number of positions including on oil rigs.
Lord Justice Girvan remanded Robinson in custody until sentencing on September 9 when he said the court "will take into account the period he has spent on remand."
01/07/08
A BROTHER of a former Sinn Fein mayor has provided a reference to a loyalist convicted of helping the UDA. A reference from Liam Maskey – the director of the Intercomm peace initiative and the brother of Sinn Fein MLA Alex Maskey – was handed into court on behalf of Samuel Todd Robinson.
Robinson who was found in the Alexandra Bar during a rehearsal for a meeting glorifying the UDA has been remanded in custody over the summer months.
The father-of-four from Arosa Crescent in the city, was one of a number of men found in the north Belfast pub when police stormed the premises on March 2, 2006.
Robinson was found behind the bar when officers forced their way into the York Street premises where they discovered a group of men preparing for a meeting to commemorate the loyalist paramilitary organisation.
The 39-year old was charged with both being a member of and supporting a prescribed organisation, namely the UDA. Earlier this year he was acquitted of the membership charge but was found guilty of supporting the UDA.
He appeared in the dock of Belfast Crown Court yesterday where it emerged he committed the offence at the Alexandra Bar whilst out on licence.
In 2002 Robinson had been jailed for nine years after he pleaded guilty to the attempted blackmailing of a north Down businessman.
However Robinson, who had claimed to be acting for the UVF, was released early from prison on licence in July 2005.
After legal issues were raised surrounding the legislation on those who breach their licence, Lord Justice Girvan said he was adjourning sentencing until September.
Before sentencing was adjourned, Robinson's barrister told the court the accused should be judged "on the man he is now and not the man he was in March 2006."
The barrister revealed his client has engaged in community work in north Belfast which has been aimed at reducing violence and sectarian tensions at interface areas.
Regarding the event at the Alexandra Bar, the defence barrister said the intended meeting was a "private affair" with an emphasis on the UDA moving away from violence and entering the political arena and was "quite different from a show of strength."
The barrister pointed out that when police stormed the pub, Robinson and the pub's owner were found behind the bar and were not dressed in any paramilitary clothing – unlike some of his co-accused.
Robinson's fingerprints were found on a speech seized by police. Telling the court his client may have been shown the speech, the barrister there was "no suggestion" the defendant "played any role in preparing that speech."
He also spoke of Robinson's good working record and said that whilst he was unemployed at present, he had worked in a number of positions including on oil rigs.
Lord Justice Girvan remanded Robinson in custody until sentencing on September 9 when he said the court "will take into account the period he has spent on remand."
#134
General discussion / Mother jailed over child's death
June 27, 2008, 10:42:35 PMMother jailed over child's death
The couple left three-year-old Tiffany in an insect-infested room
A woman whose three-year-old daughter died of malnutrition in "filth and squalor" has been jailed for 12 years.
Tiffany Wright was neglected by her parents in the Sheffield pub they ran, the city's crown court heard.
Sabrina Hirst, 22, was jailed after admitting manslaughter and her husband Robert Hirst, 44, was jailed for five years for child cruelty.
Judge Alan Goldsack described the case as "about as bad a case of child manslaughter as there can be".
The court heard Tiffany's decomposed body was found in an insect-infested room in the Scarbrough Arms pub in Upperthorpe, Sheffield, in September last year.
A pathologist said the child had been dead for between two or three days.
Post-mortem tests showed she had not eaten or drunk anything for at least 20 hours.
Tiffany died as a result of bronchial pneumonia which was a direct result of malnutrition, the court was told.
CCTV footage found at the pub showed Sabrina Hirst working in the bar as normal days before her daughter died.
At one point she had a phone conversation inquiring if her dogs had been fed.
Sabrina Hirst's barrister said even by his client's version of events the sick child had been last checked at 0700 GMT on Friday 7 September, before she was discovered dead in the early hours of the following Sunday.
The court heard the family lived above the pub and Tiffany was raised in "abject squalor and degradation".
She was frequently left with no supervision in a room covered in dog faeces and bare electrical cables poking from wall sockets.
Prosecutor, Jeremy Richardson, QC said the squalor "almost defies description for any human being to live in".
Robert Hirst became involved with Sabrina Hirst in 2004 and married her in 2006. [How] a person can change from being so possessive with a child from birth to someone who didn't care...beggars belief
Martin Wright, Tiffany's natural father
The court heard he initially wanted to formally adopt Tiffany but later seemed to become more detached from her.
He told police he was working as a delivery driver's mate in the week before the child died and he had not seen her.
In statement read outside court by a police officer, Tiffany's natural father, Martin Wright, said he could not understand how his daughter had been left to die in squalor.
"To think that a person you know can change from being so possessive with a child from birth to someone who didn't care, and did not love the same child and while they were themselves gorging on food just a few feet away their own child was starving and lying in filth, beggars belief.
"I cannot describe the hate that I feel inside me, not just for these two people, but also for their close family who were supposed to have been there on a regular basis, who could not have failed to see the condition she was living in yet did nothing."
#135
General discussion / David Healy M.B.E
June 14, 2008, 09:35:03 AM
Fair play to him,a great honour. . . . .
#136
General discussion / Trevor Hamilton to appeal life sentence
May 19, 2008, 01:04:17 PM #137
General discussion / Burma Cyclone
May 08, 2008, 11:40:41 AM
Did it happen lads ? Maybe there is a thread and i missed it but i would have thought 100,000 people dying in one of the worst natural disasters in history was worthy of a thread. Especially given some of the dross that we have to wade through. . . . .
#139
General discussion / The Official Glasgow Rangers UEFA Cup Final Thread
May 02, 2008, 09:17:36 AM
Lads i think we should have somewhere for everyone to leave their best wishes for Rangers ahead of their UEFA Cup Final on May 16th. Everyone must have been impressed by their heroic journey through this years competition. They have certainly won my heart. Im sure their fans will bring wonderful colour and excitement to the great city of Manchester.
#140
General discussion / Austrian man keeps daughter in cellar for 24 years.
April 28, 2008, 09:37:21 AM
A bullet to the head is what this ould chap needs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7370285.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7370285.stm