Quote from: Truthsayer on Today at 01:01:05 AMQuote from: AustinPowers on Today at 12:07:27 AMLike Linda Ervine teaching Irish and kids from mixed marriages (or unionist parents) playing for the likes of East Belfast GAA , that will do more for integration than what any GAA president says.As far as I know the GAA still aspires to a 32 county Republic.
Most kids probably start GAA between 4-7, and won't have any knowledge of any Republican links to the association (like myself at that age) unless it's been drummed into them from bigoted parents from birth.
So , if the kids enjoy the game , want to play it with their friends and make new ones , be they catholic Protestant or other , then that's the future. Eventually the anti-GAA bigots Will dwindle away
Rule 1.2 of the GAA official guide states our aim as the 'strengthening the national identity in a 32-county Ireland'.
Being a Republican does not make you a bigot... 'Catholic, Protestant and dissenter...'
Quote from: Main Street on April 17, 2024, 10:13:14 PMQuote from: HokeyPokey on April 17, 2024, 05:38:42 PMYou're not posing a proper counter to my statement. Read what both have stated re trans rights then come back here.Quote from: gallsman on April 17, 2024, 10:44:08 AMtrans women should not compete in women's sports is not a denial of their rights. The argument against it is backed by numerous credible sports scientists, e.g. Ross Tucker. Introducing "trans women are big and yes that might hurt someone playing rugby, but the numbers are so small it's irrelevant therefore it doesn't matter" into the discussion is a red herring. The issue is the principle and integrity of women's sport as a protected category.
Again, I'm not denying these aren't issues, but they should be worked through, the anti trans obsessives like to find these issues and make them out to something much bigger, and plenty of incidents where whole narratives and stories have been completely invented. I've seen them targeting casual park runs over trans women being recorded as women and another headline about a trans woman who finished thousands of places behind others in a marathon. I can't say I see any discussion of women's sports on here in general. Again, it's quite noteworthy how people take an issue with this issue in women's sports, but never seem to comment or show an interest in it otherwise.
The IRFU taking a very public decision to ban two trans players from playing amateur rugby is not productive imo. It wouldn't be difficult to have a set of clear guidelines. What they did sent a terrible message.Quote from: Main Street on April 16, 2024, 11:49:21 PMQuote from: HokeyPokey on April 16, 2024, 11:42:26 PMI do find it odd that those who are so against trans rights have no personal experiences or skin in the game so as to speak.Not even Graham Lenihan or J.K. Rowling are against 'trans rights' per se.
Both of them are obessives. They have no personal connection to the issue, nor are they experts in the field. Lenihan, especially, he has ruined his career and marriage over this issue. Look at the types of people who are involved in the anti-trans movement Ireland and worldwide, which include literal nazis.
It strikes me as quite similar to the right wingers who are pro-life, who don't care about the social conditions a child is born into, or the anti-Immigration crowd who are supposedly concerned about safety and housing, but will riot and light accommodation on fire and some with convictions for violence against women. People are concerned about people 'becoming' trans, but as soon as they do, they'll completely dehumanise them.
Equating both with those types who riot and plunder supposedly in the name of white Irish nativism is thoroughly disingenuous.
Quote from: AustinPowers on Today at 12:07:27 AMLike Linda Ervine teaching Irish and kids from mixed marriages (or unionist parents) playing for the likes of East Belfast GAA , that will do more for integration than what any GAA president says.As far as I know the GAA still aspires to a 32 county Republic.
Most kids probably start GAA between 4-7, and won't have any knowledge of any Republican links to the association (like myself at that age) unless it's been drummed into them from bigoted parents from birth.
So , if the kids enjoy the game , want to play it with their friends and make new ones , be they catholic Protestant or other , then that's the future. Eventually the anti-GAA bigots Will dwindle away
Quote from: gallsman on April 17, 2024, 05:45:11 PMRowling is a woman and a victim of domestic abuse. Of course she has a connection when her rights and those of her fellow women are being infringed upon.
Quote from: Armagh18 on April 17, 2024, 10:56:17 PMSalary?Quote from: quit yo jibbajabba on April 17, 2024, 10:54:30 PMGeezer and Pep have a lot in common!Quote from: armaghniac on April 17, 2024, 10:49:17 PMArmagh could take penalties better than Man City.
Be a few boys on that other thread won't acknowledge this as a Madrid win 😋😀
Quote from: dec on April 17, 2024, 02:43:46 PMQuote from: J70 on April 16, 2024, 11:23:54 PMRecently sat on a jury in Queens. I don't think I'd want to run the risk of sitting on this particular one however.Nearest I ever got was when I lived in Manhattan, I got called in to the initial meeting where the lawyer for each side got to speak to us briefly, sent off for lunch and by the time we got back it was settled, apparently settling right at the final moment is not unusual.