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GAA Discussion / Re: Leinster Senior football c...

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 06:02:30 PM

Has the money been going into Dublin equally across all codes and genders?

I assume it has, and if so, why is it that the senior male footballers are the only ones with continued success?

I know the ladies did well, and maybe that has turned them around as before that period they only won one.

But with regards to hurling and Camogie Dublin's last win was in 1984 and they were a brilliant team back in the 60's, but nada since and the senior hurlers haven't been to a final since 61

Are Dublin just producing better footballers as the money isn't making a difference in hurling

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Dublin is stronger in football.There are more footballers than hurlers in Dublin.
The money fell on fertile ground. It was enough to override Kerry.

Limerick is stronger in hurling. The money was enough to buy the expertise in. Cork, Tipp and KK were unable to respond. The timing was right.

Dublin have money and a playing hurling population 3rd to Cork and Tipp

So it's either a numbers game poor coaching no money or football is a gift to play

[Only a money making machine if people are going over the limit?]

#2

General discussion / Re: A5 WTC (New Road from Augh...

Last post by JoG2 - Today at 05:53:57 PM

Only a money making machine if people are going over the limit?

I've been done many times with the cameras over the years, no excuse, speeding and wrong, do I blame the camera for being there? No that's all on me. Anyone that thinks they can speed 'safely' is crazy

If they put the average speed cameras on the road would it make it safer? Wouldn't know the stats on the accidents  in regards to speeding, carelessness, recklessness and so on, but in the meantime till its sorted it needs some attention.

What stage is it at with planning and at what point will they government say we've taken into considerations your issues of not having it but we are going ahead with it anyways? 

Yes 100%, but it's more the optics of it. Another horrific crash on the A5, and the following morning there's a speed van (of which I'm sure there is only a limited nunber) in a safe part of the A5 trying to catch motorists doing 5mph over the 30 approaching an overtaking lane. The van definitely be out on the A5, but situated near an accident black spot.... Was a hot topic of conversation among the Strabanimals and Omagh folk in our work yesterday

If you're doing 35mph in a 30 you deserve a fine. There's a reason it's 30 and not 40.

"If you hit a pedestrian: at 40 mph there is a 90 percent chance they will be killed. at 35 mph there is a 50 percent chance they will be killed. at 30 mph there is a 20 percent chance they will be killed."

This I know, I said it's the optics of it and went on to explain. I definitely don't need lectured in road safety

#3

GAA Discussion / Re: Joe Brolly

Last post by JoG2 - Today at 05:19:16 PM

Genuinely starting to feel sorry for Brolly. GAA people who once valued his opinion now laugh at him, not with him and no-one believes a word he says.

This is true. The only reason he's still in the media at all now seems to be to laugh at him. I don't know anyone who would actually pay any heed to him apart from an eye roll. T'is a sorry state and he's even managed to turn his own against him. Pity, he was entertaining once.

He speaks well on a wide range of non GAA topics on the Free State, some very enjoyable episodes

[The episode also contains Joe telling us how he told txt a friend before the Derry Donegal game to predict that Donegal would win using "a ploy to go for lobbed goals when the keeper comes to midfield". Weirdly, he never once made that prediciton in public before the game. Just told us about how he predicted it in the aftermath and how obvious it was.]

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GAA Discussion / Re: Joe Brolly

Last post by AustinPowers - Today at 05:10:52 PM

The title of Joe's latest Free State episode might lead you to believe it's about Jim McGuinness, but it's essentially just Joe using Jim as the vehicle to pursue his personal vendetta against Mickey Harte.

Joe spent years making fairly bitter attacks on McGuinness, auccusing him repeatedly of having "destroyed the game". A few months ago he wrote a column blasting the extreme and unfair expectations McGuinness places on players in their personal lives in pursuit of success, and only a few months ago, termed him "the the dark destroyer of gaelic football" who was about to unleash his latest "virus".

One victory from Jim over Mickey Harte later, and we get a podcast telling us everthing that is wrong about Harte as a man and a manager, and how McGuinness is the greatest manager in the game and absolutely lauding how he man-manages his players.

The episode also contains Joe telling us how he told txt a friend before the Derry Donegal game to predict that Donegal would win using "a ploy to go for lobbed goals when the keeper comes to midfield". Weirdly, he never once made that prediciton in public before the game. Just told us about how he predicted it in the aftermath and how obvious it was.

That's Brolly in a nutshell.  Narcissists are always right

Heard that story  so many times.

Plus, he  always adds a well known figure  in his story to  give his "prediction " more credence.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Leinster Senior football c...

Last post by seafoid - Today at 05:06:56 PM

Has the money been going into Dublin equally across all codes and genders?

I assume it has, and if so, why is it that the senior male footballers are the only ones with continued success?

I know the ladies did well, and maybe that has turned them around as before that period they only won one.

But with regards to hurling and Camogie Dublin's last win was in 1984 and they were a brilliant team back in the 60's, but nada since and the senior hurlers haven't been to a final since 61

Are Dublin just producing better footballers as the money isn't making a difference in hurling

.

Dublin is stronger in football.There are more footballers than hurlers in Dublin.
The money fell on fertile ground. It was enough to override Kerry.

Limerick is stronger in hurling. The money was enough to buy the expertise in. Cork, Tipp and KK were unable to respond. The timing was right.

[Give up after 20mins of his latest show.]

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GAA Discussion / Re: Joe Brolly

Last post by yellowcard - Today at 05:03:28 PM

Give up after 20mins of his latest show.

According to him, Derry have a small MF pairing, and that MH doesn't have a clue...

Unless im wrong, the current AI record is 3 v 1?

Wait until you find out that he thought that Jimmy McGuinness would manage Barcelona whenever he switched codes to soccer!   

#7

GAA Discussion / Re: Leinster U20 football cham...

Last post by Rossfan - Today at 04:55:53 PM

At least Longford is in a neutral Province but if we win we have to go to an Ulster venue

#8

General discussion / Re: The IRISH RUGBY thread

Last post by Captain Scarlet - Today at 04:48:12 PM

Just to jump this thread up again. I have to say Leinster are doing a great job in terms of paying all due respect to Croke Park. Their comms lads are really top, as are the new IRFU people.

The GAA could learn a lot from them on it. Should be a good one tomorrow!

#9

Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread

Last post by Saffsof82 - Today at 04:45:42 PM

ocallaghan and ferris have been excellent for ballymena this year, power and pace from the half back line, those two take some watching

#10

General discussion / Re: The far right

Last post by whitey - Today at 04:43:36 PM

This says a lot, fascist yanks with nothing to do with Ireland trying to push their right wing agenda onto us

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/more-than-half-of-social-media-posts-about-wicklow-anti-asylum-protest-were-from-us-analysis-finds/a1068312180.html

You realize Twitter isn't real life?

A couple of right wing US political commentators (with millions of followers) highlight the fact Ireland doesn't enforce its own immigration laws.

This then gets retweeted/shared/liked by a fraction of a fraction of 1% of the people who saw it.

And you use this "datapoint" to deligitimize peoples valid concerns (which BTW were shared by a sitting FF TD and European candidate yesterday)

And his comments are up in the FF website, so obviously the party (who are in Government) agree with his views to some extent

https://www.fiannafail.ie/news/cowen-demands-enforcement-of-immigration-laws?hs_amp=true

Are Fianna Fail far right?

Did it hurt you that one, you show up as a yank in the assessment above

Not in the least

Im an Irish Citizen so I'm just as entitled to my opinion as you are