The Good News Thread

[laoislad]

It's a girl, 8 pounds 6 and a little bruiser to boot. Came out facing the ceiling so not a sign of difficult days to come I hope. Week early as well, reckon she wanted to be out for the U21 final in Thurles tomorrow but Mrs. Croí is refusing to sign the release form. The little one will have to wait for the Gerry Reilly final next Wednesday to make her debut in the maroon and white babygro. Terrified of leaving her in behind reception.

Congrats, Croí.

Bye bye sleep for the foreseeable future but if there is ever an acceptable reason for being woken during the night, your own flesh and blood is it.

Having said that it might be a good way to see the Rugby World Cup.

Would that not just send him back asleep again?

[Croí na hÉireann]

As they would say down in Wexford, quare sound lads on here. Home today and settling in well to the sleeping, eating and shitting (as is the young one). She was disappointed to hear the U21's came up short and is doubly psyched up for the U16's on Wednesday.

Hardy, that's the best bit of advice I've heard since I was advised to stay away from the business end.

[Dinny Breen]

Good man Croí, congrats to all, our escapades at the golf is a good example of what it's like trying to look after the kids in the middle of the night 

[laoislad]

Just found a Double Decker in the press that I forgot was there!

[Hashtag]

Just found a Double Decker in the press that I forgot was there!

Let us celebrate this success with the adding of chocolate to milk.

[Tony Baloney]

Just found a Double Decker in the press that I forgot was there!

Best news I've seen in 13 pages.

[Don Johnson]

What's the press? If it is the hot press then the double decker will be all melted to shite.

[Tony Baloney]

What's the press? If it is the hot press then the double decker will be all melted to shite.

A Mexican cupboard.

[muppet]

Just found a Double Decker in the press that I forgot was there!

I once drove a JCB into the garden and went to bed.

The demon drink.

[ross4life]

A Dutch cyclist who has represented her country at the Paralympics could be set to compete in the able-bodied event after an amazing incident saw her regain the use of her legs.


The Independent reports that Monique van der Vorst was paralysed from the waist down and had been confined to a wheelchair for 13 years.

She won two silver medals at the Paralympics by powering a bike with her hands but last year she was knocked off her bike in a crash.

What could have led to a serious injury actually did the opposite. Van der Vorst started to feel her feet tingle and within months she was able to walk.

Her recovery was so rapid that she started competing on a regular bicycle - then progressed to a point that has seen her earn one of just 11 places in a top women's professional cycling team.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/25112011/58/paralysed-cycling-champ-cured-crash.html

[Puckoon]

For all posters in the USA - Father Ted is now on Netflix "watch it now".

This is good news.

[Dinny Breen]

Just a great picture..

[laoislad]

Just a great picture..

+1
Love it.

[ziggysego]

Just a great picture..

This is what is so good about sport.

[Tony Baloney]

Great photo.