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Teaching learners how to drive on the motorway would be a start. Absolutely ridiculous 1. That they aren't and 2.
They're restricted to 45mph on a road where most users bomb on at 80+

There are less deaths on a motorway than country roads I'd imagine. It's country roads which are killing people

Motorways are the safest roads to travel on but where else are they going to learn how a vehicle handles at 70mph?

Country roads are 60 for large parts, dropping to 50, 40 and 30 coming into towns. No need to learn to be at 70mph, I'm not sure there is evidence that learning to drive at 70mph on the safest roads (motorways) will help youngsters on country roads with blind spots, dips and exits/entry roads

I think there is every need for a new, inexperienced driver to learn what it's like to have control of a machine at 70mph in a supervised environment, surely that's infinitely better than just letting them f**k around and find out once they've passed.

Teaching learners how to drive on the motorway would be a start. Absolutely ridiculous 1. That they aren't and 2.
They're restricted to 45mph on a road where most users bomb on at 80+

There are less deaths on a motorway than country roads I'd imagine. It's country roads which are killing people

Motorways are the safest roads to travel on but where else are they going to learn how a vehicle handles at 70mph?

Teaching learners how to drive on the motorway would be a start. Absolutely ridiculous 1. That they aren't and 2.
They're restricted to 45mph on a road where most users bomb on at 80+

Were DJ Carey, Gerard Cavlan or Darren Gleeson ever banned?

Speaking of completely irrelevant tangents; and this is purely hypothetical here... but if allegations were to emerge of a former county player/county manager committing child abuse, what happens then?

If the alleged victim was to go public on social media with a lengthy post detailing allegations dating back 27 years, do we take it at face value or do we dismiss it as one person's word against another's?

Like any alleged crime, we let due process through the legal system take its course and stay out of it until an outcome is reached. All you have is one perspective on whatever did or did not happen and no actual facts backed up by evidence.

Like I said earlier though, it is crime dependant. If a coach is accused of something like that, I believe as part of the gaa's safeguarding policy that person should be stood down until any legal proceedings have come to an end to remove any potential risk. But if there are no legal proceedings, then there are no grounds to do anything as its just heresy imo. And if someone is tried and found not guilty, again that should be the end of it.

I could go online now and write a whole set of accusations against a coach. Doesn't mean it's true. But it seems these days that's all it takes to have someone found guilty.

All this public outrage to online claims is bound to affect legal cases adversely if the allegations are true as well. A jury, for example, could have their decision made by an online frenzy before a trial even starts. Its not fair on victims or on those wrongly accused.

My point is, there's no use comparing ex-county player X with ex-county player Y when they're alleged to have committed two completely different offences. Stealing from an employer to feed a gambling addiction for example doesn't carry the same stigma as allegations of domestic abuse.

Each crime or alleged crime needs to be viewed on an individual basis. I also don't necessarily need a judge and jury to come to a verdict for me to have my mind made up on certain cases.

Were DJ Carey, Gerard Cavlan or Darren Gleeson ever banned?

Speaking of completely irrelevant tangents; and this is purely hypothetical here... but if allegations were to emerge of a former county player/county manager committing child abuse, what happens then?

If the alleged victim was to go public on social media with a lengthy post detailing allegations dating back 27 years, do we take it at face value or do we dismiss it as one person's word against another's?

It's a pisstake - car insurance is a scam at this stage - my premium almost trebled for no reason.

BT saying they're putting the price up next month.

Grocery shopping another one - everything is up (but in smaller packaging) and is it just me or are the use by dates getting shorter? Tesco is a rip off nowadays.

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?