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Losers consent is a totally normal concept. Its actually the basis of democracy including 50%+1. Ie, anyone voting in an election is giving losers consent if who/what they vote for doesn't win. I think people are confused when this term has been thrown out there. It's just jargon that's used in political science.
Ps. Examples of elections that do not have losers consent are ones that one side boycotts the election, or says the election is rigged.

So hypothetically if the entire unionist vote boycotted the poll and didn't turn up, would it be considered that there is no loser's consent because there wasn't a winner and a loser, just a winner? Are there any ramifications for the result in this case?

I'm assuming he meant since waiting times are longer for everything in the Republic it also means you have to wait longer to die, hence the longer life expectancy.

Yeah, it was a joke that pretty clearly failed to land.

Some lads can't see the craic in anything. Have to debate constantly and prove a lad wrong. Must be hard to fill a day at that

I'm assuming he meant since waiting times are longer for everything in the Republic it also means you have to wait longer to die, hence the longer life expectancy.

Traffic lights that are set to red on all sides until someone triggers the loop detector. Surely there is a way to keep the main road green and only change it when needed by the minor junction.

Internet cookies every website you go on.

Everything you buy needing an account now. I was in a barbers once and they asked me for my email address before I could pay. When I asked why it was so they could set me up an account and send a reminder for my next appointment. FFS I have a mirror and I'm an adult.

My Father's House by Joseph O'connor is a good read and based on real events.

https://books.google.ie/books/about/My_Father_s_House.html?id=8PRsEAAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y

Running a half at the end if March so tipping away trying to get back up in terms of miles. Didn't run a mile after Amsterdam in October so starting from scratch again really. Should have kept it up but had no motivation because I had no race booked.

Manchester is a quick marathon from what I know or it, couple of lads in work ran it and got great times. One broke 3 hours and the other was 3:12 I think.

Have i just watched the best leg of darts ever?!?!

Ridiculous standard so far. Never seen both on for 9s like that before

I'd have an inkling towards MvG myself as his ability to make top class players look like pub drunks is extraordinary.

But the thing with darts is that averages just don't lie. They can't get padded over time. There's no adjustment needed to compare old with new like in many sports. And Taylor's averages would stack him up to take this down to the final leg, and maybe even win this game.

I'd edge towards MVG also but Taylor would slow the game down a lot if he was playing MVG to try and put him off his rhythm.  I remember watching him against Anderson in one of the last years he played and he was at all sorts of sh1te trying to put Anderson off his game.

Not a cocktail sausage or bit of bacon in sight today and nobody touched the dark meat. Up home tomorrow so everything will be right again for round 2

Legs are sore enough but I've been worse after Dublin so not complaining too much.  Been in the lottery for London for years and never got to run it, would be a nice destination one to do especially now it is moved to October and wouldn't be as hot.

The DJ's in the stadium and around the course were having the time of their lives, just dance music and techno from start to finish.

The brother ran Amsterdam today, only started running in lockdown. Got on super. Said it was very flat.
I'm must really try one of those easy flat Dutch Marathons instead of running hills in Dublin every year 😂

That's where I ran yesterday and it is a nice course, bit windy and a few dead spots for support but overall an enjoyable run in a nice city.  Finishing in the Olympic Stadium was a nice way to end it as well.  Glad it is over though.  Spoke to a lad at the bag collection who has Dublin now in a couple of weeks, he was having thoughts of offloading the ticket after yesterday!

Cheers lads, think I'll stick with the pacer then and see how it goes.  Mostly stuck to the plan with the odd missed run now and again.  Confident enough so I'll see how it goes.

Is it Dublin you doing? Pacers generally very good and hold an even pace. I wouldn't get too worked up in staying right beside them though. The first half or even the first 15 miles in Dublin is mainly uphill, keep the pacers in sight but don't be afraid to ease off on the pace on the uphills, the pacers usually keep an even pace and don't drop off for the hills.

From the Walkinstown roundabout at 15miles to the end there are only a couple of short hills so you would have plenty of time to catch back up to them if they are a bit ahead. The last 6 km is nearly all downhill or very flat so if you have anything left then is the time to really go for it.

Not Dublin this year, haven't been able to get to it since the backlog with covid.  Have done it twice before though and always found the worst bit was up past the Children's Hospital.  Slow gradual uphill that seemed to go on for ages against the breeze.

My thinking for sticking with the pacers is to not have to do the mental arithmetic of my average time and do I need to speed up or keep it constant.  Even I have a watch I'd be constantly doing it anyway.

Cheers lads, think I'll stick with the pacer then and see how it goes.  Mostly stuck to the plan with the odd missed run now and again.  Confident enough so I'll see how it goes.

Are you a Swatragh man from memory AnDoireabu? Not trying to out you or nothing lol, i see a local man Niall McGuigan big into them 24hr races. Crazy stuff that but fair play to him

I'd be from local enough to Swatragh aye and know of him alright.  Mental stuff doing those endurance runs.  I know a lad who is into the ultra marathons, 50 mile races and I think he did a 100 miles in a day race before.  Different level of mental toughness in that.  A fella in work was telling me about one he was on where you had to run 4 miles each hour every hour for 24 hours.  You could set your own pace as long as you didn't miss the time on it and if you did it in under the hour you took your break to the start of the next hour.  Must have been a sore day.

Cheers lads, think I'll stick with the pacer then and see how it goes.  Mostly stuck to the plan with the odd missed run now and again.  Confident enough so I'll see how it goes.