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Hartley sleeps far more than he plays rugby matches. He eat his breakfast for more minutes than he plays rugby and when he is suspended breakfast wins even more.

..fcuk me Cooper, Gavin and Fenton on the Sports awards....all toeing the party line..."its all about the team, the back room staff, blaa de blaa de blaa"...the word anodyne was invented for these lads...times like this you appreciate Brolly and Spillane coming in and throwing a few cats among the pigeons.

When was it ever different? Only a small proportion are ever worth listening to. They end up as analysts.

The players have to be ruthless on the pitch. And they hafta be able to score when it counts 

Just looked at Dylan Hartley's stats in senior rugby.

79 tests (22 as sub) + 127 club games (23 as sub).

If we assume an average of 30 mins per appearance as sub then he has played (roughly) [57 * 80 (4,560 mins) + 22 * 30 (660mins)] + [104 * 80 (8,320mins) + 23 * 30 (690mins)] = 14,230 minutes played.

He has been given 60 weeks of suspension, or 1,512,000 minutes.

So roughly speaking, for every minute of rugby be has played, he has been suspended for over 100 minutes.

You are not comparing like with like. Even if he had been suspended for 2 weeks by your calculation he would be suspended longer than his playing time. 

Tis all ego. Thunderbolt and lightning. Last 5 minutes very frightening . And not being able to score more than 1-14. Caught in a landslide with no escape from reality. Will sports psychology get a mention? And scoring off the bad foot? Corner forward will you do the fandango.  And jusht get it over with . So we can all get on with our lives.

A nurse gave evidence regarding early stage puberty onset and epilepsy for people like Emily. The brain was already very damaged. I think this was a more or less unique case.

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Hi guys...hope some of you can give me some advice.

I have a friend who i think is very depressed, he's not taking calls or texts atm and is off work. He told me last week he was not sleeping at night and had got pills from Doctor to help him sleep. My other bud called around to see him (after me telling him the craic) but he didn't answer the door (my bud said he seen the light going off as he knocked on the door). My question is how do i approach this...? (he has had his fair share of bad luck and incidents over the last year or two)

Do i call?
Do i approach someone in his family?
Should i leave him alone and give him his space?

I know nothing about depression only from reading a few posts on here so please forgive my ignorance on the subject but i'd appreciate your help and advice so i know how to handle this.

Ask the family
He might not want to see people

I hope she can get on with her life

What do you think of the practice ? ShoulD it be supported? Would it get Meath going?

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/14575052.More_than_a_fifth_of_Scots_don_t_walk_for_20_minutes_ONCE_a_year/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEDsoSaChP0

Is a 20:20 type game needed for Gaelic football? 10 a side, 15 minutes per half etc?

Just ban handpassing

Walter Swinburn RIP, 55.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/nov/01/horseracing.donaldmcrae

I love this one at Christmas time

Hot Butterscotch

50ml whiskey
120-150ml boiling hot water
1 tbsp spiced butter*

● Warm a mug or Irish-coffee cup with boiling hot water. Discard the water. Add the whiskey, boiling hot water and spiced butter. Stir until the butter melts. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.

*To make the spiced butter: combine 250g butter and 250g brown sugar in a mixing bowl with one heaped teaspoon of allspice, one of cinnamon, a small pinch of ground clove and a teaspoon of good vanilla extract. Blend thoroughly with a fork. Press the mixture into a ramekin, or wrap it in cling film and shape into a stick of butter. Refrigerate. This mixture keeps well for two weeks.

You can add whatever spices you like, in fact.