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#21

GAA Discussion / Re: Murder of a GAA Chairman

Last post by marty34 - Today at 10:04:15 PM

I remember at the time it sent chills through the whole  nationalist community. Just listening to Talkback and Trevor Birney talking about and how attacking someone like Sean Brown was a deliberate ploy as he was decent and could not be associated with any paramilitary organisation. It was purely to put fear and Terror through a whole community by striking at its centre.

We had just won the AI and had beaten Bellaghy in the Ulster final before Christmas 1996. There was a crew of us living in Belfast and we had close relationships on and off the field with a lot of the Bellaghy lads. It struck hard. I remember travelling home at the time and we regularly changed out pick up spots etc. Going to matches in Lurgan and that was always a concern as well. How the f**k was that normal? 

Unfortunately we normalised it at the time and adopted

My dad handed me the book The Shankill butchers when it came out

Made me read it before I headed out that weekend, needless to say that put the willies up me for that period of heading out! 

Absolutely horrible book. Really tough. I read the book called committee. Really opened my eyes as a teenager growing up.

Only policeman you trust is a dead one.

Is that book still available?

#22

General discussion / Re: GP's & Hospitals - What is...

Last post by Tones - Today at 10:03:01 PM

My friends aunt was up from the South, needed to see a doctor, paid £75 quid to see one in a private clinic in Armagh ran by an ex Tyrones missus, the doctor she saw is the doctor I would see if I ever got an appointment!

That Doctor is in all likelihood taking those shifts because his or her practice can not give them any more shifts. Not the fault of the GP but the system.

I dont think so. Went part time (or just left) NHS to go into the private sector.

Couple of health centres in Derry are starting to offer the private consultations at £75 a pop. These appointments will only be outside the core hours, ie after 6pm as far as I know.

* huge amount of last minute cancellations / no shows
* staff members getting serious abuse. A woman working in one of the larger health centres in the town told me 4 admin staff left within a week of each other. They didn't have other jobs to go to at the time, just couldn't listen to any more dung
* dozens of prescriptions like 'brufen and paracetamol which cost a quid in the supermarket costing £40+ when got through a health centre
* repeat patients, and I'm talking of a lot of folk calling each and every day with different ailments
* queues for sick lines
* general levels of entitlement and abuse of the system

The above and many more issues aren't helping things

The abuse thing is disgusting but it's happening everywhere poor kids in retail, folk are tramps me me me.

#23

General discussion / Re: Premier League 2023-2024

Last post by 93-DY-SAM - Today at 10:02:59 PM

5-0 flattered Chelsea tonight.

Arsenal could easily have had 5 more. Chelsea completely crumbled.

#24

General discussion / Re: GP's & Hospitals - What is...

Last post by Tones - Today at 10:00:49 PM

Yeah f**k you jack I am OK.

You're putting the blame at the GPs door for taking on a legal practice activity? What moral obligation do they have to get f**ked by a broken system?

Successive Prime Ministers, Health Ministers drove the place into the ground. Some moral obligation to be the last violinist on the Titanic.

Did they pay privately to be trained?

#25

General discussion / Re: GP's & Hospitals - What is...

Last post by JoG2 - Today at 09:59:06 PM

My friends aunt was up from the South, needed to see a doctor, paid £75 quid to see one in a private clinic in Armagh ran by an ex Tyrones missus, the doctor she saw is the doctor I would see if I ever got an appointment!

That Doctor is in all likelihood taking those shifts because his or her practice can not give them any more shifts. Not the fault of the GP but the system.

I dont think so. Went part time (or just left) NHS to go into the private sector.

Couple of health centres in Derry are starting to offer the private consultations at £75 a pop. These appointments will only be outside the core hours, ie after 6pm as far as I know.

* huge amount of last minute cancellations / no shows
* staff members getting serious abuse. A woman working in one of the larger health centres in the town told me 4 admin staff left within a week of each other. They didn't have other jobs to go to at the time, just couldn't listen to any more dung
* dozens of prescriptions like 'brufen and paracetamol which cost a quid in the supermarket costing £40+ when got through a health centre
* repeat patients, and I'm talking of a lot of folk calling each and every day with different ailments
* queues for sick lines
* general levels of entitlement and abuse of the system

The above and many more issues aren't helping things

#26

General discussion / Re: Holidays

Last post by gallsman - Today at 09:58:08 PM

There's a GAA club called Rome Hibernians. Could try giving them a shout.

#27

General discussion / Re: Premier League 2023-2024

Last post by Blowitupref - Today at 09:57:55 PM

5-0 flattered Chelsea tonight.

#28

General discussion / Re: Premier League 2023-2024

Last post by Saffrongael - Today at 09:57:03 PM

Chelsea are a shambles.

Going against popular opinion but mccoist annoys me. There, Ive said it 🤓

He's a dose

#29

Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Footba...

Last post by alchemist - Today at 09:51:16 PM

Lot of negativity on the board about Saturday, yes Down are underdogs and rightfully so.

Are they capable of giving Armagh a match, absolutely!

Last year everything that could go wrong did go wrong, lessons will he learned, and if it is tight Armagh will be nervous.

The last two games have been disappointing but Down did play a lot of good football in league before that.

Is Clones ideal, no, but it's an ulster semi final with the double bonus of a final and qualification at stake.

Most people who i have spoken to seem to have an excuse not to go on Saturday, the players have given a massive commitment and deserve a big support so get behind them and keep the fingers crossed.

#30

General discussion / Re: Premier League 2023-2024

Last post by JoG2 - Today at 09:49:21 PM

All too easy for Arsenal against Chelsea tonight, I didn't see the FA cup semi final but on this poor showing tonight how did Chelsea only lose 1-0 against Man City at the weekend?

Every game is different

Just depends if certain players could be bothered to really put in a big shift in any certain match