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[Ahead of the fiftieth anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, the programme asks why no-one was ever brought to justice]

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General discussion / Re: British State Collusion

Last post by Tubberman - Today at 08:44:46 PM

Thurs night.  21:35  RTE  Prime Time
Ahead of the fiftieth anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, the programme asks why no-one was ever brought to justice

Dublin-Monaghan bomb gang investigator says 'there was collusion'

The officer leading the inquiry into the activities of the loyalist gang suspected of being responsible for the Dublin and Monaghan bombings has said he has no doubt there was collusion between the gang and the British security services.

Sir Iain Livingstone heads up Operation Denton, which is examining allegations relating to the activities of the so-called Glenanne Gang, which was based in County Armagh and Mid-Ulster during the Troubles, including its role in the Dublin and Monaghan bombings.

There's been a lot on the radio over the past few days, but given the scale of the bombings in terms of civilian lives lost, its amazing how little has been said about it over the years.
I was in school in the 80s and 90s and it was a footnote in history class at best - there was certainly no in depth coverage or analysis. 
It seems many people have been unhappy with the Irish state response to it - presumably in terms of pressuring the British government to investigate probable collusion.  Why would the Irish state be reluctant to press the Brits about that though?

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GAA Discussion / Re: GAA moneybags and Sean Cav...

Last post by seafoid - Today at 08:40:02 PM

Any idea what the €500 million refers to?

Yes, he referred to two different groups / lists of commitments - one was in relation to new / improved centres of excellence (with both Armagh and Monaghan getting a mention) and the other to GAA Stadium infrastructure projects - this latter list included Kerry, Tipp, Louth, Meath, Kildare and Antrim.

I don't think adding money to GAA grounds does the games much good. Pairc ui chaoimh is a great warning

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GAA Discussion / Re: Leinster Senior football c...

Last post by seafoid - Today at 08:38:21 PM

42 wins in a row
14 titles in a row.

"Thoroughly enjoyable win.
Time for the Meaths and Kildares to get up to Dublin's pitch" says John Casey

If a small county like Louth can run the Dubs as close then Meath and Kildare should be able to do the same.

Dublin needs to be split into as many counties needed to get the leinster championship competitive again

How many counties would you need to create from Mayo, Galway and Roscommon to give Leitrim and Sligo a shout at winning a Connacht title?

How many counties other than dublin have won 19 out of 20 titles?

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GAA Discussion / Re: Is the earlier Championshi...

Last post by seafoid - Today at 08:27:48 PM

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41396365.html

GAA president Jarlath Burns will face stiff opposition to the idea of returning All-Ireland finals to September from Croke Park officials.

Saturday's Central Council meeting will hear a number of proposals about reshaping the GAA calendar to accommodate a later finish to the inter-county season.

[Ahead of the fiftieth anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, the programme asks why no-one was ever brought to justice]

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General discussion / Re: British State Collusion

Last post by Main Street - Today at 07:59:58 PM

Thurs night.  21:35  RTE  Prime Time
Ahead of the fiftieth anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, the programme asks why no-one was ever brought to justice

Dublin-Monaghan bomb gang investigator says 'there was collusion'

The officer leading the inquiry into the activities of the loyalist gang suspected of being responsible for the Dublin and Monaghan bombings has said he has no doubt there was collusion between the gang and the British security services.

Sir Iain Livingstone heads up Operation Denton, which is examining allegations relating to the activities of the so-called Glenanne Gang, which was based in County Armagh and Mid-Ulster during the Troubles, including its role in the Dublin and Monaghan bombings.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Sam Maguire 2024 Group 3 ...

Last post by LeoMc - Today at 07:52:07 PM

Any word of tickets or group tickets yet?

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General discussion / Re: The Official Golf Thread

Last post by lenny - Today at 07:33:33 PM

Behave yourself Scheffler, that's ridiculous.

[They bate us out the gate 2 years ago in AI SF in CP when most of this team were playing.]

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GAA Discussion / Re: Sam Maguire 2024 Group 1 ...

Last post by NotedObserver - Today at 07:08:37 PM

No version of Derry has ever beaten Galway in championship, you can be sure that will be a factor on saturday.

Janey, even Armagh has beaten Galway.

Derry wans trying their hand at the cute hoorism here? Sure Derry were in the big three talk with Dublin and Kerry not just a few weeks ago.

I would be more confident going to Kerry or Dublin and getting a result than I am about saturday due to our previous with Galway.

Out of those 3 Galway would be the 1 to choose on the road.  This history v Galway will have no baring at all on Sat. I'd say at most 2 Derry players played in 2015 and will be involved on Sat. Pretty much all of them beat Galway in Salthill in March.

They bate us out the gate 2 years ago in AI SF in CP when most of this team were playing.

And a league result in March will have no bearing esp as Galway had so many out injured at that time.

PS I sincerely hope you are right.

This was much more defensive orientated Derry team in their 2nd year of development. The better team in the first half, beat by 5 after gifting Galway 6 points. Mayo v Donegal in 2013,now that was a team beat out the gate.

Again, playing Galway in Salthill, with this version of Derry will have much less a baring on this game than a potential injury crisis

Derry got a last minute goal to make the scoreboard respectable

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GAA Discussion / Re: Sam Maguire 2024 Group 1 ...

Last post by Blowitupref - Today at 07:05:00 PM

Paul Conroy and Chrissy McKaigue from the 2007 Minor All Ireland final, serious commitment and years of service they have given to their counties.

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GAA Discussion / Re: All Ireland U20 football c...

Last post by Wildweasel74 - Today at 06:35:57 PM

Dublin pick up players standing out Club level more than underage football.