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#1
GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2025
February 01, 2025, 08:12:02 PM
Surprised the Donegal keeper not asked to change the light blue geansaí by our Paddy.
#2
General discussion / Re: The IRISH RUGBY thread
February 01, 2025, 06:26:12 PM
We got a few fortunate calls from ref, but territorially have dominated the game.
#3
General discussion / Re: The IRISH RUGBY thread
February 01, 2025, 04:49:37 PM
Hopefully someone puts a muzzle on the tenor.
#4
There was an intelligent article by Gerry Byrne, Aviation journalist in the IT. This stood out.

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Additional factors complicated this incident. Both the helicopter and the CRJ airliner were fitted with sophisticated anti-collision systems, known as automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast. This should have made the pilots in each of the two aircraft aware of each other's presence. Reports suggest the helicopter had its ADS-B system switched off. This suggests not only that it was electronically invisible to the pilots of the American Airlines jet but also that the helicopter pilots themselves were not electronically aware of the presence of the jet.

An additional factor was that the helicopters crew's radio broadcasts were on a different frequency from those of the American Airlines plane, so its pilots were unaware of the urgent voice traffic between air-traffic controllers and the Black Hawk helicopter.

This accident comes just two weeks after the head of the Federal Aviation Administration, which is in charge of US aviation safety, was in effect fired by Elon Musk. Although Musk is in charge of DOGE, a new body formed by President Donald Trump to reduce staffing in US federal agencies, he also had a personal beef with the FAA leader, who had placed restrictions on rocket launches by Musk's company SpaceX following a series of hazardous mid-air explosions at Musk's Texan spaceport.

#5
Quote from: Shamrock Shore on January 30, 2025, 05:52:24 PMThanks J70.

He was over here in Oct for my own dad's funeral. He was first generation Irish with a Longford mam and Westmeath dad. Grown up family. Early 70s.

Tommy Cully RIP.

Sorry for your loss Shamrock Shore, and if my political comments were disrespectful, my apologies. Again RIP to your cousin Tommy and all the poor people who perished.
#6
Quote from: jay110 on January 30, 2025, 02:14:03 PM
Quote from: weareros on January 30, 2025, 02:00:27 PMTerrible air collision in America's capital between a passenger plane and an army black hawk chopper a week after Trump fires 100s of air safety personnel, including the head. Of course he will be blaming everyone but himself. RIP to all who perished.
not exactly trumps fault now, but rip to all

Have a feeling if the Irish government decided to gut the Irish Aviation Authority over an accusation of DEI hiring practices, and a week later a passenger plane crashed in Dublin with an Irish army helicopter, I somehow have a feeling they'd have questions to answer in the Dail, and resignations would rightly be called for. God forbid such a thing would ever happen.
#7
Terrible air collision in America's capital between a passenger plane and an army black hawk chopper a week after Trump fires 100s of air safety personnel, including the head. Of course he will be blaming everyone but himself. RIP to all who perished.
#8
US Tech stocks plunging as China's DeepSeek creates AI at fraction of cost of US tech giants. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of lads after their cosying up to Trump who is also left looking foolish with his $500 billion AI investment to US tech private sector.
#9
GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2025
January 27, 2025, 01:36:44 PM
Quote from: twohands!!! on January 27, 2025, 01:19:43 PMFrom what I saw and read there were aleady a couple of games where there was no free given for a 3v3 infringement.


Was any of that a black card situation? For example when Daire Cregg got a black in the Roscommon Down game, Roscommon were only required to keep two forwards up and as a result it was 2 v 3 for Roscommon's 3rd goal. Many were not aware of that aspect of the rule.
#10
GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division 1 2025
January 25, 2025, 10:24:36 PM
On games so far:
Two man throw-in great
The solo and go is great
The longer kick out and no back to goalie great
Only 11 up is great - but by God Galway and Armagh still struggled to find space for much of the game, but in harsh Salthill conditions in fairness
Two points from beyond arc should only be from play or a free. Having two point kickers was the winning of the game for Galway
The 21 yard free for 3 man infraction - on the fence, I'd make it 40
Timekeeping/countdown - on the fence but leaning towards it. Takes away a bit of the charm and Americanises.
Overall it was January football and there were some high scoring games.
#11
Stan
Without Me
The Real Slim Shady

When are we doing Smokie!
#12
General discussion / Re: Weather
January 24, 2025, 05:57:03 PM
While I have every sympathy for Mr Prenty and Connacht GAA, who were most proud of the Dome, it was built in a very windswept area without any shelter. If these type of weather events are going to be a frequent occurrence, as those who respect climate change wisely warn us, if's it built again (as they promise), it will end up in a heap of shite a second time. A debate should be had if this is the best use of money by Connacht GAA. There's no need to do a Cúchulainn or Bull McCabe on it and act defiant against the elements. The weather will always win.
#13
Quote from: Premier Emperor on January 19, 2025, 05:04:55 PM
Quote from: Rossfan on January 19, 2025, 03:12:57 PMThat arrogant yoke of an ambassador from a genocidal Government trying to tell an Independent State who should or shouldn't speak at a memorial!!!

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0119/1491690-higgins-erlich/
Would you have liked Priti Patel to speak at an Irish Famine memorial?

President Higgins is the President of Ireland speaking at an Holocaust memorial event for which he was invited, and has spoken on 6 occasions in the past, at the official residence of the Lord Mayor. No outsider (and someone who hates Ireland) gets to tell our President what he can or cannot do. It's despicable that the Sunday Independent rag let her go unchallenged that Ireland supported Nazi Germany.
#14
Goal of the year already.
#15
Thought it would be tighter based on form but Cuala noticeably physically bigger team and have made it count. Also have been able to find acres of spaces in Croker. Errigal were setup so well defensively against Crokes but have struggled today. Good to see Errigal eventually settle down a bit and score some nice points but when your 10 points down after 10 minutes, hard to keep the heads up. Will there be calls for Austin O'Malley to manage Mayo but then again McStay and Rochford have club All-Ireland's too.