The Sunday Independent today had 16 pages of "Sport". A copy and paste of all the English soccer matches, a regurgitated article about Diarmuid Connolly and Lee Keegan and the rest was about Rugby. There was not one inch given to the League Hurling Semi-Finals, not a mention and Iarnrod Eireann ran a train service that arrived in McDonagh Station at 4pm. There were 20,000 at the game and probably 140,000 watching it on TV but these gob5hite5 dont want to know about our national sport on an Easter Sunday.
Quote from: Bud Wiser on April 16, 2017, 06:29:19 PM
The Sunday Independent today had 16 pages of "Sport". A copy and paste of all the English soccer matches, a regurgitated article about Diarmuid Connolly and Lee Keegan and the rest was about Rugby. There was not one inch given to the League Hurling Semi-Finals, not a mention and Iarnrod Eireann ran a train service that arrived in McDonagh Station at 4pm. There were 20,000 at the game and probably 140,000 watching it on TV but these gob5hite5 dont want to know about our national sport on an Easter Sunday.
Very poor form. They probably needed the space for the arselicking of Trump Og and the latest news about Prince George
Quote from: Bud Wiser on April 16, 2017, 06:29:19 PM
The Sunday Independent today had 16 pages of "Sport". A copy and paste of all the English soccer matches, a regurgitated article about Diarmuid Connolly and Lee Keegan and the rest was about Rugby. There was not one inch given to the League Hurling Semi-Finals, not a mention and Iarnrod Eireann ran a train service that arrived in McDonagh Station at 4pm. There were 20,000 at the game and probably 140,000 watching it on TV but these gob5hite5 dont want to know about our national sport on an Easter Sunday.
I solved that problem nearly 8 years ago. I stopped buying the Sunday Independent. I stopped buying papers! I care not what most journalists think. It's hard not to read a (former player) Journalist without seeing his agenda. Count yourself lucky that you don't (I presume) buy The (Horrible) Sunday World or the (nearly worse) Mail on Sunday.
Tbf, it's your own fault for buying the Indo.
Don't usually buy the paper but at home for the weekend and my folks have the Sunday times - 7 pages of soccer, 4 rugby, 2 gaa, 1 horse racing, golf & motor sport.
Do people still buy newspapers
Sunday Times sports section used to be really good.
They have cut it back in size by about half I would say over the past few years & it's not worth buying anymore as a result.
There was half a page on the hurling semi finals but I agree wasn't great coverage.
Quote from: Bud Wiser on April 16, 2017, 06:29:19 PM
The Sunday Independent today had 16 pages of "Sport". A copy and paste of all the English soccer matches, a regurgitated article about Diarmuid Connolly and Lee Keegan and the rest was about Rugby. There was not one inch given to the League Hurling Semi-Finals, not a mention and Iarnrod Eireann ran a train service that arrived in McDonagh Station at 4pm. There were 20,000 at the game and probably 140,000 watching it on TV but these gob5hite5 dont want to know about our national sport on an Easter Sunday.
What do you expect them to do? Not give coverage to Rory McIlroys stag in Miami or Roz getting her pussy shaved
Sindo sales have been falling for a few years and advertising has migrated to Facebook. Soccer articles are cheap.
RTÉ sport on 6 o'clock News wetting themselves over a rugby junket if a makes upon team playing meaningless friendlies next Summer.
Not a word about GAA affairs.
Quote from: Rossfan on April 19, 2017, 07:38:28 PM
RTÉ sport on 6 o'clock News wetting themselves over a rugby junket if a makes upon team playing meaningless friendlies next Summer.
Not a word about GAA affairs.
In fairness the Lions announcement is probably bigger news than Galway preparing to shît the bed in another national final..
Quote from: Syferus on April 19, 2017, 08:02:02 PM
Quote from: Rossfan on April 19, 2017, 07:38:28 PM
RTÉ sport on 6 o'clock News wetting themselves over a rugby junket if a makes upon team playing meaningless friendlies next Summer.
Not a word about GAA affairs.
In fairness the Lions announcement is probably bigger news than Galway preparing to shît the bed in another national final..
;D ;D ;D
Roscommon's appearances in recent finals haven't gone down too well, have they? More like going down too easy...
Could never understand the Lions thing
Quote from: Fear Bun Na Sceilpe on April 20, 2017, 03:27:05 PM
Could never understand the Lions thing
Probably a lot would prefer them to still be called the British Lions
Quote from: Fear Bun Na Sceilpe on April 20, 2017, 03:27:05 PM
Could never understand the Lions thing
Yeah, it seemed to me to over-rate the southern hemisphere teams that we have to send an amalgamation of the Triple crown teams to give them a game.
Quote from: Fear Bun Na Sceilpe on April 20, 2017, 03:27:05 PM
Could never understand the Lions thing
A hangover from pre-independence days. Quoth wiki:
QuoteThe British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for any of the Home Nations – the national sides of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The Lions are a Test side, and generally select international players, but they can pick uncapped players available to any one of the four unions. The side tours every four years, with these rotating among Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The 2009 Test series was lost 2–1 to South Africa, while the 2013 Test series was won 2–1 over Australia.
From 1888 onwards combined rugby sides from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland toured the Southern Hemisphere. The first tour was a commercial venture, and was undertaken without official backing.[2] The six subsequent visits enjoyed a growing degree of support from the authorities, before the 1910 South Africa tour, which was the first tour representative of the four Home Unions.[3] In 1949 the four Home Unions formally created a Tours Committee[4] and for the first time, every player of the 1950 Lions squad had played internationally before the tour.[5] The 1950s tours saw high win rates in provincial games, but the Test series were typically lost or drawn. The winning series in 1971 (New Zealand) and 1974 (South Africa) changed this pattern. The last tour of the amateur age took place in 1993.
Quote from: From the Bunker on April 20, 2017, 06:41:32 PM
Quote from: Fear Bun Na Sceilpe on April 20, 2017, 03:27:05 PM
Could never understand the Lions thing
Yeah, it seemed to me to over-rate the southern hemisphere teams that we have to send an amalgamation of the Triple crown teams to give them a game.
In the days of month-long journeys to Australia by steamship it was probably easier to get amateur players gathered up from four Rugby unions than just the one.
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on April 21, 2017, 09:55:27 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on April 20, 2017, 06:41:32 PM
Quote from: Fear Bun Na Sceilpe on April 20, 2017, 03:27:05 PM
Could never understand the Lions thing
Yeah, it seemed to me to over-rate the southern hemisphere teams that we have to send an amalgamation of the Triple crown teams to give them a game.
In the days of month-long journeys to Australia by steamship it was probably easier to get amateur players gathered up from four Rugby unions than just the one.
month long booze up
went onto independent.ie sport section today. barely a mention of the hurling league final
I think a rugby league player has the record for most tinnies drunk on the flight to Australia.