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#1

General discussion / Re: Podcasts

Last post by Snapchap - Today at 11:44:40 AM

OK I really like the gaa social podcast, but can someone please have a word in Tommy Niblock's ear and tell him to tone it down on the self praise for the podcast ffs lol

Prompted by his most recent tweet today, here's more his tweets introducing entirely different episodes in just the past year or so:

• "Some will say this is the best podcast we've created. Considering the powerful people we've had, I appreciate that's big speak."
• "This podcast has everything. Beyond powerful"
• "This is the story of Frank McGuigan. It is among the most powerful podcasts we've ever recorded."
• "Tristan our videographer, turned to me after recording and said "I don't think there's many we've done as powerful". I think he's right."
• "It's probably our most powerful podcast yet."
• "In perhaps the most powerful episode of the GAA Social, former Armagh manager Brian Canavan talks about the 1998 killings of Damien Trainor & Phillip Allen in his Bar. "
• "Probably the most powerful episode of the GAA Social we've ever recorded. Armagh Gaelic footballer Aoife Lennon & her remarkable story.
• "This is the most powerful podcast yet. Richie Power has won 12 inter-county All-Ireland's with ⁦@KilkennyCLG - a hurling icon."

And while you're at it, tell him to stop asking every guest if they listen to this podcast and to stop telling us each week how phenominal the rsponse has been to the previus week's episode.

All that aside, it's still, unquestionably, the no 1 GAA podcast by some distance!

#2

General discussion / Re: A5 WTC (New Road from Augh...

Last post by Truthsayer - Today at 11:36:40 AM

It's a disgrace the road isn't being upgrsded and those that hold up the upgrade should be ashamed of themselves. A nightmare of a road, cars speeding by on both sides when you try to turn off, the trecharous overtaking, loads of lorries. I hate going on it.
Fact is that since the Ballygawley to Dungannon A4 was upgraded fatalities on that stretch dropped 97% and apparently one caused by motorist getting a heart attack.
Is crashes on A5 every week, obviously not all fatalities. Is awful news those two young people killed. God love their families and friends.

#3

General discussion / Re: A5 WTC (New Road from Augh...

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 11:28:51 AM

So we have already apportioned blame in the most recent fatalities to the deceased because of their age? 

The three prior fatal collisions have claimed 5 lives, all over the age of 30. The road in its current form is simply unfit for purpose.

No one is blaming age all the, but don't let that get in the way of your post. This reason for this accident is unknown, a single car accident involving teenagers. I don't know anyone that is against making this road safer.

But having suggestions in general about car safety and driving sensibly can also happen separately 

#4

GAA Discussion / Re: Guide to the Sam Maguire a...

Last post by seafoid - Today at 11:25:58 AM

Why do they do the draw for this before the provincial finals?

It's a good question.  Some teams might now be thinking a loss wouldn't be the end of the world, so it takes the edge off things.

I'm pretty sure both Donegal and Armagh will want to avoid the group with the winners of Mayo/Galway and Derry!

Mayo and Galway are certainly in a tough position. The loser will get Dublin, Ros and Cavan; the winner the aforementioned group with Derry, Donegal/Armagh and Westmeath.

Armagh beat Galway and Westmeath last year and drew with Derry. That would do again.
In any case, teams can reach the preliminary QFs by kicking the weakest team and then you see who you get there, although the sequence of games can banjax you with injuries etc.

Unless you waltz through your province and have the biggest panel

The last rr - pre qf- qf
 is the killer

I wonder how many first seeds will win their qf . Will it be 3/4 like last year ?

#5

General discussion / Re: A5 WTC (New Road from Augh...

Last post by AustinPowers - Today at 11:11:38 AM

So we have already apportioned blame in the most recent fatalities to the deceased because of their age? 

The three prior fatal collisions have claimed 5 lives, all over the age of 30. The road in its current form is simply unfit for purpose.

Yes, that's what  I was thinking.  Not all accidents are youngsters in  their teens or 20's.

Also , you could be the best driver in the world , but  sometimes  you can  just be unlucky .

Anyway, awful news  again from the A5.

Just get that frigging road done!

#6

General discussion / Re: Premier League 2023-2024

Last post by jcpen - Today at 11:07:43 AM

Ha ha ha

Biggest victory since the 1995 FA Cup?

I think they'd a few last day escapes in the interim, so not quite that high on their honour roll.

Administration may still be looming according to Miguel Delaney today.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/cqqnkgv0k19o?at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_type=web_link&at_link_id=3F1E80F6-0797-11EF-8596-852CC6F219BC&at_format=link&at_medium=social&at_campaign_type=owned&at_ptr_name=facebook_page&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_link_origin=Match_of_the_Day&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2oZVrP_CNSiDSKtT6lTNWIBdDNLx4ypciZhYlCf13WQxsa3iWB3rtjFMw_aem_AbyW6w-mP-3SWX8JNK0XxU-Vme2tNKdfLKWSHfTt5tuRecWLD0pzxo2yaaWyF20AsdkUFhPdtAF2BDtN4cGQYIPD

#7

General discussion / Re: A5 WTC (New Road from Augh...

Last post by general_lee - Today at 10:54:20 AM

So we have already apportioned blame in the most recent fatalities to the deceased because of their age? 

The three prior fatal collisions have claimed 5 lives, all over the age of 30. The road in its current form is simply unfit for purpose.

#8

General discussion / Re: A5 WTC (New Road from Augh...

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 10:42:56 AM

Coupled with speed restrictions on cars of kids up to a certain age

Of course the 6 counties has a speed restriction on persons driving for the first year, and this driver cannot have been much beyond that. But there is no useful enforcement.
Moving to some sort of electronic gadget is the way forward, so that people get into the habit of driving normally in their first few years. Perhaps like the proposed smoking restriction you could require new drivers to have electronic monitoring from now on.

That's what I'm getting at, we know about the 45mph limit for R drivers but at 2am in the morning kids are going full on in a car that is not that standard of pace we had back in the day.

Its not difficult for cars to have them, in fact a lot of vehicles do

#9

General discussion / Re: A5 WTC (New Road from Augh...

Last post by armaghniac - Today at 10:24:18 AM

Coupled with speed restrictions on cars of kids up to a certain age

Of course the 6 counties has a speed restriction on persons driving for the first year, and this driver cannot have been much beyond that. But there is no useful enforcement.
Moving to some sort of electronic gadget is the way forward, so that people get into the habit of driving normally in their first few years. Perhaps like the proposed smoking restriction you could require new drivers to have electronic monitoring from now on.

#10

General discussion / Re: The far right

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 10:22:48 AM

Tends to be twitter I think. But for twitter there'd be no Jamie Bryson and I don't think there'd be the rise there is in the south either.

At least Bryson isn't hiding behind a fake name like 99.9% of the hate filled bastids on there are

When will people catch about twitter? Like I know I've umpteen posts on here, but that's my limit, of social media, when someone talks to me about what they seen on twitter or some said this on TikTok I'm immediately rolling my eyes and wanting to bash their heads in

Will Twitter and the like get worst or will it die a death?