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The felons is not rough as f**k  I was there once though it was post an old firm so maybe an exception. Would theerrigle show them? The parador should - is it not run by a gaa man?

The Parador will definitely be showing the matches. It's owned and run by a great GAA man and is Bredagh GAC's local pub. A great spot to watch football and hurling.

Not really Belfast centre though...

Neither are Davitt's or Naomh Gall, both of which you suggested. If you're going to try to be smart, at least try to remember what you've already said.

The felons is not rough as f**k  I was there once though it was post an old firm so maybe an exception. Would theerrigle show them? The parador should - is it not run by a gaa man?

The Parador will definitely be showing the matches. It's owned and run by a great GAA man and is Bredagh GAC's local pub. A great spot to watch football and hurling.

I'm not going to comment on the case per se here, but did anyone find the following quote from Olding's barrister extremely offensive? 
"A lot of middle class girls were downstairs, they were not going to tolerate a rape or anything like that."
So, working class girls would tolerate rape? I just find it bizarre (and indicative of the bubble the 'professional classes' are in) that anyone would make that comment. Surely the jury isn't entirely made up of 'nice' middle-class people?

What levels are ye talking about?
I was told my levels of iron were 48 and this was apparently slightly high but ye are talking about levels in the thousands?

Was it iron (ferritin) levels or Haematocrit (which is the number of red blood cells)? Just asking because for men, haematocrit is usually less than 45%/0.45 so 48 would be slightly high alright. If it's that, it is definitely well worth keeping an eye on.

A few weeks ago i finished "the road" by cormac mccarthy.  Surely this is a real marmite book.  Very strangely written and not a single chapter in the book.  Not a lot happens in the book but it paints a great picture of a post apocalyptic world.  I can even empathise with the characters but i still cant bring myself to like the book.

Wouldnt recommend it and have now no interest at all in watching the film.

Started that a few months back and gave up after 30 odd pages. Load of crap I thought.

As lurganblue says, marmite. I think it's a harrowing but brilliant book, capturing the desolation and confusion of its setting perfectly. I found it a difficult read, yes, but it is superb and I will reread it - just not yet.

You're entitled to your opinion of course, but you're wrong. :-)

I have started with audiobooks recently myself, as i have quite a lengthy comute to work, so they are great for that.
I have only listened to a couple of non fiction type ones so far,Outliers by malcom galdwell & the undercover economist by tim harford, (both of which were interesting listens)
im not sure i would like a novel read by someone else, but gonna give it a go.
The next one i have lined up is Cormac Mccarthys 'Border trilogy' read by Brad Pit, so hoping that will be good.

I read the trilogy a couple of years back and would certainly rank them among the modern American classics. Three absolutely beautiful books - the kind of books that had me rereading whole passages just because they were so good! If you like these I'd recommend Lonesome Dove, Riders of the Purple Sage and the Virginian!

As a big fan of Cormac McCarthy, I'd agree and throw in another recent one - 'The Son' by Philipp Meyer. This was my first book of 2015, 13 books later and, although some have been close, it's still my book of the year so far...

Thanks for the Philipp Meyer recommendation- started on American Rust. Half way through and loving it so far. I have The Son sitting ready to go next. Very much in the line of Cormac McCarthy with a hint of John Irving.

No problem - he was a great find for me so glad others are liking his stuff too. I have American Rust lined up for next.. and Larry McMurtry's latest, The Last Kind Words Saloon (about Wyatt Earp & Doc Holliday) for after that. It's been a few years since I went through my Cormac McCarthy phase, so I'm looking forward to these a lot..

I have started with audiobooks recently myself, as i have quite a lengthy comute to work, so they are great for that.
I have only listened to a couple of non fiction type ones so far,Outliers by malcom galdwell & the undercover economist by tim harford, (both of which were interesting listens)
im not sure i would like a novel read by someone else, but gonna give it a go.
The next one i have lined up is Cormac Mccarthys 'Border trilogy' read by Brad Pit, so hoping that will be good.

I read the trilogy a couple of years back and would certainly rank them among the modern American classics. Three absolutely beautiful books - the kind of books that had me rereading whole passages just because they were so good! If you like these I'd recommend Lonesome Dove, Riders of the Purple Sage and the Virginian!

As a big fan of Cormac McCarthy, I'd agree and throw in another recent one - 'The Son' by Philipp Meyer. This was my first book of 2015, 13 books later and, although some have been close, it's still my book of the year so far...

A great win yesterday for the ladies. What was noticeable was the spread of clubs and the age profile of the team - I know ladies football in general has a younger age profile, but this is a young panel (if not team..). I think something like 10 of the panel came from the good minor squads of 2010 & 2011, and there were a few girls even younger - obviously someone's doing something right with underage development. The mix of more established players and younger ones has really worked this year. The step up to senior (as shown by the Dublin/Cork final) is steep, but there are the players there to compete well, given time, commitment and the right coaching.

[.....the Jews]

I am lifted by the things I have read and heard about the new pope. Best wishes to him and his term in office.

I wish I knew how to post shit on here from articles on the web, the Jesuit ceremony for new priests is interesting to say the least, to say the worst it is as Un-Christian a document as I have ever read.

they are not big on the aul reformers but at least they are a step up from the lowest of the low..........the Jews!

Anybody else find this last statement a bit dodgy? Totally uncalled-for IMO..

Prometheus is very well put together but just doesn't hit a home run. Guy Pearce is unrecognisable in it and doesn't do much. There will be a sequel I assume.

I would agree. It's a fairly ok science fiction film and visually looks great. But it is very disjointed and I get the feeling that Ridley Scott wasn't able to cut it down to just over 2hrs without leaving big gaps in the narrative. I'll look forward to the inevitable Director's Cut to see whether it hangs together better. But still not bad value for four quid on a bank holiday afternoon..

Normally I find Sidebottom only a low-level annoyance, but in yesterday's commentary he was virtually unlistenable. It's not just the factual inaccuracies, when I knew he'd lost it completely was when he started telling us that Fermanagh would have won if Down's second goal had been (rightly) disallowed. This so-called analysis seemed to totally embarrass McHugh but he continued to spout it and didn't seem to realise that it's his job to commentate on the facts and Martin's to provide the analysis. With his continual slagging-off of the referee he reminded me of no less a pr*ck than Alan Green trying to be controversial and thinking the occasion is all about him.

The man may be a notional club mate of mine, but he totally betrayed his non-football background yesterday. As licence-payers we deserve better than that garbage.

I know you're just being a complete WUM Fearon but I'll bite.. I can't believe the level of your hatred for Down and, by extension, Down people. This sort of sh*t may be par for the course for your beloved soccer but such detailed personalised slagging does not, and hopefully will never, belong in Gaelic Football. I think you've shown, yet again, a lack of any class whatsoever - not that that is any great surprise..

Can't believe the headline on the back of the Irish News today - "Don't believe the hype".. As far as I can tell the only people who've been hyping up Down's performances in the McKenna Cup have been the paper's journalists themselves. I don't think I've talked to anyone in the county who doesn't recognize that there's a lot of work ahead before we can talk about hype..

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Private social and international supporters club displays national flags shocker 

This thread is ridiculous, started by the biggest joker of all who annually posts the same inaccurate nonsense. 

Do you not fell it is ironic that it claims to be a northern ireland supporters club, yet flies a Scotland flag? 

In the week before they played Scotland? No irony at all. Same goes for all the other opponents flegs they display in the run up to a game.

What about the "Faugh a Ballagh" flag that's being flown at the minute? When's the match against the UDR?

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                                      Bredagh GAC Belfast 125 Events


Club Day (La na gClub)
Dont miss our weekend of activities to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the GAA.Saturday 9th May:Bredagh Celebration Mass in Good Shepherd Church at 6pm. Disco for Year 8, 9 & 10 pupils in Saint Bernadettes Hall from 8pm to 10pm. Admission £3.Folk Night in An Droichead Cultural Centre from 9pm to 12.30pm. Admission £5 BYO.Sunday 10th May:Fun Day in Cherryvale from 2pm to 5pm. Bouncy castles, face painting, rounders, magician and more! Admission Free. Bring your family and friends.Ceili Mor in Saint Bernadettes Hall from 8pm to 11.30pm. Admission £5.Children free if accompanied by an Adult

you're not meant to charge in or accept any money as it is a celebration and not a fundraiser


"On this day we would like every GAA club in the world to use their premises for the enjoyment of their members in a non-competitive and inclusive way, including free admission."

The view must be good from that high horse of yours... Either that or you've forgotten how to read. The sunday afternoon event is free at cherryvale - the folk night and the ceili are in other premises (as clearly stated) which incur hiring fees etc. Do you expect the club to provide all this free of charge and at a cost to the club?