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GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by balladmaker - Today at 07:37:03 PM

Ticket sales to clubs only. Will they open to everyone next week?

Guess it depends if they fill the venue via the clubs outlet, if not then they'll go onto Ticketmaster you'd think.  Can't remember what way it worked last year.  At last a game where it feels like the season ticket has some value.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by Orior - Today at 07:31:09 PM

Ticket sales to clubs only. Will they open to everyone next week?

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GAA Discussion / Re: Murder of a GAA Chairman

Last post by markl121 - Today at 07:21:20 PM

I think in a way, the OO marching in these towns and villages is people don't care any more. No major flashpoints now apart from the interfaces and urban areas. 

Nationalism has won. It's all about the demographics now and that has swung hugely in the past 5 years and in 10 years say, it'll be massive.

These parades are more to be pitied than laughed at. They know their place now in the small rual areas, especially west of the Bann. A tiddly wee band with a few old men in bowler hats marching behind.

A sad sight. 

 

This is exactly it. Where I'm from
Would have been 80% unionist when my da was growing up, but there were no flags, my da and his mates used to take them down. Now the town is about 70% nationalist and we have flags that go up in June and don't come down to Christmas. Thing is no one my generations cares. Bit of a laugh for ha as we go to our work in decent jobs with decent education.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Murder of a GAA Chairman

Last post by marty34 - Today at 07:03:11 PM

I think in a way, the OO marching in these towns and villages is people don't care any more. No major flashpoints now apart from the interfaces and urban areas. 

Nationalism has won. It's all about the demographics now and that has swung hugely in the past 5 years and in 10 years say, it'll be massive.

These parades are more to be pitied than laughed at. They know their place now in the small rual areas, especially west of the Bann. A tiddly wee band with a few old men in bowler hats marching behind.

A sad sight. 

 

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GAA Discussion / Re: Joe Brolly

Last post by God14 - Today at 06:57:56 PM

Give up after 20mins of his latest show.

According to him, Derry have a small MF pairing, and that MH doesn't have a clue...

Unless im wrong, the current AI record is 3 v 1?

At senior level yes, Harte also has a minor all-ireland and 2 u21 all irelands. So it's kinda 6 v 1?

Jim yet to win an Ulster senior club either

Levels.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Leinster U20 football cham...

Last post by Dunneroyal - Today at 06:55:28 PM

Venues for the Semis?
Meath v Kerry Portlaoise?
Tyrone v Connacht Breffni if Ros, Longford if Galway?

Portlaoise? Good god man have you any idea how far it is from places like Ballinskelligs to even Limerick!

Thurles at least I would hope and if that's not available, Nenagh or the Gaelic grounds.

from places like bettystown and ballinabrackey (both clubs have players on Meath team) portlaoise is same distance as from Kerry

Ballinabrackey is an hour from Portlaoise.

lot longer than a hour. And what about bettystown ?

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Antrim / Re: Antrim Football Thread

Last post by bannside - Today at 06:09:29 PM

100% SO82 about those two!

Let's just say their progress has been noted! Two of our best performers in last years narrow under 20 defeat to Donegal on penalties in Ballybofey..

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

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 06:02:30 PM

Has the money been going into Dublin equally across all codes and genders?

I assume it has, and if so, why is it that the senior male footballers are the only ones with continued success?

I know the ladies did well, and maybe that has turned them around as before that period they only won one.

But with regards to hurling and Camogie Dublin's last win was in 1984 and they were a brilliant team back in the 60's, but nada since and the senior hurlers haven't been to a final since 61

Are Dublin just producing better footballers as the money isn't making a difference in hurling

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Dublin is stronger in football.There are more footballers than hurlers in Dublin.
The money fell on fertile ground. It was enough to override Kerry.

Limerick is stronger in hurling. The money was enough to buy the expertise in. Cork, Tipp and KK were unable to respond. The timing was right.

Dublin have money and a playing hurling population 3rd to Cork and Tipp

So it's either a numbers game poor coaching no money or football is a gift to play

[Only a money making machine if people are going over the limit?]

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

Last post by JoG2 - Today at 05:53:57 PM

Only a money making machine if people are going over the limit?

I've been done many times with the cameras over the years, no excuse, speeding and wrong, do I blame the camera for being there? No that's all on me. Anyone that thinks they can speed 'safely' is crazy

If they put the average speed cameras on the road would it make it safer? Wouldn't know the stats on the accidents  in regards to speeding, carelessness, recklessness and so on, but in the meantime till its sorted it needs some attention.

What stage is it at with planning and at what point will they government say we've taken into considerations your issues of not having it but we are going ahead with it anyways? 

Yes 100%, but it's more the optics of it. Another horrific crash on the A5, and the following morning there's a speed van (of which I'm sure there is only a limited nunber) in a safe part of the A5 trying to catch motorists doing 5mph over the 30 approaching an overtaking lane. The van definitely be out on the A5, but situated near an accident black spot.... Was a hot topic of conversation among the Strabanimals and Omagh folk in our work yesterday

If you're doing 35mph in a 30 you deserve a fine. There's a reason it's 30 and not 40.

"If you hit a pedestrian: at 40 mph there is a 90 percent chance they will be killed. at 35 mph there is a 50 percent chance they will be killed. at 30 mph there is a 20 percent chance they will be killed."

This I know, I said it's the optics of it and went on to explain. I definitely don't need lectured in road safety

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GAA Discussion / Re: Joe Brolly

Last post by JoG2 - Today at 05:19:16 PM

Genuinely starting to feel sorry for Brolly. GAA people who once valued his opinion now laugh at him, not with him and no-one believes a word he says.

This is true. The only reason he's still in the media at all now seems to be to laugh at him. I don't know anyone who would actually pay any heed to him apart from an eye roll. T'is a sorry state and he's even managed to turn his own against him. Pity, he was entertaining once.

He speaks well on a wide range of non GAA topics on the Free State, some very enjoyable episodes