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Inqests 'adviseable' into Mc Gurks Bar bombing also.

One of the victim's grandsons, Ciarán Mac Airt, has researched this really well over a long period of time.

I'd advise anyone to read up on it also. 

Some in Cork now questioning the value Horgan and Lehane bring to the team.

Pat Ryan under a bit of pressure this weekend

Can understand the level of criticism of the Manager but to call out two players who are just there because they are picked is a bit much.

Obviously no younger talent bursting down the door to take their place.

I am no fan of Cork either.

Is Harnedy in there also this year?

Cork are so inconsistent. What Cork will turn up?

Some interesting results in the Joe mcdonagh. Wouldn't have expected Kerry to beat Westmeath or Laois to beat Offaly.

Very open now.

Offaly V Westmeath should be a belter.  Loser could have a short season.

Down have the win and could do well depending if the other teams have anything to play for when they meet them later on.

The Joe Mc Donagh is a super competition.  All teams capable of beating each ther on a given day.

Was their any promo for this competetion this year?  The GAA should be timetabling these games a lot better also.

Clare's level dropped slightly but not by much and Limerick powered through that quarter. Clare did have a couple of bad wides in this period which might just have kept them in the game.

Keeper has been an issue for them for a few years now, but he is obviously the best they have. Great game and the only major problem for those outside of Limerick is that this will bring them on again. Ominous for the others.

The best time to lose to Limerick is now.

It is, but for now Clare are facing into going down to Franks pairc to meet a Cork team who are also bouncing off the back of a defeat to the supposed whipping boys in Munster.
Cork will go for goals as that's now perceived to be Clare's achilles heel, but they'll need to get the average age of that forward line down considerably if they are to cause Clare issues in that regard.
I also think Clare will look to put Peter Duggan close to the Cork square and lob the ball from distance into him to create goal chances of their own.

Corks need is greater but whoever loses this will do well to get the third berth in Munster.

We'll also find out what state Tipp are in this weekend and it would need to be a very large improvement from their league campaign.

Clare be better to put Shanagher ahead of Duggan at FF. Ball never sticks to Duggan.

I agree. Always seem to throw him in with 3 mins to go when they ned a goal.  It's happened on countless times.

Why not start him at ff and keep Duggan on the wing.  Duggan is great at changing hands.  Throw a few scuds in on top of Shanagher and Duggan will win a good few puck outs.  Be a bit more direct. With O'Donnell and Kelly floating about on the breaking ball.

David, regarding the PPS. How many people work there?

So say a case comes to them from the cops. Do a small group of them look at it and decide to prosecute or is it discussed between a big group and an answer is given?

I was just wondering how it works. I hear PPS mentioned a lot but am just wondering how it is behind the scenes.

''His wife Eleanor Donaldson, 58, is facing four charges including aiding and abetting the offence.''

Does that mean turning a blind eye to what was going on?

I've noticed that none of the papers are referring to him as ''Sir''

Does he still get paid as a MP etc.?

I remember at the time it sent chills through the whole  nationalist community. Just listening to Talkback and Trevor Birney talking about and how attacking someone like Sean Brown was a deliberate ploy as he was decent and could not be associated with any paramilitary organisation. It was purely to put fear and Terror through a whole community by striking at its centre.

We had just won the AI and had beaten Bellaghy in the Ulster final before Christmas 1996. There was a crew of us living in Belfast and we had close relationships on and off the field with a lot of the Bellaghy lads. It struck hard. I remember travelling home at the time and we regularly changed out pick up spots etc. Going to matches in Lurgan and that was always a concern as well. How the f**k was that normal? 

Unfortunately we normalised it at the time and adopted

My dad handed me the book The Shankill butchers when it came out

Made me read it before I headed out that weekend, needless to say that put the willies up me for that period of heading out! 

Absolutely horrible book. Really tough. I read the book called committee. Really opened my eyes as a teenager growing up.

Only policeman you trust is a dead one.

Is that book still available?

Big issue now is that there's so many games, and high level ones at that, on every week-end.

Used to be 2 games on a Sunday to focus on.  Now it usually 4 or 5 on a Saturday and the same on a Sunday.

The imbalance of a split season I suppose.

Great dignity shown by the Brown family for nearly 30 years. Going to Belfast courts and being foistered off each time by a drip drip approach.

Brits think time will ease the hunger for truth and justice.

So many questions arise from that excellent show.  Why was the main suspect tracked and then let go for a few hours, then tracked again the next day?

The Brits were up to their necks in it. Probably to the highest level. They'll never let the truth come out

That's what this Legacy Bill is all about. End of.

Great dignity shown by the Brown family for nearly 30 years. Going to Belfast courts and being foistered off each time by a drip drip approach.

Brits think time will ease the hunger for truth and justice.

So many questions arise from that excellent show.  Why was the main suspect tracked and then let go for a few hours, then tracked again the next day?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68835472

Great story for us Down gaels

Was reading that. Super story.

Great work by Donal.

On another matter, there seems to be, a few new posters on here past few weeks. On the messages, I get the impression they been on here before or jumping between a few names.

On the matter at hand watching the goals again, first was terrible, second Lynch actually scored it, it was going wide, forth lying in a heap in midfield embarrassing stuff.

I think this is the lesson for all teams with the  'fly keeper' nowadays.

I think Dublin were doing this to Derry in the NFL Final but didn't attack with much agression.

Donegal took it to a new level.  Derry press high with Lynch covering space way out the pitch and Patton kicks over the top.  It's 50/50 but if it breaks Donegal's way, they attack with serious pace and power from all angles and score the goals.

It got that bad that the last goal, the keeper actually kicked it deliberately (in my opinon) on top on Lynch, it broke and Donegal were in again for a really handy goal.

For me, when the press is on the kick-out, the only option is to go long. That's where the space is and Mc Guinness nd his management recognised this. The space is in the other half.

Patton is great at the long kicks butthe key is the strong pacey runners driving forward in support.

Now I'm sure Donegal's plan was to get a goal and a few points from this, thinking obviously, that Derry would recalibrate and stop this but for it to hppen time after time, Isure Mc Guinness couldn't believe it.

Now the thing is, the high press and keeper has been found out, will other teams be as brave to do it.

Mc Guinness and his management worked it well. Will it work again for them? 

Seamus McEnaney said this week that he thought Harte could be out before the AIF this year if Derry don't fulfil potential. That was after he called Derry CB spineless for sacking Gallagher over one Facebook post.

Banty is a dose!

Unreal Cup game...Celtic not at their best but you have to give credit to Aberdeen for hanging in and giving it a real go. Back post twice on Celtoc's LHS is an issue and teams know to target this area as it's the weak side.

Fair point but I'd be more worried about falling asleep and conceding goals in the last few minutes of recent games.

Are Donegal genuine all Ireland contenders?

Jimmy talking Donegal down after that match saying Ulster is their focus and even reaching a final will be progress. He reckons Derry will have say in the All Ireland series, harder route for them now as 3rd seed in the group.

Derry could end up in a group with Dublin and Donegal!

I think Derry would take Donegal again. They'll learn from that. 

A lot of football to be played yet.