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Yes it's not as simple as that deiseach. It doesn't matter who serves them. They will get drink if they want it because people just roll their eyes and tolerate the fact that young people drink, because they watch possibly their mentors and their senior players drinking. Here's a question for you? Should the bar be open for an U8 or an U10 presentation?

I don't ever recall U8 or U10 presentations being done in the bar in our club (though that might reflect the lack of trophies our club won at that level in my day). In fact, kids were pretty much barred from the bar. So yes, leave the bar open.

It's not the revenue from the club's bar that I think would be missed were the GAA to stop selling alcohol. It's the whole social side that comes from drink. To close that side of the GAA down so as to curb any underage drinking that comes with it strikes me of being as case of throwing the baby out with the bathwater

I'im not disputing that, what I am disputing is the 'right' the GAA have to demand access to a project that was never intended for their use.When did municpal become multi sport? The other municipal stadia i listed were all more than 50% funded by the exchequer and the GAA managed to avoid going to court? why is this different?

its clearly a move to damage a soccer club's prospects and thats not acceptible form the GAA in 2006.

Clearly the GAA have the right to argue their position - unless you think due process doesn't apply when it comes to soccer clubs. A substantial amount of public money is being given to one organisation with little or no cost to that organisation. How bad would the uproar have being if 90+% of the funding for Croke Park had come from the public purse?

Of course you could argue (as you seem to be doing) that the GAA's stance is in some way immoral, but some of us find it even more distasteful that large amounts of cash are being handed over to an organisation - Rovers - that has shown itself in the past to be, shall we say, cavalier in matters financial. Maybe the GAA should start flogging all their grounds, safe in the knowledge that not only will they make money out of the sale but the State will then pick up the tab for building new ones - all in the interests of the 'community'

It's not just as simple as that deiseach, up round north derry for example, you'd get many's the lad playing for the u14's when he's actually about 19   What's the barman to do then?

Call the PSNI 

so let them build one. this is the crux of my anger. when do we get the southside parnell park? whats happening with the Rathcoole site? Is GAA policy now not to bother building on our own, rather wait like vultures? We need someone in the DCB to get off their arses and make good on the promises to build a ground, not sue the govt for helping another code who tried to sort it themselves.

In what way are Rovers building their own stadium? You say they are stumping up €2m of the €6m being spent on the project, but seeing as the Revenue Commissioners had to write off the best part of €1.5m owed to the Exchequer by Rovers, it seems the taxpayer is effectively paying €5.5m of the cost. Not even at it's most generous did the EU ever contribute over 90% of the cost of any one project. Factor in the way Glenmalure Park was sold and you have a recipe for some major hole-sickening.

Whatever the legal outcome, Shamrock Rovers have done nothing to deserve this largesse.

I would have thought the last place someone who is underage is going to get served is in the bar at a GAA club. After all, everyone is aware of what age they are!

Enough of this football malarkey, whats the betting for the hurling all stars? Cats to clean up again? Kilkenny 6 or 7, Cork four or five, Waterford two probably Ken McGrath and big Dan, Clare one or two plus Eoin Kelly from Tipp hard to see anyone outside this making the cut.

Ha. This is a football board these days, with a bit of hurling to add some colour (microcosm of the GAA, now that I think about it).

Pleased with Waterford's haul. I thought only Dan would get one because Kilkenny and Cork would hoover up 13 awards before they looked outside of the All-Ireland final. But good to see Tony Browne's Herculean displays have not gone unnoticed - is eight years the longest gap between a first and second award? - and Eoin Murphy showing it ain't just the marquee names who can play. Hopefully this will encourage the panel to make a right go at it next year. Yes, very pleased indeed.

Wheher or not you like the man, he is one that has the balls to go against the tide if he feels it right and proper.

Perhaps he is the man to go against the tide. But having a go at the GPA is about as brave as admitting to being against the Iraq war