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So 16 teams in Division 1... what teams make up each division for 2024?

Quick question. I have runflats. I got the warning that my tyre pressure was low. So I checked them all. Located the puncture and inflated it back to recommended level. I've driven only a few trips very short distances. Is it fixable? I know most say runflats can't be fixed? 

Colder weather means tyres will naturally lose pressure. If the warning keeps coming back on you'll probably have a slow puncture.

Sorry thought I mentioned there is a screw in it.

Bring it to a tyre centre and see, they might be able to fix it. I had a nail in mine last week, £15 repair. Don't think I've run flats though 

Quick question. I have runflats. I got the warning that my tyre pressure was low. So I checked them all. Located the puncture and inflated it back to recommended level. I've driven only a few trips very short distances. Is it fixable? I know most say runflats can't be fixed? 

Colder weather means tyres will naturally lose pressure. If the warning keeps coming back on you'll probably have a slow puncture.

How's Christy McNaughton able to play for Derry hurlers?

[Kerry]

Rd 1 27/28 January


Kerry v Derry
Dublin v Monaghan
Galway v Mayo
Tyrone v Roscommon

Meath v Fermanagh
Kildare v Cavan
Armagh v Louth
Donegal v Cork

Limerick v Antrim
Clare v Sligo
Offaly v Westmeath
Wicklow v Down

Laois v Longford
Tipperary v Carlow
London v Wexford
Waterford v Leitrim

DPF deletes aren't legal though are they? Are they detectable at MOT?

3 all Irelands for ulster clubs. I'll be on pints of seafoids tears as he tries to claim ulster football is weak😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I forgot how important junior football Cavan Division 1 is.

Fixed that for you ladeen

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I'm not a Cavan man but I actually think the way they organise their championship and don't link it to another competition is the best way to do it. To progress from junior to intermediate championship you should have to win the junior championship. The leagues should be a totally separate competition, especially now with the split season. I'm from Armagh and don't like our current system at all, but I accept I'm in the minority. We should also accept every county organises their competitions differently and leave them to it.

That's the way Armagh was for years, we left it behind. The current format is what, maybe 8-10 years on the go? (I'm really not sure)

Think our system works really well- 8 team league divisions with the a/b split leaves teams at a similar level and less hammerings and still having 2 up and 2 down means theres less chance of dead rubbers towards end of the league.

Would prefer a straight knock out championship to the group stages though but don't mind teams getting those extra few games so see the reason for it.

I don't agree with this A/B crap. Your either division 1 or 2 or 3. Hurling leagues are split this way and no one gives a toss about them.

Best thing Inter County Gaelic football did was go to the 4 divisions, 10 or 15 years ago.

Like most other counties, there are three grades in Armagh: senior, intermediate and junior. The stars aligned at some point in 2011 or 2012 (48 senior teams able to field) and it was decided to do away with the old 4 divisions and merge them into 3 divisions; consolidating them with the three respective championship grades. A fairly straight forward concept and it avoids any ambiguity in that there is zero confusion as to what level a club was. No more Division 1 clubs loitering in intermediate and no more Division 2 clubs loitering in Junior.

16 teams in each league soon lead to a few mismatches so the leagues were condensed into A&B, giving a more level playing field, increased competitiveness and less dead rubbers.

Clubs that probably could only dream of senior football got a chance to mix it with the big boys as there was an extra avenue for promotion through the leagues rather than waiting on that elusive championship. Some of the smallest clubs in Armagh have got a taste of senior football (by merit) which was probably unthinkable under the old 4 division set up.

Is the current system in Armagh perfect? No, but it is fair - Cullyhanna's AI win probably the only example that even comes close to an anomaly. Past results on the provincial stage by Armagh clubs would suggest as much.

Is there any other county in Ireland where the Senior, intermediate and junior championship winners all came from the same league division?

I think it's fair to say that Arva are a middling to strong intermediate team that were (clearly) too strong for Junior and aren't a mile off being senior. It has been mildly enjoyable winding the Cavan men up and I look forward to seeing which Division 1 club wins Cavan JFC 2024 

Some amount of boomers revealing themselves... young players probably doing a lot more training nowadays with no much recovery in between.

Are people really in dire dire straits? Like really? Some people are vulnerable surely but the vast vast majority I would argue are not. Otherwise they would change who they vote for. They would look to change things. From what I can see most people in NI are happy enough with the status quo of SF / DUP. And but extension happy enough with their standard of living.

Ordinary everyday people don't care about Health or Education or NI Water or other government departments or agencies. When SF boycotted Stormont and health waiting lists ballooned, their vote went up. It's the same story with the DUP and Jeffrey can face the unions and say comfortably that he has a mandate. He knows his policy is popular.

Everyday people don't give one f**k. And the Unions would need to consider that.

I don't know how, but every day you surpass yourself in being a complete tool

X2. Stoops gonna stoop.

All the main routes are subcontracted out anyway, motorways and dual carriageways.

I sold a car last year and some sham showed up with £10k cash. I said I'll sell to you tomorrow but by bank transfer.

Were you concerned  it was fake or  it came from  dodgy  means?

Not really, just didn't fancy the admin.

Whats the problem with cash ffs.

Are you gonna sit in the dark at the side of the road and count £10k that some randomer has handed you? And then take it home and cart it around til the bank opens next day?