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#1

GAA Discussion / Re: The Sunday Game

Last post by NAG1 - Today at 01:37:15 PM

A magazine style show would give the opportunity to do more promotion of the game.
Get a few back stories around each game and peak the interest in the personalities as much as the product.

But seems to be little or no interest in doing something on the positive side like that.

#2

General discussion / Re: TV Show recommendations

Last post by Jell 0 Biafra - Today at 01:33:07 PM

I just thought it was brutal.  Felt about twice as long as it actually lasted. 

[they don't fuckin run Gaelic Football into the ground and say it's shite at every opportunity.]

#3

GAA Discussion / Re: The Sunday Game

Last post by Derryman forever - Today at 01:29:01 PM

I had hopes that GAAGo might encourage/force RTE to up its game.

However given the fact that GAAgo is essentially run by RTE, it's clear that there's little to no chance of this happening.

I think the GAA have given RTE far too much leeway over the years and basically put up with whatever RTE was willing to do. The RTE sports department gets way more out of the GAA that what the GAA get out of RTE. 

Across the board it's a lot of the same people who are hired in to actually run the shows. But I would argue that GAAGo with Grainne, Paddy and Tomás and Des Curran on comms is a better product and they don't fuckin run Gaelic Football into the ground and say it's shite at every opportunity.

RTÉ own the rights to so much sport but now they are skint and can't really staff it properly and do it justice. People were up in arms over Sky, but that was a good show they put on.

Precisely.

They are aware their own personal benefits together with that of the whole GAA, lies in positive promotion not negative commentary.
Can you imagine any other presenter of any programme tell their audience that their show is substandard and disappointing.
How long would they keep their job.

#4

General discussion / Re: TV Show recommendations

Last post by Rois - Today at 01:26:13 PM

Baby Reindeer on Netflix is very good.

Unreal. He's a great actor considering he's a comedian. Must be therapeutic playing himself. I never was as uncomfortable watching something and as quiet when over.

Couldn't sit through it.

Me either. Took two goes to make it through the first episode.  Think I'll leave it at that.

How come?  I binge-watched it over the weekend (more or less) and found it fascinating, but never felt I had to turn it off. 
The actress playing Martha was fantastic as well. 

#5

General discussion / Re: GP's & Hospitals - What is...

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 01:24:14 PM

Not all, in the surgery I'm at they are seeing people all the time, some places must different

#6

General discussion / Re: Funny comedy clips

Last post by seafoid - Today at 01:09:31 PM

Sir Les Patterson

#7

General discussion / Re: TV Show recommendations

Last post by Jell 0 Biafra - Today at 01:09:24 PM

Baby Reindeer on Netflix is very good.

Unreal. He's a great actor considering he's a comedian. Must be therapeutic playing himself. I never was as uncomfortable watching something and as quiet when over.

Couldn't sit through it.

Me either. Took two goes to make it through the first episode.  Think I'll leave it at that.

#8

General discussion / Re: Funny comedy clips

Last post by seafoid - Today at 01:03:08 PM

Peter Sellers

#9

GAA Discussion / Re: Murder of a GAA Chairman

Last post by NAG1 - Today at 12:52:39 PM

Can we for once keep a Thread on theme and not turn it into slanging match for political point scoring.

This was a totally innocent man murdered and the fight for his family to receive the truth goes on.

#10

General discussion / GP's & Hospitals - What is goi...

Last post by Hereiam - Today at 12:51:49 PM

The school rang my wife yesterday about our 12 yr old son who was saying he didnt feel well and said his chest was sore. Teacher said his heart rate was pretty fast. He hadn't been running about or anything. Long story short he was lifted from school and the wife thought she would call into the GP Surgery in our small town. She said the car park to the surgery was empty (this was around 2pm) and when she went to the reception she could see they waiting room was empty and they told her that there were no free appointments available and to ring this number.

She rang the number and explained what was going on and was told to be at Craigavon for 6pm.
Went up and got a ECG done which showed nothing out of the ordinary and said that it might be best to get a chest xray and sent her over to the A&E department.
My wife said it was crazy, the place was packed with only standing room and she just came home as she would probably be still waiting.

Before COVID you could ring the GP surgery and get an appointment the same day, Why are GP's not back to seeing patients, is everything just been sent to the A&E departments. What are they actually doing?

We are not ones who run every time to the doctors if one of us has have a sniffle and the last time I was we were at a hospital was when our last was born which was 8 years ago.

Surly this can go on like this as staff at the hospitals couldnt work under them conditions.

Sorry for the long post.