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Gentlemen of the Road festival - Mumford & Sons in Salthill next Saturday, 9th June.

If anyone is interested Queens University's Psychology department are selling computers cheap.

Spec? Who would you contact about them?

and you wonder why God lets you win nothing...

lol!
If only it was down to God....sure we'd be winning everything every year us being Gods own County!

Charlie Redmond = Legend! 

BEST: Derry v Dublin AI Semi Final 1993. Victory from the jaws of defeat, we were never going to be beat after that game and it almost felt like it was the AI final. I was nearly going to pick the 1995 AI final but.....well I enjoyed our win more than the inbreds getting beat the way they did. Just about. 

WORST:
Getting beat by Fermanagh in the Ulster semi (2006 I think). We'd Ulster for the taking and kicked it away to one of the worst footballing sides in the country at that time.

I remember seeing "We Were Soldiers" in a cinema in Chicago....was sitting beside this big 6 foot 6er, 350lb (you know the type) gentleman. At one point in the film he started to cry uncontrollably when wives of soldiers were getting the letters and then later on he stood up and started shouting "hell yeah, git them yeller sons o bitches" when the helicopter gunships came on the attack.
I never laughed so much at a film in my life..

Derry are not as bad as they are being made out to be.
If we had everyone, or even 90% of our players fit I think we'd push anyone in Ulster.
Our injuries do seem to be starting to clear up, but we're an unknown quantity going into this game.
No idea who will be fit and if the team will be able to gel with the players returning from injury before the match.
It could be that Derry pull it all together for that match, or we could get an absolute tanking.
We should have both Bradleys, Gerard O'Kane, Dermot McBride, Mark Lynch, Danny Devlin all available by then and most of them have been missing for large parts of the league yet they will probably still make up the spine of the team.
Then add in a host of other players at various stages of fitness after injury. At the very least we should have a stronger panel by the time this match comes around, I just hope we can pull it together in time.

I'm curious as to how any of you know what it looks like to give a horse a blow job?

World leaders have mixed reaction to the news that Cardinal Brady has been handed the role of chief investigator into allegations of prisoner abuse by US and UK military in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Inciting hatred I think is the term to use.
You hear this term used if someone talk about Muslims in a derogatory way, for example.
He's a complete and total Bigot....deserves to be dealt with according to the full rigours of the law IMO.
A good slap wouldn't do him any harm either 

Before a ball was kicked this year I hoped we could build on last year and win an Ulster, but given how we've been going and the amount of injuries we've had I just cant see it at the minute.
I actually think Armagh are dark horses. I'm not sure about Tyrone, they waltzed through division 2 but to be fair, the division was poor this year so it's difficult to read to much into that. Down without Coulter, just wont happen IMO. I think teams are onto Donegal now and I dont see them winning Ulster. So given that Cross have won the AI Club again and Armagh seem to be building up a head of steam I'm going for them.

I've Johnny Logan on me arse.

What's that got to do with tatoos?

For just one second, lets take the church out of this and imagine that a child reports to a trusted adult that they are being abused in the worst possible manner.
That adult then swears that child to secrecy and doesn't report the issue to the police or warn the parents of the child in question.
The abuser continues to abuse that child and many others over the course of years.
Has that adult committed a crime?
My understanding is yes they have. There is a law as far as I know which states that you must come forward with information which can prevent a crime if you have such information, and if you dont come forward you are liable to prosecution.
Now, if that is the law and its applied to the general public, why should a priest (or an organisation such as a church) not be subject to the same law?
The fact that this was an investigation on behalf of the church is irrelevant as to whether or not Brady, or any of the other two priests or bishops involved should have reported it to the authorities. IMO their lack of action was a crime as regards to the law of the land. Now they are trying to say that they shouldn't be subject to those particular laws as they followed the instruction of their superiors.
The law must be applied equally to all and the fact that the people in question followed the instructions of their organisation doesnt excuse them from following the law of the land.

Tally Ho the lynch mob is in full cry, and what an unedifying spectacle it is. Some of the hate filled diatribes against the Cardinal and Church in some posters less than eloquent contributions, reveal their bigotry and real agenda. Whilst claiming concern for victims, they are unable to conceal their glee at the denigration and vilification of a fellow human being. Some of these posters claim to be humanists. God help humanity. I wonder which of them is in a position of moral rectitude, that would permit them to throw the first stone. Yes, the Cardinal made a serious error of judgement. Yes he should resign. But there is no need for hanging,drawing and quartering.    As for the wider Church, have no fear, the impotent, secularist rabble have been baying at the Gates for 2000yrs, they will never prevail. Following a period of reform, readjustment and repentance, the Church will recover its strenght and courage to be a light in the wilderness

Im no lynch mob, but if someone was involved in cover up of such things within any organisation - religious or not then I would feel they should be gone, and they should be under further scrutiny. I was in the scouts anbd the duke of ed growing up - if the leader of either of these organisations was found to have covered up abuse it would be the same - some people need to realise that everything isnt about secularists "baying" for the catholic church - I really dont care if it exists or not - plenty of catholics feel the sane way.

An error in judgement is a massive understatement for what he did.

I've heard this quoted a few times now about all this criticism of the church is coming from non-catholics/ex-catholics/catholic detractors, but I can say as a Catholic that I for one think the Church is a total disgrace in how it has behaved and as a Catholic I believe that Brady has lost any moral authority he is deemed to have in his position. An I can say I know more Catholics who think the same way, than those who dont. Should he resign? Of course he should and he should admit to his mistakes.
If he, or anyone else for that matter, has broken the law they should be prosecuted through the courts. that's not a slant at the Catholic church per se, but my opinion on anyone who did not disclose information to the authorities which could have prevented the  vile abuse of dozens of innocent children.

I saw Lockout the other night, not a bad show. Guy Pearce is the star and I actually liked him as a wise-cracking action hero type.
The story was predictable enough, but enjoyable show with some funny parts.
A solid 6.5/10.

It's a very poor portrayal of Brady there last night now I have to say.
I was at mass Sunday week ago where he said it and blessed us all coming out of the Cathedral, handshakes for me and my 3yr old and all. I knew of this past he had and all but still didnt want to miss a chance for my young one to be greeted by His Eminence.

It's a very sad affair the whole thing and in a way I feel sorry for him.
(This doesn't come close to how we must all feel for the victims of these cases).

There's a lot of it has happened. but on this individual case around Cardinal Brady, we must all remember he has not committed any 'act' against a young one, that is first and foremost.

The BBC are going hell for leather in trying to get Brady ousted in some kind of mad fanatical pursuit. I have it on good authority that what has been happening is as close to a manhunt (by the BBC) on Brady. That surely would be all well and good if he was an actual perpetrator of abuse.

Now as for what Brady has actually done and don't be getting me wrong, because the way they went about covering this up is inexcusable, but Brady, and this is what 38 years ago now, would have been very green behind the ears back then and not very high in power in the whole Church setup back then. But I am suspecting he is taking the kick here for all those who were above him at the time. He is in a big hole here and no-one else is around now to answer, he is having to answer now for his own actions alright. But....fcuk it, I don't know, none of us know, only him.

Those who were abused at the time know who carried out the acts. Brady made sure they were sworn to silence but are we all that niaive to think he was head honcho or something, and was the one came up with that great masterplan away back then. He would've had no real sway back then I'd think, someone else above him at the time had to force him down this route, had to.
I can't be sure but I just think the BBC are on a big drive to get the main man at the helm of the Catholic Church in Ireland hung, drawn and quartered to get their big story.

Brady didnt abuse any children directly but he was certainly implicit in facilitating the abuse of children by is actions, or lack thereof.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't he a teacher? He should have been fully aware of the impact this could have on a child and he would also have been aware of how to persuade a child to do his bidding due to his training. For me this makes his role all the more vicious.
I for one hope he is hung out to dry, along with anyone and everyone else who contributed to the cover up which undoubtedly let to more children being abused.
As for the BBC being on a Manhunt, McIntyre lived in an area of Donegal where abuse took place and his uncle was a priest. If anything he made a point out of showing that there are many good people in the clergy, but evidence is evidence. If it points to Brady and he happens to be the head of the Irish Catholic Church why shouldn't it be highlighted? It just makes it all the more sickening to me that someone so involved in such a cover up can rise (sink?) to such levels.