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General discussion / Re: Things that make you go Wh...

Last post by Tony Baloney - Today at 05:36:21 PM

You are looking at the wrong problem here. It's not why are we all so sick.

It's why has whatever resourcing is going into it not being used well enough. Why has bureaucracy been allowed to cripple it. Why when you can't even staff important roles fully and people are leaving can you not even give a decent payrise given you don't even have a full quota of employees. I would bet a lot of the roles are middle management etc and the roles for people who do the real work are not being filled.

As the father of a disabled child with complex needs I regularly see more NHS departments than I'd wish on anyone.

A&E is usually full to capacity but in the many outpatients appointments I attend in Dungannon, Lurgan, Downpatrick, Armagh and many more, they are usually overstaffed and feel like a ghost town rather than the warzones the Unions want you to believe. I have never seen as much wastage, not least the upkeep of these buildings, and form filling in my life and it wouldn't be tolerated in the private sector. I have no doubt there are many areas of understaffing but I can assure you there are many areas of overstaffing with all staff following archaic systems. I truly believe the NHS can't be repaired so at least partial privatisation is inevitable.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Connacht senior football c...

Last post by Blowitupref - Today at 05:33:03 PM

Other two teams named.

Sligo:

Aidan Devaney
Eddie Lyons, Eddie McGuinness, Paul McNamara; Peter Laffey, Nathan Mullen, Darragh Cummins; Seán Carrabine, Canice Mulligan; Cian Lally, Alan McLoughlin, Eoghan Smith; Paul Kilcoyne, Niall Murphy, Lee Deignan.

Subs: Daniel Lyons, Brian Cox, Daire O'Boyle, Donal Conlon, Dylan Walsh, Keelan Cawley, Patrick O'Connor, Brian Callaghan, Mikey Gordon, Mark Walsh, Luke Casserly.


Mayo

Colm Reape
Jack Coyne, Rory Brickenden, Sam Callinan
Paddy Durcan, David McBrien, Enda Hession
Stephen Coen, Mattie Ruane
Bob Tuohy, Fergal Boland, Jack Carney
Aidan O'Shea, Tommy Conroy, Ryan O'Donoghue.

Subs: Rob Hennelly, James Carr, Jordan Flynn, Conor Hunt, Conor Loftus, Darren McHale, Donnacha McHugh, Pádraig O'Hora, Michael Plunkett, Kevin Quinn, Paul Towey

#3

General discussion / Re: Fantasy Premier League

Last post by shark - Today at 05:32:18 PM

Does anyone play ?

I still have a wildcard to play , the  triple captain and  bench boost.

Could I use two or all of these   in the same gameweek?

It doesn't say anywhere in the rules about something.  like this

You can only use one per gameweek.
There is a double gameweek upcoming , so maybe use your TC there.
Another double gameweek in week 37. So if you wildcard for gameweek 36 , and bench boost in 37 , you could have 30 players for 37.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by Rossfan - Today at 05:05:22 PM

Not sure how you improve the Championships in the other Provinces...I presume you mean Leinster and Munster? As we Westies aren't doing too bad and hopefully Sligo on the rise.
Munster has 5 Hurley Counties so Kerry will usually saunter through but get a challenge from occasionally good Cork teams.
Only issue is which will come first Kerry's 100th or Cork's 50th.
Leinster is 3 training spins for Dublin as they chase their 19th in 20 years.....

Virtually all team sports have group and knock out stages so good to see the GAA following suit.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by Itchy - Today at 05:05:13 PM

It's odd isn't it?

Every single last person involved in sport knows that protracted knockout competitions are a steaming pile of dung until the element of jeopardy arrives.

And yet all around Ireland, all around the world, we keep introducing and extending these formats.

Other sports can at least use professionalism and a need for paying spectators as their excuse.

We cannot.

Well considering 85% approx of money generated filters down to the clubs, we all win?

Where's that figure coming from?

HQ is clearly contributing to player injury insurance. And it pays for the IT infrastructure (Foireann).

But I did a 5 year stretch as a treasurer until recently. And i don't actually recall a direct benefit coming from HQ during that time.

Was I filling in the wrong forms?

Jarlath Burns interview the other day he said 83cent/penny of every pound/euro the gaa make goes back to clubs. No idea if thats accurate or where the money is seen!

I would say that's a steaming pile of dung. I don't remember our club getting anything from GAA so maybe Jarlath can elaborate. Even on grants its all from government

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Laois / Re: 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup

Last post by Zooming around - Today at 04:59:30 PM

No Willie Dunphy, Ross or Picky in the starting 15. Big calls.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by JoG2 - Today at 04:59:07 PM

Ahh it's just the "Nordies against change" bellyaching again.

The move from 21 aside to 17 aside was the start of the slippery slope I tell ya.

It has been zero days since the Freestarters were last at it

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General discussion / Re: Name your three favourite ...

Last post by Puckoon - Today at 04:54:18 PM

Back in the teenage discos in the 80's in the old cold rural dancehalls, when Wonderful Tonight came on, it signaled the start of the slow set. It had the added bonus that if you couldn't find a girl to dance with (or were refused), it was the one slow song that you could at least still play air guitar to until the good stuff started up again.

Peaches and Diesel
His guitar solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps

And if you covet the singers girl on above song, sure might as well write a great song about her too.

Layla

Upstaged Mightily by the wee fella from Minnesota

#9

General discussion / Re: Name your three favourite ...

Last post by Puckoon - Today at 04:51:57 PM

Wonderful tonight ended up as my wedding song, defaulted as it was one of the few songs the Hungarian band knew in English. You'll note it's not in my top 3.

Clapton maybe wasn't a great choice for this exercise upon reflection - his work with Cream and his solo work is exceptional, and I would have thought it classic rock mainstream, but perhaps not. Added issue is the fact that so many blues songs are reworks of traditional melodies and lyrics so it's hard to be a groundbreaking blues/rock artist outside of guitar virtuosity.

Crossroads
Lay Down Sally
White Room

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GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by tbrick18 - Today at 04:49:01 PM

Ahh it's just the "Nordies against change" bellyaching again.

The move from 21 aside to 17 aside was the start of the slippery slope I tell ya.

I am one "Nordie" who has no issue with change - but change the things that are not working.
Ulster Championship works - so why change it? (Antrim/Fermanagh might disagree granted)
Change what needs to be changed in other provinces to improve their championship.
Personally I don't like the group stages and didn't like the Super 8s.
Revert to back door maybe, but like I've said before, there's no magic solution for it all.