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Again player burnout raises its head.Meyler,Mc Shane and Mc Cann 3 games plus extra time in 6 days if selected for saturday night.

It's madness, Sigerson should not involve county players.

Players want to win Sigerson medals and fair play to them. Its not all about the county

Those posting their disgust here, can you all speak Irish, do your kids attend naiscoil, bhunscoil, meánscoil - or do you just want this act to give two fingers to the prods?

Take a stroll along the Falls road sometime. You will see far more Man Utd Liverpool and Celtic jerseys than Antrim GAA jerseys. Thats your answer.

Where does the concept of "loyalty" to a commercial organisation come from?

There should be none as all they want is the money out of your pocket.

On changing insurance companies, I find getting No Claims Bonus certs out of previous insurers a real pain in the hole.

If you are with a proper insurance company they are obliged by law to supply you with your cert of no claims. You will then have time to seek alternative quotes.

So if Enda says it cannot be allowed that will be the end of it???
The English ruling class are so blinded by their English xenophobic Nationalism that they don't give a fcuks.
Our best hope is that the Scots will take their courage in their hands and vote for Independenice.
Then there will be no Great Britain or United Kingdom.
A whole new world will unfold......

Dont be relying on the Scottish. They no more than many in both the Nationalist and Unionist camps will let their pockets dictate.
If Scotland declared independence in the morning could it rely on our old friends in the Black Watch regiment to stand by an independent Scotland?

What he does for a living is irrelevant.
There have been occasions recently where he has recounted conversations with famous 'gaels' who have subsequently cast doubt on the veracity of Joe's account.
That's when he's not quoting 'unnamed' intercounty players he bumped into at Tesco.

This type of "I met a man in the pub" bullshit works for Enda Kenny so Joe might as well have a go

[The problem is the British]

The Spanish will have no particular objections to special treatment for NI, just as the Canary islands have.
The problem is the British.

Correct.  The little Englander has pervaded throughout hence Brexit.  Immigration is the Englander issue.  Republic has a major card to play in how it intends to deal with immigration to UK.  RoI can threaten to allow complete free movement into Ireland by EU nationals and other migrants through all ports and airports knowing British control of over 250 border crossings is impossible even when they had 35,000 army and police. UK would have to move back to ports and airports in Scotland, England and Wales. The N.Ireland would effectively become a special case and apart from rest of UK.

The Republic has free movement of EU nationals, there is no need to threaten that, having free movement of non EU nationals might just mean they end up in Ireland.  EU nationals will be able to visit Britain on tourist visas in any case and just stay on, but not work legally. Immigration is not the issue here, customs is. The special case needed is for NI to remain in the Single Market.

Why should NI get a special deal more than Scotland or other parts of Britain that voted against Brexit? It is well subsidised already by Westminster.

The Championship is a tough division. No clear runaway leader this year and any of the top 8 could go on a run. Brighton and Newcastle are as likely to drop points as any of the others.

How did the old kick outs go for Mayo today? I understand that they caused a lot of problems last year

Things are evolving all the time. A border poll is not going to fly, but there is a possibility that discussion of one with some prospect of a substantial vote for unity might light a sufficient fire under the unionists that special treatment of NI within Brexit might seem the lesser of two evils. It is a very tricky situation politically. A good turnout of non unionist voters in March would help.

Special treatment for the North! The Spanish wont agree to that because then Gibraltar will want one. Its time the people in the Six Counties realise that their priorities and concerns are well down the list of Britain and the EU

When I went to London first to work with a pal his comment on tbe bus and seeing a female busclippie was
" jaysus the conducters a wan"

and of course the old Dublin saying
"Had a great night, got sick and all"
or describing who was in the pub
" me and the mot, the mots mother and the brother Lar"

I think SF have shown in the last few weeks that they are not a too left party. They have adopted a common sense approach to the US pre clearance facility at the Irish airports and to the St. Patricks Day visit to the White House whereas Rich Boy and Posh Boy have resorted to typical anti USA attitude. SF realise now that the lefty shite might go down well in Dublin SC but the rural vote in Tyrone Fermanagh Armagh like to hold on to their hard earned money. The anti Brexit parties north and south have no choice when it comes to the hard border. If Britain goes ahead there will have to be a customs control and the checkpoints will be back. None of the parties, including Sinn Fein, are making any good economic case for a United Ireland. I know Matt Carthy SF MEP has attempted to put it on the agenda but the stomach doesnt appear to be there among any of the parties. I cant see any great change in the assembly as the tribes stick to their own. However neither have many friends in Whitehall or the White House now so its up to ourselves to start a bit of grownup politics

Well Aido is out with an ankle injury from Basketball.



Lee will be devoting his time to Westport for the moment.

Mayo are 4/9 Monaghan 9/4 and Draw 15/2.

Hard to know if Mayo will be happy to just retain League status or have a go at winning.

Dublin are so strong, it's hard to see Mayo putting the push on to win a League title they would get no credit for.

pity Aido wasn't told not to kick the basketball.

Hope he was happy with the point guard or maybe there was another lad that could do better

In all the league games last year Roscommon were quite attack mindedabd not very tight at the back. The likes of Down and Cork were just abysmal
The three games in the Hyde are the crucial ones

Its back to the Hyde but if they could pick up anything on the road it will bea big boost

I dont think McStay has this one down as two points in the bag

Still pretty depressing reading for nationalists. Even including PBP and nationalist independents/others you are getting about 41% a figure nationaists have been stuck at for some 20 yrs. This demographic time bomb well and truly has been declared a hoax

Bottom line is always the finance one. Do Northern Nationalists believe that they and their families will be better of in United Ireland or a United Kingdom?
Its grand talking patriotic old shite up in the Felons Club on a Saturday night but what will put the spondulicks in the pocket