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As far as I recall reading them somewhere -
Ros play Westmeath Sat 2 Jan at either the Downs or St Lomans
9 Jan v Meath at Clann na nGael
16 Jan v Cavan at Kiltoom.
One other group which as far as I know is made up of Longford, Laythrum, Offaly and Wicklow(??).
Wonder how many of the folks who get AI tickets will be seen on 2nd January?

What indecipherable nonsensical babble you come out with.

This coming from someone who can't even think for themselves. The ultimate hypocrite!

Indeed. Rossfan is obviously not from the SF family, a noted centre of diverse opinion and independent thought.

So if you don't think SF is wonderful it's a sign you " can't even think for themselves"
What absolute bullshitty nonsense.

I think your sarcasm detector is turned off.

I was responding to the think for themselves comment. Sarcasm of the intelligent poster noted.

What indecipherable nonsensical babble you come out with.

This coming from someone who can't even think for themselves. The ultimate hypocrite!

Indeed. Rossfan is obviously not from the SF family, a noted centre of diverse opinion and independent thought.

So if you don't think SF is wonderful it's a sign you " can't even think for themselves"
What absolute bullshitty nonsense.

For how long should work done for the peace process give someone a free pass?

Seems Slabeen got one until the raid on Ballybinaby in 2006.

Who do you vote for?

None of your effn business. We have secret ballot here.

Too scared of the contradictions it opens you up to?

Not man enough to apply your standards across the board?

That's what I think.

What indecipherable nonsensical babble you come out with.

Was the Civil Rights Movement needed in the 60's then, as things were generally rosy. There must have been a trigger somewhere...one man one vote?

Civil rights in the US and Martin Luther King plus the general openness of the 60s plus education

Was it the biased allocation of a Council house in Caledon Co Tyrone that lit the spark?

My opinion and that of anyone I've spoken to about it this week.

We all have opinions. However if you want to look at the evidence, they got 10% in the last election in the south, 6% in the election before that and will probably get 15-16% in the next election. That decent growth is happening all around the country in area where SF have no real foundations or presence while constantly under attack from what passes as MSM in the south. Those aren't opinions they're the facts of SF progression in the south under Adams. They point to him doing a good job and there's no evidence that I can see of them doing better under anyone else. For example, how would Pearse or Mary Lou taking over affect the Party support in the north or have you factored that into your considerations?

SF will be fine in the next election and will double their seats I think.

They want to beat Ff and effectively lead the opposition.  That is fine and dandy.  Then what ?? More populist promises and maybe government . 

Then what   Then they will realise you will have to call in the promises .  This means the next election will be carnage .

Maybe they will enforce change. Maybe the first thing they will do if they got into power is to drastically reduce the salaries and expenses of TDs and cap what they can earn and claim.

They will in my bolx. That would reduce the amount the 80 SF TDs would hand over to Party HQ.

For how long should work done for the peace process give someone a free pass?

Seems Slabeen got one until the raid on Ballybinaby in 2006.

Who do you vote for?

None of your effn business. We have secret ballot here.

For how long should work done for the peace process give someone a free pass?

Seems Slabeen got one until the raid on Ballybinaby in 2006.

Is it a 3 or 4 seated?
Yer man Perry is the type we need out of politics here in the 26.

They'll be lucky to get 6% in Ros/North Galway.

Happy Christmas Shrewdness and to all the other Rossies here - even Syfín .
Also to posters from other Counties and from Co Mayo too.

However if you want to look at the evidence, they got 10% in the last election in the south, 6% in the election before that and will probably get 15-16% in the next election. That decent growth is happening all around the country in area where SF have no real foundations or presence while constantly under attack from what passes as MSM in the south. Those aren't opinions they're the facts of SF progression in the south under Adams. They point to him doing a good job and there's no evidence that I can see of them doing better under anyone else. For example, how would Pearse or Mary Lou taking over affect the Party support in the north or have you factored that into your considerations?

They won't to go much, if at all, beyond their current level of support in the 26 while they continue to back the ex militant wrongdoers.
Indeed a lot of their current newer support is coming from anti everything people who love what SF is saying i.e. " Anti everything" and could cuckoo economics.
Their Health document last week was great comedy.

I presume a Pearse or Marylou  in charge would alienate a lot of the old guard up North but would that not be well offset by gaining support from a large cohort of the now non voting younger Nationalist population?

CP needs to help make Leinster more competitive. The Dubs are great and all but..

Can you imagine the crowds ( and €€€€€€s) if well populated Counties like Meath, Kildare, Louth and Wicklow were challenging Dublin every year in Leinster.
Any investment would be well recouped.

Where exactly did I "whitewash history" ?
The war ended formally with the referendum in 1998.
Ex participants in the war should have become law abiding citizens then.
That includes Slab, Northern Bank robbers etc.SF should have made it clear internally that such behaviour was not on instead of praising the criminals.
Until they do they can forget about ruling in the 26 Cos.

An awful lot of Co Roscommon and other parts of Connacht are economically desolate but we didn't turn to crime.

Why are you called sheep stealers so.

Have no idea as naturally enough we didn't invent that name.
Some say it was from famine times. Some herrin chokers say that when they'd be walking sheep to the fair in Ros town some of the sheep would "vanish" in the dark.

Anyway I see there was a "Task Force" launched in Farmleigh today to target crime in the Border badlands.
Meanwhile statistics on Cards injuries shows Roscommon is the safest Garda Division.