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I'd have thought Iarnroid Eireann would be going mad for this. It would have to be a money maker. Imagine the handiness of being able to hop on a train in Tralee, and get off at Dublin Airport. (Of course that means a Luas to Connolly, but it's better than nothing!

Are they not upgrading the tunnel under the Phoenix Park to connect Huston and Connolly?

They were supposed to, but I've heard nothing about it in a long time.

Work started or was approved again or some similar such development in the last few months as far as I remember.

Apologies to any Lurgan posters but is it not time to run the Belfast - Dublin line via Newry, especially with the continual closures on the line. It's something like 2.5 hours from Dublin to Belfast. Jesus you can get from London to Manchester in 1.30 minutes!

Every single Dublin - Belfast train stops in Newry.

I mean cut out Lurgan and just go via Newry. Maybe I'm wrong but I thought it went to Lurgan before Newry?

Yeah it does, and always at least one of Lisburn and Portadown too. Time for a high speed line that goes Belfast - Newry - Dublin. The rest of the towns currently on the route are served by IE Commuter trains or Translink commuters. I get the train twice a week and it's always packed, the demand is there, but it will never happen. At the very least a more frequent service should be implemented, one train every two hours is mad. The timetabling needs to be looked at also - the early evening trains leaving Dublin are at 5:50 and 7:00, meaning anyone working in Dublin needs to either get out early or wait around for two hours to get the train. Likewise in the morning, you get in very early or late to Dublin.

Apologies to any Lurgan posters but is it not time to run the Belfast - Dublin line via Newry, especially with the continual closures on the line. It's something like 2.5 hours from Dublin to Belfast. Jesus you can get from London to Manchester in 1.30 minutes!

Every single Dublin - Belfast train stops in Newry.

Is it not head to head?

Cork beat Monaghan, so Monaghan go down

There are three teams on 6 points, so it goes to scoring difference.

1-16 to 1-17 in injury time, Donal O'Hare with a goal. Need another score to get at least a point from the league this year.

1-16 to 0-15. Co-commentator on Mid West FM very complimentary to Down.

1-14 to 0-12.

1-12 to 0-10.

1-09 to 0-10 at HT.

1-09 to 0-10 at half time. We'll see.

The Down GAA Twitter feed can't even be bothered giving score updates from the game, they just seem satisfied to retweet Mayo GAA's team announcement on the Mayo panel and that's all. Sums it up.


1-07 to 0-04 after COC scores a penalty for anyone unfortunate enough to be relying on Down GAA to update you.

Few scoops had last night Drici?

Seen as there's no sign of any Down man on the Mayo v Down thread, I'm wondering if there will be many Down people at the game on Sunday?

I think the lack of talk in here about it will be your answer.

Thanks Ifdown, that's fairly interesting. When exactly did this happen, was it over the break this year or a few years ago?

http://www.irishexaminer.com/viewpoints/analysis/why-are-we-so-apathetic-about-the-prospect-of-a-united-ireland-390454.html

Apologies if already posted. Not a bad read.

Was just about to post this. I think it hits the nail on the head.