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Totally agree Mentalman re. last night's episode.  There was so much going on the previous week, we were bound to have a slow one last night.  Smokey musn't be that dangerous as it looked like most if not all the mercenaries are still alive.

Thought it was very average.

I've seen spurious connections, but this is ridiculous. I've barely heard of Liffey Gaels, but it says he was successful, and that's it.  What a bag of sh1te:

Gun-toting GAA player is jailed

Trevor Brunton: GAA player had 9mm weapon in nightclub

By Sonya McLean
Thursday March 06 2008

A successful GAA player who was renting an apartment for the sole purpose of preparing heroin for sale was jailed for nine years yesterday after being caught with a loaded handgun in a nightclub.

Trevor Brunton (25) of Broombridge Road, Cabra West, pleaded guilty to possession of the gun at the Spawell Hotel, possession of the heroin worth €159,361 for sale or supply at Sandlewood Road, Castleknock, and possession of ammunition at his home address on December 30, 2006.

Detective Sergeant Joe Molloy told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that Brunton had the gun for possibly three reasons. He could have brought it to the nightclub as a "bravado to impress girls", to give it to someone else or to use for protection.

He said Brunton, a GAA player with Liffey Gaels, never gave a "satisfactory explanation" for why he had the pistol. "We honestly have no idea why he had it there," Det Sgt Molloy added.

He admitted Brunton was used by others because, as far as the gardai were concerned, "he was a new and unknown face".

Judge Martin Nolan sentenced Brunton to eight years in prison for the drug charge and a consecutive five-year term for possession of the pistol. He suspended the last four years of the sentence on condition that Brunton keep the peace and be of good behaviour for four years upon his release from prison.

Judge Nolan said he took into account Brunton's plea of guilty, his relatively blameless record -- having one previous road traffic conviction -- and the fact that he co-operated with gardai.

Det Sgt Molloy told prosecuting barrister Remy Farrell BL that a security guard at the nightclub saw Brunton in a toilet cubicle looking at the pistol in his hand.

He came voluntarily out of the cubicle and was restrained, but on walking through the nightclub, Brunton tried to lift the gun into his hand. Another security guard slapped his wrist, causing the weapon to fall to the ground.

It was picked up and placed in a money bag before it was handed over to gardai. The weapon was later found to be a 9mm semi-automatic pistol with eight rounds of ammunition in the magazine.

His home address was searched that same night where 13 rounds of various ammunition were found as well as the keys to the Castleknock apartment. A search of the apartment revealed 32 bags of heroin and 78 rounds of ammunition.

- Sonya McLean

Apparently the GAA took a loss of 20 million to show the majority of games on RTE.  Setanta were offering huge money.

Wasn't planning going out tonight, but I've made a few calls and we've a few pints of stout and a game organised for tonight.

Only the man with the ace can rob the five if it's turned up.  Doesn't matter who deals.

AZ, try explaining renaging!!

gawa316, produce a deck after the next game in Windsor.

Haven't looked at it yet:

http://www.fortyfives.com/

Cheers hardstation.  Missed that thread.  Did anyone try the online 45?

I was wondering if my northern cousins could tell me if the great card game of 25 (45 to some, and 31 to the odd boys in Kerry), is a cross community game in the north or not?

Birr won a little bit of silverware some weeks ago.  Leinster Senior Hurling Champions 2007/08.

The critics on the Restaurant are one thing, but the f*ckwits of diners are worse.  "The seabass is to die for", "I've ate all over the world but this fois gras is tremendous", "It's definitely a chablis".  F*ck off you pretentious pr1cks.

He's getting more annoying.  His books are also more popular than ever here.  Another sympton of what's wrong with modern Ireland.  That and the Restaurant.

I had the night from hell last night.  I thought I drank less this Christmas than before, but the bile in my stomach would suggest not.  Think I'll sit in this weekend with "The Kings of September" book.  I need something to bring a smile back to my face.