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Have you read the Good Friday Agreement?

Aye... and?

Our aim should be the promotion, playing and development of gaelic games.

It's a 32 county organisation promoting our games and culture and a united 32 county Ireland. Stuck in this statelet up north, that is a huge aspiration.

"I think Enoch's right, I think we should send them all back. Stop Britain from becoming a black colony. Get the foreigners out."

Every saint had a past, every sinner has a future...
https://www.thedailybeast.com/eric-clapton-apologizes-for-racist-past-i-sabotaged-everything

Same: Tears in Heaven, Wonderful Tonite... I like 'Why Aye Man'.. was tune for TV series Auf Wiedesen Pet (proby misspelt!) Really caught the migration to get work from Tyneside (same as Ireland)... 'economic refugees' and the carnage caused by Thatcher..
We had no way of staying afloat
We had to leave on the ferry boat
Economic refugees
On the run to Germany
We had the back of Maggie's hand
Times were tough in Geordie land...

Was that not Mark Knoffler?

Jees! So it was! What am I smoking!! 😱

[won't have any knowledge of any Republican links to the association (like myself at that age) unless it's been drummed into them from bigoted parents from birth.]

Like Linda Ervine  teaching Irish and kids from mixed marriages  (or unionist parents)  playing for the likes of East Belfast GAA , that  will do more  for integration than what any GAA president says.

Most kids probably start  GAA between 4-7,  and won't have any  knowledge of any Republican links to the association (like myself at that age) unless it's been  drummed into them  from bigoted parents from birth.

So , if the kids enjoy the game , want to play it with their friends and make new ones , be they catholic Protestant or other , then  that's the future. Eventually the anti-GAA bigots  Will dwindle away

As far as I know the GAA still aspires to a 32 county Republic.
Rule 1.2 of the GAA official guide states our aim as the 'strengthening the national identity in a 32-county Ireland'.
 Being a Republican does not make you a bigot... 'Catholic, Protestant and dissenter...'

My mistake : I meant kids from a unionist  background wouldn't have any knowledge of it  at that age , unless  it's come from parents

Ok I see what you mean. Is some who'll never accept the GAA no matter what's done to appease them.

[won't have any knowledge of any Republican links to the association (like myself at that age) unless it's been drummed into them from bigoted parents from birth.]

Like Linda Ervine  teaching Irish and kids from mixed marriages  (or unionist parents)  playing for the likes of East Belfast GAA , that  will do more  for integration than what any GAA president says.

Most kids probably start  GAA between 4-7,  and won't have any  knowledge of any Republican links to the association (like myself at that age) unless it's been  drummed into them  from bigoted parents from birth.

So , if the kids enjoy the game , want to play it with their friends and make new ones , be they catholic Protestant or other , then  that's the future. Eventually the anti-GAA bigots  Will dwindle away

As far as I know the GAA still aspires to a 32 county Republic.
Rule 1.2 of the GAA official guide states our aim as the 'strengthening the national identity in a 32-county Ireland'.
 Being a Republican does not make you a bigot... 'Catholic, Protestant and dissenter...'

Same: Tears in Heaven, Wonderful Tonite... I like 'Why Aye Man'.. was tune for TV series Auf Wiedesen Pet (proby misspelt!) Really caught the migration to get work from Tyneside (same as Ireland)... 'economic refugees' and the carnage caused by Thatcher..
We had no way of staying afloat
We had to leave on the ferry boat
Economic refugees
On the run to Germany
We had the back of Maggie's hand
Times were tough in Geordie land...

Irish News reporting that Feargal Logan is back on the line. Great to know he is back and made a good recovery by sound of it. One of the good guys...

Jim Devlin Cup quarter-finals:
Saturday 27th April @ 2pm

Clonoe v Errigal Ciaran
Trillick v Galbally
Dungannon v Dromore
Pomeroy v Omagh

3 teams with home advantage again.

Worth asking how that came about.

Just luck of the draw... thats the format first drawn out at home.

From the first round there were 3 home wins and 5 away wins.

Good point! Home team gets the gate!

Was there extra time in those games or was it straight to pens.

Extra time

Jim Devlin Cup quarter-finals:
Saturday 27th April @ 2pm

Clonoe v Errigal Ciaran
Trillick v Galbally
Dungannon v Dromore
Pomeroy v Omagh

3 teams with home advantage again.

Worth asking how that came about.

Just luck of the draw... thats the format first drawn out at home.

Jim Devlin Cup quarter-finals:
Saturday 27th April @ 2pm

Clonoe v Errigal Ciaran 
Trillick v Galbally
Dungannon v Dromore
Pomeroy v Omagh

Last year in Clones was probably my worst experience following Down, and I've seen both Wicklow and Sligo putting us out in the backdoor.

The weather, the hammering the lack of facilities in Clones, its a ground no longer fit for purpose, anyone saying otherwise is wearing rose tinted glasses and thinking of the good oul days.

A few weeks later I was in Thurles for the Tailtain cup, Tipp v Limerick in the hurling was on after as part of a double header. The contrast in atmosphere, facilities, organisation etc was stark.

Having said that il more than likely be in Clones on Saturday week.

I'd prefer Clones to Casement but you're not wrong has been totally let go to wreck and ruin. Must have been the plan along to get the games out of there. Some great memories of it and about the town before and after games.

Jim Devlin Cup Round 1

An Charraig Mhor Naomh Colmcille 1-7 1-8 Galbally Pearses
Fianna Oileán an Ghuail CLG 1-11 0-14 An Droim Mór Naoimh Damhnait (Dromore 5-4 on Penalties)
Dungannon Thomas Clarke GAA 1-11 1-11 Domhnach Mór Naoimh Pádraig (Dunganannon 5-3 on Penalties)
Pomeroy Plunketts 3-06 1-08 An Eaglais, Naomh Pádraig
Coill an Chlochair Naomh Mhuire 0-13 0-13 Errigal Ciaran (Errigal 3-2 on Penalties)
Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa 0-08 1-06 Trí Leac C. Naoimh Mhic Artáin
Clonoe O`Rahilly's CLG 2-13 0-03 Edendork St Malachy's
Loughmacrory St. Teresa's 1-04 5-14 Omagh St Enda's

Draw for next round tomorrow (Monday) night.

I remember going to these games in the 90's and it was a full house, we not ever half full the day. Plus attendances in general well down.Gotta be due to a early championship start.

Was competitive then.. Dublin, Meath, Kildare.. plus every match seems to be televised now. Agree with you on early start though, went ott on that.