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Tough one. Coalisland, I thought, won in a year of stiffer opposition and their performance in the second half of the final was the best I'd witnessed in years. Ronan McCrory was the star man in '05. Coalisland were well-rounded although Toner was also indispensible.

Too many players either not good enough on that list, or simply past it in terms of inter-county football. Seamus Mulgrew will be 33 next year and we saw his best in 2003 whilst a bit-part player for Tyrone. We know what Sweeney can (and cannot) do and I don't think he's any better than what we have. Jarleth and Paddy Quinn won't count. McCrossan is over the wrong side of the hill. McConville - you must be joking.

How's Paul Marlowe coming along?

A great year for the Fianna so far this year. I remember thinking whilst watching the Island lift the Ulster Minor title at the start of the year that the tide may be starting to turn in their favour after almost 20 years in the shadows. The promising thing for them is that there are players at the club that will/can become established county-standard performers in the years ahead - young Toner, McNally, young Thornton (who I think was only 15 in Jan), with Carberry an outside bet.

Zach Touhy
Sean Ramsbottom
Conor Meredith
Hank Traynor
Nigel Crawford
Trevor Giles

If only for a day.....

Adore the woody smokey Whiskey from Islay. Bowmore, Ardbeg etc. To die for. A man's drink.

1-1

QB still needed

Simple line-outs a complete disaster.

Hoof Hearted   236
The Scrummies   233
All Cacks   230
MAIGHEO   220
Fermanagh Harlequinns   205
Doylers Destroyers   189
The Hard Stations   188
The Intimidators    186
O'Neill   178
Screen's Exiles   177
The Up & Unders   146
Cill Dara RFC      137
Shortso On Tour   122
blood n guts   99

12-18 months ago we'd have competed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0S3iTpBsZE

I blame the elders

[Even if I played only little with him]

I did a search on L'Equipe's site but I couldn't find that article. I found this, though, as translated by Babelfish:

O' Gara: "That the beginning"

The half of Irish opening Ronan O' Gara weighs less than with accustomed on the play of its selection. That does not seem to have to deteriorate its confidence for as much. "We know that this weekend, if we do not produce a great match, we are likely to return on our premises earlier than envisaged. I hope that this great expiry will mark the beginning of our adventure." Acting of the absence of his companion of always, Peter Stringer, at his sides, as a half of fray, O' Gara made a point of stressing that its substitute, Reddan, are "a player extremely mentally and of great quality. Even if I played only little with him, I know it well. It was exceptional with Wasps this season and deserves what arrives to him. With its alert play, it certainly will shake the back lines." Irish or Frenchwomen?


I couldn't agree more.

So, there's the crux of the accusations.....

I think it's fair to say that after last night's performance Spurs would definitely be highly fancied to do well in the Cypriot league.

[Teachers 'open to cyber bullying']

Teachers 'open to cyber bullying' 

One in six teachers is the victim of cyber bullying
Cyber bullying is having a serious impact on teaching staff in Northern Ireland, a union has warned.
The NASUWT has said pupils are filming teachers on mobile phones on a daily basis and posting them on the internet

A government report said that more and more teachers are falling victim to the practice. The union's Seamus Searson wants mobiles banned from schools.

"It destroys their confidence and we have found members who are reluctant to go back to school," he said.


"In the worse case scenarios we have had examples in England where teachers have committed suicide as a consequence of it."

One in six teachers in the UK is thought to be the victim of malicious text messages and internet postings sent by their pupils.

Nothing worse than sitting in school, reading the gaaboard, and then up pops a malicious message about getting back to work.