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I was reading in the paper yesterday that Lennon arrived in Dublin Airport and went to the BOI branch in the arrivals hall and met a BOI dude and signed the paperwork there.
There would be cameras all over the shop and there would be the proof that Lennon was actually at the branch, but for all anyone knows he could have been in getting a few euros, a cheque changed etc etc, I would be of the same opinion as a few others here hoping that Lennon gets away with this, if the shoe was on the other foot the bank would not be long telling you where to go and where to put your guarantee from them.
Again its indicative of the mismanagement  of banks here when the golden goose was laying like fcuk, how on Earth could anyone lose a document that to all intents and purposes is worth €3.5 million or so?

the documentation methods of all the banks were exceptionally shoddy. One of the NAMA wallas explained it all last week.

Surely Mayo in croke Park with Johnno is not the same as plain Mayo in Croke Park.

Cork have had their own no show days in Porky Croky recently.

The online book of condolence had messages from all over the country including from people like Mickey Harte and Joe Kernan. I think that is what the GAA is all about.

Message to all Nordies

It is surprising the "only" 26% of Fermanagh wallas work for the Crown considering the overall percentage in the public sector for Norn Irn is closer to 2/3rds. So Fermanagh seems to be losing out.

I read in the FT that the average Norn Irn subvention from the hated British State works out to a mere £20,000 per family when you include everything.  It's good that at least some of the money goes into GAA and is thus used productively. How could NI survive without British taxpayers?  Was this dependency the ultimate shoot yourself in the foot (rather than the knee) result of the IRA's campaign of insurrection that started in the late 60s ?

Given these numbers isn't it pointless to vote along sectarian lines in the upcoming elections?     Ye should all vote for Brit parties since they are the ones who sanction your vast subsidies . Isn't Sinn Fein's abstention absolutely pointless unless accompanied by the blanket refusal of all Shinner voters to hand back their subsidy? 
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According to the latest census employment figures (2007) - there were then only 14,852 people in full-time employment here, of which 26 per cent worked in the public sector. With 1,500 working in the Quinn group north of the border and many Fermanagh people also working at the cement works just over the border at Gortmullan and Quinn Insurance headquarters in Cavan town, the group is clearly the single biggest employer in the county.

I thought Norn Irn got rid of counties years ago. Is it just the Tadhgs who think in terms of counties or do the other half do so too?  I imagine the GAA thing is very important in terms of keeping a sense of county belonging together. I mean where would Tyrone people be with their superiority complex over Ormaugh people without the GAA?

sure 1993 was only yesterday

Galway, however, will be without half-forwards Eamonn Ryan and Cyril Donnellan. Ryan fractured a wrist in the win over Dublin, while Donnellan misses out after being sent off against Dublin, his suspension ending a day before the final next month, thus making him eligible to play.

GAA suspensions are a joke. Why not suspend the player for a number of matches that matter instead of a meaningless time-based system?   

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A Connacht clean sweep of Mayo,Galway and Ros would be magnificent. If I had to pick one it would be ros in the under 21 but I'm not fussy. 

Ross4life - How many of those Rossies won minor all-Ireland medals ?

Yep it is Tony, I'm talking about people from the Republic of Ireland who couldn't give 2 shites about Northern Ireland. To clarify what I mean there, they don't class Northern Ireland as part of Ireland, NI doesn't concern them. It's a quite a paradox that they are so interested in British/English current affairs and traditions at the same time though.

Anyone read Will Hanafin's article in the Sunday Independent at the weekend with the headline 'It's grim up north' and a standfirst that says 'After a trip to witness Northern Ireland's unique take on democracy, culture and humour, Will Hanafin comes home glad that there's no prospect of a united Ireland any time soon'.

A West-Brit of the highest order and writing for one of the most poisonous rags around. The article is shite too and proves nothing, but i still want to kick him in the balls

I read the ould fella's sunday Indo a few months ago and I found it to be the most bizarre newspaper. There was virtually no news in it other than the sport.  There must be a point to the Sunday Independent but I can't see it.   

A good letter from a lazy public servant in todays times. Shows how fecked up we really are


Both my son and daughter took honours maths in the Leaving Cert

That shouldn't merit a point all to itself. Only something like 20% of LC students take honours maths.
It's a disgrace. 

This is the point.The State will shortly be bankrupt and offered them no pay cut for 4 years. You are holding a 7 and a 2 and you are certain the other guy has a high pair, when offers to split the pot with you. You don't bluff, except the unions now have.

Muppet

I agree totally about NAMA. Waste of borrowed money.

Public sector  workers are offered no drop in nominal wages over 4 years but the govt expects inflation of 8% 2012-2014 I think .  So you are looking at a 15% drop for certain employees in real terms , according to Tasc .

http://www.progressive-economy.ie/2010/04/platform-for-more-cuts.html

I accept your point on inflation but should the unions not have accepted last years cuts in line with deflation then?

I think there is a lot of unhelpful spin against the public sector, Muppet. Davitt would never have stood for it.   There seems to be a divide and rule thing going on combined with a campaign of industrial class bullshit on Nama such as Donal O'Mahony in today's Times going on about malcontents and saying the recapitalised AIB and BoI will be amongst the strongest in europe. Not a hope of that.

This is the point.The State will shortly be bankrupt and offered them no pay cut for 4 years. You are holding a 7 and a 2 and you are certain the other guy has a high pair, when offers to split the pot with you. You don't bluff, except the unions now have.

Muppet

I agree totally about NAMA. Waste of borrowed money.

Public sector  workers are offered no drop in nominal wages over 4 years but the govt expects inflation of 8% 2012-2014 I think .  So you are looking at a 15% drop for certain employees in real terms , according to Tasc .

http://www.progressive-economy.ie/2010/04/platform-for-more-cuts.html

good old Micheal Jackson. WTF.

I like the picture that was in the Irish Times the day after Waterford beat Tipp in the all-Ireland semifinal. Deise Eoin Kelly in a passionate embrace with his gf while the son wanders off with a hurl.