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Been a few times to Newcastle, would fear I wouldn't get to see the game!

5 o'clock dangerous kick off time😜

Still plenty of tickets available...Newcastle a good spot for a session 😎

Well done Leinster....solid performance.

Cronin big loss

Great finish

Very warm day.....benches to play big role today I feel.

Got my first round in today for my handicap
Off the tee and putting I was shocking. Keep this up it will be a big one. Have to say though the two guys I played with at the club  were absolute gents and accommodating to my lack of class. Really made me enjoy it
Things I done well and was happy with but didn't give myself a chance.

2nd round in today. 21 shots better than two weeks ago. Driving straighter and big improvement on putting. Next thing is mybiron play. Definitely a few shots to be made from a little improvement here

Good man, well done.

Didn't get to see Munster game, but they were up against it. Leinster have it all to do tomorrow.

What age did all you gaaboard golfers start out at?

Getting my first handicap this year - prefer to keep age to myself (over 30, under 40  )

Playing at Ardglass this evening - my first links experience.

Ardglass a lovely course....great seafood afterwards also....last time I was there.....mind you that's about 25 years ago 😩
Started playing when I was about 10

It's customary to get more upset about bad things that happen closer to home, particularly somewhere that many of us have visited.

Is that okay with you?

How does it compare with Grenfell Tower? Maybe you never heard of it.....after all it was a human tragedy.

Do you do stand up?😂😂😂😂

No, but I've often considered giving it a shot.

Go for it👍👍

No loss of life but this is a tragedy for humanity. Terrible.

Hopefully those windows survived.

What's happening in Yemen is a tragedy for humanity......what's even more tragic for humanity is people care more about a building/windows.....than human suffering.

That's exactly what crossed my mind when the media went into overdrive on this. The billionaire that owns Gucci is gonna pay for restoration but how much would he pledge to Syrian refugees. Bunch of jumped up attention seeking pretentious idiots the lot of them.
How many of these people have a passion for gothic architecture

And the traditional Irish begrudgery and gobshitery is underway.

Yesterday I saw the people of Paris responding with dignity to this, singing hymns while watching in sadness but taking comfort in each other's presence. It was a beautiful moment. They say that when you're explaining to your kids why bad things happen in the world, it's good practice to point out how this sort of thing often brings out the best in people. They say that whenever something bad is happening, look out for how the place is full of good people trying to put it right or trying to help others.

Unfortunately there's something about the anonymity of social media that also brings out the worst in people, and I was bracing myself for the inevitable that was sure to follow today. As soon as anybody tries to do anything worthwhile, out come the begrudgers and the usual tiresome "what about the homeless" brigade.

"He's spending millions fixing problem X? How much did he spend on problem Y?"

"He's spending millions fixing problem Y? How much did he spend on problem X?"

The city of Paris is a priceless treasure. The old part of town is a work of art. It has survived revolutions, world wars, terrorist attacks and Christ knows what all, and we're very lucky to have it. They say that France falling to the Nazis as quickly as it did was why so much of Paris survived intact.

The loss of human life is not the only bad thing that can happen in this world. Imagine if Dublin's GPO were to burn down. Or Navan Fort were to be obliterated somehow (which almost happened). Or if St Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh were to burn down. Or if another beautiful building like Belfast City Hall were to be lost. Are you telling me we've got no business mourning the loss of heritage if nobody dies in the process? That it's no big deal if an irreplaceable treasure gets lost? Was it no big deal when the Taliban blew up the Buddhas of Bamyan?

Cop yourselves on.

Do you do stand up?😂😂😂😂

An 850-year-old beacon of human heritage is destroyed and all some fools can think to say is that we shouldn't call it a human tragedy because there's only one definition of tragedy.

Or they suggest that we shouldn't bewail the loss unless we issue a preamble listing all tragedies (to be mediated by these commentators themselves, we assume).

They seem to believe that to mourn one tragedy implies complete disregard for other tragedies.

And then, when someone offers to pay for its restoration, they condemn him for not paying to remediate other tragedies (thereby also assuming that he has never contributed to any other cause).

So your definition of tragedy is superior to 'some fools'.....unbelievable Jeff😂
It's a building.....they can be rebuilt/restored.....so the news coverage et all is IMHO way over the top.
As for those tycoons contributing to the restoration.....you are right they can do whatever they like with their money.....but spare us the sanctimonious bull.

Over €300 million pledged already for restoration......incredible......tycoons trying to outdo each other.....

'Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.'

Indeed.

No loss of life but this is a tragedy for humanity. Terrible.

Hopefully those windows survived.

What's happening in Yemen is a tragedy for humanity......what's even more tragic for humanity is people care more about a building/windows.....than human suffering.