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It would be great to have a going away party at the Aviva.

Bob Paisley was manager for 9 seasons, in those 9 seasons he won 6 league titles and 3 European Cups.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/24/sport/making-next-nfl-overseas-star-ireland-spt-intl/index.html

'If any country can do it, it's Ireland': How to make the NFL's next overseas star 

There are deeply entrenched ties between the United States and Ireland – just ask US President Joe Biden.
Rarely if ever though has that unwavering relationship between the two countries branched out into the sporting ether – both nations pursuing their own national field sports in a manner which arguably borders on religious observance.
For Ireland, that sport is Gaelic football, with the 15-man ball game a central tenet of not just the nation's sporting identity, but it's cultural one too...

"They've more than put their 10,000 hours in, albeit with a different ball but the crossover with it being off the deck is there. That's why I believe the Irish can become such talented place kickers. Then, with punting, dropping the ball from the hands, that's another crucial aspect of Gaelic football too." ...

The IPP, which was originally established in 2017, aims to provide elite international athletes with the opportunity to compete at the NFL Combine in the hopes of earning a spot on an active NFL roster.
This year's cohort sees nine nations represented, further emphasizing the growing global reach of the NFL. Five of the 16 players selected have been categorized as kickers or punters, with four of the five athletes coming from Ireland.
For an island of just over five million people, that's no small achievement to boast a quarter of the entire IPP roster, and 80% of its kicking talent.
Rory Beggan, Mark Jackson and Charlie Smyth all come from intercounty Gaelic football backgrounds, with Darragh Leader, younger brother of coach Tadhg, transitioning from professional rugby...

Roy Keane: Former Man Utd captain says Republic of Ireland job would 'appeal' to him

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68074065

Roy Keane said managing the Republic of Ireland would "appeal" to him as the former Manchester United captain spoke about possibly returning to management.
The Republic are in the process of finding a new boss following Stephen Kenny's exit in November.

Keane, 52, was part of Martin O'Neill's Republic coaching team between 2013 and 2018.
"International football, I enjoyed it when I was a coach," Keane said on the Stick to Football
YouTube show.
"I liked the dynamics of it where you're not in every day and it's not about bringing players in and dealing with the board every week or the academy. Yeah, that [international football] does appeal."
Keane, who has not managed since leaving Ipswich in 2011, added: "I did enjoy the dynamics when I was coaching with Martin with the Irish team.
"We had a little bit of success and when you've had a bit of success then it's brilliant, but obviously there are disappointments.
"So yeah, that could be an option." ...

Were they fixing the underlying data or the bugs though? (It's bad practise alright to fix bugs but to "fix" financial data is tbh outright fraud)

But if the data in production is incorrect then the only way to correct that is to "fix" it in production.

BBC

Iran seizes oil tanker St Nikolas near Oman

"Iranian state media, quoting the navy, said the seizure was in retaliation for the ship and oil it had aboard being confiscated by the US last year. "

[They were "fixing" bugs on live systems]

Couple programs on last night was only half listening but heard one bit where a Fujitsu employee went in and fiddled figures..... How this isn't an out and out crime is more than I know

They were "fixing" bugs on live systems and in doing so messing up the figures but were telling the sub post masters that no one else had access to their terminals.

You've 2 division 1 games in there on 2nd March

thanks changed it

Date Match Time/Results Match Day

27 January 2024 Meath v Fermanagh 2:30 pm Round 1
27 January 2024 Kildare v Cavan 5:00 pm Round 1
27 January 2024 Armagh v Louth 6:00 pm Round 1
28 January 2024 Donegal v Cork 1:45 pm Round 1

03 February 2024 Armagh v Meath 6:00 pm Round 2
03 February 2024 Fermanagh v Kildare 6:00 pm Round 2
04 February 2024 Louth v Cork 1:00 pm Round 2
04 February 2024 Cavan v Donegal 4:00 pm Round 2

17 February 2024 Donegal v Fermanagh 2:00 pm Round 3
17 February 2024 Cork v Cavan 4:00 pm Round 3
18 February 2024 Meath v Louth 2:00 pm Round 3
18 February 2024 Kildare v Armagh 3:45 pm Round 3

25 February 2024 Fermanagh v Cork 2:00 pm Round 4
25 February 2024 Louth v Cavan 2:00 pm Round 4
25 February 2024 Meath v Kildare 2:00 pm Round 4
25 February 2024 Armagh v Donegal 3:00 pm Round 4

02 March 2024 Fermanagh v Armagh 6:00 pm Round 5
02 March 2024 Cavan v Meath 7:00 pm Round 5
03 March 2024 Donegal v Louth 2:00 pm Round 5
03 March 2024 Cork v Kildare 3:30 pm Round 5

16 March 2024 Armagh v Cavan 5:00 pm Round 6
16 March 2024 Kildare v Donegal 5:00 pm Round 6
17 March 2024 Louth v Fermanagh 1:00 pm Round 6
17 March 2024 Meath v Cork 1:45 pm Round 6

24 March 2024 Cavan v Fermanagh 7:00 pm Round 7
24 March 2024 Cork v Armagh 7:00 pm Round 7
24 March 2024 Donegal v Meath 7:00 pm Round 7
24 March 2024 Kildare v Louth 7:00 pm Round 7

FA Cup fourth-round draw

Watford v Southampton
Blackburn Rovers v Wrexham
Bournemouth v Swansea City
West Brom v Brentford or Wolves
West Ham or Bristol City v Nottingham Forest or Blackpool
Leicester City v Hull City or Birmingham City
Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City
Chelsea v Aston Villa
Ipswich Town v Maidstone United
Liverpool v Norwich City or Bristol Rovers
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City
Leeds United v Plymouth Argyle
Crystal Palace or Everton v Luton Town or Bolton Wanderers
Newport County or Eastleigh v Wigan Athletic or Manchester United
Sheffield United v Brighton & Hove Albion
Fulham v Newcastle United

If Liverpool win this year or in the next decade  they will catch up with Man Utd on the Roll of Honour. Another win and they would knock Man Utd off their f*****g perch (copyright A Ferguson).The likelihood of Man Utd fighting back is homeopathic.

Liverpool are ahead of Man Utd in the Roll of Honour

6 + 19 > 3 + 20

This was entirely speculation by the Irish government, there was never any thought by the British government of a unilateral withdrawal.

Even the New York Times is printing the evidence of what is undoubtedly genocide...

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1738347980032295218?t=DLvY3_22e80a_gfI4NJcQw&s=19

Here is a link to the NYT article, there is an 8 minute video worth watching https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-bomb-investigation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JE0.Hnaa.j43L44hmHTDR&smid=url-share

Colorado supreme court rules Donald Trump will not be on the ballot for the next president election.

Not quite, at the moment it is just for the Republican primary.

[How he allowed this to happen is beyond me.]

If Jon Rahm goes to LIV the whole thing is fucked!!!

What a mess...

Jay Monahan is one of the stupidest people on the planet. How he allowed this to happen is beyond me. He should be the next strategist for the DUP.

How can he stop it, they are offering crazy amounts of money.