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Not too sure but I think it's going the way of Laochra Gael with a few sad stories.

It's a good listen and great to see/hear so many podcasts which are GAA related.

I was just wondering was there any podcasts before Covid?

Hard to warm to a penalty shootout deciding a GAA championship match.  Derry left that title behind them, Tyrone to their credit hung in there and having the experience of winning Ulster minor in 2021 and 2022 probably helped them get over the line tonight.

Shouldn't be losing a game being 4pts up in last 10 mins.

Derry needed to stop/start the game by fouling away out the pitch.

Tyrone needed a lifeline of a goal and Derry gifted it to them.

Penalties is a lottery.

Enjoyable game though. Great entertainment but the feeling is that Derry threw it away.

Should have won that but what a great game!!

Also have to say I think the ref has been brilliant.

Yes the Ref has been excellent.

What did the linesman tell him when he seemed about to book the defender?

I think he wasn't sure who to book as it was a 'double' tackle.

Maybe he asked lineman which player was it but I'd say linesman wasn't sure either.

Jesus it's a painful watch from a Derry point of view so many bad choices when kicking for scores

Yeah, decision making is poor enough at times.

But it's been an enjoyable game.

Derry getting caught with silly turnovers.

Mc Elholm is a silky operator.

Will the final in Clones be a sell out?

Imagine going to Oz on a boat all them years ago   

0.04 pts and 1.04pts from play not a great return over 75 odd mins.

Some cracking games so far this year...and then there's games like this.

I think everyone should think that not every game will be a 4-19 to 3-20 scoreline.

I look at it, like every other sport, there'll be good and bad games.  That's sport.

Inqests 'adviseable' into Mc Gurks Bar bombing also.

One of the victim's grandsons, Ciarán Mac Airt, has researched this really well over a long period of time.

I'd advise anyone to read up on it also. 

Some in Cork now questioning the value Horgan and Lehane bring to the team.

Pat Ryan under a bit of pressure this weekend

Can understand the level of criticism of the Manager but to call out two players who are just there because they are picked is a bit much.

Obviously no younger talent bursting down the door to take their place.

I am no fan of Cork either.

Is Harnedy in there also this year?

Cork are so inconsistent. What Cork will turn up?

Some interesting results in the Joe mcdonagh. Wouldn't have expected Kerry to beat Westmeath or Laois to beat Offaly.

Very open now.

Offaly V Westmeath should be a belter.  Loser could have a short season.

Down have the win and could do well depending if the other teams have anything to play for when they meet them later on.

The Joe Mc Donagh is a super competition.  All teams capable of beating each ther on a given day.

Was their any promo for this competetion this year?  The GAA should be timetabling these games a lot better also.

Clare's level dropped slightly but not by much and Limerick powered through that quarter. Clare did have a couple of bad wides in this period which might just have kept them in the game.

Keeper has been an issue for them for a few years now, but he is obviously the best they have. Great game and the only major problem for those outside of Limerick is that this will bring them on again. Ominous for the others.

The best time to lose to Limerick is now.

It is, but for now Clare are facing into going down to Franks pairc to meet a Cork team who are also bouncing off the back of a defeat to the supposed whipping boys in Munster.
Cork will go for goals as that's now perceived to be Clare's achilles heel, but they'll need to get the average age of that forward line down considerably if they are to cause Clare issues in that regard.
I also think Clare will look to put Peter Duggan close to the Cork square and lob the ball from distance into him to create goal chances of their own.

Corks need is greater but whoever loses this will do well to get the third berth in Munster.

We'll also find out what state Tipp are in this weekend and it would need to be a very large improvement from their league campaign.

Clare be better to put Shanagher ahead of Duggan at FF. Ball never sticks to Duggan.

I agree. Always seem to throw him in with 3 mins to go when they ned a goal.  It's happened on countless times.

Why not start him at ff and keep Duggan on the wing.  Duggan is great at changing hands.  Throw a few scuds in on top of Shanagher and Duggan will win a good few puck outs.  Be a bit more direct. With O'Donnell and Kelly floating about on the breaking ball.

David, regarding the PPS. How many people work there?

So say a case comes to them from the cops. Do a small group of them look at it and decide to prosecute or is it discussed between a big group and an answer is given?

I was just wondering how it works. I hear PPS mentioned a lot but am just wondering how it is behind the scenes.

''His wife Eleanor Donaldson, 58, is facing four charges including aiding and abetting the offence.''

Does that mean turning a blind eye to what was going on?

I've noticed that none of the papers are referring to him as ''Sir''

Does he still get paid as a MP etc.?

I remember at the time it sent chills through the whole  nationalist community. Just listening to Talkback and Trevor Birney talking about and how attacking someone like Sean Brown was a deliberate ploy as he was decent and could not be associated with any paramilitary organisation. It was purely to put fear and Terror through a whole community by striking at its centre.

We had just won the AI and had beaten Bellaghy in the Ulster final before Christmas 1996. There was a crew of us living in Belfast and we had close relationships on and off the field with a lot of the Bellaghy lads. It struck hard. I remember travelling home at the time and we regularly changed out pick up spots etc. Going to matches in Lurgan and that was always a concern as well. How the f**k was that normal? 

Unfortunately we normalised it at the time and adopted

My dad handed me the book The Shankill butchers when it came out

Made me read it before I headed out that weekend, needless to say that put the willies up me for that period of heading out! 

Absolutely horrible book. Really tough. I read the book called committee. Really opened my eyes as a teenager growing up.

Only policeman you trust is a dead one.

Is that book still available?