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#1

GAA Discussion / Re: Murder of a GAA Chairman

Last post by johnnycool - Today at 08:02:39 AM

I think we all know what was happening back then but to see it put out there yet again how Loyalist paramilitaries acted with total impunity, aided and abetted by "state agents" both in uniform and without uniform.

To hand someone a report with almost every page blackened out tells you all you need to know about how the British Gov, the RUC/PSNI and the Army would treat any truth and reconciliation commission.

This isn't rewriting the history of the troubles here, it's now shining a light on what really went on.

#2

GAA Discussion / Re: Murder of a GAA Chairman

Last post by Itchy - Today at 07:58:40 AM

Stuff like this should be on the leaving cert. A very dirty war was run in the North against Nationalists and its about time people in the south especially were educated on that fact.

#3

Hurling Discussion / Re: AI Hurling Championship 20...

Last post by johnnycool - Today at 07:57:07 AM

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.

#4

General discussion / Re: Overused words

Last post by markl121 - Today at 07:44:25 AM

any version of "he is HIM"

#5

GAA Discussion / Re: The Sunday Game

Last post by marty34 - Today at 07:43:33 AM

Big issue now is that there's so many games, and high level ones at that, on every week-end.

Used to be 2 games on a Sunday to focus on.  Now it usually 4 or 5 on a Saturday and the same on a Sunday.

The imbalance of a split season I suppose.

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GAA Discussion / Re: The Sunday Game

Last post by snoopdog - Today at 07:33:00 AM

The Sunday games been dreadful for years. I record it and fast forward through what I've already seen and the teeeible pundits.  They do need 2 shows. Prob 1 on rte1 and the other on rte2.

#7

GAA Discussion / Re: The Sunday Game

Last post by lenny - Today at 07:10:43 AM

We need a separate hurling and football show, both 2 hours long especially at this stage of the season where there are so many games each weekend. The hurling show could be on Sunday night with football on Monday or vice versa. That would mean we could see proper highlights and allow for analysis which isn't rushed. That said we need better pundits than cavanagh and staunton who are both dismal.

#8

General discussion / Re: Movie recommendations

Last post by gallsman - Today at 07:00:11 AM

Yes, Trump failing to win 50% of the vote in two successive elections is merely a media narrative.

#9

Laois / Re: 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup

Last post by Mossy Bruce - Today at 05:09:36 AM

It's no surprise that Laois' upturn in performance and results has coincided with Mossy Bruce's return to the forum!!!!

I'm not going anywhere, so on to the All-Ireland Championship in June!

(   yikes)

#10

General discussion / Re: snooker world championship

Last post by statto - Today at 01:04:44 AM

Selby and Carter both out, can't say too bothered about Carter but like Selby.

Selby seems in a poor place mentally which not good to see talking of packing it in.Despite having his own tough time be difficult for anyone to warm to carter.