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Is it not Allison Morris that those tweets were referring to?

Yeah that's my understanding and that rumour has been about for a while

The ex husband of a certain barrister quote-tweeted a tweet criticising a certain loyalist blogger. Make of that information what you will.

Link to this tweet?

The retweeted tweet was from the anonymous Unionist that the original PC had used as evidence that was part of the High Court challenge. If that helps.

It doesn't, sorry. Can you make it any clearer for us thickos?

Sure its public domain.

https://x.com/benmallon_ni/status/2106774953735684376?s=46

He's a DUP councillor on A&N Council...I think?

Yeah seems he's in the DUP, nothing comes up for his wife Emma so I'm not sure if the significance of the retweet apart from calling out Bryson.

Just one of the barristers on Team Orange.

Change of legal firms for Portadown Orangemen

3 Oct 2026
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Garvaghy Road High Court challenge due back in court on Monday

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Portadown Orangemen will have a different legal team when they return to the court in Belfast on Monday.

Former Attorney General John Larkin KC won't now be representing them due to his "availability" and the legal firm he had taken instructions from has been changed due to reported threats.

Mr Larkin, who served as Attorney General from 2010-2020, has been involved in the high-profile legal challenge taken by a member of the Portadown District Loyal Orange Order earlier this year.

The prominent legal figure had taken instructions from Belfast-based legal firm McIvor Farrell, which has also now removed itself from proceedings linked to the dispute.

The changes came just days before Garvaghy Road residents return to the court of appeal to challenge the Parades Commission determination.

It is understood another barrister, Richard McConkey KC, has been drafted in to replace Mr Larkin for Monday's hearing while legal firm Anderson Gillan Barr have taken over from McIvor Farrell.


It is also understood junior barrister Emma McIlveen, along with loyalist Jamie Bryson, who has been described as a 'legal advisor' to Portadown Orangemen, remain involved in ongoing proceedings.

It is expected Garvaghy Road residents will return to court on Monday after the High Court threw out an application to challenge the Drumcree parade last weekend.

Jamie Bryson told The Irish News: "As publicly set out a number of days ago, the applicant had to change legal firms because the firm acting for him was subject to threats for acting for the loyal order.

"This was communicated to the court of appeal.

"It is wholly untrue to say John Larkin has 'withdrawn' from the case. He has not. Due to availability he was unable to appear on the listed date, and so alternative senior counsel was brought in."

Mr Bryson added that "any implication there is any issue is completely false."

Is it not Allison Morris that those tweets were referring to?

Yeah that's my understanding and that rumour has been about for a while

The ex husband of a certain barrister quote-tweeted a tweet criticising a certain loyalist blogger. Make of that information what you will.

Link to this tweet?

The retweeted tweet was from the anonymous Unionist that the original PC had used as evidence that was part of the High Court challenge. If that helps.

It doesn't, sorry. Can you make it any clearer for us thickos?

Sure its public domain.

https://x.com/benmallon_ni/status/2106774953735684376?s=46

Is it not Allison Morris that those tweets were referring to?

Yeah that's my understanding and that rumour has been about for a while

The ex husband of a certain barrister quote-tweeted a tweet criticising a certain loyalist blogger. Make of that information what you will.

Link to this tweet?

The retweeted tweet was from the anonymous Unionist that the original PC had used as evidence that was part of the High Court challenge. If that helps.

I don't know how you can suggest Ballard or Charles are inferior to that ROI are fielding. Fulham spent 30 million on Charles, a figure none of the ROI midfield have commanded for a transfer. Ballard is a starter for a mid table PL side, much the same as O'Shea and Egan.

Anyway it doesn't really matter, your point was that the FAI has a better youth development than the IFA which if you look at both squads and where they're playing isn't correct.

Saying that the FAI are light years ahead in youth development is just complete bollox, with no evidence whatsoever to back it up.

O'Shea and Egan, a  Dub and a Corkman.

Ballard and Charles are from Manachester.

Your examples.

And what? Your point was that the FAI are light years ahead in terms of development, that's a load of bollox.

The best NI players are all English. Your list.

The best Irish players are Irish. They learned to play in Ireland.

Keane, McGrath, Moran, McClean, Staunton, Coleman, Whelan, Long, Doyle, Beglin, Ferguson all started in the LoI.

What's the IL list?

Neill Lennon, Gerry Armstrong, Martin O'Neill, Josh Magennis, Pat Jennings, Mal Donaghy all started in the IL.

Besides going back 45 years to when Ronnie whelan, Staunton and McGrath kicked a ball in the LOI doesn't back up anything you've said about the FAI's youth development.

But you can go back 60 years to Jennings, who didn't play IL by the way...

You can huff and puff all you like. The FAI have had some hand in developing most of the current Irish team. The IFA can't say the same.

LoI clubs are miles ahead of IL clubs.

Ireland underage are ranked miles ahead of NI teams.

This isn't a serious debate

The Irish U-17 that qualified for World Cup were still hammered 1-3 in qualifying by NI with Céadach O'Neill running the show. And despite that game in 2024, an Irish senior manager had still not seen O'Neill play two years later. Its all well and good saying LOI is higher standard but that is only because LOI plays summer football and players are in peak condition when they meet Irish League teams in Europe competition. And watching Israel game (a crap team), save for Troy and Kelleher, the standard of player we are producing is abysmal.

Ireland shocking defensively when Israel attack. Lucky not to be 2 down.

Shocking goal.

Israel getting away with a lot of dangerous tackles. Paraetz intentionally with the dirt on Molumny every time. Should be red already. 

Robinson might not be on the front line but he's sticking his beak in plenty going after O'Neill and pressuring the police investigation.

It was also Robinson in the mysterious black car that met Bryson in secret in the pub.

What kind of Christian group is this (Carry the Cross) that tried to parade down Garvaghy Road tomorrow carrying a cross from Drumcree church. Seem like a proxy for Orange Order. The parades commission rerouted them as they should have with OO. One thing is for certain, some right sick twisted basterds in Christianity.

 https://www.paradescommission.org/viewparade.aspx?id=96590

North 2 up away to Ukraine with 29 mins gone.
3 up now.
Average age i heard on BBC 2 commentary of team is 22. Michael Bloodline O'Neill must be doing something right.
Had the luxury of giving Céadach O'Neill his 4th cap, ensuring his future is bowing to GSTK.

Article on the BBC News website this week about their academy structures. They run some sort of camp via Campbell College. Like them or loathe them they are doing something right. The more successful they are the more likely it is that ambitious parents from a nationalist background will encourage them to stay with OWC.

There's no question that the immense S&C at underage GAA is providing ready made athletes for professional soccer.

Is this nonsense still believed?

Why would it be nonsense? Pat Jennings, Martin O'Neill and Gerry Armstrong all credited their GAA background to their soccer success. GAA builds athletes from a young age, long before they do an 8 week course at an academy during their teens. I saw the bit about the JD Academy during BBC's half time break and one thing that was noticeable was the time Michael O'Neill invests in young players. I doubt that happens in the FAI setup, where our senior manager is invested like that. Irish manager never even saw Céadach play. It's why Conor Bradley and Céadach O'Neill were already set to play for North before an FAI administrator is approaching them too late. An administrator is always going to pale in comparison to a senior manager and as for the personalities of some of the underage managers trying to win a lad over. Goodnight Irene.

North 2 up away to Ukraine with 29 mins gone.
3 up now.
Average age i heard on BBC 2 commentary of team is 22. Michael Bloodline O'Neill must be doing something right.
Had the luxury of giving Céadach O'Neill his 4th cap, ensuring his future is bowing to GSTK.

Have Connacht Club draws been done yet?

Connacht GAA have finally posted the draws, luck of the draw for the Mayo Senior Winner

Five counties in Connacht plus a London club, and Mayo avoid all four Connacht club champions en route to final.

Nothing surprises with Connacht Council.

Amhrán na bhFiann itself only closely beat O'Donnell Abú to be the Irish National anthem in a public vote in 1928. O'Donnell Abú itself would have made a fine rousing anthem. Always felt the Scots borrowed a good bit of the melody for Scotland the Brave although the Scots will say they sound nothing alike. However if there has to be a compromise one thing Ireland is not short of is great ancient melodies that would make fine anthems. Just not Irelands Call please.

McAlinden played a fair role with an old fashioned view of procedure. The world has changed, more so since the pandemic. People work from home. They actually have meetings on platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, Teams. And believe it or not, important decisions are made on group chats like Slack and WhatsApp. Its 2026, not 1998. But once he castigated the procedural process, and the panicked PC accepted it, the door was opened for a challenge.

2-2. Ireland give up a 2 goal lead in minutes.