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Mayo 0-9 Cavan 0-5 at half time.  Comfortable win for Mayo 0-20 to 1-8

Connacht teams looking good.

That's really Ulster Gaa not Antrim Gaa though

That's fair comment, but it has no effect on the GAA's need for cash.

According to Máirtín Beag this is the first time in 6 years that Derry have lost 2 games in a row.

Hopefully, they'll do the hat trick.

Goal for Galway they lead 2-13 to 0-13.

If Derry had taken their point, or not hit the ball at the goalie, then the gap would have been 2.
This would have suited me, as my bet was Galway 1-3 points.

Any idea what the €500 million refers to?

Yes, he referred to two different groups / lists of commitments - one was in relation to new / improved centres of excellence (with both Armagh and Monaghan getting a mention) and the other to GAA Stadium infrastructure projects - this latter list included Kerry, Tipp, Louth, Meath, Kildare and Antrim.

I don't think adding money to GAA grounds does the games much good. Pairc ui chaoimh is a great warning

You don't think Louth, Meath, Kildare and Antrim don't need a help financially??

They do not need tens of millions each.

Casement does need 10s of millions.

SF not doing so well in 26 county election poll, but then they did shite the last time and probably do not have as many sitting councillors.

Fine Gael 21%
Fianna Fail 20%
Sinn Féin 18%
Labour 6%
Green Party 5%
Social Democrats 3%
PBP - 2%
Aontú 1%.

Free starters just can't get enough of FF/FG, and why would they want a change after being spoiled for so long

They might change if an adult alternative emerges, but not much sign of that.

SF not doing so well in 26 county election poll, but then they did shite the last time and probably do not have as many sitting councillors.

Fine Gael 21%
Fianna Fail 20%
Sinn Féin 18%
Labour 6%
Green Party 5%
Social Democrats 3%
PBP - 2%
Aontú 1%.

Tony Blair's son on the UK rich list on account of his skills agency.

Whats the thoughts on Kerry/Monaghan Kerry have looked off it so far, Monaghan not being talked about at all which makes them a dangerous proposition expect Monaghan to give this a real go but come up short. 

It would suit Kerry if Monaghan give it a go and come up short, they'd get some useful practice while still getting into the QF.

SF about as good a holding a lead as Armagh
https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/0516/1449458-poll-politics/

SF 23%
FG 23%
FF 20%

The €50 ticket for the 3 group games seems a reasonable deal to me. 3 games for one third of the price of Bruce Springsteen.

No version of Derry has ever beaten Galway in championship, you can be sure that will be a factor on saturday.

Janey, even Armagh has beaten Galway.

Another piece of the jigsaw, TG4 too poor to bid for a package.
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/tg4-wanted-to-bid-on-championship-matches-for-free-to-air-channel-before-gaago-snapped-up-rights/a885108157.html

but TG4 might have been willing to cover less popular games, e.g. Tailteann cup, Wexford v Antrim in hurling, but the design of the "packages" presumably made this impossible.

It is a bit like a building project, you can set it up so the small builder cannot tender or you can have some smaller elements that they can reasonably bid for.

["52% of Sinn Fein supporters want checkpoints at the border with Northern Ireland to limit the number of asylum-seekers coming from the U.K.?LOLCouldn't make it up"]

No hes not right. He said the below. If you honestly believe that you are completely detached from reality. Its actually quite staggering that anybody would believe that given our very recent history involving border checkpoints. LOL indeed.

"52% of Sinn Fein supporters want checkpoints at the border with Northern Ireland to limit the number of asylum-seekers coming from the U.K.?

LOL

Couldn't make it up"

This is not "very recent" to most SF voters in the 26 counties, at best they were in national school then, and of course they didn't think deeply about the issue, they have a twitter approach to politics.

I don't know what the motivation was but there certainly is some logic in the 3 teams going through other than money. It greatly reduces the number of dead rubbers and increases the importance of topping the group.

It also evens up provincial issues.