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I'm surprised these games are still on. Weather in Dublin is pretty awful at the minute, rain is coming in sideways and it's going to get worse with warnings around travel to issue both north and south shortly after game times. I'm not sure how this isn't postponed on public safety grounds for spectators apart from any considerations re the spectacle we'll have to endure.

Was thinking the same myself. If they were going to postpone they'd want to do it ASAP or they'd be pissing off an awful lot of people who'd already be on the road.

Not helping his choker narrative with this display!!

Has to be in his head at this stage

Few great shots from McIlroy now, and he's one up with 1 to play.

Just happened to turn over to the golf there with McIlroy on the 14th green. Some stinker from him. 3 putted from about 2 feet.

Same - turned it on just as he was taking that putt. I'd have got that one myself.
Great birdie on following hole though

Surely you need an audit trail though and surely there is some kind of process to go through before you change it?

Exactly, it's understandable that live data needed to be changed to correct it as a result of a bug, but the changes should have to go through an approval process that can be audited.
Even if the changes can be tracked on the live systems themselves after all this time, the change approval process/system should still have a record of the changes.

A lot will depend on the approach Kerry take to the league or what players available.
I think last year the cliffords and Sean O'Shea were missing in the early parts of the league.
Tyrone even beat them! 

For Derry, if we can retain Div1 status that will be a win.
We'll need some early wins as teams will get stronger as the league goes on (but then everyone will be targeting early wins so there's nothing insightful there).

For what it's worth, I'd currently rate the teams in this order but you can never rule Tyrone/Monaghan out and Derry could also really struggle with tough games early in the year, though hopefully not:

1. Kerry
2. Dublin
3. Galway
4. Derry
5. Mayo
6. Roscommon
7. Tyrone
8. Monaghan

Poor aul Mayo , even when we go to their backyard and knock them out of the championship , beat them in a league final in croke park and were still considered inferior to the aristocrats/fancy dans

Always been the way. Sure Colm O'Rourke tipped Galway the day we beat them by 90 points (or something like that), when Andy Moran came off the bench after his cruciate to get the 4th goal.

US/UK very quick to act when shipping routes are affected. Not so much when thousands of economically insignificant Palestinians are killed

Could surely grab the ip address and track it back though. Difficult but not impossible.

The events happened 20 years ago though, that level of detail is probably long gone.

Oh, how did he not bury that in the net

Rochford/McHale no doubt had their A and B squads playing challenge games on grass somewhere.

Presume you mean McStay. McHale left after last years championship - "completely different philosophy on football" I believe the reason was.

What county inflicted The Tumbling Paddy's upon us?
I'm going to guess Tyrone.
Jesus they'd want to stop that singer with his faux American country accent, it's terrible shite

Haunted was done originally by The Pogues with Cait O'Riordan doing co-vocals for the Sid And Nancy original soundtrack.

I always thought the re-recording was pointless, as it virtually mimicked the original, and I much rather Cait's vocals.

Haunted is a great  song , but I just  can't tolerate Sinead O' Connor's voice on it

I do like  Cait O'Riordan singing on 'I'm a man you don't meet everyday' though.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FJt4y4fH938&pp=ygUpcG9ndWVzIGknbSBhIG1hbiB5b3UgZG9uJ3QgbWVldCBldmVyeWRheSA%3D

Other way round for me.
Lisa O'Neil did a great job on Fairytale of New York today

I'd happily take an opportunity to give a dig at Galway teams, but I wouldn't say a word against Gary Sice today. To be still playing at his age and after all he's been through deserves nothing but respect.
Brigids were very good, O'Carroll is a top forward, Stack was outstanding, they look very hungry, hopefully they go another couple of steps.

Jaysis Marty Morrissey isn't great at hiding his bias. No reaction when O'Loughlin Gaels score, but each Crokes score treated like a thing of beauty.

Mary Lou sending condolences to Ben Dunne's family is the sort of shithousery you'd get on this board. Absolute top level effort from Mary Lou.

I cannot wait for a SF government in the south. The nonsense will be off the charts.

I think Ben moved on, maybe you should too...


https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ira-victim-backs-sinn-fein-qtx3zjtvl8g

He also appeared on newstalk in Dec 2010 supporting Sinn Fein going into government

Yes, forget all the awkward stuff like kidnappings and murders.  It's much easier to shout about housing and health from opposition benches.
They'll probably get their chance soon enough - fine gael will be 13 years in power which is enough, but when in power, SF are either going to have to disappoint a lot of their core vote or alienate the rest of the electorate.