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Excellent Live though much more laid back than he used to be.  Have seen him a few times.  Last time it was a fairly small gig 600 - 700 people and he had great interaction with the audience which usen't be he style.  Much more chilled out - as long as the crowd are respectful.

Ian Dempsey had a poll on his show this morning to find the greatest Irish sportsperson. Harrington came second to Sean Kelly (the cyclist ... not the ex GAA President!!).  I suppose for many Harrington will have to sustain top form over a longer period to earn the title of best Irish Sportsperson, but he must be nearly there.

Fecker cancelled his Castlebar gigs!

And Peter robinson will want a new stadium in Belfast for soccer, rugby and gaa games - ffs

Have got to know Paul myself over the last couple of years through work.  Hope he makes a full recovery.  When he does it will be difficult for him and his family as he is self employed.  Get well soon Paul

paisley has always been on whatever side the money is most easily got at !

Like any 'normal' politician so I guess!

Are you trying to rub it in?  Don't finish until tomorrow, officially 5.00pm but hopefuly come 3.00pm the boss might decide to let us off.
Happy Christmas

Fallon tries his luck with the dogs.....!

A man met a beautiful blonde lady and decided he wanted to marry her right away. She said, "But we don't know anything about each other." He said, "That's all right, we'll learn about each other as we go along."

So she consented, they were married, and off they went on a honeymoon at a very nice resort.  One morning they were lying by the pool, when he got up off of his towel, climbed up to the 10 metre diving board and did a two and a half tuck, followed by three rotations in the pike position, at which point he straightened out and cut the water like a knife. After a few more demonstrations, he came back and lay down on the towel.

She said, "That was incredible!" He said, "I used to be an Olympic diving champion. You see, I told you we'd learn more about each other as we went along."

So she got up, jumped in the pool and started doing laps. After seventy-five laps she climbed out of the pool, lay down on her towel and was hardly out of breath. He said, "That was incredible! Were you an Olympic endurance swimmer?"

"No," she said, "I was a prostitute in Liverpool but I worked both sides of the river."

And one that has appeared about 5 times in the thread before!!

>>>
>>>Recently in Leitrim a routine Gardai patrol parked outside a local village

>>>tavern. Late in the evening the Garda noticed a man leaving the bar
>>>so intoxicated that he could barely walk. The man stumbled around the

>>>car park for a few minutes, with the Garda quietly observing.
>>>
>>>After what seemed an eternity and trying his keys on five vehicles,
>>>the man managed to find his car which he fell into. He was there for
>>>a few minutes as a number of other patrons left the bar and drove
>>>off.
>>>
>>>Finally he started the car,
>>>switched the wipers on and off (it was a fine dry night), flicked the

>>>indicators on, then off, tooted the horn and then switched on the
>>>lights. He moved the vehicle forward a few cm, reversed a little and
>>>then remained stationary for a few more minutes as some more vehicles

>>>left.
>>>
>>>At last he pulled out of the car park and started to drive slowly
>>>down the road.
>>>
>>>The Garda, having patiently waited all this time, now started up the
>>>patrol car, put on the flashing lights, promptly pulled the man over
>>>and carried out a Breathalyzer test.
>>>
>>>To his amazement theBreathalyzer indicated no evidence of the man
>>>having consumed alcohol at all!
>>>
>>>Dumbfounded, the Garda said "I'll have to ask you to accompany me to
>>>the Police station this Breathalyzer equipment must be broken."
>>>
>>>"I doubt it," said the man, "tonight I'm the designated decoy".
>>>

The Pastor's Ass
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>>    The pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won.
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>>    The pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the
race again, and it won again.
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>>      The local paper read:
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>>    PASTOR'S ASS OUT FRONT.
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>>      The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered
the pastor not   to enter the donkey in another race.
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>>      The next day, the local paper headline read:
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>>>>BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR'S ASS.
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>>      This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get
rid of the    donkey.
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>>      The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent.
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>>      The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline
the next day:
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>>  NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN.
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>>  The bishop fainted.
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>>      He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey, so
she sold it to   a farmer for $10.
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>>      The next day the paper read:
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>>      NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10.
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>>      This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back
the donkey and   lead it to the plains where it could run wild.
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>>The next day the headlines read:
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>>NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE.
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>>      The bishop was buried the next day.
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>>      The moral of the story is . . . being concerned about public opinion
can bring you    much grief and misery . . even shorten your life.
>>

Best of Luck to Ronan and I hope he has a speedy recovery. 

On the broader issue of Testicular Cancer it seems to be coming more and more popular in male athletes especially field sports such as soccer and GAA.  Seen the article a few weeks back on the Connaught Telegraph of a local Junior soccer player who also suffered from Testicular cancer - thankfully he is well on the road to recovery - aged just 28/29.

What is the cause of this worrying trend? Is it the knocks guys are picking up or something as simple as the sportswear they are using?