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There will be a feature on this on the Catherine Thomas programme on RTÉ Radio One at 9:00.

I didn't think it was that big a story.

[doesn't appear to have done the three northies much harm...]

That's interesting - I didn't think the straight knock-out was still being used anywhere. I know in Connacht there are league systems in place in all counties except Galway which has a convoluted qualifier method. Also leagues in Longford, Westmeath, Meath, Dublin, I think...
I wonder is there any correlation between system used and success or otherwise of the respective county teams. Continuing with straight knockout doesn't appear to have done the three northies much harm...

MAybe so but it may be tough on clubs. The kO Championship demands a lot of clubs with no second chance. The battle with fixtures between club and county can be fierce. Clubs can often wait months between championship games. You could have a club out of the Championship May with the championship not finishing to Oct. This has a knock on effect on the league too with lower placed clubs having little to play for.

I think KO is always the best format for the competition but it comes at a price. 

IT's a rag but it's sad to see more job loses. I wonder what the sports Editor thinks when he see's his profession filled up with the likes of Patspillane and digraced politician in a cupboard.

If you're the member of a club, then try them as most helmets bought through clubs are subsidised by the county boards, well they are in Down.
i think I bought the young fella a helmet for £35 last year.

That's still more expencive than the Aspis one before the CB forks out on top of it.

At least they won't be killed for not turning to Islam like they were when they refused to become Christians
Muslims are such peacefull people.

What's the difference between the US war machine and that of Nazi Germany?  The Nazis lost.
 

Motive is another key difference.

Don't think i'm defending them I just don't want to rewrite history.

I don't think this has anything to do with US soldiers playing hurling. If it was Chinese hurlers we'd soon forget about Tibet.

Best of buddies when it suited

No pun intended?

Is that photo real? Sadam looks like a wax work. It must have been taken at a student party.

[RAYMIE -]

RORY - played for club in fermanagh, fermanagh seniors, club in dublin, club in cavan, cavan seniors, club in belfast, lives coaches in donegal

RONAN - played for club in fermanagh, fermanagh seniors, club in belfast,lives in armagh

RAYMIE - played for club in fermanagh, fermanagh seniors, club in dublin

That's a lot of transfer forms

Raymie played Club football in Tyrone too.

So Rory Gallagher has played for a club in Fermanagh, played for Fermanagh, tried to play for Dublin, played for Cavan, played for a club in Antrim, then played for Fermanagh again and now is a selector for Donegal?

He doesnt like to keep still for too long - is he on the run?

He'll be better than Micko.

The bastards better not be saying Sláinte either

There is only one possible reaction to this whole thread.

I don't know what it is.

I disagree with the title. He was no where near as good a spy as James Bond.

[Also, was his ego the reason for the civil war]

and he sent three hunger strikers to their graves and countless others to internment camps. Also, was his ego the reason for the civil war?

No, that would be the treaty.

Very interesting, though it's a pity they didn't show some footage of a big game in a full Croke Park. That channel has an audience of 30 million. It's great to see the respect for the game and the impression it can make, even though though you'd be sceptical about the soldier-boy hokum these lads bring to it. I don't know whether it'd be good or bad for the game if it became popular in the US army. You'd be worried about what they might do to it.

Was waiting on footage from Croker too. It was a brilliant idea.

Who ever beats Errigall in the 2011 championship will win the o'Neill cup!!

not really a bold prediction as this has been the case for the last 3 seasons.

Errigal won't be far away and I would imagne they will be the bookies favourites.

He predicted Errigal to be beat

Credit for the Peace Process rests with the people of Ireland. It does not lie with Bertie Ahern. If you are to name individuals for credit in the peace process you can name John Hume, Gerry Adams and David Trimble. After that there is a big drop in contributers.