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He's back!!!!

and heading north 

Ahern for President 

catholic/nationalist/identifying as Irish does not equal voting yes for reunification

the status quo is the only game in town for the vast majority of the north 

Up Offaly. Good man Shane.

careful now, no cheerleading allowed 

there should be no joking, fawning or excusing an english monarch's history in Ireland

it has been barbaric 

[slagging off SDLP. Gobsmacked]

Honestly I'm astounded at the croppies on here, and a lot of lads who spend their time slagging off SDLP. Gobsmacked

Please just admit that's why you have this post?  You get annoyed because people give off about SDLP taking seats in London? They aint the same and not even close...

Deal with each issues for what it is, there is no crossover.. Sports people don't give a flying f**k, they are only there for the sport, that may be difficult for you to understand but it is...

Photo's of flegs must really get on peoples tits

It's absolutely 2 cheeks of the same arse, it's the most un Irish thing you can do, head off to a games celebrating servitude and slavery under the banner of the crown . There are loads of other competitions, this one is poor standard anyhow . As you said maybe a chance for people that aren't up to world standard to wrap a flag around them

As I said before you'll never understand the effort that these athletes go to, and for you to be all political about it is a bit childish

Again you seem hung up on flegs and politics and bringing sport into it to suit your argument or position.

Sport is sport, this championship is a big deal in the sporting calendar ... You said there are loads of competitions? Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth... There are various competitions but they don't have the collective atmosphere of a 'Games' 

There is no championships that are held really on a personal level, its about representation, the same competitors in gymnastics will be representing Ireland in November at the World championships

You will be up at Windsor park next

the castle catholics in the north have been bought and sold many times

this is no different 

So one persons view on it.. thanks 

We're you expecting an article joint written by 10 people?

Well if it was plenty of creditable sports journos you'd look at it, but if someone like you who doesn't even know the rules of GAA says something then I'll not worry about it..

It was a sporting first for Ireland, take it for what it is. The best team (ranked one) is beaten over 3 games

Nope.

In tbe context of a conversation about the press losing the run of themselves an article describing the tour win as Ireland's best ever sporting result was mentioned. You seemed to disbelieve this and when shown up are complaining it's only one article. You would give anadin a headache

it was hardly Ireland's best ever sporting result

Surely, in the hierarchy of Rugby's Roll of honour- It
Would be
1. World Cup Winners
2. SIX nations - grand slam
3. Triple Crown
4. Test Victory ?

How plenty would see it.

Yeah but the Rugby lads... y'know the ones who have been involved in the game all their lives and played it at the top level... are saying it's Irelands best ever achievement!

As lads who only started following Rugby in the early 2000s do we just ignore their opinion and pretend we know better?

But they have form talking shite.

Remember when they beat the AB's in Chicago. That was Ireland's best ever result in any sport. The soccer lads beat Germany the next day. It wasn't even the best Irish result of the week

I mean, the soccer match you're on about was 14 months before the rugby, but why let small details like facts get in the way.

it was austria we beat in the soccer that week, in vienna too, not quite germany but definitely more of an achievement that the chicago win

Anyways .............. according to Jamie Weir - it sounds like our new Open champion is off to follow Greg Norman and the LIV lads along with fellow Aussies Adam Scott and Marc Leishman.

And Henrik Stenson who will be getting stripped of his Ryder Cup captaincy.

Stenson news is mad. When was he last competitive? I presume he didn't expect the Euro tour to act so quickly and decisively. Delighted they did.

Cam was clearly not ruling it out in his after match interview.

I'd have thought Stenson would have been a major coup for LIV - a Ryder cup captain defecting & the PR that would come from that more so than what he can bring to the tour in a competitive golf capacity, the sums of money are colossal, Pat Perez picked up just over $900k in Portland for finishing 34th but his team winning the team prize.

the money is so outrageous they can't turn it down to play less and make more guaranteed

nobody would

lowry didn't rule it out, nor harrington

or all the top yanks bar woods and thomas (and mcilroy  )

but they can afford to, others not so much

Guessing most of the McIlroy hate is because he identifies as northern irish or whatever...sad really

he considers himself british so not really sure why anyone is bothered

Mcilroy is not good enough to win majors anymore but people talk like he's a prime Tiger

Slightest pressure and he folds just like today

Cam Smith was unreal, fully deserved, played the best all week

The rules are there. While big Tony took the piss (and admitted it) if the opportunity is there to use players from other countries the angst or annoyance should be directed at why this is allowed to happen

Cascarino was fine to play for Ireland though? Adoption is not an issue and an adopted person is treated the very same as a blood relative when it comes to nationality

Don't mind these stormont nordies talking bull about things based either on ignorance or intentional misrepresentation. With a 100% certainty Cas was always entitled to Irish citizenry and when he was capped for Ireland he was fully eligible to play.

in fairness they do get their information from foreign state media

ah lads come on, lets see what happens today 

if he chokes it away in his usual style, the nonsense about being the best can stop

if he manages to crawl over the line, i will quit this board 

(until the masters anyway lol)

[the Republic]

Cascarino should never have played for the Republic FFS!

Ireland 

NI...

I know.

not surprising in fairness 

soccer is not comparable to rugby as the fai don't pay players

why don't we just hire 8 other south africans & kiwis, finally make a wc final, celebrate and be done with it

It's a yes and a no for me.

The initial importance of test rugby was determined by the lack of a higher honour in the game.

Rugby world cups have grown in stature so much that their importance absolutely trumps test rugby. Teams, players and managers often therefore have no choice but to save their their ideas and their health for the higher honours.

It's still an achievement to beat NZ in a series, and one that should be celebrated. But it's not the same thing it once was.

Put it in this context... how many Test Series have NZ ever lost at home??

That will put it into context for you sad cases who seem happy to slate your own countrymen!!

Jesus even MacKenna is giving them credit FFS!!

countrymen? it's mostly mercenaries who moved here to play for money

rugby lost it's soul when they went pro

St Andrews is just too easy when the weather isn't rough

It is. But the top 10 currently is mostly the best, in form players in the world... so it's a fair test.

Cam Smith has made it look easy but the pressure will ratchet up from today

Some wind would be nice