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Evil Genius and Angelo...this is a discussion board, not a point-scoring exercise.

Unless you both cease, I think Rule 9 will be brought into play:

9. 'Feuds'.
    On occasion, two or more posters become fixated with annoying each other, without necessarily descending into personal abuse per se. However this behaviour is very disruptive to whatever thread it breaks out it, and causes threads to be taken over by tit for tat insults. In a case such as this, a moderator may post a public and private    warning for both posters to completely ignore the other, refraining from referring to, directing comments at, or answering the other poster. Disregarding this warning will    result in a ban.

   Penalties - 1st offence after warning - 2 Days, 2nd Offence - 10 Days, Subsequent Offences - Recurring 15 Day bans.

Next move is up to you...

From the Rules at the top of the board:

9. 'Feuds'.
    On occasion, two or more posters become fixated with annoying each other, without necessarily descending into personal abuse per se. However this behaviour is very disruptive to whatever thread it breaks out it, and causes threads to be taken over by tit for tat insults. In a case such as this, a moderator may post a public and private warning for both posters to completely ignore the other, refraining from referring to, directing comments at, or answering the other poster. Disregarding this warning will result in a ban.

   Penalties - 1st offence after warning - 2 Days, 2nd Offence - 10 Days, Subsequent Offences - Recurring 15 Day bans.

Since both Angelo and Sid have served recent 2-day bans, the next level is a 10-day ban.

Will put this thread on LOCKED status for a few days.

Anybody that attempts to re-open the topic on another thread will be banned.

Permanently.

That includes references to what started the last outburst (Taoiseach's comments to SF member) and any references to the Troubles and the rights/wrongs of any conflict.

Everybody just take a few days away from the board - a few 2-day bans are in order as well.

A fair few posts deleted here.

Everyone needs to calm down a bit...thread might be locked for a while otherwise.

Personal insults will not be tolerated, as everyone seems to understand, and bans will follow.

Clonadman stepped over the line this morning (several pages back) and warranted me issuing a 2 day ban. 

Do not resort to personal insults.   

As unofficial spokesperson for the Prince Khalid family we forgive you

Some mods are human too and prone to the odd error...thank the family for us all.

Lads, try and keep this thread on topic...Death Notices and a sentence or two for condolences.

Any major discussion should be in a new topic - see new thread on GAA funding v Athletes

Inadvertently, these death notices were deleted, apologies to original posters:

Hank Aaron https://www.rte.ie/sport/us-sport/2021/0122/1191491-baseball-legend-hank-aaron-dies-aged-86/

Prince Khalid Abdullah: Owner of Frankel, Enable & Dancing Brave dies aged 83  https://www.bbc.com/sport/horse-racing/55630736