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Rumours today that McGuinness is actually a realistic prospect to return to the Donegal job.

I'll believe it when I see it.

The expectations would be sky high, but I seriously doubt there is an AI challenge in that Donegal squad. There's no elite players like Murphy, Lacey and Neil McGee that McGuinness was able to harness the first time. Would he be content with contesting Ulster finals and, maybe on an extremely good year, an AI semi?

And would he not be publicly acknowledging that his dream of breaking into top level soccer coaching is over?

Tbf talking to a senior Donegal official at the football final and he was confident that Mc Guiness would be back with Gilligan as his no2

Was Gilligan not rumoured to be in with Armagh now?

McGuinness is bound to know he will be on a hiding to nothing taking that Donegal team over now

100,000 reasons he will not be on a hiding to nothing. Murphy won't be back.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0815/1399798-schools-unfilled-teaching-posts/

No teachers to be got in Dublin. The country struggling for doctors & nurses. No decent car mechanics to be got either. A culture of taking a year out. What are our policy makers / civil servants at?

Yeah, mechanics very hard to get.

Always need them in a panic but fully booked for at least 2 weeks.

Nobody wants to do a trade anymore

Certain trades still have a decent amount of lads going into them out it's mostly electricians, joiners (more shopfitting than 10 years ago) and some plumbers. Still nowhere near enough to cover the ones retiring out of those trades.

Heavy trades are dying completely - bricklayers, plasterers, steelfixers & mechanics. You'll be doing well to find many of those lads under 35 on a site.

Difficult to understand. A student getting a fairly crappy degree with associated costs, starting out with a huge student loan. Compared to a 4 year apprenticeship in a required trade like blocklaying, car mechanic, welding etc. I would definitely see in monetary & employment terms bright days ahead for trades.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0815/1399798-schools-unfilled-teaching-posts/

No teachers to be got in Dublin. The country struggling for doctors & nurses. No decent car mechanics to be got either. A culture of taking a year out. What are our policy makers / civil servants at?

Yeah, mechanics very hard to get.

Always need them in a panic but fully booked for at least 2 weeks.

When you do get them, they are f**king useless. Replace every f**king part, problem solving very poor. Nearly as bad as GPs

Best thing is go to MOT and get list of what's failed. £18.50 for a re-test.

Unfortunately I'm in a position where the car (4 years old) is breaking down. Its a balls when your left at the side of the road. Phone insurance for a tow, phone a friend for a lift.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0815/1399798-schools-unfilled-teaching-posts/

No teachers to be got in Dublin. The country struggling for doctors & nurses. No decent car mechanics to be got either. A culture of taking a year out. What are our policy makers / civil servants at?

Yeah, mechanics very hard to get.

Always need them in a panic but fully booked for at least 2 weeks.

When you do get them, they are f**king useless. Replace every f**king part, problem solving very poor. Nearly as bad as GPs

https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0815/1399798-schools-unfilled-teaching-posts/

No teachers to be got in Dublin. The country struggling for doctors & nurses. No decent car mechanics to be got either. A culture of taking a year out. What are our policy makers / civil servants at?

https://www.thejournal.ie/temple-bar-attack-victims-speaks-6141845-Aug2023/

English lads this time.

The young lad showed me a video of a 16 year old battering 3 seperate young lads on the same day. Frightening stuff, gasuns kicked in the head multiple times. Mental what's happening up & down the country, that aul shite that Conor McGregor involved in not helping. They call it sport, sweet Jaysus, just one gurrier kicking the shite of another.

Has Mick Bohan managed any men's county football teams?

No but he was heavily linked with Roscommon a few years back. Seems a good coach.

Dirty from the kerry 15, who is not playing well.

Hannah Tyrrell used to play rugby for Ireland, she was a full back. Very talented lady.

Hannah Tyrell has the woman of match all ready. The kerry selectors who were very vocal in semi final are pretty quiet today.

Brolly is a schoolboy trapped in a man's body. Had to stop reading his Sindo column with all the shite in it. Endless stories about the "lads". "Night before the sigerson final we went on the lash, I rode miss Ireland and scored 2-5 the next morning. Barney Rock told me i scored the best point he ever seen" etc.

He attracts a crowd of similar minded, infantile syncophants. For the first while he was entertaining but the constant desire for validation is pathetic. I used to find him very annoying but lately I just pity him.

that gave me a laugh, rode miss Ireland. He is like Jay out of the inbetweeners.

https://gript.ie/distressing-video-of-police-arresting-girl-with-autism-over-homophobic-remark-goes-viral/

Ireland's World Cup adventure comes to an end. Since we qualified, I have never seen a Witch-hunt like it. For every positive story there has been two negative stories. If I didn't know better I'd say there was a concerted to make this group look bad.

Welcome to the 21st century,  its chit.

McGinley the only analyst on All Ireland SG worth listening too. Cora & Lee Keggan outstanding players, but impossible to listen to. Cavanagh what a tool. Flynn & Thomas not easy to listen to either.

Basquel had a very good second half.