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Personal opinion that I wouldn't push on anyone.
I am a sports fan and a supporter of the national team. I go to the Aviva very occasionally.

If they play against Isreal I won't watch the Irish team again until anyone who plays in this game is gone.
The FAI have sold the players out but the players can make their own decisions also.

I understand the reported ramifications of not playing them. It's easy for an armchair supporter to say I don't care - I don't - but the good will of taking a stand will long outlive the impact of a punishment that virtually every other nation will oppose.

Ciara Mageean podcast.
What an impressive woman and role model.

Beirne has been more effective than Kobe this year surely. There's a fair bit of wasted ball with Kobe.

Whilst the quarter finals threw up some great contests, this might be the poorest quality we've seen at this stage of the All-Ireland for some time. Kerry v Tyrone the exception.

A-levels now transfer into CAO points very unfavourably - also a factor i'm sure.

Even the Isrealis are not mental enough to nuke Iran given the geography and long term implications for their own people.

As the clock ticks on here is it not becoming increasingly likely that Trump will become ill very soon and drop off as a factor? Vance is surely more palatable and more likely to bring the ship back to harbour.

There has to be a limit to what the US machine can tolerate.

The chances of a real underdog winning any day now is virtually gone.

I'm not necessarily saying that's a bad thing per se but a division 3 team are not taking out a division 1 team in the modern game when we get to championship football. I guess it emphasises further the need for tiered competitions.

Great win for the Abbey tonight!!

Great to see an Armagh school in the final 

I think that is 9/6

Colman's are an Armagh school so.

EDIT: Tried to post the Ulster schools programme off twitter from the last game unsuccessfully

Usual debate about whether Abbey CBS are an Armagh or Down school?

Overcarry...

Incomprehensible that anyone sees this as step forward. Probably move those games to a Wednesday night now too...

https://x.com/ballsdotie/status/1997681763796279380?s=19

No way in the world that's a Dingle free to start with, could say fouled by Dingle nos. 8 & 12.

Thats a f**king disgrace.

Shocker. Who's that ref?

That would be heavily disputed in South Armagh

Would I be correct in saying this is the breakdown of teams per county?

Antrim      0
Armagh      3 
Cavan       1
Derry       3
Donegal     2
Down        2
Fermanagh   1
Monaghan    3
Tyrone      3

How are Antrim supposed to improve if they have no representation; could they not amalgamate a few schools in Belfast similar to what they do in Derry and Donegal?

On the flip side that's incredible from Monaghan to have 3 schools represented; how do they do it?

Who are the two Down schools?