Getting to the U20 final again is the 3rd All-Ireland underage appearance in a row for Offaly. Though this is mainly with the same nucleus of players all along. 11 of the starting 15 will be underage again next year.
This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.
Show posts MenuQuote from: armaghniac on April 15, 2024, 10:48:35 AMIf that's the answer, what was the question?Quote from: Bord na Mona man on April 15, 2024, 10:16:03 AMSpillane, Brolly and O'Rourke while entertaining in some ways, had long since run out of anything fresh to say. Chat GPT could churn out what they were going to say about every game...before it was even played.
The Point: A player kicks the ball over the crossbar. The crowd yawns. A white flag flutters. A point! But what's the point, really?
The Goal: A primal scream—a player hurls the ball into the net. The crowd blinks. A green flag unfurls. A goal! But why? No one knows.
The Heroes:
The Keeper: A masochist in goal, diving to save shots. His life motto: "Embrace pain, reject logic."
The Midfield Maestros: They weave spells, teleporting the ball. Their secret? A pact with leprechauns.
The Forwards: Like lost souls, they sprint toward the heavens, seeking redemption. Spoiler alert: They won't find it here.
The Aftermath: Bruised, bewildered, the players emerge. Victors or vanquished, they've achieved... well, nothing. The crowd—half-asleep—mumbles their names.
The All-Ireland Senior Championship: A cosmic farce, held at Croke Park. Crowds gather, hoping for enlightenment. They leave with sunburns and existential dread.
Quote from: marty34 on February 05, 2024, 07:46:42 PMQuote from: imtommygunn on February 05, 2024, 07:27:04 PMDonal Og used to be good but now seems just to be out to make a name for himself. Daly very likeable yeah.
Yeah, Donal Óg just wants to go on a rant with cliched soundbites. Good at the start but repetitive now.
Maybe that's the way they go after a few years. Daly seems a nice guy. He comes across as a genuine lad.
Quote from: SouthOfThe Bann on April 09, 2024, 04:40:10 PM'thats very Irish'Or 'only in Ireland' for things that happen all over the world.
If its used once its too many
Quote from: AustinPowers on April 07, 2024, 11:40:05 AMQuote from: imtommygunn on April 07, 2024, 11:25:21 AMQuote from: Bord na Mona man on April 07, 2024, 09:19:13 AMI'm surprised Joe is still peddling the Gilroy and MDMA boot story, when it was debunked.
https://twitter.com/UnOfficialGaa/status/1353402764844539906
Especially with the boy who it's about sitting beside him.
Yeah not overly many from that down minor team though I think it maybe showed them they could compete with the best of them too.
Yeah , I found that boots story very odd (whether it was true or not) , especially with MDMA actually sat there. It's like Joe knows more about the sanctity of the Dublin dressing room than a fella who was actually there!
But we all know Joe likes to cosy up to successful teams. They do everything right and the rest do everything wrong
Quote from: thebigfella on April 02, 2024, 02:26:03 PMIn Russia, cyber crime gangs are known to the Kremlin. They're expected to cooperate with them and share the windfalls from their ransom attacks.Quote from: Bord na Mona man on April 02, 2024, 02:10:29 PMI doubt anyone expects Russian troops to rock up in Ireland any time soon
But then, why is Russia investing so much energy into sowing discord in the West?
Why are they so concerned with amplifying extremism, disrupting elections and parliaments in the EU, and the US for example?
A country of dirt roads and $600 per month average salaries isn't trying to level up by pulling itself upwards, it's trying to pull the rest down.
The HSE cyber attack originating from Russia should be a wake up call for those thinking that 'neutral' Ireland are immune from being targeted.
It may be a taster, there is plenty of more serious disruption a rogue entity could do to Ireland.
Mick Wallace and Clare Daly might be harmless idiots to most. Maybe they're funded by Russia, maybe they're not, but I doubt we even have the resources and intelligence ability to find out.
Ireland certainly needs to beef up on security and at a minimum be able to patrol and track what's going on in our coastal waters.
There is zero evidence it was a nation state sponsored attack. The group identified behind it are a cyber crime gang and was a ransomware attack purely for profit.