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There's Tally working with Mayo and in All-Ireland Final.  Playing a nice style of football.


Derry let him go/pushed him out too early.


Mayo mightn't win AI but have progressed well under Moran and Tally's input, I'm sure, is a big part of it.

I see Banagher are well ahead in Div. 2 league. With Desertmartin in second place.


Teams have played 14 games - is that a double round league? Might be pushed for time to finish it?


Early days but looks like Desertmartin might get a play-off spot if they continue their current form. Been a while since Desertmartin were in Div. 1 I'd say?

Yip a push but the same lad pulling the jersey of him on the previous corner.

True. Defending teams are constantly pulling and dragging and wrapping arms around lads at corners.

Is that Laverty for good? Just about beat wexford in the Div 3 league final. Got beat by Wicklow, Great performance v Donegal, beat senseless by Armagh. Will they improve any more nxt year?

He had that gut punched look about him again, similar to after the Armagh game, I dunno how many of those a manager and a team can stomach.

Today was worse. Armagh was a beating from the start.


Today was a bad beating, after being well in control, after half-time. A high to a very bad low.

A serious collapse.

Another Bonfire engineer

Where was this?

Braniel I think I read

Bonfire goes ahead at request of family. Starts at 9 with a minutes silence

Why  is a man in his 40's building a bonfire? We used to collect stuff around the houses  to light one at Halloween. We stopped when  we got to About 13 because we grew up and  found other things to be at.

No doubt  he left a wife and kids behind.  Such a waste  of life doing  a stupid , pathetic task

Cuuuullltttuuuurrrr.....so it is!

Who do the HSE speak to in that bonefire death?

[its actually something that Derry are missing and need to try and get more of.]

Are some of them lads still playing in Belfast?


As someone else said, would they be on panel if it wasn't for the name?  This is not being harsh but just an assessment.


How many times has the older lad played for Derry this past 7/8 years really? Always on the fringes of the panel and has never cemented his place. Either that or injured. Can't be a squad player eternally. Must come a point where people need to push on or not.



Now is a great chance for CM to have a look at junior, intermediate and senior club games in Derry over the next 3 months. If he's diligent enough, he hopefully should find a couple of players who he thinks will be on his team.

Theres a place for squad players in any set up, its actually something that Derry are missing and need to try and get more of.
Theres plenty players are massive club players but don't just have that edge for county first 24, these lads are crucial for long term development of a squad.

Not sure what you mean. Every county, including Derry, have a panel of about 36 players, maybe one or two more. They have a squad.


How long is long term development?  My point is, and this relates to the majority of county panels, when you're on a panel for 6 or 7 years and you're not really making an impact, then that's a worry. Would you not be wondering why are you there?


If you're in 3 years and not making much of an impression game wise, what's the point?


As an aside to that, the GAA should have a rule that No. 22 - 36 are released back to their clubs to play for their clubs in their league. Not occasionally, but all the time.

Are some of them lads still playing in Belfast?


As someone else said, would they be on panel if it wasn't for the name?  This is not being harsh but just an assessment.


How many times has the older lad played for Derry this past 7/8 years really? Always on the fringes of the panel and has never cemented his place. Either that or injured. Can't be a squad player eternally. Must come a point where people need to push on or not.



Now is a great chance for CM to have a look at junior, intermediate and senior club games in Derry over the next 3 months. If he's diligent enough, he hopefully should find a couple of players who he thinks will be on his team.

He's a local from Moygashel I see. 

Some unionists are even complaining that they're building houses and libraries too close to their bonfires.


Couldn't make it up.

[Have you considered the possibility that SF might be the cynical ones here?]

If the SF Bill (or stunt) had been passed would that make Ireland united???

FFG were clear they aren't against the spirit of it, but were unsure about the strict timelines. It's common at national and local government level to be in favour of the spirit of something but oppose the substantive measures in a bill. That doesn't mean an opposition in principle.

SF and their fanboys will paint it that way, of course.

Is it also common for parties to find nitpicking excuses to oppose a bill which they would like to pretend they otherwise support?

That's called scrutiny. It's not "nitpicking".

So the idea that a party would come up with an excuse for not supporting a bill they'd otherwise like to say the'd support, is just fanciful? The sort of cynical thing that politicians wouldn't do?

Quite frankly, yes. Why would an administration tie itself to deadlines that may not be workable?

Ask FFG about the National Children's Hospital.

Stormont has managed to surpass them in costs and delays.

National Children's Hospital not world's most expensive healthcare facility, report finds
New children's hospital being built in Belfast more expensive per square metre and per bed

https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/01/31/national-childrens-hospital-not-worlds-most-expensive-healthcare-facility-report-finds/

Errrmmm. Nice one. 


That piece was from Jan '25.


Now 18 months later, there is STILL no completion date in sight.


At least 16 deadlines, so far, have been missed. Yes, you read it right, 16 deadlines under FFG's watch.


Come back to me when it's opened up and we'll see the real cost then. Then you can compare it to other health facilities.


The main point was FFG didn't support for SF's motion because they said it was about deadlines.


Lol. FFG and their deadlines.


You couldn't make it up. 

In almost every sector timelines and deadlines will be considered. Even if they have exceeded them on some (very important) areas, it doesnt mean they have to agree to them.

Have you considered the possibility that SF might be the cynical ones here?

What?

By actually, as a Republican party, trying to make progress on re-uniting Ireland and having the audacity to actually look about a civic forum etc.?


FFG - #therepublicanparty 

If the SF Bill (or stunt) had been passed would that make Ireland united???

FFG were clear they aren't against the spirit of it, but were unsure about the strict timelines. It's common at national and local government level to be in favour of the spirit of something but oppose the substantive measures in a bill. That doesn't mean an opposition in principle.

SF and their fanboys will paint it that way, of course.

Is it also common for parties to find nitpicking excuses to oppose a bill which they would like to pretend they otherwise support?

That's called scrutiny. It's not "nitpicking".

So the idea that a party would come up with an excuse for not supporting a bill they'd otherwise like to say the'd support, is just fanciful? The sort of cynical thing that politicians wouldn't do?

Quite frankly, yes. Why would an administration tie itself to deadlines that may not be workable?

Ask FFG about the National Children's Hospital.

Stormont has managed to surpass them in costs and delays.

National Children's Hospital not world's most expensive healthcare facility, report finds
New children's hospital being built in Belfast more expensive per square metre and per bed

https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/01/31/national-childrens-hospital-not-worlds-most-expensive-healthcare-facility-report-finds/

Errrmmm. Nice one. 


That piece was from Jan '25.


Now 18 months later, there is STILL no completion date in sight.


At least 16 deadlines, so far, have been missed. Yes, you read it right, 16 deadlines under FFG's watch.


Come back to me when it's opened up and we'll see the real cost then. Then you can compare it to other health facilities.


The main point was FFG didn't support for SF's motion because they said it was about deadlines.


Lol. FFG and their deadlines.


You couldn't make it up. 

If the SF Bill (or stunt) had been passed would that make Ireland united???

FFG were clear they aren't against the spirit of it, but were unsure about the strict timelines. It's common at national and local government level to be in favour of the spirit of something but oppose the substantive measures in a bill. That doesn't mean an opposition in principle.

SF and their fanboys will paint it that way, of course.

Is it also common for parties to find nitpicking excuses to oppose a bill which they would like to pretend they otherwise support?

That's called scrutiny. It's not "nitpicking".

So the idea that a party would come up with an excuse for not supporting a bill they'd otherwise like to say the'd support, is just fanciful? The sort of cynical thing that politicians wouldn't do?

Quite frankly, yes. Why would an administration tie itself to deadlines that may not be workable?

Ask FFG about the National Children's Hospital.

Irish flag up on the Moygashel pile of shite now. Great community event

Ah thats good thought the Muslim community were going to get all the glory.

Maybe it's the Ivory Coast? Is that a Muslim country.

Kill two birds with the one stone so to speak.

[but were unsure about the strict timelines]

If the SF Bill (or stunt) had been passed would that make Ireland united???

FFG were clear they aren't against the spirit of it, but were unsure about the strict timelines. It's common at national and local government level to be in favour of the spirit of something but oppose the substantive measures in a bill. That doesn't mean an opposition in principle.

SF and their fanboys will paint it that way, of course.

FFG are very unsure on timelines.  Just look at the NCH's for instance.


Great to see FFG being 'outed' on this issue.