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- Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:53 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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- Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:53 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 15 Minute Cities
- Replies: 400
- Views: 10761
Re: 15 Minute Cities
Jon Ronson has a great series of podcasts on the BBC where he seeks out the root of various conspiracy theories and debunks them. The one on "15 minute cities" was an excellent demonstration of how thick people are easily scared by stuff they don't understand, and are ready to believe anything. Lou...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:51 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
I don’t know what justice is in these cases. The chair would be too good for them.DragonKhan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:10 am I hope the victims get the justice they deserve. That is what matters the most in all of this
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Paper doesn’t refuse ink. An environmentalist who is opposing a mass public transport system for the city. Only in Ireland etcredderneck wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:09 pm It's the kind of contribution that a self respecting editor, worthy of the title, at the supposed paper of record, should have thrown back in his face.
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525392
- Views: 28522091
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Captained winning team, finally playing against my own age group.God I am old!! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51lr580jg0o.amp Good stuff, well done. Good craic I assume? What's the level like? Great Craic, we had a mixed blitz Friday night so met loads of the English/Welsh lads. Tournie on v...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:55 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 145664
- Views: 7847809
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Another day, another anti-metro headline from the IT: https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/03/27/metrolink-plan-is-seriously-flawed-says-environmentalist-and-architect-duncan-stewart/ Ah it will but just like the children’s hospital you’ll have every crank and well intentioned idiot giving their...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:43 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 145664
- Views: 7847809
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Another day, another anti-metro headline from the IT: https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/03/27/metrolink-plan-is-seriously-flawed-says-environmentalist-and-architect-duncan-stewart/ Ah it will but just like the children’s hospital you’ll have every crank and well intentioned idiot giving their...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:02 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 145664
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
In theory, but in practice it'd be implausible. As Nardol points out, all an accused person would need to do is make reference to interference with their quality of life. Hell, if you've got kids and somebody plans to build 500 houses, you could realistically argue that will destroy the local schoo...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:55 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 145664
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Is there a criminal case to answer for trying to extort money in exchange for dropping a planning objection In theory, but in practice it'd be implausible. As Nardol points out, all an accused person would need to do is make reference to interference with their quality of life. Hell, if you've got ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:54 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Story is very vague, which makes me suspicious. Is there a criminal case to answer for trying to extort money in exchange for dropping a planning objection In theory, but in practice it'd be implausible. As Nardol points out, all an accused person would need to do is make reference to interference ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:50 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
I await the shocking revelation that Nardol has in fact pulled this very same stunt himself. Probably for a property in Ireland he owns whilst living in the Netherlands
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:38 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
On one side a resident wants compensation which is fair if he is impacted On the other we have the potential for extortion For me this case is not the latter. It's different when lads from carlow are holding up construction in Dublin, they are not impacted. This appears from the low on detail artic...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:06 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 145664
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Developer sues resident who sought payment to drop south Dublin housing objection https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2024/03/26/developer-sues-resident-who-sought-payment-to-drop-housing-objection/ Things you love to see. Story is very vague, which makes me suspicious. Is there a criminal case to...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
I’m more worried about the lad who out the hash in his personal locker because the printer was broken
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:02 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR13 Leinster vs Bulle
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1180
Re: URCR13 Leinster vs Bulle
Which players will we be taking for next year
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 145664
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
https://www.limerickleader.ie/video/national-news/1456140/garda-commissioner-reluctant-to-discuss-detail-of-bike-gate-saga-at-oireachtas-committee.html Surprise surprise Several Gardaí are now being brought before the Courts on serious corruption charges amongst other things. https://www.irishtimes...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:53 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Irish Travellers
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2019
Re: Irish Travellers
Some of these lovely people took up residence in the car park where I used to work. Police not interested so the landlord called in a firm of ex squaddies from London to deal with it. One of them had a quiet word and within the hour the travellers were gone. This is the West Country and there are a...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:28 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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- Views: 28522091
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
But Gavin Duffy (the real one) told us Leinster were going to get a lesson todaylorcanoworms wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:22 pmLets face it a poor lineout is the only reason Leinster got a workout.
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Clinical try
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
That was deliberate - no way could he ever realistically hope to catch that with one hand
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:20 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Can you take a quick lineout when there’s an opposition player there - it was clearly not straight. Leinster player caught napping in any case
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:15 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525392
- Views: 28522091
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Jesus there are actual children on the pitch for Leinster now
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:11 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525392
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Penalty taken a good 5m ahead of the mark
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:04 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525392
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Nienaber defence in the house
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:02 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 525392
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Whoomp there it is classic track by the stadium PA
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country
- Replies: 103
- Views: 2905
Re: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country
fudge Rwanda, just threaten to send them to Northern Ireland. Those boats would stop in the morning.
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:32 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country
- Replies: 103
- Views: 2905
Re: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country
And here goes the sectarian card As night follows day Pathetic as usual You just accused the Irish people of being terrorist supporters you dolt You telling me that there not people in the ROI who were and still do support the cause Lots of people support the cause of an United Ireland, hardly anyb...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country
- Replies: 103
- Views: 2905
Re: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country
You just accused the Irish people of being terrorist supporters you doltWinnie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:21 pmAnd here goes the sectarian card
As night follows day
Pathetic as usual
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:21 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Unleash the foxHighKingLeinster wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:18 am Simon bring sexy back
https://m.independent.ie/opinion/analys ... 30416.html
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:20 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country
- Replies: 103
- Views: 2905
Re: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country
You do realise that the reason for that was because the UK was found guilty of of using "cruel and inhuman" punishment (ie torture) on terrorist suspects (ie Irishmen) by ECHR. Oh, the poor wee terrorists. Someone needs to fight for their rights. Unfortunately a lot of the ROI were right behind tho...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country
- Replies: 103
- Views: 2905
Re: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country
You do realise that the reason for that was because the UK was found guilty of of using "cruel and inhuman" punishment (ie torture) on terrorist suspects (ie Irishmen) by ECHR. Oh, the poor wee terrorists. Someone needs to fight for their rights. Some did. Turns out some of them weren't terrorists....
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:12 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country
- Replies: 103
- Views: 2905
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:06 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leo Varadkar gggooonnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeee!
- Replies: 137
- Views: 3111
Re: Leo Varadkar gggooonnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeee!
Interesting, from an outsider, it appears Leo is a bit like Blair and the Cameron-era Tories here, highly rated by a certain demographic who benefitted from pro-corporation policies. But outside Dublin and other metropolitian areas they feel none of those benefits and none of it has gone outside ap...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:53 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Irish unity....?
- Replies: 2570
- Views: 140012
Re: Irish unity....?
Lippy Leo was hostile enough but the political wing of the IRA is probably going to be too much and we don't really want a land border with it. If it happens, I think a lot of the Protestant community will have to move to the UK mainland. They didnt move while having actual neighbours as members of...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:44 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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- Fri Mar 22, 2024 4:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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- Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
I think the point is that it won't. Negatively. Harder to hate Harris than any of the other options. Is it? Still it was a very impressive race to get as far away from the leadership position as possible. Is it harder to hate Harris? Yes. There's hardly any controversy in his career. He even manage...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:47 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Social media has been a complete pox upon our world, we need to ban it completely it has been overwhelmingly bad for everyone That would include banning this place too, presumably. Well there’s no other way any of us are getting out of here is there
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
FFFG merger. There is very little of substance to differentiate between both main parties. Both of them appear to sing from the same hymn sheet and have done for the past decade. Both parties have abandoned their hard core support, leaving them closer to one another in reality. What does their hard...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:42 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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You've got nothing. As suspected. No energy for this argument for sure. The king of the last word strikes again. Very disturbing to see the level of bile aimed at Leo online. Not surprised however. Social media has been a complete pox upon our world, we need to ban it completely it has been overwhe...