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by anonymous_joe
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145592
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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 ...
by anonymous_joe
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145592
Views: 7842119

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 ...
by anonymous_joe
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:58 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145592
Views: 7842119

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...
by anonymous_joe
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145592
Views: 7842119

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

triplebogey wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:41 pm Developer sues resident who sought payment to drop south Dublin housing objection

https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20 ... objection/




Things you love to see.
Story is very vague, which makes me suspicious.
by anonymous_joe
Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

] I have been hearing quite a bit about Terenure Scts outhalf who is Austrian and supposed to be very good but not sure qualifies for Ireland. Also the Rock tighthead is a Yank, has broken all the gym weightlifting records in Rock, he is staying. he has lives in ireland a good few years so id assum...
by anonymous_joe
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Do you think Russell's move to Bath happened at a similar time in his career as Carbery's move to Munster? Ah you know well what I mean. That you're talking through your arse? You've gotten very angry lately, Statto. No, Russell is a classic maverick 10 and the best one going currently. Certainly t...
by anonymous_joe
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:04 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Injury wise, you've covered that as it's not for us to say. The other Irish players from Munster don't look poorly conditioned in comparison to the rest if that's anything to go on. Playing wise, JVG wasn't the right coach for him. If Rowntree had gotten his hands on him earlier, you never know, bu...
by anonymous_joe
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

completely fair, I will maintain my position that the move to Munster improved Carbery's career in every way outside of him hitting his potential as a player. Its unknowable if he would have had better luck at Leinster I think the move to Munster was ultimately a disaster as well, albeit I'm not su...
by anonymous_joe
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

completely fair, I will maintain my position that the move to Munster improved Carbery's career in every way outside of him hitting his potential as a player. Its unknowable if he would have had better luck at Leinster I think the move to Munster was ultimately a disaster as well, albeit I'm not su...
by anonymous_joe
Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

completely fair, I will maintain my position that the move to Munster improved Carbery's career in every way outside of him hitting his potential as a player. Its unknowable if he would have had better luck at Leinster I think the move to Munster was ultimately a disaster as well, albeit I'm not su...
by anonymous_joe
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Its a different perspective, Carberry has had a brilliant career in terms of earnings, accomplishments (5 wins over NZ) and exposure. I do not think he became a better player at Munster with the opportunity to become a starting 10. He certainly has not lived up to the early promise he showed, and c...
by anonymous_joe
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The NYT Connections thread
Replies: 660
Views: 103210

Re: The NYT Connections thread

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Balls. :lol:
by anonymous_joe
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country
Replies: 103
Views: 2726

Re: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country

CM11 wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:11 pm How did they define torture?
By saying if you pinky promise not to do it again we'll pretend you didn't do it.
by anonymous_joe
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:37 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country
Replies: 103
Views: 2726

Re: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country

I was being unduly glib, but Cam is ultimately right. Ireland v UK is a wildly political judgment - understandably so - where the Commission had strongly rapped the UK's knuckles, leading to the trial wherein it was found that it wasn't torture - merely Diet Torture - but that the UK would make sur...
by anonymous_joe
Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Keatley got a bit more publicity and an Ireland cap after moving to Munster. Dillane also picked up a cap after his move to Connacht? There are loads of examples of lads successfully moving province. What is much rarer is Leinster players being quasi-forced to move to another province and for the t...
by anonymous_joe
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:57 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Guy has literally zero international ambition - he'd probably flounder out of his comfort zone. When has a move to another province actually benefitted the player? I can't think of many beyond Conway but I'm sure there are more. Edit: Beirne of course too. Beirne has a serious internal drive to pro...
by anonymous_joe
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country
Replies: 103
Views: 2726

Re: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country

There was a case Irish Govt took to the ECHR claiming that the detention and interrogation practices in NI breached three convention articles. In its ruling the ECHR specifically said the UK was not using torture (though it was using 'inhuman and degrading' techniques in some specific cases in NI w...
by anonymous_joe
Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

leinsters attack non existent this year, we rely on individual moments of class Overstating it, but there's a problem with attacking fluency. Tbh, the intricate rugby-league style targeting of opposition defenders is very effective, but it's hard to make work. I like space and pace but Leinster and...
by anonymous_joe
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country
Replies: 103
Views: 2726

Re: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country

Well they used to refuse to extradite known terrorists so this isn’t a new thing 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. There was a case Irish Govt took to the E...
by anonymous_joe
Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145592
Views: 7842119

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

They already tried that story a few weeks ago.
by anonymous_joe
Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:46 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145592
Views: 7842119

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Patrick O'Donovan goes for Harris. That's pretty significant. He's not a Simon Harris kind of guy. He's rural and conservative. It might actually be done. Ugh. There was a good piece in the IT by Leahy the other day asking if Ireland is compassionately centre-right or cautiously centre-left. I thin...
by anonymous_joe
Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:46 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145592
Views: 7842119

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Growing up with little historic baggage or any party affiliations, they've always looked the same to me, to be honest. Two sides of the same coin. The only difference was that FG usually needed Labour so their governments had a wider remit. The parties arrive at similar places for very different re...
by anonymous_joe
Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:12 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ban Irish horse race participation in UK because they’re too good
Replies: 29
Views: 726

Re: Ban Irish horse race participation in UK because they’re too good

The English are ultimately soft as fúck. Always have been.
by anonymous_joe
Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:08 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145592
Views: 7842119

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Coveney has been damaged by associations with his friends (Hyde) and his family (the RTÉ brother, and those weird made up rumours about being married to various people) and generally looks tired and bored. Donohoe is genuinely talented. Harris is fairly meh. Assuming a bad election is inevitable Har...
by anonymous_joe
Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:18 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

HighKingLeinster wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:01 pm
Ulsters Red Hand wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:57 pm Please get a hobby Stats
Righteously arguing against the one-eyed and multi-thumbed provincial hordes online is his hobby

He sacrifices so that others may post in peace. He is the digital watcher on the wall keeping northern wildlings at bay
:lol:
by anonymous_joe
Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145592
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Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Don't think it's particularly odd. At the time, he was going to have the bike for a couple of weeks, it would have gone back, been auctioned off and no one gets hurt. Even if it's a Garda doing something for a friend, it wasn't particularly serious. But it doesn't seem these two were close other th...
by anonymous_joe
Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I take the point that it isn't his job, but it seems almost antipathetic to developing Wales.
by anonymous_joe
Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

DOB wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:54 pm Gatland first took the Wales job 17 years ago.

He does have the flexibility of a few championships to his name, which probably earns him a bit more benefit-of-the-doubt than Toonie.
I don't know that it was ever his role, but you have to ask what he did to improve the youth structures, etc.
by anonymous_joe
Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:06 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

earl the beaver wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:05 pm
anonymous_joe wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:35 pm In the sanctity of this thread, who gets the sack first, Townsend or Gatland?
Gatland offered to resign on Saturday and the WRU rejected it.
Those reports are one of the reasons I asked tbh.
by anonymous_joe
Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

In the sanctity of this thread, who gets the sack first, Townsend or Gatland? Has to be Townsend he has Scotlands golden generation and has not done enough need someone to take them to the next level Gatland is a great coach but even he can only work with what he has To have that rabble so close in...
by anonymous_joe
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

In the sanctity of this thread, who gets the sack first, Townsend or Gatland?
by anonymous_joe
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145592
Views: 7842119

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

The whole point of the Nordie Commissioner was too stamp out any laxness in the Gardaí. That includes stuff like this. Ah come on. This was good community policing. But even if you accept that it needed an official review, it didn't need his house being raided, marching to the old man's house and a...
by anonymous_joe
Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145592
Views: 7842119

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

The whole point of the Nordie Commissioner was too stamp out any laxness in the Gardaí. That includes stuff like this.
by anonymous_joe
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

The thing about Larmour v Nash is that, as you allude to, if Larmour hadn't burst on to the scene, people would rate him higher than they do now.

I think he's got plenty of time to turn into a decent 8/10 winger tbh.
by anonymous_joe
Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:02 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I thought Larmour was fine. Won’t trouble the coaches with selection at the same time imo. Think he’ll still be behind JOB Frawley and Hansen at 15. And I think Nash is a big winner from the 6n so behind him anyway for wing. That said he’s ahead of a few people like stockdale(hasn’t been mentioned ...
by anonymous_joe
Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

irishrugbyua wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:20 pm
giojuarez666 wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:12 pm What #s should I look out for here in Keinster schools cup? #3 for rock?
rocks #3, #5, #14, #15
Tighthead and right-wing looked good when they were on the pitch. Thought their outside centre was decent as well.

Their 10 seemed reasonably good at pulling the strings.
by anonymous_joe
Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525331
Views: 28510322

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Michaels were shíte. At least United won.
by anonymous_joe
Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145592
Views: 7842119

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Tbh O'Neill isn't stupid, the patchwork of laws that leads to O'Neill is stupid, albeit even that isn't the problem. Ultimately the issue is a simple one, you are required to only allow building where there is sufficient public transport. The providers will not increase provision of public transpor...
by anonymous_joe
Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145592
Views: 7842119

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Tbh O'Neill isn't stupid, the patchwork of laws that leads to O'Neill is stupid, albeit even that isn't the problem. Ultimately the issue is a simple one, you are required to only allow building where there is sufficient public transport. The providers will not increase provision of public transport...
by anonymous_joe
Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:02 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145592
Views: 7842119

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

A lot of these decisions don't get appealed. Some do, a few get overturned. Holland J normally gets upheld tbh.