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lilyw

Just a reflection of my age, and in no particular order. I listen to very little music from my youth any more, but these were the key ones for me across 40 years or so. Clannad in Ballisodare in 1981 is still the best concert experience I have ever had; band at the top of their game, venue big enoug...

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Interesting post - I’m trying to think of the best tv shows of the last ten years because of the Bear makes that list them it was a pretty weak last ten years IMHO. The Bear is decent but will people be watching it again in ten years time? Tier one: Succession Better Call Saul Chernobyl Stranger Th...

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I can confirm this. I presume that means that you can confirm that AJ knows people who work for them? Because Primark's reputation as an employer in the retail world is stellar. If you're in any way ambitious they will throw training, responsibility, and promotions at you. If you're not ( i.e. abou...

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Primark making 150 Dublin HQ staff redundant to move their jobs to Mumbai. This is a massively profitable company I might be going soft in my old age but what a shower of greedy wit kant I know a couple of people who have worked for them. Awful cúnts apparently. I can confirm this. I presume that m...

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I see the Sunday Times has a two page special report on Leinster's finances, claiming overall revenue of €30m last year, with a player budget of € 12m. Unfortunately it has more secret 'sauces' than a French dinner party, and should be taken with a large dollop of sea-salt. Nevertheless expect the ...

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I see the Sunday Times has a two page special report on Leinster's finances, claiming overall revenue of €30m last year, with a player budget of € 12m. Unfortunately it has more secret 'sauces' than a French dinner party, and should be taken with a large dollop of sea-salt. Nevertheless expect the ...

lilyw

What the actual fudge have I just watched. Jesus wept. A team that expected to walk over Dublin and couldn't switch on when Dublin came out firing. Tbf -Dublin had the benefit of their hard match against Kildare last week. I think that we can claim at least 50% of the credit for yesterday's win!

lilyw

DeDoc wrote: ↑Sat Jun 21, 2025 5:24 pm Beirne is from a one street village in the middle of farmland called Eadestown. It's about 30 km from Dublin

Isn't that a tautology for the Gaeilgeoiri amongst us?

And to be hopelessly pedantic - Eadestown is about 10km from Dublin.

lilyw

Just watched Deep Cover on Amazon.

Not going to win any awards but a very entertaining 100 minutes or so. A British comedy film that actually makes you laugh. Orlando Bloom obviously had an absolute ball.

lilyw

Apparently Pog has told Eddie Dunbar he won’t be allowed any more time up the road after getting in the break Yesterday. Dunbar’s sitting 6th, and if he holds close on Saturday he could be an outside shot to do a Talansky on Sunday. Tomorrow and Friday are definitely breakaway days, but Friday does...

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Olo wrote: ↑Thu Jun 12, 2025 6:42 pm Hell of a pitch. 28 wickets in 2 days with the best two sides in the world playing.

What would be the threshold for an investigation?

lilyw

From the highlights it was just that he didn’t have the legs. It sounds like the hill in the middle of the course was pretty tough, too, so it should have suited him. It’ll be very interesting next month if that’s where his form is. Only 2 ITTs in the Tour this year anyway, a 33km flat and a 11km u...

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Remco wins the TT stage of the Dauphiné, and puts 49s into Pog in under 18 kms! Only seeing the results, but any hint of a mechanical for Tadej at all? No mention of it during the official online tracker or reports. Also interesting that Vingegaard put over a second a km into him as well (possibly ...

lilyw

Anecdotally, lots of AI driven systems that have come / coming on board , are not used for next 5 + months timeline purely because sales directors or similar don’t trust them and they don’t want a machine picking holes in their pie in the sky numbers that get shown to shareholders. Chronic waste of...

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themaddog wrote: ↑Tue Jun 10, 2025 10:17 pm https://www.independent.ie/irish-news
FFS residents are marking their doors in Ballymena to identify their nationality.

That takes supporting Israel to a whole new level!

lilyw

Looking at the parcours for the Criterium du Dauphine next week: it seems that the organisers are determined to waste 5 days of everyone's time. An ITT in the middle and 2 big mountain stages on the last 2 days - the other 5 days will just be shadow-boxing given the strength of the UAE and VLAB tea...

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Kildare win the Joe McDonagh. :shock: What a story ! From Christy Ring to Liam McCarthy in successive years . Incredible performance and a well deserved win . They’re as fit and well conditioned as any of the top sides and have plenty of handy hurlers too . Fair balls to them Limerick here we come!...

lilyw

Looking at the parcours for the Criterium du Dauphine next week: it seems that the organisers are determined to waste 5 days of everyone's time. An ITT in the middle and 2 big mountain stages on the last 2 days - the other 5 days will just be shadow-boxing given the strength of the UAE and VLAB team...

lilyw

You really think Tindall and Hooper are hawking this nonesense because they believe it'll save the game? They're just latest to want to make a fast buck. This bothers me, if "I'm a Celebrity" Tindall won't receive a penny and he's doing it purely for the love of the game then I could respect it mor...

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I think it’s part of wider problem in the game that it’s just becoming less popular at school and local club level, less people coming into the game V oldies dying off. Be much better idea to fix the current competitions than introducing another one let alone as bonkers as this Tindall effort. Let’...

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The Korean Empire - BBC In Our Time Podcast

Probably old hat to the other contributors on this thread, but I found it a really good introduction to Korean history since about 1880 and a good giver of context for the current split.

lilyw

We hear a lot of bleating from "rugby people" decrying any fundamental restructuring of the game, while at the same time the traditional structures are slowly but surely killing the game. Rugby in its current form has no real future as a global professional sport. It's viable in France (albeit with ...

lilyw

Most one sided champions league final in years Most one sided final of all time. Also lets call a spade a spade. PSG vs Liverpool and Arsenal were the finals. PSG did brilliantly to navigate them. The gulf between PSG, and the best premier league sides... to the rest of europe is large. La Liga is ...

lilyw

Not a series - but just watched A Real Pain on Disney+.

Absolutely brilliant, Kieran Culkin gives a stunning performance. 90 minutes of almost nothing happening but completely engrossing.

lilyw

I like cycling and have a couple of nice bikes that are worth thousands. People notice I cycle and thus ask me questions looking for help. I am never quite sure ho the hell to handle these requests. "Hi mate, Looking for an offroad capable bike for riding canal paths and general getting about. I ha...

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Today's stage of the Giro is astonishing. Even if it all comes unstuck at the end Simon Yates has ridden an absolute blinder. Yates did brilliantly, and when he linked up with vanAert in the valley it was game over. But my god the stupidity from Carapaz and, especially Del Toro and UAE, was breatht...

lilyw

Today's stage of the Giro is astonishing. Even if it all comes unstuck at the end Simon Yates has ridden an absolute blinder.

lilyw

Short Man Syndrome wrote: ↑Fri May 30, 2025 10:25 pm Greatest. Sitcom. Ever.

RIP Hotlips O’Hooligan.

I loved it but it's truly of it's time. Can you imagine trying to get it commissioned today with those stereotypes?

lilyw

Mobland is worth a months subscription. It’s good, but mirren’s and brosnan’s characters are a bit too OTT for me. Just a “bit too much ham” , But really only a tiny amount. Actually Brosnan is a brilliant actor. One of the few actors with an emotional range to truly rival Roger Moore!

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Denis Donaldsons daughter (who believes Gerry Adam’s called the shots in the murder of her father) wants a public inquiry. Unfortunately for her, Donaldson was shot in Donegal, fat chance the terrorist assisting Fvckers in Dublin will hold an inquiry against an IRA killing. If there's a crime - the...

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Yeah, anything you hear these days just screams not to join the DF. Underpaid and shit. I vaguely know a couple of guys who are ex-army. My wife has a few female pals from home who are/were in the army. My FiL was army for years, too. Seriously mixed stories. For some it's a stable job etc. Others ...

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RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Sun May 25, 2025 6:33 pm No chance we deserved the win, but not really relevant. That goal is allowed I don't see us losing. Cost us millions, signings etc.

The other 9 losses made no contribution?

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https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025/05/19/man-known-to-mike-gaine-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder-as-human-remains-found/ IT article says that the tank was drained and searched previously. Seems that the remains were dumped there subsequently, but that some farm workers went to spread slurry ...

lilyw

Details are unclear. Lots of reports mentioning his slurry tank was drained and then others mention this slurry tank as "near" his farm. So perhaps dumped in somebody else's tank? Or, as you suggest, dumped after the original search https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025/05/19/man-known-to-mike-...

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DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 1:37 pm Having said that the gap before the Heineken final is a bit shit as well.

To mangle a reference to another thread:

The NTHC is the unwanted ginger step-child of European rugby and the power-brokers don't give a monkey's about it.

lilyw

I like thursdays and hate fallow weeks, takes all the momentum. Love a friday night game as well. Fallow weeks by their nature are of least benefit to France and England, and probably most beneficial to Italy and Scotland. While I actually agree with you about the loss of flow from a spectator poin...

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I didn't see a thread. There are so many things wrong with this that I thought that it had to be a joke. Men’s Six Nations starts midweek and is cut shorter for 2026 Next year’s Six Nations will kick-off on a Thursday night for the first time in the competition’s history, with the defending champion...

lilyw

The Irish are the blacks of Europe

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Both Australia and Ireland went out. If Sweden wins, then Ireland will no longer share the record of most wins. 1990s - Ireland dominates Eurovision, is shit at rugby. 2020s - complete opposite. She made the semi final Boom! Lost her first competitive match. Maybe she is Irish after all

lilyw

Stop expecting the next Munster guy is another ROG and the Leinster guy is Sexton. The game evolves I don't expect either to be the next ROG or Sexton, I literally just said that. I don't understand that point you're trying to make? That you've chastised others for not backing them and then gone ah...

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