Men in balaclavas "protesting" outside Roderick O'Gorman's gaff. The same week that John McGuirk was on newstalk proclaiming that the Irish government were waging a war on their own people. Things sure are ugly these days
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- Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:12 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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- Fri Apr 12, 2024 4:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Where's this latest poll? Haven't seen it reported anywhere at all
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:51 pm
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https://www.thejournal.ie/simon-harris-ard-fheis-speech-2-6346917-Apr2024/ Amazing! Sounds like FG might be the party of the people after all. But wait a minute.. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/varadkar-pledges-to-increase-threshold-for-top-tax-rate-to-50-000-1.3701632 50,000 ne...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 9:27 pm
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"Law and Order" is code for killing the hate speech bill, "farming" is code for piss off Greens and I'm not sure what "small business" refers to but I'm pretty sure it will see next to nothing actually being done.
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:43 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The best new and returning TV series of 2024?
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Re: The best new and returning TV series of 2024?
I watched two episodes and didn't really care for it. It's a bit sterile. Couldn't help but compare it with the film and I'm not sure it stacks up too well there. It probably doesn't need an extra six hoursMonk Zombie wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:20 am a new Tom Ripley series starts on Netflix today.
the reviews are glowing.
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:31 pm
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Lowry has supported every FG government since he was a minister. Nothing new in that.
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 1:34 pm
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Was it pints of Guinness? You don't really get bad pints of Guinness anymore, especially not in busy city centre places like that
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:03 pm
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An incredibly difficult job that pays a pittance and where receiving vile abuse is standard. Plenty of talented people in Ireland but who on earth would bother with being a politician? Coveney would be on €200000 a year as a minister with another €30000 of a mileage allowance. It's definitely a tou...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 7:22 pm
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Always likely, sadly. Better than decent operator. Decent fella. FG headed towards dangerous times. Wouldn't be the first centre party to be swung right by personal ambition chasing the populist support. I think it's more at risk of being swung to the shite. Talk of Neale Richmond, Peter Burke and ...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 6:43 pm
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Always likely, sadly. Better than decent operator. Decent fella. FG headed towards dangerous times. Wouldn't be the first centre party to be swung right by personal ambition chasing the populist support. I think it's more at risk of being swung to the shite. Talk of Neale Richmond, Peter Burke and ...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:50 pm
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- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Always likely, sadly. Better than decent operator. Decent fella. FG headed towards dangerous times. Wouldn't be the first centre party to be swung right by personal ambition chasing the populist support. I think it's more at risk of being swung to the shite. Talk of Neale Richmond, Peter Burke and ...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:46 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Golden Age of Westerns
- Replies: 105
- Views: 2236
Re: Golden Age of Westerns
Personally I'd start with John ford... He's really the GOAT when it comes to westerns. 'The Searchers' and 'the man who shot liberty valance' are probably his masterpieces but are better enjoyed having seen his earlier (more traditional) stuff like 'stage coach', 'fort Apache', 'she wore a yellow r...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 2:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Whats the wokest thing you ever read?
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- Views: 3491
Re: Whats the wokest thing you ever read?
If you expose yourself to enough shit children's television then you can start reading far too much into it. During COVID I watched a lot of Thomas and got very bummed out by the idea of sentient trains doomed to perform menial tasks for eternity at the whim of the fat controller who periodically th...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Ed sheeran is modestly talented IMO
- Replies: 131
- Views: 2797
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: DUNE 2:OFFICIAL THREAD
- Replies: 273
- Views: 24370
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Damn, the inevetable attempt at criticising it for some not woke enough angle, has become lazy and poorly reserached and edited: https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1772715148471423256 This sort of bollocks seems to be dying out slowly, finally. It’s so boring now It slowly is, but they are still tr...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:23 am
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- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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I dunno, I feel like FG are in for a bit of a kicking between established TDs retiring and then the usual stuff. Needless to say, a huge amount depends on what happens between now and the GE. A big bad news story, "scandal" etc, and it's goodnight Irene. If things get consistently better and SF don...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:21 pm
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They should run one of them instead of Madigan. Fine Gael not having a seat in the DBS constituency is mental and splitting their vote is not smart. That would split their vote in Dublin Rathdown though. Are they more likely to return two there than in DBS? 2020 they got 2/3 seats off 31% in DR and...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:48 pm
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Simon bring sexy back :thumbup: https://m.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/kate-oconnell-invited-to-return-and-paschal-donohoe-has-choice-to-make-simon-harris-era-has-begun/a2052430416.html Oh that's interesting. Nice little shoot out with Geoghegan in Dublin Bay South or a spot in the Seanad? They ...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:59 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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- Views: 28743440
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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.JoeyFantastic wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:58 amGuy has literally zero international ambition - he'd probably flounder out of his comfort zone.
Edit: Beirne of course too.
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR12 Sharks vs Ulster
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- Views: 1621
Re: URCR12 Sharks vs Ulster
This on TV anywhere?
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:12 pm
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- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Oh that's interesting. Nice little shoot out with Geoghegan in Dublin Bay South or a spot in the Seanad?HighKingLeinster wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:18 am Simon bring sexy back
https://m.independent.ie/opinion/analys ... 30416.html
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:28 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…
- Replies: 92
- Views: 2125
Re: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…
You are correct regarding the health service. Why is it that we cannot seem to produce enough doctors, nurses and other health professionals to meet our own requirements given that those should be relatively attractive jobs? They're hard jobs, aren't they? Pay is internationally very competitive bu...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…
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Re: Is Ireland maturing as a country, or…
I've no time for Trump but then I've none for Biden either. I'm also unconvinced that immigration is a net good. Countries tend to get large scale immigration once they are already successful. The total pie may get bigger with immigration but there are a lot more mouths wanting a piece. I recall no...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 5:06 pm
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Josepha Madigan the next one to announce she wont seek re-election. Although could be a hissy over not getting the European nod He'll be doing a reshuffle and will be giving all the leavers the boot. Should see another couple go over the next two weeks. Will they make it to half the party, I wonder?
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:16 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leo Varadkar gggooonnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeee!
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Re: Leo Varadkar gggooonnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeee!
I've noticed Varadkar being given credit for marriage equality a few times. That happened entirely under Enda Kenny.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:45 pm
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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 managed to get out of health without being considered car crash. I don't rate him very highly as a leader b...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:15 pm
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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 2:42 pm
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Is it?
Still it was a very impressive race to get as far away from the leadership position as possible.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:15 pm
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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.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:05 am
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Sorry, Donohoe not Coveney
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:45 am
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Harris secures his nomination through the twitter wing of FG. Neale Richmond, Maria Walsh and the identikit senators. How inspiring. He was always going to be nominated. Wouldn't surprise me if he ended up running unopposed. He's got some ducks in a row to be fair to him. They're not great ducks bu...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:01 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
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Harris secures his nomination through the twitter wing of FG. Neale Richmond, Maria Walsh and the identikit senators. How inspiring.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:11 am
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If there is going to be a contest within FG then we'll have a situation where, because of the rules around weighting, the parliamentary party are basically able to choose the next leader even though roughly 1/3 of them have no intention of running for office again.
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:14 pm
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- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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Coveney rules himself out. Probably peeved that Varadkar got his retirement announcement in ahead of him. He is leaving the party in pretty bad shape for whoever comes next.
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 5:05 pm
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- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
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What has he got against poor Ciaran Cannon to go upstaging him like that?
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
I love seeing Grant Gilchrist on Scottish teams. He's like a big, old, reliable hazel tree, providing valuable nutrition to hungry Irish forwards every year for god knows how long.
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:31 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 6N - your best xv ?
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Re: 6N - your best xv ?
Over looking Schoeman is amiss. He was dominant in 4 of 5. Certainly would have him as my tight head. Porter too many penalties to make that list and that's not counting the 4 or 5 more he should have been given. Lowe doesn't make the list. He was average in some games this 6N. Not his usual. Garbi...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:43 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Happy St Patrick's Day - Ireland's favorite Welshman! Quick question lads. I have American style corned beef in the crockpot and was going to do mash, but just read about Colcannon. Is that eaten much in Ireland or is it another US invention? If genuine, any decent recipes? Cheers - and congrats on...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:02 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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How did people feel Larmour did? I thought he played as expected. He's 5th(?) choice in the back three, and is not a FB. Even Leinster only select him there as a break glass option in lower profile games. He was drafted in to start at FB in a 6N decider, having not been in the frame for a serious I...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:44 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Don't know about you lads but I'm happy that tournament is over. Every year i get excited about the 6 Nations and it's a great competition especially when your team is winning. That game was tense yesterday and not enjoyable at all. That England game whether they will admit it or not affected them ...