Sandstorm (& Mitty's Boat, if you happen to have the same objection), Worldwide reserves of lithium are estimated as 13 million tonnes.[30] Using the battery efficiency figure of 400 g of lithium per kWh,[65] this gives a total maximum lithium battery capacity of 52 billion kWh which, assuming it i...

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Arthur McBride wrote:Crane driver in the dockyard in Riga, Latvia.

Brilliant... she has curtains in there.

Most women do.
Oh, I see what you mean.

And she was doing her knitting.

There was a hot one driving it the day before but alas i didn't have my camera with me!!

Crane driver in the dockyard in Riga, Latvia.

Busy at Work!!

If your after a nice floury dry spud you can't go far wrong with Arran Victory.

Great bluey purplish skin that they burst right out of when they're boiled!!

You can thank the dairy cows. Had a great year profit wise.with them. The wee tractor we got the day cost 55k + vat. Get some of it spend b4 the tax man gets his grubby little hands on it!!! Prices arent good on tatties though are they? The mainstay of the irish (North & South) economy... Chatting ...

kerry_exile wrote:Do irfu.ie bother with the live announcements anymore, or did they tire of f*cking them up?!
Can't see a link on their site.

It's up now, team to be announced at 1.15

http://www.irishrugby.ie/ireland/live_streaming.php

McGrath to start and a few changes to the pack. This team should be too strong the Scots. Saw some of the match they played against England and they didn't look up to much. Ireland U-20 v Scotland U-20 (Dubarry Park, Athlone - Friday 9th March 2012, Kick-off 7.05pm) 15 - Shane Layden (Buccaneers - C...

Here ya go, forwards: Healy: Rnd Versus Try Ast L-brk G-fwd T-o Tkl L-o Scr Cat G-kck G-mis Pen L-pos Pts Rd 1 WAL 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 160 Rd 2 FRA 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 175 Rd 3 ITA 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 145 Ave - 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 160 Total - 0 0 0 14 1 15 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 480 ...

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danthefan wrote:How's McCarthy at running a lineout?

Not great,I'll leave it at that.

He is a good lineout operator. He's also very useful around the park.

4.Ryan 5.McCarthy 18.Tuohy, if there's any justice

The only thing McCarthy should be running on Saturday is bath for the lads after the match!!

Tuohy has been very good this season. Not sure he could have done much more tbf. Big and aggressive, good lineout operator. Does the hard work but capable of a gallop too. Could steady Best in the lineout as well as he is use to his timing, who calls them for Ulster? Muller usually and in fairness ...

etherman wrote:Tuohy has been very good this season. Not sure he could have done much more tbf. Big and aggressive, good lineout operator. Does the hard work but capable of a gallop too.

Could steady Best in the lineout as well as he is use to his timing, who calls them for Ulster?

The rugby blogs Irish ratings http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/rbs-six-nations-2012-ireland-player-ratings-v-france On these ratings, fairly balanced but I disagree almost completely that Bowe should have passed to Kearney for the 2nd try. He went to pass, noticed Kearney was being tracked and thought...

The rugby blogs Irish ratings http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/rbs-six-nations-2012-ireland-player-ratings-v-france On these ratings, fairly balanced but I disagree almost completely that Bowe should have passed to Kearney for the 2nd try. He went to pass, noticed Kearney was being tracked and thought...

Did i see right when I saw a french player spill the ball forward in the build up to Frances try? Did i also see right when I saw Harinordoquy stand on Mike Ross face at a Irish ruck? No, Earls broke the line discipline and attempted a retarded flyhack which only resulted in the French lad having h...

You've a lot more patience than I would with the Munster WUMS, CM, that's for sure. Regarding Zebo - he is very exciting going forward, still has to learn to cut in and pass mind you, but afaik had defensive problems all through his career to date. The QF against Ulster will be a good tester for hi...

I think Griffin is the front runner closely followed by Cave but both need better 10's inside them than Parks and iHumph to see what they are really about. If you mean you think Griffin is potentially the better player then fair enough, it's an opinion and I haven't see enough of Griffin to disagre...

I think Griffin is the front runner closely followed by Cave but both need better 10's inside them than Parks and iHumph to see what they are really about. If you mean you think Griffin is potentially the better player then fair enough, it's an opinion and I haven't see enough of Griffin to disagre...

If Spence isn't a naturally a 13 what is he? And if you say 12 I'm going to fly to Dublin and repeatedly kick you in the throat. I don't think he has a natural position. He's an athlete and his physical makeup makes him a back, his deficiencies in certain areas mean he's not a 9, 10 or 15. So he's ...

Re. Zebo, moving Earls around has achieved very little. Leave Zebo where he is, in the context of replacing BOD we need a natural 13 and not a winger shoehorned in there. We have 3 natural 13s who may come good. Cave, Griffin and EOM, probably in that order. And with Cave it's more a case of hoping...

Has Simon Zebo ever played in the centre? on Friday night he showed he had good vision and a fantastic pass. With his size and speed would we not be better trying him at 13 rather than Earls at Munster. Thought Earls played well on Saturday probable his best performance in the 13 jersey for Ireland...

That's really missing the point of why he's been criticised. Yes and no. Some of his decision making was very poor and he was often very ponderous, but the slow developing box kicks are obviously a tactic (there is a reason every Irish scrum half has been doing them for years) and it is clear he's ...

Has Simon Zebo ever played in the centre? on Friday night he showed he had good vision and a fantastic pass. With his size and speed would we not be better trying him at 13 rather than Earls at Munster. Thought Earls played well on Saturday probable his best performance in the 13 jersey for Ireland...

Has Simon Zebo ever played in the centre? on Friday night he showed he had good vision and a fantastic pass. With his size and speed would we not be better trying him at 13 rather than Earls at Munster. Thought Earls played well on Saturday probable his best performance in the 13 jersey for Ireland ...

The radio was reporting a whole load of injury worries :? Kearney Sexton D'Arcy Healy SOB Jaysus, :( Healy and Sexton I assume were concussion worries. Kearneys groin is playing up. From the BBC's sports day live RUGBY UNION Ireland have no long-term injury problems following their Six Nations win ...

What's the story with SOB then folks? Why is he playing rather averagely. Even allowing that he's playing at 7, you'd certainly expect more from him. Carrying an injury? Loss of confidence. Pining for the cattle? I think a lot of it is the way Ireland are set up to play as opposed to Leinster, comb...

Gert Small out Anthony Foley in!!!

Till the end of the six nations anyway.

Floppykid wrote:Is the team being announced soon?

Team to be announced at 13.15

http://www.irishrugby.ie/ireland/25670.php

What's the chances of any changes from the France match? It is the first game of 4 in a row after all.

A point on recharging. When I go to a filling station to fill up my tank most of the time there is someone at the pump ahead of me. This isn't a big deal because they will be filled up and away in a matter of minutes. But if it is going to take 40 minutes for them to charge up and 40 minutes for me ...

Think either POM or Ryan were covering for Ferris as he had the hearing and that it will be SOB on the bench with one of POM or Ryan sarting alongside Ferris and Heaslip.

The starting backs are in Yellow , starting forwards are in Red and the boys on the bench are all wearing Blue.

SOB on the bench on Saturday then.