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- Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Trans issues and 'compelled' speech
- Replies: 43
- Views: 6146
Re: Trans issues and 'compelled' speech
I could call all people in this thread all manner of names instead I'll offer (most) the dignity of referring to them as they wish. This is what freedom is. Within tolerances we allow people to be who they are. Considering a lot of us are at best middle aged (and arguing between Northern and Souther...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:01 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
I'd point out the hospitals (dunno about Limerick) are definitely doing things to ease the burden. I know A&Es now hire GPs, including from abroad, to work in A&E. Ideally this wouldn't be necessary and there'd be proper primary care centres to treat people but for now A&Es are the only places with ...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:43 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
This is great news. A new National Park in Kerry. We need more of them. Actually make our land available for the public and conserve it. https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2024/04 ... -in-kerry/
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:11 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
The political debate about health is getting, well, interesting. Yesterday you had Harris claiming that the SF 'alternate' budget allocated less money to Health than the actual budget to howls of derision from SF. Today you had the SF document disappearing from the SF website, before appearing agai...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:00 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
first time a patient dies ? :lol: University hospital Limerick anyone - which teenage girl's death in which week in the average life and time of just one hospital are we talking about ? do you honestly believe they have taken any corrective measures to minimise the likelihood of this re-occurring ?...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:28 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
No matter how old my Da gets he's always a natural in the car. He'll whinge and moan, and ask for sweets to be delivered to him, but he'll drive like a superstar.
He always said pull the plug if he bought a Toyota Carrola.
He always said pull the plug if he bought a Toyota Carrola.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:45 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
:lol: Glad you enjoyed that. Was thinking of you after I posted it. I think Fergus Aherne testified against a fellow consultant. Former Leinster sh was Gus. Before my time. Although I'm not sure when my time was. Probably catching ROG and the lot in their Euro travails through the 2000s on RTÉ.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:03 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:48 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Banning smoking - does it make sense?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 2575
Re: Banning smoking - does it make sense?
My wife is dieing in front of my eyes. She has smoked for almost 50 years now and just cannot give up. She doesn't try any more and won't even let her doctor discuss it. She refuses any tests to see what damage it has caused, she knows it has but thinks knowing the details will just cause more stre...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:37 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Is this a doctor consult or a "PWC" consultant? It could apply to both. Medical consultants have legal responsibility in the end. If you can convince one of their colleagues to torperdo their career and testify against them. :lol: Glad you enjoyed that. Was thinking of you after I posted it.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:36 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:32 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
It's good to know you're a consultant Great to see actionable points there and constructive suggestions. Definitely not just broad meaningless statements heavy on vibes and low on details. i could explain budgets and KPIs and setting structures in place to reward performance but i'd lose you Defini...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
I've seen it argued that the HSE staff levels only got back to what they "should" be years after massive cuts during austerity. That's obviously a very subjective definition of "should". Comparing productivity to Headcount is less accurate than comparing to Whole Time Equivalents. Less than fulltim...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 4:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
I've seen it argued that the HSE staff levels only got back to what they "should" be years after massive cuts during austerity. That's obviously a very subjective definition of "should". Comparing productivity to Headcount is less accurate than comparing to Whole Time Equivalents. Less than fulltim...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:01 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel declares state of war
- Replies: 9370
- Views: 308901
Re: Israel declares state of war
https://i.imgur.com/2cNpTvb.jpeg :lol: What’s the point of launching slow-moving drones? Is this Tehran’s version of “we’ll escalate! …but not too much” Literally yes. And I think they've said it's not escalation, that from their perspective they're responding to Israel's attack on their consulate....
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 10:31 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: World Chess Championship game 2021
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3495
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:44 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Adult nappy market in Japan overtaking the baby market...
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1138
Re: Adult nappy market in Japan overtaking the baby market...
Can't the economy just shrink or grow accordingly? If it shrinks so be it, life goes on. Regarding the ageing population, are you suggesting every country has to grow it's population year on year indefinitely just so they can cope with people getting older? The problem is population collapse not de...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/04/05/donohoe-intervened-against-stronger-care-referendum-wording-regarding-spending-risk/ The govt themselves didn't know what those referendums were about, as suspected. What in the name of f**king god was Leo thinking. He really was weak. Not sure how tha...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Adult nappy market in Japan overtaking the baby market...
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1138
Re: Adult nappy market in Japan overtaking the baby market...
That's such a typical BBC article. You'd think the focus would be on why so many adult humans need to wear nappies. Instead the whole piece is hysteria about slightly declining birth rates in massively overpopulated countries :roll: Christ this is the biggest issue humanity faces bar none: and you ...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:48 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Snyman's not forever ...
- Replies: 295
- Views: 13789
Re: Snyman's not forever ...
What's the story with this thread? Snyman's done fudge all with Munster. Tell him to fudge off. Give the extra cash to putting more seats in Muzzer. The True Home of Rugby in Munster.
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:42 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Personally I don't have a problem with public sector employees not being rewarded for time spent out of the country. Why do you deserve more for time you didn't spend here? Absolutely. Takes the tax free salary in the Middle East for 4 years, then comes home and expects the rewards as if he's been ...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:47 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
What do you even say about this. ‘I’m devastated: my wife and I are wondering why we came back’ – teacher’s four years’ work in Dubai not reflected in pay A chemistry teacher who spent four years working in Dubai has said he was “heartbroken” when he returned to Ireland and learned that his years t...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Glad to see Dublin get the attention it deserves in public transport and housing to attract more culchies who'll drink in Sinnotts.
Keep the rest of the country wit kant free!
Keep the rest of the country wit kant free!
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 8:59 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Ed sheeran is modestly talented IMO
- Replies: 131
- Views: 2853
Re: Ed sheeran is modestly talented IMO
I was writing a blog for a while. Local musicians performing at a small but busy pub that was doing good business but wasn't packed. I'd say they managed to give them 50 quid and a few beers after a performance, and provide sound tech support for their gig from the musician staff. There was never a ...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 8:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Whats the wokest thing you ever read?
- Replies: 82
- Views: 3590
Re: Whats the wokest thing you ever read?
I thought big corps like Nike have marketing people to agree designs, based on public perceptions. Maybe they've fcked up, because judging what I've read the large majority of the english public like the traditional flag design and don't see the need to change it. Can't be good for shirt sales. The...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:00 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 15 Minute Cities
- Replies: 570
- Views: 14448
Re: 15 Minute Cities
Surprisingly (to me anyway) most UK cities score highly on this site https://www.cityaccessmap.com/ which uses google to assess the percentage of urban population within 15 minutes of 7 types of public services. Doesn't include work related for obvious reasons, and the collection of services also b...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Ed sheeran is modestly talented IMO
- Replies: 131
- Views: 2853
Re: Ed sheeran is a talentless fudge IMO
He's a bit decent busker level I guess, but people like him so there ya go. David Gray was very popular in Ireland and he's of a similar bent. David Gray wrote great pop. And there's a lack of lyrical, as a musical quality, "pop" in the modern charts. Sheeran seems like a nice fella in all the publ...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:41 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Whats the wokest thing you ever read?
- Replies: 82
- Views: 3590
Re: Whats the wokest thing you ever read?
The utter wokerey of the English right crying about the change of colour on the flag of the England Soccer team is astounding. Stop being offended at everything you poundshop Enoch Powells. Pathetic especially given the fact that the butchers apron and the Union flag have been high jacked by racist...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Ah it will but just like the children’s hospital you’ll have every crank and well intentioned idiot giving their barstool opinion, holding it, claiming to know more than the actual professionals contracted to design it, and of course all of a sudden being very concerned about the public finances Al...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
You’re the guy bringing up Harris’s looks and complaining about misogyny. Dweebs are also a distinct demographic and by your responses you seem included in that subgroup. g'way and take your trans daughters on their summer holidays Everyone knows his poor trans xids don't get holidays. No, they go ...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Yeah saying a politician is liked by the ‘yummy mummys’ and implying that would affect their voting patterns isn’t misogynistic at all. Yummy mummies are a distinct demographic who are targetted, especially in Dublin. If you deny this it shows how politically naive you are. And that you don't under...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
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What the fudge are you on about, Harris is a dweeb. Harris is cute as a button, and a capable politician. That he came out of Health unscathed is a sign of that. Fierce bang of misogyny off this thread. "Let the men talk politics!" Yeah saying a politician is liked by the ‘yummy mummys’ and implyin...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:48 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
He's a pretty boy. Much prettier than Varadkar. And he's straight.feckwanker wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:43 pm Harris liked by the yummy mummy brigade- tell me how you don't know any women in real life without telling me you don't know any women in really life.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:47 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leo Varadkar gggooonnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeee!
- Replies: 137
- Views: 3243
Re: Leo Varadkar gggooonnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeee!
Saved us from the collateral of Britain's Brexit Brexit, ensured our all island economy survived, kept us in the single market, steered us out of Covid . A solid 8/10 for me To be fair, I'd give the credit for steering us out of Covid to Martin Yea good point. Still 8/10 . Thought that border was g...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:41 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
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I think Leo was given the heave-ho. He's done his job, led the country, now they get to go into an election without his baggage. Harris is liked by the yummy mummy brigade, a big core of FG. He's capable enough, no worse than Leo and I'd say better; more appealing to a broader demographic and withou...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 146292
- Views: 7942719
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I think either Varadkar is a visionary or the blazers gave him the heave-ho. General election? New Budget coming up? Previous generous budgets and a strong economy?
It's now time for someone new. Lead Ireland into a new generation; it's Holly Cairns for me. The greatest thinker of the 2020s.
It's now time for someone new. Lead Ireland into a new generation; it's Holly Cairns for me. The greatest thinker of the 2020s.
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:46 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Irish navy missed drug bust because of St Patrick’s Day
- Replies: 59
- Views: 1428
Re: Irish navy missed drug bust because of St Patrick’s Day
By this point, the Royal Navy, perhaps? We'd cripple the Royal Navy by having everyone watch the English stations for a few weeks and increasing their ad spend. Have you noticed the amount of ads for public service, frontline positions in the UK has seen a massive increase in the past month or two....
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:08 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Irish navy missed drug bust because of St Patrick’s Day
- Replies: 59
- Views: 1428
Re: Irish navy missed drug bust because of St Patrick’s Day
Who is a military threat to Ireland that a couple boats would stop? Is it just a "doing your bit" thing? By this point, the Royal Navy, perhaps? We'd cripple the Royal Navy by having everyone watch the English stations for a few weeks and increasing their ad spend. Have you noticed the amount of ad...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:58 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 528658
- Views: 28815881
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
I have no clue where anyone is from, or what province you support. I just assume you're all Dubs, with stupid money for notions in restaurants—which you wit kant Dubs seem to love—until I know better, and therefore I dislike you until proven otherwise. If it turns out you're from Meath I'll f**king ...