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JoeyFantastic

I've been told the ambulance scenario before. A lot of what I seen previously and have in Limerick of arriving ambulances were geriatric patients from nursing homes. This is another issue to be resolved choking up the ED department. They arrive and the poor things get effed into a corner, a lot of ...

JoeyFantastic

Read that today, it still doesn't justify the time delays when she was clearly categorised as high risk, Nolanator raised a good point earlier about fire fighting. Brings up a whole load of failures excluding the clinical care, hospital ED should literally be the last resort to present yourself to....

JoeyFantastic

Reading about the testimony at the coroner's inquest for the 16yr old who passed of sepsis in UHL is harrowing, the timeline was so short for her. GP had her diagnosed straight away and the hospital dropped the ball over and over again by the looks of it. Head nurse in Oz and not available for cros...

JoeyFantastic

Reading about the testimony at the coroner's inquest for the 16yr old who passed of sepsis in UHL is harrowing, the timeline was so short for her. GP had her diagnosed straight away and the hospital dropped the ball over and over again by the looks of it. Head nurse in Oz and not available for cros...

JoeyFantastic

diarm wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:15 pm The article on the main page says today was the first time ever that Beirne and Snyman have started together in the second row.

Is that right?

Yep, afaik.

Still, if we could keep both fit for the run in...

JoeyFantastic

From what I've heard (through very good sources) Birch isn't far off the mark. Could be genuinely career ending. What happened to him? His vision could be damaged for the rest of his life from what I understand. Fwiw I heard the same from a guy who'd know but you always hear rumours. Great win for ...

JoeyFantastic

Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:52 pm
JoeyFantastic wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:51 pm Hilarious how good Snyman is when he's fit to play.
Joey we are kindred spirits you realise that yeah

Yeah, I can live with it

JoeyFantastic

Hilarious how good Snyman is when he's fit to play.

JoeyFantastic

Absolutely shocking performance tbh. So blunt in attack and arguably unlucky with the amount of tries scored off turnovers. Hopefully a kick up the backside and shows the younger players the standards required. True - suppose they know if they don't cut it Leinster will just buy-in a team, can't be...

JoeyFantastic

Looking forward to a Snyman MOTM performance now he's back in SA...

JoeyFantastic

earl the beaver wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:40 am
Ulster finances are not as bad as made out, if they were we wouldn't be buying property around Ravenhill in cash.

Pretty much - Munster and Connacht are improving their infrastructure at the minute too - the poor mouth stuff doesn't stand up to real scrutiny imo.

JoeyFantastic

I think one of the simpler solutions, which I mentioned yesterday (and thought to actually be the case) is for the provinces to cover some of the central contract for use of the players. It doesn't fully solve the inequality but it'd help and be fairer. Aki's contract would be approx 1/10 of Connac...

JoeyFantastic

Lads, do EPCR do kids tickets? I can't remember, not sure I've brought the kids to a semi final before. No mention of it on their site where they outline ticket prices. I might have to downgrade my prediction of attendance if they're expecting families to pay full price for all tickets. Would there...

JoeyFantastic

And that is Munster personified. Had Knox and Salanoa (who played in the URC final, and was poached from Leinster leaving a bad taste in the mouth : Aungier having previously been sent to Connacht), yet as soon as Wasps went bang brought Ryan back and started playing him. And now want a new front r...

JoeyFantastic

Should be interesting to see how the new centres of excellence do. We don't have the schools and the clubs have shown they don't have the resources to bring through players at schools' level. This will in theory give the best players access to the things schools players have. Main difference is it ...

JoeyFantastic

Dublin GAA is multiples the size of Leinster rugby in Dublin, within 2 miles of St Marys/Terenure RFCs who both struggle to put out 4/5 senior adult rugby teams. There are a number of huge GAA clubs including one that puts out over 100 teams each week. They are also going to building a new state of...

JoeyFantastic

Dublin GAA is multiples the size of Leinster rugby in Dublin, within 2 miles of St Marys/Terenure RFCs who both struggle to put out 4/5 senior adult rugby teams. There are a number of huge GAA clubs including one that puts out over 100 teams each week. They are also going to building a new state of...

JoeyFantastic

Professionalism. Gotta love it. Also, importantly, the need to accurately value tradition within the system. I'm far from sure that's been done. If it had been, then Munster, for example, would likely be based out of Cork. Demographics and potential upside vs tradition. TP would have been modernize...

JoeyFantastic

The Leinster ARE producing players for you ungrateful plebs line being trotted out I see. Hmmmm. We're giving a home to your castoffs by and large, so of course you're fine with perpetuating that system. It reinforces the gap. A draft. If there's to be anything other than a pretence at real competi...

JoeyFantastic

IRFU are fukking up Irish Rugby medium to long term. Good for Leinster short term, but fukking everyone else. Hopefully Humph can sort it, but not holding my breath. There's definitely scope for Leinster rugby to do to Irish rugby what Dublin football has done to the Leinster championship. It's fin...

JoeyFantastic

A season long loan is pointless for the other provinces, utterly pointless. If the IRFU will sanction signings like Barrett for Leinster then they simply have to provide funding for the other provinces to improve, otherwise we become even more dependent on one province. How do they think attendance...

JoeyFantastic

A season long loan is pointless for the other provinces, utterly pointless. If the IRFU will sanction signings like Barrett for Leinster then they simply have to provide funding for the other provinces to improve, otherwise we become even more dependent on one province. How do they think attendance...

JoeyFantastic

Hmmmmm. Forgive us for not building more fee-paying schools in thriving metropolitan areas and restricting them to single sex intake, excluding other team sports and hiring professional coaching staff. Because that's what a secondary school should be for. there's definitely some truth to CM's post ...

JoeyFantastic

Disingenuous to assert we have not made moves to address appalling lack of talent coming through. We have. I'll accept it was done far too late, but it is being done. However it is where they are coming though from, and both quantity and quality of the raw material provided which remains the crux o...

JoeyFantastic

Hmmmmm. Forgive us for not building more fee-paying schools in thriving metropolitan areas and restricting them to single sex intake, excluding other team sports and hiring professional coaching staff. Because that's what a secondary school should be for. there's definitely some truth to CM's post ...

JoeyFantastic

ill be amazed if its Jordie Barrett :lol: You can smell the boiling piss from Limerick and Cork Somebody check on Joey I'm glad your thoughts are with me, it's a warm feeling to know you care. I don't see the need for the signing as ye already have a top class fullback but it's great business.

JoeyFantastic

It was dying. It’s back with a bang this year thanks to the English resurgence. Not much joy for Munster but we’ll just soldier on without them. Remember the world keeps on turning without some of the old heavyweights of European rugby - Brive, Biarritz, Colomiers - could Munster be the next to be ...

JoeyFantastic

What is with this need to be loved? Jhc great performance. Great win. fudge all won yet considering the Toulouse juggernaut on the other side Didn't Leinster walk through Toulouse last year? It's done. Luckily the comp is dying on its feet so no one will care. It was dying. It’s back with a bang th...

JoeyFantastic

And here we are 20 years later as champions. :smug: What amazes me is how hurt the Leinster lads are by things that happened decades ago. I don't give us much hope of a United Ireland if we can't get over sporting grudges from ages back. It's kinda beautiful though. Hurt by the joy Munster gave me ...

JoeyFantastic

Sugary_tae wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:15 pm What is with this need to be loved?

Jhc great performance. Great win. fudge all won yet considering the Toulouse juggernaut on the other side

Didn't Leinster walk through Toulouse last year? It's done. Luckily the comp is dying on its feet so no one will care.

JoeyFantastic

Yes lads, Munster were very good 20 years ago. Well done. And here we are 20 years later as champions. :smug: What amazes me is how hurt the Leinster lads are by things that happened decades ago. I don't give us much hope of a United Ireland if we can't get over sporting grudges from ages back. It'...

JoeyFantastic

They’re legends man. The whole world still talks about the charisma, charm and personality of Ireland’s answer to Jonah Lomu, John Hayes. Nobody will even remember Tadhgh Furlong in a couple of years, don’t talk to me about lions tours and grand slams, Joey says he’s shite. Man, I said they are dul...

JoeyFantastic

I didn't say he was, I said people still remember him 15 years on after Duff brought him up. Though, I do think his journey to the pro game via NZ and putting off retirement so he could afford a bigger farm are curiosities. I don't think he's particularly interesting but I'd say he'd be fine to hav...

JoeyFantastic

iarmhiman wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:43 pm So what is the argument now?

Our players aren't interesting enough?

Whatever holes you can pick mate

My initial comment was this Leinster side is too dull to even dislike - there's nothing there to fix on.

JoeyFantastic

Yeah nobody will remember Porter Sheehan Furlong literally the greatest front row this country has ever produced :lol: the ROG loss has tipped you over the edge man Gwan so, tell me something interesting about Furlong? Guy has been a pro for a decade so there must be loads of stories etc? How on ea...

JoeyFantastic

Yeah nobody will remember Porter Sheehan Furlong literally the greatest front row this country has ever produced :lol: the ROG loss has tipped you over the edge man Gwan so, tell me something interesting about Furlong? Guy has been a pro for a decade so there must be loads of stories etc? :lol: :lo...

JoeyFantastic

Bring back those amazingly engaging personalities Frankie Sheehan, Marcus Horan and John Hayes You laugh but 15 years on you can remember them - this bunch of nondescript heroes will be forgotten far sooner, imo. Yeah nobody will remember Porter Sheehan Furlong literally the greatest front row this...

JoeyFantastic

In what sense do they have a bit about them? Porter's story is sad but he doesn't seem interesting in any way. They look like they have a bit more personality than you're crediting them with. Lowe in particular but because he's so good natured, it doesn't count for you. You're on a negative buzz fo...

JoeyFantastic

Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:30 am Joey you’ve taken this Leinster win hard. It’s a lovely morning out what about a nice hill walk

I'm about to head out to Curraghchase with the kids but it's good advice.

JoeyFantastic

Is she in the room with us now? What's weird is when you go through the current Leinster side is there's no one there with enough personality to even dislike - they really are a bunch of personality-less nobodies. Porter, McCarthy, Lowe all have a bit about them but not if you're looking for negati...

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