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by danthefan
Sun Jun 06, 2021 1:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Views: 28511769

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Just saw Porter ruled out of the Lions, fairly rotten weekend for Leinster.
by danthefan
Sat Jun 05, 2021 4:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525345
Views: 28511769

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Mad end to Leicester v Bristol here. I'm not even going to try write it out on my phone.
by danthefan
Fri Jun 04, 2021 5:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

The Victorian bandstand, constructed in 1887, is ordinarily not accessible to the public , due to its fragile nature, the OPW said. “This had not caused issues previously, as the public respected the small gate at the bandstand and its specific purpose for music performances and readings organised ...
by danthefan
Fri Jun 04, 2021 11:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

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Any point in haggling with the insurance company on my quote? It has gone up two years in a row, but still by far the cheapest I can seem to get.
by danthefan
Thu Jun 03, 2021 12:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

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FFS, I'm still waiting for my appointment to be confirmed by text. All my mates have got their appointments since yesterday for tomorrow or Saturday in the Aviva. I wonder if Citywest is progressing a bit slower. Now waiting 15 days for an appointment since registering. Doesn't sound right. Registe...
by danthefan
Thu Jun 03, 2021 11:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

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Only 80 in hospital as of last night.
by danthefan
Wed Jun 02, 2021 3:46 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

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https://twitter.com/NoelAnderson_/status/1399861206987513858?s=20 Haven't been to Cork for a good while but the likes of this when you've a council who aren't completely hostile to the f**king city I wonder? I have seriously come to despise DCC, the elected part of it, the city management part of i...
by danthefan
Wed Jun 02, 2021 8:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

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https://twitter.com/NoelAnderson_/status/1399861206987513858?s=20 Haven't been to Cork for a good while but the likes of this when you've a council who aren't completely hostile to the f**king city I wonder? I have seriously come to despise DCC, the elected part of it, the city management part of it...
by danthefan
Mon May 31, 2021 5:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

I know there'd be a lag but cases are just plodding along at the 3-400 per day region, no sign of a spike yet from extra socialising or additional re-openings, and I am guessing it isn't going to materialise.
by danthefan
Mon May 31, 2021 12:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525345
Views: 28511769

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

The standard phrase to begin any LinkedIn update is "Delighted to..." It really is horrific, "delighted to announce I've accepted a position as intern at my local stationary shop, I'm so honoured and can't wait to start this new chapter" as if anyone cares. I've gotten my last couple of jobs throug...
by danthefan
Mon May 31, 2021 11:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Boxcar Ira wrote: Mon May 31, 2021 11:05 am Anyone hear the lad from the council on RTE this morning. They wont put out extra bins and loos in case it attracts more people :lol:

Before that you had Hazel Chu caught between admitting she was useless at her or the job itself is redundant
I said it above. DCC hate Dublin.
by danthefan
Mon May 31, 2021 10:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

If you don't want people gathering on the streets, just open up. This. The solution is not hard - open the fuc k ing pubs and restaurants. Yep. All they are doing is either pushing people somewhere else or worse, pushing them indoors. If you open the fudge up then people are not going to have to sh...
by danthefan
Mon May 31, 2021 9:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525345
Views: 28511769

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I'm using chrome on Android here and there are some ads but nothing overly invasive.
by danthefan
Mon May 31, 2021 8:40 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

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Plans to ease lockdown restrictions further in July will have to be reviewed if there's evidence that people aren't following the public health guidelines, Oh just fúck off. Seriously, opening up more will disperse the crowds you absolute eejit. Is this from NPHET or the Govt or both? Either way, i...
by danthefan
Mon May 31, 2021 8:06 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Dublin City Council seems to genuinely hate Dublin.
by danthefan
Sat May 29, 2021 11:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

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https://twitter.com/anspailpin/status/1398756388747321346?s=19 That's fairly busy, TBF. :lol: It's a load of young people outdoors. The HSE have already told us there has been a "collapse" in infections/hospitalisations/deaths in the vaccinated cohort, and as we've been vaccinating the most vulnera...
by danthefan
Sat May 29, 2021 9:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Open air Tony, open air. You know the f**king virus doesn't go anywhere outdoors.
by danthefan
Fri May 28, 2021 10:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525345
Views: 28511769

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

What happened even? I gave up when Munster scored 3 tries in about 3 mins, was expecting 50+ from there. Captains challenge wank again. Basically the Cardiff 9 rolled the ball further forward into the ruck with his foot as it was slightly exposed. Result of the challenge - free kick to Munster and ...
by danthefan
Fri May 28, 2021 10:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525345
Views: 28511769

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

What happened even? I gave up when Munster scored 3 tries in about 3 mins, was expecting 50+ from there.
by danthefan
Fri May 28, 2021 9:39 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Henry Slade: I ain’t taking no vaccine
Replies: 279
Views: 15446

Re: Henry Slade: I ain’t taking no vaccine

Exeter seems to have a collection of loons like this, they probably all convince each other of this shit.
by danthefan
Thu May 27, 2021 4:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

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https://www.thejournal.ie/cost-of-cyber-attack-on-hse-5449643-May2021/ Hopefully, we'll at least get a brand new secure system out of that 100m. 98% of the cost will be pay increases for staff having to be retrained on changing their system password Well they'll need hazard pay, training pay, a pas...
by danthefan
Thu May 27, 2021 3:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

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https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland ... -1.4577002
“Hospitalisations, deaths and outbreaks – anything associated with the vaccinated populations have collapsed,” Dr Henry said.
You love to see it.
by danthefan
Thu May 27, 2021 2:57 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

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iarmhiman wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 1:15 pm
CM11 wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 1:07 pm I think they're preaching to fewer and fewer people. Hopefully.

@staines and co.
What's their game? I don't get it
I've been wondering this from the beginning, WTF are they getting from this? Anyway I don't think anyone is paying any attention to them anymore.
by danthefan
Thu May 27, 2021 8:37 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525345
Views: 28511769

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

CM11 wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 8:33 am
irishrugbyua wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 8:20 am https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/ ... -1.4576052

sounds like Dan Kelly might be switching back to England, not playing irish 20's this summer anyway.
What's his history?
He's born in England anyway.
by danthefan
Wed May 26, 2021 9:15 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

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The Shinners vote against the provision of 1,200 homes in Fingal. Why aren't they being called out over this. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fingal-council-moves-to-begin-development-of-1-200-homes-in-north-dublin-1.4575242 I've had a scroll through twitter this morning and there seems to...
by danthefan
Tue May 25, 2021 11:37 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

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Someone really needs to tell NPHET to fudge off. 105 mins restriction - why not 100? Why not 110? WHERE IS THE SCIENCE INVOLVED IN THIS RESTRICTION? Useless measures with figures pulled straight out of thin air which will hopefully be openly ignored by every establishment throughout the country. It...
by danthefan
Sun May 23, 2021 7:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

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camroc1 wrote: Sun May 23, 2021 6:27 pm So, Belarus forced a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius to land in Minsk, and frog marched an opposition politician off it. The Irish government are reported to be livid.

Full on EU sanctions against Belarus ?
How does this work exactly? Pilot says no and keeps flying, then what?
by danthefan
Sun May 23, 2021 2:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

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Anyone see this 'best employer' list in the indo https://www.independent.ie/business/irelands-best-employers/irelands-150-best-employers-2021-full-list-40453564.html Seems a strange lot to me. This is all I could find on their 'methodology' https://www.independent.ie/business/irelands-best-employer...
by danthefan
Sat May 22, 2021 3:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

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About 45% of adult population with a first dose now apparently, according to Paul Reid. There are about 3.7m adults I think, so 45% is 1.66m and 50% is 1.85m, so around 200k in the difference which we should easily do in a week at the current rates. So this time next week should be over the 50% mark...
by danthefan
Fri May 21, 2021 8:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
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ps got my J&J shot today ; from joining the queue to get into Aviva to being vaccinated and doing my 15 minutes sit down after vaccination was about 1 hour 20 minutes....maybe 10 minutes of that was staring at the Landodowne Road pitch, looking back at the Guinness taps, looking at the pitch, I kin...
by danthefan
Fri May 21, 2021 12:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
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https://twitter.com/IrishRail/status/13 ... 20034?s=20

This shit should get an automatic 5 year driving ban.
by danthefan
Fri May 21, 2021 12:04 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
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It looks like it has been refused on a technicality more than anything?
by danthefan
Thu May 20, 2021 3:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The best new and returning TV series of 2024?
Replies: 11403
Views: 1230065

Re: The best new and returning TV series of 2021?

Probably not one for the Manly Men that frequent this bored, but I watched Shadow and Bone with the missus recently, and I'd give it a solid 7/10. It betrays it's YA roots from time to time, but it's talented cast just about squeeze it through all the world building. It's also probably the first fa...
by danthefan
Wed May 19, 2021 5:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

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Talking with a mate in construction last week, so usual caveat with anecdotal conversations. He was saying that you'd need to rent a two bed apartment at 2k a month to cover the cost excluding land. Assuming 5% yield over 20 years, that apartment would need to be sold at 420k to cover costs. That's...
by danthefan
Wed May 19, 2021 5:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The best new and returning TV series of 2024?
Replies: 11403
Views: 1230065

Re: The best new and returning TV series of 2021?

Probably not one for the Manly Men that frequent this bored, but I watched Shadow and Bone with the missus recently, and I'd give it a solid 7/10. It betrays it's YA roots from time to time, but it's talented cast just about squeeze it through all the world building. It's also probably the first fa...
by danthefan
Wed May 19, 2021 5:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

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Have they stopped doing the vaccine numbers since the hack? That's a shame, as ridiculous as this sounds but I genuinely felt a lift from seeing 40 and 50k people getting vaccinated a day, gave a sense we're finally getting somewhere.
by danthefan
Wed May 19, 2021 12:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
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Buying a house is a bit of a shit show tbf. We bought in 2019 and it probably took a full year for us to find the house, went to I'd say well over a hundred viewings, you'd see really annoying shit like the same person at three viewings in one morning bidding on all three houses which just drives th...
by danthefan
Wed May 19, 2021 11:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

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Are you, or any one close to you trying to buy their first home? Of an age to be doing it. But it's still not a problem. The number of houses being bought by funds is low. Apartments wouldn't be built without funds. We still build apartments to house the wrong sorts of people. We don't build for si...
by danthefan
Wed May 19, 2021 10:37 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
Views: 7842779

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BBC have a podcast series called the Lazarus Heist on now North Korea hacked Sony pictures a few years ago. Worth a listen. Build a better IT system and somewhere someone will always build a bigger idiot. 100000000% this. The only foolproof system is one with no people involved. This Windows 10 shit...
by danthefan
Tue May 18, 2021 7:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145599
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The GP I go to has no computerised patient records, still does everything on paper.