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Nolanator

What’s frustrating is how the Leinster management can disconnect with the brand of rugby we play? We created a world class team around high tempo, high skills and interplay between backs and forwards. Out the back passes, multiple running options. Super fast aggressive clear outs and rucks. It’s al...

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The reality is that in 2020 SF came from nowhere on the basis of the Black and Tans nonsense & got social media buzz by mentioning gaffs. Jesus, I'd fogotten about that shite with the Civil War centenary with all the nonsense that happened subsequently. Poxy Simpons Memes on FB got U30s to vote for...

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CM11 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2024 10:21 amI think Prendergast can match him on the pitch. Whether he can have the same influence off the pitch, remains to be seen.

I still have questions about Prendergast's tackling or apetite for tackling.
Although I accept that it's incredibly early days on that front.

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Una Mullaly not coping very well. There are two themes emerging for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael that speak to their rightward assertion: hardening a line on “immigration” (right-wing populist), and attempting to undermine or even attack “the green agenda” (right-wing populist), in particular in relati...

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I absolutley loved watching Hines and Fardy play, whether for Leinster or Scotland/Australia. Pair of tough, skillful dickhead Aussies. Could balance being an absolute prick, serious (legal) aggression, and decent baller skills for lads where that wasn't their top priority. Both were north of 30 whe...

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https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2024/06/17/high-cost-of-rents-pushes-dublin-into-top-50-most-expensive-cities-for-expatriate-employees/ Dublin 41st most expensive city - cheaper than that city beloved of the lefties Berlin despite the IT’s best attempts to spin this report as being bad for Dubl...

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Wait, Munster lost too??

FFS

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Ming is a bit of an eejit, who can be misguided.
Wallace and Daly are much, much worse.

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I get it for names like Sam (she/hers) or Karol (he / him) but it is pretty sad to see a John or Greg (he /him) like it was a cliffhanger from the name This is my take. Also get it for foreign names, as well as unisex ones. An Asian person fresh into a company in Europe wouldn't necessarily know wh...

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CM11 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2024 11:01 pm Blighe finally eliminated but ending up with 38000 votes is depressing.

Wasn't aware of him. Just read up on Wiki.

What a horrible person.

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CM11 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 9:48 am Will Blaney mostly transfer to Cowen and put Chambers out of contention?

Even if he transfers to Chambers, Aontú and SF aren't going to get much, and they're the next two in line.

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Hellraiser wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2024 10:36 pm
CanNZ2000 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2024 10:28 pm Is this report accurate?

https://x.com/visegrad24/status/1800998 ... s1igZokqEQ
Seems to be. The ruble has dropped from $1 = 90, to $1 = 200.

Over the last two years? Or has there been a dramatic recent change?

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Hellraiser wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2024 3:40 pm Armenia is leaving the CSTO.

Expect a sudden concern about ethnic Russian minorities in Armenia...

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While we recognise the many NGO’s in Ireland that provide vital services and support, we will work to radically reform this sector. The Irish taxpayer funds over 33,000 NGO's, we will cut duplication of services, streamline the sector and overhaul non-essential NGO funding. I mean it depends on the...

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Herman Kelly next for the block in MNW. Interested to see where the preferences go now. :uhoh: 12th count out? https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/06/09/european-election-midlands-north-west-constituency-results/ Following here. I read it wrong though. Kelly was 2nd last by votes when I checke...

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Herman Kelly next for the block in MNW.

Interested to see where the preferences go now.

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Call my a cynic but i think most diet plans are set to make people give up after a while, pile it all back on so they get set in some kind of yo yo pattern. Playing the less cynical devil's advocate, lots of diet plans will have the person see results quite quickly, which is very important for lots...

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He’s just a shit Stephen Ferris. I agree. Unlike Ferris, POM didn't spend most of his career injured or trying to get back to his top level. He's been incredibly consistent, barring when he mangled his knee in 2015-16 and when his form suffered a bit in 2020-ish. It was slightly tongue in cheek giv...

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POM confirmed retiring end of next season. Irelands greatest 6 of the professional era. He’s just a shit Stephen Ferris. I agree. Unlike Ferris, POM didn't spend most of his career injured or trying to get back to his top level. He's been incredibly consistent, barring when he mangled his knee in 2...

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https://www.thejournal.ie/labour-soc-dems-join-forces-aoidhan-o-riordain-6406573-Jun2024/ I think merging would be counter productive but certainly an alliance of some sort would make sense. Maybe some cooperation on election strategy so they're not spreading the vote too thin and both lose out. Ov...

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It's generally the way when you're cohabiting - the Lady of the house will always "offer" you chocolate, etc to assuage their guilt! :lol: :nod: I get some filthies when we're shopping and walk down the bikkies aisle and she asks if I want anything I just say no and carry on. Just don't look at jun...

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EI tours are not just about exposing young lads to quality opposition. It's about touring as a group, time in hotels, hyper focus on a new opposition team in a strange environment, saturation exposure to each other and the coaches. It's wildly different to being with your province or even being in ...

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:lol: I went back and added him before posting, just for Redder! You get my point, though. Mé Féiners are a pain when it comes to TDs and trying to govern, but they aren't as bad as Sinn Féiners for big picture stuff. Give them their new floodlights, upgrade the roads, and let them lobby the IDA for...

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EI tours are not just about exposing young lads to quality opposition. It's about touring as a group, time in hotels, hyper focus on a new opposition team in a strange environment, saturation exposure to each other and the coaches. It's wildly different to being with your province or even being in C...

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I'd rather a Shinner MEP than Mick Fúcking Wallace. In a strictly European sense, they're not going to do much stupid or cause Ireland much harm/embarrassment. They're not a good crowd, but they aren't going to undermine European interests because their brains have been melted by listening to anti-...

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I'd rather a Shinner MEP than Mick Fúcking Wallace. In a strictly European sense, they're not going to do much stupid or cause Ireland much harm/embarrassment. They're not a good crowd, but they aren't going to undermine European interests because their brains have been melted by listening to anti-U...

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I know there's a long way to go with transfers, but Mick Wallace seems to be sitting reasonably well so far. Next few to go will be a couple of independents and Aontú. Hard to know where their transfers will go, probably a bit all over the place. Then you've got SD, Labour, and SF candidates next, a...

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Any good summaries of that whole saga? I was a bit young to grasp the details at the time.

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Pathetic reporting, innit? Imagine if someone got access to the internal boreds database. And by that I meanthe posts actually made on the site. "International group of losers debate female refs." I dunno. It's probably important to expose/report on what these clown say to each other, so the public...

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Pathetic reporting, innit? Imagine if someone got access to the internal boreds database. And by that I mean the posts actually made on the site. "International group of losers debate female refs." So long as we don’t blindly follow those “petit bourgeois feminists”! TBH, I struggle with the termin...

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Pathetic reporting, innit? Imagine if someone got access to the internal boreds database. And by that I mean the posts actually made on the site. "International group of losers debate female refs." I dunno. It's probably important to expose/report on what these clown say to each other, so the publi...

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ROLDY wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2024 12:01 pm That’s a good idea on the regression model - might do it!

Just need to figure out how to test/train your model to assess its accuracy.

I get paid to be a numbers nerd. If I then do it for fun in my own time, my brain starts to act up!

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I don't think they've quite thought it out that far. To be honest with you. If they had they wouldn't be using what they are using as their opening lines. Check out the IT reporting on the internal leaks a few years ago. They're cosplaying the October Revolution. It's genuinely quite disturbing. ht...

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I've done quite a bit of joint work with Brid Smith through the drug rehab group I'm involved with. She is absolutely and completely committed to her beliefs and to making life better for those left behind. I disagree with nearly every single one of her ideas and positions, but she is totally commi...

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Listening to the radjo, people talking about the "ultra right" as a danger and threat, and needing to crack down on them. I agree, they are those things. However no-one has ever talked about the "ultra left" that way. Now I'm not sure we've ever had an ultra left party rise to the levels of the rig...

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For me all this data is a bit much really and I wonder how much people genuinely look into it and use it to improve their wellbeing. That said an alternative could be the oura ring which tracks some of the same things but is quite a bit cheaper than the whoop IIRC I have a midrange garmin watch tha...

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Can you not just disable the notifications on whatever device you go with? Are you an elite athlete who needs to monitor daily sleep, VO2 max, resting heart rate, etc metrics? Or do you just need a ballpark figure to track step counts and rough heaart rate so that you can see which way you're trend...

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I always wonder how sustainable a "health kick" is over the long term. All people do is yo-yo their weight and lapse back into bad habits over time. Depends really on the context. A sudden surge in exercise and changed eating habits can be unsustainable with other life pressures in the long run. Ch...

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Can you not just disable the notifications on whatever device you go with? Are you an elite athlete who needs to monitor daily sleep, VO2 max, resting heart rate, etc metrics? Or do you just need a ballpark figure to track step counts and rough heaart rate so that you can see which way you're trendi...

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Seems that Ukraine have finally gone hard for the Russian forces accumulated over the border from Kharkiv. Huge barrage of GMLRS rockets after knocking out Air Defence with drones. Russia had thrown reserves into the frontline since they lost the initiative and were at risk of serious counter attac...

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