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Nolanator

On overseas graduates, the Medical Schools need them and their juicy fees. The government will ultimately need to stump up a load of money to pay for places to be restricted to Irish/EU students and offset the lost fee income. The female thing is bollocks and sexist shite from the past. Less than fu...

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The number of CAO med school places is going increase year on year for the next few years. Knock-on effect here is that a huge number of the extra places in Med Schools will be filled with non-CAO or non-EU applicants. Most of these grads are permanently lost to the system and never fill the workfo...

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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...

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Jesus, that's poxy for Hume. Was back to good form after the injury in NZ set him back a season.

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https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20 ... nce-hears/

Is this terrible management/co-ordination/logistics from the Guards, or the GRA having a cut off senior Garda management?

Or both?

Nolanator

Is this the argument that once this guy is out of prison, he'll be an even bigger menace to society than before he went in? I struggle with that one. I accept that prison often creates even bigger animals out of people, but some people just aren't fit for society now. That's only part of the argume...

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Jesus Tickets, you're some man for waffling on in meaningless soundbites without actually saying anything of substance or speaking from an informed position. listen, last week i had to explain to you how budgets work (in functioning organisations you dont just add a % to the previous year's budget....

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Is this the argument that once this guy is out of prison, he'll be an even bigger menace to society than before he went in?

I struggle with that one. I accept that prison often creates even bigger animals out of people, but some people just aren't fit for society now.

Nolanator

Jesus Tickets, you're some man for waffling on in meaningless soundbites without actually saying anything of substance or speaking from an informed position.

Nolanator

There are (needed) systematic reforms, and there's putting out fires. The regionalisation of administrative structures, centralising financial management*, designing service delivery to match best practices, etc are all the former. Doing something, anything, about WTF goes on in UHL ED is the latter...

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He'd always throw one or two into the ground or over the head. But that was because he was the first Leinster SH to pass as he got to ruck. That, allied to his prowess as an actual rugby player, is what made him. JGP has taken that MO and raised the bar, and I expect young Gunne to raise it further...

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paddyor wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:51 pm https://x.com/KevinRothrock/status/1782433565902262491

Jesus, that is not a healthy man!

Hopefully he kicks the bucket soon and domestic shit kicks off within Russia.

Although, another Jihadist hotbed would be a disaster for regional security.

Nolanator

anonymous_joe wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:56 pm I didn't realise McGrath was 31.

In fairness to him, JGP is a year older and looks amazing, he's got time to find form again.

When does his contract finish?

That ain't happening.

Nolanator

Some absolute mutants around :lol: Like these guys are going to have outrageous health problems in the 50s and on. There was one local guy who managed a 400kg squat, but is a fat, fat man. The way his head just melted into his neck on the concentric phase of the squat made him look like a special n...

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The ABS is insane. Pretty much best of best. I watched a guy local to me total 820 recently. At under 105kg. IPF affiliate so “tested”, knee sleeves and belt. Madness Would those guys totalling 1000kg+ be tested? "tested" TBH, I assumed that this was just an open event. :lol: The guy who won the be...

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Spectated at a powerlifting event yesterday. https://www.instagram.com/powerlifting_series?igsh=MWRmNTY4MXp4aDBrbQ== Saw a few guys total over 1000kg. Enormous men. That's so strong. What would their breakdowns for the respective lifts be? 425kg DL, 325kg squat, 250kg bench, or thereabouts? Very im...

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Would people please ignore the antisemitic Tankie. Or at the very least just stop quoting him. Holy shit! You mean I was being anti-Semitic by criticising Israel this whole time?... Thank god I found out. I'll never say anything bad about them again.... I so sorry, It's actually totally fine that t...

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Spectated at a powerlifting event yesterday.
https://www.instagram.com/powerlifting_ ... p4aDBrbQ==

Saw a few guys total over 1000kg. Enormous men.

Nolanator

Lads. Please.

Don't engage.

Nolanator

So Munster's "Wah, wah, it's not fair " strop worked then. Leinster, with most players on a central contract, will have to contribute most to this 'pot', thus penalising them for developing players, with the contents of this pot being distributed to Munster and Ulster, whose first instinct is to re...

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Biting hard but fixed Lad you need to log off for the day. Perhaps if Ulster weren't so shite, or full of 'top shaggers', they too could enjoy that level of success. Problem is if I go to Twitter I get nothing but Leinster tweets recommended to me. It’s everywhere :x You know you can mute accounts,...

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the thread title calls leinster the most supported club. there is a big difference between a club side and a provincial side which represents a much greater area. How many Premiership clubs are there in London? Also, it'll come as a huge surprise to the successful soccer clubs that instead of havin...

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Well maybe hit nearer the border and limped deeper into Russian territory before falling apart.

Modified S200 with extended range was what they used for one of the A50s, wasn't it? I know the Patriot Battery Roadshow was the cause of the one that was hit along the coast in the Sea of Azov.

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Nally is the gimpy end of the Hill?

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Sounds somewhat like the Welsh problems with their regions. Although you've made it work.

Nolanator

Was probably more critical of the NZ system than I meant to be. I just don't think it would work for us. There's a rich history with the provinces and the interprovincial championship; and rivalries have only gotten more deep-seated since the game turned pro. It works. Check out any Irish thread he...

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Not sure how they managed to do it but the Ukrainians shot down a Tu-22M3 strategic bomber near Stavropol. https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1781178675045552537?t=gNF_kcGbfh0AVvHO_BaEow&s=19 That's surely Red on Red or a catastrophic malfunction at that distance from the active conflict zone?

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I remember it more as a day out lineout went into just an outrageous meltdown. I'm probably exaggerating but I think we lost 8-10 on our own throw. Nah, it was shocking. POC came off the bench returning from an injury. Leo was running the lineout that day and it was bad . Think Birch was throwing i...

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It's everything. Every stakeholder has unions that can block stuff or make it unworkable. Consultants have a new contract from 2023 which allows for spreading their workload over 6 days. Get some productivity on Saturdays and eat into the weekend surge that happens. No-one is forcing those on these ...

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Apparently there were 8k in the queue at one stage. Turnout is going to be feckin' massive. Heading for 60k+ comfortably I reckon. And I was on The Hill in 2009 on that glorious day, and in 2010 on a much less glorious day when we lost to Scotland. The other end of the pitch is obviously a long way...

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What's the practical significance of the Stardust verdict? Someone/people could be held criminally responsible for what happened? Aside from anything, it's a very important day for the families. I actually know one of the families personally and it has hung over them ever since. No closure, not kno...

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Apparently there were 8k in the queue at one stage. Turnout is going to be feckin' massive. Heading for 60k+ comfortably I reckon. And I was on The Hill in 2009 on that glorious day, and in 2010 on a much less glorious day when we lost to Scotland. The other end of the pitch is obviously a long way...

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I grabbed a handful of tickets for the Hill, as did a couple of mates. Should be good fun, even if the view is a bit shit. I'm not spending €80 just for the view. Isn’t the view the whole point? Well, every place in the stadium has a view. Some are just better than others. I also balance the qualit...

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Ah come on now The schools that produce the vast majority of the Irish and Leinster teams are private paying schools that have money to burn I can remember going down with my son to Castleknock on medallion year and they had a fúcking kiwi coach and castleknock aren’t even one of the big rugby scho...

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What's the practical significance of the Stardust verdict?

Someone/people could be held criminally responsible for what happened?

Nolanator

I grabbed a handful of tickets for the Hill, as did a couple of mates. Should be good fun, even if the view is a bit shit. I'm not spending €80 just for the view.

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Perhaps a sad indicator of the times we live in - there are already playable video games based on the war in Ukraine, produced by each side Death from Above is the Ukrainian offering - you play as a drone operator behind the frontlines taking out Russian tanks Best in Hell is the Russian offering -...

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triplebogey wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:55 pm
Nolanator wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:28 pm Reckon there'll be Hill tickets available tomorrow?
Just buy one now.

https://www.ticketmaster.ie/event/18006 ... d=retsniel

Sound.

Are the Hill tickets any good? Can you see anything? The try area is quite far back from there isn't it?

Nolanator

Reckon there'll be Hill tickets available tomorrow?

Nolanator

I've said for years that the RSA needs to run a serious media campaign on motorway driving. How to use lanes and overtake. Clear the overtaking lanes to serve the purpose for which they're designed, and it'll eliminate the opportunity for people to choose to attempt dangerous manoeuvres. Middle and...

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