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Winnie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:29 am Well they used to refuse to extradite known terrorists so this isn’t a new thing

You do realise that the reason for that was because the UK was found guilty of of using "cruel and inhuman" punishment (ie torture) on terrorist suspects (ie Irishmen) by ECHR.

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irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:24 pm Paddy McCarthy moving to dev deal after 1 yesr in academy.

Another club sniffing around ?

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Don't merge. Both parties currently benefit from voters flip flopping between the two of them. Centrists that want to punish the sitting govt flip to the other centrist party and back again. These voters would be pushed further out on the spectrum to socdems labour or other pipedream parties. One w...

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Given the Daily Telegraphs "eulogy", Varadkar must have done the country some good !

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/0 ... be-missed/

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CM11 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:43 pm I see some of the usual suspects have used a ranking chart showing Dublin as best for homeless services to say we're the worst for homelessness.

Fail.

Linky for those interested :

https://www.thejournal.ie/chart-homeles ... 2-Mar2024/

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I seem to recall that Irish trainers get some sort of tax break which makes the playing field somewhat slanted. Is that right? Breeders do, not trainers. The big difference in Irish NH racing between now and say 20-30 years ago is that the best Irish bred horses are staying in Ireland to be trained...

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Donohue favourite?

It with give him time to rally the troops.

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Leinster's team against Zebre on Saturday will be interesting to say the least. Potentially missing the following due to either injury, or being on the lash all week after winning the 6 N's : Porter, Healy, Sheehan, Kelleher, Furlong, Joe McCarthy, Ryan, Baird, VdF, Doris, Conan, JGP, HByrne, Lowe, ...

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Not me, this time.

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Burns only on a 1 year, that's a very odd one. Is it really though? You get an experienced 10 to cover for Crowley when he's not available and who can ease Butler in rather than just throwing him in with no backup (which Ulster are about to do as we're not signing a 10) It's the only for 1 year tha...

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I don't agree with the crooked LO being allowed.

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That'd be the hope but it'll be interesting who starts and who plays 80 minutes in the big games next year with himself, Ryan and Snyman. We were only allowed sign Synman with assurances he wouldn't block McCarthy, if memory serves. How exactly is that written into a contract? Snyman not able to st...

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Ireland has one active ship? Very odd for an island nation. We have 5 or 6. Can't remember exactly between new acquisitions and moth balling/decommissioning old ones. Staffing levels are so dismal that there aren't enough to crew and service them to all be functional. It's an absolute shambles. Eig...

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Gatland first took the Wales job 17 years ago. He does have the flexibility of a few championships to his name, which probably earns him a bit more benefit-of-the-doubt than Toonie. I don't know that it was ever his role, but you have to ask what he did to improve the youth structures, etc. I doubt...

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It was the very activity in Tragumna that alerted locals who called the police. When the police arrived, the guys on the RiB were coming back ashore after allegedly spending 12 hours at sea in an Atlantic storm of SW Ireland. This was not intelligence lead. What they are trying to do know is firstly...

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In the sanctity of this thread, who gets the sack first, Townsend or Gatland? Has to be Townsend he has Scotlands golden generation and has not done enough need someone to take them to the next level Gatland is a great coach but even he can only work with what he has To have that rabble so close in...

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More nimbyism. We now have a Artane resident threatening to take a JR of permission for one of Dublin's Bus Corridors, because as part of the works the current bus stop nearest to her will be moved. How this sort of nonsense is even allowed to get to a JR is beyond me.https://www.irishtimes.com/irel...

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So you think the timing was just coincidental? Did you happen to see the ‘improved conditions’ they were being sent to? You’re spoofing ffs. TBH I think you're a gaslighting cúnt. Because I think this whole incident reflects poorly on the Irish government. Interesting. What do you think the governm...

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I thought it had to do with outbreaks of scabies and other nasties due to the insanitary conditions the asylum seekers were living in. It takes some gaslighting balls to suggest that moving people from insanitary conditions to ones where they have access to bathrooms etc, is bad for them. Makes me ...

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I thought it had to do with outbreaks of scabies and other nasties due to the insanitary conditions the asylum seekers were living in. It takes some gaslighting balls to suggest that moving people from insanitary conditions to ones where they have access to bathrooms etc, is bad for them. Makes me t...

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He's a lovely chap. I had a few pints with him watching an Ireland Wales 6 Nations match several years ago. Ireland won then, too. His big problem, Zappa, is that he's actually English, isn't it ? Monmouthshire, I believe. There’s been some horrible and inaccurate things said on this thread but tha...

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Corned beef is a purely American phenomenon. In the 19th Century butcher's in areas the Irish lived in American cities tended to be Jewish, so pig products were not an option. I am missing something terribly obvious, but why would Jewish butchers have an issue with beef? Pork. Bacon and Cabbage.

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ZappaMan wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:31 pm
Floppykid wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:47 pm Henry is a candy ass jabroni. Imo.
He's a lovely chap. I had a few pints with him watching an Ireland Wales 6 Nations match several years ago.

Ireland won then, too.

His big problem, Zappa, is that he's actually English, isn't it ?

Monmouthshire, I believe.

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Or wave tries through like Newbridge man Mr.Murphy.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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A +84 point differential is pretty special (next best +6!). With some more distance from the last couple weeks people will appreciate it more. The change we need is young guys supplanting the bench options at loosehead, and half-back, expect that'll define the next 18 months. Beyond that the starti...

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:lol: Reading the UK Sunday Times and it is very much England are back and Ireland are a fading star lucky to have crawled their way to the title. Definite whiff of bitterness. The BBC Sports page updated their 6 Nations table at 10:44am, the morning after the the tournament finished, to show next y...

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I'm not convinced by Crowley. Buckle up. He kicks away attacking possession far too easily (in fairness he does it for Munster as well), but is the man in possession and I assume the coaches will be giving him work-ons. It's up to somebody else to take the shirt off him now, and no one is putting u...

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I think a lot of the doom and gloom is a result of Carley's interpretations. First half was putrid shite with both teams box kicking as Carley was favouring defending team at the breakdown. Ireland adjusted by going more direct in the pack in second half. Dominated territory but couldn't get the sc...

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I don't necessarily think it's a freshness of coaching issue, or even other sides figuring us out. The pack just didn't provide the go forward we're used to from them, to be honest in any of the games after France. Definitely a bit of world cup hangover and tiredness there. That coupled with us los...

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15, 9, 10 and 1 Not worried about 15. Frawley was 4th choice (and nowhere near as bad as suggested) and Larmour 5th choice (again nowhere near as bad as suggested). When you're comparing Keenan to Frawley, of course it's stark. No different to any best in their position in the world compared to mos...

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You’re comparing their best with our worst . We deserved to win the championship, nothing fortunate about our wins The points difference speaks volumes Winning is what counts. And we won when and as needed to get the trophy. I do think England and France have a lot to be optimistic about. England w...

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We need to talk about Crowley kicking away possession twice when we were in the Scottish 22. It's downright stupid. The problem is the utter lack of pace outside him and the fact that our pack are playing like a golden oldies mixum-matchem going through the motions, saving themselves for the real a...

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What's Crowley at kicking away possession, stupidly, when we're in the Scottish 22 ?

Awful stuff.

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We need to talk about Crowley kicking away possession twice when we were in the Scottish 22.

It's downright stupid.

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Blackrock Bullet wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:22 pm Quite amusing to see some of the “I won’t darken the door of the new Clerys types”.

We have quite a few simpletons living here. Thankfully it seems to be doing great.

They didn't darken the door of the old Clerys either, which is why it closed down.

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Keenan out, Larmour in.

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Keenan out with a hip injury, Larmour starting.

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CM11 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:30 pm Lads, you seem to think I'm Duff. I mean I can play the part of the disgruntled loser but I've congratulated you, said you were fair winners and said the future is looking good for the six nations and all you can manage to do is be negative?

They're English - always graceful winners.

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Cheers both for the answers. Looking at the stadium layout again (very slow Friday for me) its the perfect advert for the need for Chinese style planning laws. Landsdowne Rd (the road itself) should have been closed fully. Traffic should have been diverted down Serpentine Ave instead and the level ...

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Bogbunny wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:28 pm
camroc1 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:20 pm
Monk Zombie wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:17 pm Imo test matches should be played in daylight
I agree.

But as I said earlier this is the decision of the broadcaster, not the IRFU and not the AB's.

He who pays the piper, calls the tune.
Who is covering the AIs, is it Amazon ?

TNT Sports, I think.

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