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lilyw

November2019 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:46 pm
Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:34 am
November2019 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:58 am

Sad. I've heard it said that a gambling addiction is harder to quit than alcohol or drugs.
It’s very sad but this is a thread for people who enjoy a small bet at Cheltenham and let’s keep it to that eh.
Do you work for Paddy Power or something?

Straight to the ad hominem attack.

lilyw

The key there is reasonable offers. I don't think it's unreasonable to take up employment that you are reasonably able to do. Logically that will be no job offers for many. Not suggesting it's fun at all. But this proposal is giving supports to help people have more money. No one is getting less mo...

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Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:38 pm Rachel f**king Blackmore again

I really like Henry de Bromhead. He took over an absolute s**tshow from his father and has done a fantastic job in turning it around. He even overcame when Potts took all his horses away.

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Nicky Henderson's f****d

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Going to be absolute plough horses winning, given the amount of rain that's falling. Willie Mullins must be livid at having taken Ballyburn out of the Supreme because he was expecting soft/good to soft ground. He might struggle in the heavy going for the longer race tomorrow. Bad news for State Man ...

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FFS RTE: the first 12 minutes of the News about the Oscars!

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How much did this farce cost to run? How many houses could have been built with the funding? That’s what I want to know. The cost associated with the democratic process is cheap at the price. 23 million for a waste of time. How bad sure, only tax payers money. It must be a surprise to someone famil...

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How much did this farce cost to run? How many houses could have been built with the funding? That’s what I want to know. 45,932 and a 1/2 All of them before next week, at least according to Eoin O'Broin (so long as they're not in his constituency) As for the cost - that's where the 50% of your sala...

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bimboman wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:22 pm
nardol wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:51 pm

Doesnt look like there will be much on track action this year either to distract from this either.
This isn’t a surprise to anyone with any watching experience of F1.

RB fans are all newbies.

Good Jesus, you've become a tiresome bore.

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So Joe Marler was an Irish fan and massive Munster fan as a teenager. Mother's side Irish https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-13163757/England-star-supported-Ireland-recognise-player-teenager-Six-Nations.html Obviously not from Rathkeale Joe Marler banned for two matches and hit wi...

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I was conflicted until I heard Maria Steen urging a No/No vote and playing the immigrant card. :thumbup: yup, what i said above ; between herself and that other rosary bead clutcher urging a no, no then ..... Do you do any of your own thinking, or do you just do a headcount of people you like?

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So that building by Tara St station is dead in the water. Shame. Christ it is sad that a 22 storey building would become Ireland's tallest. I write that from the 10th floor of a 17 storey building which sits in the shadow of a 30 storey building which sits in a shadow of a 44 story building all on ...

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And now Marine Nationale is out

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Just to get this started - and hopefully tempt Bananaman out of exile. 1 huge piece of news: Constitution Hill is out of the Champion Hurdle. (And a big thank you to Nicky Henderson for taking the brightest star in National Hunt and running him a whole 1 time in the season. Completely ridiculous cam...

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Duff probably insinuating it’s the players’ fault, but the same players are perfectly fine under their club coaches and shine for their teams. How does a coach make them drop balls or pass directly to touch under no particular pressure? These are highly paid professionals and should be able to exec...

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Out of interest, who is generally regarded as England's best striker the past 50 years? Keegan Francis Lineker Shearer Rooney Kane Anyone else? Owen Yes, I remembered him last night. In his prime maybe the bet of the lot?? That's a pretty decent list of strikers though in fairness to England. Keega...

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ZappaMan wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:34 pm
ovalball wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:31 pm Marcus Smith and Alex Mitchell confirmed as being fit and available for the Ireland match. Just hope that, if they play, they aren't asked to kick the leather of the ball.
Sways the pendulum right back into England's favour, in my humble opinion.

Who knew that "humble" was a contronym!

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That performance against Argentina was a real cup performance. I expect England to put in a cup performance again next Saturday. I'm also expecting we'll deal with it Stephen Jones is going for the "they don't like it up 'em" approach. He seems to think that Billy V and Manu will make Ireland quail...

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Funny how Pavee Point weren't asked for, or didn't offer, a comment on that fine example of their culture in Roscommon last night.

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Please. Smith is Finn Russell + hair product. Give him to our coaching set up for 18 months and we'll sort him out for ye. He'd do fine for Connacht. I was going to say Ulster, but I wouldn't wish that coaching on anyone. Finn Russell would walk into the Ireland team ffs. Would Marcus Smith though?...

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Then that f**king clown refusing to answer if he had confidence in the CEO or not. The whole thing was a shit-show. The spirit of John Delaney very much lives on. i know, that was actually pathetic - for an organisation thats looking for €900M over 15 years from the government because they dont hav...

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https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0227/1434595-food-survey/ We’re meant to be a wealthy country. So long as they are all in the 23% who are obese or the further 37% overweight is that not a triumph of public health policy? What do you serve at your dinner parties? I force feed a sense of humour.

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Rugbynut2 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:38 pm https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/02 ... od-survey/

We’re meant to be a wealthy country.

So long as they are all in the 23% who are obese or the further 37% overweight is that not a triumph of public health policy?

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Is this not just a money thing? Wales had the same complaints in the past. Don't pay Premiership Rugby, don't get the players. No? I think there is a difference between clubs who have matches this weekend (Scotland haven't raised any issues with White returning to Toulon and Kinghorn to Toulouse as...

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HighKingLeinster wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:47 pm
Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:36 pm Useful idiot Rory Hearn who has been attacking the government non stop for 2 years as an “impartial expert on housing” has just come out as a Soc Dem candidate. Colour me shocked
Thought he was PBP? Or has he just wind-socked to the SDs?

Who knew that Rugbynut2 was such a trendsetter?

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The FAI is inherently corrupt and/or endemically poorly run. You can change the Board as many times as you like, the constituent parts are all part of the overall problem. You'd probably need a 10 year restructuring plan to impose good Governance on it. Way, way too many chancers in the entire spor...

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30s (just about) to 60s (barely)!

Probably only a year or 2 longer than you.

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In fairness, Jones had a decent CV. The problem was that everyone knew he was a divisive cünt. Appointing him at the time was good, reappointing him horrific. Absolutely. You could argue that England might have done better to throw the bank at Farrell or Edwards, but Jones was one appointment where...

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Basic psychology? 1st time around: big mental block about failure & a "determination" to stick with it and fix things, fear of unknown costs and consequences, still thinking that this was supposed to be for life, "cost/benefit" analysis heavily skewed towards trying harder .. 2nd time around: divorc...

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https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-assaulted-dublin-flats-6304828-Feb2024/ Be out for Christmas next year. Ludicrous sentence. An SF led government could have an expert commission to advise on sentences for crimes against the lawful police force. Lots of subject matter experts easily available. Please...

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I disagree. All of think the game was better 20 years ago - back then we accepted that refs made mistakes. But the push towards perfect is ruining the good. The TMO has damaged the game. The replays have damaged the game. The cards for specific criteria have damaged the game. A smart ball is more o...

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Records of the Irish and Welsh teams in the 5/6N since 1920 Wales Decade Win % Av. Score 20s 42.5% 10-9 30s 53.1% 8-6 40s 41.7% 6-5 50s 67.5% 9-6 60s 47.5% 9-8 70s 76.9% 18-10 80s 45% 15-16 90s 30% 15-23 00s 46% 23-24 10s 68% 24-16 20s 32% 22-23 Ireland Decade Win % Av. Score 20s 45% 8-9 30s 46.9% ...

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Rugbynut2 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:32 am https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-assault ... 8-Feb2024/

Be out for Christmas next year. Ludicrous sentence.

An SF led government could have an expert commission to advise on sentences for crimes against the lawful police force. Lots of subject matter experts easily available.

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The original author grew up among the Navaho and was well respected by them, not a bad read. Series 2 is excellent too and explores the arc around the death of Joe's son that hangs over series 1....haven't seen anyone mention yet that Robert redford and George R.R Martin are actually exec producers...

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Winnie wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:39 pm True Detective 4 unfortunately turned into a great big steaming pile of mad dogs shite

I didn't think it could possibly continue to get worse after Episode 5; but it did.

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Watch old 5 nations games, the ball was never in play. Constant stoppages due to ball unplayable at ruck. Don't forget - the above graphic includes "ball in ruck while the scrum-half combs his hair, creates a 30m Caterpillar, pulls up his socks, turns the ball so the label is facing correctly, igno...

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Think so, we didn't last night anyway Benneton didn't today Optional it seems. Maybe club socks would've slowed our lads down For Rounds 10 and 11 the BKT URC will adopt Origin Round branding on its digital channels. In stadium the LED boards will list players names and their first school or club, ...

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Fellas, years ago I asked some TDs about something, self-employment while on social welfare. Not unemployment benefit or whatever it's called, but anything that means you can't work a "proper" job, but could make some money and find some holistic benefit in selling jam in a market, or making beard ...

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Wasn't he just another face of the current Russian political orthodoxy? Like, he wasn't some potential reformer of the state, just "not Putin". Not Putin you say. Sounds pretty good. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/01/we-need-have-talk-about-alexei-navalny/ Navalny was a disgusting ...

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Eugenius wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2024 7:02 am That last episode of True Detective was a little more like it .

"It" in this case being a synonym for "rambling, incoherent mess that seems to have been edited by late career Scorsese"

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