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by captainshamrock
Tue Feb 16, 2016 3:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 527993
Views: 28735345

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

http://www.the42.ie/robbie-henshaw-connacht-pat-lam-2607247-Feb2016/ do we definitely know he is staying in Ireland? I wouldn't see him moving especially given the competition coming down the line for his position but a shock announcement that he has signed for Wasps/ Stade Francais wouldn't surpri...
by captainshamrock
Wed Jan 20, 2016 12:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Quitting Smoking Thread
Replies: 145
Views: 15602

Re: The Quitting Smoking Thread

Used Champix about 20 months ago after smoking heavily for 30 years and never really attempting to give them up. Dreams were pretty messed up and sleep wasn't great. Stayed on it for 3 months and haven't had a puff since. They are fecked up pills and one of the mates stopped taking them after a part...
by captainshamrock
Tue Jan 12, 2016 2:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 527993
Views: 28735345

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

In awe of the Munster guys on here not sure if I could comport myself with the same dignity if my team was to curl up and die before my eyes, a bit let down by by the new Connacht "fans" I must say. Connacht were the plucky losers. Everyone loved them. We're has beens so don't get much sympathy. Ho...
by captainshamrock
Wed Dec 30, 2015 2:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Whisky Thread
Replies: 896
Views: 164633

Re: The Whisky Thread

http://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/midleton-30-year-old Mate opened one of these christmas afternoon to celebrate his first grandchild. Have to say it was gorgeous. Now only 399 bottles left :P :roll: I suspect he means only 400 bottles were sold :? Yip. The mate doesn't even drink whiskey. Got it as...
by captainshamrock
Wed Dec 30, 2015 12:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Whisky Thread
Replies: 896
Views: 164633

Re: The Whisky Thread

http://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/midleton-30-year-old Mate opened one of these christmas afternoon to celebrate his first grandchild. Have to say it was gorgeous. Now only 399 bottles left :P :roll: I suspect he means only 400 bottles were sold :? Exactly. And the mate does't even drink whiskey. Go...
by captainshamrock
Tue Dec 29, 2015 8:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Whisky Thread
Replies: 896
Views: 164633

Re: The Whisky Thread

http://www.celticwhiskeyshop.com/midleton-30-year-old


Mate opened one of these christmas afternoon to celebrate his first grandchild. Have to say it was gorgeous.
Now only 399 bottles left :P
by captainshamrock
Thu Dec 10, 2015 1:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 527993
Views: 28735345

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Very good Laurent! Anyway, heard TOD trying to flog tickets for the Munster game, emphasis on trying. While I applaud moving away from the awful ad I heard for the Treviso game, maybe sacking the marketing department and sorting it out in house wasn't the best call! How many tickets are left? I hav...
by captainshamrock
Mon Dec 07, 2015 5:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bored kayakers
Replies: 74
Views: 10377

Re: Bored kayakers

There was a fair amount of nashing of teeth and wailing from the nanny state brigade when the video went up first but they got drowned out fairly quickly. The UL boys did the Caher in North Clare before Ennistymon and that is a seriously fast river. They turned up with a few dented boats. :lol: Hers...
by captainshamrock
Mon Dec 07, 2015 2:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bored kayakers
Replies: 74
Views: 10377

Re: Bored kayakers

Looks nice but wouldn't know squat about surf skis except they are bloody fast.

Nah Fester, mid table mediocrity for me. Let the fit young athlete's go first and test the line.
by captainshamrock
Mon Dec 07, 2015 12:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bored kayakers
Replies: 74
Views: 10377

Re: Bored kayakers

Uncle Fester wrote:At least one group were happy with the recent weather.
http://www.joe.ie/sport/video-incredibl ... mon/522372

Video included 1 very happy bored member

:smug:
by captainshamrock
Sun Dec 06, 2015 10:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Storm Desmond
Replies: 88
Views: 6235

Re: Storm Desmond

Silver lining and all that.
Had been dying to run this rapid for a while but it needs a lot of water to work. Thank you storm Desmond.
Drove the nanny staters mad as well so two boxes ticked on Saturday.

https://www.facebook.com/timmy.dooley/v ... 808635202/
by captainshamrock
Thu Dec 03, 2015 12:26 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 146106
Views: 7902177

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

If water is free then they don't need to buy any off irish water and can fudge right off with their whining.
by captainshamrock
Mon Nov 30, 2015 9:07 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Worst Airport you have ever visited?
Replies: 338
Views: 24815

Re: Worst Airport you have ever visited?

The old Bangalore airport. A filthy shed with what looked like portaloos as toilets. Was there early for a flight as a mate said we can relax with a few drinks at the bar as we leave this dump. No bar and the seats were filthy. The scrum of beggars outside was pretty awful and you had to queue outsi...
by captainshamrock
Wed Nov 18, 2015 11:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jonah Lomu RIP
Replies: 578
Views: 38121

Re: Jonah Lomu RIP

He really was the first rugby superstar and always seemed like a nice unassuming fella. He achieved a lot considering his health problems.
RIP
by captainshamrock
Fri Nov 13, 2015 2:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 146106
Views: 7902177

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/video-shows-garda-using-baton-in-property-auction-melee-705487.html Give that guard a medal :thumbup: Anyone who puts a hand on a guard while they are trying to uphold the law should have their hand broken and I wouldn't be a fan of the guards. Seri...
by captainshamrock
Wed Nov 04, 2015 10:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 527993
Views: 28735345

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

FFR just put 6 nations tickets on sale.
VIP at €125 or cat 3 at €40.
by captainshamrock
Tue Nov 03, 2015 11:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 146106
Views: 7902177

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

If its got too big for Dublin, why does he expect it to be back here in the future?
by captainshamrock
Wed Oct 14, 2015 11:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SOB citing?
Replies: 4098
Views: 290921

Re: SOB citing?

The thread that keeps on giving. :o

We haven't even been able to get around to a fight on who should be playing this weekend. Well done kind sirs for keeping us all engaged.
by captainshamrock
Thu Oct 08, 2015 3:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 146106
Views: 7902177

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

€120 grand boys... 8)


Check out how much Mayo gets in comparison to say Limerick..
Just political hackery in general. I know we did a lot of lobbying to get ours. Nothing underhand but the usual how stuff works in Ireland.
by captainshamrock
Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:40 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NAS DRIVE ADVICE
Replies: 40
Views: 1842

Re: NAS DRIVE ADVICE

Raid5 is probably the most popular but that is because it is cheaper. If its a small amount of storage you need then Raid 1 is good enough and not too pricey. Buying two spare drives is overload. You'll be able to get 1 or 2TB drives for years at decent prices. Honestly, for 1TB Just have a service ...
by captainshamrock
Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:42 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 527993
Views: 28735345

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Anyone see this? A bit of a laugh. Guess some of the media stuff add can break the routine before the seriousness starts. Surprised that professional rugby players can only do the plank for a bit over a minute. Would have thought they could do it all day. http://www.rugbyonslaught.com/2015/09/whos-s...
by captainshamrock
Fri Sep 04, 2015 5:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 146106
Views: 7902177

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Most peoples issue is there was a promise this was new politics and things would be done differently when in fact they have been done exactly the same, both FG and Labour promised the sun moon and stars when they didn't really need to and really haven't delivered on it at all. Will be interesting t...
by captainshamrock
Wed Aug 05, 2015 11:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 527993
Views: 28735345

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Ah there isn't controlling it and then there is being an amateur about it. That's why Mils is disappointing for the Connacht lads. But suppose was just making the most of winding down. It wouldn't come to the heads of some of those blokes, they don't give a fúck. Kuntley Beale is probably the worst...
by captainshamrock
Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: What a C*nt
Replies: 949
Views: 91585

Re: What a C*nt

As soon as this hit the news you knew it was going to be a Yank.... Was never in doubt. wit kant
by captainshamrock
Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 527993
Views: 28735345

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

For the third time in my life I'm at Dublin airport emigrating :( already? Where are you off to now? Caribbean. In theory, just for 3 months but I suspect that's a ruse by my company. Oh FFS, to think I was about to offer some sympathy that your move back was so brief. The Caribbean. For 3 months. ...
by captainshamrock
Mon May 11, 2015 3:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Quitting Smoking Thread
Replies: 145
Views: 15602

Re: The Quitting Smoking Thread

Champix is the biz.
Seriously f**ked up dreams while on it though. Completely vivid and realistic. Freaky.
Smoked a couple of packs a day for 30 years and am off them 10 months. Champix gets you through the first few weeks and allows you to break the habits.
by captainshamrock
Fri May 01, 2015 4:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: D'Arce goooooooonnnnneeee...
Replies: 50
Views: 3337

Re: D'Arce goooooooonnnnneeee...

Some special moments. Well done to the lad.
by captainshamrock
Tue Apr 21, 2015 3:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 527993
Views: 28735345

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

hermie wrote:
earl the beaver wrote:Can't be many of the original grand slam team left. RIP
O'Connell, Heaslip and the back 3?
:blush:
Rugby started in the noughties.
by captainshamrock
Tue Apr 21, 2015 3:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 527993
Views: 28735345

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

From Dolphin RFC It is with regret that we hear of the passing of one of our most famous players Jim McCarthy . Jim was a key contributor to the original golden era of Irish Rugby during the 1940s and 1950s. Jim joined Dolphin from CBC where he won a Munster School's senior cup and he later went on ...
by captainshamrock
Fri Apr 17, 2015 1:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Leinstertainment advert shocker
Replies: 37
Views: 2211

Re: Leinstertainment advert shocker

redrebel wrote:
That southside is strong in this lot



So much for a 12 country army... :uhoh:
Don't mock too much. Munster have one on the way for season ticket renewals and its likely to be just as bad.
by captainshamrock
Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:50 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Leinstertainment advert shocker
Replies: 37
Views: 2211

Re: Leinstertainment advert shocker

As soon as the good times end the ladyboys turn on them selves. As our brave boys from 1916 found you can never trust a dub. They'll turn on you in an instant.
:P

Roll on the world cup so everyone can go back to unidirectional spite. We spread ourselves too thin outside the international windows.
by captainshamrock
Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 527993
Views: 28735345

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Take the positives out of it lads. That sort of morkeshing creashividy only arises when the client has more money than sense, so it would appear your finances are in order. Unfortunately not. Saw a Munster one the other night that should be released in the next week or two. Buy season tickets. You'...
by captainshamrock
Wed Apr 15, 2015 10:31 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: "Trace Amounts." Movie links autism to a vaccine preservativ
Replies: 160
Views: 7586

Re: "Trace Amounts." Movie links autism to a vaccine preserv

Some comments on this trailer xdream2 3 days ago Herd immunity is nonsense. Herd mentality, however, is actually a psychological phenomenon. Measles are a mild childhood rash that rarely harm anyone. However, if the vaxxers have been vaccinated then there is no cause for concern. But if you want to...
by captainshamrock
Thu Apr 09, 2015 5:00 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 527993
Views: 28735345

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Any Gopperth defenders should read Murray Kinsella's latest. The guy just doesn't seem capable of identifying space and demanding the ball. Several opportunities went a-begging because he was content to watch the forwards truck it up. I said after the match that I thought his performance was gutles...
by captainshamrock
Wed Apr 08, 2015 10:49 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 146106
Views: 7902177

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Typical. He had the odious twat on the ropes a number of times and let him back. The next election scares me. Murphy knows exactly what he is doing and figures that 40% of the population can be persuaded to ignore the water bills and then its in their interests to vote for the lefty fringe to ensure...
by captainshamrock
Wed Apr 08, 2015 10:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 146106
Views: 7902177

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Murphy getting his ass handed to him on the Pat Kenny show now.
by captainshamrock
Tue Apr 07, 2015 1:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 527993
Views: 28735345

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

doesn't Dougie Howlett have a coaching role at Munster ? badly need to get something sorted with a backs coach for next season....all we need now is Henshaw to come south and JJ to come back and we might as well become the 7s team for the olympics Nope, he's a corporate liaison. He has a full-time ...