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Non-Gaa Forum - 3 Like(s)
Replying To yew_tree: "Drug gangs are the greatest scourge on this country. Their filth have infested every single village and town on this island. Ironically there appears to be a wall of silence around it. Intimidation of families who have a family member with a drug debt is common knowledge.
There should be a much bigger debate around this." The second biggest scourge is the people buying them, whether its people buying a couple of linesworth for Saturday night or full on spoon heads, each are as equally to blame.
If there was no demand there'd be no supply.
Bon (National) - 12/12/2025 22:24:54
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Non-Gaa Forum - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Bon: "The second biggest scourge is the people buying them, whether its people buying a couple of linesworth for Saturday night or full on spoon heads, each are as equally to blame.
If there was no demand there'd be no supply." Nail on head. People - Dublin people - took on drug gangs for years. The gangs sold heroin which is much more overtly socially destructive.
Main gangs now are smart enough to avoid heroin. As Bon says their customer base is huge. Weed smoking working class - you literally smell it everywhere- to coke in more "respectable" and younger.
Anyone who buys any illegal drugs has share in Edenderry. Same as if supermarket chains were burning rivals houses.
BarneyGrant (National) - 13/12/2025 07:53:23
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To veterngaa: "The point stands. They are glorified as this team that has won all around them when in reality they have massively under achieved on the Ulster circuit. When they lose on Saturday it will be 3 in a row lost." Personally, I'll never be able to see a place as small as Kilcoo as being under achievers due to 'only' winning two Ulster clubs and an all Ireland. They are the ultimate over achievers.
Underachievement would be if a club had say, 4 villages combined, the most registered players in Ulster in 2023, and also transferred in an intercounty player from a club 20 minutes down the road, and still not having an Ulster medal.
HB245 (National) - 12/12/2025 20:11:32
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Gaalover1989: "Best of luck to tubberclaire today . Hopefully bookies have it wrong .
Has anyone seen sallins ? Are they as good as bookies have it?" Watched their Semi Final. They are excellent. Standard at this level in Kildare is superior to many footballing Counties at Senior level and, should Sallins prevail, the last 3 Champions of this title will have come from Kildare. They have no real weaknesses but Tubberclair are a very solid side and I expect them to be comfortable next year in Senior B. They have nothing to lose and, while the odds are ridiculous, it's really difficult to see them winning, especially in Newbridge.
johnnyh (National) - 13/12/2025 09:51:28
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Backheel: "I noticed Leitrim were beaten in the Connacht PPS A Championship.
But more worryingly I see Carrick CCS are playing in C as are St Clare's and Ballinamore. In the 90s Carrick were competing in the A competition and Manorhamilton and St Felims were B. Manor were narrowly beaten in an B Connacht final at that time.
I don't think that school numbers were bigger or that the coaching was much better
So wondering what the cause of a fairly dramatic fall off is considering the demographics are mostly the same.
Also as winners of the c all Ireland last year shout at Clare's not be competing in Connacht B this year?" The size and pick of the opposition as increased considerably in Connacht in the intervening time whereas we're maybe only slightly up.
Schools like Summerhill and Claregalway college in A with maybe 300 odd footballing boys to pick from, vs Carrick CS with maybe 100, 150 odd.
Manor could indeed have moved up but there is no hard and fast rule on it and it's generally left to schools to grade in their own best interest.
No sense in moving up to B if you haven't the numbers or ability coming on consistently to replace what you've lost from 6th year the year before.
Dodgy_Pass (National) - 13/12/2025 14:26:54
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