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Non-Gaa Forum - 3 Like(s)
Replying To GreenandRed: "Doyler, for me, it's arguable that there's better education than our parents time. I'm 56 so we'll say parents education time was 60 years ago. It's never been easier to get a qualification. Private colleges are advertising for courses, Springboard have cheap courses, the quality and practical learning on those courses is questionable. There's plenty of young people walking around with degrees, Masters, Doctorates that they got in online college using simulators for projects. They can pass exams but would struggle to cook a dinner, change a plug or sew a button their shirt. Even 30 years ago you had a good practical grasp of college subjects and lecturers had a genuine interest in improving your knowledge. Yet many of the current graduates think a qualification, with little experience, means they should be earning enough to buy a house. Maybe an old fashioned view but do a bit of grafting first.
Your PCP story is a great one, for 2024. I know plenty like that. Complain about not affording a deposit but ignoring their new electric car they paid through their noses for to impress the neighbours. I reluctantly got a Revolut card recently. Reluctant because I'm not convinced there won't be charges at some stage. Plus lads I know only have one to send money to each other for betting. Signed up and lo and behold, I can get a loan easily, or bet on stocks! Seems it's never been easier to get finance for what you want, no penalties if you pay on time. But too many, especially this time of year, can get into a debt spiral buying stuff they don't need and wonder why a bank, who check all their spending and loans, refuse their mortgage application." There are a couple of posters here who put together their views on every day issues like housing, financial matters, national concerns, politics / political issues etc. There is a lot of honesty in them and make good reading.
I watched Prime Time with Sarah Mcinerney hosting her outside broadcast from Kilkenny last night, her first three guests were Peter Burke FG, Mattie McGrath Ind. and Adrienne Wallace PBP. I gave up after the first three panelists because it was like a clip from the Choir boys or a snap shot from the electric picnic without music.
Prior to when our economy went belly up a few short years ago we were getting warnings that went unheeded, we kept borrowing and spending until the bubble burst, we seem to be making the same mistakes now, are we not.? We also in my humble opinion have our priorities. wrong or at least out of sequence. I can resonate so well with Rebel2020's post. My choice was to stay in Carlow and hope for the best, I moved out reinvented myself, secure working life, a mortgaged house in another county and province, wife settled and kids happy enough, it's not always a comfort zone but it's affordable because of the economic decisions we made earlier on in our life.
Number 1 out of many on our priority list should be a better health care system with quicker and easier access to a family doctor, also an easier access to a hospital and bed as required. It's my believe that there's not much point buying a house and being strangled with its mortgage etc falling into bad health with worry if you can't enjoy it, good health care first everything else is secondary.
It's my own theory and I'm only guessing that, -
FF will secure one or two seats more than FG, therefore MM will automatically become elected Taoiseach. SH leadership will be brought into question.
SF will win more seats than anticipated at the moment. The Independent's will also do reasonably well. Labour will finish as is.
PBP and SD will struggle.
supersub15 (National) - 20/11/2024 13:09:28
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Midlandsman: "Anyone who was in multy tonight have any takeaways?" Didn't get to Multy but I had an Indian
CleanShoulder (National) - 20/11/2024 23:08:31
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Dublin GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To eoinog: "The stands of football in Leinster is very poor. Definitely the weakest province. Only one team in Division 1 so that tells it's own story. A lot more would need to retire before Dublin would fall to the standard of the chasing pack." Only for Louths injury's last year I think we could have beat Donegal last year in the 1/4 final. We have a 2 or 3 lads back who were travelling last year who probably will start and 1 who missed the whole of last season who has been playing excellent for his club who are still going in Leinster.
I don't think we will beat the Dubs but bar Dublin and Kerry, I think we will be able to beat any time in Ireland next season
DundalkGael (National) - 20/11/2024 15:07:39
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Breffni40: "If either of them got an overall majority the fine and dandy but I find it odd that nothing is said about about the expectation that the two biggest parties will go into coalition. Just accepted as normal. It isn't. Not very democratic in my book and you could legitimately say the system is rigged against change." Their policies are almost identical. Both are centre-right. Makes sense that they form a coalition and provide stable governance.
And it's perfectly democratic - if their candidates don't get voted for, they won't win seats.
cavanman47 (National) - 21/11/2024 11:15:27
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Brian Fenton Retirement! - 1 Like(s)
Irreplaceable talent, one of the greatest and a pleasure to support such a player over the years.
But, like all players, he will be replaced.
New leaders to come to the front, it won't be the last retirement, there's plenty of quality in Dublin and its up to them to carry the fight, which they 100% will do.
I think all the #9 players will go.
But again, players wil always call it a day.
It's about what they left behind. It was a record setting era and we Dub supporters got to enjoy some of the greatest players ever to wear sky blue win bucket loads of medals.
Now it's time for a younger, hungry setup to go and try and establish themselves and achieve.
There will still be a good mix of experience in the panel.
If anything, this all just wants me to get up and go supporting, can't wait for 2025 and I'll be going to as many games as possible.
Up the Dubs
jimbodub (National) - 20/11/2024 13:00:10
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Brian Fenton Retirement! - 1 Like(s)
I never saw Jacko but Fenton is definitely the best midfielder I've ever seen. McCarthy was the leader for Dublin and drove it but Fenton was the best outfield player. I think if he gave it a few more years you could potentially call him the greatest of all time.
Bluelake (National) - 21/11/2024 08:10:52
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Doylerwex: "All the talk about biden Harris campaign and now they seem determined to start WW3 before they leave office." I posted on here months ago about the general thinking behind the middle east conflicts.
Iran want access to the Mediterranean. Currently they have that, either via Iraq-Lebanon or Iraq-Syria.
Now, the Lebanon route is pretty much cut off, due to Israel's targeting of Beirut (claimed to be a targeting of Hezbolah).
And wouldn't you just know - last week, Israel hit Syria with missile attacks. What were Syria doing to Israel? Precisely zero.
Why can Israel contine to attack these non-combative sovereign states? Because the USA want to curtail Iran influence in the region and block Iran access to the Mediterranean.
And what is the price the USA need to pay for such a situation?
The need to support Israel's stated (openly) objective. . .of wiping Palestine off the face of the earth.
cavanman47 (National) - 21/11/2024 04:00:13
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To valley84: "The problem is Lomans are rarely tested in Westmeath" That's not true!
Lost 2018 final
Lost 2019 final
Won 2020 final After ET
Won 2021 final After Replay and ET
Lost 2022 final
Won 2023 final by 2 points
Won 2024 final After Replay, ET and Penalties
Temple56 (National) - 20/11/2024 19:23:26
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pope_Benedict: "The bottom line is that Ballyhale were a much stiffer test for Portumna in 2010 than MLR were in 2014. Portumna were actually verging on 'washed up' territory by 2014, having emerged in 2003 with their first senior county title." Is that because Ballyhale are from Kilkenny and MLR are from Carlow? Or is it because you are comparing different years?
That year MLR beat a team appearing in their 4th consecutive Leinster Final who beat several Kilkenny teams in that period including Ballyhale and eventually won Leinster 2 years later, then beat a team appearing in their 4th consecutive AI semifinal who only got knocked out the previous year by that years winners St Thomas AET and a replay, and who won the 2012 AI title. Just because they didn't go well in the final against Portumna doesn't make them a poor team. If they were they wouldn't have beaten the teams they beat, who were among the strongest club sides in the country at that time. They might have gone one step further in the years after that, but didn't manage to get out of Carlow.
All of which is still irrelevant to my original point. That it doesn't matter what county a club is from. The 2012 champions were from Antrim, another county who have never won a SenIor AI. Offaly sides have reached 5 AI finals winning 2 this millennium, despite their county side playing in the Christy Ring at one point. Antrim sides have also reached 5 deciders winning 1. Tipp sides have only reached one, which they lost. Tipp won 4 AI titles in the same period. Cork clubs only have 1 win this millennium. Limerick sides have only won 1 ever, as have Waterford and Wexford sides. On the flip side Galway clubs have won 9 club AIs this millennium, but only 1 intercounty AI.
I'm not sure how many more stats there are to prove to you that club AIs and Intercounty AIs are completely unrelated.
Viking66 (National) - 20/11/2024 17:32:35
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To DundalkGael: "Only for Louths injury's last year I think we could have beat Donegal last year in the 1/4 final. We have a 2 or 3 lads back who were travelling last year who probably will start and 1 who missed the whole of last season who has been playing excellent for his club who are still going in Leinster.
I don't think we will beat the Dubs but bar Dublin and Kerry, I think we will be able to beat any time in Ireland next season" Dream on…..
ForeverBlue2 (National) - 20/11/2024 17:03:45
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Carlow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To CARPS: "Once again, how has the split season made hurling better?
1) Our champions are performing more poorly in Leinster than they did before it was introduced. Do you disagree? If so, why?
2) You say Carlow Town has improved. But a) it's only a little bit, they are still far off senior and b) it's mostly based on better underage. Do you disagree? If so, why?
3) Naomh Brid are now even worse off than before. They had a small bounce at first, but this year they couldn't even field a team. Do you disagree? If so, why?
4) Burren Rangers have improved. But is this down to the split season or down (again) to good underage? I'd say the latter. Do you disagree? If so, why?
5) You say Kildavin are back hurling - and yeah it's great - but Palatine have stopped. So where is the gain here?
6) Myshall and Ballinkillen have both actually gone backwards in the past few years. Do you disagree? If so, why?" 1 is debatable. MLR lost to Ballyhale in 2021 who went on to lose the AI final by a point after an injury time Ruddle goal. St Mullins beat the Wexford Champions in 2022, befire losing to the Dublin Champions. MLR lost to OLG last year, who went on to lose the AI final by a point.
2- would they be putting in the same effort at underage if it wasn't for the split season. Also with the split season only being 3 years old how have underage changes impacted Adult already?
3-not being able to field a team points at other issues in that club.
4-see 2 above
5-did Palatine stop on account of the split season? I find that hard to believe!
6- Ballinkillen is a very small club/parish. Hard to sustain success with such small underage numbers. Again, absolutely SFA to do with the Split Season.
Viking66 (National) - 20/11/2024 14:57:28
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To JimmyNail: "Any word from the county senior team. Have they been doing anything yet and how is Poacher being received? Mohills display last weekend was very disappointing but shows where the county is at. Hopefully the reduction in numbers in the various championships will make them more competitive and raise the standards" There's 40/50 lads in doing S&C and Running sessions. This obviously doesn't include any Mohill or injured players.
Although we all know that a lot of these players are nowhere near senior inter County standard it can only help Leitrim club football for 2025 if players on the fringes are getting top quality S&C and conditioning sessions in over the winter period.
On the debate about the standard of club football in Leitrim - There's no point in discussing it without accepting the impact emigration is having. Club panels have been ravaged. That's already on top of having the lowest population (second lowest Gaa population after Fermanagh) in the country. So the reality is that we should be weak.
But also, we don't produce our own coaches in Leitrim - therefore each club are paying out thousands on management which could be spent on better Pitches, Gyms and Facilities or even Games Development Officers.
We are also way behind on S&C compared to most counties in Division 3 or 4 and not in the same sphere as those in the top 2 divisions. This alone leaves us at a huge disadvantage when it comes to facing teams in the Club Provincials. We don't have near the same running power or strength.
If you consider some of the Gym facilities our Senior Clubs have available to them its easy to see why we're behind. Clubs/County board are going to really have to tackle this issue alone if we are to improve. Could some clubs double up and use funds to build communal gym facilities or something?
Leitrim1234 (National) - 20/11/2024 14:29:04
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