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Non-Gaa Forum - 5 Like(s)
Replying To cavanman47: "Hardly blatantly undemocratic when our constitution seems to allow for it. .
What would you rather. . .and army council who calls the shots behind balaclavas?" Spare us the pearl-clutching man. The government tried to pull an obvious stroke and it was angrily rejected. Dressing it up as anything else is pretty pathetic
Breffni40 (National) - 23/01/2025 14:15:02
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Senior Club Football Championships 2024/25 - General Discussion - 4 Like(s)
Replying To oneoff: "So you did.
Still doesn't explain why you felt the need to back a team playing against one from Dublin? Also you said you didn't care who won yet now you're celebrating it. Why's that? Then again you've been doing that quite a bit in recent years. Again why's that?" You're lucky that with this storm coming you can get a day off primary school.
Saynothing (National) - 23/01/2025 18:44:56
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Non-Gaa Forum - 4 Like(s)
Replying To cavanman47: "That's my point here.
It's still unclear whether our constitution allows for those independent TDs to sit in opposition and speak.
My understanding is that they are technically allowed to do so under the constitution.
However, the opposition parties didn't like this and so the incoming government agreed that this issue would be looked at, with legal advice sought, over the next 2 weeks (before the Dail sits again).
All parties entered the chamber yesterday to nominate a Taoiseach having agreed to the above.
Upon entering, the government chief whip noticed that the SF leader was in conversation with the clerk of the Dail and it subsequently unfolded that some opposition TDs has reneged on the agreed process and instead used the day to present the people of Ireland with the circus we saw yesterday." Are you an FFG member?
Viking66 (National) - 23/01/2025 14:12:19
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Anti GAA Agenda - 3 Like(s)
Replying To boxtyburgerbuns: "Dublin do devalue Croke Park by playing their league games there, that is a separate issue
The minute rugby was allowed to be played in CP it devalued it as a stadium.
Not insecure about the gaa at all, just don't think it is being well run at all at the top at the moment." This nonsensical idea that Croke Park should be some sort of place reserved only for the use of GAA players belongs to days of the past.... it's nothing but pure protectionism ideology. The GAA has absolutely nothing to fear from other sports using Croke Park. Other sports are charged well for the use of Croke Park and it makes complete commercial sense to do so (unless you believe in magic money trees or what not). And as you well know, most of that money is reinvested in the grassroots of the GAA. I cannot for the life of me understand why GAA people are worried about what other sports are up to. The world will not end because we rent out a stadium to another sporting body when we have no games on ourselves!
Square_B (National) - 23/01/2025 07:52:02
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Non-Gaa Forum - 3 Like(s)
Replying To cavanman47: "Well the same group of independents were in opposition in the last Dail and voted with the government.
In the previous Dail, FF voted with FG in the C&S agreement having agreed the programme for government with them.
So it's not exactly out of the ordinary.
If anything, having a group in opposition who essentially have the power to bring down the government ensures more accountability for said government." Did FF take their place on the opposition benches in the last Dail?
No.
Good to see the CC make a common sense decision this morning. A pity it wasn't 24 hours earlier.
Fair play to the ACTUAL opposition for standing their ground.
peiledoir20 (National) - 23/01/2025 09:08:59
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Non-Gaa Forum - 3 Like(s)
Replying To cavanman47: "They are not sitting in the Dail for 2 weeks.
Instead, they are getting started on running their departments and getting actual work started.
The only caveat is that now that is delayed by a day as some public representatives could not show common decency and decorum in the national parliament and shouted down the ceann camhairle any time she spoke. Is that democracy at work??" The opposition TD's were also democratically elected and were not going to allow themselves be walked on by FG/FF… They were right to cause havoc and it will probably result in the first climb down and failure of this numpty dumpty government…
ForeverBlue2 (National) - 23/01/2025 09:44:45
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Non-Gaa Forum - 3 Like(s)
Replying To cavanman47: "They are not sitting in the Dail for 2 weeks.
Instead, they are getting started on running their departments and getting actual work started.
The only caveat is that now that is delayed by a day as some public representatives could not show common decency and decorum in the national parliament and shouted down the ceann camhairle any time she spoke. Is that democracy at work??" Yes, opposing blatantly undemocratic processes in the strongest terms possible is in fact democracy
Breffni40 (National) - 23/01/2025 10:27:36
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Non-Gaa Forum - 3 Like(s)
The "proud boys" and "oath keepers" pardoned and out of jail. The police union (who backed Trump) are not happy….day 2…you ain't seen nothing yet.
I wonder what those idiots on Fox News have to say about this?
yew_tree (National) - 22/01/2025 23:40:42
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Galway Hurling thread - 3 Like(s)
Replying To SixtiesKid: "I am of the view that if the ordinary supporter was kept in the loop a bit more there would be a higher level of interest.
We will see a few die-hard supporters fetching up for the beginning of the league.
Meanwhile we see Connacht Rugby selling out 25k in Castlebar.
The perpetual secrecy has one effect. It kills interest in the game. We need to wake up and keep genuine hurling supporters informed as to what is going on.
People will go to games if they have a local interest in the team and if they are treated with a bit more respect." I actually totally agree. It is even more ridiculous in an ameteur sport, imo. They should be marketing these players front and centre, giving squad lists etc. Doing some of the stuff in the lead up to All Irelands all year long
Kinvara (National) - 23/01/2025 12:14:52
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
In fairness, the transfer of power can be very fraught and difficult. Remember what happened in the United States with the transfer of power from Trump to Biden in 2020/2021.
If that proved fraught, there is no wonder that the monumental shift in power from Fine Gael/Fianna Fáil to Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael was always going to be a powderkeg.
MesAmis (National) - 23/01/2025 12:27:03
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Leitrim GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To AverageFootball: "Building and maintaining seems to be the same old story every couple years. Building and maintaing for what? To go through the cycle again thats what. Should get a good few more back on panel when New York trip is on the cards..." Very cynical comment and very unfair to all the players who give huge commitment , at enormous personal cost in terms of travelling from work and college.
and as for the second part of your idiotic comment the answer is to give huge enjoyment to Leitrim Supporters far and wide.
joeman123 (National) - 23/01/2025 10:16:46
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Kinvara: "There are 57 currently on the panel so you won't hear about the full squad for a little while yet. We only know that Cooney, Tuohy and GMac are gone and David Burke is giving it another year." I am of the view that if the ordinary supporter was kept in the loop a bit more there would be a higher level of interest.
We will see a few die-hard supporters fetching up for the beginning of the league.
Meanwhile we see Connacht Rugby selling out 25k in Castlebar.
The perpetual secrecy has one effect. It kills interest in the game. We need to wake up and keep genuine hurling supporters informed as to what is going on.
People will go to games if they have a local interest in the team and if they are treated with a bit more respect.
SixtiesKid (National) - 23/01/2025 11:31:28
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To greenfan: "No impact on Cloughaneely.. didnt kick a ball for them last year.." Carried an injury for most of if not all of last year. Could clearly see it in some of the Donegal games. He was there every other year for Cloughaneely so of course he's going to be a loss for them.
dgcrusader (National) - 23/01/2025 15:44:19
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Sinn Fein are like the Trump cultists in America. Shameful scenes yesterday, the boys in Belfast must have had a word to their TDs in Dublin.
bad.monkey (National) - 23/01/2025 15:30:13
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Lockjaw: "Corduff making some transfer moves?" What's the talk about it in Donegal? It seems fairly accurate from the word around the Corduff camp.
BrehonBlonde (National) - 23/01/2025 11:45:10
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To bad.monkey: "Sinn Fein are like the Trump cultists in America. Shameful scenes yesterday, the boys in Belfast must have had a word to their TDs in Dublin." Labour, SDs, PBP, Independents Ireland were all equally as focal in their staunch opposition yesterday as well.
But hey, don't let facts get in the way of whatever fairytale you've dreamt up.
peiledoir20 (National) - 23/01/2025 16:20:10
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
I might be wrong but there doesn't seem to be to many ministers appointed outside of Leinster..I've always thought this crowd can't see beyond the Ted cow roundabout..
CTGAA10 (National) - 23/01/2025 18:00:04
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Trump2020: "Were you as bitter when ANTIFA and BLM got away with burning down cities during their "mostly peaceful protests"?" I have no intention of getting into this pro or anti discussion other than to note that to me, that it always seems to be " them versus us". No matter what one side brings up about the other, straight away there is a list of transgressions trotted out to apparently justify whatever. It reminds me of children in the schoolyard. Like I said earlier comedic, if it wasn't so serious. It could almost be said tragic, rather than comedic.
Freethinker (National) - 23/01/2025 18:06:48
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
I forgot to mention how many jobs can people start on a Wednesday and then get 2 weeks holidays,after being off for more than 2 months..even trump started work straight away when he was sworn in,no matter what we think of him..
CTGAA10 (National) - 23/01/2025 18:41:15
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To SixtiesKid: "I am of the view that if the ordinary supporter was kept in the loop a bit more there would be a higher level of interest.
We will see a few die-hard supporters fetching up for the beginning of the league.
Meanwhile we see Connacht Rugby selling out 25k in Castlebar.
The perpetual secrecy has one effect. It kills interest in the game. We need to wake up and keep genuine hurling supporters informed as to what is going on.
People will go to games if they have a local interest in the team and if they are treated with a bit more respect." I think the condensed schedule, coupled with the expanded rota of championship games has diminished interest in NHL and NFL games. Doubly so, when most of them can be watched on TV in the largely inclement weather spell January-March.
If fans are flat out, in a strong dual county like Galway, attending 'proper' games from April to July (hopefully), there's likely to be diminished interest in attending the January-March fare?
Pope_Benedict (National) - 23/01/2025 12:00:20
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