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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Why did you bother applying if you acknowledged I was right in your last paragraph.
If some can afford it and others can't that's inequality.
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4413 - 10/04/2026 18:43:02
Incorrect. I agreed that cost can be factor that impacts options, but that is not to say the opportunity is taken away.
We have education equality in so far as all people in Ireland have the opportunity to avail of 3rd level education. People from poorer backgrounds, who ordinarily wouldn't be able to afford College/University fees etc can get their full fees paid and avail of an additional monthly maintenance grant towards living costs if they are from a household below a certain income threshold.
Your equality argument is based on affordability, its not about equality of opportunity to 3rd level, its more about the lack of options if you don't have sufficient funding or wealth. You want every Irish person to be able to study wherever they want, fully funded by the state, basically you want wealth equality, where every single person earns the same, no privilege etc.....i.e. Communism!!
Commodore (National) - 10/04/2026 21:32:57
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Football Championship 2026 - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "I'd agree with that, though it's a guaranteed advantage to Kerry most would say but I suppose it's not Kerry's fault Munster is weak enough and uncompetitive in football terms in comparison to the likes of Ulster especially." For all the talk about Ulster ,I think Leinster and Connaught are more competitive this year and Munster although maybe weak still have two teams stronger than Donegal.Kerry destroyed Donegal last year and Cork beat Donegal the previous year.
brayballer (National) - 11/04/2026 01:15:13
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To tirawleybaron: "As usual your opinion is coloured by the simple fact that Kerry would benefit most from your suggestion.
For the all ireland draw to be fair, giving Kerry extra advantages for beating Cork and not much else just cant be allowed." Provincial loser also gets home advantage
So it's a win, win for two counties in munster
every year. They could just alternate the cup, and move on to the all-ireland!
Expertinall (National) - 10/04/2026 21:14:28
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Sharlene: "Will matches have to be postponed because of the fuel protests?" If that's what it takes for the governments to take heed then so be it. Government are making a killing out of fuel and squandering it.
Saynothing (National) - 10/04/2026 22:22:47
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Croke Park expansion - 1 Like(s)
Replying To KillingFields: "Theyre not going to go to Croke Park for a champions league final even with temporary seating on the hill
Unless they put in a lot of work inside the stadium. especially on the public floors of the stadum" I wouldn't be so sure about that....
If Croke Park can successfully host an NFL game, then it can host a CL Final.
Fionn (National) - 10/04/2026 23:02:57
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Doylerwex: "Why did you bother applying if you acknowledged I was right in your last paragraph.
If some can afford it and others can't that's inequality." No, that's what's called a meritocracy.
What you seem to be pining for is some sort of socialist Eden.
What country would you most like us to be like, out of interest?
cavanman47 (National) - 11/04/2026 06:00:20
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Dublin GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
A great article for you Barney.
Cabra's golden memories - from road leagues to Croke Park appearances, all part of Naomh Fionnbarra's folklore | Irish Independent https://share.google/KwP6suFXWentknBmc
Viking66 (National) - 11/04/2026 08:35:25
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Football Championship 2026 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To brayballer: "For all the talk about Ulster ,I think Leinster and Connaught are more competitive this year and Munster although maybe weak still have two teams stronger than Donegal.Kerry destroyed Donegal last year and Cork beat Donegal the previous year." Kerry are still number 1, but there's no world in which you can say Cork are better than Donegal at the moment. You're only on the wind-up with that.
Donegal are top-2 in most people's books at the moment. Whether Cork beat them in 2024 is irrelevant. Cork can be a handful on their day, but they're still inconsistent. They lost by 20 points to Derry a weeks ago. Donegal are at a different level.
WanPintWin (National) - 11/04/2026 12:21:25
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Trumps Conflict - What Influence Will It Have On The GAA - 1 Like(s)
Replying To suckvalleypaddy: "The GAA could use Croke park more this summer with double or triple headers. Extra trains and buses could be useful to mitigate against expensive road trips also. It will still be expensive on families but it might help. I'm just not optimistic about the trouble in middle east getting sorted. Thank God for GAA +" This is certainly something practical that the GAA should do and by all means with different codes etc. We will have to see how this suitation plays out over the next month or so.
Square_B (National) - 11/04/2026 15:13:54
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
#Commodore.
The threads getting messed up and getting confusing, so Ill start again.
I dont want exact equality of wealth. I want equality of opportunity. Im not as wealthy as I could be, but that was my choice. Im happy with the choices I made.
I realise the importance of education, and Ive made sure my children have gone to schools which reflect the importance I put on education. I've positively encouraged them to remain in school until they do their leaving certs. Ive told them that I dont mind if they go on to 3rd level education, get a job which provides job specific training and a career path, or do an apprenticeship. What Ive told them Im not doing is paying for their food while they lie on my sofa at the age of 25.
Some children come from disadvantaged backgrounds and dont get this encouragement at home. And certainly dont get it from their peer group.
As a country it seems we just conveniently forget these lads.
And thats not equality of opportunity as far as I see it.
As regards what the state can do, more money needs to be spent on parent education in disadvantaged areas, and contacts with youth and social workers pointing out the different life choices that can be made. Im 100% certain that most of the people in those areas are entirely unaware of the grants you speak of.
Maybe this obscuring of information is, as you say, motivated by a perceived need to be careful with taxpayers money. But thats a shortsighted and false economy. If you reduced the "cant work, wont work" section of society by 50% say for talks sake, you will save far more on DSP payments than the cost of 3rd level grants and increased numbers of social and youth workers. And thats before taking into account the increase in tax revenue from the 50% that will then be working. You will also save a fortune in other types of social services to do with rehabilitation, from crime and drug and alcohol misuse, law and order expenses, court expenses, and prison expenses.
Viking66 (National) - 11/04/2026 18:05:08
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Wexford Hurling Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ElGranSenor: "Draw probably a fair result in the U20 game
Thought O'Brien was quiet enough for most of the game but he showed his class late on with the goal and the assist
Carley did well enough, good ball-winner, Dempsey did a good job winning the ball too although needs to look for the pass rather than going for the score
Not much between us and Kilkenny, Dublin are probably around the same level as us, it's just that Galway are streets ahead of everyone in Leinster
Kildare game is knockout for us now, basically a Preliminary QF, lose that and we'd also have to play one or two games to qualify for Leinster next year, I think
We're 23 points behind KK on score difference so we'd need them to lose to Galway and for us to beat Kildare and for the combined winning margins to be greater than 23 points
That game falls behind the first two Leinster SHC games so Galway will probably be resting both Niland and Rabbitte, they still have a lot of depth and quality though" Galway have the best 19 year old hurler in Ireland, Aaron Niland and the supporting cast of Jason Rabbitte etc are top class too, all prominent with Galway senior team this year too.
Similar to Tipp last year with Darragh McCarthy, Sam O Farrell and Oisin O'Donoghue.
It makes a massive different to an un20 team to have senior county hurlers on it.
Hard to look past Galway for the un20 All Ireland.
Past hurler (National) - 11/04/2026 19:48:50
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