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Replying To Cockney_Cat: "10 out of the 34 players in the Wales Rugby squad were born outside Wales. 8 out of the 36 players in the Ireland squad were born outside Ireland." You must love google. Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2154 - 16/02/2025 22:19:25 2591455 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Alot if that was down to having good teams who didn't suffer injuries to significant players, and getting the luck of the draw. They won 2 grand slams in a row after the 2011 world cup, they won a grand slam in 2019 also. 1987 they did really well to beat a string French team in the QF, although they shared the 5 nations title with them that year. At the end of the day none of my Welsh friends celebrate getting to a Semi-final in any case." Whatever it is about Wales being at their best before the professional era, I have never seen better players than JPR and JJ Williams, Gareth Edwards, Barry John, and Mervyn Davies..all on one team! Ireland at that time had Willie John McBride, Mike Gibson and Ken Goodall who would rival any players today. The 1974 Lions tour to South Africa was maybe best ever, although shrouded by political turmoil! Ryanteam (Cork) - Posts: 436 - 17/02/2025 04:58:59 2591483 Link
Replying To Ryanteam: "Whatever it is about Wales being at their best before the professional era, I have never seen better players than JPR and JJ Williams, Gareth Edwards, Barry John, and Mervyn Davies..all on one team! Ireland at that time had Willie John McBride, Mike Gibson and Ken Goodall who would rival any players today. The 1974 Lions tour to South Africa was maybe best ever, although shrouded by political turmoil!" Some incredible flair players there Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14755 - 17/02/2025 07:14:46 2591485 Link
Replying To MesAmis: "The Big Club are massive." It was wonderful to see nearly 33,500 fans in the Aviva Stadium yesterday. Great for League of Ireland football. Really good exciting game with both teams having plenty of chances. Remember, this was not a cup final - it was a League game, so that attendance is really impressive. Huge rivalry between the 2 clubs but it passed off without incident. LOI Football, as I posted a few months ago, is in a really good place at the minute. Long may it continue. They finally seem to have their house in order at last. Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 4113 - 17/02/2025 08:55:28 2591495 Link
Replying To Cockney_Cat: "10 out of the 34 players in the Wales Rugby squad were born outside Wales. 8 out of the 36 players in the Ireland squad were born outside Ireland." That's all well and good but I imagine Barney has a friend that says the facts are different regarding foreigners Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12252 - 17/02/2025 09:20:42 2591503 Link
Replying To Bon: "You must love google." Google McGuire. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7762 - 18/02/2025 14:32:14 2591786 Link
The Trump fans are gone very quiet on here. Wonder why that is? TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8247 - 19/02/2025 09:52:16 2591877 Link
Replying To TheFlaker: "The Trump fans are gone very quiet on here. Wonder why that is?" It would appear as if he might be able to add "Chamberlain" to his long list of titles. Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1408 - 19/02/2025 10:04:16 2591879 Link
Replying To TheFlaker: "The Trump fans are gone very quiet on here. Wonder why that is?" Not a Trump fan, but one reason is most likely their posts are not published. I have sent several responses and no sign. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3416 - 19/02/2025 10:27:32 2591882 Link
Replying To TheFlaker: "The Trump fans are gone very quiet on here. Wonder why that is?" Trump has everything under control… don't be worrying yourself… good lad ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3473 - 19/02/2025 10:30:01 2591883 Link
Replying To TheFlaker: "The Trump fans are gone very quiet on here. Wonder why that is?" Maybe they don't want Ukraine to start a war with them as well? Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14755 - 19/02/2025 10:47:25 2591887 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Maybe they don't want Ukraine to start a war with them as well?" Appears to Mr T that it's all Zelenskys fault. He started the war, refused to do a deal "surrender", won't call an election, approval ratings of 4%. ( ratings very important to Mr T). Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1408 - 19/02/2025 11:07:33 2591892 Link
War was always going to end with Russia having some hold on the Russian speaking parts of Ukraine. The most worrying part for us is the accession to the EU. Absolutely no advantage to the Irish state or economy, Quite the opposite I would think and yet we have Harris sounding like he's the EU Commissioner. "Europe" This be same Europe now that forced Lenihan to accept a 60 billion debt that belonged to the bankers? BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3416 - 19/02/2025 11:12:16 2591894 Link
Replying To TheFlaker: "The Trump fans are gone very quiet on here. Wonder why that is?" It's like blaming Poland for starting WW2. He's off his head. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11463 - 19/02/2025 11:20:45 2591897 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "Trump has everything under control… don't be worrying yourself… good lad" Imagine the Brits deciding they want the other three Ulster counties and the American president saying "oh well ye started it, tough" you'd be happy with that? yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11463 - 19/02/2025 11:22:12 2591898 Link
Replying To Bon: "You must love google." Of course I do. When people make misleading or inaccurate comments that I know or suspect are untrue, it's a good way of verifying the facts. Or would you prefer to live in a world of ignorance? Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2685 - 19/02/2025 11:22:13 2591899 Link
Rumours of Cork City vs Celtic at Pairc ui chaoimh this summer DuhallowRed (Cork) - Posts: 305 - 19/02/2025 12:15:08 2591911 Link
Replying To DuhallowRed: "Rumours of Cork City vs Celtic at Pairc ui chaoimh this summer" That would be some occasion Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3372 - 19/02/2025 13:00:30 2591915 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Not a Trump fan, but one reason is most likely their posts are not published. I have sent several responses and no sign." So you're not a Trump fan but you know that sending pro Trump posts don't get published. How would you know such a thing then? SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2518 - 19/02/2025 13:47:19 2591929 Link
Replying To yew_tree: "Imagine the Brits deciding they want the other three Ulster counties and the American president saying "oh well ye started it, tough" you'd be happy with that?" Our leaders and the rest of the world have accepted the British occupation of north east already! BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3416 - 19/02/2025 13:59:46 2591934 Link