Kevin Egan
@lonesharkoy
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I know it's only a friendly so it's not that consequential, but surely to God you have to slip that ball to the left??
🇮🇪 2-1 🇭🇺
GOAL - Troy Parrott surely snatches victory for Ireland, with a late counter-attacking goal.
📺live on
@rte2
and
@RTEplayer
👉
📱live updates 👉
📻
@RTERadio1Extra
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What chance has a defender here? Seven steps, hop, ten steps, shot. 3 does everything right in terms of footwork, speed, near hand - this should have been a turnover win for him.
Tidy goal from Niall Loughlin - his impressive start to 2024 continues
UU lead 1-5 to 0-6
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Tough day today. Four years since Conor left us, even though it still feels like just yesterday. Thank God for this wee man to keep us looking forward.
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For years, the GAA was run to suit the people who dip in and out. They come on board for the summer, but then go back to soccer and rugby for the other eight months. For once, a change has been made to suit the people who make up the association, who keep it alive.
Sunday Game music at Easter.
All Ireland hurling final in mid-July, same afternoon Lowry or Rory going at it in final round of 150th Open at St Andrews.
No championship in August or September.
Giving up the greatest months.
I adore GAA summers.
And think this is madness.
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None of this anything close to "cheeky". It's interfering with a medical official, who's trying to aid an injured player - both by number 9 and number 13.
Cheeky stuff from Corduff no.13
Jack McCarron on the ground getting treatment from the physio.
The Corduff player opens up the water bottle and soaks both McCarron and the physio
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This debate is bananas. For everyone suggesting Gillane was trying to pull on the ball, it was on the deck when he started his swing, and he swung about 18 inches high. Does anyone think that a player of Gillane's quality would attempt to hit a ball and miss by a foot and a half?
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A footnote which will get lost in the madness - we're a good while waiting for the presentation here, and the Dubs are patiently staying out there in the crowd, through their own disappointment, because it's the right thing to do. That's very admirable. 👏👏
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This hero left us two years ago today. Some day I might be able to get my head around it, but right now it's tough going. Thanks to everyone who's been in touch, it means a lot. We miss you Conor.
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I'm presuming we're going to end up with a Glen-Kilmacud replay next weekend, but regardless of the decision, I will say this. Whether or not the extra man/men was involved in the play should be completely irrelevant to the call. You don't have to touch the ball to be involved.
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A pub is closing in Dublin. I'm sorry for the employees and there's no doubt that the city is losing character, but it's not like anyone will be stuck for a pint. If a rural Post office closing is like a village losing a leg, then Dublin just lost a toenail.
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Just corrected 23 uses of "hurley" in a piece to "hurl" in each instance.
#editorialprivilege
#wedontliveincork
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No timber spared by
@westmeath_gaa
chairman Billy Foley in the programme here in Mullingar. Fair points though.
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Sometimes club notes can throw up some real gems. Like this today:
"This correspondent will never be overly critical of our teams or players, and I'm sure nobody will be disappointed as the lads themselves after the game. However, this was nothing short of a shambles."
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Genuine question - am I the only one who doesn't enjoy hurling as much now that there are 60-70 shots on goal per game, and consequently a huge amount of restarts/stoppages? I feel like a huge amount of the continuity is gone out of the sport at the very elite level.
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Tell me again who won? Not to be today, Cork's power and depth really told a tale, but the shouts of "Uibh Fháili" at the final whistle would bring a tear to a glass eye. These players have earned endless admiration and gratitude, and you can feel it out there. 💚🤍💛
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@TadhgHickey
@TwitterSupport
@TwitterDublin
@gardainfo
@ZachEva49972495
I too am going to bring your Mam into this, specifically to say she raised you with human empathy and a social conscience that is bang on the money, not to mention endowing incredible wit and creativity to share that spirit with a large audience. Much respect to you and her.
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This thread is well worth a read. No shortage of well-meaning people on twitter encouraging people to open up and talk when in difficulty, but without realising how the response received (from both professionals and friends/family) can be utterly unhelpful. (1/2)
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Appalling language from Dónal Óg, the mask slips in a big way. It's not about the promotion of hurling at all, it's about Munster supremacy and getting digs in at "disappointed also rans". I wonder if he'd describe
@CloyneGaa
the same way, seeing as they don't play senior either.
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Can't make sense of this.
@briancarthyrte
doesn't look for controversy, but he is a true professional, hugely knowledgeable and gives a great picture of what's happening in his live radio commentary. A genuinely decent man as well.
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There are no words for the gratitude I feel towards these
@Offaly_GAA
U20s, for giving me experiences like this. Grew up in the bogs like the rest of us, but they've a streak of iron ore going through them, wherever they got it from. Magical stuff. 💚🤍💛
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Couldn't get there in the end as Senan Egan decided he'd make an early arrival to the world on Christmas Eve. Senan, like his Mammy & Daddy, are very grateful to
@paulwynne100
,
@ferbanegaa
and everyone who pitched in to remember his big brother Conor today. Thank you all so much
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Over 1400 free yogurts given out, kids in free into the game, incredible atmosphere with over 6,000 people in the ground, and a team that would warm your heart. Some night for
@Offaly_GAA
, and
@Glenisk
are a big part of that. We're blessed to have them.
With well over 1000 under 16's attending and entering the draw for
@Offaly_GAA
gear at this evening’s under 20 hurling semi-final.
Here is the lucky winners.
Massive thanks once again to our official partners
@Glenisk
for coming on board in this evening's giveaway. 👏
Thanks
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Damn right we have our own to look after. And very often, in care facilities or hospital wards, it's immigrants to Ireland who do the hard work of caring and looking after those who need help. I don't like amplifying morons, but this pathetic protest isn't Ireland. Thank God.
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It's not good enough to put all the onus on those who are struggling, particularly when it's all based on the presumption that "a problem shared is a problem halved" will work for everyone. It doesn't. (2/2).
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It's the clash we've always wanted to see. Rynaghs vs Rynaghs.
#honcloghan
(non-Offaly followers may not get this one)
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Over 6,000 people for a championship semi-final double header in a comparatively small county, one senior and one intermediate. That's some number.
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Thanks to all for the messages, prayers & support. It's been a rough year & it ain't getting easier, but people have been incredibly kind.
A poignantly emotional, yet logical, piece on the importance of sport in our lives by
@lonesharkoy
in this week's
@offalyindo
.
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I wonder is this lad U20 next year? We could probably use him in the forward line if we end up playing Cork again.
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This weekend,, 11 SFC games were played. Seven were competitive, of the four sides that lost, two of them will play Div One in 2020. One of the others (Sligo) lost to a team from the same division as them. The problem is not the need for tiers, the problem is Dublin. Only Dublin.
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@conormckenna98
If you're going by county, is it not technically 4 from Australasia, since there's only one county board that covers both Australia and New Zealand? 😛
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A lot of unhappiness at this. I can see both sides, but a lot of it is certain eejits ruining it for everybody. Clubs posting on social media about their 10-36 to 0-2 win in an U-14 game, dubious behaviour when it comes to second teams, and assorted similar muppetry.
The GAA is clamping down and will sanction those involved in competitive games for players under the age of 12. Particular impact on blitzes. No keeping scores at games, no semi-finals or finals, no cups allowed. Full story below 🔽
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Here's a crazy thought. Maybe instead of asking Dublin and Kerry people, we could try listening to, you know, some of the counties that are actually affected by the current state of affairs...
After a weekend of one-sided football games, Ciarán Whelan and
@colmcooper13
again comment on a system that is "broken"
#rtegaa
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The
@Offaly_GAA
and
@AontroimGAA
players line out in an A in memory of Ashling Murphy during the minute's silence.
@gaaleinster
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That's
@DarrelloDwyer2
taking shots on Mick McDonagh, aka
#Offalydude
in O'Connor Park. Never has there been more Offaly in one photo.
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So proud to be an
@Offaly_GAA
man today. Those hurlers would fill your heart with pride, as would the wholehearted way that the county got behind them. Experience will teach them how to manage situations like that, but their talent and attitude is innate and will carry them far.
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Well if the money's not having an effect, that Dublin have sufficient volunteers and resources to look after themselves, the logical thing would be to take it away then, wouldn't it? Maybe spend it somewhere where it would?
Dublin's success not down to money - GAA president John Horan defends Jim Gavin's men
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A once-in-a-generation opportunity to ensure that Louth GAA jerseys are worn by a huge number of kids in the county, and they charge €70 a pop for the privilege, alienating all those "casual supporter" families they should be trying to reel in. This is incredibly short-sighted.
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I don't mean to single out one particular media outlet here because they're all at it, but there were four Leinster SFC QFs at the weekend. Three of them were enjoyable, good games, and one wasn't. You'd never know that from the way the competition is being talked about today.
Meath GAA legend Anthony Moyles highlights the county's glaring issues, and why they have fallen so far behind Dublin. 🏐
"People are not being held responsible for a blockage in the system."
#MeathGAA
#GAA
#DublinGAA
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Not expecting anything like the same fireworks at the
@RoscommonGAA
convention as there were in
@Offaly_GAA
last night, but this motion (7) could be interesting. Somebody likes their rugby around Frenchpark!
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Surely both
@officialgaa
and
@RTEgaa
have to look at the feedback on this week's
#SundayGame
and realise what they're doing isn't working. I was privileged enough to have watched
@Carlow_GAA
beat Kildare today, they and
@OfficialLDGAA
are the stories of the day.
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Or you could say - 174 cases, with 110 in Kildare. Or, 174 cases, with 137 between Kildare and Dublin. Government TD's in Laois and Offaly better hope this coalition lasts, because they wouldn't want to face an electorate any time soon on the back of this chicanery.
We've been notified of an additional 174 cases of Covid-19 today, with 120 of those in Kildare, Laois and Offaly. Our acting CMO & HSE chief gave me comprehensive briefings earlier. Our priority is to ensure these clusters do not lead to widespread community transmission.
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An army of kids being led around a warm down lap by
@ciaramageean
. Everything about this event is brilliant, and it's great to have true ambassadors like her here. The
#AITGrandPrix
is a real highlight of the local sporting calendar.
@MidlandsSport
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2-23 to 5-13, final score after an incredible
@Galway_GAA
SHC playoff between
@moycullenhurli1
and
@liammellowsgaa
in Ballinasloe. On nights like this, I love my job. Privileged to be here!
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Incredible bravery from Longford minor captain there to take on that free to draw the game. Saw that his colleague was uncomfortable with the distance, came in and took it on, nailed it from 45m off the ground. There's a lad that you'd want on your team all day.
#LeinsterGAA
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These are very happy tears. I'm a lucky man to be part of this magical county. 💚🤍💛
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You're not supposed to say things like this, but here goes. This Sunday eight clubs will play camogie All-Ireland club semis, big games, all clashing with their county in the NHL. Lots of local media stuck for reporters, none are available. Meanwhile Saturday afternoon is idle.
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If this was part of a comprehensive overall package of measures, designed to aggressively cut out community transmission, I'd still disagree but I'd fall in line. But now? It's just picking on an easy target, deprivation for the sake of deprivation.
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You don't have to agree with his politics but
@lukeming
has done incredible work as an MEP, highlighting and addressing important issues that don't get mainstream media coverage here. No doubt
@DarraghOBrienTD
beats him hands down for cutting ribbons and attending funerals though
@lukeming
Great to hear from you. I didn't know you were still about. Haven't heard from you in oh...5 years or so!! Any reason you're active again???
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I had never heard of this before today. Another remarkable piece from Paul Rouse.
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You'd travel a long way before you'd find anyone as dedicated to her county. Some woman.
1/4 The time has come for me to bid a fond farewell to
@Offaly_GAA
It has been a rollercoaster of 15 odd years where I gained invaluable experiences and friends along the way.
At all times the County, Clubs & Players were to the forefront of my mind in any role I undertook.
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Being restricted to the four walls at home is not ideal, but there is an incredible joy in watching the small man (turned 4 Christmas Eve) getting stuck into
#LEGO
and loving it over the past week. I've never had as much fun with him, it really is the best of toys.
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@halp94
Any decent striker is probably hoping to find the net without the keeper getting that much on it.
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@Independent_ie
Or, you could write - "Thousands of patients at risk every day due to inadequate staffing levels". Or better yet, you could just report the f***ing facts like a newspaper, and leave that kind of nonsense to the English tabloids.
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Meanwhile the LH/WEX man who'll mark CK next May in the championship has to work 5-10 hours extra a week to cover his car repayments. 5-10 hours CK can spend practising skills, watching video, stretching, swimming, resting etc. Tell me again how money is no advantage to Dublin???
Delighted to get this new wagon from the Volks at Brady’s Arva, one of highlights of last year was the singsongs & storytelling about games in the Breffni Arms with all the clan. GRMA
@FinBrady
(
#lovely
)
@padraigbrady1
@agaagame
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This is magnificent from Offaly. This is everything we hoped for in advance of this game - attitude, teamwork, decision making and execution all right out of the top drawer.
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This is so preposterous, it's forcing me to do something I thought I'd never do - stand up for Westmeath.🤦♂️ Seriously, anyone who thinks that Kilmacud (or Glen/Kilcoo/etc.) would keep it kicked out to any good D3 team is effectively saying out loud that they never watch D3/D4.
🗣 "Kilmacud could win the Tailteann Cup!"
Are there club teams in Ireland that could compete with intercounty teams? | 🏐
@GilletteUK
|
#EffortlessFlow
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Precisely zero people have said this. This is the journalistic equivalent of arguing with your own shadow.
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Can honestly say I've never enjoyed researching a piece as much as this.
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Sitting here in the stand in Birr watching
@strynaghs
vs
@Clara_gaa_club
, and a few lads are discussing one local club's struggles in recent years. One fella says "it's hard to know what's happened to them" and the reply is "I'd say making helmets compulsory didn't help".
#gaa
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That man on the right is calling for cover on the farm in the morning because he knows he won't be fit for it himself.
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I'm in bits here, this is incredible stuff. Genuinely began to wonder if we'd ever see days like this again. Please God it continues in the same vein.
#offalygaa
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Heartfelt thanks to
@ferbanegaa
&
@paulwynne100
for keeping our wee man in mind this Christmas. This past year has been unbelievably tough, but the support of the wider GAA family has been incredible. Looking forward to seeing lots of ye at this very soon!
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So a special fixtures meeting of
@RoscommonGAA
tonight has approved a motion that brings divisional teams into the SFC. Huge enthusiasm for this in certain areas in the county, so it'll be interesting to see how the various regions go about pursuing this opportunity now.
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The fact that Junior E even exists in a county with a middling enough population is one of many indicators of why hurling is so strong in
@KilkennyCLG
. Fantastic to see stuff like this.
J.J Kavanagh and Sons Junior E Hurling County Champions
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For the love of God can someone please give Tommy Walsh a three hour radio show of his own? How has this not happened already? I'm heading for Carlow here and he has me itching to go to Nowlan Park instead.
@offtheball
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Second week in a row I've been hugely impressed by
@Offaly_GAA
ballers, mentally as well as physically. Plenty of mistakes, but all while trying to do the right thing and go after scores. Very high tempo, great tackling, and individual improvement plain to see all over the field.
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Reading twitter today, the Venn diagram of the set of people on here who virtuously talk about helping weaker hurling counties, and the set of people who would prefer to see Cork back in the All-Ireland series as opposed to Carlow or Offaly, is pretty close to a circle.
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Hi folks. Some of ye might be aware that April can be a rough month here, so we've decided to add even more hardship, taking this on. There are a lot of demands out there so don't feel obliged, but anything ye can do would be great. ❤️
#missyaConor
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There aren't many things in life more frustrating than watching Westmeath win trophies with considerable help from an Offaly man - an Offaly man who would have jumped at the chance to put his energy and skills into his own county, but wasn't given the chance.
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@KCsixtyseven
I feel sorry for people who ask this of me, because I tend to give the answer and the explanation in one. It does blindside people, but anything else feels like a betrayal of Conor (my older son, passed away April 2017) and I can't ever bring myself to do that.
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Wind picking up in this little corner of
@RoscommonGAA
this morning. It's as if nature wants the
@Offaly_GAA
flag to fly .....
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Lots of cranky feedback to this, saying it's irresponsible, going against the spirit of what we're trying to do etc. But the midnight curfew was ludicrous, so it deserved a ludicrous response. Respect is a two-way street, and this government is demanding it, but not earning it.
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Of all the lads I've watched kick ball in this county, this man was the one you'd want on your side on a big championship Sunday with the game on the line. He was pretty damn good to begin with, but got better and better as the stakes were raised.
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Could not be more proud of that
@Offaly_GAA
performance and those players. Injuries robbed them of depth, making do at kickout time up against some very powerful Louth fielders, and against a good D2 side, and they emptied themselves completely, striving to the last. 👏👏👏
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Did you ever have one of those work days when you just walk into the office with a spring in your step?
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All set for my intercounty commentary debut here with
@GAAGO
! The game is on the main pitch, so unfortunately I won't be able to use the immortal line "We've got great weather here, under the Dome!“
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I was never properly trained in this reporting lark, took it on out of interest. First ever interview was with Eugene. I hadn't clue what I was doing, so he largely guided me through it as we went. Nothing unusual for him, just another small instance of the man's good nature.
One of his great days. Offaly manager Eugene McGee makes his way onto the pitch before the start of the All- All-Ireland Senior Football Final,
@Kerry_Official
v
@Offaly_GAA
, Croke Park, Dublin.
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Cheddar Plunkett has his woolly hat on today. That's commitment to a look if ever I saw it.
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That was just a wonderful thirty seconds on twitter. Goal for the
@Offaly_GAA
hurlers, kicking on after a great spell in a crucial game against Kerry. Refresh - goal for Colm Doyle to put the footballers six up in Wicklow. Hook. It. To. My. Veins.
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@Donal_OKeeffe
As a coeliac, I can unhappily confirm gluten crops up in places you'd never expect, so you have to ask. Dairy is presumably the same. It's not like she was ordering a steak, there's more than just beef in a stew. There *shouldn't* be dairy in there, but one never knows.
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Scary to think that this is a pretty accurate view of where the
@officialgaa
is going, that no member (I know of) wants it and yet there is a collective powerlessness in the face of it.
Joe Brolly: AIB, Sky and other brands will complete cultural hijacking of the GAA if new Director General doesn't act quickly - Independent.ie
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I've often felt that "talk to someone" is a way of society offloading blame. It implies that ongoing dark feelings only exist due to internalised turmoil and bad life choices. This clip covers everything that's usually offered in response. Outstanding from
@TadhgHickey
We don't need government telling us to 'talk to someone' or go for a walk - of course these things help but we need proper investment in mental health services if we want to go beyond the platitudes and actually save lives 💚
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@frances_black
@daithi_regan
Like pretty much anybody with an ounce of human feeling I'm appalled at what the Israeli armed forces are doing, but how is this a GAA issue exactly? The gardaí acted on complaints, he resisted, he was arrested. Unless the GAA have extensive new powers I never heard about?
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No excuses for
@RoscommonGAA
hurlers this afternoon here in
@clontibretclg
against
@monaghangaa
, immaculate playing surface despite the recent weather. Incredible set up here in the club, very few in country could match it. A testament to all involved.
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And this is why, when Mammy says to check the toddler's pockets for snails and worms, you check his pockets for snails and worms.
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Sum up a team in just one picture?
@SportsfilePOM
made a decent fist of it here with this outstanding shot.
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So happy. Happy for the lads that have achieved this, happy for the lads that kept the flame alive over the last two decades to ensure we never fell too far. Happy because they've beaten a great team to win it, and done it in style.
#offalygaa
@ferbanegaa
2-13
@RhodeGAA
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New County Champions for Offaly - superb second half for Ferbane, come from 5 beind and with two crackers from Cian Johnson The 25 year wait is over. Rhode have been amazing champions and deserve all the plaudits too. A cracking final
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The world just isn't quite as colourful anymore. Some man.
Can't get my head around the reality that Mick McCormack is gone. The craic, the banter, the devilment, that laugh. A gifted photographer. Arriving in the Hyde on the harshest of days in just a short-sleeved shirt. Coming from Ballagh, he loved the Rossies. Rest easy Mick
#RIP
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I'd say the good people of
@DoonGaaOffaly
,
@CarrigCLG
and
@TubberCoOffaly
are looking at their postal addresses right now and feeling very conflicted. Don't take the soup lads.
#offalyfamily
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There's very few days where I don't enjoy my job. Most days, I really enjoy it - and sometimes, like today, I wouldn't swap it for anything.
#uibhfhaili
🏐Lá mór amárach i bPáirc an Chrócaigh do
@Offaly_GAA
🏐
How have Maughan's Men been preparing for their Division 3
#AllianzLeagues
Final against Derry?
Chuaigh
@GAA_BEO
chun cainte leo i rith na seachtaine.
@AllianzIreland
|
#GAA
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#OffalyGAA
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Every defended, just by their presence in a certain area, is changing the landscape for the attacking team, and forcing them to consider that player. Every extra attacked is someone that the defending team has to cover, and consider. Just being there, is influencing the game.
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I've spent far more time in hospitals in the last few years than anyone should have to, and I'm always impressed with the professionalism, knowledge and kindness of nurses. This taxpayer would be delighted to see them supported and paid properly.
#StandWithNursesAndMidwives
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0-5 from midfield and in the mix for MOTM, all at age 47. Some man.
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That draw has presented the GAA with a real chance to show that lessons have been learned from the Croke Park debacle at the weekend. It should now be Arm vs Gal in Cavan/Carrick, Derry vs Clare in the Hyde, and then a Cork v Dub and Mayo v Kerry double in either Thurles or Limk.
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