Hi All,
I actually remember the days when there was a six month wait for installation of a phone line. I thought that was a thing of the past to be honest.
My recent absence from the blogosphere is unfortunately due to a recent house move and the the absence of Wifi. Apparently a 15 “working” day wait to transfer my connection is standard. Hmmmmph.
Therefore as I sit in a local hostelry, nursing my “beverage” and availing of their free Wifi I thought a quick post was in order.
The bould Sammy McNally has been in touch this morning regarding a report in this mornings Daily “Torygraph” regarding the excellent start to the World Cup by the Irish Rugby Team. (There is a clue in that)
Apparently, in their print edition, they have the following revelation:
“How many of the Starting XVs were born in the country they represent?”
Ireland only have 11 (according to the Telegraph) because 1 was born in NZ(Payne) , 1 in Israel(Heaslip) and 2 in Northern Ireland(Henderson,Best).
Now, seldom does a day go by that I don’t read some nonsense along these lines, usually from Unionist politicians propagating the “our wee country” myth, but seriously lads, Ireland Rugby Team, Ireland’s Call, even the name of this region is northern Ireland.
It strikes me as hilarious that after 95 years of trying to deny the bloody obvious the Torygraph is still at it. It will, of course, have the same reaction and result among Northern Nationalism.
I suppose they are merely pandering to their dwindling readership. Perhaps that is why it is not on their online edition?
Fear not dear readers, by the way, my recent move was merely from the outer reaches of Bangor, to a rather leafier area nearer the town centre. I am (un)reliably informed that my Wifi will be restored tomorrow but for the moment I am very happy just here
🙂
Well Well, Sammy appears to have got another result!
"We in coming days may be" 
best wishes for every happiness in your new house. i sympathize with your PC hook up problems. god knows I’ve seen enoughof them in my time and am daily expecting more. Windows 10 is terrifying me as we speak!! Anyway, looking forward to regular posts once you’re online again
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Can you put up a copy of the offending Telegraph wording?
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Welcome back BD. Both Jude Collins and ‘1 Million Voices for Irish Unity’ have been complaining about Ireland having two flags and two anthems at the RWC. As a Northern Nationalist I am quite happy to have the Ulster Flag and Irelands Call. OK it’s a shitty anthem but so what. It is preferable to having a Republic of Ireland rugby team with no Best, Henderson or Trimble
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Agreed Feckitt 🙂 Broadband finally up and running
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I thought that you had deserted us………………;)
For sunnier climes maybe!
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MPG, Sunnier than Sunny Bangor? 😉
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A six month wait on a phone.
Tell me your not another one of us oldies.
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Good to see you back as I have all but given up on slugger, pages and pages of blogs on the active IRA and the imminent Stormont collapse and then zilch on the nama scandal – excuse being that there is no hard evidence and yet funnilly enough there was no hard evidence on the other story either. As for the rugby Im trying not to get carried away but the truth is none of the big teams are looking great so if Ireland dont choke then you never know.
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Well said re Nama Boondock! Slugger seem to be looking for an anti republican angle as usual. As for Ireland in the Rugby………..you know where I’m at!
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Bangordub,
Glad to see you back again. I was wondering if you received my email and post on the UK Boundary Review.
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Hi Faha, no I didn’t but am back up an running again so would appreciate a re-send please
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I sent it to your eircom.net email 4 days ago. Email me if you did not receive it.
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Irish Rugby has been a major success story for the last 10 years or so – it operates on a ‘non political’ all island basis and has largely managed to keep politics out of it – I’m no fan of the new ‘anthem’ but I’m a big fan of the sentiment that gave birth to it. That a Telegraph journalist could so misunderstand what rugby team Ireland represents is embarrassing for the newspaper.
We can get to the final – probably beating England in the semis(you heard it hear first) and not being of a greedy disposition I’m prepared to settle for that (at least until we get there).
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The Daily Telegraph is a joke of a paper.
Looks like they want the 6 Nations Championship to to be re-named the 7 Nations 🙂
The Ireland rugby team is a team we can all be proud of and in fairness to the IRFU they have made an honest attempt to try to accommodate Unionists on flags and anthems and many Unionists have recognized that.
Some great games coming up – if we can keep a full-strength side, we can be serious contenders. Murray and Sexton absolutely crucial to our chances.
Enjoy.
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re. “Some great games coming up”
Samoa v SA to name but one and it is possible that Scotland can now win this group thereby putting them in our half of the draw (we would meet SA in the semis then if they made it that far).
Don’t think our backs are good enough to win the tournament but the pack with the mighty Hendo to the fore, provided Ross can keep going, is probably good enough to get us to the final – with a bit of luck.
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Hi All,
Sammy strikes again, please see pic above
BD
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England crash out before Ireland have had to throw a serious punch. What a world cup.
Ireland v Aus semi looking quite likely – if we swat Italy, France and Argentina aside.
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