So the GAA are building a hotel.

Rows Grower

Handy.

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/gaa-gets-green-light-for-new-hotel-at-clonliffe-college-1015053.html

WesternZulu

Can't wait for the usual After Hours GAA bashing and talk of a Grab All Association.

JohnnyFlash

WesternZulu wrote: »

Can't wait for the usual After Hours GAA bashing and talk of a Grab All Association.

By men who watch other grown men play computer games online.

CertifiedSimp

Tell me again why Irish taxpayers are forced to give the GAA money?

WesternZulu

CertifiedSimp wrote: »

Tell me again why Irish taxpayers are forced to give the GAA money?

Perhaps your attention should be focused more on the FAI?

The Tetrarch

Culchie Towers.
I said it first. (c)

Thelonious Monk

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

By men who watch other grown men play computer games online.

I don't play computer games but avoid anything GAA like the plague! I do respect it as an organisation though and know it does great things for communities. The actual sports themselves just give me some kind of cultural cringe, the jerseys, the ham sandwiches etc. But I'm a West Brit I suppose, so it's kryptonite to me.

WesternZulu

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I don't play computer games but avoid anything GAA like the plague! I do respect it as an organisation though and know it does great things for communities. The actual sports themselves just give me some kind of cultural cringe, the jerseys, the ham sandwiches etc. But I'm a West Brit I suppose, so it's kryptonite to me.

I assume you have the same sort of cultural cringe about other sports such as the boat shoe D4 heads who follow rugby and the hooligans who follow soccer?

The Tetrarch

Ok, WesternZulu.
You are the full back tackling every offense.
You forgot my post.

dan1895

WesternZulu wrote: »

I assume you have the same sort of cultural cringe about other sports such as the boat shoe D4 heads who follow rugby and the hooligans who follow soccer?

Wasn't soccer fans fighting with players in Monaghan last week.

Thelonious Monk

WesternZulu wrote: »

I assume you have the same sort of cultural cringe about other sports such as the boat shoe D4 heads who follow rugby and the hooligans who follow soccer?

No I'm one of the hooligans who goes to Dalymount, or at least used to before covid. Not a fan of rugby and boat shoe culture either mind.

washman3

CertifiedSimp wrote: »

Tell me again why Irish taxpayers are forced to give the GAA money?

So that the likes of you can bitch about it on boards.ie

mountgomery burns

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

No I'm one of the hooligans who goes to Dalymount, or at least used to before covid. Not a fan of rugby and boat shoe culture either mind.

What's wrong with the jerseys though?

WesternZulu

The Tetrarch wrote: »

Ok, WesternZulu.
You are the full back tackling every offense.
You forgot my post.

Like any culchie I have fully and proudly adopted the term so I see nothing wrong with the name 'Culchie Towers' :pac:

CertifiedSimp

WesternZulu wrote: »

Perhaps your attention should be focused more on the FAI?

The FAI don't have lads coming around to my door fundraising multiple times a year.

GAA always have the hand out. Really dislikable organisation.

piplip87

CertifiedSimp wrote: »

Tell me again why Irish taxpayers are forced to give the GAA money?

Because from the age of 6 or so they start training children all over the country. This saves the tax payer billions on health services keeping children fit and active.

They also probably save the tax payer money on crime too. Teenagers with a good sporting background are far less likely to be scumbags. Plus it keeps them occupied in the evening.

Many clubs also provide running tracks again these cost thousands but a social membership with my club to use the track (light up in winter) is tenner per year.

The likes if Thurlas for example without the 10 or so big games every year would be a far worse place. These summer sundays bring massive revenue to plenty of towns across Ireland.

Also it's the biggest sporting organisation in Ireland by a long long way apart from the few in HQ, school coaches, its largely amateur and voluntary.

It's a good way to spend money and invest in local communities.

Charles Babbage

CertifiedSimp wrote: »

Tell me again why Irish taxpayers are forced to give the GAA money?

Because they provide value to those taxpayers?

What do you suggest the government use the money for?

ChikiChiki

CertifiedSimp wrote: »

The FAI don't have lads coming around to my door fundraising multiple times a year.

GAA always have the hand out. Really dislikable organisation.

The GAA give back a lot more than they take to society as a whole.

The taxpayer funds that went to the FAI were used to pay John Delaneys rental costs and his missus'es trips to the salon and all the other antics that went on in that cartel. Unfortunate that soccer has suffered in the country because of shocking governance.

whisky_galore

Will the restaurant serve tay and hang sandwiches?

Feisar

ChikiChiki wrote: »

The GAA give back a lot more than they take to society as a whole.

The taxpayer funds that went to the FAI were used to pay John Delaneys rental costs and his missus'es trips to the salon and all the other antics that went on in that cartel. Unfortunate that soccer has suffered in the country because of shocking governance.

Poor ould Johnny's missus has given him the tar.

Fr_Dougal

CertifiedSimp wrote: »

Tell me again why Irish taxpayers are forced to give the GAA money?

Because it gives young people something to do instead of hanging around corners creating fvckery that has a negative impact on society.

I don’t follow GAA myself, but it does have an, overall, positive impact on society.

Church on Tuesday

Feisar wrote: »

Poor ould Johnny's missus has given him the tar.

Gold diggers tend to be like that.

Strumms

I think the argument needs to stop re: fai/soccer vs GAA... especially as regards using Delaney as a stick to beat the sport with... guy was acting the &*€€#& but those sorts of individuals rise to hold the reigns in similar organizations throughout the country and the world. A lot of people from within the organization and outside facilitated him.

This hotel ? If it is a success can we expect in the years followings it becoming a success that GAA funding can and would be decreased and the money be given to other sporting organizations?

I’ve no problem with the GAA building this hotel. But when your hand is out looking for fûcking millions of OUR money, taxpayers money to build it ? Sorry, something has to give there. As I said, I love the sports, the game and competitions but when you see this lark... it really tells you everything you need to know about them as an organization.

There are a multitude of sporting organizations who train, help and support kids. The fact the GAA are one of them ? Yes let’s let them build a hotel while we throw millions at them.

Zebra3

WesternZulu wrote: »

I assume you have the same sort of cultural cringe about other sports such as the boat shoe D4 heads who follow rugby and the hooligans who follow soccer?

Wait until you hear about he hooligans playing GAA and watching it.

You can't beat that old GAA tradition of abducting a referee.

ablelocks

Strumms wrote: »

I’ve no problem with the GAA building this hotel. But when your hand is out looking for fûcking millions of OUR money, taxpayers money to build it ? Sorry, something has to give there.

have you any evidence that taxpayers money will be used to design, build or manage the hotel?

There are strict rules around where the taxpayers money goes and while they may avail of tax breaks, etc, like any company, I doubt very much that they can use it for this purpose

Necro

Mod:

Moving to Current Affairs, reminder to read the charter before posting

cruizer101

mountgomery burns wrote: »

What's wrong with the jerseys though?

I'd say its not so much the actual jerseys more so the lads that love to wear them at every available opportunity. In the gym, going to the shops, going out for a meal, in the pub, some of them would probably try wear it to the own weddings if they thought they'd get away with it.

mountgomery burns

cruizer101 wrote: »

I'd say its not so much the actual jerseys more so the lads that love to wear them at every available opportunity. In the gym, going to the shops, going out for a meal, in the pub, some of them would probably try wear it to the own weddings if they thought they'd get away with it.

Well firstly don't see what the issue is wearing one going to the gym or a shop to be honest with you.

I also don't see how it's different to soccer jerseys in reality, granted you would see less people wearing rugby jerseys but plenty wearing jumpers and tracksuit tops. I'm not sure why it really matters.

ChikiChiki

Strumms wrote: »

I think the argument needs to stop re: fai/soccer vs GAA... especially as regards using Delaney as a stick to beat the sport with... guy was acting the &*€€#& but those sorts of individuals rise to hold the reigns in similar organizations throughout the country and the world. A lot of people from within the organization and outside facilitated him.

This hotel ? If it is a success can we expect in the years followings it becoming a success that GAA funding can and would be decreased and the money be given to other sporting organizations?

I’ve no problem with the GAA building this hotel. But when your hand is out looking for fûcking millions of OUR money, taxpayers money to build it ? Sorry, something has to give there. As I said, I love the sports, the game and competitions but when you see this lark... it really tells you everything you need to know about them as an organization.

There are a multitude of sporting organizations who train, help and support kids. The fact the GAA are one of them ? Yes let’s let them build a hotel while we throw millions at them.

Met John Delaney before in Coppers on a Monday with his brother. He kept going on about how the media was out to get him and everything that happened in Poland was all lies.

I'm just an average Joe, don't know why he felt he needed to declare his innocence to me when I hadn't even asked him about it. Knew he was crooked as **** at that point

Fann Linn

cruizer101 wrote: »

I'd say its not so much the actual jerseys more so the lads that love to wear them at every available opportunity. In the gym, going to the shops, going out for a meal, in the pub, some of them would probably try wear it to the own weddings if they thought they'd get away with it.

As opposed to lads in Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Munster and Leinster jerseys?
I'd say you're just having a whinge because it's the GAA.

Strumms

ablelocks wrote: »

have you any evidence that taxpayers money will be used to design, build or manage the hotel?

There are strict rules around where the taxpayers money goes and while they may avail of tax breaks, etc, like any company, I doubt very much that they can use it for this purpose

If the GAA are building it. The government fund the GAA to the tune of xx million per year. The government ie. taxpayer is funding it. There is no decree by the government as to what the money should be spent on that they give to the GAA. A hotel is a business venture not a sporting necessity.

If the GAA can be affording to build hotels... then they can get on the phone to Leinster House and say “ actually you know what, we don’t need financial assistance at this present time, the money that was intended for us would be better spent in other corners of the sporting world... where it can be spent improving facilities for participants and spectators as well as grants for people involved.