The Dubs

Sunny Disposition

Caught training together. What the hell were they thinking? Would have thought this kind of nonsenses had stopped after Down and Cork caught out months ago.

begbysback

Would that be the team or the citizens?

Fann Linn

Sunny Disposition wrote: »

Caught training together. What the hell were they thinking? Would have thought this kind of nonsenses had stopped after Down and Cork caught out months ago.

They were wrong, I've already said it on the GAA page, but I also think the guidelines surrounding sport are also wrong.

LOI clubs can train no problem.
GAA clubs can't.

Only GAA players can catch the virus is the message I read from that.

touts

Sunny Disposition wrote: »

Caught training together. What the hell were they thinking? Would have thought this kind of nonsenses had stopped after Down and Cork caught out months ago.

The ban was only on County teams training. Not a hybrid team from the best players of four counties training. The only important thing for the GAA these days is that the DunlaoireRathdown-Fingal-DublinSouth-DublinCity hybrid regional team win the All Ireland to keep the sponsors happy.

Sofa King Great

Fann Linn wrote: »

They were wrong, I've already said it on the GAA page, but I also think the guidelines surrounding sport are also wrong.

LOI clubs can train no problem.
GAA clubs can't.

Only GAA players can catch the virus is the message I read from that.

One of the reasons the GAA lost its status was down to the fact that teams were found to be breaching restrictions up and down the country - challenge matches, lock ins after county finals etc

This comes a day after the GAA instructed teams not to train until the allowed date so the fact that this was ignored so quickly creates doubt as to whether it was right to let the county training resume at all

Nobotty

It's not the training this rule is against as much as it is the crowds that come together to watch
So the theory is if you half the amount of sessions (allow one and not the other) you achieve the compromise of some training but less social trimmings
Its the social side that's the biggest problem
Its not that they are saying one set of trainers is more susceptible than another
It was never that

DellyBelly

It has to be an April's fool prank.. They would never be that stupid. Its worked though and got people up in arms..

machiavellianme

I was returning home from a medical appointment 2 days ago and spotted the Blackrock college boys out training. I know they think they're elite athletes but that doesn't make it true. Yet no mention in the newspapers. Why do they care so much about GAA teams breaking the rules? Report on everyone or no one, none of this picking and choosing.

Shame on those involved here though. They should be setting an example, not breaking rules to get an advantage that they don't need.

dirkmeister

DellyBelly wrote: »

It has to be an April's fool prank.. They would never be that stupid. Its worked though and got people up in arms..

It’s in the worst possible taste if it’s an April Fool’s prank.

begbysback

Stephen Kenny has also been named manager of the year

walshb

GAA......Ugh!!!!!!!

ebbsy

begbysback wrote: »

Stephen Kenny has also been named manager of the year

And quite rightly so.

We are going to show Portugal how to kick the ****e out of us.

Sunny Disposition

Really wouldn’t have expected Dublin to do this, of all counties. They seem very honest and professional. Reputation is severely tarnished now.

ebbsy

walshb wrote: »

GAA......Ugh!!!!!!!

What if they were wearing boxing gloves.

Would ye like it then.

touts

DellyBelly wrote: »

It has to be an April's fool prank.. They would never be that stupid. Its worked though and got people up in arms..

If it is some sort of a joke by the Dublin GAA or Dublin media then:

1. It is in remarkably bad taste
2. Joking about the Dublin team breaking the rules to agitate the bon Dublin fans will only backfire as it highlights the sense of entitlement that Dublin have.
3. It puts the financial and population doping that Dublin have back into the public awareness and can only lead to renewed calls for the Dublin team to be split into the 4 counties that now make up the Dublin region everywhere else bar in the GAA.

Dubmany

Clickbait title. It's Dublin GAA.

walshb

ebbsy wrote: »

What if they were wearing boxing gloves.

Would ye like it then.

They may as well be!!!

McMurphy

Check the date!

thegills

Its an April Fools joke folks

C__MC

Every club in the country at this
A nothing story imo

is_that_so

thegills wrote: »

Its an April Fools joke folks

From a variety of sources? It's not just the Indo or RTE.

Sunny Disposition

thegills wrote: »

Its an April Fools joke folks

If it is it is in very bad taste.

Sunny Disposition

C__MC wrote: »

Every club in the country at this
A nothing story imo

No, they are not.

Pherekydes

Up the Dumbs.

Folk have lost their jobs for breaking restrictions.......... presumably the players will lose their squad place for at least a season.

Utter gutter journalism fully designed to cause maximum outrage.

Lockdown is finished in Dublin, has been for a few weeks as the Govt failed to come up with a comprehensive plan. Everyone is getting on with it. I'm not saying it's right, but that's what is happening.

As for anyone who thinks it's an April fools. That would be a fairly disgusting one. Highly unlikely.

Zander Rich Cross

Zander Rich Cross wrote: »

...............

Lockdown is finished in Dublin, has been for a few weeks as the Govt failed to come up with a comprehensive plan. Everyone is getting on with it. I'm not saying it's right, but that's what is happening..............

Tell that to retail, restaurants, pubs, gyms, hairdressers and all those mandated to wfh.
Finished me hole.

C__MC

In all fairness what they going to do?
Banning dessie Farrell dosent really do much given they won't get a half decent game until at least the semi final

WrenBoy

Zander Rich Cross wrote: »

Utter gutter journalism fully designed to cause maximum outrage.

Lockdown is finished in Dublin, has been for a few weeks as the Govt failed to come up with a comprehensive plan. Everyone is getting on with it. I'm not saying it's right, but that's what is happening.

As for anyone who thinks it's an April fools. That would be a fairly disgusting one. Highly unlikely.

So the people of Dublin are ignoring the lockdown and extending the lockdown for the rest of the country ?
Wouldn't be like em.

touts

Zander Rich Cross wrote: »

Utter gutter journalism fully designed to cause maximum outrage.

Lockdown is finished in Dublin, has been for a few weeks as the Govt failed to come up with a comprehensive plan. Everyone is getting on with it. I'm not saying it's right, but that's what is happening.

As for anyone who thinks it's an April fools. That would be a fairly disgusting one. Highly unlikely.

It's far from gutter journalism. If anything it's yet more gutter behaviour by a team who have stuck two fingers up at the rest of the country in their use of financial, population and now training doping to facilitate a desire to dominate an increasingly meaningless championship.

begbysback

touts wrote: »

It's far from gutter journalism. If anything it's yet more gutter behaviour by a team who have stuck two fingers up at the rest of the country in their use of financial, population and now training doping to facilitate a desire to dominate an increasingly meaningless championship.

lol

Jinglejangle69

thegills wrote: »

Its an April Fools joke folks

No its not.

Stop please.

ednwireland

they all just happened to turn up separately to do their individual training at the same time !

shanec1928

ednwireland wrote: »

they all just happened to turn up separately to do their individual training at the same time !

and coincidentally with a coach...


https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/dublin-gaa-stars-broke-rules-on-covid-gatherings-with-early-morning-training-40263682.html

JeffKenna

ednwireland wrote: »

they all just happened to turn up separately to do their individual training at the same time !

In company sponsored cars. It's the stupidity of their actions is amazing.

beakerjoe

Fann Linn wrote: »

They were wrong, I've already said it on the GAA page, but I also think the guidelines surrounding sport are also wrong.

LOI clubs can train no problem.
GAA clubs can't.

Only GAA players can catch the virus is the message I read from that.

I agree they are wrong, IMO neither should be allowed train.

Dublin should be leading by example, big own goal here. They should know better. Let themselves down

beakerjoe

Zander Rich Cross wrote: »

Utter gutter journalism fully designed to cause maximum outrage.

Lockdown is finished in Dublin, has been for a few weeks as the Govt failed to come up with a comprehensive plan. Everyone is getting on with it. I'm not saying it's right, but that's what is happening.

As for anyone who thinks it's an April fools. That would be a fairly disgusting one. Highly unlikely.

Its not and the Dubs player should be leading by example. They should eb accountable as have others who broke restrictions. Fines at the least.

WrenBoy

shanec1928 wrote: »

and coincidentally with a coach...


https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/dublin-gaa-stars-broke-rules-on-covid-gatherings-with-early-morning-training-40263682.html

The coach being present is what changes it from a bunch of lads doing some fitness work and kicking to an organised training session.

wpd

fourth wave here we come, just an example of the type of carry on thats getting us there
did these guys go into a work setting after this? are any teachers?

by the middle of april we will be going back to full lockdown

thebaz

I saw gangs /hoardes of teenagers out drinking in the good weather, much more riskier - what has become of our country , that a team of healty adults training outside , getting some excercise and Vitamin D - curtain twitchers fuelled by a puritan media selling a story or is it April fool ?

Mrsmum

Who alerted the reporter, I wonder !

HBC08

thebaz wrote: »

I saw gangs /hoardes of teenagers out drinking in the good weather, much more riskier - what has become of our country , that a team of healty adults training outside , getting some excercise and Vitamin D - curtain twitchers fuelled by a puritan media selling a story or is it April fool ?

You would hope a senior intercounty team would show a better example than a gang of teenagers out drinking.
Then again its dublin,the sense of entitlement will always shine through.

overshoot

Fann Linn wrote: »

They were wrong, I've already said it on the GAA page, but I also think the guidelines surrounding sport are also wrong.

LOI clubs can train no problem.
GAA clubs can't.

Only GAA players can catch the virus is the message I read from that.

No the message is LOI players are paid professionals, for players in both divisions it's their full time job. The GAA has fought to retain its amateur status and avoid paying players and now it's come back on them.

I'd agree the guidelines are a joke, but the GAA have set a precedent for themselves with cork and down, and the same restrictions are in place whether we like it or not. If they don't follow their own judgements there will be uproar.

walshb

thebaz wrote: »

I saw gangs /hoardes of teenagers out drinking in the good weather, much more riskier - what has become of our country , that a team of healty adults training outside , getting some excercise and Vitamin D - curtain twitchers fuelled by a puritan media selling a story or is it April fool ?

Gangs of teenagers illegally drinking are not mature and responsible adults that are in the public eye..

Lumping the two groups here makes no sense..

beakerjoe

thebaz wrote: »

I saw gangs /hoardes of teenagers out drinking in the good weather, much more riskier - what has become of our country , that a team of healty adults training outside , getting some excercise and Vitamin D - curtain twitchers fuelled by a puritan media selling a story or is it April fool ?

One being riskier does not justify the other.

One should be leading by example to the other.

joe40

thebaz wrote: »

I saw gangs /hoardes of teenagers out drinking in the good weather, much more riskier - what has become of our country , that a team of healty adults training outside , getting some excercise and Vitamin D - curtain twitchers fuelled by a puritan media selling a story or is it April fool ?

I really hope this turns out to be a joke.
The standard of behavior expected from the Dublin GAA team is a bit higher than expected from hordes of teenagers drinking in a park.

We have constantly heard how good this group of players were in term of the example they set.
That has been severely damaged if this is true.

We don't get to choose which laws we follow. The public health advice is coming from health professionals and laws/restrictions are based on that.
I don't necessarily agree with everything but high profile defiance like this should be dealt with seriously.

walshb

If it turns out to be a joke, then that is actually worse....

Highly unlikely it’s an April fools!

thebaz

walshb wrote: »

Gangs of teenagers illegally drinking are not mature and responsible adults that are in the public eye..

Lumping the two groups here makes no sense..

well it does to me , given one would be risker and worse for overall health , but all logic has been lost after nearly 12 months lockdown, turning society against each other, what a horrible place it has all become. The hospital cases have plateauted, we have flattened the curve , ther is a vaccine , the vulnerable are getting vaccinated but that seams forgotten in our outrage and state of anxiety that has been created.

beakerjoe

HBC08 wrote: »

You would hope a senior intercounty team would show a better example than a gang of teenagers out drinking.
Then again its dublin,the sense of entitlement will always shine through.

Listen they broke guidelines, but the narrative about the Dublin team being entitled? Thats just nonsense.

They simply thought they could pull a fast one, and got caught. Entitlement doesn't come into it.

olestoepoke

Where is Enquiring? This was always gonna happen what with the blatant overfunding of the Dublin football team compared to the rest of the country:D

StupidLikeAFox

They should be stripped of the 6 all irelands and at least their last 10 leinsters as punishment