No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11

France rated 3rd in the world and Ireland 48th. Pity they didn't get the draw. Kenny is surprising a lot of people.

When you look at the size of the Republic of Ireland compared to France I think we've done extremely well with what players we have. The underage soccer system in this country is awful

I wouldn't say France were expecting that from us last night.

Big problem is that none of the players are playing with a top 6 club in England. While International football is average a lot of the time its still a big ask for players to step up from the chanpionship to complete with players who are used of playing CL football.

It highlights what a great team Charlton had. Players at the top clubs and some of them good enough to be on a World 11

Hopefull Kenny is given time as he is trying to play good football and trying to give the young players a chance

Kenny really has had zero luck when u analyse alot of the big games that we were well in with a shout with 5 mins to go like the Portugal game etc. Btw some result for the Scots 2nite!!😦

Looks like there is going to be big changes to the CAP post 2028 - Germany and other big countries want the current area based payments binned and converted to payments for public services. I suspect the expansion into Ukraine is driving alot of this as it would burst the current CAP model

Football is always going to struggle against the Gaaa in this country especially in rural areas. The numbers just aren't there. There are a lot of the District Leagues doing there best but its an uphill battle. Seen some very good young fellas coming through but once the chance of a County Minor jersey comes they drift away.

TBH i think the current system has ceased being of benefit to the majority of farmers in terms of margins etc. and simply benefits big Agri-business like Larry et al. The sorry state of the pig, veg and recently sheep sectors is proof enough of that. Farmers will still b free to produce whatever they like but it will b more shaped by actual markets then by subs. I would see it as a win/win cos farmers will still b getting subs, just in another form. Hopefully it will also foster more innovation at farm level including a return to a more traditional mixed farm output that is not tied to one agri commodity and also based on a more sustainable lower input system in terms of of costs, environmental impact etc.

I suppose there's nothing plain about food production systems any more. In general I'd say it's about trying to balance some of the unintended side effects of recent agricultural practices.

That's pretty sickening alright

Agree totally.

Probably need a derogation now to go to court..

Sounds like it's done deal passed in law. So that law would have to be fought if so.

(See elsewhere Non Disclosure Agreements are sought from hunters if they are employed to hunt, shoot, trap for environmental non government organisations, conservation groups. It's come to nod wink and it's not to be discussed bar a member of the public films what you're doing sort of scenario now. And mostly it was these same groups campaigned for these laws and ammendments, derogation on derogations. The real world left the platform to the made up fictional fantasy unicorn world. )

Kicks in the hole is what some people want.

Went to Dublin today on the Green bus from Limerick. The better half want to visit a friend who was after a heart operation in the Mater private. So I said I go with her. It's 25 euro return we caught it at 10ish and are on the way home now. She headed up to the Mater and I shot out to meet the youngest lad who is working in Ballsbridge.

Met him in Searsons in Baggot street. The place was black. I had fish and chips and he had a sandwich and we had a couple of pint bottles of Bulmers each. It was 55 euro so not too bad.

Was coming out and past the Four courts. I must go up to the next high profile court case there. I should have go e to see Enoch today. Forgot about him. You pay 100 euro for a ticket to a concert.

These derogations have been in place for nearly 20 years now. You can still trap and shoot Greys and Rooks in any scenario where they r causing damage. The issue in this case was that these chaps were calling and shooting rooks nowhere near any crops etc. where such damage could or was occurring. I trap Greys and Mags threw the Spring and early summer for the very reason that is when they do most of their damage