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JP is GAA to the core and what a wonderful generous thing to do. Although you could argue that is should be split based on playing numbers this is a hugh injection for the smaller counties. There seems to be a huge anti GAA sentiment out their which is a little worrying for the GAA and something like this gives the anti GAA brigade an opportunity to rant. journeyman (Limerick) - Posts: 114 - 15/12/2023 15:57:43 2516957 Link 2 |
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Plenty of millionaire republicans up your end, Mystery how that came to be. Wasn't from working anyway.
BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2595 - 15/12/2023 15:59:00 2516958 Link 4 |
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Why would it bother you how much money a lad has? I talk to people the very same money is irrelevant. I've met sound rich and sound poor people. I know millionaires who you would think haven't a penny. And I know lads who used to hire a big car in England to come home here at Christmas and tell everyone how well they were doing.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12134 - 15/12/2023 16:11:12 2516960 Link 0 |
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Just wanted to acknowledge the very kind gesture by JP, hopefully our County Board puts this wind fall to positive use. St.Mologga (Cork) - Posts: 109 - 15/12/2023 16:23:48 2516964 Link 0 |
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They hate us anyway. Some weird post colonial thing. Lots of them hate anything they associate with traditional Ireland; GAA, language, music and - whether you are religious or not it was the faith of most of our antecedents - Catholicism.
BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2595 - 15/12/2023 16:55:20 2516970 Link 3 |
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Why mention it so? It obviously bothers you.
Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 848 - 15/12/2023 17:19:19 2516972 Link 0 |
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You have a funny way of looking at things. The richest in Ireland are the same people who give more to the government in taxes. A big thank you to the man would suit better rather than run the man down. Can a man not better himself so does that not suit you. He should get the freedom of Ireland for what he has done for every county , not just his own.
Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2019 - 15/12/2023 18:37:19 2516977 Link 4 |
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Very well put. I also knew guys coming back fromEngland back in the day at Christmas flashing pay packets and tolls of cash. Many of them did not fare well as they got older. I don't know JP personally but I practically rubbed shoulders with him on a few occasions at Leopardstown at Christmas time. He always stood down at the end of the stand among the ordinary Joe's. I was at a funeral another day in a Kildare Church. I happened to be late and just stood in the porch and there, with a few other latecomers, stood the bould JP. A quiet unassuming man, in my opinion and every penny he has he made himself, and is entitled to live where he wants and spend his money whatever way he wants.
Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1009 - 15/12/2023 19:05:23 2516983 Link 3 |
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Fair play to him and the 32 counties that will benefit but what about London and New York-are they not part of the all-Ireland series as well-and plenty of young kids coming thru their systems as well!! Bruno@1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 170 - 15/12/2023 19:51:31 2516987 Link 2 |
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I agree with your post but could we stop with this "the old Irish thing of (insert negative attitude)",, human beings all over the world generally tend to be very similar in traits and attributes, and jealousy and begrudgery are not confined to this island.
Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1742 - 15/12/2023 19:57:52 2516988 Link 0 |
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Plenty of GAA clubs named after Protestants Barney.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12134 - 15/12/2023 20:12:40 2516989 Link 0 |
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Why?Its not the counties persais thats getting the money .Its the clubs so a county like Cork that have over 250 clubs obviously get less.Same with Dublin .Just cos the counties are gaa rich does nt mean the clubs are..
CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3681 - 15/12/2023 20:14:20 2516991 Link 0 |
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It does nt bother me one iota.Im delighted for all the clubs in the country.Im just stating fact that the in the counties with the fewer clubs then those clubs will get more money.It does nt bother me at all.
CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3681 - 15/12/2023 20:22:34 2516994 Link 0 |
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Doesn't that make this donation all the sweeter. The more he gives to the GAA the more the Brits lose out in taxes.
Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2019 - 15/12/2023 20:53:58 2516998 Link 2 |
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Why would any County/Club give the money back?
sligo joe (Dublin) - Posts: 686 - 15/12/2023 22:25:58 2517004 Link 0 |
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Cork county board shouldn't get any handouts, as they will waste it. They have a fine big mostly unused stadium, so let them fundraise through hosting concerts and rugby games. Learn the hard way!
Ryanteam (Cork) - Posts: 217 - 16/12/2023 11:21:03 2517032 Link 0 |
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The money is NOT for the county boards.The money JP donated is to be shared equally between the clubs and for both Ladies and Men.However as Cork have the most clubs in the country their clubs will get far less than clubs in other counties as its one million per county.For a Cork club thats 1 million divided by 270 or thereabout.For a Leitrim club its 1million divided by 27 or thereabouts.The money is for the clubs thankfully not the county boards.
CiarraiMick (Dublin) - Posts: 3681 - 16/12/2023 13:20:26 2517049 Link 0 |
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You're stating fact.... a pointless fact to be stating if that's the case. You do know that people can divide numbers?
Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 848 - 16/12/2023 14:33:00 2517057 Link 0 |
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Your wasting your time trying to explain this. Some people have it in their thick heads, not just on this forum but also from reading comments on newspaper articles that the Co Board will get their hands on this money . No matter how many times you say that it's going to clubs, people will chose to somehow bring the Co Board into it
eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1678 - 16/12/2023 14:33:51 2517058 Link 2 |
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We are on the same sheet here RT . Back in the Nineties, I did my level best to persuade Limerick County Board to desist from Developing the Ennis Road Grounds any further and to consider selling the site off the developers and develop a smaller Stadium, say 20,000 capacity, somewhere else. It was insane to have four 50,000 Stadia in the one Province. However it all went ahead anyway and I have no doubt it contributed to why Limerick were down for so long.
Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4344 - 16/12/2023 15:48:33 2517062 Link 0 |