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Resentment of the greats - Dublin Only?

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GaryMc82 (Derry)-Has some of the counties not received substantial funding from the NI authorities for club ground development- just a question?

browncows (Meath) - Posts: 2342 - 09/10/2016 11:11:40    1924181

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Replying To browncows:  "GaryMc82 (Derry)-Has some of the counties not received substantial funding from the NI authorities for club ground development- just a question?"
I noted you ended your question with "Just a question?", people normally say things like that on political TV shows when they caught out or outmanoeuvred a political rival, normally by asking a question to which they know an answer, an answer that will leave their rival red faced.

Outside of the Casement Park(Antrim) investment (Money which is promised, but not actually implemented yet), I honestly am not aware of any Games Development funding. How much of the funding you are aware of was for "Games Development"? Was the total amount proportionate to Dublin's Games development funding?

GaryMc82 (Derry) - Posts: 3017 - 09/10/2016 12:05:17    1924186

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GaryMc82 (Derry) ¬ You can play with statistics in many ways. With reference to your 2.1 million people in Ulster and suggesting this is a reason you should get more funding, it also has to be recognised that almost half of that population want nothing to do with the GAA.

fainleog (Limerick) - Posts: 598 - 09/10/2016 12:13:25    1924187

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In the last decade, Tyrone were slated for their style and Kerry were ridiculed because they couldn't beat Tyrone.

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8597 - 09/10/2016 15:00:01    1924214

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Replying To fainleog:  "GaryMc82 (Derry) ¬ You can play with statistics in many ways. With reference to your 2.1 million people in Ulster and suggesting this is a reason you should get more funding, it also has to be recognised that almost half of that population want nothing to do with the GAA."
PLAY WITH THE STATISTICS IN MANY WAYS!!! I simply stated the facts.

And I clearly didn't say the 9 counties of Ulster should get more funding, I used that combined provincial regions total funding received (Less than 20% of Dublin's) to show the massive imbalance that exists.

With regards the portions of the County population not interested in Gaelic Games, that can be applied to every County in Ireland. Yes Down and Antrim have slight majority Unionist populations, but every County in Ireland has varied percentages of people included in their population who also have zero interest in Gaelic Games. And Dublin actually have some of the largest percentage of minority groups or just groups of people who statistically are less likely to follow Gaelic Games, so I don't think using the Unionist percentage in parts of Ulster helps.

GaryMc82 (Derry) - Posts: 3017 - 10/10/2016 13:50:54    1924515

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