56 thoughts on “De Friday Papers”

      1. Spud

        Fantastic sponsorship deal too.
        Well done SoftCo for getting behind the team.
        I’m sure their Marketing Manager is getting a nice bonus today!

      1. Brother Barnabas

        hopefully ireland can enjoy this unexpected success without becoming irritatingly arrogant and obnoxiously loutish

          1. Brother Barnabas

            there’s no Indian near me – there’s a Thai, though, so I’ll do that (more or less the same thing, innit gov?!?)

        2. martco

          the English goalie was quoted as finding it a bit galling to see Ireland progress…have a scan of the comment sections on the English papers online ed. if you fancy a read of some good ole sour grapes

      2. Ollie Cromwell

        Heh,heh,heh.
        Bait the hook and the minnows always nibble.
        My work is done on this thread.

          1. Ollie Cromwell

            I’m bate out from using that one …..
            But seriously,good luck to the Irish gals – punching well above their weight and on a roll.Great scenes yesterday.

        2. Nigel

          Poor Ollie is feeling unappreciated. HEHEHEH I DO THIS FOR LULZ I SAID HEHEHEH MY PERSONALITY IS SO OBNOXIOUS I HAVE TO TAKE NATURAL REACTIONS OF DISGUST AS VALIDATION HEHEHEH I SAID HEHEHEH

          2. Nigel

            Iceland the country or Iceland the shop with all the frozen food? Are there still Iceland shops? Is there still an Iceland the country or did it blow up with that volcano?

  2. Giggidygoo

    We will wake up some morning with a landscape similar to the antarctic, courtesy of all of the whitewashing. Latest is GSOC. Perhaps the French should be coming after the Gardai – because the French based their case on Garda evidence?

  3. SB

    The Times could have cropped the picture of the Irish girls a bit more modestly…or are they shorts they wear?

    1. Frilly Keane

      Skorts

      Tis true

      Tis like a skater skirt with nicks attached
      Inside,
      Shirt n shorts blended

      1. Andyourpointiswhatexactly?

        Skorts are the dog’s. My little ‘un wears them and they spare everyone’s blushes as she’s not great at the aul undercarriage decorum.

        1. Brother Barnabas

          could be worse

          i’m dealing with one who greets all callers with his mickey out the letterbox

          6. Cian

            Jeez. As a chisler I would occasionally do mail-drops pushing leaflets through letterboxes. I’ve skinned my knuckles a number of times.

            I just can’t imagine putting a mickey there. *shudder*

            *eyes water”

    2. Rep

      Same as the hurling ladies wear I’d presume which are seemingly called skorts. Two friends that play camogie say they prefer them to shorts.

  4. Andyourpointiswhatexactly?

    “Guilty of fupping WHAT?”. That guy is only 35, I think. He sounds delightful.

      1. Andyourpointiswhatexactly?

        We can’t all be terdal rides, I guess.
        Turtle to rhyme with fertile.

        It’s going to be one of those days in my head. I think it’s the atmospheric pressure.

    1. ReproButina

      If you have an Audible account their free Audio Show, West Cork, is a great look at the Sophie Toscan du Plantier case.

      1. Andyourpointiswhatexactly?

        I did but I got the usual “book a month” deal and got so swamped by them that I canceled it. It’s annoying as I’m dying to hear the podcast.
        I just checked. I have 7 books left to listen to, including The History of the World by Andrew Marr. That’ll keep me going til I shuffle off this mortal coil.

          1. Brother Barnabas

            changed to ‘not guilty?

            i saw him at electric picnic (?) a few years ago – a Q and A thing. have very vague memory of whole thing but do recall finding him fairly creepy.

          2. ReproButina

            Changed back and forth from “he did it” to “he had nothing to do with it” to “he absolutely did it” to “he’s a weirdo but it’s a fit up” and so on.

          3. Brother Barnabas

            have a feeling that he’s innocent, but it wasn’t a stitch up – he hasn’t done himself any favours

          4. The Old Boy

            The unfortunate reality of the case is that the police investigation was so badly fouled up (whether through incompetence or design) that nothing about the murder can ever be determined. He is, of course, entitled to the presumption of innocence.

            I am loathe to dwell on the fact that Bailey does come across as a wrong ‘un – it’s certainly what local plod thought. Plenty of guilty people slide through the net because they seem so very ordinary.

          5. ReproButina

            I’m of the opinion that it was down to incompetence and inexperience more than conspiracy and corruption.

          6. Rob_G

            I also enjoyed the podcast (though found the first few episodes a bit slow).

            I don’t think that Bailey did it, but that chap looooved being a murder suspect – still does, even today.

          7. Rep

            I thought that the weirdest part of that quite brilliant podcast was that at the end Bailey said that he loved the way he came across. I mean, he came across as, at best, really odd. The bit where he was quite dismissive of his role in hospitalising Jules 3 times made me think he is a bit worse than odd.

  6. Ollie Cromwell

    @ The Old Boy
    ” I am loathe to dwell on the fact that Bailey does come across as a wrong ‘un – it’s certainly what local plod thought. ”

    Isn’t that what they said about the Birmingham Six ?

    1. The Old Boy

      That is precisely my point. Police investigations are vulnerable to being blinkered by those sorts of assumptions. Evidence gets lost at the crucial early stages and the whole thing goes to a clatter of bits.

      1. Ollie Cromwell

        @ The OId Boy
        I agree wholeheartedly.
        And you’ve also got to remember that they were different times back then – a rural,incompetent police force which failed to preserve the crime scene and ignored vital evidence simply because someone had a hunch.
        What’s worse is that the State continued its prosecution of Bailey for years on such flawed grounds that the case would be thrown out of most modern courts on the first day.
        Different times – but are they really ? I’m still constantly amazed that people facing incredibly serious charges are allowed out on bail with all the repercussions that brings.

  7. andy

    What a surprise Mugabe’s party wins election?
    African politics at its best
    I see bloodshed on the cards
    Once apon a tim Zimbabwe was the shining dream

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