- Foynes, Newcastlewest, Glin, Shanagolden
The lifting of Rule 42
I think the stand is still there but the event has moved to Greenmount now. I will never warm to that place as the venue for the richest prize in coursing.
The rape and pillage of the traditional Irish pub by the self proclaimed modern and chic types was perhaps the tipping point into the abyss for our humble little nation
The Hepatitis C scandal.
The fact that Noonan’s career was allowed to survive it when he treated the women who died like shit.
The White Horse springs to mind. I was in Grogan’s only today though…
The sellout of the sugar industry to arcane European intrigue, compounded by giving €100 million compo to Greencore of all companies.
That’s from the first half of the game runt.
Anyone mention the guarantee yet?
Patrick Neary.
Saipan
Athlone
Colm Bonner
Oh yes
Pat Shortt.
Mickee and the Banvilles
The tipping King
The German bombing of the creamery in Campile during WW2. For the sake of a few extra bombs they could have taken the whole village out.
The NRA invoking the Curse of Tara
In no particular order:
The FAI
Fianna Fail
Dev
Bertie
Brian lenihan as finance minister
Selling out the corrib gas field to shell for a few pennies
the HSE
RTE
To name but a few.
Oh forgot to add in the destruction of Woodquay to build the horrendous Dublin corpo bunkers, Absolute fucking disgrace.
The boys in the hill of Tara falling asleep every year for 23 years while that giant fairy burnt the place to the ground.