Dolores O'Riordan, Nembo getting increasingly demented, fascinating to watch

myboyblue · January 16, 2018, 1:00pm

TheUlteriorMotive:

Rebrand overdue

Gary Speed - RIP

Terrible news and genuinely shocking. A tragic waste. It’s hard not to feel angry at somebody who does that to their family.

Rip Jonah Lomu

A global phenomenon. 40 is no age. Very sad news.

RIP Paidi O'Shea

Very sad news that such a legend of the game has died at such a young age. I’m more than willing to overlook Paidi’s Fianna Fail background in favour of his Irish Republican credentials. He was very gracious after Armagh beat Kerry in 2002.

He won’t go down as one of the great managers but undoubtedly was a good one. He oversaw Kerry’s emergence from the doldrums, winning two U-21 All-Irelands and then a Munster title in his first year as senior manager, following it up with the League and All-Ireland in 1997. That was a poor team and he deserves a lot of credit for delivering an All-Ireland. The 2000 team was considerably better and that was probably Kerry’s best ever All-Ireland. I attended the two semi-finals against Armagh that year and they were titanic matches. The finals against Galway were very exciting matches too. That Kerry team were involved in some more titanic matches over the next couple of years also, most memorably against Dublin in Thurles and that final against Armagh. They played a superb brand of football and Paidi oversaw that. Winning a Leinster title with Westmeath was another great achievement.

A massive character and the GAA scene will be duller in his absence.

Richie Benaud RIP

Sad news breaking just now. The legendary commentator and former Australian captain has died aged 84.

Jim Stynes RIP

That’s really shit news. Farewell Big Jim. One of Dublin’s grestest exports.

This could be Hamish McJockstrap levels.

Tim_Riggins · January 16, 2018, 1:00pm

Dear oh dear.

Sidney · January 16, 2018, 1:01pm

Cat got your tongue, @TheUlteriorMotive?

Little_Lord_Fauntleroy · January 16, 2018, 1:09pm

@Sidney has the screaming Mary’s dancing to his tune once again

Sidney · January 16, 2018, 1:13pm

@TheUlteriorMotive right now after reading posts that aren’t showing hysterical enough grief for his liking:

Julio_Geordio · January 16, 2018, 1:17pm

You’re forgetting Des O’Malley, Willie O’Dea and the greatest Irishman of all time Mickey Noonan.
We can claim JFK as well. We’re just not as good at marketing as those shrewd Wexicans.

Julio_Geordio · January 16, 2018, 1:17pm

Also Che Guevara had a pint here once.

Sidney · January 16, 2018, 1:21pm

Checkmate, @TheUlteriorMotive.

Cicero_Dandi · January 16, 2018, 1:22pm

The greatest Irish man of them all, who threatened to bring the mother of a woman the state killed to court?

habanerocat · January 16, 2018, 1:25pm

Bar-Mural1

Is that Dolores at the back. I can’t remember. Picture not great.

That mural is in the Greenhills Hotel for anybody interested.

Julio_Geordio · January 16, 2018, 1:26pm

What’s Ian Paisley doing in it?

habanerocat · January 16, 2018, 1:27pm

That’s Jim Kemmy.

anon61956325 · January 16, 2018, 1:27pm

Is that Bruce Grobbelaar back right?

habanerocat · January 16, 2018, 1:29pm

No again, Pat Hartigan.

anon61956325 · January 16, 2018, 1:30pm

I think i’d know the man who chased me down the Corbally road with my own crutch and threatened to break it off my head.

Fagan_ODowd · January 16, 2018, 1:30pm

Is that Bishop Jeremiah Newman there in the middle

anon61956325 · January 16, 2018, 1:31pm

A cunt of a man.

Matty_Hislop · January 16, 2018, 1:31pm

Artie from the Sopranos top right corner.

anon61956325 · January 16, 2018, 1:32pm

That’s Bruce Grobbelaar, you ham,

habanerocat · January 16, 2018, 1:32pm

Out of my league I’m afraid. Before my time.