I’d say they could start building now, and by the time its done…
To the brave and the faithful nothing is impassable, except obviously the Limerick-Cork road.
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They have reduced their annual deficit to a much more manageable €380k for the latest financial year.
Who pays the wages for the centrally contracted players? The Irfu or the province?
These are munster fans. Famed for their resourcefulness. Surely They could Kayak around the fastnet and surf the rest of the way?
Be careful lads. A good world cup for the rugby and you’re back yo a world of shushy bars.
The IRFU.
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Which is why Munster are fucked.
Munster rugby football now costing people their employment. Horrible cunts.
From The Leader.
A BUS driver who had an “irate row” with a garda sergeant as he was dropping off elderly Munster supporters at Thomond Park was fined €500 for public order offences.
John McGrath, aged 36, who has an address in Ballinteer, Dublin 16 was prosecuted following an incident outside the stadium shortly before midday on April 5, 2014.
During a contested hearing, Sgt Morgan O’Donoghue said he was on duty ahead of Munster’s Heineken Cup quarter-final against Toulouse when he observed a minibus pull in at a bus stop.
He said the area was congested at the time, there were a lot of people around and that he went to speak with the driver.
Judge Mary Larkin was told that after he asked Mr McGrath to produce his driving licence and details of his insurance, he began to verbally abuse him.
“He became very irate and said I was a disgrace to the uniform,” said Sgt O’Donoghue who added that when he returned to his position, McGrath ran “straight across the road” and shouted at him in a “loud and boisterous manner”.
While accepting that he had lost his temper, Mr McGrath denied he had run across the road and shouted at the sergeant.
He said he had tried to explain that one of his passengers had mobility issues and that he took exception to a comment he claimed Sgt O’Donoghue made to him.
“There was an irate interaction between us, I became quite angry,” he said insisting he had not threatened Sgt O’Donoghue in any way.
The defendant agreed with Sgt Donal Cronin that while he did produce his driving licence, he did not produce his insurance certificate within ten days as requested.
Solicitor Darach McCarthy said his client had lost his job as a result of the prosecution and that he is currently unemployed.
Convicting the defendant, Judge Larkin said she accepted the evidence of Sgt O’Donoghue saying that Mr McGrath had engaged in a form of road rage.
Why cannot you be happy to see both hurling and rugby going well?
It is not enough to be successful in life, to be truly content, those around you must fail. *
- or something along those lines.
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The greatest thread on the internet. FOAD Munster rugger.
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FAO @ChocolateMice.
Moving their training ground on the back of a promised motorway worth nearly a billion 
Cork-Limerick motorway delay ‘to hit business’
Thursday, October 01, 2015 Sean O’Riordan
The chief executive of Munster Rugby has criticised the Government for failing to fund the most urgently needed road connection in the country, and says the oversight will damage the regional economy.
The Government this week announced several road projects but decided not to proceed with the mothballed M20, the proposed Cork-Limerick motorway.
Head of Munster Rugby, Garrett Fitzgerald, said businesses would suffer because of the omission. He said that Munster Rugby was a regional business employing 140 people, with a turnover of €14m last year.
However, due to the state of the present national primary road linking both cities, Cork-based Mr Fitzgerald said it was easier for him to schedule a meeting in Portlaoise than travel to Limerick.
He said other businesses were facing similar problems.
“These are the only two main cities in the country not connected by a motorway. I understand they (the Government) can’t do everything, but this should have been a priority,” Mr Fitzgerald said.
He said the proposed N20 was a vital piece of infrastructure if Ireland was successful with a planned bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Mr Fitzgerald said, on the back of proposals some years ago to construct a motorway link between the cities, Muster Rugby decided to build a new training centre in Limerick which will open in July 2017.
He said a motorway trip between the cities would cut the journey time to 55 minutes.
“This has implications for the economy, for our supporters and all other businesses. It would cost €800m to build it now. If you leave it longer the price will go up,” Mr Fitzgerald said.
In 2012, then transport minister Leo Varadkar said he could not envisage the motorway opening before 2023. It was shelved because of the state of the public finances, despite millions of euro being spent on design.
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I had a great ould chuckle in traffic this morning when this news item came up.
I find Portlaoise one of the most underestimated towns in Ireland. Great amenities. Pubs are buzzing, some bustling restaurants. a great place to do business.I try to stop there as often as I can when heading back to Munster from Dublin.
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Portlaoise is a dive, with very confusing Mickey Mouse roundabouts that have no signage.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
LOLZ
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How do you confuse a Portlaoise man?