Things I learned today (Part 2)

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Joe Rogan knew.

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Kermode and Mayo have left BBC and now have their own podcast, part free, part subscription. They seemed part of the BBC furniture, even with Mayo’s departure from Radio 2.

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Alexis Mac Allister the impressive Argentinian midfielder has a brother Kevin Mac Allister who is also a professional footballer

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That brother was also once famously left home alone.

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I lol’d at that. Kudos.

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And another brother called Francis who is a professional also. Got all this info from a great twitter account someone on here provided where his father starred. Plenty of Irish blood in them too.

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Ireland has seen a doubling in HIV cases for 2022 compared to 2021, but has also seen a drop in transmissions occurring within Ireland.

Not sure how to square that circle.

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We mighthave excellent hiv treatment and be attracting people with the condition.

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I’m not sure if you’re being serious. This is the Irish healthcare system we’re talking about.

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There is a morning after pill for a better phrase, made in cotk, not sure by who

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Masterminder of the Saudi victory, HervĂ© Renard’s wife was previously married to Bruno Metsu, the manager behind Senegal’s miracle win over France in 2002.

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Not sure Stephen Kenny would be her cup of tea but it’s worth a lash.

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A big name over there.

I met an Argentinian auldish fella over there this summer. Dickie MacAllister. Mad man for GAA.

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Fair few Irish emigrated out there. There’s a small population of them who speak with a Midlands accent. A lot of them taught by the Christian brothers as well. I recall a coach for Los Pumas about 10 years ago by the name of Santiago Phelan.

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Brown who was centre back on the 1986 World Cup winning team was of Irish extraction.

There is a Hurling Club in Buenos Aires. I don’t actually think they play hurling there any more but they did. We were due to go down there about 30 years ago to play an exhibition match. One of the lads brothers was ambassador there. But we couldn’t get our shit together.

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Might well have been the club?

I didn’t know there was a place in Argentina called “Hurlingham” named after, you guessed it. Mad.

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Bora Milutinovic, Carlos Quieroz and Philippe Troussier are in with a shout there when Hervé gets beheaded for losing to Poland and Mexico.

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Yes I’m sure that’s the one.

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They don’t. Mainly rugby and hockey. I visited there in the summer. It’s about an hour outside city

There hasn’t been much hurling since middle of 20th century. Couldn’t get the ash sent over during second world war