He is correct, actually
Are you trying to tell me that Limerick played Waterford last weekend? 
They could have played Waterford right after the 70 min Cork warm up for all it was worth
Played with their heads
Always loved the second “read more” headline about building a house. I’ve never clicked on the link. Woeful headline.
What is RSVP Live?
some Irish celeb muck website
Would you go to it a lot?
oh always
Natural causes, was it? Cancer maybe? A heart attack? A stroke? Covid?
Or shot through the head by the Israeli Army?
Could victory in the Eurovision be THE decisive moment in the Russia Ukraine conflict? Well according to this ‘article’ it has delivered a big boost to morale:roll_eyes:
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2022/0515/1298051-ukraine-counteroffensive/
Spectacular piece of rubbish by Una Mullally in the Irish Times today
Speaking of which, could anyone cut and paste the piece “written” by Eddie Brennan about the Leinster final?
Brian Cody needs to get his tactics right - I don’t see Galway changing their set-up
Eddie Brennan
Kilkenny manager Brian Cody, left, and Galway manager Henry Shefflin shake hands after their clash last month. Saturday’s Leinster final pits the two former colleagues against each other once more. Photo: Sportsfile
May 30 2022 02:30 AM
When I think about the Leinster final – and round two of Cody versus Shefflin – my heart tells me Kilkenny. But my head?
Still Kilkenny.
Many think the fault lines have grown after that loss to Wexford, but I think there’s a reaction coming, and badly needed too. Same goes for the defeat in Salthill. Historically, whenever Galway hurt Kilkenny, Brian Cody gets it right when they meet again.
Kilkenny have struggled to nail down their first 15 and Cody will need his more experienced guys to step up. The forward unit wasn’t good enough against Wexford, they didn’t bring the fight and they weren’t going into tackles with the right intensity.
But to make it three Leinster titles in a row, Cody needs to get his tactics right. I don’t see Galway changing their set-up. They’ve a relatively settled 15 and I think they’ll repeat the game-plan from Salthill.
Kilkenny need to get their hands on the ball in the middle of the field, before delivering quality ball inside, as they did in the first half against Galway a month ago. But when Galway counteract that, they need to adjust.
The calling card of Galway under Henry Shefflin is they engage very hard in their forward unit, going after turnovers. They polished up that style against Dublin when there wasn’t much at stake, proof that Shefflin is bringing consistency. Their forwards scrap hard for everything.
They got a massive return in that area when these teams last met and it’s something Cody has to look at. How to set up to counteract it? As Einstein said, insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Going long and direct all the time plays into Galway’s hands and suits Pádraic Mannion, who must be moved around the pitch.
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Kilkenny need to target the half-forward line and midfield. In Mikey Carey, they’ve a really good guy who can influence a game and I’d like to see him getting on the ball a lot and either carrying it or delivering it inside. I’d like to see TJ Reid on the edge of the square, where he can best hurt opposition, and have Eoin Cody in those one-on-one battles he relishes.
There’s very little between these teams and I expect there will be as much eyes on the sideline as there will on the hurling. But in the end, I think Kilkenny will edge it.
The following day, Clare take another shot at Limerick and I give them a really good chance. They’re in as good a place as any to take down the champions. It’d be wrong to say they’ve taken people by surprise, but their performances have certainly been beyond expectations.
There’s huge competition for places within Clare’s squad, which was shown against Waterford – when there wasn’t the slightest blip in form despite several changes. They have huge drive, hunger, and Brian Lohan has done an excellent job getting them where they are. A key for them on Sunday is targeting the favoured choices on Limerick’s short puck-outs: cutting off access to Barry Nash, Diarmaid Byrnes and Declan Hannon.
What we’ve seen in Limerick’s last two matches – particularly the Tipp match – is that as good as Seán Finn is as a corner-back and man-marker, he isn’t as effective taking short puck-outs. Nash is critical to Limerick in this department. If they’re not getting joy going long, they can use him and he’s probably their number one recipient off short puck-outs.
He has a brilliant hurling brain and he can set up a lot from there. Byrnes is the same, dropping into that two pocket when the likes of Finn tuck in on the edge of the square.
Clare were really happy the last day to allow Waterford go short, then they engaged them hard and turned them over. That won’t be so easy with Limerick, who are effective off both approaches because of the movement of their forwards and because they’ve big target men like Gearóid Hegarty.
The dilemma for Limerick: where to deploy Kyle Hayes? Do you leave him up the field where his size makes him a handful? Or do you put him back at seven, where he’s shown he’s equally or more dangerous as a marauding player, giving them another option to carry the ball out?
Limerick felt the full impact of Tony Kelly the last day, moving around from corner-forward to full-forward and going deep into his own half taking puck-outs. We generally don’t see Limerick man-marking – they tend to play their areas and hand lads off – but they could use the likes of William O’Donoghue to track Kelly, or else double up on him and cut out the space in front.
Kelly is so important for Clare, but their attack is not a one-man band. Davy Fitzgerald is potent, a big unit who’s very difficult to stop, and in Peter Duggan they’ve a great target man.
Still, it’s hard to see past Limerick. They’ve the strongest panel, the best options, and always have that massive lift off the bench. I’ll give them a hesitant nod, but I’ve a funny feeling Clare are on the brink of something big.
Thanks mate 
Unmerciful drivel
I got a free Irish Times in the door this morning so I can read that drivel for a chuckle without giving them the click 