Saturday, November 21, 2009 Previous editions
LISTENING to RTÉ today and the aftermath of Paris, and how God’s hand is being blamed for our defeat, I remembered when I was a young boy my father took me to the Mardyke to watch Cork United play one of the leading Dublin teams – Shamrock Rovers or Drumcondra, I cannot be sure.
THERE are those who say “come on – it was only a game.”
NO true glory can be gained from prolonged intentional steering of a soccer ball by a previously esteemed outfield player.
THE country is driven to bankruptcy by corrupt politicians doing the bidding of business and there isn’t a murmur.
AS an external observer of the French and Irish soccer teams’ controversy I was bemused at the comments I read on the news.
ON the FIFA website, under there mission statement, they have the following “We believe that, just as the game itself, FIFA must be a model of fair play, tolerance, sportsmanship and transparency”.
HERE UNDER is the reaction I witnessed from French people following Wednesday’s World Cup play-off second leg against Ireland.
ROBBIE Keane was spot on to question the motivations of messrs Blatter and Platini after Ireland’s heartbreaking defeat to France on Wednesday night.
THE Poolbeg incinerator initiative was (again) raised on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland (November 16).
HAS anybody else noticed how this Government has furtively (as usual) managed to persuade a few menials to start suggesting that we the people are the real reason for the recession because we were too greedy.
IN his excellent column reflecting on the “noughties” (November 18), Steven King reflects on the changes that happened during the past 10 years.
BEWARE of the rebirth of the banks. Last Thursday marked the beginning of their rebellion.
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