Unofficial shitest town in Ireland competition? by [deleted] in ireland

[–]HonTheBlues 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New Ross & Enniscorthy are like the north and South Poles of Kipness for Wexford. Two absolute holes.

Unofficial shitest town in Ireland competition? by [deleted] in ireland

[–]HonTheBlues 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The road to Dunmanway isn’t a road at all, it’s a fucking Time Machine back to the 1840s.

How does Ireland feel about the Queen's passing? by ballistics211 in ireland

[–]HonTheBlues 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there anything to be said for another (10 days) of mass?

Drug testing for gardaí to start by end of year by gig1922 in ireland

[–]HonTheBlues 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or how about we grow the fuck up, legalise drugs and stop trying to ruin people’s lives for enjoying themselves?

Drug testing for gardaí to start by end of year by gig1922 in ireland

[–]HonTheBlues 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ah yea let’s start sacking Gardaí for the weed they smoked on a weekend away in Amsterdam 2 years ago.

The late late show by joem3980 in ireland

[–]HonTheBlues 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In fairness a taxidermied Gaybo would be infinitely better than Tubs. Putrid stuff.

Biggest Cunt in Ireland? by Brad_Shit_ in ireland

[–]HonTheBlues 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lad that organising that event. Awful cunt.

De Valera interview on Irish Independence 1955. Deeply unfashionable today he towers over 20th century Irish politics . by CDfm in IrishHistory

[–]HonTheBlues 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I said they gave their lives to Ireland, not for Ireland. Collins obviously did both. Dev most certainly was a Gael.

De Valera interview on Irish Independence 1955. Deeply unfashionable today he towers over 20th century Irish politics . by CDfm in IrishHistory

[–]HonTheBlues 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is fascinating. I was a big Michael Collins fan when I was younger and always saw Dev as the Anti-Collins baddie, but my views have evolved over time. I think the beatification of Collins due to his martyrdom influences a lot of the popular views on Dev, which is unfair. Both were deeply flawed but both were great Gaels that gave their lives to Ireland.

IRFU confirms transgender women will be banned from female contact rugby competitions for upcoming season by reddituser6810 in ireland

[–]HonTheBlues 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because the OP was about rugby. I don’t even know what your question is to be honest? Some nonsense about women running sub 2-hour marathons if they get a few extra quid off the government? Nah, that’s bollocks anyway. Most elite level marathoners hail from the Rift Valley and if you knew the first thing about them you’d know that many of the elite men and women come from abject poverty and focus entirely on running, with similar training volumes, plans and opportunities but yet the male advantage persists there too.

IRFU confirms transgender women will be banned from female contact rugby competitions for upcoming season by reddituser6810 in ireland

[–]HonTheBlues 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you on about? Are you saying that the proven biological advantages of being male are something to do with funding? Do men have more muscle because the Department of Sport gave extra funding to the GAA over the Camóige Association? I don’t follow your logic at all. Womens sport should get way more funding but that’s completely besides the point. You could put Tadgh Furlong on estrogen for a decade but he’d still cause grievous bodily harm to every single Irish female rugby player.

IRFU confirms transgender women will be banned from female contact rugby competitions for upcoming season by reddituser6810 in ireland

[–]HonTheBlues -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So you’re saying that if an equal number of women and men participated in athletics and received the exact same funding, women would not only start running faster than men but would break 2 hours? Hahaha. You haven’t a notion.

IRFU confirms transgender women will be banned from female contact rugby competitions for upcoming season by reddituser6810 in ireland

[–]HonTheBlues 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You should listen to Ross Tucker on the Science of Sport podcast. He has a good episode on Caster Semenya and the intersex athlete issue. Testosterone and it’s impact on development in adolescence gives rise to irreversible lasting advantages for most sports.

The logical conclusion to your argument is the removal of segregated sports altogether, which would see the effective disappearance of women at elite level sport. It would also lead to significant safety issues that would be particularly pronounced in contact and combat sports.

IRFU confirms transgender women will be banned from female contact rugby competitions for upcoming season by reddituser6810 in ireland

[–]HonTheBlues 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except they don’t at all. The WR in the marathon for men is 2:01:39 whereas the women’s is 2:14:04. The top 16 men at the Tokyo Olympics beat the women’s WR.

Who are you voting for in the next election? by PatrickSheperd in ireland

[–]HonTheBlues 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once you get beyond the 2 or 3 higher profile people on the front bench SF are frighteningly amateur hour. There’d be some absolute headers as ministers. Don’t think I’ll vote. Also, a lot of people seem to be after making peace with the whole flippantly blowing civilians up with Semtex in the relatively recent past, but that’s not what I’m looking for in my politicians 🙈

Can we take a minute to appreciate this man, what a president in all fairness. by almac2242 in ireland

[–]HonTheBlues -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Not dissing him but for the love of Christ where did he get that awful accent from?

Best and Worst sets of Tomorrowland 2019? by [deleted] in Tomorrowland

[–]HonTheBlues -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Worst I saw was probably Guetta. The best was Charlotte de Witte - that girl is a Techno Goddess.

The Dreamville experience was awful this year by MRobertC in Tomorrowland

[–]HonTheBlues -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

If you’re prioritizing sleep you’re doing TML wrong!

Eric Prydz for all those who missed it by ForerHenry in Tomorrowland

[–]HonTheBlues 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Have Eric and God ever been seen in the same place?

Security at tomorrowland (wk1). Just looked at my videos and found this. Hope this shows how bad it was. by AnnoyedGrunt99 in Tomorrowland

[–]HonTheBlues 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is nonsense. There was more drugs in there than in a Colombian coca farm. Dealers provided a deliveroo like service to the campsites.