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Claret Murph
Paul McGrath Hmmm, Goodness, I must say Joined: 16 Apr 2009 Location: Tibet Status: Offline Points: 15766 |
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Lansdowne Road debut aged 52 and 201 days .
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eireland
Ray Houghton Joined: 12 Feb 2016 Status: Offline Points: 4454 |
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Chinese birth rate was nearly 8 around 1960 and it's down to around 1.20 now 😬
Communist, brat, buffoon, chancer, corner boy, coward, fascist, gurrier, guttersnipe, hypocrite, rat, scumbag, scurrilous speaker & yahoo are all words banned in the Dail. Edited by eireland - 21 Mar 2024 at 9:41pm |
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MC Hammered
Jack Charlton Joined: 05 Oct 2011 Status: Online Points: 6878 |
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Rangers fans used to call Celtic supporters “Huns” due to the Irelands neutrality in WWII which they perceived as support of the Germans
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El Puto Amo
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Baldrick
Robbie Keane Peyton-tly Pedantic Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 32826 |
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Not today but by having children and see how babies literally take joy and confidence by discovering their feet I learned where the expression finding his feet came from.
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AKA pedantic kunt
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eireland
Ray Houghton Joined: 12 Feb 2016 Status: Offline Points: 4454 |
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The oldest living crocodile was born in 1903, caught buy a man named Sir Henry after reports it was eating people. It's around 5M in length and being looked after in a sanctuary.
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doherty
Jack Charlton Teenage Kicks, so hard to beat Joined: 30 Mar 2015 Status: Online Points: 7743 |
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John Aldridge was 27 when he made his Ireland debut....WHAT the actual fook?!!! Im astounded to learn this!!! I would have just assumed he was playing for us since he was early 20s or something. Just never realised it was that late in his career.
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I love beer gardens
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McG
Moderator Group SISAO? What the hell is SISAO? Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Location: Christmas Island Status: Offline Points: 27018 |
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He was mid 20s playing at Newport and at USA 94 he was nearly 36. Retired from Ireland duty at 38. Hoovered up the caps during that period.
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YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017
AS YOU WERE McGx |
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doherty
Jack Charlton Teenage Kicks, so hard to beat Joined: 30 Mar 2015 Status: Online Points: 7743 |
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I never thought about it till i heard it mentioned today. Mad to think given he played such a big part in our glory years.
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I love beer gardens
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Roberto Baggio
Robbie Keane UNBELIEVABLE JEFF Joined: 28 Jan 2010 Status: Offline Points: 37384 |
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Ye f**king dick-ead
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t_rAndy
Robbie Keane Joined: 06 Feb 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 26275 |
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McGrath was 25. We have a lot of late bloomers that ended up being great additions (in mcgrath case one of the best)
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razzmatazaz
500 Club la la la Joined: 15 Feb 2024 Status: Online Points: 743 |
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Miroslav Klose is 6 feet tall according to Wikipedia.
I would've thought he was 6'3 or 6'4.
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MC Hammered
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Pittodrie means “sh*t heap” in Gaelic
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El Puto Amo
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razzmatazaz
500 Club la la la Joined: 15 Feb 2024 Status: Online Points: 743 |
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Kenny Shiels's brother was murdered by the IRA after being mistaken for a member of the security forces.
Shiels, who's from a Protestant background, played GAA in his youth.
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razzmatazaz
500 Club la la la Joined: 15 Feb 2024 Status: Online Points: 743 |
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There is a Peruvian professional footballer named Osama Vinladen who has a brother called Sadam Husein and a sister called Georgia Bush.
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Trap junior
Robbie Keane YBIG Minister of Doom & Gloom Joined: 25 Jan 2010 Location: Irish Riviera Status: Online Points: 39890 |
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The word 'soccer' comes from the word for ''Association Football''. Students at Oxford University had slang words for Rugby Football ''rugger'' and Association Football ''assoccer'' which became shortened to 'soccer'. |
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The Huntacha
Roy Keane Joined: 27 Mar 2012 Location: Dubai Status: Offline Points: 12835 |
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Oscar Wilde was jailed for having a homosexual relationship with the son of the Marquis of Queensbury, inventor of the rules of boxing.
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Jimmy Bullard - "Favorite band? Elastic."
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Denis Irwin
Robbie Keane Stay Home & watch Lethal Weapon Joined: 03 Feb 2008 Location: Ath Cliath Status: Online Points: 37960 |
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Gregory Peck was releated to Thomas Ashe and had a portrait of him in one of his movies
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Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one".
Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn |
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Trap junior
Robbie Keane YBIG Minister of Doom & Gloom Joined: 25 Jan 2010 Location: Irish Riviera Status: Online Points: 39890 |
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Judd Nelson was almost fired from the cast of The Breakfast Club for pissing off director John Hughes. Nelson decided to be a method actor and act as a bully in between takes and off set as well and would bully Molly Ringwald who was 17 at the time of filming. |
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