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    Posted: 23 Mar 2024 at 10:30pm
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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Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

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.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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. 



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Originally posted by Newryrep Newryrep wrote:

Originally posted by Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio wrote:

Frank Carson was in the parachute regiment in the 1940s

I think i posted that in this thread earlier
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Originally posted by Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio wrote:

Frank Carson was in the parachute regiment in the 1940s

I think i posted that in this thread earlier
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Richard Dunne - 6th Sept 11 - best marshalling of a defence in Moscow since General Zukov Russia V Germany 1941
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Richard Wilson, who played Victor Meldrew in One Foot in the Grave, is gay.

Richard Wilson is Scottish.
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Frank Carson. NI's second most renowned Italian.
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Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

Originally posted by Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio wrote:

Frank Carson was in the parachute regiment in the 1940s

What made you think of Frank Carson? -- I literally only googled him yesterday! again not sure what brought me to doing that.

There was a BBC1 NI programme on about him last night
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote horsebox Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Mar 2024 at 8:55am
Originally posted by Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio wrote:

Frank Carson was in the parachute regiment in the 1940s

What made you think of Frank Carson? -- I literally only googled him yesterday! again not sure what brought me to doing that.
It was far across the sea,
When the devil got a hold of me,
He wouldn't set me free,
So he kept me soul for ransom.
na na na na na na na na na
na na na na na na na na.
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Jim Norton was cast as Bishop Brennan after they saw his brief appearance in an episode of Frasier.
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Frank Carson was in the parachute regiment in the 1940s
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Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Originally posted by 9fingers 9fingers wrote:

Originally posted by Godzilla Godzilla wrote:

Originally posted by razzmatazaz razzmatazaz wrote:

Originally posted by The Huntacha The Huntacha wrote:

Beshoff’s was founded by a Ukrainian.
Remember that time a Beshoff who works at a car dealership in Dublin brought someone on a test drive and the fella intentionally drove into the sea in a suicide attempt? The Beshoff survived but the other fella didn't.

I shouldn't laugh, but that sounds like something out of a sitcom or comedy skit. LOL




I know Jeremy well, a nicer fella you’ll never meet. 
I also, coincidentally knew the deceased 

I remember that at the time. Was there any relationship between the two or was it wrong place wrong time for the Beschoff lad?
No, no relationship. Very sad 
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