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Are 4fm taking the pish?
long danny
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12-Mar-2010 21:17
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Stadium director Peter McKenna estimates that Croke Park generated over 600 million euro for the Dublin economy last year. As an organization of the people, should the GAA show its charitable side and contribute some of its profits to those who need it most?
This is a poll that 4fm were conducting this week. Are they for real? Why don`t they conduct a poll asking whether all our `Irish` sports stars that enjoy tax exile status would like to repatriate here and contribute to our society rather than conveniently waving the flag when it suits.
I put this into the GAA topics, because that is where I thought it should be.
arock
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12-Mar-2010 21:30
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Originally posted by long danny:
Stadium director Peter McKenna estimates that Croke Park generated over 600 million euro for the Dublin economy last year. As an organization of the people, should the GAA show its charitable side and contribute some of its profits to those who need it most?
This is a poll that 4fm were conducting this week. Are they for real? Why don`t they conduct a poll asking whether all our `Irish` sports stars that enjoy tax exile status would like to repatriate here and contribute to our society rather than conveniently waving the flag when it suits.
I put this into the GAA topics, because that is where I thought it should be.
They made 20+ million last year way less than a million per county if they where to distribute it that way. It doesn`t sound an awful lot if you gave Cork say 700,000 now is it? 20 Million to an amatuer organistation is a huge sum but it supports a massive network and this profit is not going to get much bigger. When 4fm where talking about being charitable did they mean give the sums away? Clubs are struggling, in many areas they are what holds communities together. People look at 21 million or so and go wow, players look at it and do the same, but its the memberships money. Its recycled between generations they are not a "business".
long danny
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12-Mar-2010 21:39
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Correct. But the amazing thing is that 85% of people who texted in say the GAA should hand over some of the money. This type of poll does nothing but harm to the GAA as far as I`m concerned.
DAF
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12-Mar-2010 21:53
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A disgraceful suggestion.The fact is the GAA has to look after its own clubs and members first and foremost.The GAA does help charaties such as GOAL and How come they didnt have a suggestion that the FAI and IRFU give some money to charity.
If you read todays Independent Hugh Farrelly the rugby writer got in a mention about the government money the GAA received for Croke Park as did one of the letter writers.Yet people in the media have been very quiet about the €191 million the FAI and IRFU have received for the new Aviva Stadium.This poll and these 2 pieces in todays indo are another example of the policy of "if all else fails blame the GAA" which some people seem to have.
Heres the letter some fella wrote in to Fridays Indo
Friday March 12 2010
A O Crualaoich calls for "No more rugby or soccer in Croke Park" (Letters, March 11 ) . O Crualaoich would do well to remember that the GAA has received millions in taxpayers` money and government grants for the development of Croke Park.
The GAA owed it to the people of Ireland to give our national teams in other sports a helping hand in a time of crisis and deserves no special pat on the back for doing so.
J O`Brien
Dublin 7
Irish Independent
magpie
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12-Mar-2010 22:15
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Throwing all those millions into CP was the first mistake to a stadium that will never look finished.Think about it, 600m of Culchie money distribuated in the capital annualy with little or no thanks.Thurles was the place for this state of the art stadium and just think what it would have done for the rural economy.
long danny
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12-Mar-2010 22:16
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Originally posted by DAF:
A disgraceful suggestion.The fact is the GAA has to look after its own clubs and members first and foremost.The GAA does help charaties such as GOAL and How come they didnt have a suggestion that the FAI and IRFU give some money to charity.
If you read todays Independent Hugh Farrelly the rugby writer got in a mention about the government money the GAA received for Croke Park as did one of the letter writers.Yet people in the media have been very quiet about the €191 million the FAI and IRFU have received for the new Aviva Stadium.This poll and these 2 pieces in todays indo are another example of the policy of "if all else fails blame the GAA" which some people seem to have.
Don`t read that trash. However I did look for the articles you mention. the letter writer is typical of the kind of foolishness we hear in this place from Corbally legend and the Beautiful Game.Best ignored really.
Farrelly fails to mention that the tool with the jersey was in actual fact at the anti loyalist march and not at Croke Park. Whilst crawing about the fact that Croke Park was built by the GAA for it`s own games and held no other matches, he might enlighten us as to how many non-rugby games have been held in Thomond. He might also mention how many other sporting events will be held in the 195million publicly-funded and privately named Aviva Stadium.
DAF
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12-Mar-2010 22:18
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Originally posted by magpie:
Throwing all those millions into CP was the first mistake to a stadium that will never look finished.Think about it, 600m of Culchie money distribuated in the capital annualy with little or no thanks.Thurles was the place for this state of the art stadium and just think what it would have done for the rural economy.
No. Tullamore should have been the place.Right in the centre of the country.I`m surprised that Cowen couldnt have used his influence to get the biggest stadium built in Tullamore.
long danny
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12-Mar-2010 22:19
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Originally posted by DAF:
No. Tullamore should have been the place.Right in the centre of the country.I`m surprised that Cowen couldnt have used his influence to get the biggest stadium built in Tullamore.
A Biffo Bowl, you mean?
magpie
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12-Mar-2010 22:20
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Originally posted by DAF:
No. Tullamore should have been the place.Right in the centre of the country.I`m surprised that Cowen couldnt have used his influence to get the biggest stadium built in Tullamore.
Thurles is the home of the GAA and central enough for me,enough already
DAF
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12-Mar-2010 22:21
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Originally posted by long danny:
A Biffo Bowl, you mean?
Exactly.
Arraref!
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12-Mar-2010 22:30
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Originally posted by long danny:
[QUOTE]Farrelly fails to mention that the tool with the jersey was in actual fact at the anti loyalist march and not at Croke Park.
Are you suggesting this barstool republican tool might have actually have a finely-nuanced appreciation of the wider geo-political implications surrounding the opening of CP? Or that he`s the type of muppet that wraps the green flag around himself at every RSF demo?
long danny
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12-Mar-2010 22:34
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Originally posted by Arraref!:
Are you suggesting this barstool republican tool might have actually have a finely-nuanced appreciation of the wider geo-political implications surrounding the opening of CP? Or that he`s the type of muppet that wraps the green flag around himself at every RSF demo?
I think barstool tool would be a more suitable description of this lad. Republicanism is a word that`s far too big for him to begin to spell, let alone understand.
1980Abu
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13-Mar-2010 00:41
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Thurles is a fine pitch but i cringe everytime at the thought of the drive to the game, worst journey ever (coming from Galway that is ) . will be doing it this sunday, hope its worth it!!!!!
Originally posted by magpie:
Thurles is the home of the GAA and central enough for me,enough already
Anelka
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13-Mar-2010 01:29
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Originally posted by long danny:
Stadium director Peter McKenna estimates that Croke Park generated over 600 million euro for the Dublin economy last year. As an organization of the people, should the GAA show its charitable side and contribute some of its profits to those who need it most?
This is a poll that 4fm were conducting this week. Are they for real? Why don`t they conduct a poll asking whether all our `Irish` sports stars that enjoy tax exile status would like to repatriate here and contribute to our society rather than conveniently waving the flag when it suits.
I put this into the GAA topics, because that is where I thought it should be.
Technically the GAA is a charity. 4fm don`t have a notion what they`re on about. I can tell you that if it was the FAI and IRFU that made those profits they wouldn`t be asking them to give some to charity.
DAF
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13-Mar-2010 11:54
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Response to the letter to the editior in yesterdays independent.
GAA, begrudgery and point scoring
Saturday March 13 2010
IT seems that the begrudgery of the GAA is alive and well in your letters page.
J O`Brien of Dublin 7 states that the GAA "owed it to the people of Ireland" to allow soccer and rugby to be played in Croke Park since taxpayers` money was used to aid the redevelopment of the ground.
By that logic, any taxpayer could wander into the CRC in Clontarf and demand the use of the pool.
It`s the usual narrow-minded and one-sided argument that the GAA should roll over and accommodate the rugby and soccer crowds.
Mr O`Brien would do well to note that a lot more taxpayers` money was given to redevelop Lansdowne Road.
What`s more, there was absolutely no concession made to make the playing surface large enough to accommodate football and hurling if the need should arise.
I think the IRFU especially, and the FAI to a lesser extent, are grateful for the use of Croke Park.
Alan O Maonaigh
TIr Chroghan, An MhI
Irish Independent
blueblaa
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13-Mar-2010 14:18
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Originally posted by Anelka:
Technically the GAA is a charity. 4fm don`t have a notion what they`re on about. I can tell you that if it was the FAI and IRFU that made those profits they wouldn`t be asking them to give some to charity.
No fear of the FAI making that sort of profit - they do well to stay solvent, with most of their clubs in the same boat.
Sort of ironic, professional players and amateurish organisation while the GAA has amateur players but financially seem to run a pretty tight ship.
sam
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14-Mar-2010 15:12
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Originally posted by long danny:
Stadium director Peter McKenna estimates that Croke Park generated over 600 million euro for the Dublin economy last year. As an organization of the people, should the GAA show its charitable side and contribute some of its profits to those who need it most?
This is a poll that 4fm were conducting this week. Are they for real? Why don`t they conduct a poll asking whether all our `Irish` sports stars that enjoy tax exile status would like to repatriate here and contribute to our society rather than conveniently waving the flag when it suits.
I put this into the GAA topics, because that is where I thought it should be.
That`s Hilarious. The GAA will reinvest the money is sporting facilities around the country, if that`s not giving back to the country i don`t know what is.
The IRFU are licking their financial wounds now that their property portfolio is worth a fraction of what it was, in fact they`re thinking about axing Connacht again.
The FAI managed to lose 16 million last year.
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