What are we watching on TV?

JimmyB99 said:
What exactly did the American fans say and do?
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Threw a beer over Rory McIlroy's wife, Erica. Make racist comments about Shane Lowery. Chanted foul language at Rory at the first Tee. Booing and shouting while players were taking their shot, homophobic slurs, shouting comments about McIlory's marriage, etc etc. It was the sort of stuff you'd expect from a football terrace and even then there's at least hoarding between the players and the fans.
 
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Purple said:
Threw a beer over Rory McIlroy's wife, Erica. Make racist comments about Shane Lowery. Chanted foul language at Rory at the first Tee. Booing and shouting while players were taking their shot, homophobic slurs, shouting comments about McIlory's marriage, etc etc.
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It's their culture.
 
Duke of Marmalade said:
It's their culture.
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Or total lack of and lack of any boundaries in what is meant to be a sport. What they displayed towards guests, invited to their country, and their families is a disgrace. This was GOLF, a non-contact sport where the local organisers had to call in armed state troopers with dogs to control their fans and to protect the visitors.

Maybe we, or the European golfists societies and unios, as the holders of the trophy, should invite Canada and Mexico as a team to Adare Manor in two years time - Europe vs a North American Team. Or maybe invite China or Brazil.

Disgusting displays. I presume they behaved themselves in Croke Park because the players and supporters were for the most part fellow Americans. They're welcome to each other.
 
Lets not get all holier then thou about the Golf. Yes, the behaviour was loutish, boorish and ignorent but that is far more common in Golf over here then you think. It's only 3 years or so since Portmarnock actually decided to allow women to become members. As for Banbridge.....

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A catering company in the North has severed ties with Banbridge Golf Club and publicly named some of the club’s members as “entitled” after an alleged
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Peanuts20 said:
Lets not get all holier then thou about the Golf. Yes, the behaviour was loutish, boorish and ignorent but that is far more common in Golf over here then you think. It's only 3 years or so since Portmarnock actually decided to allow women to become members
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I don't think it was just the women behaving badly at the Ryder cup ;)
 
The Irish Independent informs us that a new Alan Partridge series is starting on Friday on BBC 1 at 9.30 pm.

Leaving behind a lucrative career voicing radio commercials, Alan Partridge makes a bravely personal and personally brave return to television - to make Britain’s first ever documentary about mental health. Trailer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0m4nbr8
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Looking forward to it :D
 
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Build Your Own House - RTE1 (Wedbesdays) - Frightening, to say the least. Aoife and Louis (both self employed and Aoife a recovering problem drinker) set out to demolish outhouses and break down an eyesore bathroom extention. They are in limbo regarding their mortgage application. They surprisingly find there is no worthwhile foundation in the original house. Excess money evaporates with the underpinning of the house. They are renting heaviest of diggers and complete the work themselves. My own heart was in my mouth watching from the comfort of our sitting room.

The project takes months through a wet and cold winter. Literally the project becomes a whole wooden and mortar jig-saw. They move into a 2nd hand mobile home on-site to try save money. They succeed and achieve the objective after nine months hard graft. Though not finished the feelings become positive for Aoife and Louis. Excellent television but more expended than first thought (€50,000.00 over budget) Rugs, couches etc get put on hold for longer than expected. But, bottom line, the objective was achieved.
 
Thanks for telling me how it finished; it was interesting, but I simply couldn't stand looking at all of the metal and piercings in her face, so changed the channel. I'm glad to hear that it worked out for them and their baby.
 
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House of Guinness:- From mid 19th century - Watchable, excellent colour, some stage Irish language, deceit, homosexuality, heterosexual scenes, good music, blackmail, ruling class versus working class, Fenians, violence, marriage of convenience, infidelity and lots of anachronisms. Series mostly filmed in Wales. Terrific scenes from within the “Pale.” West of Ireland isn’t ignored. Don’t miss.
 
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joe sod said:
"Michael Lynn, The fugitive" was brilliant last night, its a 2 parter next episode next monday night, about Michael Lynn the rogue solicitor able to get multiple mortgages from different banks on the same property, the banks never checked because he was a "solicitor" so they trusted him just because of his profession which says alot about irish society. Also the banks were able to get paid out from their insurance policy on the money they lost. It was gripping viewing though we need more documentaries on this period and the celtic tiger as people are more prepared to talk honestly about it whereas before they were secretive and ashamed
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I missed it back in January but watched Part 1 last night.

It's well put together and contained a few jaw dropping revelations, as joe mentioned above. I'm looking forward to watching part II next Thursday.

(I watched it with my son, who would have been 14 when " LSE graduate" and "accountant" Bertie Ahern was boasting that the boom times were getting boomier - and Mick Lynn (and others) were doing their thing. He found it very interesting - especially when I told him that his uncle had been among the unfortunates who had been scammed by Lynn - something that isn't ever discussed at family get togethers!)


https://about.rte.ie/2025/01/06/new...ynn-the-fugitive-asks-where-did-the-money-go/
 
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odyssey06 said:
Ahern has claimed or it has been claimed by others in circulated biographies that he was educated at University College Dublin and the London School of Economics, but neither university has any records that show Ahern was ever one of their students.
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It think that it's now generally accepted that he did actually attend a bookkeeping course in Rathmines College of Technology. I suspect that his then employer (The Mater Hospital) may have refunded him his fees!
 
Marsupial said:
especially when I told him that his uncle had been among the unfortunates who had been scammed by Lynn - something that isn't ever discussed at family get togethers!)
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A bit like the fr ted telling Dougal about Bishop Brennan having a child but whatever you do , don't mention it, then when Bishop brennan arrives the first thing Dougal says is "how's the son "
"Have you still got that apartment out in Bulgaria, uncle Joe?"
 
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I'll be tuning in to BBC2 tonight as some soccer match last night turned my Monday night viewing upside down. Hard luck NI though. The regular Monday night quiz trio starts with Mastermind @ 19:30 tonight. It clashes with our international World Cup soccer match vs Armenia on RTE but after the heroic loss vs Portugal, I fear a poor result. The Crash Detectives 19:00 same channel could be worth a watch.

Congratulations to Cape Verde and to Roberto Lopes from Shamrock Rovers for qualifying for the World Cup, the 1st League of Ireland Player to do so. If all else fails, one of our own to shout for. Great to hear him being interviewed today.
 
I will be listening to a BBC Radio 3 concert and watching the Ireland v Armenia match with sound turned down!
 
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