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and the parents in Fairly Oddparents very clearly do not cater to the lad’s best needs

NI POLL: Belfast Telegraph/Lucid Talk (July 17-19, MoE 2.3%) Sinn Féin 22 (-2 since April) UUP 16 (+3) DUP 15 (-3) SDLP 13 (+2) TUV 12 (+1) Alliance 10 (-1) Greens 5 Aontú 3 PBP 2 Inds/others 2

It’s ‘feck ya, referee’ for allowing Kerry to play on when it looked like the ball had crossed the sideline

Mayo last won it in 1951; according to popular myth their homecoming parade disrupted a funeral, leading the priest to declare that Mayo would never win again as long as any of that team lived. They’ve lost 11 finals since then, but this is their first since the last of the 1951 team passed away

Top notch!

He’s referring to Irish Times journalist Keith Duggan who wrote *the* book on Mayo’s football anguish, ‘House of Pain’. He’s now the newspaper’s Washington correspondent, covering the affairs of the combover-in-chief

Gaelic football!

“The famine is over! The curse be damned!! Hit the nuclear button! Mayo have won the All-Ireland!!” An all-time great sports commentary moment from Stephen Grealis and Martin McHugh on Mayo’s Midwest Radio. #gaa

It was Connacht white in 1951 because they were against Meath who wore Leinster blue. So they’re welcome

oh the white and white of Mayo

Potted guide: 15 players a side, plus six subs; 35 minutes per half but the clock stops during interruptions. Goals are worth 3 points, over the crossbar is 1, and a shot from on/outside the 45m line on the ground is worth 2.

British followers! BBC Two, right now. The aristocrats of Gaelic football, Kerry seeking their 40th title, versus the eternal nearly men of Mayo who are 0-for-14 since their last win 75 years ago (when, like today, they wore white). Ireland’s most compelling sporting storyline. Get on it.

A current affairs columnist can attest: nothing focusses the mind like a deadline. But the recess is a good chance to take stock - and dwell on some of the Oireachtas’ bad habits. This week’s column 👇🏻

A current affairs columnist can attest: nothing focusses the mind like a deadline. But the recess is a good chance to take stock - and dwell on some of the Oireachtas’ bad habits. This week’s column 👇🏻

New announcement on tariffs from the White House appears to recreate the existing regime struck down by the Supreme Court, and on its face appears to be more favourable to the EU than the previous - imposing a 10% rate on most products in place of the 15% rate agreed with Ursula Von Der Leyen in ‘25

I understand Ray McAdam - byelection candidate in Dublin Central, and former Lord Mayor of Dublin - is to be the coalition’s candidate for the Seanad by-election to fill the seat of Sean Kyne. He is virtually guaranteed election as only Oireachtas members have a vote, of which Govt controls majority

Depends if you’re using javelin techniques for the baguette

"Absolutely it's the case that there will be fewer new measures than in recent years" - Jack Chambers on how a lot of next year's €7bn in 'new' spending is already accounted for

Alas, not a newcomer - she was the sibling who went into one of Tony Holohan’s daily briefings to make accusations of “criminal” behaviour over how someone contracted COVID-19 in a hospital www.independent.ie/irish-news/c...

Expect to hear a lot today about a budget day package of €8.5 billion - €1.5bn in new tax measures and €7bn in spending - but it’s important to distinguish between ‘total spending’ and *what’s available for new measures*. Demographics and inflation already account for two-thirds of the €7bn