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@Ronan_Devlin

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The shores of Lough Neagh
Joined July 2011
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
3 years
PE becomes frustratingly more devalued every day. Parents writing notes to excuse children who are well able to do something. More recently, club coaches are telling children to sit out of PE because of external games. Ridiculous! PE is part of the curriculum. I.e. compulsory.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
5 years
The scariest thing is that Eoin Murchin has another year of U14's next year!
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
8 months
I'm baffled by the need to change "Man of the Match" to "Player of the Match" when two men's teams are playing. Seems both stupid and unnecessary in that scenario.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
2 years
Vaping and e-cigarettes...I get them, for people trying to quit regular cigarettes, but the amount of young people (non-smokers) using them is unreal. A new generation hooked on nicotine (and whatever else is added). All I see is an irresponsibly marketed gateway drug 🤷🏻
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
5 years
When you think you've a big decision to make . When you think you're having a tough day. Step back & really think about how important these things are. Often, they're insignificant. My brother should have been 27 today. What doesn't break you makes you makes you stronger. 💙 🎂
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
2 years
This man would have been celebrating his 30th birthday tomorrow. Sadly, in his absence, we'll have to do it for him. @ONeills1918 have kindly put his commemorative jersey live online again. We've been asked several times about where to get them again in recent months.. 1/2
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
4 years
Watching all these players, who would be the same age as him, makes me wonder where Aaron would have been right now. I think he'd have been mixing it with the best of them. The loss, in pure sporting terms, is still felt most at club level though. Irreplaceable at home.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
8 years
I was holding this pic back all week. Some baby faces in there...and one badly, badly missed. All legends now. 🏆💙☘️
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
1 year
I'm struggling to understand the frustration about clubs getting tickets for big games for their members now. I get that there are some exceptions, but Club is *everything*. It's the base of our pyramid. In fairness, I don't think I'll ever understand 'County-only' supporters.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
6 years
You can say what you want about the Sky deal but after today's football coverage (where no players/coaches were disrespected, & the game was analysed) I'm convinced that if @RTEgaa adopted the same method we wouldn't have such a negative view of football. Sheep follow the herd.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
2 years
St Patrick's Day died the second the All Ireland Club finals got shifted
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
11 months
I've heard several times now that Minor (or u17) finals don't take place before senior finals because of the stress it might put on the players involved. Did anyone ever ask the players? It might be the biggest occasion some ever get to enjoy - and some suit denies it 🤷🏻
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
1 year
Whoever had the brainwave of deciding the same 5 men keeping kicking over and over again needs their head checked. Probably the same committee that wrote out the black card rules. On top of that, how were Armagh allowed to change the order of their kickers? Strange all round.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
1 year
"Karl O'Connell, the man who only started playing the game when he was 17.." And yet, here we are, with tubes judging lads at U7 blitzes 🙄
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
3 months
All the usual names getting praised for Armagh, but Barry McCambridge 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 What a performance.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
7 months
65 sessions??? It's the middle of February ffs
@Score_Beo
Score Beo
7 months
“Them boys need to be on the field tomorrow morning. Simple as that.” 😳 Davy Burke reacts as Roscommon remain winless in Div 1! ❌
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
6 years
If your only comment on a score like this is 'how many steps' then you're better off spending your time issuing fines to parked cars. Brilliant score.
@officialgaa
The GAA
6 years
Inspirational score from Kerry's Tomás Ó Sé!
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
3 years
The fella who takes a tractor & trailer the length of the Ballyronan road twice a day during the AM/PM commute needs arrested. 40+ cars behind him doesn't bother him. 🚜🚗🚘🚓🚗🚗 🚛🚗🚗🚚🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🛻🚛🚚🚗🚗🚗🚌🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚌🚐🛻🚛🚚
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
3 years
What way will 'Out-of-court settlement' show on our payslips?
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
5 years
When you drive past a shop/filling station in the morning it's almost unbelievable how many pupils you see with polystyrene hot-food containers and massive bottles of 'energy' drinks. The results...(long-term) more obesity, type II diabetes and (short-term) masses of litter. 😠
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
6 years
33 scores. 6 of them goals. Kicking. Catching. Tackling. Drama. More drama. Did someone say Gaelic Football was dead?
@AontroimGAA
Antrim GAA
6 years
Goal and Cargin win !
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
1 year
Social media is now toxic beyond belief. It gives every ******* a voice but, it's certainly proved, the world has no shortage of *******s.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
9 years
Whatever the result.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
5 years
Get your children involved in sport - for more than just the physical. Sport teaches life skills like self-discipline, teamwork & dedication The muscle-bound, threatening-looking idiots you see getting in fights & trouble at the weekends are generally involved in nothing else.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
6 years
If @officialgaa make @KildareGAA forfeit the result for not bending over & agreeing to move to Croke Park on Saturday I'd certainly encourage some form of action from all members - players included. Vote with your feet. Boycott the whole thing. Dictatorships don't work.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
8 years
What would we do without sport? It gives us good days and bad days, but we should be grateful that we get any days at all.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
3 years
I cannot remember ever watching a game like that!! Unbelievable stuff. Watching Beggan and Morgan was like watching a separate game within the game. Unreal. Surreal at times, but so, so interesting. 👏👏👏👏👏👏
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
6 years
I wonder do Barca's fans ever get fed up with all that short passing. I bet their older fans crave a player like Andy Carroll up front, and a young Tony Adams at the back. The Spanish FA must be thinking of adding some sort of rules to stop this horrible possession obsession...
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
6 years
Do any other sports condemn their coaches & players after a poor spectacle as much as in Gaelic Football? Poor soccer game...'it was a poor game'. Poor rugby match....'it was a poor match.' Poor GAA (played by amateurs)....'the sport is dying. We need to change....' 👊 Wise up.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
4 years
Had to Google who this 'A #PX ' was. Jeez, wish I hadn't. I hate the leeches that are 'influencers'. Please stop following these people. If you do, everyone's quality of life improves. They might disappear and you might aspire to be someone who's more talented than they arrogant.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
2 years
Didn't bother with RTE today. Again, Sky's coverage is miles ahead.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
2 years
If you want to order a fresh one, follow this link:. We'll mark his 30th with a few drinks tomorrow evening. Everyone is welcome to raise a glass. If anyone wants to pull on their jersey tomorrow for the occasion it would be nice to see. What a guy 💪♥️
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
1 year
Swear to God, I sincerely wish youth coaches & parents would just shut up & watch an odd time. Stop talking them through EVERY decision. As well as being hard to listen to, you're absolutely stripping them of the ability to independently make decisions on their own. 🤫
@Mike_Quirke
Mike Quirke
1 year
Gary Lineker with a message for some sport parents out there… 🎥 - The Life Lessons podcast
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
4 years
It's also good not to hear all the 'football is dead' crap. Gaelic football is class - and players are more skillful than they've ever been. Love it.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
2 years
@CahairOKane1 What is so wrong with an 18 year old playing adult football? It's a different sport, but this past week a 13 year old made his debut for Glentoran. Jonah Lomu debuted for the All Blacks at 19. The ALL BLACKS. Not his local club with a population of 400 people. Arbitrary crap.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
3 years
Spillane saying 'Golden Score' is more fair than penalties. So, 5 kicks each is less fair than one point being decided by a dodgy free or something? Or a point by a team who have a hurricane at their backs? It's not perfect, but at least both have the same chance.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
2 years
No matter which Glastonbury act I watch back from the weekend, I keep turning them off eventually and watching @idlesband set again. I can't remember any performance like it! Watch it all!! 🤘
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
3 years
You can argue over covid all you want, but no one can make a case for you being anything less than a @#£* if you still throw rubbish out your car window. Merry Christmas 🎅
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
1 year
Just dropped the eldest boy, 11, at the pitch to kick about with his friends. Ran out of the car..."what's the teams?"...straight in to a game of, now, 3v2. They couldn't wait 'til I pi$$ed off to let them play in peace - and they're better off for it.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
3 years
Young boy told me off in training tonight for coaching the player on the ball whilst reffing. 'Why do the refs tell you what to do!?' I asked what he meant. He said I was alerting the defence to a pass he was going to make anyway. He had a fine point. Lesson, from an U9, learnt.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
2 years
Can't shout it loud enough
@BballCoachMac
Coach Mac 🏀
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Stan Van Gundy on the problem with youth basketball. "You have to make decision. Do you want to teach the kids you're coaching how to play basketball, or do you just want to win games? Because there's a big difference."
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Ronan Devlin
6 years
I'm sure a few saw 'my' job advertised in the paper last week. I haven't been sacked 😉 ..I'll be leaving to go back to University for a year. PGCE time 📚 Sure what else would you be doing at 35?! I've had a super two years at SMG and will be sad to be leaving.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
6 years
No one wants to see scraps at games. It's horrible to watch. I think I've got a solution...if you're at a game and a row starts - take a look around...if you see anyone take out their phone to film it...stop them 😉 Then no one has to see it and the filmer gets no attention.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
2 years
Unbelievably sad news. Devastating for his friends and family. Life is precious. 😞
@GAA__JOE
GAA JOE
2 years
Awful news today that Sligo and DCU star Red Óg Murphy has tragically passed away. Thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family at this time 🙏
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
6 years
Great day so far at the Aaron Devlin memorial tournament which is superbly run by @DerrychrinPS A few hours to go yet until it reaches its conclusion. Thanks to Mr McCormack and his staff, @BallinderryGAC & the referees - including Odhran, Peter & Tiarnan from @PE_stmarys
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
3 years
"there's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing" Aye. 👊.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
3 years
Forget goalkeeping, Niall Morgan is a super footballer!
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
5 months
Drove past Derrylaughan GAA this morning en route to the M1. With the sun shining over the Lough, there aren't too many better-looking locations for a club about. The grounds around the pitch and the new stand.. serious effort 👌🏼 (Brocagh looked good too, before I'm told off!)
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
2 years
If you spend most of your night taking photos of yourself....throw your phone in the river.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
3 years
I know next-to-nothing about hurling, but over the past while find myself regularly checking in on Antrim hurlers. Just hard to beat a good underdog story. Mighty stuff today again.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
3 years
That might be the best fist pass I've ever seen
@AnalysisGaa
Ray Boyne
3 years
10.54 seconds🌪
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
4 years
I'm not sure about the potential for injury, but they enjoyed it!!! I'm calling it PE anyway 😉 @PE_stmarys @StMarysGSM
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
9 months
Before gubbing on twitter, look a bit deeper, or gather some facts. Horrible place at times.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
4 years
Right, I know loads of people seem to be running... but can anyone who runs explain to me why, no matter what direction I run, I'm always running uphill and into the wind? 🌬️🏃🏻
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
4 years
PE with 'who' at 9am? Never heard of him.... @PE_stmarys
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
3 years
The one positive looking ahead to the All Ireland final is that a bye shouldn't have too much of an effect on Kerry. They've been getting byes to the latter stages of the championship for as long as I can remember.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
3 months
Couldn't agree more with Damian McErlain on minors - U18 and Croke Park. Congratulations to @Doiregaa , @GavinMcGeehan and a special mention to the, outstanding, "Convent" lads 💪🏼🏆
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
2 years
But how will our coaches cope if their 7 year olds don't beat their senior rivals' 7 year olds? 👀
@Results_Period
Mark McLaughlin
2 years
Norway 🇳🇴 understands LTAD “Children are encouraged to play as many sports as possible, and costs are kept low for parents. Clubs aren’t allowed to keep league standings or even record game scores for children under 13, and there are no individual rankings,
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
5 years
When all's said and done, us culchies will always have these bad boys.. Take that, townie toilet-roll thieves! 😏😁
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
2 years
Horrible photograph.
@BBCSport
BBC Sport
2 years
No mobile phone in sight, the 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 person living in the moment 😅 Nike founder Phil Knight signed LeBron James 20 years ago and watched him break the NBA's scoring record... without a phone in his hand 🏀 #BBCNBA
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
3 years
@AdeleGilmartin Drama made me uncomfortable...but a note from home wouldn't get me out of it unfortunately. Easy to get out of PE. Team sports and PE should be separate.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
6 years
There's no easy way to say it...if you park in front of the petrol pumps but aren't getting fuel you're a bit of a dick.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
4 years
Brian Fenton is over-age
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
6 years
Great day so far at the Aaron Devlin memorial tournament which is superbly run by @DerrychrinPS A few hours to go yet until it reaches its conclusion. Thanks to Mr McCormack and his staff, @BallinderryGAC & the referees - including Odhran, Peter & Tiarnan from @PE_stmarys
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
1 year
All Ireland Final prediction: Paudie Clifford to be an absolute tube again. Dublin by 2.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
5 years
Aaron's 4th anniversary Mass will be celebrated tomorrow morning at 10am in St Patrick's Church, Ballinderry.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
4 years
The forward mark hasn't added anything..but the black card is STILL being misused. It was added to stop DELIBERATE cynical fouls. Deliberate. It's being issued for fouls that are not deliberate. Mis-timed or poorly executed tackles are NOT cynical. @officialgaa please help.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
5 years
Say what you want about Rory Gallagher, I've never met him, but Enda Muldoon and Ciaran Meenagh are potentially one hell of a team behind/beside him.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
6 years
Is nobody gonna rescue that wee Toyota on the Ballyronan road out of Magherafelt?
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
5 years
What a game! (God knows what the football doom merchants will complain about tonight) Only thing I'd change is replays. Finals, regardless of the financial lift, should finish on the day. Play Extra Time and let the people enjoy it!
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
6 years
Poor aul Paddy Tally. Slated because Galway WON but didn't win the right way. If they'd won the right way Kevin Walsh would have got the praise anyway. @TheSundayGame would also do well to note that Donegal and Cavan scored 3:35 between them yesterday. Ulster gets some hammering.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
3 years
Why are umpires wearing masks? Outside, standing still, fairly far away from anyone. 🙈
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
5 years
Lots of talk about new GAA rules (AGAIN!) but I've changed my mind on why I'd like the black card binned - gulpins/ganches/slabbers shouting 'black card, ref!!' for every foul 😵🤢🤯 It's golf's equivalent of 'get in the hole!' at this point. Save our ears. 🙉🙉🙉
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
9 years
A large part of 2015 was played out very publicly for us. We've thanked people publicly and privately - even...
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
5 years
People who insist on driving for long periods on the outside lane of the motorway without overtaking need 24 penalty points. Or at the very least, a dead-arm. 🚗🤬
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Ronan Devlin
3 years
There's absolutely no reason why anyone in this country (sunny day or not) needs to be walking round the supermarket with those silly muscle tops with the 'Y' back on. It'd make ye pray for snow.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
4 years
I'm long past fed up with the vilification of coaches/coaching on social media - especially by those who spend their time leaning over a fence. There are coaches who train kids the right way & who care. No fuss. There's some great work being done under your snooty noses.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
7 years
No one likes driving in these conditions but some people are petrified. Try and have some manners and don't drive on their tail. If you're late, you're late - no harm done.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
6 years
I went to the @ulsterschools Casement Cup final last night - disappointed with the result, but the best side won. For some context - when you actually see how miniscule the hurling-playing population is in @PE_stmarys you'll realise just how good a job @BigRuairi is doing there.
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Ronan Devlin
7 years
Ex-teacher walked Camino for daughter and for GAA duo taken by meningitis
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
2 years
How did we survive school when we couldn't carry a 5-gallon drum of drinking water about during the day? The dehydration epidemic must have started after we left.
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Ronan Devlin
6 months
Why has it been November for 5 months?
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
5 years
Last week, on a horrible, wet day, a load of local volunteers picked litter out of the hedges round here. The past few days, round Mullan Corner again, the hedges are filled with litter. If I see anyone I know doing this I'm going to pick it up & dump it in their garden later.
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Ronan Devlin
9 months
Call that game off and let those men play it when they can see each other
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Ronan Devlin
6 months
Eoin McEvoy 👌🏼 Conor Lane 💩
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
10 months
Fed up with some of the over-elaborate suggestions for rules to "save" Gaelic football. Most actually add to the problems that people are whining about; others are next-to impossible to referee. Clean up the tackle. Define it. Be consistent with it. There's your starting point.
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Ronan Devlin
3 years
I'm a wee bit shocked at the amount of talk about games-based coaching recently. Whilst it's good to hear, I wonder what the hell have you been at for the last x-number of years?
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
6 years
The cheek of Fermanagh. How dare they make a game of it today!!!!
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
6 years
Going again tomorrow morning at the Azza Pitch for Aaron's old teammates (some geriatric now!) and the new crop of senior players. First game at 11am. Final should probably be round half two. Hopefully Mullan Road...
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Ronan Devlin
3 years
Hearing of extreme low-calorie diets coupled with exercise plans reminds me of sports rogue coaches. Any idiot can make another idiot tired. But when you're telling someone to hardly eat during the day....🙈 Qualifications from a cornflakes box.
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Ronan Devlin
3 years
Boys-a-dear! How good is this? Let go of control and allow them play away. 👏👏👏
@CoopsMcr
Simon Cooper
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Ronan Devlin
7 years
It seems like it's all the rage now to embarrass people on their birthday. You weren't easy embarrassed, but...
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Ronan Devlin
3 years
Rocky 4 on ITV - I still can't believe Drago didn't even tap his foot when James Brown was tearing it up there. Super cold.
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Ronan Devlin
2 years
If you ignore the usual chat bout tactics, I think the skill levels of Gaelic footballer now have evolved to a level that surpasses anything before. There are players now, like Clifford & Walsh, who do unbelievable things with such ease. Ignore the static, enjoy the good stuff.
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
7 years
Drama as @BallinderryGAC v @NewbridgeGAC abandoned tonight.... No, we're not back in the late '80's...the U6's and U8's were rained off 😉
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Ronan Devlin
6 years
@BBCSPORTNI I have watched and rewatched from the 25-second mark about 40 times here. That shimmy and turn of pace....from a 55 year old? I'm not buying it. That's a cub wearing a Mickey Linden mask. Unbelievable.
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Ronan Devlin
4 years
Brutal news from Belfast. Absolutely heart-breaking.
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Ronan Devlin
7 years
I see 'community security alerts' warning us not to open the door to strangers. Good advice, 'coz every time I open it I'm stung for £20.
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Ronan Devlin
4 years
@CahairOKane1 How did the police make the panel?
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@Ronan_Devlin
Ronan Devlin
6 years
Some people just cannot cope without that wee divider separating your groceries from theirs on the conveyor belt. Settle, I've only a loaf and kit-kat chunky, I think we can handle this.
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