What’s your most controversial opinion? **Read OP** **Mod Note in Post #3372**

castletownman

Say what you want about hospitality in this country, but in terms of a guaranteed decent feed, we do it very well.

Just back from holidays in the Basque region, and unless you like pinxtos, its virtually impossible to get a lunch time meal. Not even the equivalent of a panini and chips or soup and sandwich. Breakfast isn't much better, and there's too much of a fine-line between good and underwhelming for dinner as well.

And I am in no way a fussy eater, I love food and always open to trying different cuisines.

Gastronomic haven? Not having it, every decent sized town in Ireland would have a good restaurant/pub grub and wouldn't be up their own holes about it either.

Bogey Lowenstein

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123765454#Comment_123765454

The way the kitchens in the Med close after lunch and might not reopen for dinner again until 8 or 9pm is an annoyance as well.

Hotblack Desiato

Crossed off my list so…

silliussoddius

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123765454#Comment_123765454

Did the Germans put the towels on the seats, too?

Sorry, couldn’t resist.

spacetweek

I really liked my visit to Bilbao last year, but I agree that food is generally very decent in Ireland these days. The days when all you could get was meat and 2 veg or a sandwich are long gone.

mikemac2

Nothing sadder than an Irish person talking about "their" club in a pub and their club is English. With the recent League of Ireland boom why even go down this path? They hate the English national team though, up the 'ra!

No doubt talking about day-trippers and tourists from Norway and Singapore but if you are Irish then it's ok, you are a real fan.

I stopped in a pub in Athlone for a quiet pint and observed a local Chelsea fan talking about being a headhunter, a notorious hooligan gang known for Unionist beliefs and anti-Irish hatred. Oh wow, you are a chap from Athlone and the Londeners view you as a tourist.

Another time I was in a pub on Navan Road in Dublin and there was a funeral afters on. One guy left as he was offended due to the slagging he received as United lost at the weekend. Emm, he was a Dub, not a 5th generation Mancunian 😏

No wonder the Brits colonised us with ease

BlueSkyDreams

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123769920#Comment_123769920

Ridiculous comment.

NIMAN

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123769924#Comment_123769924

From a new poster who obviously has a stupid, anti teacher bias.

NIMAN

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123769940#Comment_123769940

Because its nonsense

New Scottman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123768949#Comment_123768949

People laugh at Linfield - who Shels knocked out this week.

But if Linfield had got through, they wouldn't be looking for another ground to play their home games. Unlike Shels - which is pathetic stuff.

Jack Daw

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123770443#Comment_123770443

Wasn't there supposed to be a plan to build a new stadium on the north side that Shels and Bohs would share

kowloonkev

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123770443#Comment_123770443

So because Linfield happen to play at the "national stadium" we should be impressed? Maybe if Lansdowne Road was a dilapidated kip all the the Dublin sides would be allowed to play there.

Bogey Lowenstein

Ireland needs to lean heavily towards biomass energy where possible and plant more forests as a priority.

Events in the Middle-East and Europe have shown that relying too strongly on another country for your energy needs is taking a big gamble.

One eyed Jack

Following on from the claims made by Eileen Gleeson here -

https://archive.ph/JgHVU

I wondered how much in public funds the FAI had received since they found themselves in a financial black hole a few years ago -

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/12/fai-in-meltdown-debts-and-dysfunction-put-irish-football-in-peril

It turns out ‘quite a lot’ is the answer to that question -

https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport/press-releases/new-memorandum-of-understanding-with-the-fai-approved-by-government/

I don’t think it’s particularly controversial, but the only argument I can think of for continuing to provide public funding to the FAI is to promote the sport of football in Ireland. Continuing to fund the sport is a good idea, continuing to fund an absolute shambles of an organisation though, that one definitely requires a much more substantial explanation to justify itself.

Quazzie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123776333#Comment_123776333

How can that be proven wrong? Are we to go out and brutally kill a young female plumber to see if it gets the same publicity? It's unclear why you are against a country being so against the mindless killing of a young woman who was doing absolutely nothing wrong

Strumms

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123770491#Comment_123770491

Announced in 2015 or 2016 that Shels would move to an upgraded Dalymount and share with Bohs… an announcement with much fanfare but nothing came of it. Definitely not happening now as last year Shels were given a 250 year lease on Tolka.