Charlie comments

Looks like Teflon-Turkey can do whatever they want to and remain in NATO. Unbelievable.

I' say Ukraine will beat everyone they play against this year. Its no reflection on Scotland, who are a very good side. Its just that proud Ukraine are desperate to win for their embattled country in every way they can.

Everyone please read Desert Tortoise on Turkey. I couldn't say it better myself. Brilliant incisive analyses.

The most dangerous and cunning dictator in the world at this moment is not Putin, or even Nth Korea's Kim Jong-un. China's leader Xi Jinping and Erdogan are. Putin's insanely irrational Ukraine folly will be Putin and Russia's downfall. It will make them weaker.

Erdogan and Xi Jinping are sitting, waiting on Russia to get weaker, before they will each, in their own way, for their own reasons and independently move on Russia's influence in different locations. Turkey wants influence in the "Stan" country's, round the back of the Black Sea; Europe and Syria,and Europe (etc, etc, etc, etc). China may expose a hidden interest on some Russian interests if Russia are weakened. Neither Erdogan or Xi give two hoots about Russia. Empire-builders only ever care about their own empires.

RIP Genius.

So many "musicians" who are really mere computer samplers (plagiarizers of others creativity) can be wrongly described as "geniuses". But this man was the real thing. A true (and modest) genius. My favorite of many of his masterful tracks is "The Mayflower" from the brilliant album "The Friends of Mr Cairo." RIP.

Only 385,500 euros?

Yes please crackdown on alleged corruption (the above article is a good example of that for sure) but don't take it out on the marvelous boxers. Nor on the honest officials like Boris van der Vorst. Take it out on the corrupt officials.

Don't allow anyone to deny wonderful, brave, good, decent, honest boxers the opportunity to display their talents in the Olympics. Alleged corruption is not their fault, and it exists in many Olympic sports (such as sprinting-doping etc).

"Johnson urges end to Northern Ireland deadlock"????

He is the one causing it-by pandering to the irrational DUP.

BTW, not just Sinn Fein and the SDLP but also the Alliance Party ( with a massive 14 seats) and even the Official Unionist Party (in other words everyone but the DUP) are ready to proceed with the new administration. The DUP are just sour that Catholics and a variety of dissenters fed up with the imposition of medieval DUP bigotry are on the ascendancy and want to live like a normal society in a free 21st century.

This is a perfect example of why Ireland has always done absolutely everything they could to get independence from Britain.

Great actor Liam Neason has the best voice in movies. Brilliant in war of he Worlds tour. Never compete with Richard Burton but who possibly could?.

I agree with Desert Tortoise above.

Go Go Kyogo.

Smith was not third , he was 'Joint-third' with Shane Lowery. Strange the article makes that mistake. Lowery is my fav golfer. Really enjoyed this years.

Those microphones the reporters are holding look like... Victorian Fire Grates.

In USA the latest Covid variant is called "BA.2" .

In Europe the latest variant is called "Deltacrom."

Celtic were the first British team to win the European Cup.

They look like hey are going to win the SPL this year.

They have fantastic Japanese players.

Their financial management is smart, ethical and "Legal" and a sound exampl;e to over-spending clubs of how to win playing and operating fairly. Unlike some others (no names mentioned)

They beat Rangers 3 nil this week.

I guess that'd be "horrible" for their rivals?

I have always known that this site is full of Anti-Irish people. The above comments are just another example of Anti-Irish opportunism. I have come across truck-loads of British passengers behaving just as badly as this idiot. As an Irishman, I am outraged by this idiot and he should be banned from flying for life. But so should the British idiots that I regularly have to put up with when travelling. Its not one nationality. Such idiots come from everywhere and they all should be banned from ever getting onto another plane. ts a serious issue and shouldn't be reduced to racist-profiling.

Genius. True sportsman and great example of how to retain humility and dignity despite huge success.Great role-model.

Mickelicious Nov ' 14th: writes\; "The land you refer to has been developed and worked over generations by Irish people with legal title...so long as they hurt no-one."

My answer to that is that you are trying to misrepresent the issue. Few things hurt more than stealing someones land and abusing their people for 800 years. The land being "developed over generations"was stolen. I could steal a car, then paint it. Its still someone else's car. There is nothing "meritious" or "Pluralistic" about occupying another country in the pluralistic 21st country.

This said, nobody is saying unionists should have their (stolen) land taken back. Just that the six occupied counties of Ireland should be given back to Ireland.

Buachaill Greannmhar - Bua na hEireann.

(can never find that darned Foda on my keyboard)

Last chance saloon for James Lowe. He maybe 'ok' at Euro club level but he has been consistently terrible at International level (esp defending, i.e resulting in opp' scoring). Farrell appears to fancy his dodgy haircut or something? Cos he is simply not good enough.

Pele is the greatest ever, on and off the field.

Its an extremely dangerous sport.

Printing that (above all) a British gymnast had no problem because it is all down to his clearly superior "focus"? Classic playing to the gallery/anti-Irish stuff. He did not have the power to demand..."an immediate inspection of the equipment and to give it time to dry off and to be able to add powder in order to make it fair...."

He is a young vulnerable athlete who - yes- needs 100% "focus", but obviously poor competition management and the slippery pommel effected this. Hopefully he will come back stronger for it.

Solution? Solution? A no-brainier: Tell the Ulster Unionists to either move back to where they came from (Britain) or accept they have lived in Ireland for 400 years and integrate, prosper and act rationally (for once). Then the British and EU economies can prosper. Its not just the EU who will punish Britain either. In the USA there is an absolutely solid cross-party determination that Britain must adhere to its agreements surrounding this issue. When will Britain wake-up to the folly of placating toxic Ulster Unionism? It will be the ruin of Britain's economy and relationships with their usual partners.

Ireland were ROBBED. This was the worst referee performance I have ever witnessed.The ref looked absolutely besotted and star-struck with Ronaldo and clearly wanted to be part of a historic record. He looked desperate to facilitate Ronaldo's record.

The penalty Ronaldo missed was no penalty. But the ref took approx. 5 minutes looking at replays ( and so did we) but still awarded it. Right in front of the ref Ronaldo struck out with a fist at an Irish player and made contact but the ref just ignored that. Its a "STATUTORY" sending off offence. Ronaldo had to be sent off for it irrespective of e/g/ provocation etc according to the rules. Irish players were being chopped down all through the match but the ref decided to book two of them calming they wee actually just wasting time. One Irish player clearly went over on his ankle (very nasty injury) and made very slight contact with a Portuguese player in the process. As the poor guy limped off the ref came behind him and gave him a yellow card. Ireland was denied an absolutely certain penalty in the second half. Ronaldo's second goal was almost one minute after the 5 minutes allotted for extra-time. The above points have also been made by practically every journalist reviewing this game. It was nothing short of a disgrace. There should be a method of rectifying such appalling referee performances after the games.

Yukijin writes: "We all know they love a Toyota"

Yeagh, especially the deluxe model with mounted machine gun.

No civilized nation should have anything to do with this dystopian Afghanistan administration.

Otherwise Taliban will interpret it as approving their savagery against their own people.

When will the world wake up-there is no God. Get over it. Love 'life' and protect the vulnerable living instead of notions of a better afterlife.

Nice act of solidarity.

@N.Knight

You are wrong re Celtic. They are one of the most inclusive clubs in the SPL and have incredible programs helping disadvantaged communities all over the developing world (One example is an orphanage in Thailand).

Apart from that, Rod Stewart, Jim Kerr and Billy Connolly have impeccable taste, so inevitably they follow Glasgow Celtic.

Fantastic start for the Japanese international. He's made himself a hero already. Come on the Bhoys.

How come "Rangers" were allowed keep their name? Other clubs have lost their name following such illegality.

Sharing such videos just encourages the practice. It also upsets family of victims.

Give the guy some dignity and stop sharing video of his murder.

No mention of Ireland's Kellie Harrington? Best of luck to her and Sena.