The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Cathair na Gaillimhe

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Hello and welcome to the Virtual Rugby Pub, a place where you can come in for a sly beverage and discuss whatever's on your mind, or just eavesdrop on the regulars if you fancy a break from all the rugby chat.

The pub has made its way to Galway, the Fort at the Mouth of the Stony River.

So grab a beer, cider, whiskey or wine.... or a warm beverage and sit back and enjoy the upcoming 2014 Six Nations rugby season.

                      

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no tampering with the pictures of the legendary
Nelson Mandela along with Charlie Hayter, Rhys Patchell, The Saw Doctors, Kieran Read and Matthew Screech.  

Guests are invited to chance their arm at our newly renovated dartboards featuring caricatures of Roger Lewis and Oliver Cromwell.   

last Pawb: https://www.606v2.com/t47772-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub-trebanog

Lads - I wouldn't say the media are 'all over it' but it is featuring

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26932969

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-26925607

Plus - just been up the office canteen and it's on the TV (probably part of the lunchtime news)

Thanks Pete.

GunsGerms wrote:Interesting because I have a feeling this visit may just lead to something momentous.

You think they might make an announcement on the Pro12 sponsor?

rodders wrote:

GunsGerms wrote:Interesting because I have a feeling this visit may just lead to something momentous.

You think they might make an announcement on the Pro12 sponsor?

Love it Rodders.

In fact, Michael D's visit has been either first or second item on Radio 4, mainstream Beeb news etc, so fair play to UK media.

Notch wrote:I don't follow you.

I don't even want to ask. I certainly will not 'follow you'.   

Old Ireland scared de shoite out of  me in the 70's. I ran de fock away to find some semblance of an advanced civilisation. Ended up in England. Even worser than Ireland, but with more space to lose it in. 

Oh ja. Then I found my spiritual Home. It turns out it was justified. New Ireland scares me even more. 

This man makes a sweet difference though. So nice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYKwqj5QViQ

Very peaceful in here. It's like a sanctuary.   

Gibbo, I think the big cyclone has passed over. Lots of water has been dumped from the system. I hope the weather will clear up even more for you when you go diving there. It should be moving towards the Dry season now... but it's hard to predict nature's ways.
Amazing place. As the Qld Tourist Board used to say: "Queensland....  beautiful one day... perfect the next!"   

I've sort of been following all of the rugby on show in your part of the world. So much going on! Got Setanta... but not the "plus" version.
They say I get 212 games... but it feels more like 62. I saw the HC semis but only 2 or 3 games were shown each week from each of the various competitions. Geez you have lots! All the games from now on are definitely live. There's just so much on all at once.

I hate it at half time when you switch over and 3 other games are also having their half time breaks... maybe they should consider staggering each game 5-10 minutes so we can get a continuous 14 hours of uninterrupted coverage?

I thought the Scottish FA semi finals were both cracking matches... 2 underdogs winning. Wow! Also Wigan so close again and then Hull getting to the Final. I'm not the hugest football fan but I love those "fairy tale" type of results. The pace of that Dundee U-Rangers match was what it's all about.

Actually didn't mind the Tahs getting punished by Cummins the other night. The loss hurts but it's always good to see such a free-flowing character bag 3 tries. It seems they lack that ability to beat competitive opposition without Folau. Ah well... such is life and sport.

What's going to happen in the coming weeks? I have a feeling the trophies will be shared around the Home nations (France will probably get one... but who might miss out or get more than expected?). You lose here but you win there. I don't mind seeing the neighbours do well every now and then.

Well, sort of. That depends on which neighbour we're talking about, right 

Woohoo

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/10788371/Ironing-becomes-casualty-of-Afghanistan-withdrawal.html

 

Any Irish rugby fans going to UFC Dublin? Some of the fight card announced last night. Tickets on sale 6th June.

http://thescore.thejournal.ie/ufc-dublin-announcement-card-tickets-july-19-1440181-Apr2014/

Any UFC fans out there?

Bizarre kick off time for that game.

GunsGerms wrote:Bizarre kick off time for that game.

Don't you blydi start https://www.606v2.com/t53427-5pm   

Ha

Flippin Heck this pub has gotten pretty quiet since I last visited. Has the Landlord/lady been fired or something. It used to be a hive of activity here but now you can hear the echoes. A bit like my own local in fairness.

Pete, were going for the record: longest (and slowest) Pub ever.

It used to roll over every 2-3 weeks but loads of people have left the site it seems.
It is a bit sad really. I miss all the friendly chat.

I blame the refs... they've upset so many fans with their hideously inconsistent calls.   

Ah that's good, I thought all the regs had fallen out. Thank heavens for Refs to blame

ALL ON THE BIG SCREEN and no-one in the pub anymore

Good evening Pub.      

It is I, the ghost of Pubs past...I just don't have time these days to spend online anymore...I need to go back into a job when I had feck all to do!   Most evenings I've been spending at the gym and sorting myself out.  I've lost nearly three stone now, so I'm doing something right.  As far as rugby goes, I've come back to the parish as it were, and am now a Blues supporter.  I still enjoy watching the O's and respect the old heads there, but I miss not going to rugby, so supporting the Blues is a good bet as it's up the road.  The weight loss gave me an excuse to buy a whole new wardrobe too, so I've got two new Blues shirts as I had to let go of all my O's ones. Anyway, Tommy is still Number 1 (well more of a 13 in the Irish/Ulster scheme of things...) and is likely to remain so for some time...   

I'm currently watching the Blues v Scarlets (occasionally flicking to BBC2 Wales to check the score in Swansea).  I'm surprised the Welsh games are on to be honest.  We're being battered by high winds at the minute, which is rather odd for May I find...pretty scary as well.  There's been some super rugby already in Llanelli anyway.  It's a very tight game at the mo, only a point between the teams.  O's racing ahead in their game.

Hope everyone is well and happy  I'm really looking forward to the Heino weekend and I'm getting excited about some of the RWC coming here next year! I'm already planning...

Great to hear Cari. It all sounds good.   

Had my first live mobile phone chat with Gibbo a few weeks ago... we both had a good laugh.

Some decent wins for Ulster, Glasgow and the O's (sorry Cari!) in the Pro 12. Looking forward the the Heino final too.
Didn't pick either of the finalists for the Top 14 though...

Thought I might have seen Mrs P on the streets of Belfast during the Giro d'Italia time trials ... but it was probably a lookalike.

It's still unseasonably mild here... 22°C today and very nice outside. Nights are getting cooler.
Need to do more clearing of bushes around the house. The team is coming over on Friday to inject this special material under the walls to correct the minor subsidence. Just hope the roof doesn't cave in!

Morning Breaker   

Hopefully you won't be reading this from under a pile of rubble anytime soon! The only material that gets injected into walls around here is insulation. Can't see there being much need for that where you are...

Gibbo's funny isn't he? He's staying at my gaff in two weeks for the final weekend. He's claimed my sofa bed here in the living room and every now and then he'll ask "Is me bed still there?"    I've offered to open Chez Cari for the RWC matches next year too. I don't care what match I watch as long as I go to one. I'll be miffed if I don't get to see any when it's just up the road. I didn't see any live matches in 1999...but then I was student, and things were different... Gibbo's still in Oz on his holibobs isn't he? Not sure whereabouts. I'm sure he's having a marvellous time anyway. He's been looking forward to it for ages.

Thankfully the winds have died down a bit here now. It's still raining and breezy though. Looks like the sun might make an appearance later. I noticed my TV aerial is now pointing to Llandaff Cathedral instead of the heavens, but as long as it's still working it can stay wonky.

I enjoyed the match last night. Fair play to the Scarlets, they gave JD2 a decent send off and have maintained a good home record. The Blues did come agonizingly close, but there we are, not close enough. I hope Priestland is all right, but it didn't look good for him as he came off. I'm sure there are Welsh fans who'll be glad he's injured and won't make the SA tour which is mean, but he gets such a hard time from some. Hopefully he's all right anyway. I was glad for the O's getting a big win at home. Shame they haven't made the last four this year. I would like to see Glasgow make it to a final, they've been nearly-men for a while now, it'd be good to see a change at the top. There's some really stiff competition again this year though. On Planet Cari it would be a Glasgow/Ulster final, but that's not going to happen...

I think I'm the only person who didn't watch Eurovision last night, the novelty has worn off. Too much political voting and predictability. Good for Russell Brand to win, not sure why he represented Austria though...

Hi Cari,

Ha ha... I didn't watch it either. I can't believe the "bearded bloke who looks like a girl" won. What's the world coming to? Well I never.....
Yeah, the novelty has worn off for me too. The performers I like never win due to political reasons obviously. It's all rigged.   

Not sure where Gibbo is. Probably still up in Qld? He must be having a great time no doubt.

The clearing of the side of the house is complete. Just a few minor scratches but it was worth it.
Think I need to get some plastic sheets (just in case) to cover up some furniture when they do the lifting. I'm betting some plaster and dust will shower down from above when the operation begins. Should be fun.

If you don't hear from me after next Friday - send out the search party - I'll most likely be under the rubble!  

Hello both   

I'm in the same boat as Cari, just don't have as much time to spend online as I used to, and when I do have the time I don't seem to have the inclination. I seem to have fallen out with rugby a bit too. Not sure why, probably because I've had a lot going on and it just didn't seem that important, especially when all the HC stuff kicked off. Not that I'm saying that's not important, it is, but all things are relative and it just wasn't that high up on my list.

Things have settled down a bit though still busy but I will make a concerted effort to show my face here a little more often. My current contract has been extended but will be going part time so it's all systems go getting my admin business up and running. Nowt like a deadline to concentrate the mind!    No cakes for a month or so that I'm aware of so the cake tins have been stashed; on to other things.

Gutted I'm missing the HC meet, bad planning on my part, but I'm planning WC games too. Might have to make that my holiday next year and plan a little road trip  

Glad you're both well and things are good  

Linebreaker wrote:Thought I might have seen Mrs P on the streets of Belfast during the Giro d'Italia time trials ... but it was probably a lookalike.

I went to see David O'Doherty at the University SU on Friday night and there was a big crowd outside watching the time trials. So I stopped and watched for a bit. I don't really get it. Everyone standing around and then every now and again a police motorbike would come down and then a handful of unidentifiable cyclists. Then more standing around.

It's very cool how everyone in the country is so excited about one thing, which is always the nicer thing about being in a small city and not somewhere more cosmopolitan like London, but I still really don't get it.

Hi Swanny

I kind of went off rugby for a while too, mainly because of the Welsh regional hoo-ha. I did go over to Dublin for the Six Nations but the rugby was almost secondary on that trip. Still, things are hopefully going to start picking up, the RWC is something to look forward to and Tommy's all right (God willing), so I can get back into it again. If you can make it here or to any of the English venues for a RWC game I'd definitely recommend it for a holiday. I'm thinking I might not get the chance again.

Cardiff are playing Chelsea at home on the last day of the premiership here thus afternoon. The wind's picked up again, but the sun is shining. I hope the fans behave!

Oh and afternoon Notch. Hope all's well in Belfast. I've never understood the fascination with watching sports like F1 and road cycling live. The spectators there don't seem to see much, just something whizzing by.

Yeah exactly. To be fair it's free

It definately was not me at the Giro d'Italia.

I don't see the attraction in standing around seeing the occasional unidentifiable blur whizz past.

I could have done without the hassle it caused too. The stupid thing went past the only road to the track where a major Schools athletic competion was sheduled to occur. The organisers would not move it so we had to leave the house at 7.15am to get there before they closed the roads.

To add insult to injury the daft thing did not actually take the published route so the whole hoohaa was a waste of time.

  

Hello old regs, it's a bit like old times here noe with Swanny, Cari, MrsP and Notch

I don't get the cycle racing thing either, utterly soporific in the extreme and that's being kind. However I did attend the race start at home here in Armagh and to see the people of Armagh pack the streets and excitedly cheer on something that I'm sure 90% of them had little or no knowledge of was heart warming. It may even have felt a bit exciting

Oi Cari, leave off the F1, it's very exciting.......OK well it used to be, now scalextric would be noiser and more dangerous.

Out local council spent goodness knows what getting Armagh's rough edges cleaned up and making the place look pretty wonderful only for the coverage to show a second of a clip of the town I congratulate the work behind the scenes to get the place looking great but ask why it took a visiting group of lycra-clad men for it to happen.

We're also investing large amounts of public money in getting the British Open to Royal Portrush in 2019. If I didn't know better I'd say that the parties of government in NI are trying to distract people with big, rather expensive sporting spectacles to deflect from their general incompetence.

 

Evening All   

Sorry Pete, but I think I would prefer the Scalextric. A friend of mine loves the F1, but she hates rugby and thinks I'm nuts for supporting it, so different strokes for different folks I think. I tell you what though, I'm already fed up with the f@nnyball world cup and it hasn't even started yet! Stroll on next year, when the proper world cup starts...  

Looks like we're having something of a heatwave at the end of the week   

Buenas tardes, amigos. Bit busy round these parts since my 'rescue' dog Lily has been joined by puppy Fidel. Both of them hogging the fire at the mo!

So looking forward to Cardiff - going to be great! We are staying at The Town House in CAthedral St - think that's quite near you, CAri? We'll be there for the meet before the Amlin final.

Hope all regs are well, btw.

I think you mean Cathedral Road Puma. That's the big long road with the Westgate Pub at one end. It is very near me...it's almost the next street to me. It's a very long road though so you may be at the top end...I'm nearer town.

Are you running a B&B now Cari and if not WHY NOT??????

Morning all! Looking forward to the meet now! Forgot it's the champions league final that evening too!!

19:45 ko Prop, just enouigh time to get back to a pub    

that's the plan, if I make my mate drink enough I may actually beat him at golf the next day!! I'm also doing the 5km park run that Saturday morning at 9am if anyone wants to join......  

Ask us at 21:00 on the Friday Prop and we'll all be up for it. I think the reality would be somewhat different   Charidee effort is it ?

Nah just an event in bute park that happens each Saturday and the mate I'm brining does it!

Cari wrote:Morning Breaker   

Hopefully you won't be reading this from under a pile of rubble anytime soon! The only material that gets injected into walls around here is insulation.  Can't see there being much need for that where you are...

It all went well.   
They injected 380 litres of this stuff called Uretek. Awesome technology invented in Finland.
It's so quick and cheap compared to underpinning walls - which would have taken 2-3 weeks maybe? This was all done in about 4-5 hours and all you can see are tiny little grout holes (12mm dia.) every metre or so.

Some of it did spill into the brick cavity... also helps to insulate against heat and cold.   

Hurricanes leading the Highlanders 13-9 just after HT.

Good work Breaker   

THE WEEKEND

PenfroPete wrote:Good work Breaker   

THE WEEKEND

Thanks Penf. You make it so easy for us all.    Will be swamped with sport again this weekend as usual.

Highlanders won 18-16 earlier on this evening. Asbo will be happy. So too my Mum!

Pete330v2 wrote:Are you running a B&B now Cari and if not WHY NOT??????

Only to a very very selected few!

Evening All,

Just relaxing this weekend and going to enjoy the rugby. Really hope Tommy scores a couple for Ulster tomorrow. I'd love to see him win the P-12 with his second best club...   

I see Paddy Wallace retired this week. Notch must be devastated... 

Looking forward to seeing everyone next weekend. I really hope the weather is as good then as it is now.   

Me and mrs prop are looking to go to Amsterdam in august, any tips of cheap places to stay?!

Gibbos !!!

Cari wrote:

Looking forward to seeing everyone next weekend.  I really hope the weather is as good then as it is now.   

Don't want to burst the bubble, but bring the waterproofs and a brolly - http://uk.weather.com/weather/10day/Cardiff+CRF+United+Kingdom+UKXX0030:1:UK

Prop - ask Gibbo. He would at least be able to give good suggestions if not put you up. . I'm going over on my birthday next month hopefully.

Penfro - I should know by now really...