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Ozymandius
11 Aug 16 20:36
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Sort of a culchie version of Jedward.

Not sure what to make of them. Certainly refreshing and different. They'd remind you of a couple of lads on holidays that just signed up to give something a go.  For the craic.

They might want to lay off the scccchhhhteak in D'Olympic Village in the run up to the final.  Even if it is free.
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Report Vubiant August 12, 2016 12:40 AM BST
Plus they serve up the dreary asinine  canard about 'beating the Brits'. Ye Gods, will Irish people ever get beyond this stunted nonsense ?
Report thegalwayman August 12, 2016 9:38 AM BST
They come across as 2 great lads. A most refreshing antidote the usual ar*eholes we send to the Olympics.

I would love to see them win a medal, and wish them all the best.
Report GANT007 August 12, 2016 1:06 PM BST
Vubiant.....The David and Goliath scenario will always be alive in sport.
Report Clerkmore August 12, 2016 2:23 PM BST
It is more like the chip on the shoulder about Britain will always be alive in Irish sport. An independent nation for nearly 100 years and they still just want to beat the Brits.
Report kavvie August 12, 2016 2:53 PM BST
wow gfair play to them..so so close to gold..im sure silver will be well celebrated today and tonight in skibb!!
Report Clerkmore August 12, 2016 2:54 PM BST
They did well to be fair.
Report GANT007 August 12, 2016 2:56 PM BST
Fair play to the pair of them even clerkmore and ozymandius might even say something positive.
Report pa lapsy August 12, 2016 2:58 PM BST
Very exciting, i was roarin, well done to them.
Report Clerkmore August 12, 2016 3:07 PM BST
GANT007, does my comment at 2.54 count as positive?
Report GANT007 August 12, 2016 3:11 PM BST
It does, fair play to you.
Report Kelly August 12, 2016 3:46 PM BST
Womens 10000 metres just lit up the Olympics .  World record smashed , someone managed to get  £16 at 1000 .  Fair play to them . Looks like the women are taking over the world .
Report neill d August 12, 2016 3:50 PM BST
That must be a pretty doubtful record.
Report Kelly August 12, 2016 4:04 PM BST
Well done the O'Donovans . Silver .
Report Kelly August 12, 2016 4:07 PM BST
Neill d , best women distance runner ever in Olympic terms . Second and third are also in top 5 of all time for women at that distance .  Form perfect .  Winner was never bigger than 1/3 pre and during event as far as I know .
Report neill d August 12, 2016 4:12 PM BST
Watching it there, she looked geared up to her eyeballs to me. Bit like Lance going through the mountains at the Tour De France. Fair Play Sonia.
Report neill d August 12, 2016 4:14 PM BST
Sonia o'Sullivan is telling us the score here. A runner would know.
Report kavvie August 12, 2016 4:18 PM BST
yea very doubtful  ..sonia saying the first 9 broke olympic record?and winner beat 23 yr old record(a chinese runner who herself was doubtful)by 17 seconds..the length of the straight and more..hmmm
Report Racingqueen August 12, 2016 4:25 PM BST
The performance reminded me of Floyd Landis' performance in the TDF of 2006 stage 17. An absolute freak show which shows what an absolute joke the Olympics has become.

The kenyan sprint coach has been sent home for posing as athletes when giving samples Laugh

http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/37053928
Report Racingqueen August 12, 2016 4:26 PM BST
and sonia is spot on, its not just teh winner. id say most of that field were on gear.
Report kavvie August 12, 2016 4:34 PM BST
it seems to be gone out of control..the year the chinese won it we thought that was a freak that would never be beaten.. 23 yrs and 17 seconds later  we got our answer
Report Ozymandius August 12, 2016 6:46 PM BST
Fair play to the Scchhhkibbb boyos.

There is a whiff of the Healy Raes about them, only with baseball caps on backwards rather than tweed caps.

Anyway, hats off to them.
Report Racingqueen August 12, 2016 7:00 PM BST
just another note, Johanne Cantwell was a joke (nothing new with rte presenters). Sniveling to confirm how sonia was not accusing anyone of doping and how it was sad how an athlete like sonia was doubting great performances. Sonia showed backbone saying what she did.
Report GANT007 August 12, 2016 7:40 PM BST
When Joanne speaks she is representing RTE and they could be open to a law suit.
Sonia is a paid pundit and only giving her opinion.
Report The Gotchee August 12, 2016 10:59 PM BST
Sonia kacked herself when she had a glorious opportunity to win gold.
Poor form, the way she denigrated the Ethiopan's world record winning performance and without any evidence.
Sonia is a bit like ,kavvie, full of Sh1t.
Report kavvie August 12, 2016 11:07 PM BST
fair play gotchee you never disappoint..so 17 seconds off a wr after 23 years and no sign of any breathlessness is perfectly normal?  explain please
Report Racingqueen August 12, 2016 11:59 PM BST
just when you think the gotchee has finished, he goes an makes an absolute clown of himself yet again.

17 seconds off an athlete who has admitted partaking in state sponsored doping Laugh

good auld Gotchee, never leaves us down
Report padlock August 13, 2016 7:24 AM BST
Great silver medal
RTE coverage is shockingly bad,htf do these people get jobs ?
Report reb August 13, 2016 9:05 AM BST
There are a few people on the Irish forum who are very good at rowing.
Report The Gotchee August 13, 2016 10:12 AM BST
The first 13 runners home in that 10k race between them set world records, national records   or personal bests.
18 individual personal bests were achieved in the field  of 35 runners.
The newly laid track, according to the company that laid it and athletes who have trained on it,is the fastest ever.
Report Kelly August 16, 2016 3:56 AM BST
Incredible athletics tonight . Topped off by the pole vault , worth giving up the shuteye for a stupendous Brazilian winners , dramatic !
Report jumper August 16, 2016 9:06 AM BST
The athletics after just 3 days are turning into one of the best meetings I've ever seen. Pole vault was an awesome spectacle.
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