Shane. Edge of west

@neil_treacy Always said it, they are sound bunch of lads 👍

Fair play to Leinster, doing their best to take the heat off Munster. #GLAvLEI

@DropAPinShow Who are the thick c##ts that think Arabic is a European native language! Its is mind blogging how bad general knowledge is in the U.S

Whats the most commonly spoken native language in Europe?

@offtheball @bankofireland 30% ! How do you measure that?

🗣️ “Ireland’s intensity increased by 30%” Following Ireland’s victory over England, Gerry Thornley breaks down Jamison Gibson-Park’s outstanding performance and the impact it had on the Irish side. Monday Night Rugby on Off the Ball with @BankofIreland

@Flynner113 @Caolan_Scully If he can't play for Ierland he's not getting back into an Irish team any time soon.

@Caolan_Scully Munster should look to re-sign him, Crowley, Healy, Wood, O’Shea, don’t re-sign the other two they currently have

It’s believed that former Munster out-half Ben Healy is set to sign for Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle The 26-year-old has been with Edinburgh since 2023, and has 10 caps for Scotland Would be a big move for the Tipperary man

@sihlencapayi @FrontRowRugbyXV Did you ever see David Wallace play ?

@FrontRowRugbyXV Sean O'Brien. Most well rounded loosie in the last 15-20 years.

We might not like our rivals (that's fun) but we must respect them! Who is your all-time favourite Irish player? I'll go first.

@offtheball This " high ceiling " thing as to stop.

'It needed stability & it needed simplicity...' Alan Quinlan & Matt Williams look at what went RIGHT for Jack Crowley in Saturday's dismantling of England & difference between his 'steady' nature in contrast to the 'mercurial' way of Sam Prendergast... | 🏉☘️ Off The Ball Breakfast LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am ⏰ #IrishRugby

@martymck52 @CaptSpringbok Size doesn't matter. If your tackle shy that's about mindset not size. JGP was milling into tackles smallest man on the pitch

@CaptSpringbok Next year, he needs time to bulk and work on tackle technique, he's 6'4 big man needs to grow into his body.

Does Sam Prendergast get back into this team after today? Crowley was great! What are the Irish supporters saying? #ENGvIRE #GuinnessM6N

@CaptSpringbok No

@haribaldijones No

Is Jamison Gibson-Park the best scrumhalf in the Northern Hemisphere?

@UnitedLeeds_1 @ballsdotie At the game ?

@ballsdotie And now he is getting attacked Racially shocking by a group online and at the game, disgraceful will be one of our better players at the next WC and one that is emerging. He doesn't deserve their abuse or support when they change their mind muppets

Edwin Edogbo singing Halo at the Ireland v Italy banquet after receiving his first Ireland cap. Incredibly difficult song choice but he nailed it! (Video by Alvise Faroan/tiktok)

@slatterywill @RisteardCooper This great for building your brand 👏

My essence has certainly been captured @RisteardCooper 😅

@hicksimon The players are there . Not been selected for Ierland in the last few seasons does not mean your not potentially good enough. The current Irish coaches do not pick on form its all about "cohesion " drop in the next Leinster player if needed.

If you watched Ireland XV get destroyed by England A in every facet of the game you’d have to conclude that Farrell doesn’t have a whole lot coming through and we may be in for a medium term dip. Edogbo is the exception, potentially, but you need 5 or 6 to renew a team.

@DeasunO What makes you so sure ? I lived in Galway for 15 years and still work there . Its not a big rugby town .

@dplockhart He also has a low basement.

Sam Prendergast is 22 years old. Was reading Johnny Sexton’s book again. He broke into the Leinster team when he was 23 and the Ireland team when he was 24. He had plenty of doubters then. Sam has an incredibly high ceiling. He gets slagged a lot, but wrong to write him off!

@shawncig @Zilch0284 He most definitely is not a better a athlete. Better pass -yes Better kicking -yes Better athlete you're off your meds. Sam looks like new born cafe when he has change direction running

@Zilch0284 They are better when Crowley starts. Just limits what they can do field position wise with the boot. Sam is a better athlete than Jack, to be sure. But Ireland is better w Jack because he plays the full position. Defence and all. Sam is half a player at best.

Prendergast’s glaring weakness is his defence. His general gameplay and skill set is very good, I can assure you he is not the issue in this Ireland team. Ireland are definitely not a better outfit when Crowley starts, such a forced argument based on the Sexton and ROG debates

@offtheball He's not at this level yet. Nothing we have seen from him in last 2 seasons shows he can break the line or run or play behind a pack under pressure.

🗣️ 'There are moments of excellence and there are moments where people can... be very critical!' 🗣️ 'If you want to have strength in depth at 10, you've got to see people like Sam go out there and make mistakes!' Andy Dunne sums up Sam Prendergast's performance at 10 in what was the young flyhalf's first outing in the Stade de France in the #SixNations. | ☘️ Rugby on Off The Ball with @BankOfIreland | #NeverStopCompeting

@na_croi My money is on Sam to start. Crowley will be a utility back.

Nice picture of Irelands 10's in Portugal

Casper Gabriel is in the Leinster coaching box tonight.

@2_the_stadium @CianTracey1

@CianTracey1 Ah yes. Time for the obligatory Irish rugby media fascination with short, uninteresting videos of Munster fans waving a flag.

The Munster players and coaches are walking to the Stade Felix Mayol with their supporters

@patrickc Beer! ........Your just wrong. U.S has amazing IPAs for sure but every other style of beer goes to Europe.

Having now spent about half my life in each (and loving both), herewith the pros and cons of Europe and the US in everyday life: Better in Europe • Bike lanes and bike infrastructure. London, Paris, and Amsterdam are all excellent these days. (As are many other European cities.) Made even better by easy-to-rent e-bikes—now almost always the fastest way to get around. • The urban walking experience generally. Partly for density reasons, and partly because of... • Late-night cafe, brasserie culture. Is there an economic reason for this or is it just climate and contingent zoning? • Architecture. Around 1920, we forgot how to make nice buildings. European cities tend to have more construction from before the Great Forgetting, and it makes the built environment much more pleasant. • Pedestrianized streets. Often with cobblestones. • In general, European cities are just more pleasant. Given how hard it is to build a good city (or indeed to retrofit one), this feels like a big deal. • Cured and pickled food. • Bread. Obviously varies by country, but it’s generally true. • Voltage. What are Americans doing waiting so long to boil kettles? • Beauty in the mundane. I find that you’re more likely to find tasteful touches in prosaic places in Europe. • Motorway design and signage. Standardized, clear, and easy-to-use. The US is a mess by comparison. • Bathroom doors. That is, in Europe, they’re proper doors. Why does America make us see others’ feet? • The clangor of church bells on Sunday. • Trains. Enough said. • Pharmacies. I'd love to understand why they're so much nicer in Europe. • Cheese. Again, lots of cross-country variation, but true in general. • I'm not sure why, but European regulation on many everyday items seems better. Sunscreens in Europe are better, as are bike helmets. • Wine. • Languor, joie de vivre, hygge, gemütlichkeit, craic. I think Europeans are better at unwinding. Drawing contrast with what he found in the US, De Tocqueville observed that in Europe "idleness is still held in honor". This difference remains apparent. • Road density. Europe generally has many more roads per square mile, which makes it easier to find nice places to run, walk, and cycle. Better in the US • Air conditioning. Consistently bad in Europe. (Partly for silly degrowth-related reasons?) • Coffee. Opinions will differ, naturally, but third wave coffee has seen much more enthusiastic adoption in the US. • Cookie banners. That is, the lack of them. (Well, there are some, but it’s not as bad as the fusillade one is subjected to in Europe.) • Internet speeds. European wifi often reminds me of my dialup youth. • Capital markets. If you need money (as a consumer, a small business, or a startup), it’s much easier to get it in the US. • Being able to buy groceries on Sunday. Inexplicably challenging on the continent. • Showers. Like the tepid air conditioning, daily ablutions in Europe are conducted beneath parsimonious trickles. • Urban air quality. Maybe surprisingly, it is, on average, better in the US. The unpleasant whiffs of diesel exhaust is part of the reminder that one is back in Europe. • Government efficiency. In general, things happen faster in the US. • Labor laws. As covered in Stripe's annual letter this year, people are more likely to work in high productivity sectors in the US (and thus to earn more). Rigid rules impede this reallocation in Europe. • Culture of general aviation with many thousands of small airports. There are around 700,000 pilots in the US—far more than there are in Europe. • Hospitals. A controversial claim, perhaps, but I find that those who have received care in Europe and the US prefer the US. • Beer. The microbrewery revolution of the US means that it’s clearly the better place for it.