2005, A Year In Review

[finlma]

What were your highlights & lowlights of the year (3 of each please)?

Highlights: IRA decommisioning, Kilkenny City's 2nd half of the season, doing a skydive

Lowlights: Aftermath of the Asian Tsunami, America's continued occupation of Iraq, James Blunt

[Macy]

Highlights: Moving into my own house; FCUM; The turnout for the Irish Ferries protest

Lowlights: Another family member getting the big C; Continued FF/PD rule; So many people happy and/or oblivious to the treatment of the weakest members of our society

[Pauro 76]

Highlights for me: Meeting and going out with a girl for more than 6 months; settling into London life just fine after an extremely dodgy start; Paddy's Day best ever p!ss up of all time for me and my brother getting married.

Lowlights: Getting fired from my day job (KallKwik you b@st@ds), :mad: :mad: :mad: (not bitter at all...); moving into house with a completely paranoid pyscho; LTFC in Europe, Ireland not qualifying for World Cup, and completely messing up my brother's speech at his wedding!

[Kingdom]

Highlights:
#1: Getting married.
#2: Buying First House.
#3: Champions League Final Night (just a great night in a year of sh!te sporting events).

Lowlights:
#1: Inter family relations sunk to a new low! The World Cup campiagn.
#2: World Cup Qualifying campaign.
#3: Work. I've done too much- little or no spare time.

[onenilgameover]

Lowlights: Aftermath of the Asian Tsunami, America's continued occupation of Iraq, James Blunt

Know exactly what you mean!

[sligoman]

Highlights: (1)Completing the LC, (2)Rovers winning the league, (3)Seeing Shams/Harps relegated and Athlone finish last in a terrible First Division:D.

Lowlights: (1) Ireland failing to qualify for WC, (2) Can't think right now but will edit when I think of one:o.

[Ruairi]

highlights

1) Winning the league
2) Making amends with me Da
3) My first tattoo

Lowlights

1) Brian Kerr
2) The Cup Final
3) Not going on holiday this summer

[the 12 th man]

Highlights:1.My team, under 8 (including my own Son) ,winning the league in our first year
2;Getting to the cup final with the same team (beaten)
3:Winning money at Cheltenham.


Lowlights: 1 . Doing my cruciate ligiment in my knee.
2. World cup campaign 05
3 .Camarthan.

[Babysis]

Highlights: 1. My mum's 50th birthday
2. My sister's surprise 30th Birthday BBQ in Kildare
3. Arranging for my Dad to go in a limo for the first time for his 60th
4. My friends and family.


Lowlights: 1. My aunt dying from cancer
2. My uncle getting cancer
3. Having to quit my job
4. Ireland not qualifying for the world cup

[dfx-]

Highlights:

- trip to South Africa
- personal 400club membership
- Removal of Maguire and Branvard
- Still making it through my college course
- May 25th

Lowlights:

- Severe close family illness
- Relegation
- The connotations of the stupid, stupid phrase "The War on Terror"
- "Election" of Pope Ratzinger

I'll be back with more, I'm sure...:D

[Neish]

Highlights
My Holiday in China
Arcade Fire

Lowlights
Harps getting relegated
Not qualifying for World Cup
and of course James Blunt

[Macy]

I thought we were restricted to 3 of each? Just like to point out that James Blunt would've been number 4 on my lowlights list. :cool:

[drinkfeckarse]

Highlights

1, Birth of my son
2, Taking my son to Ireland for the 1st time.
3, Liverpool winning the Champions League.

Lowlights

1, Losing a close friend to cancer
2, Watching the aftermath of the Tsunami.
3, Ireland not qualifying.

[sligoman]

I thought we were restricted to 3 of each?We were but babysis decided that didn't apply to her and then dfx of course thought the same:rolleyes: :p.

[Rory H]

We were but babysis decided that didn't apply to her and then dfx of course thought the same:rolleyes: :p.

better call the police sligoman:p

[dfx-]

We were but babysis decided that didn't apply to her and then dfx of course thought the same.

Nope doesn't apply to either of us - Great minds think alike obviously....;) :p

[the 12 th man]

1, Birth of my son


Wait til he starts playing football.......................:cool: :)

[Babysis]

We were but babysis decided that didn't apply to her and then dfx of course thought the same:rolleyes: :p.

eh actually i think you will find Pauro 7 broke the rule frst. i just didnt bother reading the the start of the thread properly :o

[Partizan]

Highlights:
That 2-2 game in the RSC against the C/\wkies
Shagging that Polish bird
Provos getting egg on their faces over Denis Donaldson :D

Lowlights:
Getting trounced 0-5 against $h€ls in Tolka
FF/PD's still in power
Sean Garland getting arrested just before our Ard Fheis in Belfast.

[Karlos]

Lowlights
1. Dad & Girlfriend hospitalised in the same week with serious illness
2. not being home in Ireland for Christmas for the first time/ missing my nieces and nephew
3. Attending my last game (potentially!) at Highbury ever in August 2005 - so many memories

Highlights:
1. Dad getting the all clear & Girlfriend's life getting back to normal
2. Patrick Vieira cup winning penalty Vs Utd
3. Moving to Canada with Girlfriend for the year

[Snoop Drog]

Football Highlights & Lowlights


Highlights

Drogs winning the cup!
Aussies qualifying for WC
Start of A-league
End of Shels el dominance


Lowlights

Irish WC campaign- Not just failure to qualify but the poor performance.
George Best R.I.P.

[Thunderblaster]

Highs
Liverpool winning the Champions League
Trip to Cyprus
Kennedy Cup-a great tourney.

Lows
No World Cup for Ireland
In hospital at start of year
Wearing an Everton jersey.

[M@ttitude]

Highlights
. Finding a girl and keeping her longer than a night (almost the full year).
. Liverpool Champions.
. Living in the U.S for a while.

Lowlights
. Finding a girl and keeping her longer than a night (almost the full year).
. World cup shambles.
. All my friends disapearing into settled life, babies, mortgages etc.