Patrick Bates

[Patrick Bates @PBates]

@JamesPearceLFC This result sums up our season. We look disjointed for most of the game and have an incredibly weak bottle when things start to go against us. It is patently obvious that Slot is not the man to get us out of this.

[Patrick Bates @PBates]

I think one of the editors in the Observer newspaper might be a @poguesofficial fan by the look of the sub-headings in today's paper! @Victoriamary @spiderstacy

[Patrick Bates @PBates]

@dmcambrois @gaabsj Played very well too against a very strong Ballymun side 👏👏

[Patrick Bates @PBates]

Didzy's still got it 💪 🇮🇪

[Notts County FC @Official_NCFC]

Pure class 😮‍💨

[Patrick Bates @PBates]

Just finished Don't look back in Ongar and after 20 odd years and books I'm really going to miss looking forward to the latest @RossOCK installment. Thank you @AkaPaulHoward for the many happy hours of reading 👏👏

[Patrick Bates @PBates]

Very sad news on the passing of Padraic Monaghan. He was as tough a defender as you would find on the @Bodengaa senior team for years. Terrific manager too, winning a division 4 title. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam

[CLG Naomh Jude @clgnaomhjude]

Padraic Monaghan – An appreciation

St Judes GAA has lost one of our favourite sons today, with the sad news of the passing of Padraic Monaghan.
We send our deepest condolences to Mary, Fiona, Brian and families.
Padraic’s GAA roots are deep, with a playing career full of achievements.
His sporting success started in school with Crossboyne, and @SaintColmans in Claremorris. St Colmans were the first day-school to win the prestigious Hogan Cup, with Padraic playing a significant part in that 1977 triumph.
He won County titles in 1979, 1981 and 1982 with @Garrymoregaa . He was also part of their 1982 All-Ireland Final team that were beaten by Nemo Rangers.
In 1980 he captained @UNIGAL1 to win the Sigerson Cup, defeating UCD, breaking their dominance in that competition.  
As a newly married couple in the early 1980's Padraic and Mary moved to the new parish of St Jude and became involved in community groups, making many deep and lifelong friendships.
Their involvement in St Judes GAA started then, when they played their part in building a young Club. Padraic and Mary held many Coaching and Executive Committee roles over the last 40 years.
Padraic deeply understood the importance of helping kids through sport, and the lifelong friendships that can be built through teamwork. He coached Judes teams at every level, and a large number of our adult players have Padraic to thank for the time and effort that he put in to their teams. He cared deeply about all of his players and always encouraged and supported them off the pitch with advice. He was especially proud of @kevmc15 success at Dublin level, and tributes have been pouring in from players who held him in the highest esteem as a Coach and friend.
Padraic was a gifted analyst, always bringing new ideas to the teams he coached. His coaching style was intense, with incredible levels of preparation and detail for every campaign. He travelled up and down the country to talk to people he respected in the game, to build his tactical knowledge with new coaching ideas. He led our Senior Men Footballers to two @DubGAAOfficial County Finals, and won the 2020 Dublin Intermediate Championships. He also had success with the U21's winning the A Championship.
The respect in which he was held in GAA circles was matched in his professional career as an Accountant with KPMG. His peers describe how he was always the person you went to for advice, being such an expert in his field, and was always very generous with his time and support to colleagues.
Padraic loved going to Croke Park bringing young Fiona and Brian along with him. And even though Mayo tugged at his heart strings, he understood the kids were always going to cheer for the Blues.
Padraic and Mary were never too far away from the side of a pitch, with Padraic kicking ball with his beloved grandchildren.
He fought his illness with incredible strength, continuing to live life to the full, returning as a Coach in recent years. His philosophy, when diagnosed, wasn't 'Why me ?' but rather 'Why not me?' and he never complained, and just went on with his life, spending valuable time with his family and friends.
His gentle manner and great sense of humour will be missed. Our memories of a great man and true gentleman will give us some small comfort at this sad time.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

[Patrick Bates @PBates]

@ICANN @ICANN I thought I registered for this event but I can't see any link to join the webinar. Is there a public link to join this?

[Patrick Bates @PBates]

@CarlowWeather @eimeardeschemer Congratulations Alan!!

[Patrick Bates @PBates]

@gaabsj Junior A footballers had a 1-15:0-09 win away to Naomh Barrog in AFL8 this morning. Nice mix of experience and youth.

[Patrick Bates @PBates]

What a game! Great excitement for neutrals. Hard luck to @MayoGAA. Its a cruel way to be eliminated. But great bottle from @TyroneGAALive to go to Castlebar and win.

[Patrick Bates @PBates]

Good win for @gaabsj 2-15: 1-08 over kilmacud in #afl8 in Silver park this evening

[Patrick Bates @PBates]

@dmcambrois Congratulations @dmcambrois. Best of luck with the new role.

[.ie @dot_ie]

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[Patrick Bates @PBates]

@ColaisteEanna Thank you, Ms Farrell, for all your hard work preparing the students and to all the musicians for a really enjoyable concert!👏👏

[Patrick Bates @PBates]

@gaabsj Minor Footballers hit the sea after their MFL match in Donabate this morning.

[Patrick Bates @PBates]

@mcginleygolf Very sorry for your loss, Paul. She was a real lady. She bought me my first king size mars bar after we lost our school semi final. We had a mini party in the boot of her station wagon on way home. She was also a great substitute teacher to have.

[Patrick Bates @PBates]

@InternetNZ @ciranews Congratulations to all @ciranews and @InternetNZ on a great job well done. Great platform for domain registry management

[Patrick Bates @PBates]

@stmarysbns @gaabsj @Bodengaa @CnmbDublin Congratulations @stmarysbns ! Great GAA school with great coaching from school teachers.

[Patrick Bates @PBates]

@paraicmcd Congratulations Paraic. Great Appointment for BSJ.