Bull Fight at Inchicore

wayne1

Have a listen its a very good and sad documentary just heard it today on the radio

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/bullfight.html

Fozzy

I read about this in the paper, I was thinking that there's got to be a better and easier way of getting some money

lil-evil

Jesus talk about putting a lump in your throat

dlofnep

Will check later, is it audio or video?

lil-evil

dlofnep wrote: »

Will check later, is it audio or video?

Audio

calex71

Brief synopses of the piece from the site : spoilered just incase

Bull Fight at Inchicore

To what lengths will a parent go to lessen their child's pain?

Saibhe is three and suffers from Cerebral Palsy; it's a 24/7 condition.

Her parents Eddie and Michelle believe that her symptoms can be relieved via the controversial area of stem-cell treatment.

They have embarked on a programme that brings her to Russia every six weeks for therapy, but have now run out of funds.

Saibhe's father, Eddie, 'The Bull' O'Connor has come up with a fundraising plan; he will offer himself as the headline event in a cage-fight in what is advertised as a night of bloody 'carnage'.

In this documentary, Joe Kearney follows 'The Bull' as he trains for the big event and pins his hopes on raising the money to take his daughter on an overdue return visit to the clinic in Moscow.

But, in matters of fighting, the unforeseen can often happen and the night ends with tragic consequence.

Pride Fighter

Some randomer fought MMA??

What happened. Did he help his daughter? Did he win??

Danye

Pride Fighter wrote: »

Some randomer fought MMA??

What happened. Did he help his daughter? Did he win??

I was actually at the first one and I think the chap in question is a relative newbie to MMA although I could be wrong. In anyway he lost the fight, had a broken rib going into the fight and his opponent landed on him awkwardly on his ribs in the first round and the match was stopped.

It was a good night with a load of lads from who play for Good Counsel (thats the venue where it was held) boxing against one another. A bit of a thai demo and then the main fight. Was a decent night and it helped raise a few quid for the treatment for his daughter which was great.

rovert

That was depressing

Pride Fighter

Why was it called Bull Fight in Inchicore when Good Counsel is in Drimnagh?

wayne1

rovert wrote: »

That was depressing

WHY WAS IT DEPRESSING ?

cmb.

wayne1 wrote: »

WHY WAS IT DEPRESSING ?

Maybe because both mother and child almost died, the child has sever cerebral palsy and the family are spending huge sums of money they dont have to get controversial stem cell treatment in russia and to partly fund this the husband took part in an mma fight and on that night he goes into an mma fight to help save his daughters life and try to improve the quality of her life his mother suffered a brain haemorrhage that killed her

does that explain it or do i need to type in all capitals for you to get it?

wayne1

Yes caps will do , sorry took it up wrong way

Judomad

cmb. wrote: »

Maybe because both mother and child almost died, the child has sever cerebral palsy and the family are spending huge sums of money they dont have to get controversial stem cell treatment in russia and to partly fund this the husband took part in an mma fight and on that night he goes into an mma fight to help save his daughters life and try to improve the quality of her life his mother suffered a brain haemorrhage that killed her

does that explain it or do i need to type in all capitals for you to get it?

no need for the sh!tty attitude.........

rovert

Judomad wrote: »

no need for the sh!tty attitude.........

In fairness why it would be said it is pretty self evident unless wayne1 is implying that a situation like that isnt.