GAA star held in €490k drug raid

KwackerJack

Be interesting to see if this players contacts/reputation gets him a lighter conviction if any!!


Before the usual suspects jump in to defend this person weather the players is the bloody president he should be held accountable for his action and not get away with it due to being a GAA players or has a Garda Sargent for a father!!



So many silly stories of people in public light getting away with crimes due to being ' A good person and he plays sport of him family are this and that'



Its all bollox if you ask me, if your in a position of Authority or a high profile public figure you should be hit harder by the law as you are a model for other citizens. How can child per say look up to a GAA drug dealer who gets away with it because of his status!!


** The above is speculation and general comments about past convictions of others and not a representation of every case or public figure and does not necessarily mean the person will be set free or receive a light sentence **



A prominent GAA players is among four suspects detained by gardai after a big drugs bust in the capital.

Gardai seized a total of 24.5kg of cannabis herb after a lengthy surveillance operation. The drugs have an estimated street value of €490,000. Gardai also recovered more than €30,000 in cash.
The GAA club star, who is in his late 30s and from south Dublin, was arrested following the seizures, along with three others, believed to be Polish.
Detectives stopped a car initially at Kylemore Road in Ballyfermot and seized one kilo of cannabis herb.
The three foreign nationals were detained there and taken for questioning to Ballyfermot garda station where they can be held for seven days.
Shortly afterwards, officers stopped and searched a van at Clonsilla Road and detained the GAA figure.

lkionm

I wonder was he the big spoon or the little spoon

anncoates

Hopefully he won't use his contacts to sliotar out of this one.

Henlars67

No, somebody shouldn't be hit harder by the law if they are a high profile public figure.

anncoates

Henlars67 wrote: »

No, somebody shouldn't be hit harder by the law if they are a high profile public figure.

Tabloids will be missing a gold opportunity if they don't run with a Clash of the Hash headline.

c_man

star? would have expected at least intercounty..

youtheman

As a Kerryman here's me hoping that it is one of the Dublin intercounty football players. Doubt it though !!!!.

baldbear

Star me hole.

youtheman

baldbear wrote: »

Star me hole.

You mean it's Kieran Donaghey, now we're rightly fuc*ed !!!!!

BrianBoru00

KwackerJack wrote: »

Be interesting to see if this players contacts/reputation gets him a lighter conviction if any!!


Before the usual suspects jump in to defend this person weather the players is the bloody president he should be held accountable for his action and not get away with it due to being a GAA players or has a Garda Sargent for a father!!



So many silly stories of people in public light getting away with crimes due to being ' A good person and he plays sport of him family are this and that'



Its all bollox if you ask me, if your in a position of Authority or a high profile public figure you should be hit harder by the law as you are a model for other citizens. How can child per say look up to a GAA drug dealer who gets away with it because of his status!!


** The above is speculation and general comments about past convictions of others and not a representation of every case or public figure and does not necessarily mean the person will be set free or receive a light sentence **



A prominent GAA players is among four suspects detained by gardai after a big drugs bust in the capital.

Gardai seized a total of 24.5kg of cannabis herb after a lengthy surveillance operation. The drugs have an estimated street value of €490,000. Gardai also recovered more than €30,000 in cash.
The GAA club star, who is in his late 30s and from south Dublin, was arrested following the seizures, along with three others, believed to be Polish.
Detectives stopped a car initially at Kylemore Road in Ballyfermot and seized one kilo of cannabis herb.
The three foreign nationals were detained there and taken for questioning to Ballyfermot garda station where they can be held for seven days.
Shortly afterwards, officers stopped and searched a van at Clonsilla Road and detained the GAA figure.

His profession is'nt GAA so this is why people get defensive about GAA players. Maybe he plays golf - why isnt he labeled as "Golf player" .

The man is in his late 30's so he more than likely , no longer plays at inter county level - its this sensationalist bull**** that's helping the Irish Independent sink as low as some of red tops.

As for people getting off due to being a GAA player ...give me a break - its a land of who you know, whether you know the person through GAA or tiddly winks or the pub is irrelevant.

seamus

youtheman wrote: »

As a Kerryman here's me hoping that it is one of the Dublin intercounty football players. Doubt it though !!!!.

Late 30's? If it is an intercounty, it has to be a former intercounty player, right?

I would have thought Cluxton is one of the oldest @ 31?

StephenHendry

he will need to get mickey harte to send a letter in on his behalf :P anyway we will wait and see , who knows it could be a player long retired , we will have to see what happens next

Duckworth_Luas

Calling a late 30s club player a "GAA star" is the same as calling me a "rugby legend" because I scored a try in a charity 7s match last summer.

snubbleste

Does anyone know why AnGarda released this selective information to the media?

StephenHendry

i remember back in the late 90s, i think it might have been the sunday world , they rang a story about dessie farrell caught drink driving and the SW got a very bad reaction to it as dessie was going through a tough time in his life at the time

seamus

snubbleste wrote: »

Does anyone know why AnGarda released this selective information to the media?

Officially the Gardai tend not to release this info, they simply say that X no of men and women aged Y to Z were arrested on suspicion of such-and-such a crime.

Journalists have plenty of loose-lipped contacts in the Gardai who will tell them unofficially that Joe Bloggs was one of those arrested.

The media then publish this information in way that makes it nearly possible to identify the person involved but without explicitly identifying them.

kneemos

Sure lookit.

stefan idiot jones

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Calling a late 30s club player a "GAA star" is the same as calling me a "rugby legend" because I scored a try in a charity 7s match last summer.

I could be called a rugby legend too.
The last time I scored a try it was four points.

Saab Ed

snubbleste wrote: »

Does anyone know why AnGarda released this selective information to the media?

Because they're the greatest mob of all!

mr_edge_to_you

seamus wrote: »

Joe Bloggs was one of those arrested.

.

some say Joe was one of the greatest players of his generation to have never played the game.

Junior

They normally don't release these details unless you are Clare Daly or someone who's pissed off the cops.

kraggy

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Calling a late 30s club player a "GAA star" is the same as calling me a "rugby legend" because I scored a try in a charity 7s match last summer.

We don't know if he's an intercounty player or not. Bit I bet he isn't.

Indo is getting more tabloid by the day. They should just stick a red top on it and stop pretending.

padd b1975

StephenHendry wrote: »

i remember back in the late 90s, i think it might have been the sunday world , they rang a story about dessie farrell caught drink driving and the SW got a very bad reaction to it as dessie was going through a tough time in his life at the time

Yep, his wife had just found out he was shagging another woman.:rolleyes:

victorgiraffe

Yet another reason that marijuana should be legalized and regulated. Former GAA players could open Cannabis Cafes in their hometowns once they retired. They could deck them out in memorabilia and it could be a place where the whole community could chill out. Instead our amateur sports stars are forced into sordid clandestine dealings. Wake up sheeple, we need to free the weed asap

StephenHendry

mr_edge_to_you wrote: »

some say Joe was one of the greatest players of his generation to have never played the game.

im glad it wasnt' joe brolly, where would be without his analysis on tyrone

ceruleanblue

Junior wrote: »

They normally don't release these details unless you are Clare Daly or someone who's pissed off the cops.

Ouch.

gordongekko

I blame hawkeye

wadacrack

Sure lookit I was caught with a bit of hashish..Sure tis long as Im representing the parish in our beautiful game tis all that matters like!!

goose2005

The poor GAA players, this is why we should be paying them. Sellin' drugs robbin' biscuits and rent-boyin' they are Joe, and no wonder.

seamus wrote: »

Late 30's? If it is an intercounty, it has to be a former intercounty player, right?

I would have thought Cluxton is one of the oldest @ 31?

Good at keeping his mouth shut at least. Stevie tight-lips they call him in the biz.

Shiraz 4.99

Mickey Harte is busy enough this weekend without this happening aswell

Ace Attorney

anncoates wrote: »

Tabloids will be missing a gold opportunity if they don't run with a Clash of the Hash headline.

Hawkeye cops don't miss opportunity to nab GAA star

angelclar

GAA players are role models for kids. he should be made examples of any face charge like any individual would.

Dyr

Late 30s?

Some GAA star

KwackerJack

Bambi wrote: »

Late 30s?

Some GAA star

Very true sure 30 is the new OAP

ONeill2013

GAA 'club' star? so basically anyone outside South Dublin won't have heard of him

sabat

I reckon the GAA is actually a front for the largest narcotics ring in the country. Think about it-coaches traversing the country full of polo shirted slack-jawed yokels with sportsbags full of smack are never gonna be stopped by the cops (who as we all know are up to their necks in the organisation anyway.) Weekly raffles and club bars make for the perfect laundering operation.

KwackerJack

sabat wrote: »

I reckon the GAA is actually a front for the largest narcotics ring in the country. Think about it-coaches traversing the country full of polo shirted slack-jawed yokels with sportsbags full of smack are never gonna be stopped by the cops (who as we all know are up to their necks in the organisation anyway.) Weekly raffles and club bars make for the perfect laundering operation.

Drug dealers with Garda escorts.....some theory. Ha

Sunnyisland

Wonder if it was peru he was travelling through and not Ballyfermot would people have more sympathy here :)

Dyr

sabat wrote: »

I reckon the GAA is actually a front for the largest narcotics ring in the country

You think joe brolly is eating the ****ing scenery on telly off his own steam?

highgiant1985

KwackerJack wrote: »

Drug dealers with Garda escorts.....some theory. Ha

exactly... whos going to stop a garda escorted vehicle...

:P

stoneill

I heard he was forced to do it by unknown gang members. Allegedly.

Cody Pomeray

snubbleste wrote: »

Does anyone know why AnGarda released this selective information to the media?

Ming Flanagan, Mick Wallace, Claire Daly and Alan Shatter want to know the same thing.

The Gardaí are probably the most loose lipped public agency in the state, when it comes to discussing private individuals.

downthemiddle

So the "star" has been named. A junior club player in Dublin who wouldn't even be regarded as a star in his own club. Nothing like a touch of hyperbole to try and sell papers.

bruschi

downthemiddle wrote: »

So the "star" has been named. A junior club player in Dublin who wouldn't even be regarded as a star in his own club. Nothing like a touch of hyperbole to try and sell papers.

source?

downthemiddle

bruschi wrote: »

source?

This rag http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/gaa-player-charged-over-600k-drug-find-29521678.html

recylingbin

*throws a few pound on Kerry.*

ScumLord

angelclar wrote: »

GAA players are role models for kids. he should be made examples of any face charge like any individual would.

GAA players are guys who like to kick a bag of wind around a field. He shouldn't be singled out because some kid likes GAA too and the kids parents think they can have anyone who doesn't treat their children with the hysteric aversion to anything more than PG8 hung drawn and quartered.

SuzieWong

Well definitely not a "prominent GAA player" - played junior football for a small club. Sensationalism at its best.

NuckingFacker

Slightly off topic, but I had an interesting conversation with a chap today who asked me if I ever noticed that drugs busts almost always involve hash or coke. Seldom if ever heroin. Can't say I had tbh, but it did make me think. There are also a lot of prominent dealers doing business very openly in Dublin city center who never get any hassle or action from the gards. He drew a somwhat cynical conclusion from this that i won't be posting up, but it did cause me to wonder if he had a point..

KwackerJack

Looks like he's screwed so far at least

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/gaa-coach-charged-with-possession-of-cannabis-worth-up-to-600-000-1.1504891

Rebus2013

Jesus, the Indo has become tabloid rag.

Headline ran as "prominent gaa star"....turns out he is unknown playing for minor club.
They play in junior D Dublin championship with is the 6th tier championship. It's the 2nd from bottom level. It's similar to over 40's soccer.

Aside from the rubbish re:GAA link, the Indo and their supposed security expert couldn't even google to find that the guy played international soccer for Irish amateur team.

Thankfully recent figures console us that such rags are soon to be but a distant memory.