Former Irish professional footballer arrested for €3m heroin haul

splashuum

Massive haul :eek:

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/former-irish-professional-footballer-arrested-after-gardai-recover-3m-worth-of-heroin-in-dublin-39428671.html?fbclid=IwAR23rbHhnSu_4jWAZXI_opoi0q7NYQ4CURxJEkFLWzbHUa1ffIbx9ppOSYk

ELM327

Wouldnt be related to a bar in marino/fairview would it?

artanevilla

ELM327 wrote: »

Wouldnt be related to a bar in marino/fairview would it?

No.

Mad_maxx

Probably played second division for a season, a relative nobody, media always hype importance and stature through headline

Balmed Out

Mad_maxx wrote: »

Probably played second division for a season, a relative nobody, media always hype importance and stature through headline

Very true,
Hes a former footballer in England and Ireland and aged 31. Probably played a season in carlisle before being let go given a chance with St Pats and didnt cut it.

weldoninhio

Balmed Out wrote: »

Very true,
Hes a former footballer in England and Ireland and aged 31. Probably played a season in carlisle before being let go given a chance with St Pats and didnt cut it.

He never made it in England, but his brothers would be full internationals.

splashuum

weldoninhio wrote: »

He never made it in England, but his brothers would be full internationals.

still?

weldoninhio

sugarman wrote: »

If what I read is correct, theyre brothers from a footballing family. The younger one had a less successful career, but the older one was decent and has represented Ireland.

They aren't related. You've misread. One has brothers who represented Ireland.

Mad_maxx

Balmed Out wrote: »

Very true,
Hes a former footballer in England and Ireland and aged 31. Probably played a season in carlisle before being let go given a chance with St Pats and didnt cut it.

Technically a former professional who played cross Channel

HalloweenJack

Reminds me of Eddie van Boxtel.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/ex-leeds-star-jailed-for-35m-drugs-seizure-30930619.html

A FORMER Leeds United goalkeeper who once saved a penalty from Eric Cantona was jailed for seven-and-a-half years after he admitted possession of cannabis resin worth €3.5m for sale or supply.[\QUOTE]

Reporting in both pieces makes the players sound much more prolific than they were (or possibly were in this new case). Headline's worth a fair few clicks, though.

Ashbourne hoop

Qeith Kuinn

weldoninhio

splashuum wrote: »

still?

No, but fairly recently, 2016 i think.

KevRossi

Johnny Giles and Eamon Dunphy played in the LoI and England, but they're no longer 31. Would be funny if it was them who were involved.

weldoninhio

sugarman wrote: »

I read the 41 year old was the eldest brother on another forum.

I heard the other guy is a manager in the Leinster Snr Lge. I was given a name too, but no idea if true. Obviously not gonna name him here. Surely headline would be plural and include Irish International if it was the elder brother?

Nedington

Some banger

Oranage2

Ashbourne hoop wrote: »

Qeith Kuinn

Who?

Mysterypunter

KevRossi wrote: »

Johnny Giles and Eamon Dunphy played in the LoI and England, but they're no longer 31. Would be funny if it was them who were involved.

It was Eamon, there was a bit of confusion, but it's only one arrest, 31 & 41 added together is 72, so I'd say it's a 72 year old footballer who played in England, and it's obviously Eamon, which means it must have been coke instead of heroin, so it was just a bit for his own use. All the signs point to him.

Rodney Bathgate

Oranage2 wrote: »

Who?

Matt Damon?