Limerick Hurler arrested

decies

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/news/limerick-hurler-arrested-for-allegedly-head-butting-tipperary-rival-in-pub-after-match-41637406.html?fbclid=IwAR2ItBuCuj6Nswb9k3gceU5ZvanpMg6rocaw8EDJ4wJtIs5ipNrw0dFFjxQ

lukin

Limerick are a great team but their behaviour off the pitch leaves a lot to be desired at times. There's been too many incidents of this type involving them.

opinionated3

Apparently some bandwagon fans were also making the Gaelic grounds a nasty place to be in Sunday. Some pretty bad stories emerging, almost hooligan like behaviour. Would be disappointed to see that coming to the GAA....

keeponhurling

It's a difficult one for any team to deal with, and the whole aftermath.

Would they be better off just owning the narrative, rather than a vague "dealt with internally" without saying what happened, who it affects, how it was dealt with etc.

That just feeds speculation, everyone on the panel will constantly be asked about it, etc.

lukin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119044505#Comment_119044505

Yeah at the AI final last year there were two Limerick fellas sitting near me giving Cork some awful abuse. They never shouted for Limerick once, it looked to me like they just went there to see Cork get beaten.

Quitelife

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119044505#Comment_119044505

25,000 from Limerick there on Sunday , i had a great family day out , everyone i met enjoyed their day thoroughly - huge amount of familys there all out on the field after getting autographs - photos etc .

Lots of Anti Limerick - Limerick jealously out there with all Limericks Success .

lukin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119044530#Comment_119044530

Criticising thuggery is not "jealousy". People don't like it when players or supporters carry on like that, no matter whether they are winning All-Ireland's or not.

billyhead

There's scumbags from every county at matches nowadays. This is just a anti Limerick agenda. Kilkenny supporters probably got accused of the same during there dominance.

maestroamado

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058245340/limerick-hurler-arrested

Nothing will come of it... i seen where 2 Kerry players were convicted of assault and conviction was quashed by the circut court on payment of a few grand each th charity + the compulsory legal fees...

Its the country we live in and legal system that allows this... for me assault conviction automatic jail time...

opinionated3

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119044530#Comment_119044530

Don't take me up wrong, I'm certainly not painting all Limerick fans with the same brush. I work with genuine Limerick gaa fans who wouldn't stoop so low. Let's be honest, every county has bandwagon jumpers when their team becomes successful. Some of these will never be seen again if Limerick hit the doldrums again. That doesn't give them the right to be roaring abuse in the terraces....

Pussyhands

JP will make it go away again

BENDYBINN

Who bet who?...details please....

maestroamado

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119044595#Comment_119044595

someone...

giveitholly

It's gas,a sub on the limerick panel is involved in an alleged assault and is removed from the panel,but when it was one of the certain starters they were allowed play on for limerick.

squigglestrebor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119044530#Comment_119044530

So you didnt see any limerick thugs therefore the dont exist?

maestroamado

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119044567#Comment_119044567

Its nothing to do with the GAA it happened in a pub... However the GAA and society in general need to address this properly...

Ban from playing and a Month behind bars would stamp this out...

billyhead

Although he's a sub. It's a blow because he usually contributes 1 or 2 points when he comes on and it reduces our options of the bench.

castletownman

I have an uncle, Limerick native, who is death on every other county. Won't take any criticism of them at all, and gets quite personal at times. Ironically, he used to follow the Dubs before they started dominating and is a big hurling man now Limerick are at the top table (was always a football man growing up).

I look forward to his take on this. But from experience, there definitely is a nasty edge to some (not all) Limerick supporters.

PeggyShippen

This thread has already gone off topic with talk about alleged crowd trouble at matches. No doubt Tipperary people might say they dont support their team in person anymore because of the threat from hooligans at matches..like the 1970s in the UK. Thats would explain the 1500 tipp people out of a crowd of 27000.

The player should get the full force of the law and be dropped. Iv no issue with that. Were Tipperary and Limerick panels put Sunday night? I wouldnt have an issue if they were but it was 1230..kind of late with a match this weekend for Limerick.

maestroamado

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119044660#Comment_119044660

He will not get the full force of the law... a few grand to charity ond off with you... it happens all the time... convicted then quashed...

I don't think a few pints on Sunday night likely be a big problem...

keeponhurling

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119044680#Comment_119044680

Normally, speaking, that's true.

But "breach of team protocols" suggests they weren't supposed to be on Sunday night. Probably because they are straight into the Clare match this weekend.

JeffKenna

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119044595#Comment_119044595

Pat Ryan headbutted Robert Byrne so I'm told...

lukin

Sure weren't the Limerick players scrapping on the street in New York a few years ago. Kyle Hayes was in court for assault too don't forget.

Gusser09

It's a huge issue with the GAA. Drink bans don't work and when lads do go out they tend to go mad. That being said this Limerick team seem to have a bit of thuggery about them off the field. Tipp wouldn't be much better.

Gusser09

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119044566#Comment_119044566

But sure scumbags with 100 convictions get away with it every day of the week. So when two lads who have made a huge mistake do it we want the book thrown at them? Nonsense. They are unlikely to reoffend which was clearly stated and will more than likely contribute to society in a constructive manner now. But throw the book at them and let the proper scummers off with it? Nah.

evolvingtipperary101

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119044789#Comment_119044789

Two lads arrested? I thought it was one...

Gusser09

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119044817#Comment_119044817

Sorry referring to the Kerrys lads who were up over that assault.

TheWonderLlama

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119044528#Comment_119044528

Well, to be fair, who wouldn't like to see that, like?

Comer1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119044789#Comment_119044789

Disgusting, blinkered post! Throw the book at "scummers" but not at "scummers" who play GAA?

Paddico

Was the Tipp player named?

Rosita

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119044622#Comment_119044622

This makes no sense. You say "it's nothing to do with the GAA" but then say "the GAA need to address this properly". If it's nothing to do with them why do they need to address it?