JP McManus donates €100,000 to every GAA county

24-09-2018 5:10pm #1

He is obviously happy with the All Ireland win!

https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/0924/995814-jp-mcmanus-donates-100-000-to-every-gaa-county-board

Peter File · 24-09-2018 5:11pm

914 wrote: »

[Link]https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/0924/995814-jp-mcmanus-donates-100-000-to-every-gaa-county-board/[/link]

Always great to see anonymous donations from non publicity seekers

grbear · 24-09-2018 5:15pm

Galway County Board have issued a statement saying they are thrilled to have received €25,000 from JP McManus to distribute among clubs in Galway.

Nidgeweasel · 24-09-2018 5:21pm

Yet more money to Dublin. Disgrace.

Balmed Out · 24-09-2018 5:22pm

Fair deuce to him.

benji79 · 24-09-2018 5:41pm

Savage gesture from him. Will be a big boost especially to clubs in smaller counties

TomOnBoard · 24-09-2018 5:43pm

That'll knock at least tuppence off the price of the pint in my local GAA Centre...

crusier · 24-09-2018 5:45pm

Fair play to him! Fcuk the begrudgers!

benji79 · 24-09-2018 5:47pm

You’ll have a few complaints now that it’s not fair on the bigger counties as it’s not enough per club when divided out

Nobody should complain, it’s money for doing nothing that clubs didn’t even know about this time yesterday

tayto lover · 24-09-2018 5:58pm

How did he make his money?

Henryhill2 · 24-09-2018 5:58pm

tayto lover wrote: »

How did he make his money?

Currency trading

Henryhill2 · 24-09-2018 6:00pm

Hard to know what to think of this one tbh

He's paid no tax here for over 20 yrs and at the same he's handing out money

revelman · 24-09-2018 6:08pm

Henryhill2 wrote: »

Hard to know what to think of this one tbh

He's paid no tax here for over 20 yrs and at the same he's handing out money

The vast majority of people who have as much money as he does would find ways to pay as little tax as possible - most would probably go non-resident and pay nothing. That doesn't make it morally right but it is a fact. A good question to ask is if you won the euromillions in the morning would you take financial advice to pay as little tax as possible?

There are plenty of Irish millionaires who give absolutely zilch back to the country not in tax nor in charitable donations. I say fair play.

benji79 · 24-09-2018 6:16pm

I don’t care he doesn’t pay tax. If he did it would be going into government coffers and you or I wouldn’t see it in our clubs. But by paying money directly like this he’s making sure a juvenile team might see some gear or a club can fix a faulty shower in dressing room

Nidgeweasel · 24-09-2018 6:17pm

Henryhill2 wrote: »

Hard to know what to think of this one tbh

He's paid no tax here for over 20 yrs and at the same he's handing out money

He's donated 3.2 million to the GAA, the benefit of which is for GAA clubs. The clubs in Donegal will get 2,500 each which is of enormous benefit to some of them.

If you're starting to whinge about him paying no tax or whatever at you need to have a look at yourself.

We really are a nation of begrudges.

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup · 24-09-2018 6:18pm

Peter File wrote: »

Always great to see anonymous donations from non publicity seekers

only took the first reply for someone to have a pop at this somehow!

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup · 24-09-2018 6:19pm

Henryhill2 wrote: »

Currency trading

where did he get the initial capital for trading? nobody really knows

Auroras_encore · 24-09-2018 6:30pm

has put buckets into irish racing as well, any one whinging about this is just a

ProudDUB · 24-09-2018 6:52pm

Nidgeweasel wrote: »

Yet more money to Dublin. Disgrace.

A mere 100,000 smackers?

Shure we spend twice that amount delivering skinny soy lattes and jam donuts to all the Dublin players, their partners, their mammies and their parners grannies for their morning elevenses.

PARlance · 24-09-2018 6:54pm

georgiecasey wrote: »

where did he get the initial capital for trading? nobody really knows

I don't think you're supposed to ask such questions. Apparently he's the greatest gambler of all time.

ShamoBuc · 24-09-2018 6:58pm

3.2 million.....fair dues. This will certainly benefit clubs and is a fantastic gesture. In smaller counties, with less clubs, this will have an enormous benefit in particular.

spurshero · 24-09-2018 7:01pm

Who cares how he made is money as long it was legal . He’s raised millions for charity and now is given couple mill to gaa. Supposedly has invested millions in limerick gaa over the years . Ireland really is getting begrudging towards everything especially it seems good deeds as if there’s hiding agendas behind them

bodyguard1 · 24-09-2018 7:02pm

grbear wrote: »

Galway County Board have issued a statement saying they are thrilled to have received €25,000 from JP McManus to distribute among clubs in Galway.

"JP Mc Manus donates €100,000 to every GAA County"......... eh Galway County Board WTF were did the other €75,000 go ? :eek: Ye haven't even got the money and already you're swindling the local GAA clubs

Gorgeousgeorge · 24-09-2018 7:04pm

Small clubs wont benefit. Money will be swindled by greedy people within the county board. Same old crack personal gain etc

PARlance · 24-09-2018 7:13pm

spurshero wrote: »

Who cares how he made is money as long it was legal . He’s raised millions for charity and now is given couple mill to gaa. Supposedly has invested millions in limerick gaa over the years . Ireland really is getting begrudging towards everything especially it seems good deeds as if there’s hiding agendas behind them

It's fantastic that he has given so much back. I'm curious as to how he got his wealth as opposed to begrudging to what he does with it. The gambling story is like a fairytale tbh.

lawred2 · 24-09-2018 7:16pm

Peter File wrote: »

Always great to see anonymous donations from non publicity seekers

Sure when you hand over 3.2m to some cause you needn't disclose it to anyone

nim1bdeh38l2cw · 24-09-2018 7:18pm

Henryhill2 wrote: »

Hard to know what to think of this one tbh

He's paid no tax here for over 20 yrs and at the same he's handing out money

Isn't his money better in the county boards' pockets rather than the government's to burn paying the Anglo debt?

marvin80 · 24-09-2018 7:19pm

Peter File wrote: »

Always great to see anonymous donations from non publicity seekers

He's usually very quiet with his donations so wouldn't be surprised if this was leaked by someone in the GAA

nim1bdeh38l2cw · 24-09-2018 7:19pm

Anyone know how to start a GAA club?

TheRiverman · 24-09-2018 7:25pm

Balmed Out wrote: »

Fair deuce to him.

Advantage McManus.

endacl · 24-09-2018 7:32pm

I wish I was a bajillionaire.

So he’s a wanker. Obviously.

meep · 24-09-2018 7:34pm

Cairo Gorgeous Explosion wrote: »

Anyone know how to start a GAA club?

Get around a dozen of the crankiest, most bitter and frustrated locals. All the better if they come from two diametrically opposed cliques. Give each a discrete, well-defined area of responsibility and tell them they are in charge of directing all the other areas (except their own).

Add a local lotto licence and you're almost there.

Great news on the grant. Here's hoping there's strings attached to ensure ALL of the money gets to the clubs.

Peter File · 24-09-2018 7:46pm

marvin80 wrote: »

He's usually very quiet with his donations so wouldn't be surprised if this was leaked by someone in the GAA but most importantly you got a chance to whinge like a little bitch and get a few thanks for it

No need for the personal insult, this isn't after hours. Lots of people give proportionally more of their income to charity than people like him and they do it quietly.

lawred2 · 24-09-2018 7:50pm

Peter File wrote: »

No need for the personal insult, this isn't after hours. Lots of people give proportionally more of their income to charity than people like him and they do it quietly.

How would you know if they are so quiet about it?

24-09-2018 7:50pm

revelman wrote: »

The vast majority of people who have as much money as he does would find ways to pay as little tax as possible - most would probably go non-resident and pay nothing. That doesn't make it morally right but it is a fact. A good question to ask is if you won the euromillions in the morning would you take financial advice to pay as little tax as possible?

There are plenty of Irish millionaires who give absolutely zilch back to the country not in tax nor in charitable donations. I say fair play.

Spot on, there's no question of dubious tax practice but he has poured millions into the wider community including hospitals. Cut the man some slack.

lawred2 · 24-09-2018 7:51pm

Peter File wrote: »

No need for the personal insult, this isn't after hours. Lots of people give proportionally more of their income to charity than people like him and they do it quietly.

How would you know if they are so quiet about it?

sabat · 24-09-2018 7:53pm

Cairo Gorgeous Explosion wrote: »

Isn't his money better in the county boards' pockets rather than the government's to burn paying the Anglo debt?

JP McManus was in government buildings on the night of the bank guarantee. He also came from obscurity to make a remarkably prescient bet of hundreds of millions against the Punt in 1993 in tandem with George Soros, when Bertie Ahern was minister for finance.

Now watch this post mysteriously disappear...

YFlyer · 24-09-2018 8:38pm

georgiecasey wrote: »

where did he get the initial capital for trading? nobody really knows

Playing poker against the Sheiks.

tayto lover · 24-09-2018 9:10pm

YFlyer wrote: »

Playing poker against the Sheiks.

It's a wonder the Kinehans never used that one.

BrianBoru00 · 24-09-2018 9:18pm

He made his money from plant hire initially.then gambling, took out bookie licence but found he could make more betting against them .. made big killing on mexican peso ..

Sheep breeder · 24-09-2018 9:18pm

Fair play to JP a true sports fan and a limerick man to the back bone, this money will help small country clubs who are under pressure trying to keep going on the playing fields and help young players of the future and he will not look for any publicity out of this.

richiepurgas · 24-09-2018 9:19pm

tayto lover wrote: »

It's a wonder the Kinehans never used that one.

Or Bertie ?

Amprodude · 24-09-2018 9:36pm

Sheep breeder wrote: »

Fair play to JP a true sports fan and a limerick man to the back bone, this money will help small country clubs who are under pressure trying to keep going on the playing fields and help young players of the future and he will not look for any publicity out of this.

I agree it was generous by JP but this money won't go to small clubs only filling pockets of the big gaa men more to the core.

blackwhite · 24-09-2018 9:39pm

Anyone notice that RTE and Sligo GAA managed to broadcast McManus’ personal bank account number and sort code to the world this evening?

Amprodude · 24-09-2018 9:42pm

blackwhite wrote: »

Anyone notice that RTE and Sligo GAA managed to broadcast McManus’ personal bank account number and sort code to the world this evening?

RTE are so amateur.

blackwhite · 24-09-2018 9:44pm

Amprodude wrote: »

RTE are so amateur.

That’s beyond amateur. That’s getting sued territory

I’d expect JPs gonna find himself signed up for a lot of direct debits over the next few weeks

Browney7 · 24-09-2018 11:04pm

Only problem with it is Tipp get 100 grand

CPTM · 24-09-2018 11:13pm

Question - was proportion considered here? Like is the entire County of Cork getting the same amount as Co Louth?

I'm not begrudging btw, I'm a big fan of these gestures, I'm just wondering if I'm missing how this will work. It seems like Cork will have a lot more clubs to divvy this out to..?

Motivator · 24-09-2018 11:31pm

JP is an absolute gentleman, I’ve backed him many times on different threads here the last few years. He has done so much for education and sport in Ireland that so many people will never know of. People can moan about him not paying tax in Ireland and all the rest of it but it can’t be ignored that he employs thousands of people in the Racing industry plus the people employed in his hotels etc.

The announcement today won’t have come from him directly because it isn’t JP’s way. The money that will go to Co. Boards in the smaller counties will do wonders for them at grass roots level. Fair play to him and let’s not forget this is something that has never been done in Ireland before, he was under zero obligation to do anything like this and yet he did so without pressure or fuss. JP and Noreen have looked after hundreds of people through their education funds and now they’re doing it through the GAA. The man is an absolute gent and if you were to see him in Leopardstown or Semple Stadium he will always have a few seconds/minutes for a chat. He is a proper Irish man, tax or no tax, and he always has and always will have the best interests of Irish people at heart.

Stoner · 24-09-2018 11:38pm

CPTM wrote:

I'm not begrudging btw, I'm a big fan of these gestures, I'm just wondering if I'm missing how this will work. It seems like Cork will have a lot more clubs to divvy this out to..?

Correct he gave every county 100K regardless of how it falls.

Great gesture, I remember going on a tour to a mine in Roscommon. The guy giving the tour spoke very highly of the man and said "he's a great supporter of us here"

Fair play to him.

elperello · 24-09-2018 11:50pm

Mr McManus is a tax resident of Switzerland.

JP McManus donates €100,000 to every GAA county

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