"GAA star in alleged scam" Mod Note on page 1 and 2

Mickey Harte will be working hard on the character witness statement

At the end of the day though it's a very sad situation. What the hell was he thinking.

I think they are managing this in a way that encourages more victims to come forward, before a file gets sent to the DPP.

Exactly.

Thats the GAA mafia carry-on, which has happened plenty in the past and which certain posters on here don't care to acknowledge.

Speeding tickets squared, gambling debts covered (and covered up), planning permissions sorted, drugs and assault charges bargained away, bail guaranteed, exam results compensated, qualifications fudged.

I suspect that being so used to this wink and nod stuff, contributed in no small part to the outlandish behaviour of the character involved in this particular allegation.

Think Aidan O'Mahony did back in the 2000s...he got away with assault if I remember correctly

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Warning issued.

That’s what happens. And start up the scam again in foreign climes.

There were many ordinary decent people involved too allegedly.

Including a man whose wife was genuinely undergoing cancer treatment.

Without being facetious, the only reason many gave to him is because he is a “star”. People don’t give six figures to the likes of me and you

I’m not trying to suggest the GAA is to blame. Of course they’re not. But some people’s blind fandom of hurling has played a part. He took advantage of that

The sport will move on and won’t be effected by this at all. Rightly so.

I'd say to have a loan agreement in place, it would need to be signed by both parties i.e. the lender and the borrower. Otherwise it wouldn't be a legit document. I wouldn't say any of the "borrowers" would put pen to paper to help the scammer out.

You'd make a great detective I'd say!