Kilkenny GAA Thread

In even more depressing news and fair play to Tipperary GAA, John Magnier and family have gifted 14 acres to Tipperary GAA just outside the boundary at Dr. Morris Park.

Yeah shes been around the journalistic rounds from what I hear.Used to work for the Indo as well.Big drop down from that to working in local media,it must be said.

An interesting and not too common career trajectory in Ireland.

Based on prime time last night, and on anecdotal evidence previously, DJ himself was ironically the victim of a large fraud himself by his own accountant who was, ahem, well known to him.

Just an awful story in every way, basically an icon turned conman in order to maintain a certain lifestyle he had become accustomed to. A superstar who sunk to a horrible low with the type of con he perpetrated. DJ was an absolutely unique hurling talent, the greatest I've ever seen or likely will see, and he threw it all away for greed.

I feel sorry for all of his victims of course, and I believe there are plenty we haven't heard about and likely will never know about, but ultimately the people who will suffer most from this are DJ himself, and unfortunately, his innocent close relations.

I have no issue with a journalist telling a story that's in the public interest, but there is certainly an element of tabloid sensationalism to her method. Some stuff is personalised, unrelated to the crimes and I believe unnecessary, and much of it is based on hearsay from unnamed sources. I understand people being interested in the con and how he duped people, but headlines from anonymous sources saying he's 'thick' etc, just seems opportunistic and gratuitous.

I'd expect Huw Lawlor and Mossy to both get All stars, both very well deserving. Cian Kenny will be unlucky to miss out again I feel.