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Kilkenny GAA Thread

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  • #19592
    JohnCougar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭JohnCougar


    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.



  • #19593
    neverbet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 225 ✭✭neverbet


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123965047#Comment_123965047

    I neither expressed nor sought sympathy for DJ Carey. Merely pointed out he admitted his despicable crimes and has by any standards received an appropriate punishment court penalty wise, greatly added to by the non stop intense malign media coverage. I was also acknowledging the one piece of Christian kindness I saw expressed in all of this towards Carey by the KERRY poster. Never out of place in the world we live in.



  • #19594
    Town legend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭Town legend


    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.



  • #19595
    Shocs24
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 112 ✭✭Shocs24


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123946228#Comment_123946228

    Probably a bigger shame for all the people he robbed.

    Fast forward a few years for a pub quiz question....name a family where 2 members were the subject of Prime Time investigations for preying on people for money (total scum)



  • #19596
    Sir Chaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 237 ✭✭Sir Chaz


    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.

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



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  • #19597
    greenspurs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,500 ✭✭✭✭greenspurs


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123964944#Comment_123964944

    It'll be discussed if people want to… 🤷‍♂️

    you arent an admin....

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    "Bright lights and Thunder .................... " #NoPopcorn



  • #19598
    kentu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 212 ✭✭kentu


    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.



  • #19599
    Village87
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,855 ✭✭✭Village87


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123965859#Comment_123965859

    As you predicted, Well done to both, Huw probably deserved it but had tough day out v Tipp in our only real challenge last year.



  • #19600
    KK36
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 325 ✭✭KK36


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123960982#Comment_123960982

    Are you sure? When there is a vacancy for treasurer I don't think there will be nominations taken in the same way as for other roles.



  • #19601
    Tombo2001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,990 ✭✭✭Tombo2001


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123965778#Comment_123965778

    what would be an element of tabloid sensationalism? Can you give an example? I see her promoting the book on Social Media, which is fair enough.

    My take would be that we all know DJ, and the starting point (before all of this came out) for many people was - my god that goal or point he got was quite incredible. A very favourable starting point, a level of warmth towards him. On the other hand, we dont know the people he conned. We dont know how they felt, how it affected their lives. The book will tell us that. But even if we havent read the book, we should be well able to work out how extensive and damaging this is to so many people.

    And with that in mind, anyone whose first or second or third instinct is to in any way defend him…or moreso just to focus on how this affects him…I just think its wrong.

    Put it to you this way - if you were sitting down in front of someone who'd been conned out of 30 grand, would you be saying to them… actually DJ is suffering the most here, not you.



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  • #19602
    JJs Left Hand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,445 ✭✭✭JJs Left Hand


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123966253#Comment_123966253

    Exactly this.



  • #19603
    Nedflanders02
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 424 ✭✭Nedflanders02


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123966217#Comment_123966217

    Yeah I'm nearly sure it is, every year at convention it's down as a nomination like every other position. That possibly could have chaged in the last coupe of years but I don't think it has but am open to correction.



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