Are these Kerrymen for real?

efb

This has absolutly disgusted me to my core, thank God for CCTV:-


Dozens sympathise with sex offender

DOZENS of people queued inside a Co Kerry courthouse yesterday to shake hands and sympathise with a man who was jailed for five years for sexually assaulting a woman in Listowel.

Danny Foley (35), a nightclub bouncer, Meen, Listowel, was sentenced to seven years with the final two suspended by Judge Donagh McDonagh in the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee. He had been found guilty two weeks ago of sexually assaulting a woman who was discovered by a Garda patrol in a semi-conscious state and naked from the waist down alongside a skip in a car park early on June 15th, 2008.

In her victim impact statement, the woman spoke of being “judged” in north Kerry, but said she was not sorry for telling the truth. Everyone in Listowel knew who she was, despite the press respecting her anonymity, she said.

“Even though my name has never been mentioned in the press, Listowel is not a big town and everyone knows it’s me,” the woman said. “I feel as if people are judging me the whole time. I’ve been asked by people I know if I am sorry for bringing Dan Foley to court. I am not sorry for it. All I did was tell the truth.”

About 50 people, mostly middle-aged and elderly men, queued yesterday to shake hands with the convicted man and hug him tearfully after he was brought from the cell to the dock, before Judge McDonagh entered the courtroom.

Before passing sentence, the judge criticised a character statement made by Castlegregory parish priest Fr Seán Sheehy. The priest had said Foley was always “respectful of women”, but Foley’s actions “gave the lie” to Fr Sheehy’s statement, the judge said.

Foley, who had been celebrating his 34th birthday on the night of the offence, had denied the charge. He told gardaí he had “found your wan” after he had gone to relieve himself near a skip at 3.50am. However CCTV footage showed him carrying her to the skip area. It also emerged he had met her earlier in a nightclub.

Judge McDonagh said the offence was at the middle to upper end of sexual assault. He noted that little or no remorse had been shown, nor any apology given to the victim, “surprisingly in the plea for mitigation”. He ordered that Foley be placed on the sex offenders’ register for life.

mayordenis

Listening to this on Newstalk this morning, quite a disgusting sect of society.

overexcitedaj

Saw this on AH a small bit ago.
I seriously dont know what to think. Its downright disgusting to think that people would sympathise with this "monster". How is she the one being judged when cctv footage shows him carrying her to the area where she was found

Noffles

mayordenis wrote: »

Listening to this on Newstalk this morning, quite a disgusting sect of society.

Heard the same.... baffled... just ill bred, ignorant ****wits.

_michelle_

that priest in castlegregory should resign over that reference he gave!!
shocking that so many people can be so cruel & backward!
that woman should be so proud she was able to get one more pevert off our streets, i think she should be given an award for bravery from our country!

Noffles

_michelle_ wrote: »

that priest in castlegregory should resign over that reference he gave!!
shocking that so many people can be so cruel & backward!
that woman should be so proud she was able to get one more pevert off our streets, i think she should be given an award for bravery from our country!

I would lay big money on this happening in any number of villages / towns all around the country...

Flimbos

Heard the priest on Newstalk too. It's disgraceful, this priest coming on and saying "well it's only an alleged attack..." No Father, he was convicted! He needs to show some respect for this woman and for the laws of this country.

How must this woman have felt having to watch 50 local people queuing up to embrace this man?

And why should these people be allowed into the court in the first place?

pinc

Doesn't make Kerry people seem very educated,does it? Shame on those people .

hamsterboy

Couldn't believe when I heard this on the radio.
Sorry if anyone is from Listowel but these 50 or so men are scum, nearly as bad as the rapist.
Also that priest is a moron and a hypocrite. He said he would have gone over to console the victim but he didn't know her. Dude should read his so-called "Good Book". What a state the planet would be in if we only gave a $hit about people we think we know.
Christ is this the society we live in.

HB

_michelle_

i really feel like ringing that priest up & laying into him for what he did, giving a reference to someone is one thing but still defending them when theyve been convicted is sick, but what else should we expect form priests in rural areas??

Omnipresence

makes me sick that i come from the same county...

but this is a deep rooted attitude in a lot of this country...

when all those poor kids were being abused by priests/nuns... all these same type of people knew well what was going on.... its not just the abusers or offenders who are to blame in this situation as one poster already said... its everyone who knew or sided with these scum...

i remember the attitude of some people being the typical:

"a shure he's a bit quear - nod nod wink wink"

sick sick - irish society as a whole has a lot to answer for not speaking up for so long in defence of victims of monsters like this

oceanclub

There's now a Facebook group supporting this scumbag:

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It should be noted it's three women who are members.

P.

ateam

Jacqui O'Malley has been named and shamed, what an idiot supporting him on facebook.

Truly disgusting behaviour - misguided loyalty, ignorance and stupidity.

silverharp

Joe is on the case , 1st caller boycott Listowel

Het-Field

When I was canvassing for a general election candidate in Wexford in 2007, I recall the local yokels telling me that the candidate was "out to ruin the church", and that he "had no respect". This was in his response to his articulation of his personal experiences of abuse at the hands of the heirarcy of the Catholic Church, and his desire to articulate the plight of those who suffered.

Rural Ireland, has a truly backward side to it. It is parochial, and conservative, and fairly inbred (not in the scientific/biological sense). I wouldnt suprise me that this type of thing would occur.

This beast has got what was coming to him, in fact, its sad that he didnt get another 10 years.

amcalester

I'll not be going to Listowel anytime soon.

oceanclub

She's quite a catch. Lads, don't all rush at once now.

P.

Het-Field

oceanclub wrote: »

She's quite a catch. Lads, don't all rush at once now.

P.

Have I been blocked from the group, or has it collapsed already ????

The guy was convicted in a court of law. He is a sex beast, who has no business being around women. He is a dirty low life. His friends seem even worse.

oceanclub

Het-Field wrote: »

Have I been blocked from the group, or has it collapsed already ????

The guy was convicted in a court of law. He is a sex beast, who has no business being around women. He is a dirty low life. His friends seem even worse.

The group could have been removed already; I'm not sure Facebook had convicted sex offenders in mind for their Fan pages.

P.

hairy cake

oceanclub wrote: »

The group could have been removed already; I'm not sure Facebook had convicted sex offenders in mind for their Fan pages.

P.

Might be worth a look on her own wall on Facebook too!

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oceanclub

hairy cake wrote: »

Might be worth a look on her own wall on Facebook too!

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I reckon her own page won't be up much longer either. Just as well for her, since I can't imagine her employer being happy with all the free publicity.

P.

SeaFields

With regard this girls Facebook profile, I imagine the Gardaí would be very interested to see the comment "she better hide" directed at the victim of this crime.

Liam79

Is she the girl that was on Eamon Keanes show at lunchtime ...is she your mans gf?

Jezzington

_michelle_ wrote: »

that priest in castlegregory should resign over that reference he gave!!
shocking that so many people can be so cruel & backward!
that woman should be so proud she was able to get one more pevert off our streets, i think she should be given an award for bravery from our country!

Hear, hear. Well said Michelle. Had to believe how pig ignorant and backward some people are in this country. Shame the judge didn't have the power to send that "man" and his supporters back to the 11th century where they belong.

Latchy

I have always felt that Kerry was a place sometimes as far removed from the real world as any place could be .After following this story it only confirms it .

BaZmO*

hairy cake wrote: »

Might be worth a look on her own wall on Facebook too!

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Absolutely disgusting some of the comments on her page.

Liam79

BaZmO* wrote: »

Absolutely disgusting some of the comments on her page.

cant open FB, what are they saying lads?

hamsterboy

Crap like this
In-Breds


HB

Liam79

is she the GF that was on the radio on newstalk at lunch?

SeaFields

Liam79 wrote: »

is she the GF that was on the radio on newstalk at lunch?

Without having heard her directly say it on some of the live interviews, some of the other threads on boards today refer to her as "the girlfriend".

Tabnabs

Salt of the earth people...

See how many other women too!