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Richard Donoghue TD (Ind) supporting violent thug

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    Jim2007
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 10,319 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jim2007


    Zebra3 wrote: »
    https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/td-provides-character-reference-to-court-for-young-man-who-hit-off-duty-garda-so-hard-he-was-unconscious-for-12-minutes-40028248.html

    Incredible behaviour from a member of our national parliament.

    His local GAA club in Kilmallock supporting him too.

    Shameless people.


    So what is your point? Character references should not be taken into account? We should not treat people the same before the law and only allow selected character references? We should not allow character references for certain types of crime?


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    Fr_Dougal
    Registered Users Posts: 9,166 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    Judge O’Callaghan said that Mr Hannigan was “minding his own business” and was totally and completely unprepared when blindsided by the shoulder charge from Mr O’Reilly.

    Scumbag.


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    Aint Eazy Being Cheezy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,631 ✭✭✭Aint Eazy Being Cheezy


    Is violent thug not an overreaction? He had no convictions previous or since. He gathered compensation. I’ve done one or two things over the years, whilst out of it, that mortify me. We’re all only human. To me anyway, it’s not as outrageous as you’re making it out to be.


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    mikeym
    Registered Users Posts: 3,985 ✭✭✭mikeym


    I hate unprovoked attacks.

    I myself have been on the receiving end twice, its cowardly and scummy.


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    accensi0n
    Registered Users Posts: 2,788 ✭✭✭accensi0n


    Aint Eazy Being Cheezy wrote: »
    . I’ve done one or two things over the years, whilst out of it, that mortify me. .

    If you've done anything close to knocking someone unconscious from behind, unprovoked, then that just makes you a filthy scumbag too, not lessen or justify this mans actions.


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    Zebra3
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    Jim2007 wrote: »
    So what is your point? Character references should not be taken into account? We should not treat people the same before the law and only allow selected character references? We should not allow character references for certain types of crime?

    Of course they shouldn't be allowed.

    Imagine how the victim of this criminal feels.

    A member of our parliament standing up for his assailant.

    Disgusting.


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    markodaly
    Registered Users Posts: 14,719 ✭✭✭✭markodaly


    Zebra3 wrote: »
    https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/td-provides-character-reference-to-court-for-young-man-who-hit-off-duty-garda-so-hard-he-was-unconscious-for-12-minutes-40028248.html

    Incredible behaviour from a member of our national parliament.

    His local GAA club in Kilmallock supporting him too.

    Shameless people.

    Not that I condone that behaviour, but you do know there is an alleged mass murderer sitting in the Dail?


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    Stihl waters
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭Stihl waters


    15 grand for that, seems low when you think of the ridiculous sums given out by some judges recently


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    Zayn Eager Top
    Posts: 0 ✭ Zayn Eager Top


    Wear the GAA top to court.

    The cynic in me.....


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