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

Herself and I wish it was a scam. Don’t worry, we will get the funds together as a family, all I was trying to say is it’s disgusting to con people when there are genuine and tragic cases of cancer patients out there. Shame on him

Living the high life. Playing golf. It wasn't down in the local pitch and putt course either. The Judgement was grant at kilkenny Circuit Court.

He could haqve made a decent living from Hurling management and coaching. Even clubs in the country would have paid him a fair few quid and factor in punditry etc he wouldn't have gone hungry. I've heard of some clubs paying up to 40k a year off the books. It seems that the lure of being able to drop 5k in a designer shop is too much for this lot.

I've become immunised to reports of "GAA Stars" over the years, since according to the media there's no such thing as a GAA player who isn't a "star". The headline will say "GAA star in court for X" then you read the details and it'll be someone who never even played above Intermediate club level.

This is one of the first times (Diarmuid Connolly maybe...?) I've seen it used concerning an actual big GAA name, and names don't get much bigger....

Wasn't there even one elected to the European Parliament. We deserve what we get.

For hurling people, it cuts deep alright. He came across as such a nice person too. When people talk about the greats of hurling, his name is always in there.

To quote Rusty Cole

"People incapable of guilt usually have a good time."

If you want to be good at ripping people off having psychopathic tendencies would be a great starting point. Where "normal" people feel guilt/shame/empathy you feel nothing but can act like you do if necessary. Typically really good under pressure as they don't fear failure or its consequences.

Great qualities in someone operating within very fine margins inside your brain with a scalpel but the worst in someone presenting as a friend.

Not bad qualities in a free taker or someone excelling at an individual sport...

To understand something isn't to excuse the behaviour

That fella, has a brass neck like a jockey's bollex. There no fear of his mental health.

And as for B.ie trying to be the most pious whiter than white platform by banning mention of the name, jesus lads, the dogs in the street know who it is. It is going around whatsapp and snapchat like wildfire. I have received it posted through numerous independent accounts.

It will be interesting to see if that happens. If it's all true then there is no justifying it

Took me a little while to figure it out too.