Rory Gallagher - A dismissed case that was dealt with and brought to attention? Mod Note in OP

I'll try again Charlie. (Last time mind) I responded to someone who said Shelia Maguire was a witness.

First I'll use a little story to help.

I walk into a bar and see your good self. Jayus Charlie I'm after seeing Tommy Joe knock seven shades of shite out of Paddy Joe. Shocking stuff. Now you Charlie are appalled at this. Knock your cranberry juice and march down to the Guards. Paddy Joe is after getting seven shades of shite knocked out of him by Tommy Joe. "You saw this Charlie?" "No. I heard it in the pub." "Thanks Charlie. There's the door."

Now. The information you provided was 100% accurate. You KNOW what happened. But you are not a witness.

This happened after an Ulster Championship match in Clones. (That was the only reason I made the Google reference)

Shelia Maguire was in Clones. Was in the vicinity of where this incident took place.

But was she in the car park and saw the assault take place. No.

Is she then a witness. No.

Does she know what happened. Yes.

Is her version correct. Yes.

Did Shelia Maguire say she was a witness. No.

That's why I asked the poster to read her Facebook post again.

She knows what happen. She saw the aftermath of what occured in the hospital. She never said she was a witness or in the carpark.

You`re now sounding like a lad who when asked to add 2,029 to 2,039 that when told by a teacher he got it wrong refused to accept that unless the teacher lined up 4,068 objects to prove he got it wrong.

It would be interesting to know the exact date of that assault on Nicola Gallagher in that car park in Clones. There must have been absolute mayhem in the little town of Clones that night when Rory Gallagher, (never the shy and retiring type), and his team mates, one of which was Stephen Maguire husband of Sheila Maguire, went looking for this mystery man who beat Gallagher`s girlfriend to a pulp resulting in friends having to bring her to Monaghan hospital.

Cop yourself on. You either believe Sheila Maguire or you do not, and her post makes it very clear who beat Nicola Gallagher to a pulp that night in Clones.

Again, not what I said or asked.

Your reply to a post was "You are assuming her story has never been heard. If police have been informed it undoubtedly has"

Rory Gallagher clearly implied in his statement that allegations had been made about him to both police authorities on this island. That they had been investigated, and not only had they been investigated by both, the findings of both were benificial in him being granted custody of the couples children in both jurisdictions.

Do you still believe her story has undoubtedly been heard here by An Garda Siochana, as Rory Gallager has implied and some here belived to be true ?

I never said he mentioned he was investigated in both jurisdictions.

I said he implied he was and and the result was instrumental in him gaining custody of the couples children in both jurisdictions. Something if you read back, was believed by some here which is now an implication that is demonstrably untrue

The incident was never reported. They were back together a short time later went on to get married and have kids.

That is the information I have from two friends from college who are from the same area.

It could be 1,000,000 % bulls**t. That's the nature of second/third/forth hand information/gossip/hearsay.

Good choice of a user name if you believe that a woman being assaulted by her then boyfriend is some kind of indication that it was not him because they went on to get married and have children.

As I said to the poster I have seen nothing from Sheila Maguire that states she was not a witness, have you or are you similar to your belief that allegations in both jurisdictions were investigated, as per Rory Gallagher`s implied statement ?

Her being battered in Clones was 24 years ago, so I don`t know where people are going with this legal argument re witnesses. The statute for assault as far as I know is 7 years. But even if it was not, I doubt any defence barrister would look forward to Sheila Maguire`s testimony and then attempt to convince a jury that there was any reasonable doubt that it was anybody other than Rory Gallagher that battered her to the state Nicola Gallagher describes in her post. Of the two barristers that would be involved, should that case ever come to court, I imagine the prosecution barrister would relish having Rory Gallagher giving evidence on that night much more so than his opposite number with Sheila Maguire.

I have no idea why Nicola Gallagher posted what she did. Be it because she wants an investigation, a prosecution or she wants custody of her kids, but I imagine it is at least some succour for her to be finally able to say what happened to her in this jurisdiction and that someone there on the night has come forward to back her up.

Again you have no idea if she reported anything in relation to her being assaulted in Clones. From a reported reply by An Garda Siochana when asked they said they were aware of a media post and were now in contact with an individual in relation too it, I doubt if this isn`t the first they have heard of it.

But then you do have some strange ideas, from a woman being battered being old news, too finally having somebody come forward after her going public and verifying what she says as being of little long term value to her too now her being an alcoholic is somehow the reason she posted what she did.

For myself, I believe that anybody still attempting to imply that Rory Gallagher was not responsible for battering Nicola Gallagher to a pulp in Clones in 1999, or that he didn`t do similar in the intervening years, really needs to take time out from commentating on this and have a good long look at themselves.

Putting on my legal hat here and this may escalate. Rory Gallagher's ex-wife, Nicola Gallagher, made serious allegations of domestic abuse against him on social media.

The allegations were investigated by the police in Northern Ireland, but the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) decided not to prosecute due to insufficient evidence.

However, Nicola Gallagher's social media posts could potentially expose her to legal trouble for defamation if her allegations are found to be false and damaging to Rory Gallagher's reputation. The next steps may involve legal proceedings if Rory Gallagher decides to pursue a defamation case against his ex-wife to protect his reputation and seek damages for any harm caused.