Assaults at GAA games

[Armagh18]

Interesting this is making national news. Is that a sign how dominant GAA is these days.

Much of this stuff happens even worse in soccer particularly referee abuse from players.

I don't think theres too many incidents of an adult putting their hands on a child at an under 9 game in GAA, soccer or any sport. Naturally something like that will make national news

Hopefully reports aren't accurate.

[Eire90]

reports of people being choked at carlow final a few weeks ago.

[whitey]

The reality is that the GAA is essentially legalized faction fighting

There are rivalries and disagreements between clubs going back generations

Most people don't even remember what started a lot of these feuds

[Armagh18]

The reality is that the GAA is essentially legalized faction fighting

There are rivalries and disagreements between clubs going back generations

Most people don't even remember what started a lot of these feuds

isn't it great

[weareros]

I saw some like Parkinson were not too impressed with David Brady's dive. I thought he got a fair old clip from Conor Gillespie.

[Eire90]

The reality is that the GAA is essentially legalized faction fighting

There are rivalries and disagreements between clubs going back generations

Most people don't even remember what started a lot of these feuds

fueds based on fake boundaries

[Itchy]

The reality is that the GAA is essentially legalized faction fighting

There are rivalries and disagreements between clubs going back generations

Most people don't even remember what started a lot of these feuds

Do you really believe that? Seriously?

[Wildweasel74]

The problem is, even though previous  Incidents have been highlighted, they still occur, which brings me to the opinion that a majority of Irish people are f**king stupid. When the Gaa president can't give a straight answer, or direction, u on a hiding to nothing.

[whitey]

The reality is that the GAA is essentially legalized faction fighting

There are rivalries and disagreements between clubs going back generations

Most people don't even remember what started a lot of these feuds

Do you really believe that? Seriously?

Yes

I believe that to be true  (to an extent)

What kind of rage would trigger a grown man to assault a 9 year old kid? It's completely irrational.

[Armagh18]

The reality is that the GAA is essentially legalized faction fighting

There are rivalries and disagreements between clubs going back generations

Most people don't even remember what started a lot of these feuds

Do you really believe that? Seriously?

Yes

I believe that to be true  (to an extent)

What kind of rage would trigger a grown man to assault a 9 year old kid? It's completely irrational.

Only speculating and it's all only alleged. The only reason I can think of is if the kid hit his child. Not that that would excuse an assault on a 9 year old.

[Ballybrittas Boy]

The reality is that the GAA is essentially legalized faction fighting

There are rivalries and disagreements between clubs going back generations

Most people don't even remember what started a lot of these feuds

Do you really believe that? Seriously?

Yes

I believe that to be true  (to an extent)

What kind of rage would trigger a grown man to assault a 9 year old kid? It's completely irrational.

Only speculating and it's all only alleged. The only reason I can think of is if the kid hit his child. Not that that would excuse an assault on a 9 year old.

As you say it's all alleged but what i've heard ALLEGEDLY is that a kid was cutting up rough with the hurl and the parent of the kid on the receiving end of it wrongly came out onto the field to remonstrate with him. After that, as we know, it's pure speculation.

[trailer]

The reality is that the GAA is essentially legalized faction fighting

There are rivalries and disagreements between clubs going back generations

Most people don't even remember what started a lot of these feuds

Do you really believe that? Seriously?

Yes

I believe that to be true  (to an extent)

What kind of rage would trigger a grown man to assault a 9 year old kid? It's completely irrational.

Only speculating and it's all only alleged. The only reason I can think of is if the kid hit his child. Not that that would excuse an assault on a 9 year old.

As you say it's all alleged but what i've heard ALLEGEDLY is that a kid was cutting up rough with the hurl and the parent of the kid on the receiving end of it wrongly came out onto the field to remonstrate with him. After that, as we know, it's pure speculation.

Some kids are hard to handle. Very hard to handle. I had a child square up to me at one game. I also watched a kid bate the head of another child and the parent praised him for doing it. So you can be dealing with that sort of stuff. There can be a lot of factors at play. Obviously there's no excuse for laying hands on a child and you have to be triple careful of how you react to situations.

[clonadmad]

The reality is that the GAA is essentially legalized faction fighting

There are rivalries and disagreements between clubs going back generations

Most people don't even remember what started a lot of these feuds

Do you really believe that? Seriously?

Yes

I believe that to be true  (to an extent)

What kind of rage would trigger a grown man to assault a 9 year old kid? It's completely irrational.

Only speculating and it's all only alleged. The only reason I can think of is if the kid hit his child. Not that that would excuse an assault on a 9 year old.

As you say it's all alleged but what i've heard ALLEGEDLY is that a kid was cutting up rough with the hurl and the parent of the kid on the receiving end of it wrongly came out onto the field to remonstrate with him. After that, as we know, it's pure speculation.

The club in particular have had an ongoing issues with discipline for the past 30 odd years

I wasn't one bit surprised when I heard what club the alleged perpetrator was from

Chat anyone from Tipp and they will reel off a list of indiscretions relating to them

A friend of mine is from a club in their division and there's been 4 serious breaches of discipline at juvenile alone this year

One involving the new Tipperary manager,allegedly

[whitey]

I was at an U14 county final about 40 years ago.

It was a rough and tumble rural club against a light and skillful town team

The rural club decided that instead of just playing football they would engage in some type of  hybrid game involving MMA. Anyway at the heel of the hunt the townie team prevailed, but not before one of their best players sustained an injury that essentially ended his career.

To this day there's bad blood between both clubs.

[Rudi]

https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2022/1020/1330294-castlebar-mitchels-report-alleged-child-abuse-to-tusla/

Big decision by Castlebar Mitchels, makes a mockery of the appeals process & rightly so. A 96 week suspension reduced to a 2 game suspension.