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To suggest he acted as an apologist for a convicted paedophile is just nonsense. He suggested asking what was Donal Og to do when Humphries asked for a character reference, I thought about this and if a friend of mine asked me for a character reference, no matter the crime he was up for, I would have no hesitation giving it to him. The whole debate reeks of hypocrisy, Ewan McKenna mentioned this week about Mickey Harte's character reference for another defendant who was subsequently found guilty, are we now to put him and Brolly together as apologists for Sex Offenders?
Me thinks thou doth protest too much

It's not a run of the mill scenario I know. And the statement from the Kichkams man clears up a lot of stuff that Brolly didn't make clear in the article. I just think that the whole thing could've been handled a lot better.

I'm only new and I'm probably leaving myself open to attack here but I think the actions of the club that Heffron played for his entire life were despicable. If the story is to be taken at full value, there is grown men (friends) who shunned him because of a choice of profession, compare this with the treatment of other players from fellow team mates who in some cases stole money etc to feed a habit, these men by and large were welcomed back into their clubs. He actually states at the start of the article that he only joined as he seen it as his way of doing his bit for a united Ireland. It wasn't as if he was some Rory McIlroy figure waving a shamrock and a lambeg drum. The most interesting aspect of the interview was the bit at the end where he implies who set him up.

Shows how much luck I have...literally applied for the lottery scheme yesterday. I always wonder what support do these attacks have in the native countries of the attacker? Is it roundly condemned? Or are they seen as maybe martyrs?

More surprised at the Benjamin trade...Newton struggling big time and they cut off 1 of his top targets

Because its Bill Belichick we're talking about. The coldest coach/GM in history. He has traded bigger names than Jimmy G and gave them zero airplay, he trades Garappolo and he starts praising him? Makes you wonder just how good a player the 9ers have picked up....tough crowd in here

Can anyone please tell me which war the British Army fought which was about freedom?

Well they kind of helped the world out between 1939-45, if they had caved we would be speaking Russian or German by this point, magnificently the Irish government decided to remain neutral and accept whatever fate came to them depending on who won, thankfully the allies won in large part to the yanks getting involved with armies and their air force, navy etc after Pearl Harbor.

Speaking Russian or German wouldn't have been the worst outcome in my opinion from WWII....

That Belichick spoke with Garopollo before letting him go.

Any of you guys read the hoodie talking about Jimmy G? Basically confirms that he was involved in the discussion?

New user actually. Was a ghost reader for a long time and really enjoyed the banter and to and fro'ing, so plucked up courage yesterday to register. Is that ok? Am I supposed to have two accounts? Do you?

The idea that the 2 big southern parties are sophisticated is false. They know how to vote manage but have very little strategic sense. The FF Götterdämmerung in 2011 was fascinating  .

SF are a political party plus because they are aiming for a UI. It helps that the DUP leadership is pure fuckin usheless.

Finally someone has something positive to say about Sinn Fein. Someone earlier mentioned what were the benefits of the GFA, we only need to look at the current make-up of the university population in the north to see the benefits. We only need to look at Barra McGrory and his recent case against Unionist represemtatives, none of these changes happened without the GFA, and to a greater extent none of these happened without SF