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I wouldn't say anything to the like of him, 5 Times because like most people, I avoid totally the type of thug that Quinn was.  I stay away from pubs that him or his like might frequent and I drive very carefully in case I might him or his ilk driving on the wrong side of the road in a car who some law abiding person saved up for.  I, like other people live in the constant dread that a member of my family might unwittingly run into him or his friends, either on the road, or out at night.  A fellow thug actually did kill an innocent man a couple of months ago when he was on the wrong side of the road.  Wasn't this the straw that broke the camel's back in Cross a few weeks ago and prompted the locals to come out onto the streets.  No Quinn didn't kill anyone.  Just pure luck.
   I wouldn't say anything to him or his likes because they might come to my house late at night and cause thousands of pounds worth of damage.  They are known to do that type of thing.  No.  I spend my life trying to avoid that type of person and the type of person also who beat him to death.  

Glad to see you've finally owned up to the fact he stole cars 5 Times.  Just one more fact there.  Conor Murphy gets £300 a week, the basic industrial wage.  SO does Martin McGuinness.  He, like all other SF MLA's etc take the basic industrial wage and paltry expenses paid from the party.  This is very well known.  Thought you would like to know it also.

Thats the same man, pints.  As decent a man as you could find.  Is he actually from your club?

The brave boys wrote 'IRA Murderin scum' on some wall in Cullyhanna.  Judging by the way they wrote 'murderin', they also had problems spelling the first syllable too because there is a letter stroked out in the middle of it .

I agree, Norf Tyrone.  A brilliant read. Always a toss up as to who i should go to first.  usually Brolly, where I scan to see who he has a funny dig at (great piece this week0, then jarleth for more earthy stuff with a bit of humour thrown in too, over to Sledger then to see what he's on about.  pete is taking a while to warm up, but he'll ge tinto the groove soon. Interesting he knocked Brolly off the back page last week, but Joe is back where he belongs this week.

It is now a must buy and not bad considering it's October when we're all in gaa hibernation...

Just one more fact on this, lads.  The man in question was never in the IRA.  Nor is his son.  He, like about 99.999% of people in the Cullyhanna area is a republican, supports SF and is a good GAA man.  He never attends marches, isn't a slabber and is highly respected by all in that area.  He is a very funny, friendly popular man and does not deserve what has happened to him as a result of this episode. 
Our friend's Bebo moniker is 'f**ker'.  Yes, that's what he called himself on Bebo. Check it out.  Doesn't deserve him to be brutally murdered, but it iflls in another piece of the jigsaw about the type of personality he had.
He was a really bad boy.  As were those who murdered him.  All part of a viciousness that seems to be peculiar to that part of s.armagh.

PS - could someone let his frields know that 'murdering' is spelt with a 'g' at the end.

Sean Kelly was a great President and a lovely man.  His term will go down in history as being one of the more good natured, good humoured and pragmatic of all the Presidencies.  He was also a great diplomat.
Having said that, I don't appreciate his showboating on the Rule 42 issue.  For a start, the rule still exists and always should.  There is a foot in the door at present, but they should never ever be allowed in for good. 
In any case, soccer in Ireland is far too small for a major GAA ground like Croke Park.  The Cyprus crowd got lost in it.  The can't even fill it and probably won't again.  Soccer is a minority sport in this country behind gaelic, hurling, rugby, motorcycling and motor racing if you want to check out the crowds that attend matches against these other events.

Sean McCague did away with Rule 21 completely during his watch, but no book and no dining out on it.  It was something he felt he had to do. Peter Quinn got the new CP up and running, but no fanfare.  Soccer in CP is a big bogeyman.  best to let it go on without anyone empire builoding around what was one of the most difficult and divisive decisions we had to take as an association.  BTW, I believe we did the right thing changing the rule.  No regrets and I still respect SK greatly.  he just has to be careful, tho.

Sorry to be banging on about the GPA, but does anyone else agree that even apart from the whole grants/ pay for Play / Strike business, thatt hey are  avery divisive organisation. 

Not content with the tried and trusted Allstars thins, they go off and set up their own team of the Year Awards, thus rendering those players who have received one and not the other, not real allstars.
Not content with Toyota who are the official GAA sponsors, they go off and do a deal with Seat and then Opel for their own sponsorship which their top men drive for free.
Not content with Lucozade being the official GAA drinks product, pumping in thousands to the county boards, they go off and set up a deal with Club Energise
Not content with the GAA players getting great exposure, thsy kick up about 'image rights', thus rendering the GAA PS2 game a joke of a thing because you can't show players' faces or name them.
A couple of years ago, a few good GAA lads from my end of the country set up a GAA sticker book  company.  no killingi n it mind you, but a nice bit of exposure for ordinary county players.  Where else would you see a picture of the Carlow corner back? went about it the right way.  Got official GAA recognition - the lot.  our friends took them to court over image rights and cleaned them out.

They are the most divisive and bad mannered outfit ever to appear.  Yapped on about Rule 42 and then when they got soccer into Croke park, they couldn't even be happy about that.  Yapped on about wanting a share of the cake to keep Dessie and Donall in their big jobs and Opel cars.

Maybe I'm on my own here, but every time they put a statement in the paper about some other divisive thing they're yapping on about, , I'm ready to bust someone with pure rage. Totally negative, even Dessie's voice sounds whingy and drawling as if he was constipated for about a week. 

They are two highly respected men who have heavily sponsored GAA and still empty their pockets to the association.  They don't deserve this and have done more for cross border trade, the revival of Newry and creation of employment than the bastards who are taling their hard earned money off them.  Why should they send money to the GB govt to pay for the war in iraq?  This is a disgrace.  Paddy and John are two decent men and deserve all our support.

These boys don't remember the provos when they were putting their lives at risk and knew how to take out five or six of the enemy with a well placed bomb, or a sniper or whatever.  many of them don't even know a thing about the war.  the boys who killed him are as dangerous as he was.  My point is re Cullyhanna.  A place where law seems to have completely broken down.  A community that is hardened to thuggery and sheer badness.  Even their football team has a reputation as being vicious bastards. 

At least during the struggle, there was a certain element of law and order.  there's none now.  i wonder what will halloween night be like this year because in recent years the place has gone nuts.

Pints.  Not too sure what you're getin at.  I thought Keith Rogers was defending his community or something like that.  There is a march every year for him which is well attended.  I have to admit I don't know all the facts of that one, so you might let me know.

PS - 5 Sams.  That was the deceased definitely behind the wheel of that car.  No doubt whatsoever. 

I'm not offering any justification for this battering.  In fact those who did it are as dangerous as the boy they killed.  i am just pointing out that like mny of his ilk, he had a lot of enemies.  After he did the damage to those houses, 2 of which were pensioners houses,  he was told to pay for their repair, or leave the country.  He laughed at it and told them to f**k off. 

A real real bad boy.

I am still not justifying his death, just once again pointing out facts.  There is a tendency in this country to beatify bad whores after they had breathed their last.  I am not going to do this.  This boy was bad news and was going to be the cause of someone's death.

Sorry Pints. I got carried away there.  His name was Keith Rogers and his birthday occurs around this time, according to the Examiner. 

Thanks for pointing that out.

PS - As a Bridge man, I'm sure you are pointing to more evidence of Cullynhanna thuggery as you witnessed last year...

A few facts now...

SOme time ago, Newsline showed a bit of 'Police Camera Action' stuff in south Armagh.  A stolen car being pursued at top speed through Forkhill.  Our deceased friend behind the wheel.
Sister of the deceased stopped by Gards a few weeks ago and her mad drunk.  Decided to drive on, putting one of them on the bonnet.  She is up in court any day now.
A local man well respected, gave off to her the other night at a taxi rank in crossmaglen.  Deceased and a few friends busted door down, beat him up and thrashed the house.
Another local man equally respected living alone.  Deceased broke into his house and shit on his bed, but not before racking this house also.
A friend of deceased is found dead in a pool a few weeks ago.  On night of funeral, deceased and a few friends racked a house in Creggan and another in Cullyhanna.
Recently, he was apprehended for stoning cars.
His latest act was also on TV when he set alight a llorry containing laundered fuel when it got a puncture.  Not much of a friend of the environment, our deceased. The diesel spilt all over the road, puting lives of motorists in danger.
Local community were dreading Halloween because that's where deceased apparently comes into his own.

I could name many many groups, individuals etc who would have liked to have been at that shed on Sat.   As for Jim McAllister.  Probably the worst most throughother councillor ever to emerge from south Armagh.  His latest act was to back Davy Hyland who stood as an independent.  Him and the family who shot dead vol. kieth Duffy whose anniversary is this week.  McAllister is not a reliable source.  never was. 

We can all have our opinions.  I have named facts and only facts.

I attended the Ulster GAA Club Comference yesterday. Club men from all over ULster.  I spoke to many many people and couldn't get one person to support the GPA.  They are a disruptive, divisive outfit who are hated by all genuine GAA people.  Let them strike.  Please.  Call the whole league and c'ship off next year.  See what it's like to be an ordinary player again.  Bastards

I'd reckon for ability to plan, the amount of dynamic staff, the projects it's involved in, the way it has linked up with statutory health bodies, govt. departments in pursuit of a healthy living promotion of lifestyle.  I know this may be a bit removed from the games, but this conference wasn't about that.  it was about showing clubs how to do their business better, how to get grqnts, how to put their best foot forward.  And then there's Club maithl, which is a sort of charter mark award from the Sports Council which puts you at the forefront for grant aid.  You have to show evidence of forward planning, strategic management etc.  There's no way the other provinces could be up to speed as well as that.

Not sure how many, but the hall was set out for around 400 and certainly at the start there were very few empty chairs.  it read like a who's who of the GAA.  I'd say Christy Cooney and Nicky brennan are going home with a fair view of how far ahead of the rest of the provinces Ulster is.  A boy John O Neill from Donaghmore spoke very well, but I'd have to say all the speakers were brill.  Short, sharp, snappy, no one more than 15 mins.  And very well organised.  And some great moments of humour.