Tyrone club football

[DownFanatic]

Pinpoint the wreckers in the crowd, throw the book at them and tell them not to step foot in a GAA ground ever again. Lifetime bans and that will put a bit of manners in them. The good club people in Carrickmore and Dromore must be absoultely seething at this.

[Carmen Stateside]

Why do i miss all the fun? 
Bit of an over-reaction in this thread.  Punishment will be handed out, the guilty partys will accept and we will all live happily ever after.
Ban Umbrellas!

[Declan]

This is how cases of a serious nature should be treated.

Man fined after attack on former GAA player
By Sean O'Riordan
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
A 22-YEAR-OLD man who punched and kicked a former Cork intercounty star in the face, breaking his jaw, has avoided a jail term at Cork District Court.
Noel O'Donovan was convicted yesterday of assault causing harm to opposing player James Masters, 29. The court heard that Masters, who played senior football for Cork between 2005 and last March, had been lining out for Nemo Rangers against Valley Rovers when a melee broke out with just a couple of minutes left on the clock.

The Nemo Rangers man, who is a traffic corps garda based in Bandon, said that O'Donovan had called him a pig during the first half. But things got out of hand when the melee broke out.

Judge Leo Malone heard that O'Donovan sprinted almost 30 metres towards the row which involved up to 20 opposing players.

On the way into the melee he punched Masters, who was not involved in the brawl, in the face. Masters fell to the ground and, as he was trying to get back up, O'Donovan kicked him in the face.

Masters, who was bleeding from his jaw, had to be escorted from the pitch, and as he walked towards the dressing room he encountered O'Donovan again on the sideline. He said that O'Donovan, who by then had been sent off by the referee, made a handcuffing gesture to him.

Masters was taken to the South Infirmary/Victoria University Hospital where he received three stitches to the wound.

The 29-year-old had had a plate inserted in his jaw following an accidental clash when Cork played Sligo in 2007. He said that as a result of the assault by O'Donovan, his jaw became infected and the plate had to be removed.

Judge Malone heard conflicting evidence from 27 witnesses, some of them players from Nemo Rangers and Valley Rovers. O'Donovan admitted that he had called Masters a pig, but claimed that he had been provoked.

He said he had nothing against the gardaí and one of his teammates was one.

He also admitted punching Masters, but denied that he kicked him in the face. O'Donovan said he had kicked a Nemo Rangers player's side in the melee, but was adamant it was not Masters.

However, Judge Malone said that the weight of evidence from the prosecution led him to convict O'Donovan, who lives at Curra, Upton. He said what O'Donovan did was "outrageous" and "a cowardly act" but he would not send him to prison as he had no previous convictions.

Instead he imposed a €1,000 fine and fixed recognisances in the event of an appeal.

Inspector Eileen Foster said Masters was not taking a civil case against O'Donovan, but would claim through the Garda Compensation Board.


Read more: http://www.examiner.ie/ireland/man-fined-after-attack-on-former-gaa-player-173933.html#ixzz1dlOlyaGc

[Main Street]

Will Tyrone GAA be calling in extra resources to help them investigate the violence or are they used to handling brawls on this scale?

[Minder]

Pinpoint the wreckers in the crowd, throw the book at them and tell them not to step foot in a GAA ground ever again. Lifetime bans and that will put a bit of manners in them. The good club people in Carrickmore and Dromore must be absoultely seething at this.

They are, the three of them are seething alright.

[oakleafgael]

This is how cases of a serious nature should be treated.

Man fined after attack on former GAA player
By Sean O'Riordan
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
A 22-YEAR-OLD man who punched and kicked a former Cork intercounty star in the face, breaking his jaw, has avoided a jail term at Cork District Court.
Noel O'Donovan was convicted yesterday of assault causing harm to opposing player James Masters, 29. The court heard that Masters, who played senior football for Cork between 2005 and last March, had been lining out for Nemo Rangers against Valley Rovers when a melee broke out with just a couple of minutes left on the clock.

The Nemo Rangers man, who is a traffic corps garda based in Bandon, said that O'Donovan had called him a pig during the first half. But things got out of hand when the melee broke out.

Judge Leo Malone heard that O'Donovan sprinted almost 30 metres towards the row which involved up to 20 opposing players.

On the way into the melee he punched Masters, who was not involved in the brawl, in the face. Masters fell to the ground and, as he was trying to get back up, O'Donovan kicked him in the face.

Masters, who was bleeding from his jaw, had to be escorted from the pitch, and as he walked towards the dressing room he encountered O'Donovan again on the sideline. He said that O'Donovan, who by then had been sent off by the referee, made a handcuffing gesture to him.

Masters was taken to the South Infirmary/Victoria University Hospital where he received three stitches to the wound.

The 29-year-old had had a plate inserted in his jaw following an accidental clash when Cork played Sligo in 2007. He said that as a result of the assault by O'Donovan, his jaw became infected and the plate had to be removed.

Judge Malone heard conflicting evidence from 27 witnesses, some of them players from Nemo Rangers and Valley Rovers. O'Donovan admitted that he had called Masters a pig, but claimed that he had been provoked.

He said he had nothing against the gardaí and one of his teammates was one.

He also admitted punching Masters, but denied that he kicked him in the face. O'Donovan said he had kicked a Nemo Rangers player's side in the melee, but was adamant it was not Masters.

However, Judge Malone said that the weight of evidence from the prosecution led him to convict O'Donovan, who lives at Curra, Upton. He said what O'Donovan did was "outrageous" and "a cowardly act" but he would not send him to prison as he had no previous convictions.

Instead he imposed a €1,000 fine and fixed recognisances in the event of an appeal.

Inspector Eileen Foster said Masters was not taking a civil case against O'Donovan, but would claim through the Garda Compensation Board.


Read more: http://www.examiner.ie/ireland/man-fined-after-attack-on-former-gaa-player-173933.html#ixzz1dlOlyaGc

Declan,

I would have serious doubts that any prosecution would have been undertaken if the victim wasnt a member of the Garda.

[BennyHarp]

This is how cases of a serious nature should be treated.

Man fined after attack on former GAA player
By Sean O'Riordan
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
A 22-YEAR-OLD man who punched and kicked a former Cork intercounty star in the face, breaking his jaw, has avoided a jail term at Cork District Court.
Noel O'Donovan was convicted yesterday of assault causing harm to opposing player James Masters, 29. The court heard that Masters, who played senior football for Cork between 2005 and last March, had been lining out for Nemo Rangers against Valley Rovers when a melee broke out with just a couple of minutes left on the clock.

The Nemo Rangers man, who is a traffic corps garda based in Bandon, said that O'Donovan had called him a pig during the first half. But things got out of hand when the melee broke out.

Judge Leo Malone heard that O'Donovan sprinted almost 30 metres towards the row which involved up to 20 opposing players.

On the way into the melee he punched Masters, who was not involved in the brawl, in the face. Masters fell to the ground and, as he was trying to get back up, O'Donovan kicked him in the face.

Masters, who was bleeding from his jaw, had to be escorted from the pitch, and as he walked towards the dressing room he encountered O'Donovan again on the sideline. He said that O'Donovan, who by then had been sent off by the referee, made a handcuffing gesture to him.

Masters was taken to the South Infirmary/Victoria University Hospital where he received three stitches to the wound.

The 29-year-old had had a plate inserted in his jaw following an accidental clash when Cork played Sligo in 2007. He said that as a result of the assault by O'Donovan, his jaw became infected and the plate had to be removed.

Judge Malone heard conflicting evidence from 27 witnesses, some of them players from Nemo Rangers and Valley Rovers. O'Donovan admitted that he had called Masters a pig, but claimed that he had been provoked.

He said he had nothing against the gardaí and one of his teammates was one.

He also admitted punching Masters, but denied that he kicked him in the face. O'Donovan said he had kicked a Nemo Rangers player's side in the melee, but was adamant it was not Masters.

However, Judge Malone said that the weight of evidence from the prosecution led him to convict O'Donovan, who lives at Curra, Upton. He said what O'Donovan did was "outrageous" and "a cowardly act" but he would not send him to prison as he had no previous convictions.

Instead he imposed a €1,000 fine and fixed recognisances in the event of an appeal.

Inspector Eileen Foster said Masters was not taking a civil case against O'Donovan, but would claim through the Garda Compensation Board.


Read more: http://www.examiner.ie/ireland/man-fined-after-attack-on-former-gaa-player-173933.html#ixzz1dlOlyaGc

But Cork isnt in Tyrone - You mean this sort of thing happened the whole way down in Cork? I was beginnning to believe the posters on here that this was strictly a Tyrone problem.

In alll seriousness though - if the clubs dont put forward the names of the people who are involved in these sort of instances then the whole senior club should be banned for the following years competition in which the offence took place. We have pussy footed around this issue for too long and its time the Tyrone county board made a stand!

[Cde]

This is how cases of a serious nature should be treated.

Man fined after attack on former GAA player
By Sean O'Riordan
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
A 22-YEAR-OLD man who punched and kicked a former Cork intercounty star in the face, breaking his jaw, has avoided a jail term at Cork District Court.
Noel O'Donovan was convicted yesterday of assault causing harm to opposing player James Masters, 29. The court heard that Masters, who played senior football for Cork between 2005 and last March, had been lining out for Nemo Rangers against Valley Rovers when a melee broke out with just a couple of minutes left on the clock.

The Nemo Rangers man, who is a traffic corps garda based in Bandon, said that O'Donovan had called him a pig during the first half. But things got out of hand when the melee broke out.

Judge Leo Malone heard that O'Donovan sprinted almost 30 metres towards the row which involved up to 20 opposing players.

On the way into the melee he punched Masters, who was not involved in the brawl, in the face. Masters fell to the ground and, as he was trying to get back up, O'Donovan kicked him in the face.

Masters, who was bleeding from his jaw, had to be escorted from the pitch, and as he walked towards the dressing room he encountered O'Donovan again on the sideline. He said that O'Donovan, who by then had been sent off by the referee, made a handcuffing gesture to him.

Masters was taken to the South Infirmary/Victoria University Hospital where he received three stitches to the wound.

The 29-year-old had had a plate inserted in his jaw following an accidental clash when Cork played Sligo in 2007. He said that as a result of the assault by O'Donovan, his jaw became infected and the plate had to be removed.

Judge Malone heard conflicting evidence from 27 witnesses, some of them players from Nemo Rangers and Valley Rovers. O'Donovan admitted that he had called Masters a pig, but claimed that he had been provoked.

He said he had nothing against the gardaí and one of his teammates was one.

He also admitted punching Masters, but denied that he kicked him in the face. O'Donovan said he had kicked a Nemo Rangers player's side in the melee, but was adamant it was not Masters.

However, Judge Malone said that the weight of evidence from the prosecution led him to convict O'Donovan, who lives at Curra, Upton. He said what O'Donovan did was "outrageous" and "a cowardly act" but he would not send him to prison as he had no previous convictions.

Instead he imposed a €1,000 fine and fixed recognisances in the event of an appeal.

Inspector Eileen Foster said Masters was not taking a civil case against O'Donovan, but would claim through the Garda Compensation Board.


Read more: http://www.examiner.ie/ireland/man-fined-after-attack-on-former-gaa-player-173933.html#ixzz1dlOlyaGc

why is he claiming through the Garda Compensation Board, he was not on duty when it happened, surely he should be claiming through the GAA insurance or is it he will get more from the tax payers

[seafoid]

Imagine if Carrickmore played hurling.

[bustsummoves]

What way do you think it'll go now Nally.

Hard to know. Will all depend on the refs report and more so, the video. The fact that the ref didn't sanction any Dromore players who were throwing punches doesn't seem like a good omen as far as his report is concerned!

One thing is certain, league play-offs are a farce.

There has to be league play offs if clubs have to field there games without county men. How would that be fair if a team with no county men won the league because they have had a full team all year "twat"

[screenexile]

Imagine if Carrickmore played hurling.

http://www.teamtalkmag.com/?p=8685

They've won 8 out of 10!!!

[TransitVanMan]

Keer her lit lads.

[FERDIE]

I am curious to know if any of the posters on this thread are on their club committees and how they have dealt with similiar situations in their own club. We all know and is often stated on here that all clubs have them but no one has ever said what action they have taken against these "supporters" at club level.

Now I know my own club have been involved in rows but we are not high profile enough to get BBC news but ones in the club say such and such should be dealt with but they never are as their brothers play on the senior team or their mother makes tea after games and it would cause a big split in club.

So back to my question. Is there any posters out there brave enough to say. What club they are from? What happened? How did they deal with it at club level? Has discipline improved in their club as a result of the action? Where there any negative consequences?

[seafoid]

Imagine if Carrickmore played hurling.

http://www.teamtalkmag.com/?p=8685

They've won 8 out of 10!!!

Are the hurlers more civilised? I was thinking about the umbrella.

[Declan]

Declan,

I would have serious doubts that any prosecution would have been undertaken if the victim wasnt a member of the Garda.

You could be right but I'd hate to think that was the case. I was involved years ago with a very serious incident during a soccer match actually where one of our boys got busted with a head butt - Broken nose, eye socket and a few teeth - A mess. Ref sent the culprit off and we locked him in the dressing room and called the guards. They arrived and the long and the short of it was that they wouldn't prosecute him. Said they'd interview him and put a file together for DPP but at the end of it they doubted if anything would happen - too much paperwork was my impression and it was in the days when the hatchet man was more common than it is now. We got given out to for "restraining him" the injured party wanted to take a case but yer man pleaded poverty etc so basically he got away with it.