Laois money goes missing
23 September 2009
Laois GAA has been left reeling after an auditor's report revealed that EUR42,000 of the county finances are unaccounted for.
Last Monday's night county board meeting in Portlaoise heard the missing money came from three years of unaccounted for ticket sales. Auditor Mark Kirwan examined financial records going back to 2002 and found a gaping EUR42,000 hole in finances up to end of 2004.
The unaccounted for ticket sales were not recorded in the annual accounts of the board and the deficit was written off in 2005 and 2008.
While a Garda investigation has been ruled out, a "shocked" Laois chairman Brian Allen had ordered an internal probe into the mystery shortfall. However, he admitted that it would be difficult to find answers all these years later.
"I was shocked it was written off," he told the Irish Daily Star.
"The biggest problem I had was that it wasn't disclosed to the county convention in 2006 that the money had been written off. There was no mention of a write-off of EUR26,000 that year.
"I was on the executive at the time and I didn't know."
At Monday's meeting, where the Laois county board ironically announced major new sponsorship deals with BW Hire and Gala, former treasurer Tony Walsh admitted that he should have disclosed the shortfall at the time.
Allen claimed that measures have now been put in place to ensure that the situation never arises again.
"People (at the meeting) had questions about the handling of the situation at the time, that we should have had tighter controls basically," he added.
E42,000 hardly warrants imo a "gaping E42,000 hole" or a "reeling" county. Quiet story day in the papers today?????? Over an extended period as welll...... move along folks nothing to see here.
Quote from: Canalman on September 23, 2009, 11:41:32 AM
E42,000 hardly warrants imo a "gaping E42,000 hole" or a "reeling" county. Quiet story day in the papers today?????? Over an extended period as welll...... move along folks nothing to see here.
Are you mad?
That is a massive amount of money. That would run any small club for a year.
Little or Large it doesn't matter, fact is there was a robber operating within a trusted position. I remember a good few years ago there was a story of a lad out at tyhe Mountrath end of O'Moore Park waiting outside for balls to come over the wall from close in frees so he could collect them and he could not believe his luck when a plastic bag with a stone in it landed beside him from inside, with two grand in it. A small incident this may be but add it to all the other shit that is going on down there and it is a disgrace and an insult to the good men who are trying to run GAA in the county.
Already this year we have had Kingstongate, we have had trouble over Donie Brennan, we had trouble over U21's and Senior panel issues and every other year is the same. Last week, the best hurler in the county who would get his place on any team, James Young, threw his hurl on the ground in the middle of a game and walked off the pitch and said he would never play hurling again. The yokel that has robbed the 42,000 has I am sure not donated it to charity so he probably spent it slobbering pints into himself while criticising the good people in Laois GAA to all who would listen.
Move along folks, nothing to see here? If I had my way these type would be seen hanging by their bollix out of the crossbar in O'Moore Park before the next game played there because that is what they deserve.
"However, he admitted that it would be difficult to find answers all these years later".
Since it wasn't that long ago, I'd be wondering why not.
I'd say this kind of thing (especially with tickets) has been widespread over the years. The Gardaí should be brought in to investigate.
Whatever way you look at it, its criminal. Should be an investigation with treasurer at the time made to answer the questions, it was his watch and his responsibility. If it was paid in under the table payments to individuals, so be it, but the truth needs to be outed.
A few tickets here, a few there and you'd soon get to € 42,000 over an extended period.
Bland assumptions being made that this money was stolen/misappropriated.
Maybe, this discrepancy is as a result of bad bookkeeping or lax credit control in distributing tickets to clubs. If memory serves me right, Laois were involved in some massive all ticket games over that period when presumably millions of Euros of tckts changed hands.
As Orangeman rightly pointed out E42,000 of a discrepancy is easily enough reached if the handling of ticketing was lax/disorganized.
P..ses me off that every slieveen bar stool "expert" in Laois (and elsewhere) will slur the many volunteers involved in Laois County Board.
QuoteP..ses me off that every slieveen bar stool "expert" in Laois (and elsewhere) will slur the many volunteers involved in Laois County Board
Can you describe who just one of those type of people are please or where many volunteers were slurred?
Try and be specific, name one of them, even from behind your keyboard.
Well ok Budwiser........ the type of person I am referring to are present everywhere in Ireland. Smart alecs who are quick to find fault/ criticize and yet do nothing to contribute to their community. The "Grab All Association" brigade who will in their own vision of the world see this story as vindication that "everyone in the GAA is on the take". Same clowns know the Irish Welfare system inside out. A vocal minority.
As for specific names I am choosy about the company I keep so I keep my contact with them to a minimum. Can't give you names therefore but I can assure you they exist.
By the way, how did I offend you "even from behind my (your) computer".
The internal wranglings /disputes in Laois GAA as you have mentioned have nothing to do with this story.
Quote from: Canalman on September 23, 2009, 01:48:48 PM
Well ok Budwiser........ the type of person I am referring to are present everywhere in Ireland. Smart alecs who are quick to find fault/ criticize and yet do nothing to contribute to their community. The "Grab All Association" brigade who will in their own vision of the world see this story as vindication that "everyone in the GAA is on the take". Same clowns know the Irish Welfare system inside out. A vocal minority.
As for specific names I am choosy about the company I keep so I keep my contact with them to a minimum. Can't give you names therefore but I can assure you they exist.
By the way, how did I offend you "even from behind my (your) computer".
The internal wranglings /disputes in Laois GAA as you have mentioned have nothing to do with this story.
None of this takes away from the fact that it should be investigated. If it isn't it will give the 'type' you mention justification. If it is successfully investigated we would know wether there was or was not wrong doing. The honest GAA folk should have nothing to worry about. If they're all honest then an explanation backed up by an investigation should clear the matter up.
I heard it was a dodgy electrican, who used the money to finance his fledging business...
QuoteBy the way, how did I offend you "even from behind my (your) computer".
The internal wranglings /disputes in Laois GAA as you have mentioned have nothing to do with this story.
When I started another thread on another forum about all the media attention that was given to NAMA and that it was providing a smoke screen for the perverted Christian Brothers because none of them had been arrested you asked me to change the title of the thread for more or less the same reasons you have now given so forgive me for thinking that your comments were directed at me.
The ones who have found fault and are annoyed with what has happened with the 42,000 are not bar stool sliveen experts either, the ones who are annoyed are the very people you are so eager to protect, people who are still on the county board and want to kinow what happened to the money. A few years ago I gave my credit card details to Laois County Board for tickets for a Leinster Final and I never got them and my money was taken. I can agree to disagree but 42,000 is a lot of money.
Quote from: Canalman on September 23, 2009, 01:05:14 PM
Bland assumptions being made that this money was stolen/misappropriated.
Maybe, this discrepancy is as a result of bad bookkeeping or lax credit control in distributing tickets to clubs. If memory serves me right, Laois were involved in some massive all ticket games over that period when presumably millions of Euros of tckts changed hands.
As Orangeman rightly pointed out E42,000 of a discrepancy is easily enough reached if the handling of ticketing was lax/disorganized.
P..ses me off that every slieveen bar stool "expert" in Laois (and elsewhere) will slur the many volunteers involved in Laois County Board.
There are too many cases like this cropping up at county and club level.
Tighter controls are needed and Finance committees rather than individual Treasurers 'robbing Peter to pay Paul' (if you'll excuse the pun) - at club level from my experience, there are too many Treasurers with a free hand and too few questions asked.
That's not to tar everyone with the same brush as it's a thankless job, but controls have to be put in place..
Bud Wiser...... I had no (and still don't have) any intention of insulting you. Sorry if I did. As you have said I agree to disagree.
Regards.
I was at this meeting on Monday night and one thing I would say is that passions ran very high.
While it is concerning over money going 'missing' - my overall opinion is that the constant negative vibes emanating from Laois are just doing damage - talk to anyone about Laois hurling and it's usually mention of a negative fight that comes up!
It's certainly a story this journalist won't be trying to make any money from. If I'm asked to do something on it it will be from the angle that it's unfortunate it happened but there are plenty of positives to reflect on too - one of those the excellent display by our under 14 hurling teams recently in the Tony Forristal Cup and the excellent running of that competition in Laois.
This is why Laois GAA and Laois as a county is in the state it is in. Constant jibes - negative talk; crap the whole time.
This should have been a great week for Laois GAA with the announcement of a six-figure sponsorship deal for county teams with MW Hire; Gala as sponsor of the Juvenile teams and championships and Campion Sparrow as Adult Championships sponsor.
Instead this has been turned on it's head to the crap and shite we are hearing about today.
Those are good news stories. Are there no ways you can highlight this without being asked? Do you think it would be best to let it go as the impression given from the opening post suggests its going to?
Nothing suprises me anymore when it comes to Laois Gaa.. ::)
If it is true that this is more than a bookeeping error then appropriate action should be taken and the Guards should be involved and whoever has taken the money should be brought before the courts
Quote from: Canalman on September 23, 2009, 11:41:32 AM
E42,000 hardly warrants imo a "gaping E42,000 hole" or a "reeling" county. Quiet story day in the papers today?????? Over an extended period as welll...... move along folks nothing to see here.
Are you little Lord Fontleroy?that is a ton of money and the cnut that stole it should be stung up by the bollix as mentioned on here before.
Quote from: ziggysego on September 23, 2009, 02:07:52 PM
I heard it was a dodgy electrican, who used the money to finance his fledging business...
A reasonable deduction young zig. ;)
I heard similar stories from a county not a million miles away from my heart not so long ago...
It appears they cannot confirm that it was even stolen. It just seems to have disappeared into the ether. Maybe just a coincidence, but does 2002 to 2004 not cover some of the period Micko was manager. As the county boards are not supposed to be paying their managers because it is an amateur game how do the county board cook the books?
Quote from: stew on September 23, 2009, 04:35:53 PM
Quote from: ziggysego on September 23, 2009, 02:07:52 PM
I heard it was a dodgy electrican, who used the money to finance his fledging business...
A reasonable deduction young zig. ;)
I swear that 09 BMW in my driveway isn't mine ;)
Quote from: The Real Laoislad on September 23, 2009, 04:37:21 PM
I swear that 09 BMW in my driveway isn't mine ;)
it won't be in a week's time ;)
It is quite possible that the people in charge are guilty of no more than incompetence so I'd be very slow to go pointing fingers.
Quote from: laoisgaa on September 23, 2009, 02:50:11 PM
I was at this meeting on Monday night and one thing I would say is that passions ran very high.
While it is concerning over money going 'missing' - my overall opinion is that the constant negative vibes emanating from Laois are just doing damage - talk to anyone about Laois hurling and it's usually mention of a negative fight that comes up!
It's certainly a story this journalist won't be trying to make any money from. If I'm asked to do something on it it will be from the angle that it's unfortunate it happened but there are plenty of positives to reflect on too - one of those the excellent display by our under 14 hurling teams recently in the Tony Forristal Cup and the excellent running of that competition in Laois.
This is why Laois GAA and Laois as a county is in the state it is in. Constant jibes - negative talk; crap the whole time.
This should have been a great week for Laois GAA with the announcement of a six-figure sponsorship deal for county teams with MW Hire; Gala as sponsor of the Juvenile teams and championships and Campion Sparrow as Adult Championships sponsor.
Instead this has been turned on it's head to the crap and shite we are hearing about today.
Final analyses then from a johnny come lately who thought that the journalist boxes in O'Moore park were not on a par with the ones in the Hogan or collecting your Premiums in the Red Cow? The ones that created the "crap the whole time" were the writers of shite that did not have a clue what they were writing and got carried away with the Eddie Moroney tape and thought, well, hell, I could do better than that. FFS, Since you are the main man on the ground ask what hapened Tom Cribben? Why didn't you write about Micko getting 20,000 a year and a free house up beside Benny Gormans son and a room for when ever he wanted it in nthe Heritage Hotel.
This should have been a great year for Laois Gaa!!!! The year it should have been a great year for the GAA in Laois was when Puma offered 150,000 pounds, in today's money about 225,000 or a quarter of a million euro to change the name of O'Moore Park to PUMA.
The good people of Laois GAA are the ones who I know. FACT. I have known them for years. FACT. I have known others, even relations who wer not good for the county, who held responsible positions and abused them and even today, have committed more criminal acts than the Storke Fahy when he borrowed a few stakes to build a fence around his field.
Don't come on here pontificating laoisgaa under the guise of Colin Duffy or whoever you are as a know it all without first checking out a few basic facts. I will tell you now, like the recent tragedy of the young boxer, Darren Sutherland, that all is not what it seems to be. People can come on here and question my credibility in terms of "due respect" but, I will not be drugged and rode by someone in authority that should not be in authority.
*backs out, slowly, shutting door*
Quote from: Bud Wiser on September 23, 2009, 09:04:38 PM
Quote from: laoisgaa on September 23, 2009, 02:50:11 PM
I was at this meeting on Monday night and one thing I would say is that passions ran very high.
While it is concerning over money going 'missing' - my overall opinion is that the constant negative vibes emanating from Laois are just doing damage - talk to anyone about Laois hurling and it's usually mention of a negative fight that comes up!
It's certainly a story this journalist won't be trying to make any money from. If I'm asked to do something on it it will be from the angle that it's unfortunate it happened but there are plenty of positives to reflect on too - one of those the excellent display by our under 14 hurling teams recently in the Tony Forristal Cup and the excellent running of that competition in Laois.
This is why Laois GAA and Laois as a county is in the state it is in. Constant jibes - negative talk; crap the whole time.
This should have been a great week for Laois GAA with the announcement of a six-figure sponsorship deal for county teams with MW Hire; Gala as sponsor of the Juvenile teams and championships and Campion Sparrow as Adult Championships sponsor.
Instead this has been turned on it's head to the crap and shite we are hearing about today.
Final analyses then from a johnny come lately who thought that the journalist boxes in O'Moore park were not on a par with the ones in the Hogan or collecting your Premiums in the Red Cow? The ones that created the "crap the whole time" were the writers of shite that did not have a clue what they were writing and got carried away with the Eddie Moroney tape and thought, well, hell, I could do better than that. FFS, Since you are the main man on the ground ask what hapened Tom Cribben? Why didn't you write about Micko getting 20,000 a year and a free house up beside Benny Gormans son and a room for when ever he wanted it in nthe Heritage Hotel.
This should have been a great year for Laois Gaa!!!! The year it should have been a great year for the GAA in Laois was when Puma offered 150,000 pounds, in today's money about 225,000 or a quarter of a million euro to change the name of O'Moore Park to PUMA.
The good people of Laois GAA are the ones who I know. FACT. I have known them for years. FACT. I have known others, even relations who wer not good for the county, who held responsible positions and abused them and even today, have committed more criminal acts than the Storke Fahy when he borrowed a few stakes to build a fence around his field.
Don't come on here pontificating laoisgaa under the guise of Colin Duffy or whoever you are as a know it all without first checking out a few basic facts. I will tell you now, like the recent tragedy of the young boxer, Darren Sutherland, that all is not what it seems to be. People can come on here and question my credibility in terms of "due respect" but, I will not be drugged and rode by someone in authority that should not be in authority.
Laois people fighting with Laois people,somethings never change ::)
No wonder we are in the mess we are in
Sliveen is a deadly word.
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QuoteFinal analyses then from a johnny come lately who thought that the journalist boxes in O'Moore park were not on a par with the ones in the Hogan or collecting your Premiums in the Red Cow?
Who is calling me a johnny come lately? And when have I ever said anything about the Press Boxes in O'Moore Park not being on a par with Croker?
I don't care what the facilities are like - or if none exist at all. For instance earlier this year I was freezing my balls off at a Walsh Cup game between Laois and Antrim in Rathdowney - I wasn't complaining that day about it nor am I now.
QuoteThe ones that created the "crap the whole time" were the writers of shite that did not have a clue what they were writing and got carried away with the Eddie Moroney tape and thought, well, hell, I could do better than that.
I agree - I don't write any of that shite though - nor do I want to be associated with it.
QuoteFFS, Since you are the main man on the ground ask what hapened Tom Cribben? Why didn't you write about Micko getting 20,000 a year and a free house up beside Benny Gormans son and a room for when ever he wanted it in nthe Heritage Hotel.
The county has enough bad news without adding to it.
Think of the Under 14 hurlers who won the Tony Forrestial - what's ahead for them. The fact that we just got a decent sponsorship deal in this hard economic times - it's time to think positively for a change. Time to put things in perspective
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QuoteThe county has enough bad news without adding to it.
Think of the Under 14 hurlers who won the Tony Forrestial - what's ahead for them. The fact that we just got a decent sponsorship deal in this hard economic times - it's time to think positively for a change. Time to put things in perspective
Think of Ballinakill u21s when they won the county final and not one of them on the senior panel for the county at the time. Maybe the U14s you are talking about will all do what james Young did the other night when he threw the hurl away and walked off the pitch and said he wanted nothing more to do with hurling. In Ballinakill their pitch is dug up for the last year and a half and they now have no playing pitch. 42,000 would go a long way to rectifying that.
The reason there is too much bad news is because there are a few bad eggs creating it. In the case of fat cats who loaned themselves 28Million of our money they should be arrested and put in jail. In the case of someone who missapropriated 42,000 they should pay it back. The best of all and contender for quote of the year was the statement from the treasurer "I only accounted for what I put in but I didn't account for what I didn't put in" Sweet jesus, a whole new method of accounting that leaves the like of Sage struggling to compete with.
If you are a reporter or a journalist or whatever you call yourself then you in particular should be trying to find out what exactly happened here, not suggesting that it should be covered up because there is too much bad news in the country
Bud, if ye dont mind me asking... what happened with James Young. The man's a fine hurler and I'd hate to see the likes of him become disillusioned?
Last week I walked on a nail, went through my foot then almost cut the hand off meself with a saw and ended up in Portlaoise A&E getting stitched. I call that having a bad day, I snap easy because of the niggling pain. James had one of those days and he did a Bud Wiser Special on it. Here is the best way of finding the info you want:
http://www.leinsterexpress.ie/hurling/Young-braced-for-retirement-after.5650868.jp (http://www.leinsterexpress.ie/hurling/Young-braced-for-retirement-after.5650868.jp)
I wonder would anyone reading that article agree that it tells you more about Laois hurling than it does about James Young?
I've said nothing about trying to have this particular story covered up. My gripe is that these negative stories keep coming out the whole time. I'm certain that stuff like this happens in other counties but gets brushed under the table alot more. We are lucky to be in a county where GAA sports are really the only sports going - soccer keeps lads busy during the Winter etc.. but we have no league of Ireland club like our neighbours Kildare; we only have two rugby clubs; one rugby league team (who are fairly good actually) and one cricket team!
Your point about the pitch in Ballinakill is a valid one.
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20/10/2009
Two Laois County Board officers have resigned following a scandal over the so-called 'ticketgate' affair in the O'Moore County.
The resignations follow board findings that showed €39,000 went missing from Laois County Board funds in recent years. It is believed that the missing money is due to unpaid-for tickets.
At a meeting of the Laois County Executive this week, former chairman and current Leinster Council delegate Dick Miller tendered his resignation from the County Executive.
This triggered the resignation from the board of Vice Chairman and former Treasurer Tony Walsh.
Portlaoise firm Kirwan-Bain, auditors to the Laois County Board, also submitted a letter to the meeting in which they stated their decision to step down from their involvement with Laois GAA.
It was also requested that current treasurer and former assistant treasurer Evelyn Dunne step aside from her role.
However, Ms Dunne launched a strong defence of her role as treasurer, saying that she had nothing to be ashamed of.
"I am saddened and hurt by what has gone on over the past few weeks. I have served as PRO, assistant treasurer and the last two years as treasurer," she told delegates.
"I have given my utmost (to the board) often to the detriment of other things in my life.
"I have been told that I am too straight and too abrupt and not the most politically correct person. But I am honest.
"I was reared to be as honest as the day is long."
The Abbeyleix native, whose son Thomas was part of the successful Laois All-Ireland minor winning squads of the 1990s, also expressed her annoyance over the way she has been treated, and why queries about the scandal were not being directed to her as treasurer.
"Decisions have been taken that I wasn't told about. We have a new Championship sponsor and I was never told of any meeting with them. I was never invited to any meeting with them.
'And we have a new (county) team sponsor and I was told nothing.
"That's how your treasurer has been treated and I feel very hurt by what has happened here over the past five or six weeks.
"Dick Miller had a different leadership to Brian Allen. He trusted you and let you get on with the job. Brian says he wasn't told and maybe I should have (been)."
And to assure that another 'ticketgate' affair will not develop in Laois, County Chairman Brian Allen said: "We have a full-time secretary in Laois. All invoices, all bookings should go through him. It wasn't happening.
"In future we will be tendering for business, meals, etc. and all through the secretary. Every invoice will be inspected."
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