Irish mercenaries, unionist coat trailers and the Bard of Dunclug

[orangeman]

I didn't sleep last night either - my doctor ( and solicitor ) has told me just to keep a record of my disturbed sleep pattern and has made a note of it in my file. 

[Old Bill]

I near fell over this morning in the shop when i seen this!

[full back]

Can anyone post it?

[el_cuervo_fc]

The Irish News website isn't updated from yesterday yet

[Maguire01]

He looks pretty 'innocent' from the way the paper reported it - it doesn't seem to acknowledge that the username and account are actually his or that you couldn't set up an account without access to that email address. It reads like he was never on the baord at all!

[el_cuervo_fc]

Unionist: 'Kill' web remarks not mine By Rebecca Black
10/10/08

AN ULSTER Unionist councillor last night said his life had been ruined by imposters making sectarian comments in his name on a GAA website.

Neil Armstrong said he was devastated and was now reconsidering his position on Ballymena Borough Council.

He said he had previously posted on the website www.gaaboard.com using the username 'The Bard of Dunclug' but that a spate of increasingly violent comments had since been posted by an unknown person using his name and personal email address.

The conversation in which the remarks were made was about the Royal Irish Regiment troops participating in a homecoming parade in Belfast after serving in Afghanistan in a six-month tour.

One of the comments posted on Tuesday at 3.20pm read: "It's a real pity that the army whilst they were in Northern Ireland hadn't taken some of the recent contributors to this thread out and killed them.

"That would have caused me real pleasure."

An emotional Mr Armstrong said last night that he and his wife were at their wits' end.

"I honestly don't know who would do this," he said.

"Anyone who knows me in Ballymena, whether they be nationalist or unionist, knows this is not me. I have worked for eight years in the community and never sought publicity for good work and now all this.

"It has just ruined my life."

[full back]

"I honestly don't know who would do this," he said.

What a load of f**king sh1te

Off course he knows who it was. If it wasnt him , then it was someone in his office
If the IN cant tell the true story then they shouldnt report it at all
Looks like Neill & the IN are in cohorts here in a damage limitation exercise

[gerry]

have to agree sounds like a cover up, if was not him ,it someone close to him that posted it

BTW is that the full report on it from the IN, seems very small

[Donagh]

In fairness anyone who can boot up a browser reading that will know he's lying through his teeth. The paper had to give him a bit of cover for his work and family.  

[nifan]

What do you expect the IN to do, one of the admins of this board even said "i have my doubts". Whether those doubts are right or wrong i wouldnt expect a decent media organization to go in all guns blazing.

[el_cuervo_fc]

have to agree sounds like a cover up, if was not him ,it someone close to him that posted it

BTW is that the full report on it from the IN, seems very small

Yes that's the full report.  I was hoping for a bit more delving 

[Arthur_Friend]

His story doesn't add up. On this thread he said that he had left himself logged in when someone made the remark about the RIR shooting people.

Now hes making out as if someone is impersonating him online. Didn't he read any of the previous remarks posted by the 'Bard of Dunclug' and become concerned if it wasn't him?

I originally thought the whole thing was a wind up.

[orangeman]

Lads - you all understand how the media works - this is only the start of a very rough ride for Mr. Armstrong who has been caught out and who will, given the right touch, will have to resign.

Where are you Mr. Mc Elduff ?

[An Fear Rua]

So he admits that he used to post on here,  didnt all the bards posts have a unique style and "point of view"?

[nifan]

Just shows that you need to be careful about what you post here.
There are probably a few other choice posts that some people might look back at with regret if they where to grace the front page of a newspaper.