Joe Brolly

[redhandefender]

Is he not in an industry where if you had a lack of intellect you'd soon be found out?

I'm didn't say he was stupid. Some very average barristers have got to the top through connections, he is nowhere near the top! Still worth a s**tload right enough.

I'm lost now really I am . . .

You sounded lost by your last comment alright, trying to talk s**te about something you had no clue about

[Walter Cronc]

Is he not in an industry where if you had a lack of intellect you'd soon be found out?

I'm didn't say he was stupid. Some very average barristers have got to the top through connections, he is nowhere near the top! Still worth a s**tload right enough.

I'm lost now really I am . . .

You sounded lost by your last comment alright, trying to talk s**te about something you had no clue about

Aye I'd say you are at the top of your profession alright red hand 

[redhandefender]

Is he not in an industry where if you had a lack of intellect you'd soon be found out?

I'm didn't say he was stupid. Some very average barristers have got to the top through connections, he is nowhere near the top! Still worth a s**tload right enough.

I'm lost now really I am . . .

You sounded lost by your last comment alright, trying to talk s**te about something you had no clue about

Aye I'd say you are at the top of your profession alright red hand 

When did I say I was? Getting there though

[clonadmad]

Brolly v Parkinson having a spat on twitter at last,the moral high ground is about to get very crowded.

https://twitter.com/JoeBrolly1993/status/920627746606329857

[imtommygunn]

Does parkinson put anything back ino the gaa? (E.g. Coaching etc?)

[yellowcard]

Has Parkinson ever held down a job outside of the GAA. Parkinson I'd say is good craic but definitely not an analyst to be taken too seriously. He has surfed the wave of a minor AI win about 20 years ago and appears to be still riding it since. A wind up merchant who know's how to play the game of keeping himself relevant.

[LooseCannon]

Has Parkinson ever held down a job outside of the GAA. Parkinson I'd say is good craic but definitely not an analyst to be taken too seriously. He has surfed the wave of a minor AI win about 20 years ago and appears to be still riding it since. A wind up merchant who know's how to play the game of keeping himself relevant.

I refuse to listen/click on anything associated with the ass-hole(Parkinson). He has a handier number than Joe Duffy, and that's saying something.

[screenexile]

Is he not in an industry where if you had a lack of intellect you'd soon be found out?

I'm didn't say he was stupid. Some very average barristers have got to the top through connections, he is nowhere near the top! Still worth a s**tload right enough.

I'm lost now really I am . . .

You sounded lost by your last comment alright, trying to talk s**te about something you had no clue about

Yes my joke about Brolly not wanting the word Queen after his name is the same as you saying he has no wit or intellect then a few posts later saying he's not stupid and probably worth a shitload.

I'm no great fan of Joe's but the fact he is able to tie you Tyronies up in knots is commendable and provides me with hours of fun. Were you the one he blew a kiss at in 1997?? 

[southtyronegael]

lads take no notice of redhandefender, he is just annoyed that joe had the balls to publicly call out his hero mickey harte.

[Jim Bob]

Lads Take no notice of southtyronegael .......full stop

[redhandefender]

lads take no notice of redhandefender, he is just annoyed that joe had the balls to publicly call out his hero mickey harte.

Good luck next season under Rory Gallagher!

[rashCharacter]

Have to say i really enjoy listening to Parkinsons off the ball podcast - some very good discussion and he's an excellent interviewer.
I also enjoy listening to and reading Joe Brolly's articles.

Thats not to say i agree with what they are saying or every contribution they make is good.

[tonto1888]

Have to say i really enjoy listening to Parkinsons off the ball podcast - some very good discussion and he's an excellent interviewer.
I also enjoy listening to and reading Joe Brolly's articles.

Thats not to say i agree with what they are saying or every contribution they make is good.

I agree with this. I look forward to the podcast each week

[GetOverTheBar]

Have to say i really enjoy listening to Parkinsons off the ball podcast - some very good discussion and he's an excellent interviewer.
I also enjoy listening to and reading Joe Brolly's articles.

Thats not to say i agree with what they are saying or every contribution they make is good.

+1

[Franko]

Yep and as pointed out previously, there are undoubtedly  hundreds of GAA loving Irish barristers who could present articulate and entertaining insights into our games. But as he's the one who happened to play the (amateur) sport at the highest level, he's the one who gets paid a hefty sum of money for doing so.

I'm still trying to work out how many degrees of separation from the game are necessary before he agrees and it is okay to profit from the game.

I'm not Brolly's biggest fan and disagree with many of his points of view but I've seen it noted in various places previously that he donates his Sunday Game & newspaper fees to charity.

If it were true Brolly would make sure it was well known!

It is widely known that this is the case and that he never charges for appearances at Club's either I'm prettu sure it was mentioned on the sportsjoe.ie podcast he was on.

He's a barrister sure what difference would 500 quid a few weeks of the year make to him for his RTE gig or for writing his column? I'm pretty sure he's in it for the notoriety more so than the money.

How do you know it's widely known?
I have read where Brolly states that he never charges for appearances at club events etc but never have head him or read where he said that he donates his RTE fee to charity.
Perhaps you could throw up a link?

Aye must've got a fair few quid for the kidney as well and all the work he does lobbying for CF sufferers to name a couple . The huer needs stopped in his tracks! 

I agree with much of what Joe says and Cooper had this coming to him for telling porky pies on the Late Late Show... but of course Joe gets paid for RTE work. Like why wouldn't he? Being a sports pundit is not an amateur sport like say... Gaelic football

To be fair, he doesn't do it for the money. He's a barrister. He wants to have his opinion heard. That's all. He loves publicity.

In his day job he is there to present a case for his client in order to achieve the best possible outcome. Is there an element of theatre involved.? Undoubtedly yes but there is also no doubt about the intellect and sharp wit required to be one of the top performing barristers in the wee 6. Here's hoping you never need his services.

He made his money in the bar from gaa connections nothing to do with wit and intellect as you said. The firms he uses are not hiring because he is some form of genius I think you will find they are all gaa connected or through sinn fein connections.

Brolly has a warped mind. He does the gigs round the country to feed his ego and people buy that crap. If he was truelly doing it for selfless purposes he wouldn't be spouting it in a national paper or twitter.

The man needs help!

Emmm, I can tell you categorically that this is a TOTAL lie.  Why would you just make stuff up?

Emmmm, I can tell you its not. There is not that much difference between barristers, some bad ones yes but the successful one are mostly there because they have got an "in" with some firm of solicitors either by a family connection, connections from your Master or from a sporting background.

The bar of N Ireland is 100% based on this old school mentality. Once you get into one firm that way others will start using you. Most of them are masters at the BS/Acting nothing to do with some kind of super intellectual.

And some idiot above said hes one of the top in the jurisdiction I think you will find the top barristers have a QC beside there name which he doesn't. He is a junior barrister so wise up!

I'm sorry but you're either misinformed or just telling outright lies.  I know you may not like Brolly but that's no way to operate.

AND even it was true - what's the problem?  You've just clearly stated that that's exactly how the ENTIRE profession in the north works.

The bit in bold is horse manure.  There's an absolute world of difference in them.

Brolly has you tied up in knots and he's not even talking to you.