Irish mercenaries, unionist coat trailers and the Bard of Dunclug

[full back]

I see he has created a thread that you cant reply to in order to apologise to Donagh 
Unsubstantiated claims for so long 
Sums his persona up

[donalmac99]

I see he has created a thread that you cant reply to in order to apologise to Donagh 
Unsubstantiated claims for so long 
Sums his persona up

FFS 

your obsession with me is tedious to say the least.

[full back]

I see he has created a thread that you cant reply to in order to apologise to Donagh 
Unsubstantiated claims for so long 
Sums his persona up

FFS 

your obsession with me is tedious to say the least.

Much like your obsession with telling lies

[TORGAEL]

"In the past I made an allegation that Donagh had threatened me via pm. I unfortunately do not have the evidence to back up this claim so therefore, in this instance, I must retract the allegation regarding Donagh and his threatening behaviour.

D."


I take it by this that you mean you were lying when you made the allegations then, for surely, nobody would be stupid enough to delete the only evidence they had to substantiate an allegation like this ?

[donalmac99]

I see he has created a thread that you cant reply to in order to apologise to Donagh 
Unsubstantiated claims for so long 
Sums his persona up

FFS 

your obsession with me is tedious to say the least.

Much like your obsession with telling lies

im not getting dragged down to your pathetic level

may i remind you of rule 9

now try ignoring my posts if the annoy you so much, it's not rocket science.

I usually ignore yours, not because thay annoy me but because thay are just not interesting and they are always below the level of intellect needed to stimulate the brain (no matter how big or small that brain may be)

so as ive said, ignore me like i ignore you. 

[donalmac99]

"In the past I made an allegation that Donagh had threatened me via pm. I unfortunately do not have the evidence to back up this claim so therefore, in this instance, I must retract the allegation regarding Donagh and his threatening behaviour.

D."


I take it by this that you mean you were lying when you made the allegations then, for surely, nobody would be stupid enough to delete the only evidence they had to substantiate an allegation like this ?

I have nothing left to say on the matter.


now folks, what's more important: unionist coat trailers, irish mercenaries, thae bard of dunclug.............................or me?

No response needed.

[Gaaboardmod3]

Okay, TORGAEL, fullback, et al. Please let this one lie now.

He has done what I asked him to do, and what Donagh has agreed to as well. People can make their own minds up about the initial claims, but as I explained to donalmac99, an unproven allegation must be treated as a false allegation by ourselves.

In any case, this draws a line under the episode, and I would ask ye not to spark another one on the back of it.

Thanks.

[full back]

I'm just glad we are all friends again

[Donagh]

In the past I made an allegation that Donagh had threatened me via pm. I unfortunately do not have the evidence to back up this claim so therefore, in this instance, I must retract the allegation regarding Donagh and his threatening behaviour.

Firstly, I'd like to thank donal for retracting his allegations. It's obviously not the full apology I would like but I fully understand how sometimes one can paint themselves into a corner in a way that makes it difficult to retreat from certain positions. For the record I'd like to state that there were no PMs between myself and donal on this forum or on OWC. Any interaction between us was on the public boards of this forum only but if he found my posts intimidatory I'd like to fully apologise as that was never the intention though I admit that out of exasperation I may have crossed the line from what is the usual cut and thrust of debate on this side of Gaaboard.

Secondly, I'd like to apologise to the Mods of this board who I think we all agree do a great job keeping the good ship Gaaboard afloat despite hostility from some both within our Association and without. The last thing I would intend would be to threaten the future of the board by anything I might post whether in jest, seriousness or plain wind-up. It's to the credit of the Mods that they've been able to keep this forum free and open to the general public and thereby being able to demonstrate that our Association is a broad church, with nothing to hide, made up of members with many different opinions and none.

My slightly over-the-top reaction to donal in recent weeks was probably a reaction in my own attempt to defend the board and the Association. I suspected donal's motive for his, shall we say somewhat deceiving posts since joining the forum was to damage the credibility of the GAA and this forum. But as one of the Mods has reminded me, I am not a bouncer, and besides, the integrity of this board and Association has withstood much more hostile full frontal attacks from other more able individuals and organisations. Most of us here I suppose hide behind anonymous pseudonyms and if someone wants to take on another persona it's none of my business – after all, I've been told that O'Neill does it all the time.

In saying all of that, I'd like to draw a line under this unsavoury donalmac99 issue and I look forward to sparing with him on more substantive matters. So as the Bard of Dunclug probably wouldn't say, the experience has been one small step for Donagh and a smaller step still for Gaaboard.

[An Fear Rua]

Did anyone ever get a response from the bard with regards to the other posts made? I see that his council email is public on ballymena council site.

[T Fearon]

Donagh

The apology is not sincere, as it was made under duress, Donalmac remains an unreconstructed "alligator" as Pat Short would say, (ie maker of false allegations), and needs to do more.

We need an allegation retraction decommissioning body to verify independently all allegation retractions

[kumquat]

does anyone think that the bards comments on this board didn't get the media attention it deserved? I personally thought it deserved more exposure.

[Double Cross]

Donalmac remains an unreconstructed "alligator" as Pat Short would say, (ie maker of false allegations), and needs to do more.

Pot, kettle, black?

does anyone think that the bards comments on this board didn't get the media attention it deserved? I personally thought it deserved more exposure.

The moderators of the board were very quick to remove the bards comments. The comments should have been investigated. Were they from the same ip address as the rest of the bards sectarian comments?

[full back]

Didnt get near enough media attention IMHO

As has been said if an SDLP/SF councillor made similar comments on OWC there would have been uproar.
The local journalists need to grow a set of balls & ask him about the other comments that were posted, but then again some things never change

[Gaaboardmod3]

The Bards comments were deleted for a couple of reasons. The initial reason was because they were disgusting, hence the bard got banned. Then as we scrolled down through the thread, we saw other ones where this idea of an imposter was mooted. To be on the safe side, in case it was 'identity theft' the rest of those posts were clipped, and they are saved.

We can also tell the IPs used in all the bards messages (there was more than one IP in question). If there is any comeback in the board's direction, we still have the posts. As have a lot of other posters who copied them before they were clipped here.