Tremendous SOAP OPERA back then sadly lacking these days.
Hugh O’Flaherty must have been pushing 80 too the time he freed Dermo.
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Who was the Tipperary footballer who went legal to get to play in a Munster final back in late 90s I think ? Think he got sent off in a Club game
Derry Foley, I think was the chaps name. That was probably the last High Court injunction case, to get cleared to play. The DRA was set up shortly after that, to keep such matters out of court.
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The World Series of Diarmuid Connolly Appeals was BOX OFFICE.
Wednesday night at the CHC APPEAL REJECTED
Thursday night at the CAC APPEAL REJECTED
Friday night at the DRA NO NEWS
4:37am Saturday morning APPEAL UPHELD
The sort of stuff that if there was an RTE Sports News channel in this country would have had Dublin supporters gathered outside the Hogan Stand slapping giant inflatable dildos off Marty Morrissey’s ceann.
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A total waste of time as ‘Dermo’ usually filled the togs against Mayo.
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Thank god Dermo never appeared in front of a judge again anyway
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It taught Dermo the wrong kind of lesson.
That he could act with impunity and his handlers would intervene to smooth it over.
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Hugh was Senior Counsel for Paidi O’Se back in the mid 1980’s and sorted matters out when Paidi was floundering with pesky planning objections to his emporium in Ventry.
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Hoepfully Kyle learns the lesson
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The DRA was the victim of its own success. It set very clear precedents for what constituted good disciplinary process in what were very clearly written judgments. The upshot was that all disciplinary bodies in the GAA learned how to follow due process and in that process the days of questionable decisions came to an end. As a consequence the DRA rarely sits now.
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Hugh, somewhat bizarrely, was considered a lay member of the DRA rather than a legal member because he had by then stood down as a judge.
Correct. A DRA hearings panel typically populated by two lawyers and a lay person. For Dermo’s famous hearing, there were two lawyers (albeit solicitors) and Hugh as the layman. The other solicitor took his lead from Hugh.
Wise man.
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I haven’t been in court since 2004
I don’t want a funeral. Them again, I’m not a celebrity, so probably not the right thread.
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But that’s not what the public wants. The public wants lots of questionable decisions and players and county boards bringing appeals to the high court and high soap opera.
Chaos over suspensions has always been an integral promotional tool for the GAA.
People don’t want utilitarian organisation. They want chaos and absurdity because chaos and absurdity is exciting.
Who will be our OJ ?
That’s the first time he has reacted to a post of mine. He got very offended, and immediately resorted to ranting and raving. He then claimed that nothing would please me, even though I was pretty clear and consistent about what would please me in relation to the topic we were discussing.
It got a little out of hand when I made up a hypothetical scenario of his favourite plate being brought to the altar at his funeral. He got very offended, but then doubled down on claiming he was not in the least bit offended. I’d like to take my comment back and instead put forward an alternative hypothetical scenario of a caterwauling Imelda May bringing his favourite plate to the altar.
Based purely on how the onlookers divvied out likes during yesterday’s exchange, I’m claiming a resounding victory. I’m already looking forward to our next debate over a topic of interest and am quietly confident of following it up with another victory.
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A statement akin to DOD putting his flag in the ground of Supervalu Park.
The stage is now set. Ding ding.
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Jesus 
That’s some statement 
Counting the likes , best one yet,
If there’s one thing you can guarantee it’s a like from a few headbangers and simpletons when you have a pop off @backinatracksuit
You started weeping over being called a mentaller FFS, have you lost your mind 
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