I would read it much the same way, that it started when he was 12 but continued into his teens. Iām assuming the family had split up at some stage going by the different surnames
weāve all done it !
I was thinking sheād got married, hence the different surname
āIām forever grateful to the family that stood by and supported me through it all: My husband Paul, my brother Martin, Norma and Sarah.ā
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Heās a right cunt so
Government pays the likes of him zillions yet canāt sort out Irish 
homelessness
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Thatās glorious. What a fucking wanker.
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Even in the full light of day, months later. He is still a complete fucking wanker.
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Rugby fans need to learn to respect the officials.
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Looks like a cunt, is a cunt . COTY material? Faces I would love to smack material?
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Cat got your tongue @Little_Lord_Fauntleroy ??
Make up. Thatās what they go for. Some chains have considered taking it out, rate of walk outs is off the charts.
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Barrister Diarmuid Phelan sued by Wexford neighbour over alleged assault
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Diarmuid Phelan
Barrister Diarmuid Phelan, who was previously acquitted of murder, is being sued by a neighbour he was accused of assaulting in a separate criminal case that did not proceed.
Mr Phelan (57), also known as Diarmuid Rossa Phelan, who lectures at Trinity College Dublin, had an assault charge against him dismissed by a judge back in June, who said the law professor would not get a fair trial.
Judge William Aylmer told Wexford District Court the charge was also being dismissed given the delays in bringing the case to hearing.
Mr Phelan had been charged with allegedly assaulting neighbour, Kevin McHale, at Reedstown in Tacumshane, Co Wexford, on August 26th, 2021, causing him harm.
Mr McHale has now launched a personal injuries action against the barrister. The Wexford man is represented by David Harrington, of Harringtons LLP who, when contacted, said that he could not comment on his clientās legal action as it is before the High Court.
Diarmuid Phelan
Todayās News in 90 Seconds - September 3rd 2025
Mr Phelan had been acquitted of murdering 35-year-old Keith Conlon at Hazelgrove Farm, Kiltalown Lane, Tallaght, Co Dublin, earlier this year.
In the separate assault case, Justin McQuaid, defending Mr Phelan, told Wexford District Court in June that while the assault took place on August 26th, 2021, Mr Phelan was not notified of a complaint until December 15th when Garda John Coughlan texted him.
Potentially critical video evidence was not available to exonerate Mr Phelan because he had not been notified of the complaint in time, Mr McQuaid said.
The court also heard that a previous allegation made against Mr Phelan had proven to be false when gardaĆ looked at dashcam footage from his car on the same day.
He said Mr Phelan had denied assaulting his neighbour, saying he was acting in self defence.
Under cross-examination by Mr McQuaid, Gda Coughlan told the court that on the date in question the wife of Mr McHale made contact with gardaĆ.
Gda Coughlan said the injuries suffered were āminorā.
He told the court how on October 29th, 2021, he received a medical report stating that Mr McHale had received abrasions to the face and had complained of tenderness to the left side.
According to the garda, on November 23rd, 2021, the accused showed him a shirt which he wore on the day of the alleged assault that was torn and had buttons removed.
Garda Coughlan said the accused was never arrested, but by agreement had on February 2nd, 2022, attended Wexford Garda Station. He made a statement denying he had assaulted Mr McHale and alleged that Mr McHale was the aggressor.
Gda Coughlan said there had been a history between Mr Phelan, who owned a farm, and Mr McHale, with Mr Phelan alleging his land had been trespassed upon going back to 2000.
The court heard there had been complaints about trespassing and interfering on the land dating back years.
Gda Coughlan blamed his workload for the delay in notifying Mr Phelan sooner of the allegation against him.
Mr Phelan told the court he owned a farm, both in Dublin and Wexford, but primarily lived in Dublin.
He said the assault proceedings had been very stressful, adding to the stress of the murder trial which he said was āvery traumaticā and āhorrificā.
The two were interwoven, he said.
The day after Mr Phelan was charged with the murder of Keith Conlon, Gda Coughlan made a statement about the assault allegation and sent a file to the DPP the following day.
Mr Phelan said he first heard he was being charged with assaulting Mr McHale during the bail hearing in the High Court in Dublin for the murder charge.
He told the judge he thought the matter was over after meeting and discussing it with Gda Coughlan the previous December.
In his ruling, Judge Aylmer cited the absence of CCTV footage, saying that Gda Coughlan had been told there was possible footage of the alleged assault, but did not seek to obtain it.
The judge said the footage was not available to the accused to support his defence at this trial and that he was satisfied, based on the evidence before the court, that it was not possible for Mr Phelan to have a fair trial.
He struck out the charge of assault against Mr Phelan.
Moral of the story is the victim got lucky. He must have caught Phelan on a good day, only got a beating, no shotgun finish
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Mr. Phelan has the stare of a lad whoās about to combust at the least thing.
I wouldnāt climb over his fences to forage a bag of sloes or blackberriesā¦
FAO @Fagan_ODowd @Bandage
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Has this lad never heard of MMA? We need Phelan v McGregor. Katie Taylor on the undercard. 180lb with a shotgun suspended on a pole. Both lads still fresh from drinking the blood of their adversaries/victims
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Phelan v Dwyer, college educated foes , the capital v the real capital, the trusty knife v the peace maker
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