The competition lasted 17 days!! :blink:
Yer man is a cousin of Danny DeVito too apparently.
There has being De Vitoâs in Corbally for years - they own the Golden Grill on William St too I think. They are cousins of Danny in some form.
Are you ripping the piss or are you serious?
Yeah Iâm serious. I know one of the family and Chocolatemice would back me up too.
There was a photo maybe 10 - 15 years ago when Danny was in Ireland and Shannon Airport for some reason and they went out to meet him - my facts might be a little incorrect but I definately remember the photo being in the Leader/Post. Again how close the blood line is I am not so sure but they are related in some form. I am assuming that perhaps the Mr Worldâs mother comes from the same family of the Limerick De Vitos.
danny also has cousins in ennis (numero uno Pizza) and kilkee (some chipper) there is pics on wall also commemorating his visit as phil mentioned.
any relation?
http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/Witness-relays-how-friend-was.5090650.jp
Witness relays how friend was shot in the head
Date: 21 March 2009
By David Hurley
THE best friend of Frankie Ryan, who was shot dead in Moyross two-and-a-half years ago, dramatically described how he witnessed the âexecution-styleâ murder when he gave evidence at the Central Criminal Court this Thursday afternoon.
Erol Ibrahim, 20, was giving evidence on day two of the trial of Gary Campion, 26, of Pineview Gardens, Moyross who has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 21-year-old Frank Ryan on September 17, 2006.
In his evidence Mr Ibrahim, who was aged 17 at the time, described how he had met Mr Ryan on the afternoon of the killing before meeting him again that night. He said Mr Ryan, who was driving a red Toyota Carina car, picked him up at his home at Delmege Park, Moyross, shortly before he was shot dead.
He told the jury Frank Ryan picked up another person near his home and he told the jury: âAs we drove around the corner there was a gunshot from the back of the car.â
When asked by Aileen Donnelly SC, prosecuting, did he know the man in the back seat he replied: âI had never seen him before, I donât know who was in the back of the car.â
Earlier Garda Angela OâConnor told the jury that when she arrived at the scene of the shooting she met with Mr Ibrahim whom, she said, was spattered with blood: âErol Ibrahim was wearing a green and white celtic jersey, it was spattered with blood and he was crying out loud,â she said adding that there was also blood spatter on the side of Mr Ibrahimâs face. âHe was holding his hands to his head and was crying and he was very upset,â said Garda OâConnor.
The jury was told large crowds began gathering around the scene of the shooting following the arrival of gardai and at one point Frankie Ryanâs father, Frank Ryan Senior had to be restrained by gardai as he tried to run to the car where his son had been shot.
Evidence was also given by Dr Darragh Little whose attendance at the scene was requested by gardai. He described how the deceased man was sitting in the driver seat of the car with his head âtilted forward.â
Dr Little said he observed a âraggedâ wound on Mr Ryanâs right temple and he said there was a smaller bullet wound at the back of his head, which led him to believe he had been shot, without warning, by someone in the back of the car.
The trial was continuing in legal argument this Thursday afternoon in the absence of the jury.
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any relation?
http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/Witness-relays-how-friend-was.5090650.jp
Witness relays how friend was shot in the head
Date: 21 March 2009
By David Hurley
THE best friend of Frankie Ryan, who was shot dead in Moyross two-and-a-half years ago, dramatically described how he witnessed the âexecution-styleâ murder when he gave evidence at the Central Criminal Court this Thursday afternoon.
Erol Ibrahim, 20, was giving evidence on day two of the trial of Gary Campion, 26, of Pineview Gardens, Moyross who has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 21-year-old Frank Ryan on September 17, 2006.
In his evidence Mr Ibrahim, who was aged 17 at the time, described how he had met Mr Ryan on the afternoon of the killing before meeting him again that night. He said Mr Ryan, who was driving a red Toyota Carina car, picked him up at his home at Delmege Park, Moyross, shortly before he was shot dead.
He told the jury Frank Ryan picked up another person near his home and he told the jury: âAs we drove around the corner there was a gunshot from the back of the car.â
When asked by Aileen Donnelly SC, prosecuting, did he know the man in the back seat he replied: âI had never seen him before, I donât know who was in the back of the car.â
Earlier Garda Angela OâConnor told the jury that when she arrived at the scene of the shooting she met with Mr Ibrahim whom, she said, was spattered with blood: âErol Ibrahim was wearing a green and white celtic jersey, it was spattered with blood and he was crying out loud,â she said adding that there was also blood spatter on the side of Mr Ibrahimâs face. âHe was holding his hands to his head and was crying and he was very upset,â said Garda OâConnor.
The jury was told large crowds began gathering around the scene of the shooting following the arrival of gardai and at one point Frankie Ryanâs father, Frank Ryan Senior had to be restrained by gardai as he tried to run to the car where his son had been shot.
Evidence was also given by Dr Darragh Little whose attendance at the scene was requested by gardai. He described how the deceased man was sitting in the driver seat of the car with his head âtilted forward.â
Dr Little said he observed a âraggedâ wound on Mr Ryanâs right temple and he said there was a smaller bullet wound at the back of his head, which led him to believe he had been shot, without warning, by someone in the back of the car.
The trial was continuing in legal argument this Thursday afternoon in the absence of the jury.
[/quote]When they decide to make a big budget Hollywood take on this epic which actors will play which scumbags?
Rob Schneider could play Mike Houlihan
Gene Hackman would make a great Tom RyanâŚ
Mike Houlihan was just a guy, until one dayâŚDERP DEE DERP DEE DERPITY DERPY DERP
Mike Houlihan is a stapler!!! :lol:
Gardai in Limerick have recovered a significant amount of heroin during searches on the south side of the city.
The drugs, which are believed to be worth around âŹ100,000, were found in an area of open ground in the OâMalley Park estate.
Searches of the area are continuing and gardai say no arrests have been made.
The search operation is specifically targeting the activities of known drugs gangs.
This may seem a little harsh but does anybody else think that Steve Collins, whoâs son Roy was killed by the Dundons, has become a bit of a media whore? There isnât a Sunday that goes by where he is not in one of the red tops having his speak on the situation in Limerick. Itâs great that he hasnât been intimidated into silence as the Dundons would wish, but itâs getting a bit OTT at this stage.
âŹ100k of heroin âsignificantâ? My arse. And thatâs after the DS has probably doubled the real market price of the find
a bit harsh there imo.
these cunts are still intimidating him, pipe bombs, deathn threats and digging graves outside his house.
he could hide away from it and let them win like just about everyone else has and would but fair fucks to him he is probably responsible for a large percentage of media these scum get and thats a good thing.
maybe one of the rags could give him a weekly column/diary and im not joking.
Yeah he may come across as media friendly but I think he is only doing it to try and protect himself. He knows only too well that any one of the heroin addicted scum that owes a drugs debt to the Dundons would have no hesitation in knocking Steve Collins off if it meant clearing a debt and gaining some gang respect. The whole country knows the Roy Collins story so Steve may be thinking that the more media coverage he gets, the larger the national outrage would be should he be taken out. This national outcry would no doubt heap even more pressure on the Dundons from the law. John Gilligan would probably be over living it up in Alacante now with his wife in the sun if he had not let his ego get the better of him over Veronica Guerin. If the Dundons have a half a brain between them (an assumption that is questionable unfortunately) then theyâll safe Steve from the worst while no doubt continue making his life a misery in other ways.
Good points Phil, I hadnât really thought about it like that.
He has put himself in a position where if he or anymore of his family were shot then the national outrage would mean that anti-terrorist laws would be enacted upon the Dundons. Although they said the same after Royâs shooting and that of Shane Geoghegan. Things have been fairly quiet in Limerick lately. Itâll be interesting to see what happens in the next few weeks with Wayne Dundon back on the streets.
I have no doubt this is why Steve is back in the papers again. Living where he is living he has some balls to be mouthing off about them in the press but as I have said above I think it could actually be a wise move. Either way his life is at risk from them so fair play to him for not backing down.
Paul OâConnell sues Limerick developers Pat Whelan and Pat Chesser over investment deal gone wrongPublished Date: 12 April 2010
By Leader Reporter
MUNSTER rugby captain Paul OâConnell is suing former Irish rugby team manager Pat Whelan over a multi-million euro property deal in London, which has failed to make the expected financial return.
The Lions captain, 30, is among 67 investors who have lodged a High Court claim against Mr Whelan and his business partner, Pat Chesser. The list of investors includes a string of well known Limerick sporting and business personalities.
The Irish Mail on Sunday reported yesterday that a group of people in Limerick invested in a fund to capitalise on the 2012 Olympics, investing from âŹ250,000 to âŹ2m.
The investors were approached in 2007 by GK Wealth Management, on behalf of Mr Whelan and Mr Chesser, while three of the firmâs directors who invested are also suing the pair.
They claim that the guaranteed 16 per cent annual return on the investment has not materialised, with some owed a 32 per cent premium on their initial stake. One investor told the Mail on Sunday: âWe didnât want to go to court but weâve been looking for our money back for almost 12 months.â
The cases will be heard in the Commercial Court on April 19 next, where the investors will be represented by Limerick solicitors Sweeney McGann.
Long-term business partners, Mr Whelan and Mr Chesser were forced to appoint a receiver to one of their development companies, Callerview Properties Ltd, in February. The company owes in the region of j25m to Anglo Irish Bank.
Callerview Properties Ltd was also the focus of a Commercial Court case last year, when Isle of Man businessman Frank Woods sought âŹ12m from the company over a loan for the proposed redevelopment of the Odeon Cinema site in London. The case was settled last December, but details of the settlement were not disclosed.
Mr Whelan is chairman of the Thomond Park Development Company, was named Limerick Person of the Year in 2008. Neither Mr Whelan nor Mr Chesser would comment when contacted by the Limerick Leader this Monday.
Ironically, Pat Whelan was succeeded as Person of the Year by Paul OâConnell, who was recognised for his achievement in becoming the first Limerick rugby player to captain the Lions, as well as his starring role in Irelandâs Grand Slam win.
The hugely popular OâConnell was ruled out of Munsterâs weekend Heineken Cup clash with Northampton, but one of the memorable images of the day was of him celebrating joyfully after a famous victory put the team into the semi-final.
I belive Chesser and Pat Whelan are arch enemies now as well. There was a story doing the rounds a few months back of the two of having a fight in a pub toilet, one of them ended up with a broken nose.