Read the article there. While Iād have sympathy for anyone that goes through addiction, this fella seems to be getting more of it based on his rugby ability and family background. The article even refers to his father as a successful businessman or something like that. A sad case indeed, but there are plenty of them about. In this chapās case, the family can afford to get him into an addiction centre.
Interesting the story wasnāt posted in the Rugby Shame Thread.
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Almost as it it were being buried.
Iām not sure what your point is? Nobody condoned what he done. I have known of the chap since his school rugby days. I had never heard of him being involved in an incident like this but had heard he was homeless and what not over the years.
Itās a very sad case as he had struggled with drink from a very young age which is rare Iād imagine. He was being compared to Brian o Driscoll in national newspapers at the time his struggles had begun. I doubt that sort of attention helped him much is something that always crossed my mind.
Just as well he wasnāt a hurler.
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Ah thatās fair enough. The tone of the article was very sympathetic, and as per @Kyleās previous comment, Iām not sure if the same would be applied to a fella from working class Limerick with no sporting ability.
Iād imagine youāre right to an extent that the pressure of all that attention may have had a role in his addiction too. Sad case one way or the other.
Why? He would have all the Limerick simpletons defending him like when one their senior hurlers assaults some random person.
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And if he wasnāt a highly promising rugby player the article wouldnāt be in the papers either Iād imagine.
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A former Limerick hurler has stepped in to sort it out.
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It might be, but it would be more a small snippet on the side. Most things that go through the courts make the local papers. Fair comments from you though.
CC ?
No, Turlough Herbert is his solicitor.
Rubby is Limerickās shame
Thereās nothing worse than when people try to score points about peopleās perceived back rounds imo.
Paul from UL who was outed as a poster on here will be on bbc tomorrow night as part of the Who do you think you are show. Mel C of spice girl fame discovers her Limerick roots.
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Why couldnāt you have gone and made something of yourself like Paul from UL?
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I got trapped by a woman.
Paul wonāt ever have to worry about such thingsā¦
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āWho do you think you areā said in a Limerick city accent is a far more sinister program
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Sporty spice having Limerick roots probably the least surprising thing of all time.
Sporting Spice
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Who do you think you are you fuckin hanicap
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