More Rugby Shame

[mikehunt]

Will his penalty be that he has to drink Coors Light instead of Heino for 6 months?

[Malarkey]

@Cheasty

@Malarkey

Note the way no GAA people are coming on here to imply that Brendan Mullin’s convictions have anything whatsoever to do with the role of rugby and the IRFU in Irish life and society. This approach stands in stark contrast to one slavering lowlife’s obsession in turning any controversy about a GAA figure into an inane diatribe about the ‘superiority’ of rugby and rugby people.

Then again, I guess, you cannot unstupid or unbad nature people.

Has rugby as an institution circled the wagons for Brendan Mullin?

Was I saying the institution of rugby has? No, fairly clearly.

My point is that one particular individual – but he is not alone in this tendency – jumps on any controversy involving a GAA figure to make another generalized denunciation of the GAA’s role and presence in Irish life. I think that statement is merely a statement of AFR fact.

[binkybarnes]

@LionelRitchie

Is there any genuine liklihood he sees custodial sentence of any magnitude?

The fact he stole from a bank is definitely a mitigating factor.

[glasagusban]

Presumably his sentence will be in line with that lady that wrongly claimed the dead fellas pension.

[neilld]

She’s hardly as good a rugby player as Brendan Mullin?

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

Funny time for Joe Duffy to reopen the Kyle hayes case.

Almost like some deflection was needed.

[neilld]

Joe is trying to earn a new contract, he is under savage pressure.

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

There’s very dark forces as work here

[neilld]

There is a concerted effort alright.

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

No doubt.

Rte wouldn’t want to upset the south Dublin types who follow rugby so this was a nice distraction.

[StoneCold]

If it wasn’t Kyle Hayes you’d be on complaing about the GAA

[Tim_Riggins]

Good to see justice served

[Tim_Riggins]

@Cheasty

Has rugby as an institution circled the wagons for Brendan Mullin?

Nope. The main sponsor of Irish provincial sides pressed this case forward.

[gilgamboa]

Did Brendan pay back the half a million?

[tallback]

@gilgamboa

Did Brendan pay back the half a million?

I believe so. I think it was one of the arguments to prove his guilt

[myboyblue]

@glasagusban

Presumably his sentence will be in line with that lady that wrongly claimed the dead fellas pension.

Did she pay back the money?

[gilgamboa]

@tallback

I believe so. I think it was one of the arguments to prove his guilt

Fair play to him…twas only a kind of a loan so

[Bandage]

Brendan was a beacon & brought some flair & joie de vivre back when we were routinely battling for the wooden spoon in the old five nations. Hopefully his sentence is appropriate, he learns his lessons & wouldn’t it be something else if he does a Kyle Hayes & is nominated for a wealth management employee of the year award in 2030?

[Massey]

Apparently it was his own money,he just wasn’t bothered filling out the forms.

[jellyfish]

@gilgamboa

Fair play to him…twas only a kind of a loan so

The 500k was only resting in his account.