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GAA apologises

I find this line extradordinary from Liam O' Neill

"I've often said that the mark of an organisation is how you deal with it when it happens. We had the rule, he was sent off correctly. We find out the rule wasn't adequate. We're quite prepared to immediately address that."

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5518 - 27/01/2015 13:29:45    1686871

Whats extraordinary about it?

supermon (Monaghan) - Posts: 1073 - 27/01/2015 14:11:48    1686894

No room for sectarianism in any organization or for that matter in a civilized society.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 27/01/2015 14:19:13    1686901

He should of got 6 months,disgusting abuse at a fellow gael, no matter what County or Club your from there is no defending this action.

Two game ban is an insult to the fight against racial abuse in our sport and our daily lives.

It has happened before and It will happen again until a proper ban is put in place,shame on the GAA for not taking a stand when the had their best chance to implement a serious ban that would clear up this sort of behaviour.

hardcore (Monaghan) - Posts: 1366 - 27/01/2015 14:27:48    1686911

Two matches is not long enough for this kind of abuse.
Mc Kiernan is a great player and will learn from this. Heat of the moment stuff but definitely not nice. Noo need for it.

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 27/01/2015 14:48:26    1686935

Oh so this is no longer a taboo subject?

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 27/01/2015 15:09:36    1686957

Well put royaldunne. I couldn't agree more.

lilywhite1 (Kildare) - Posts: 2989 - 27/01/2015 15:18:09    1686960

It would be good if mc keirnan came out with a public apology , agree heat of the moment but shouldn't happen . Paul Finley got a longer ban for attempting to strike mc keirnan .

hutto (Monaghan) - Posts: 171 - 27/01/2015 15:23:35    1686966

I agree racial or sectarianism should carry a minimum ban of 6 months from all games county and club.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 27/01/2015 15:32:12    1686969

Why has the GAA apologized ?
Should it not be the player in question who should be doing this ?
Or is he getting some protection ?

WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 27/01/2015 15:48:15    1686987

When someone gets slapped with 48 weeks for giving out about a ref on twitter, and a year for playing in a Mickey Mouse tournament in England, a 2 game ban for this is a farce. 6 months minimum.

supermon (Monaghan) - Posts: 1073 - 27/01/2015 16:25:10    1687010

Is calling someone something sectarian, any more abusive that slagging someone for being fat or bald or short or overly tall?

Not defending any of it, but name-calling is juvenile stuff that should be treated on that level rather than turned into a major public hand-wringing and an occasion for match bans UNLESS of course it was persistent and particularly nasty. Not sure what applies in this case.

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 27/01/2015 16:26:38    1687014

why should mc kiernan come out with a public apology? hes apologised to the individual in question and its been accepted is that not enough?

Breffni81 (Cavan) - Posts: 181 - 27/01/2015 16:33:10    1687020

Breffni8 1 , why should the gaa make a public apology ? Mc keirnan is the one who committed the offence. Maybe you would like for the incident to be kept quiet .

hutto (Monaghan) - Posts: 171 - 27/01/2015 16:40:28    1687027

Hurlingdub sectarianist abuse in relation to the religion of a person is particularly nasty. What part of that do you not get ?

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6031 - 27/01/2015 16:48:09    1687041

hurlingdub
County: Dublin
Is calling someone something sectarian, any more abusive that slagging someone for being fat or bald or short or overly tall?

I believe so, yes. Glad to see the GAA taking racial/sectarian abuse seriously, will make for a stronger association.

Marlon_JD (Tipperary) - Posts: 1823 - 27/01/2015 17:10:22    1687065

hurlingdub
County: Dublin
Posts: 6820

1687014
Is calling someone something sectarian, any more abusive that slagging someone for being fat or bald or short or overly tall?

Not defending any of it, but name-calling is juvenile stuff that should be treated on that level rather than turned into a major public hand-wringing and an occasion for match bans UNLESS of course it was persistent and particularly nasty. Not sure what applies in this case.


YES IT MOST CERTAINLY IS WORSE. Especially to someone living along the border. I dunno if you are aware of something called the history of ireland?????

supermon (Monaghan) - Posts: 1073 - 27/01/2015 17:12:09    1687066

Greengrass
County: Louth
Posts: 3459

1687041
Hurlingdub sectarianist abuse in relation to the religion of a person is particularly nasty. What part of that do you not get ?

Im sure everyone is aware of that. Nasty indeed. But what about say fella's with red hair? Or overweight lads? How is it any more nasty than the abuse they often come in for? Truth is it isn't. We can't create a hierarchy of what constitutes abuse and what doesn't. All name calling about religion, appearance, skin colour is reprehensible.

Ned_Stormcrow (Cavan) - Posts: 1071 - 27/01/2015 18:07:24    1687096

Lads put it this way, 30 years of trouble here in ireland wasn't caused by red hair or weight issues. It's a particularly sensitive subject that can divide a community and if left unchecked could cause division in the GAA. I remember a story not so long ago of a GAA club player in Fermanagh walking away because of said abuse.

supermon (Monaghan) - Posts: 1073 - 27/01/2015 18:18:42    1687104

Abuse is abuse : referring to someone's family situation etc is no better , obviously sectarian abuse has profound connotations to violence however I wouldn't downgrade family abuse etc below it . It is sadly in most team sports at all levels !

TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 27/01/2015 18:24:39    1687108