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MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT Shane Ross has welcomed the cancellation of a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event that had been planned to take place in Monaghan on Saturday evening.
Ross said that it was brought to his attention by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council that the emergency medical services at the planned event, Battle Arena 56, “would have fallen far short of the recommendations of the Dublin Coroner in the inquest following the death of Joao Carvalho”.
He added that it would have involved people who have not been not licensed in this jurisdiction.
“One can only react with dismay that any organiser of such an event would take such an approach with the health and safety of its participants,” Ross said.
It is frankly unimaginable that any event promoter in this country is unaware of their obligations to ensure that any event of this nature does not expose the participants to an unacceptable level of risk and injury.
In a statement on Facebook, Battle Arena Ireland, the group behind the event, said that it had asked a company from Northern Ireland to work at their show and it was expected that its paperwork “would have been processed in plenty of time for our event”.
“Unfortunately this did not happen.. yet the replacement crew that was put in place (The Irish Red Cross)(PHECC accredited) were also not permitted to work the event,” Battle Arena Ireland said.
“This situation is outrageous and is certainly not in the best interest of fighter safety.”
Battle Arena Ireland said it has been in contact with the gardaí regarding the event.
The group has said it will return and that it is “already looking for a new venue and date”.
Joao Carvalho
Joao Carvalho (28) died in hospital two days after he received 41 blows to the head during a Total Extreme Fighting contest at Dublin’s National Boxing Stadium on 9 April 2016.
An inquest into his death heard from a neurosurgeon who raised concerns over the presence of suitably qualified medical personnel at the event.
The Irish MMA community subsequently agreed to establish an appropriate governing body for MMA in Ireland, which could ultimately be recognised by Sport Ireland.
Among the proposals touted for regulating the sport were the creation of a database of participants’ medical status, the implementation of medically supervised suspensions, and verifiable processes for taking medical examinations and confirming their results.
In his statement this evening, Ross said: “To be fair, there are some MMA event promoters who have ensured their events are as safe as possible and have ensured that their events abide by the recommendations of the Dublin Coroner in the inquest following the death of Joao Carvalho.”
He urged “all promoters to follow that example and fully implement the expected minimum safety standards for those participating and they should give due consideration to cancelling it if they cannot implement these basic precautions in full”.
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Wonderful response from the supporters.
Cistercian College Roscrea, built in 1905 is one of only two monastic colleges in Ireland.
The school has a national and international reputation for sporting achievement. Sporting facilities include extensive playing fields (rugby, hurling, gaelic football, and soccer)
An all-weather pitch, Heated indoor swimming pool,Basketball court, Tennis courts and .Gymnasium.
Past pupils include Brian Cowen – Former Taoiseach. Willie Mullins – Racehorse trainer and former jockey. Conor Brady – Former editor of The Irish Times.
A great history.
@Emmet O’Keeffe: eh… do you work there or something?
@Emmet O’Keeffe: maybe the congregations could do the same whip around to pay for rest of the catholic church’s abuse bill
@The Throwaway:
What sort of an ignoramus are you?
@mark foley:
My guess…..an atheist ignoramus.
Oh Shut Up Shane Bradley.
People donating money to an institution the love, an institution which probably does more good for future generations than you or I know about, that is good in my book.
@sean o’dhubhghaill: i am not doubting it is a good school but it is elitist.. That’s all I am saying and in our unequal society, the advantage always prioritise their own.
Elitist how?
And so the elite of our land look after themselves!
@Shane Bradley: How do I unlike this gimp?
@Shane Bradley: You , my dear friend, have got a great big ” plank” on your shoulder . Just get on with your own life , and don’t be so narrow minded.
@mark foley: I certainly do not. Why is it you make your comment about me and not about my comment. When you attack your opponent and not counter his/her point, you have already lost the argument. Such an approach is a classic fallacy of logic called ‘argumentum ad hominem’.
I actually had a high standard education and am very grateful but I also recognise many, due to no fault of their own, are not so privileged, as educational resources are unevenly divided.
@Shane Bradley:
Actually educational resources are perfectly equally divided, with the government giving the exact same ‘capitation payment’ to every school in the country, according to the exact same criteria. In fact the inequality lies at the lower end with far more state funding being pumped into ‘DEIS’ schools.
With People Power, anything is possible. Bualadh Bos all round.
It might help then stay open if they stopped paying for people to come in to play rugby.
@Alex Denby: Mr Denby, you just get your facts right . Typical begrudging, small-minded attitude.
The power of the old boys network!
Well holy god!!!!
Am I concerned that a private Catholic secondary school is in financial strife and might
have to close?
Not really.
I had to emigrate without a secondary education because the Catholic Church in the 1950′s-60s controlled and owned all the secondary schools in my county and charged
like a wounded bull.
My options then was Killnacrott or Blacklion and the Brotherhood and I consider myself
very lucky that I did not succumb to either sexual honneypots.Instead I took my Grade 12 after 4 years of night school in Canada.
From my experience , I couldn’t give a rats about Catholic secondary schools being in financial strife; in fact its poetic justice, IMO.
I am sure the past pupils of this boarding school have a lot of wealth alright. I am sure also that they are grateful for the money the state provides to them to run an elitist Catholic school.
Well played Cistercian College Roscrea, well played!
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