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THE US HOUSE committee probing the assault on the US Capitol last year has laid out a searing indictment of Donald Trump’s refusal to halt or condemn the violence and insisted he should be held accountable for a gross dereliction of presidential duty.
Committee chairman Bennie Thompson, speaking at the televised finale of a series of public hearings, said Trump “recklessly blazed a path of lawlessness and corruption” as he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 US election.
The Mississippi congressman, addressing the committee virtually because he has Covid-19, said there must be “accountability” for what he called an attack on democracy.
During a two-and-a-half-hour hearing, lawmakers presented testimony from White House aides who said that Trump watched the Capitol attack unfold on television and ignored their repeated pleas to tell his supporters to leave.
“From the comfort of his dining room he watched on TV as the attack escalated,” said Adam Kinzinger, one of two Republicans on the panel.
“He sent tweets that inflamed,” Kinzinger said. “For three hours he refused to call off the attack.”
“Donald Trump’s conduct on January 6 was a supreme violation of his oath of office and a complete dereliction of his duty to our nation,” Kinzinger said. “It is a stain on our history.”
Thompson said Trump “did everything in his power to overturn an election – he lied, he bullied, he betrayed his oath.
“He tried to destroy our democratic institutions,” he said.
There needs to be accountability. Accountability under the law, accountability to the American people… all the way up to the Oval Office.
With Trump mulling another White House run in 2024, Republican vice chair Liz Cheney said.
“Every American must consider this: ‘Can a president who is willing to make the choices Donald Trump made during the violence of January 6 ever be trusted with any position of authority in our great nation again?’”
Lawmakers provided a minute-by-minute account of Trump’s actions between the time he gave a fiery speech to his supporters near the White House claiming the November 2020 election was stolen and extending until the moment when he finally told the rioters they were “very special” but should go home.
Outtakes were played from a message taped by Trump the next day, in which he refused to stick with a written script on a teleprompter.
“I don’t want to say the election’s over,” he said, rejecting that phrase from the script.
‘One of the darkest days’
Two former White House officials – deputy White House press secretary Sarah Matthews and Matthew Pottinger, who served on the National Security Council – testified about their decision to resign on January 6.
Matthews said it was “one of the darkest days in our nation’s history” and “President Trump was treating it as a celebratory occasion”.
“His refusal to act and call off the mob that day and his refusal to condemn the violence was indefensible,” she said.
Pottinger said a tweet sent by Trump attacking vice president Mike Pence for refusing Trump’s demand that he block congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory was “like fuel being poured on the fire.”
“That was the moment that I decided that I was going to resign,” he said.
Thursday’s prime-time hearing was the eighth and final one in this series. Committee members said there would be further hearings in September.
Previous committee hearings focused on Trump’s attempt to sway election officials in swing states that Biden narrowly won and put pressure on Pence.
The committee also examined the impact of a tweet Trump sent in December urging his supporters to descend on Washington on January 6.
Members of right-wing militia groups the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers and other Trump supporters saw the tweet from the president as a “call to arms,” lawmakers said.
More than 850 people have been arrested in connection with the attack on Congress, which left at least five people dead and 140 police officers injured.
The 76-year-old Trump was impeached for a historic second time by the House after the Capitol riot but was acquitted by the Senate, where only a handful of Republicans voted to convict him.
The House committee is to submit a report to Congress this fall with its findings.
The committee may issue criminal referrals to the Justice Department, leaving it up to Attorney General Merrick Garland to decide whether Trump or others should be prosecuted for the attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Garland said on Wednesday that the January 6 probe is the “most important” investigation the Justice Department has ever conducted and stressed that “no one is above the law in this country.”
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Sense prevails.
@Larry Whack: pressure prevailed.
@Jayo Breathneach: with a GAA event talking place in advance of the match, are they looking to get a percentage of the ticket profits that are due to go Liam Millers family?
No such thing as a free lunch.
@Paddy Murphy: was it all going to the family when it was supposed to be in Turners Cross?
@Jayo Breathneach: Correct. they can’t hide the truth behind billionaire newspaper owners who pick the journalists of their choice. except with a handful who are tolerated. they’re trying with all their might to close it down.
@Jayo Breathneach: Fairplay to them…at last.
@Jayo Breathneach: the GAAs behaviour is just like the catholic church. Pompous men who don’t like to be told. I bet there wasn’t a single female in the room at any of those meetings either. Stuck in the mud male belligerents who can’t look at the bigger picture or keep up with the modern thinking of the communities they are supposed to represent.
@Stephen Pierce: I believe so but I’m open to correction on this!
@2thFairy: think you’re stuck in the mud a bit yourself there to be fair!
@2thFairy: meanwhile the FAI don’t have a decent facility nearby to facilitate the event. Shows you the real story.
@Jayo Breathneach: and the failure of the FAI
@2thFairy: The chairperson of Cork County board is a women, Tracey Kennedy.
Please check you facts before commenting.
@Stephen Pierce: should it not?
@John Fitzpatrick: I stand corrected and I’m delighted to hear it. But the GAA are still stuck in the mud and need to modernise their way of thinking.
@2thFairy: need someone like John Delaney you reckon to keep up with FAI?
I cannot wait for the protests, this is going to be fun :)
Looking forward to seeing Cork City FC play champions league there in a few years.
@Dingleberrycity: That’s exactly what the GAA fears, in their community facility.
@Dingleberrycity: Haha they can say in the halting site at turners cross LOL
@PV Nevin: true, but once we get this game out of the way it will be easier for the GAA to accept. Then in 5 or 6 years time the various GAA stadiums will be fighting among themselves to host big soccer matches. Wait and see….
@Dingleberrycity: because what big association football games will take place there. One off qualifiers for the Europa league. Nothing to worry about.
@Dingleberrycity: when they buy the place. Cop yourself on man
@Dingleberrycity: They would hump at the chance of more money. just tell them harry will be attending. they love the royals.
@Dingleberrycity: typical of tramps to look for something for nothing
@Tuesday Paddy: Tramps? if weren’t for soccer and rugby we would be starved of sport in ireland.
@Sean Conway: Starved of sport in Ireland without soccer and rugby? Pull the other one. Almost nobody cares about the League of Ireland and our international team will probably never qualify for another major tournament. Rugby is doing well at the moment and fair play to them, at least they dont have to go begging for stadia. GAA is the heartbeat of Irish sport, something we can truly call our own, and it is of huge cultural importance to us as a country. But even without the big 3 there is plenty of sport in Ireland so thats just a silly statement.
@Sean Conway: Soccer in Ireland? A laughing stock, International team is and has been for years abysmal, Watching the Angeles
Would be more entertaining and don’t mention the Joke that is the League of Ireland,no wonder clubs are going to the wall, nobody can bear to look at rubbish. Maybe you like watch foreign Soccer in the UK though and get your kicks from England LOL
@Ger Murphy: gealic football is a rip off of soccer.
@Ger Murphy: Fifteen soccer goalkeepers and you call it a sport?
@Sean Conway: At least we get scores over seventy minutes, our Irish International Striker hasn’t scored in 2 years! FFS Better off reading the phone book than Watching Irish Soccer, you probably prefer to watch the English play
@Sean Conway: you are getting zero points for that son. If i was you i would take the boat. You are in the wrong country.
@John Nolan: Did i hit a nerve inside forward goalie.
Fair play to the Gaa. Now everyone should move on and consider the mans family in all this. I’d say they were appalled at all the controversy.
@pg38: of course the family must be very upset. Fair play seems like a compliment to the GAA. Rules were attached to the funding of the parc and the EU could have stepped in and demanded the return of Funds to the government, tax payers hard earned contributions, it has to be said. It’s high time the GAA went under the microscope, they have the same hold as the Church had on the population. Make them answerable.
@helen walsh: GAA same as the Catholic Church?? Now that is funny as hell, Were you not good enough to play GAA or something? Aviva got 191 million do you make John Delaney answerable? or Rugby? FAI and other Sports can only dream to be in the same league as the GAA
@helen walsh: Please watch this https://youtu.be/qDVNYo2Jw3A. If you don’t have the time, skip to the 3.33 second mark
@helen walsh: All those people giving up their spare time to instil some team spirt and fitness I to kids. God. Your right. This is the same at the Catholic Church. To me, this sounds like the comments of a very bitter, isolated person. I hope I’m wrong
@helen walsh: where is all the money from man utd and celtic gone? 40k a week from united……
@Ger Murphy: To be fair it is the same mentality.
@helen walsh: Ah will you stop the same as the Church. Before the microspoe is turned on the GAA how about Delaney and his cronies in the FAI? They can’t pay their players, this from the richest sport in the world. How come the FAI have kips of grounds and gets more tax payers funding than the GAA? And why would the Govt scrutinise the GAA? And they have a hold on the population? are you for real, its an all inclusive sport for both genders has a massive following embedded in communities and you imply the GAA is corrupt as the Catholic church? I think you are away with the fairies there.
@Ger Murphy: Ridiculous comment! The GAA is such a backward organisation that has probably the best sport on the planet on its books. But so long as it’s kept in the community
@Ger Murphy: he you do make them all answerable when it comes to public money..there is no room for bigots in our society
I think that the GAA should receive credit for rolling back from the decision, which was taken after all, based simply on the rules of the Association. Given the size and spread of the GAA there must be an overall policy to guide its direction. When the application of the policy caused an outcry amongst its members, it had the courage to reverse the decision.
@Tommy Dunne: Receive credit? Our money paid in part for that stadium, they are only doing it because of pressure from government,
@paul kelly: your money..have you been in the grounds??
@John Nolan: eh tax
@John Nolan: 30 million in government funding.
@Fracko: It was pressure from ordinary people who thought that the GAA’s intransigence was a disgrace. People who are football supporters, GAA supporters, rugby supporter. Supporters from all sports..
@paul kelly: and 191 million of government funding for the Aviva so just shut up will ya and while you’re at it go and try and organise a local charity lacrosse game there
@Tommy Dunne: rot, they had to reverse the decision, the Law and the EU could have stepped in.
@Tommy Dunne: Rules are rules but common sense prevailed. This will likely lead to GAA opening their doors to some other major sporting events…
We’ve all learned a valuable lesson here. Bullying works. If you don’t like someone else’s opinion organise a mob then throw enough abuse until they break under pressure. On a side note if you can get Damien Duff to lead the abuse then better again.
@Chicken George: more along the lines of common sense prevailing rather than bullying working….
@Chicken George: The valuable lesson here is no matter the sport this is a fundraising event. Support a man’s family for an event fighting a disease that affects everyone of us in someway. Take the higher road here instead of giving your two cents on mindless bickering and keyboard attacking and donate those cents to Marymount Hospice you gowl.
@Chicken George: totally agree. Bully bully bully and you will get your way whether you deserve it or not.
@Eoghan P O’Leary: most of the people who were coming out in Favour of the stadium being opened for the game were GAA members. The GAA is a democratically run organisation. Are you saying that the GAA bullied the GAA into it? Or just that common sense prevailed? Most people in the country are members of more than one club. Im predominantly a rugby man but I’m still a member of my local hurling and golf clubs too.
Does that make me a bully or a victim?
@Jim Demps: I’m a member of the GAA but involved with a club in New Zealand. I have said from the beginning that the game should have been played in PUC but the bullying has been terrible. A business man (I don’t who’s name) organised a game of association football and then realised it would be popular for people to attend so every man and his dog approached the GAA(in a bad way) for the use of their ground. If this had been organised properly then organisers would have approached the GAA from day one and gotten approval to use PUC. Poor form when Damien Duff has to have a go off GAA members to get a point across when this could have been so simple.
@Eoghan P O’Leary: would the GAA have granted permission for the game if it hadn’t been for the public pressure? Or if there was a formal request put in back in March? I seriously doubt it. Have a look at the GAAs first statement on the matter that has caused all the fuss.
@Chicken George: damien duff should look at his own assosciation and tackle them first. Gone from Ireland for years becomes a millionaire and comes home to abuse an organisation thats being going for over 130 years. He ought to be ashamed of himself.
@John Nolan: he also came home and played for shamrock rovers until he finished his career and he donated every cent of his 18 month contract from that time to charity. There aren’t many people i know that donate 18 months wages to charity. None in fact. What a bollix
@Chicken George: people stood up to the bigoted dinosaurs and won
@Chicken George: Luckily enough, not many GAA supporters are as petty and small minded as yourself. (That’s a response to the numerous sad posts you have made on this issue.) The bottom line is that GAA came to their senses and are now doing what is right.
@Chicken George: it was the only decent decision, stop defending the indefensible
@Jim Demps: glad to say I am a member of none of those mentioned, I give to GAA collections, I don’t like what I see, perhaps I should stop giving. The GAA is archaic and the word democratic is hard to apply to them.
@helen walsh: Thankfully the GAA helps every parish in the country, our local GAA club contributes greatly to local life, meeting place for young and old, many other activities go on that are not in the GAA but use the facilities, Athletics, ICA, Macra an Feirme, Card Nights,Bridge,Health and safety classes, GYM facilities, walking tracks. None of whom has to pay for the use.Pity you don’t see the good that is does but only your bitterness
@Ger Murphy: Nobody is denying that the local GAA clubs contribute to the local community. That is not at issue.
This debacle was purely of the GAA’s own making and is regarded by most as appalling PR for the GAA
@CrabaRev: My point was for the bitter lady above,My thoughts are
It just took too long to get an answer was the problem, initially they were not approached by the committee that is organising the game, it went viral then that there may be a problem playing in PUC because of outdated rules, now the rules should be changed but that is for another day, it also couldn’t get the go ahead from one person so it took time to get the relevant board together to give the go ahead. It has the go ahead so the game now should be the focus and not this ordeal. Obviously anti GAA brigade will keep it going but what’s done is done.
@Ger Murphy: Perspective is interesting. I didn’t see her post as bitter. I though she made a valid point.
I just cannot believe that GAA people are coming on here defending the GAA’s stance on this particular issue. It was absolutely indefensible. You don’t have to be anti GAA to call them out on what was a ludicrous position to take.
@Jim Demps: hope he has some over mind you he will be able to support the two clubs Bray and Limerick to survive.maybe take the FAI to task for neglecting football in ireland
Atleast this can move on. GAA didn’t handle it well at the start but neither did the organisers in looking for it. One of the turn off points for them would have been that the first sell out game there is a soccer game. This has gone completely gone over the top. Both sides can both be commended now for letting this happen.
@Lad: did the organisers actually look for it in the first place? Or did others just take it on themselves to demand that it be played in PUC?
@Lad: Yes, credit where credit is due. They overturned a 130 year old rule which couldn’t be done on a whim. The abuse they got, particularly Cork GAA who had no authority to make this decision disgraceful. It was a sad but not uncommon reflection on modern society to see a social media bullying campaign being orchestrated by the masses.
@Chicken George: Did they not already overturn this rule for rugby, american football etc? There’s precedence, hence the angry response from joe public. Glad its resolved now.
@Clifford Brennan: that was just for Croke Park
@Clifford Brennan: They had agreed in principle to address the rule of Ireland was successful with their RWC bid
@Chicken George: Cheers lads.
@Chicken George: could have avoided all the pressure by making a common sense decision for charity but their fear of the foreign sport wouldn’t allow that…..GAAr**holes
@ed: Well they have changed, PUC was demanded in the first place but the GAA were never approached in the 1st place. Just goes to show what the FAI have unfairness that they depend on other sports to supply pitches for
Them but no surprise when you see the 3rd World league they run.
Common sense does prevail
@Kieran Campbell: And we might get to see some handball/basketball beforehand. Maybe GAA will learn something about ‘foot’ball from the whole thing.
@andrew: handball?
@John Nolan: have you seen GAA recently? The odd kick, mostly hand passing. I used to play gaa myself and find the current style of playing has little to do with what we were doing. we were always encouraged to kick.now kicking is the last option for a lot of players. forget the pairc. gaa should be down at the beach (playing volleyball!
@John Nolan: erm, handball is one of the official GAA sports. Just shows what you know .
@Bríd Uí Mhaoluala: thanks for the info lol. as a matter of fact, we used to hang around in the local handball alley (which is now disused. shame. a good sport)
Not a bit surprised that the GAA came up trumps.
It was obvious that all aspects had to considered beforehand (insurance, taxes, setting protocal for future demands). Pity Damien didn’t stop and reflect before he jumped on pea-brain wagon).
@Muiris Heron: utter tosh ,insurance taxes etc are par for the course anyway, they are not unusual extras because a ‘foreign’ game is being played.. I want to see the GAA come under scrutiny
@helen walsh: Start by going to see a game
Well hopefully it will sell out & all the gaa bashers will buy a ticket
@matthew o reilly: the anti-GAA gang on here alone should fill it I’d say!
@Joe Kennedy: they were never there. Probably not able to compete when they were younger. They dont go to FAI games and watch all sports from where they get their west brit views ..television. its the old anti Irish attitude. Castle catholics
@matthew o reilly: you wouldnt want to be holding your breath. It will be full with Munster Rugby and GAA supporters most of them pro sports people. The other shower as in anti GAA crowd will be at their keyboards watching Sky News
@John Nolan: GAA W**kers
@Joe Kennedy: this is nationalism at its worst, not all tax payers are GAA members, they still contributed to the Parc, they had no say in the matter of where their contributions went to, If I had it would not be the GAA.
@helen walsh: You need to bury your bitterness as it grows on you! Our local club facilitates Card Nights, Bridge, Walking tracks,Gym,Athletics, ICA,Macra an Feirme, Bingo,Old Folks Dinners at least 3 times a year, Health and safety courses and many more. Rural Ireland is kept alive by the GAA and will continue to do so. Your bitterness is deeper though
@Ger Murphy: spot on Ger.
@joe: good man Joe there is still fight in you definitely would break a county team.
@John Nolan: break a county team?
Think everyone should just move on now and get behind the occasion thats being organised for the Miller family, great it’s finally going ahead in Pairc Ui Chaoimh! Time to buy the tickets and get down and fill it up now!
Common sense at last. Shouldn’t have come to this in the first place. Dinosaurs.
@James O’Brien: get lost. An association of dinosaurs is it? Most GAA people wanted the game played in PUC but rules are rules. Be a good boy and be happy with the outcome.
@James O’Brien: I don’t think that’s helpful. The right outcome was achieved. Are you going to buy a ticket for the game?
@James O’Brien: Orthodontists tell us that dinasaurs were so stupid that even when they were mortally wounded, they did not know they were dying….get the connection
@Eoghan P O’Leary: you should change your rules to prove you aren’t bigoted dinosaurs
@Eoghan P O’Leary: I’m talking about the clowns that said no. Not the entire GAA but you’re intelligent enough to see through that. Ohh wait
@Jim Demps: missed the point see next comment
Great gesture from the GAA after an ugly week of abuse directed at them by people who should look closer to home in their own sports organisation.
Heard roy Keane wants the training gear and the bibs to arrive a week before hand and the pitch to be lined properly or the hole thing is off again..
@Frank 0 Brien: What I like to know is how are they going to play a soccer match directly after a hurling match with line painting,goals etc.
@Frank 0 Brien: the mouth from the south. Sure he is paid by the FAI he can paint the pitch himself. Least he could do a traitor. Saipan Sady
@Padraig: Haven’t you ever heard of green paint? Rugby and football are played in Aviva despite different lines.
Well done to the amateur organisation that’s run professionally…. The ex overpaid professional footballer needs to apologise…what’s his problem? ..showed he knows nothing about our national sports organisation.. Our all amateur ladies hockey team are role models for us all.. Well done ladies
@Packie Heverin: run professionally… hahaha.. the gaa in the last month have been humiliated with the way they run things
@Packie Heverin: rubbish! Stupid comment
@Packie Heverin: 1. What does Damien Duff’s wage have to do with this? Nonsensical rambling. 2. What does the hockey team have to do with this? Nonsensical rambling. 3. How old are you? Are you still searching for role models? Damien Duff represented his country at the highest level. Just because he has an opinion which you disagree with, he’s suddenly not a “role model” and his wages are brought into this?
@grandslamkbo: Damien’s “opinion” was obviously an unfortunate rant. A real pity – he let himself down.
Cost €70m to build stadium. (A lot!) Where did the other €40m for Cork come from?
@PV Nevin: What are you talking about.The Aviva Stadium cost €410 million of which the tax payers paid half.Croke Park revamp was €260 million with another heap of money coming from the taxpayers.
@Padraig: so? It’s also by far the biggest sporting economic force for the entire country..
@Padraig: Where did the other €40m come from? A question.
@PV Nevin: Well it hardly came from the FAI if it was for the GAA.
@PV Nevin: from GAA HQ and Cork GAA who will sell a 20 acre land bank to pay their share off (23m euro). So no debt that is the way to do things unlike the financially crippled FAI. The very same deals available to LOI clubs, Rugby clubs etc etc Just be aware when demanding GAA open its facillites to other sports the reverse is not possible given the size of a GAA pitch, mighty convenient fact that.
So it was all about money
@Declan Brady: probably mainly FAI
Its a pity the gaa had to be shamed into it, it would have been great pr exercise for them.
Hopefully this will be a great occasion in memory of Liam.
Great news, sense prevails, just. We have large GAA stadiums up and down the country that are dormant except for one are two games in the summer when we see them full. That is not commercially viable. Hurling and football ate ingrained in our DNA and opening these venues up for other sports is of no danger to the GAA.
@Tommy C: it obviously is commercially viable but then the GAA is a grass roots organisation. The real question here is where’s the FAI stadium. Answer is nowhere because they’re probably the most useless organisation in the country.
@J: the FAI part own a stadium, in Dublin. Where’s the FAs stadium in Birmingham? The Spanish FAs stadium in Valencia or the Italian FAs stadium in Naples? Does the Danish FA have a stadium in Aarhus? Your argument is completely irrelevent. Which national federation do you know of that goes around the country building stadia?
@J: All I’m really saying here is that once or twice in a whole year stadiums outside Croke Park are full. The GAA could benefit hugely from opening them up instead of fearing the idea and putting the extra income back into grass routes. It’s awful watching these stadiums sitting there waiting for the seasonal big game
@Tommy C: are you standing around looking at empty stadiums all the time? At least the GAA build things. And yes I know some of the cost is borne by the tax payer but a lot of those tax payers are GAA followers. I’m no apologist for the GAA but they did in the end allow the game to happen. It’s just a bit rich to be slaying them when the FAI have shag all stadia/facilities to offer and even if there was an agreement to use GAA facilities they’d never be used (besides Croke Park) apart from this one off.
@grandslamkbo: I guess they would use a club stadium in this instance. I think GAA made a massive PR boo boo in their initial reaction but in the end everyone got what they wanted so It should be time to move on now and let’s hope it’s a sell out.
@J: football is way more popular than gaa in terms of playing numbers and tv viewing figures. The gaa sport of hurling is dead in most of the country.
Now let’s see all the people who were calling for this go out and put their €50 where their mouth is and not have PUC empty.
Shows up FAI with Delaney as the millionaire emperor with no clothes. Certainly none in cork limerick Waterford or anywhere really outside Aviva. LOI clubs struggle, fans have poor facilities and no prospect of change. Are soccer people to keep going back cap in hand to other spirts?
Well done to the GAA council for making the right decision in the end. Now hopefully all the bitterness can be forgotten about for a while and supporters from all sides can get behind this worthy cause and make sure it’s a sell out. Well done to all involved.
@Jim Demps: no place for a rational and reasonable comment like that here Jim!
@Jim Demps: they had to reach this decision, The EU would be on their ragged tail if not. I hope the Pandora’s box that is the GAA will be opened soon. Yes a grassroots organisation with a finger in many pies, the Church and politics for starters. The same old mugs are out front in every small town across the country.
@helen walsh: You must be good fun on a
Night out,lol
@helen walsh: should read the history of the GAA the real history. You might learn something. Every village town and city have GAA clubs run by men and women and these clubs substitute for community centres as well. Imagine on a 32 county basis as well. Why is it so successful ? Europe or anti nationals will not defeat its place in Irish society.
@John Nolan: The GAA is indeed an organization to be proud of with facilities second to none but historically bedeviled by outdated rules which in fairness they address but generally under public protest or urging by Government.
In terms of participation levels however they lag badly behind soccer , more people participate in soccer than GAA football , hurling & rugby combined
@David Mitchell: now my good man you throw down a challenge here. Participate?? What does that mean.?
What are your sources and we will start with how many people play GAA games and that is 32 county based as well as Rugby. Love to hear the figure
Great news but remains to be seen what cut the GAA will take from this. There’s rumours they want to have a hurling match with it and some of the money going towards GAA causes too.
@The Dons: rumours?? Announcem3nt was half an hour ago and then you make up a rumour and call it a rumour?
@Aidan Mitchell: nope I certainly didn’t make it up. Its being reported here in Cork. All I’m hoping is the GAA agreed to this without trying to hijack the event.
@Aidan Mitchell: here you go, direct quote from official statement… “In agreement with the Committee the day will also include a GAA event in advance of the Tribute Match. The details will be finalised in the coming weeks.” …hmm!? Franks way or the highway!
@The Dons: where’s the bit about a cut?
@Aidan Mitchell: It was reported by RTE earlier too. As you’ve read, you’ll find out in the coming weeks when details are finalised (on beneficiaries). Looks like my so called rumour is travelling far and fast eh…
Well done to the gaa. Right thing to do seeing that the fai can’t get their house in order.
@David Clarke: What does the FAI have to do with this? Meandering arguments
Doesn’t Pairc Ui look splendid
I hope the GAA do this and don’t shoot themselves in the foot.
@Keith McCarthy: they shot themselves in the foot denying it in the first place. Now is just an attempt to put a bandage on.
Why’s a pro footballer need a fundraiser or is there sumthing I’m missing? Terrible for his family but surely there are countless others who were prominent members of clubs/community who are way worse off? Or is the money going to research?
Good question.
Whole thing shows up FAI and Delaney as millionaire emperor with no clothes…in cork, Limerick, Tralee, anywhere outside aviva… go cap in hand to GAA and rugby for their stadiums.
And the world is still standing? Would you look at that!
Well that took.long enough, no brainer from.begining it should have been given. The suits have no.problem with “foreign” games & rock concerts.
What about all the other widows in Cork and the rest of the Country who have to live and rear a family on the basic widows pension ,who is going to run a function to raise a few quid for them
A good outcome but why organise a match without a proper venue sorted first ?
Them people in the GAA need to be in tune with the general public even to this day they won’t admit that manager’s of county teams get paid.The dogs in the street know they do but it’s never talked about.
@Frances Faller: they don’t get paid… they get expenses !! And that 181 car they drive? Sponsored of course…
@Dingleberrycity: They get paid every one knows that …Cop on.
@Frances Faller: Whoosh!
@Frances Faller: more old pub talk and begrudgery. There are two clubs in Ireland Bray Wanderers and Limerick FC in dire financial straits. Duff Keane and Delaney need to put their energies into developing football in this country. They have done enough yapping about football inter ationally time to concentrate on their own turf. Two millionaires and a paid official who has an enormous salary. Whats going on lads?
Well done to all, a great outcome, Now Sell out the Venue and look forward to the game.
Now GAA…that wasn’t so hard was it?? Maybe next time we won’t have to half a saga and pressure building across the spectrum of Irish sport and society!
@BMJF: everyone got what they wanted. No need to be like that about it.
@Eoghan P O’Leary: the GAA community are also indulging in plenty of score settling here. Bitter little country.
This is the right outcome fair play to the gaa for using a bit of common sense and letting the organisers use puc no need for all the abuse getting thrown around its time now to make this into the best event to celebrate Liam miller an do what us Irish are always great at shown how proud we are of one of our own
Happy sense prevailed although now using this by looks of this as marketing ploy having a random hurling match before.
Was Flower Lodge ever an option?
@A Pop Fan’s Dream: Flower Lodge is now Pairc Ui Rinn. The GAA bought it and redeveloped it.
This is what the GAA should be about. True colours shining through.
Well, aren’t they a mighty bunch of lads altogether
@Ray Caffrey: Yeah, they kind of are. Why doesn’t the FAI have a decent stadium outside of the Aviva that they share with the IRFU? Maybe Delaney, with all his strategic know how and focus, could actually grow the game a bit more. Cork City, Dundalk and others have shown we are capable of catching up with some other European leagues instead of being the poor man of European football that rarely has domestic league representatives on the national side. The FAI could learn a lot from the GAA.
@George Oscar Bluth: learn how to get grants that we don’t need?
A sensible diplomatic outcome. More inclined to go now – looking forward to seeing how they re-paint the pitch at half time!
Too little too late ! The GAA should be denied government grants until they cop themselves on . They have take the spotlight off the reason for the charity match and the life of Liam Miller.
@Mary Mc Carthy: ah you are so right maybe you might get the organisation banned from the airwaves and pass a law that demands them to allow the foreign game to be played on their grounds. Oh by the way that means every family tbat has lost a loved one will have charity matches played fir them. Organised by the FAI and people like you. Bygod you will all be very busy
Why are people constantly saying the FAI should be owning stadiums big enough to hold this? Very few FAs around the world own stadiums. England are possibly about to sell their only stadium. Spain, France etc all with budgets that dwarf ours don’t own stadiums.
A GAA event before the match? That could be alot of fun.
I do think the FAI need to fund upgrading stadiums especially given that teams are starting to knock on European footballs door
Good news. I hope now that everyone that was outraged actually goes to the game…..
People power prevails
@Brían Ó Cionnaith: great! Go back to your tent keyboard warrior and prepare for your next cause.
Everyone is a winner now, let’s move on.
The take on the gate will be split 50/50 between the GAA and the Liam Millar Fund, believe me…….
@Michael Byrne: why should wr believe you? Do you know something we dont know? Or are you just trolling for the fun if it?
@Michael Byrne: That reads like a Trumpism!!! Well done you clever man – belive me!!
Problem was that the gaa were seeing to be not only backward looking in relation to “foreign” sports, but also double standards regarding pop concerts? Ok for Ed to play but not Liam ?
The GAA should take at least 90% of the gate, that would serve the soccer riff raff rightly
What’s the catch in this game before it another stunt by the gaa to play before Liam miller game .??
Brilliant news and for a great cause atleast common sense has prevailed. However, the way the pitches are going to be lined is really going to annoy me
I hope that utter lowlife Damian duff is barred from attending.
should never have taken so long to make this decision.
Will they be able to take the gaa goal posts down for the soccer game? Wouldn’t be great viewing if you were on the terrace with them in your way!
Big of them.i wont go on.
Great decision but does anyone else think the start time of 3pm on a Tuesday is going to rule a lot of people out of attending??
Gaa are grotesque
Such a wonderful & generous gesture!! And they are ONLY taking 50% of the takings. The Miller Family must be overcome.
the gaa are to have a hurling match before the liam miller game and take a share of the gate.people like myself bought tickets for turners cross as did 7000 odd other people to enjoy and support the charity why not play the liam miller game first and see how many people are left after the final whistle to watch the hurling and this will show the gaa why people paid 50e for tickets in the first place it was not to watch hurling
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