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The Irish Sun
21-07-2025
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- The Irish Sun
‘Left a bad taste' – RTE pundit unhappy with DJ Carey's name being jeered at All-Ireland hurling final
JOHN Mullane has said DJ Carey's name being booed before the All-Ireland hurling final "left a bad taste in my mouth". An hour before 3 DJ Carey was not present at Croke Park on Sunday Credit: PA 3 John Mullane often serves as co-commentator for RTE Radio One Credit: @RTESport 3 Eddie Brennan was among the former Cats stars who were honoured before the game Carey, Man of the Match in that year's decider, did not turn up. When his name was read out by the PA operator Earlier this month, the Cats great One of his teammates who was present at GAA HQ on Sunday was Eddie Brennan. He appeared on the Read More On GAA Host Joe Molloy initially jokingly asked Brennan if he was booed when his name was read due to Tipp and Cork being such fierce rivals of Kilkenny's down through the years. Brennan, who is in no way associated with Carey's legal woes, was about to respond when the Waterford legend chimed in. Mullane stated: "I was up there (in Croke Park) and the thing with made a mistake and he's after admitting he made a mistake. "It's going through the procedures of the court now. And Jesus, here's me as someone who's made plenty of mistakes in life. And who hasn't made a mistake in life? Most read in GAA Hurling "But I'll be straight with you, it left a bad taste in my mouth. It's probably hard enough on the family and probably hard enough on DJ Carey that he wasn't able to turn up there yesterday. "But y'know the not about booing people on All-Ireland final day. I don't know, I can't speak for others. Ronan Maher pays tribute to Dillon Quirke after Tipperary GAA win All-Ireland final "There is probably a certain percentage that would see that it was okay to boo but it didn't sit well with me. "From a neutral's point of view it didn't sit well with that people would start booing a person on All-Ireland final day - and a person that wasn't even there on All-Ireland final day." Brennan wasn't able to shed much light on Carey's decision not to attend the Jones' Road occasion. Struggling for the words since it is such a thorny topic, he simply called it "an unfortunate situation" before the conversation was moved along. On July 2 Carey pleaded guilty to ten deception charges over the sick scams. The 54-year-old had been due to stand trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal He admitted to dishonestly, and by deception, inducing victims to make monetary payment to him after he fraudulently claimed to have cancer and needed finances to obtain treatment. The charges are under Section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act. Carey carried out the cancer cash scam over an eight-year period, between 2014 to 2022. Billionaire Denis O'Brien His other 12 named victims include Owen and Ann Conway, Mark and Sharon Kelly, Aidan Mulligan, Tony Griffin and Christy Browne, Thomas Butler, Jeffrey Howes, Noel Tynan, Edwin Carey and Aonghus Leydon.
RTÉ News
23-04-2025
- RTÉ News
Trail of compost led gardaí to home of garden centre burglar
A burglar who fled a garden centre with a trolley full of stolen shrubs and flowers and left a trail of compost behind him to lead gardaí to the man's home nearby has been jailed for six months. At Ennis District Court, Judge Alec Gabbett imposed a nine-month prison term and suspended the final three months on 38-year-old Eamon Quinn for the theft of €500 theft of garden products from Vaughan's Garden Centre, Gort Road Industrial Estate on Ennis's Gort Rd on 10 February last. Mr Quinn has been in custody since 17 March and Judge Gabbett backdated the prison sentence to that date. Solicitor for Mr Quinn, Tara Godfrey has previously described the circumstances around the offence and subsequent garda arrest as 'cartoonish". Sergeant Frank O'Grady told the court that Mr Quinn had taken flowers, shrubs and stone ornaments from the centre and a trail of compost he left behind led gardaí to his home a short distance away at Aughanteeroe, Gort Rd, Ennis. In the case, Mr Quinn has pleaded guilty to entering the then closed Vaughan's Garden Centre as a trespasser late on the night of 10 February to commit theft contrary to Section 12 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act. Ms Godfrey told the court that Mr Quinn went to the garden centre and filled up his trolley and then walked the trolley along the pavement to his home from the garden centre and left behind a trail of compost on the footpath. She said: "The gardaí then follow the trail of compost and find pots and various gardening items that have been stolen from Vaughans in his back garden and Eamon Quinn is arrested, charged and comes to court and pleads guilty." Ms Godfrey said that her client apologises for the offence. She said that some of the goods were recovered. Ms Godfrey added that her client does not have a clear memory of the incident at Vaughan's Garden Centre as he was taking medication he was prescribed for health difficulties at the time. Ms Godfrey said that her client was in a road traffic accident a number of years ago which resulted in him sustaining an acquired brain injury. She said: "He had been a promising chef and that is something he will go back to time to time." Ms Godfrey said that Mr Quinn's "father was passing away in September and October of last year" and at that time, her client had repeated seizures and in total spent six weeks in hospital "and this was a particularly difficult time for him". Ms Godfrey said that Mr Quinn found himself homeless and living with his brother-in-law. Sgt O'Grady said that Mr Quinn has 66 previous convictions that include 15 previous for theft and five for burglary. Judge Gabbett imposed the prison term after taking into account the contents of a Probation Report and Mr Quinn's guilty plea.
Irish Daily Mirror
23-04-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
Burglar who stole shrubs but left trail of compost to his home learns fate
A burglar who fled a garden centre with a trolley full of stolen shrubs and flowers and left a trail of compost behind him to lead Gardai to the man's home nearby has been jailed for six months. At Ennis District Court today, Judge Alec Gabbett imposed a nine month prison term and suspended the final three months on Eamon Quinn (38) for the theft of €500 theft of garden products from Vaughan's Garden Centre, Gort Road Industrial Estate on Ennis's Gort Rd on February 10th last. Mr Quinn has been in custody since March 17th and Judge Gabbett backdated the prison sentence to that for Mr Quinn, Tara Godfrey has previously described the circumstances around the offence and subsequent Garda arrest as 'cartoonish'. Sgt Frank O'Grady told the court that Mr Quinn had taken flowers, shrubs and stone ornaments from the centre and a trail of compost he left behind led Gardai to his home a short distance away at Aughanteeroe, Gort Rd, Ennis. In the case, Mr Quinn has pleaded guilty to entering the then closed Vaughan's Garden Centre as a trespasser late on the night of February 10th to commit theft contrary to Section 12 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act. Ms Godfrey told the court that Mr Quinn went to the garden centre and filled up his trolley and then walked the trolley along the pavement to his home from the garden centre and left behind a trail of compost on the footpath. She said: 'The Gardai then follow the trail of compost and find pots and various gardening items that have been stolen from Vaughans in his back garden and Eamon Quinn is arrested, charged and comes to court and pleads guilty.' Ms Godfrey said that her client apologises for the offence. Ms Godfrey said that some of the goods were recovered. Ms Godfrey said that her client doesn't have a clear memory of the incident at Vaughan's Garden Centre as he was taking medication he was prescribed for health difficulties at the time. Ms Godfrey said that her client was in a road traffic accident a number of years ago which resulted in him sustaining an acquired brain injury. She said: 'He had been a promising chef and that is something he will go back to time to time." Ms Godfrey said that Mr Quinn's "father was passing away in September and October of last year" and at that time, her client had repeated seizures and in total spent six weeks in hospital "and this was a particularly difficult time for him". Ms Godfrey said that Mr Quinn found himself homeless and living with his brother in law. Sgt O'Grady said that Mr Quinn has 66 previous convictions that include 15 previous for theft and five for burglary. Judge Gabbett imposed the prison term after taking into account the contents of a Probation Report and Mr Quinn's guilty plea.
