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Waterford are Munster Hurling Champions 2010

Semple Stadium Thurles

Waterford are Munster hurling champions for the first time in three years following a lively extra time victory over favourites Cork, here in Semple Stadium, Thurles tonight.

A goal from substitute Dan Shanahan proved crucial to their final result in the additional twenty minutes for Waterford. Waterford [...]

Ivor Callely – Is There Something In Our Water

The first occurrence of fluoridated drinking water was found in Germany’s Nazi prison camps during World War 11. The Gestapo had little concern about fluoride’s supposed effect on children’s teeth; one of their alleged reason, according to some scientists, for this mass-medicating of water with sodium fluoride, was to force the prisoners in their concentration camps into a quiet, calm submission.
I now believe that there is too much sodium fluoride in Ireland’s drinking water and I base my belief on the following two reported incidents which leave me very, very confused indeed.

Senator Ivor Callely

Incident (A) – In 2009 a former treasurer of a GAA club west of Thurles was sentenced to 12 months in prison after stealing almost €100,000 of club funds. The mother of one, when reported to the Gardai, publicly admitted to multiple charges of forging cheques to the value of almost €35,000 and stealing almost €64,000 from the clubs weekly lottery. To correct her mistake, the 49-year-old raised approximately €59,000 from the sale of a house she was due to inherit from her mother.
Imposing a twelve month sentence, Judge Carroll Moran said the offence “goes to the very heart of the proper running of a social club in the community, and the gravity of the offence must be reflected in the sentence passed.”

Note: No confusion here, proper order, well done Judge Carroll Moran.

Incident (B) - Earlier this week, a Seanad committee on members’ interests found that Senator Ivor Callely, who is/was according to himself, Chairman of the Oireachtas Human Rights Committee, Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Head of the Irish Delegation to the Organisation for Security and Co operation in Europe, a Member and Spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, had intentionally committed an act of “a serious and grave nature” by claiming travel expenses from west Cork rather than his home in Clontarf, Co Dublin, thus defrauding the Irish tax payer of some €80,000.

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Judicial Review – Section 5 Road Traffic Act 2004

Thousands of Irish motorists, convicted of speeding offences in our villages and rural town-lands over the last six years may now be able to have those convictions overturned.

This situation arises after a successful High Court judicial review case, taken by the Limerick based firm Hayes Solicitors, against the DPP. This case has resulted [...]

Peter Sutcliffe To Remain In Prison

Peter William Sutcliffe, better known as ‘The Yorkshire Ripper‘, whose great grandfather Edward Coonan came from Tipperary in Ireland and who was jailed in 1981 for the murders of 13 women, will live out his life behind bars.

The British High Court has now ruled that the infamous serial killer will never be released [...]