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GAA president calls for legislation to combat online abuse at players

GAA president calls for legislation to combat online abuse at players

“Could abuse in online forums be treated in the same way that misinformation about political events was?” GAA president Larry McCarthy has called on the Government to consider introducing legislation to tackle social media abuse, not just to GAA players, but all amateur sportspeople. Speaking at the GAA Air Dome in Mayo, McCarthy raised the […]

4 years ago

Serious tension in the air on Facebook ahead of the Mayo and Dublin replay

Serious tension in the air on Facebook ahead of the Mayo and Dublin replay

The stress is getting the better of them. Mayo and Dublin are set to lock horns for the fourth time in two championship campaigns and an All-Ireland title is on the line again. The stories that have come out from the last game have only fueled the fire that burns between both rival counties. Question […]

10 years ago

Adam Johnson’s sister reportedly shares poem in support of disgraced footballer

Adam Johnson’s sister reportedly shares poem in support of disgraced footballer

Footballer Adam Johnson is awaiting sentence for child sex offences – but some supporters are still backing him. The former Sunderland and England man was told to expect a lengthy jail term by judges in the crown court trial which saw the 28-year-old convicted of one count of sexual activity with a child and plead […]

10 years ago

VIDEO: Pato admits that Chelsea’s social media fans were a factor in his move

VIDEO: Pato admits that Chelsea’s social media fans were a factor in his move

The power of the internet. We already know that Brazilian forward Pato isn’t getting paid a fortune by footballing standards during his loan move to Chelsea, so what attracted him to a side struggling in the bottom half of the Premier League? Well according to the man himself, it was the fans. More specifically those online […]

10 years ago

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