Edenderry GAA Vandalised

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Edenderry GAA Vandalised

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It makes my blood boil to read of this. The scumbags invloved should get 10 years.


FROM Edenderry GAA Website
Vandals Break In
12 August 2009


The Club Committee were very disappointed to discover yet another break-in at the GAA Centre on Tuesday morning.

The incident occured sometime after 10.30 pm on Monday night. The thieves on entering the pavilion forced the shutters of the bar open. Luckily there was not much stock on the premises, however a quantity of spirits were consumed by the individuals involved. The discarded liquor bottles along with much broken glass and vomit were discovered at the bar.

More worryingly for the committee was the indiscriminate damage carried out by these vandalising thieves. A large number of photo frames were smashed and photos stolen. An attempt was made to damage the Ireland Jersey that Finbarr Cullen kindly donated to the Club from his days with the Compromised Rules.

The Door to the committee meeting room was kicked in and ransacked possibly in the search of money. However the Club has learned from the past and money and much bar stock is never left on the premises.

This incident combined with the burning of the dressing rooms at Oakland's Pitch earlier this year has cost the Club thousands of euro.

The Gardai are investigating the matter and a number of fingerprints were left at the scene. However the Club would like you help with the investigation and if anyone has any information please contact the Gardai or a member of the committee. All information will be treated with the strictest of confidence.

We see these kinds of acts as an attack on the entire club and community. It displays blatant disrespect for every member of the club

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That's very disappointing and hopefully the club will not be at much of a loss in fixing whatever damage was done. Based on the report above, the fact that there was drinking done on the scene suggests that it wasn't really the work of criminals so much as just general vandals and delinquents.

With any luck something will come of the investigations.
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The saddest part of this was that they damaged Finbarr Cullen's Ireland Jersey which was framed and in a prominent position on one of the walls in the Club bar.

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Rumour has it that it was Ferbane supporters celebrating their win in Edenderry on Monday night :)
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club125 wrote:Rumour has it that it was Ferbane supports celebrating their win in Edenderry on Monday night :)
Now, Now rumours like that could spread! Besides, Rivals and all as we are theres nothing but respect for Finbarr this side of the brosna.

(plus we can handle our drink :D )

Sad state of affairs though, hopefully they'll catch the scum-bags. If this has been a problem for a while though how come there's no monitored alarm or CCTV camera's set up? Or are they?
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Unbelievable, talk about simple minded fools.
There is no justification for this idiocy.
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Even if the culprit gets caught and it gets to court there'll be feck all justice.

The solicitor will say that Jimmy or Johnny was going through a bad patch, had a bit of a drink problem but is undergoing counselling now.
The judge will conclude he isn't a bad sort and will slap on a €50 fine.

If the judge is of the mad hatter variety he'll deliver some sort of rebuke to Edenderry GAA club for displaying triumphalistic memorabilia in their clubhouse.
If the judge is a loony left liberal, he'll blame Edenderry for making the culprits feel like social outcasts and driving them to eventually lash back!

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