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Celtic Diary Friday September 28: Doncaster Proves He’s Not Fit For Office

The dates and times for the Scottish League cup semi finals were announced yesterday, to a huge sigh of relief from all concerned with the game.

Given the level of competence associated with those who organise Scottish football, many expected the semi finals and final all to be played on the one day on the one pitch, but common sense has prevailed, with only the semi fonals being played on the same day, on the same pitch.

As long as it rains.

If it turns out to be a nice day, the teams involved will simply have to wait until it does rain. Which, in late October, probably won;t be more than a few hours.

Neil Doncaster, briefly allowed out without adult supervision, said;

We have been working very closely with Hampden Park and the clubs who have made it to the semi finals. We met with them today and with Police Scotland. 

On Sky TV, a reporter asked him if he’d spoken to the police. Doncaster said “No, not directly ”

“We are pleased to have come to an arrangement that suits everyone. 

If you don’t count Aberdeen…

An AFC spokesperson commented. “As a club we have repeatedly asked that the authorities stop giving us kick-off times which, for our large travelling support, are completely unacceptable, but yet again, what should be a showpiece occasion, is scheduled to start at a time that does not take supporters into account.
“While we appreciate Police Scotland was insistent that our game was played first for operational reasons, we believe, and stated along with others, that having both games in the same stadium on the same day, is inappropriate. There are other options that should have been investigated further, including staging the two games on consecutive weekends or using two different venues which would have allowed kick-off times more suitable for what are hugely significant occasions in the Scottish football calendar. Contesting the two matches on consecutive weekends would be an alternative surely worth investigating, particularly as Celtic are due to face Heart of Midlothian in the Ladbrokes Premiership the following weekend, while also fulfilling the contractual obligations.
“We appreciate the authorities have a difficult job to schedule games in what is an extremely congested calendar but to yet again ask our supporters to be in Glasgow for a 12 noon start on a Sunday is, quite frankly, appalling.”

Or Hearts…

Celtic haven’t said anything yet, as our board are undergoing tests to see if its actually within the realms of surgical science to get their collective heads removed from up their arses.

“rangers ” haven’t commented, but its expected to be something about being the people.

 

“It’s not ideal but we are under a contractual obligation to bring our semi final games here if it is manageable from a Police and Hampden Park point of view and they’ve assured us it is. 

Er, contractual obligation ? Really ? Lets check the rules of the competition…it’ll be in there…

One wonders what the compensation payable to Hampden was on previous occasions when this “contract 2 wasn;t honoured…( Thanks to Matthew Leslie for this detail)

 

 

We believe the Police believe the games to be manageable. 

 

Er, I thought he said he had spoken to them, although to be fair, he also said he hadn’t.

Clearly, these are slightly exceptional circumstances, having two Ladbrokes Premiership clubs in the Europa League group stages, so we can’t go any earlier than the Sunday. 

Deftly sidestepping the fact they they had completely forgotten about the Europa League when they set out the season schedule.

“We would have looked at other grounds had the Police and Hampden Park not been able to meet the requirement to be here, but in both cases they’ve said the games are manageable and can take place here on the same day, so that’s what we’ll go with. 

There he goes again, saying the police have said the situation is manageable, as opposed to earlier when he said he believed they believed its manageable

“We’ve got the games staggered a fair way apart and while we appreciate it will cause some inconvenience for supporters travelling, but that is the price we pay for having two teams in the Europa League group stages this year.”  

No, not at all.

Its actually the price we pay for keeping the fuckwits we have running our game in power. 

What concerns me is that I was told by our CEO that Doncaster actually represents the clubs, so it does beg the question, and its an important one…

Did the clubs agree to this, and are their statements merely an attempt to pacify their customers ?

Fitba Tweets has summed it all up, including a clear vision of where its all going..

My own ?

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The police have just been given a pay rise, and now with the added overtime and arrest bonuses, it looks like they can look forward to a very merry christmas indeed.

They’ve also called in an unnamed expert to help them to assess their own performances at the football..(from the BBC )

An expert will be commissioned to review policing at football matches in Scotland.

The move was confirmed at a Scottish Police Authority meeting in response to a question about a crush at Celtic Park earlier this month.

But the force later said the review was not triggered by a particular incident. 

Deputy Chief Constable Will Kerr told the Scottish Police Authority that the appointment of the expert who will head the review would be finalised soon.

Mr Kerr, who recently joined the force from the National Crime Agency, said it had an “enviable reputation” for managing major events such as the Ryder Cup, Commonwealth Games and the recent European Championships.

He also highlighted the fact that Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins addressed a Uefa event last year on high-risk football matches.

Mr Kerr said: “That said, whilst we are comfortable in how we police football matches, any mature learning organisation has to be comfortable enough to challenge itself, particularly when there is a public debate around how matches are policed.” 

The deputy chief constable confirmed he was writing a terms of reference for an independent professional assurance review into how the force polices matches across Scotland. 

They’re going to be so disappointed when they find out their preferred choice is dead.

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There is no news about how Celtic’s “independent ” review into the near tragedy when the “rangers ” came to Celtic Park. We are certain that its because they are being completely thorough, and under no circumstances trying to word the conclusion in such a way that leaves everyone blameless.

Though we do know that the words “lessons have been learned ” will feature at some point in the text.

 

To briefly return to the St Johnstone match, and referee John Beaton, there’s a video doing the rounds of him shaking hands with Brendan Rodgers after the game. It’s on my twitter timeline @Richiestoke if anyone would like to post it in the replies, as that ability is beyond my own.

It shows the referee wiping his hand on his shirt after contact…what would a body language expert say about that ?

Which reminds me…Dedryck has said sorry…sort of..

The insightful fitbaw tweets knows what happened there as well…

Speaking of Christmas, (we were, a few lines up ) the new happy unified atmosphere at Celtic Park will see the club venture into new territory.

They want the coveted christmas number one spot in the hit parade !

We hear that rehearsals are underway for our very own Bhoyband, Peter, Brendan and Dermot who are going to release “We’re On The One Road ” to celebrate their new found unity.

Keep an eye out for the special promotional video to the B side, a version of the Wolfetones “Helicopter song “, where the our heroes take a ride on Dermots chopper.

Sorry, in Dermots chopper. Ducking autocorrect.

“rangers”, we hear, are not taking this lying down, and have began auditions to put together their own band, provisionally named Hun Boy Three.

 

 

As you know, my chosen profession is marketing, and any advice i can offer the club should be taken seriously.

Stephen Ireland is about to join Aberdeen on a free transfer, which puts him just within our own budget.

Surely, with the loss of revenue caused by non participation in the champions League, this gap can be filled-and then some-by snapping up the former Stoke defender and giving him the squad number 32 ?

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It’s Friday again, already, which means its time for

Knob of the Week

John Beaton was way ahead of the pack, but when a master of knobbery enters the stage, there can only be one winner…

For completely disregarding those who indirectly pay his wages, the Scottish football supporter, with his poorly thought out “super sunday ” of football next month-and by the way, if BT sport had anything to do with this, its time to bin them as well-step forward…Neil Doncaster..

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In fact keep stepping forward, until you’ve disappeared completely back down the M6. And then step forward some more…

Yesterdays caption competition…

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Probably as close to the truth as we’ll get…

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Caption : Brown, you’ve got 0.1 seconds to speak to him before I put this yellow card away 

today..

 

The community of Rothesay has had more than its fair share of tragedy recently, and we’ve been asked if we can ask you to take note of this, and take part if you are at the game on Saturday..

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Mick
5 years ago

Caption ” Hey Broony, you sharing that kebab or whit”

Uralius
5 years ago
Reply to  Mick

Broony: How drunk are you? It’s a fucking pizza!

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Uralius

I like a Pizza 🙂

Monti
5 years ago

That looks like the Saracen head in the Gallowgate, across the road from Bairds….spent many a penny in there on European nights & before Wolfetones concerts at the Barrowlands, great days!

Caption: ” Charlie, we aren’t open yet “

Iljas Baker
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

What was that mixture of cider n lager called?

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Iljas Baker

Snakebite

Stevie D
5 years ago
Reply to  Iljas Baker

Shammy in the Sarry. FIVER a gallon. Their other famous concoction was White Tornado. Blew the boots off you.

Monti
5 years ago

Ralph,
If we signed Ireland & gave him the number 32, would we have your blessing to sing songs of Ireland?

Sniff.

Monti
5 years ago

Boyata can stick his apology up his fucking arse, get this fucking clown tae fuck!

Browall
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

You’re an opinionated, not very smart, Prick Monti. GIRFUY

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Browall

Browall,
Why thank you captain Darling……

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Browall,
The floor is yours, i welcome your challenge, go on…..

Monti
5 years ago

Sorry to hear the young Hoops fan Mikey has passed away, RIP Comrade & God always be at your family’s side!

YNWA

Monti
5 years ago

Desimond,
I see your hero Boyata has said apologised apparently, you got him down for player of the year noo?

Uralius
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

That’s not an apology! That is Boyata basically saying he is bigger than that!

PR
5 years ago

The Sarry Heid, what a boozer, an integral part of any Gallowgate pub crawl. They used to serve Buckfast by the glass as I recall…

I remember the DJ they had as well playing rebel music and during MON’s first season taking great delight in pointing out how many points of a lead we had over the huns as he queued up the next song…

VooDude
5 years ago

First of all, that picture of the ‘Scottish Purge’ had me in fucking stiches. Actually laughed out load in the office, must stop reading the diary when I’m at work.

As for the video of Beaton whipping his hand on his shirt, I’ve only seen it once, in fact, it didn’t really register but I think he shakes Rodgers’ hand, then shakes a St. Johnstone player’s hand and then wipes it on his short.

greenmaestro
5 years ago

Those fitbaw tweets are not insightful, I mean who “tapes” TV anymore?

Yoker Bhoy
5 years ago

Caption:

Lee Congerton (seated) devising a new dynamic plan of action for the January window.

Stuart McWilliams
5 years ago

Get in touch with the craven Celtic board who accepted Sunday night football and get them to make representations, get in touch with the mendacious and duplicitous SPFL for arranging it and tell them where to stick their tickets and then get touch with Betfred and tell them where to stick their cup!

Cortes
5 years ago

“Who’s sarry now?”

Cortes
5 years ago

Let’s go with a couple of practical things.

Sunday evening bus services in the Hampdump area? Poor to woeful.

Sunday evening train services? See above.

Top work, another one for the ludge.

Marcello Stefani
5 years ago

Capiotn: Record reporter kept waiting as Kenny Dalglish arrives late for his press conference.

trixie
5 years ago

Do you know the way to Amarillo?

portpower
5 years ago

Miserable mindset; a.k.a. SFA.

Summer loving Scottish Football would be a blast.

portpower
5 years ago

Caption:
sevconian pavement flaw.

5 years ago

Apologies to donnachahd, disgraceful comments. Lost my mum when I was ten. Not good from myself. Like to think it was out of character. But I wonder. Cruel comments are becoming second nature and I’m the first to crumble when they’re directed at me. Narcissistic maybe.

Uralius
5 years ago
Reply to  Iancelt67

Forgive yourself, then forgive yourself some more. Keep forgiving yourself until you’ve forgiven everything. Then forgive someone else, forgive them some more, keep forgiving others ’till it comes to forgiving the SFA and those associated with 1£rox. Then stop forgiving because they are cunts.

Uralius
5 years ago

Caption: Aw yer wife caught you at the fact’ry gates did she? Get up, I’ll buy ye a pint. A went ower the fence.

Uralius
5 years ago

Caption: Watchin’ the 12 o’clock game were ye? Keep at seat warm I’ll be needing it in 4 oors or so.

5 years ago

Caption
Pints win over obligatory chibbing

Uralius
5 years ago

Caption: A cleverly disguised Boyata makes it to the pub first.

portpower
5 years ago

The SPFL is contractually obliged to bring both semi-finals to Hampden.

Why not just play a 4 team 7-a-side competition for the Mickey Mouse League Cup?

Make a day of it for all. 🙂

Contingency:
An event that may occur but that is not likely or intended; a possibility.

A possibility that must be prepared for; a future emergency.

The condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty.

The useful are useless.

5 years ago

Look these games should be played midweek, Europa fixtures are bi weekly correct me if I’m wrong and the final is way off. This is about tv not about fan safety. Feel sorry for the sheep and can imagine a powder keg situation on that given Sunday it’s crazy. Public transport emergency services etc will be pushed to the limit here. It’s ok for revenue etc but fan Farry is being considerably compromised. Plus the thought of sitting in seats where huns have been sitting a few hours earlier would make anyone boak. Spfl is unique in as much as being an obvious corrupt organisation. Blatant self interest

Monti
5 years ago

It’s fucking nonsense to have two semi finals at the same venue on the same day.
Why can’t they just play these games on the sunday & Monday?

TicToc
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Why indeed! Of course, common sense and the SPFL/SFA are fucking poles apart; get them tae fuck and start again.
And our fucking Board sits wringing its collective hands and does SFA as it ALWAYS does. Spineless colluding arseholes.
FC not PLC
HH

SteveNaive
5 years ago

Mike Nesmith’s mum invented Tippex…correct me if I’m wrong.

Stevie D
5 years ago
Reply to  SteveNaive

Ha ha ha ha!

Puggy67
5 years ago
Reply to  SteveNaive

You’re r ight

portpower
5 years ago

I felt it from the other side of the World:

He stood there on the sideline knowing he`s behind from the start.
Young Jack Hendry stood up.

The lull for one of our own from the supporters was a fucking disgrace.

Uralius
5 years ago
Reply to  portpower

I felt it too.

portpower
5 years ago

Only Christ can invest in Celtic.

“Christ,where`s my wallet.”

60 Dutch guilders trinkets game. HH

jimmybee
5 years ago

Very easy decision should be taken by all supporters just boycott hampden.
Tell them to shove it. HH

The Cha
5 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

What, even those that may have no objection to it and see it as the best of bad options?

jimmybee
5 years ago
Reply to  The Cha

It’s the only way sometimes. Broke my heart when i stood outside paradise when we were Celts for change. But you have to do whats right for everyone sometimes even if they may not like it.
Just the threat of it would see them squirming.
Imagine how that would look on tv.

The Cha
5 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

but that’s it, everyone who wishes to boycott is freely entitled to do so but they should not be able to make that decision for other people.

portpower
5 years ago

Kieran Tierney and Lewis Morgan will be interesting to watch on the left.

Brendan`s to get them on the same page.
If so!
Holy moly,all`ll come from near and far.

The Cha
5 years ago

Caption “With Saladins and Saracens and Ferret armoured cars”

Respectively dedicated to the wee fearties in our support.

portpower
5 years ago
Reply to  The Cha

Persistent self serving piece and prawns Celtic comfort.

Mike
5 years ago

Mulumbu’s of discontent, not French Eddy, just steady Eddy, find a place for the hard working, cage fighting bhoy. While Broony, the impressive, our Lion to prowl the back door, allowing the always missing fragile defenders to sit on their arses on the treatment table. Buy some ROBUST central defenders FFS, instead of the Daises that we always seem to purchase.
Is the statement letter of pretendy indignation out from the board yet? regarding the semi-colon, or does it still sit on the boardroom table along with RES.12, and the Beast from the East Beaton, marked shut the fuck up and mibbee it will go away. Silence is golden, NOT.

Mike
5 years ago

Another one bites the dust, Ashes to Ashes, rust to dust.

Caption, Mrs. Dale’s Diaries pish stained source is exposed, meanwhile Charlie bhoy is on the hunt for more Celtic video’s, but first a pint to quench his thirst or…..anybody goat a broon paper bag?

portpower
5 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Vinegar `n` broon paper bag heals any Football injury. Fact.

Uralius
5 years ago

Forrest signing his new contract is imminent….

Devoy45
5 years ago

Monti, Jimmybee, I bet you haven’t forgot the “Forgotten Ten”?
By the way, it is disgraceful the way Aberdeen’s fans are being treated. The matches could/should have been on successive days at Hampden or else Aberdeen and Sevco could have played at Murrayfield on the same day and time as us.
Saturday vs. Aberdeen
Bain
Lustig/Boyata/Izzy
Forrest/Brown/Ntcham/Mulumbu/Tierney
Edouard/Griffiths
Bhoys, time to roll!
C’mon the Celtic!

The Cha
5 years ago
Reply to  Devoy45

What’s the difference Aberdeen getting to Hampden once for a midday ko and Celtic getting to Aberdeen twice a season for midday ko’s?

jimmybee
5 years ago
Reply to  The Cha

That’s the whole point cha it shouldn’t be like that for cup semi final day. We all know the league is dictated by tv but semi finals and finals should be made accessible and enjoyable to all the supporters.
Murrayfield and Hampden 2 or 3 o’clock kick offs is the sensible option not what they have proposed.

henkesdreadlocks
5 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Why should football subsidise Rugby? BT Sports contract is to show both games live, not two at the same time.

The Cha
5 years ago

Tough call, subsidise masons in the West or East.

Hampden should’ve been consigned to history and games played where appropriate.

Cup Finals should be selected via a dance off under the disco lights.

No disco lights no Cup Finals.

jimmybee
5 years ago

Murrayfield is only one of many venues that could have been considered.

henkesdreadlocks
5 years ago

Celtic Park and poundland are the only alternatives, depending on who gets to play at Hampden.

Uralius
5 years ago

Why should our money subsidize Engurlandz Leagues? 50M people in Engurland 5M in Scotland so our league should get 10% of 5 billion. 500M.

The Cha
5 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Agreed but lets not forget:

1. This is the price that’s paid when TV deals are made and that’s when they should be protested not when the inevitable happens.

2. The Celtic fans who travelled to Murrayfield for the European games a few years ago wouldn’t have as rosy a view of this as a potential venue. Mind you, if it was the huns travelling, then fuck ’em. 😉

jimmybee
5 years ago
Reply to  Devoy45

God Bless them Comrade.
https://youtu.be/2NbALXtbL0U

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Devoy45

Devoy,
Dark days comrade, although the stuff i got up to in Holland the night we stopped the ‘ 10 ‘ could only be repeated face to face 🙂

Ooft….

jimmybee
5 years ago

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The Forgotten Ten
This weekend, the 26-County government will hold state funerals with military honours for a group of IRA Volunteers who have become known as the Forgotten Ten. They were hanged by the British in Mountjoy Prison during the Tan War and have remained buried inside the prison grounds ever since. The remains have now all been exhumed and on the morning of Sunday 14 October will be removed from Mountjoy Prison to the Pro Cathedral for a Solemn Requiem mass at 2pm. They will then be brought to Glasnevin Cemetery, where nine of the Volunteers will be reintered. The remains of Patrick Maher will then be brought to County Limerick for reinterment on 20 October, in accordance with the wishes of his family. The following history is an edited version of a new booklet on the Forgotten Ten, available from Republican Publications.

The Tan War years 1919-1921 were turbulent, violent times. Martial Law extended over most of the country, there were regular general strikes against British military policy, the majority of the people supported the establishment of an independent and sovereign parliament, and the IRA was waging a campaign of guerrilla war against British occupation.

Between November 1920 and June 1921 the British executed 26 men by firing squad or by hanging. In the same period, it is estimated that more than 130 republicans were killed, untried, while in custody. This policy of state executions was matched by a policy of unofficial and official state reprisals, carried out by the many military arms of the British Empire in Ireland.

Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson pointed out that “these reprisals [unofficial] were being carried out without anybody being responsible… I said that it was the business of government to govern. If these men ought to be murdered, then the government ought to murder them”. Wilson was, at this time, effectively the government of Ireland, the chief of the Imperial General Staff.

Among those executed by the British at this time were those now known as the Forgotten Ten, all hanged in Mountjoy Jail.

The British refused to release the bodies to their families and the ten have remained buried in the grounds of Mountjoy. Thankfully, this weekend they are being reburied in fitting graves with the due honours they deserve.

Unfortunately, the newly founded Free State carried out a more vicious campaign against imprisoned republicans, executing over 77 men between November 1922 and April 1923. A number of republicans were subsequently executed by 26-County state and by the British.

All the remains of those executed by the Free State were returned to their families for burial after the Civil War. Thomas Kent, the republican leader in Cork during the 1916 Rising who was shot by British firing squad on 9 May 1916, remains buried within prison grounds.

Kevin Barry

Executed 1 Nov 1920

Kevin Barry was born in Dublin in 1902. His family ran a prosperous dairy business in Dublin and an 80-acre farm in Carlow. At school he excelled at hurling and rugby and also got honours in his Senior Grade, winning a scholarship to the National University in 1919, where he studied medicine.

Kevin joined Fianna …ireann in 1915 and joined ‘C’ Coy (company) First Battalion, Dublin Brigade just before his 16th birthday. Kevin was also a member of the IRB (Irish Republican Brotherhood) and was its youngest member.

Kevin became heavily involved in IRA operations, including raids for weapons.

Despite having an important medical exam at 2pm on Monday 20 September 1920, Kevin volunteered to take part, along with 23 other Volunteers, in an operation to relieve a British Army patrol of their weapons. When one of the guards opened fire, a gun battle ensued and the Volunteers returned fire, killing one soldier, two others were wounded (one died later). Kevin’s gun jammed and he went under the army lorry to clear it, but when he had done so the firefight was over and the other Volunteers had been forced to withdraw. A civilian, thinking that he would be run over as the lorry pulled off, alerted the soldiers, who arrested him. He was taken to North Dublin Union, tortured and interrogated.

The War Office ordered that Barry be tried by secret Court Martial. At the opening of the trial, Kevin announced: “As a soldier of the Irish Republic, I refuse to recognise the court”. He was charged with killing a soldier and there were 16 witnesses against him. He was found guilty and at 8pm was told in his cell the verdict – death by hanging.

A huge public outcry followed and the IRA made many attempts to break him out of Mountjoy. Just before 8 am on 1 November 1920, Kevin Barry was led to the gallows. Canon Waters, who accompanied him, said: “He went between Father McMahon and myself to the scaffold with the most perfect bravery.”

No inquest was held. Kevin Barry was the first person executed during the War of Independence.

Thomas Whelan

Executed 14 March 1921

Thomas Whelan, originally from Connemara, was 22 when he was hanged. He left home at 18 to work at Broadstone train depot in Dublin and while there joined A Company, 3rd Battalion, Dublin Brigade.

He was hanged with Patrick Moran for his alleged part in the Bloody Sunday morning operations on 21 November 1920. In a single morning, the IRA executed 14 British Intelligence officers – all members of the infamous Cairo Gang. In retaliation, the Black and Tans later that day opened fire on spectators at a GAA match in Croke Park, killing 12 spectators and wounding over 100.

Thomas was charged that along with James McNamara and Michael J Tobin, he had killed Captain T Bagally at Baggot Street. The high-profile nationalist and later final Governor General of the Free State, Tim Healy, refused to defend them.

There was alibi evidence that Thomas was attending mass in Ring at the time but that information was not relayed to the court. His counsel told the court: “The boy was a weekly communicant and not the class of man that murderers are made of.” Thomas was sentenced to death, although James Boyce was acquitted.

An application to the Lord Lieutenant for a reprieve was turned down on 2 March while another Volunteer, Edward Potter, was granted a reprieve.

Thomas told a nun who visited him: “I have just told my mother that just as a priest starts a new life at ordination, so on Monday I will start a new life that will last forever.”

In a message to his friends he said: “Give the boys my love. Tell them to follow on and never surrender. Tell them to pray for me, especially ‘Dev’s Own’, and I will pray for them. Tell them I am proud to die for Ireland.”

Patrick Moran

Executed 14 March 1921

Patrick Moran was born in March 1888 in Roscommon. As well as joining the Irish Volunteers, Patrick was an active member of the National Union of Licensed Vintners and Allied Trades Association and was at one stage its president.

On Easter Monday, Patrick was a member of the garrison that occupied Jacob’s Factory. After the Rising, Patrick was sent to Knutsford, and Wormwood Scrubbs prisons in England and then on to Frongoch Internment Camp in Wales.

After his release, he took over as Captain of D Company of the 2nd Battalion, Dublin Brigade. Patrick was arrested along with many others in a round up after Bloody Sunday.

Despite having an alibi that he was at mass in Blackrock at the time, which was attested to by a Sergeant Connolly of the Dublin Metropolitian Police, Patrick was sentenced to be hanged for his alleged part in the assassination of a British officer.

So sure was Patrick Moran of his innocence being established on appeal that he chose to forgo his place in the Kilmainham jailbreak of February 1921. Patrick was hanged with five others.

The No. 1 branch of the country’s biggest union, the ITGWU, called a half-day general strike on the morning of the executions and over 40,000 people gathered outside Mountjoy to pray for the men and to hope against hope for a last minute reprieve. A memorial park was opened in his memory in D˙n Laoghaire in 1965.

Frank Flood

Executed 14 March 1921

Frank Flood, from Dublin, was First Lieutenant ASU Dublin Brigade. He was leader of the abortive ‘Drumcondra Ambush’ when a proposed attack on a DMP tender was thwarted due to an informer. He was captured while attempting to escape the scene.

Frank was found guilty of high treason and was hanged aged 19. He was the only student, other than Kevin Barry, to be executed and his execution gave rise to demonstrations and protests.

Frank was a student engineer in UCD and was also a member of the 50-strong Dublin ASU, set up in December to implement the GHQ directive to increase the IRA offensive. The best Volunteers from the battalions were selected and combined to create a more effective operational structure.

Frank was among the Volunteers who took part in the raid on the King’s Inn armoury in Dublin and was also involved in the many attempts to help Kevin Barry escape. Prior to his execution, Frank wrote to his brother Alfie: “there must be no weeping for me. I am going where I might never have reached if I had lived my ordinary life”. When his father said that efforts for a reprieve were being made, Frank said: “we ask not for a reprieve, but for justice”.

Patrick Doyle

Executed 14 March 1921

Patrick Doyle was a carpenter, married with four children, from Dublin. He was one of the six men hanged following the attempted ambush at Drumcondra. His brother Se·n was fatally wounded at the Custom House six weeks later.

Patrick was an experienced Volunteer and was involved in the spectacular arms raid on Collinstown Aerodrome in 1919. Along with Frank Flood, he was on standby to take part in escape plans for Kevin Barry. The first plan to rescue Kevin involved the seizure of an armoured car during the Court Martial in Marlborough Barracks. Volunteer Willie O’Connell was killed in the operation, which was carried out under the command of Dick McKee.

The second attempt was planned for the Saturday before the execution. The attempt was aborted when a priest got the visit ahead of Kathy Barry who was to inform Kevin of the attempt. By the time his sister was admitted it was too late and the operation was called off.

The next day many of the same Volunteers were on standby to cover Dick McKee and Oscar Traynor in their audacious plan to visit Barry dressed as priests. This was aborted due to time constraints. A further plan involved breaching the prison wall with a landmine on the eve of the execution while Frank Flood’s H Coy opened fire at the front gates. The landmine was prepared by Jack Plunkett but just before they left, news arrived that Kevin’s guard had received orders to shoot him if any disturbance took place and that the British military in the area had been intensified.

Bernard Ryan

Executed 14 March 1921

Bernard Ryan, an apprentice tailor from Dublin, also participated in the abortive ‘Drumcondra Ambush’. He was one of the IRA men who had claimed the bodies of McKee and Cluny from a Dublin Hospital after the two Volunteers had been assassinated by the Black and Tans in reprisal for the killing of 14 British Intelligence officers on Bloody Sunday.

Formerly a member of Dublin Brigade’s First Battalion, Bernard was a member of the ASU.

To his mother he wrote the following: “Dear Mother, I received the first news this evening and you will have to bear it as bravely as possible. The job comes off on Monday, but before that I hope to be able to see you and in the meantime keep your heart. Remember me to all my friends and Sarah, Katie, Paddy and Agnes. Your fond son, Bertie.”

Thomas Bryan

Executed 14 March 1921

Thomas Bryan was an electrician and lived in Dublin. He married just four months before his arrest. A member of the ASU, he too was arrested after the abortive ‘Drumcondra Ambush’.

Thomas had previously been imprisoned for republican activities and had been transferred from Mountjoy to Dundalk following Thomas Ashe’s death in 1917. The POWs went on hunger strike and were later released in November 1917.

Thomas Traynor

Executed 25 April 1921

Thomas Traynor was 39 years old and a father of ten. He moved to Dublin from Carlow in 1916 and had a small shoemaker’s shop.

He was stationed in Boland’s Mill during Easter week and was later interned in Wakefield jail, where he shared a cell with Se·n Mac Eoin, and then Frongoch.

He returned to Dublin and was active in the Dublin Brigade until his capture after the Battle of Brunswick Street (now Pearse Street) on 14 March 1921 in which two British soldiers died and five were wounded. One Volunteer and a member of Na Fianna …ireann also died in the gun battle.

Following his arrest, Thomas was badly beaten by the notorious ‘Igoe Gang’. He was tried by Court Martial and sentenced to death. He was hanged at Mountjoy Jail on 25 April 1921. Jack Donnely, captured with him, was also sentenced to death but the truce in June 1921 saved him.

Edmond Foley

Executed 7 June 1921

Edmond Foley, aged 24, was from Limerick. He took part in the audacious Knocklong rescue of Sean Hogan after he had been captured in Thurles. Sean Hogan had taken part in the ambush at Soloheadbeg, County Tipperary.

Hogan’s comrades in East Limerick and Tipperary organised a plan to spring him from his armed guard while being taken by train to Cork on 13 May 1919. In the struggle, Sean Treacy was seriously wounded, two other Volunteers were injured and two RIC men killed. While Sean Hogan escaped, four men were arrested in countywide swoops, including Edmond Foley, Patrick Maher and Michael Murphy.

The trial was eventually fixed for Dublin 18 months after their arrest. Michael Murphy was acquitted on the grounds of unreliable evidence, but Edmond and Patrick were found guilty and sentenced to death.

Ten of his relatives were arrested from the Four Courts Hotel the evening before the execution. Edmond was hanged with Patrick Maher.

Patrick Maher

Executed 7 June 1921

Patrick Maher, aged 32, was from Limerick. He too was hanged for his alleged involvement in the rescue of Sean Hogan, despite not being involved.

In a final message, Patrick and Edmond said: “Fight on, struggle on, for the honour, glory and freedom of dear old Ireland. Our hearts go out to all our dear old friends. Our souls go to God at 7 o’clock in the morning and our bodies, when Ireland is free, shall go to Galbally. Our blood shall not be shed in vain for Ireland, and we have a strong presentiment, going to our God, that Ireland will soon be free and we gladly give our lives that a smile may brighten the face of ‘Dear Dark Rosaleen’. Farewell! Farewell! Farewell!”

His mother and sister joined Edmond’s family and thousands of others outside Mountjoy Jail at the appointed hour.

portpower
5 years ago

Celtic Park surround infrastructure?

Pay to see and stay in the sand castle?

There`s this from the PLC?

Had?

Puggy67
5 years ago

Caption: He’s a poor boy
Empty as a pocket
Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose
Sing ta na na
Ta na na na
He’s got grillsteaks on the soles of his shoes
He’s got grillsteaks on the soles of his shoes

Steve Naive
5 years ago

New programme due to start on STV…@
Stopping Scotland’s Scammers”. sponsored by…RBS.
You couldn’t make it up !

The Cha
5 years ago
Reply to  Steve Naive

I see nothing wrong with that.

Signed: I, Ron E

portpower
5 years ago

It cost a million pounds down payment just to talk to a player we`re interested in.

It`s from who’s accordance from whom?

Signed,sealed and devious shonky sport.

FredDDobbs
5 years ago
Reply to  portpower

how shite is the australian guy if he canny get a game for this team. million quid my cunt

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  FredDDobbs

🙂

portpower
5 years ago
Reply to  FredDDobbs

Duly noted,facetious Fred.

FredDDobbs
5 years ago
Reply to  FredDDobbs

At least I am a celtic supporter, not someone who supports a shite team looking to support a decent team, such as yourself!

portpower
5 years ago

We`re no in for a job here,though but if you`re short we`ll get our boots out.

Business class only,for all.
(if you canny beat `em,join `em) 🙂

Mike
5 years ago

I want to see Mulumbu playing tomorrow, his toughness and skill will be appreciated and that would allow Broony to prowl along the back four, watching out for the delicate centre-backs who seem to be constantly parking their arses on the treatment table. No magic sponges for them the ice cold water might give there delicate frames a chill. No red card appeal or criticism of the SFA/SPFL about them allowing our players getting kicked and hacked to bits or statement about the semi’s from the board. No that is parked on the boardroom table along with the Res.12 folder, marked.. “out of sight out of mind” do not disturb! Not to be opened for 50 years.

But Karma, she reared her head with the news that 10,000 PSNI officers have entered a claim for hearing loss because of the big drum playing noise at Orange Order Walks. Shame that…

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Mike

🙂

jimmybee
5 years ago

Celtic v Aberdeen
Gordon
Lustig Boyata Hendry Tierney
Forrest Brown Ntcham Sinclair
Edouard Griff.

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

4-4-2? 🙂

Monti
5 years ago

James Forrest signs four year deal!

Class!
Well done wee man, your commitment to our club is appreciated!

HH

Mike
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Yes, The wee mans commitment is very much appreciated, along with his loyalty, a much maligned word in these shallow times. But haud oan Jamsie no celebrating just yet, we don’t want your relatives to lead you astray, big game the morra, celebrations to be put on ice. But, how many players as good as him have been to one club since nine years of age, not many that is certain, you very much deserve your new four year deal and its nice to see the knowledgeable support beginning to fully appreciate your talent….

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Weered,
Yes m8 & yourself?

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Have you ordered the O’Rawe book?
Take note 🙂

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

🙂

Uralius
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Very happy about this, but I knew it was done and dusted before the school bell rang, and aw the bairns went round the mulberry bush. (Last bit’s for Mike.)

Mike
5 years ago
Reply to  Uralius

😉

Uralius
5 years ago

Caption: Ally McCoist in 10 years time, begging outside a Gallowgate pub. The sign reads: “Please spare some change for EBT sufferering veteran.”

Uralius
5 years ago

After that mob plays in the Hampden surface of will be perfect for Hearts’ style of play.

Uralius
5 years ago

I see Anthony Stokes is doing well in Iran! Not surprised really as many of the things that held him back are illegal there.

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Uralius

Are there Elvis impersonators in Iran?

Uralius
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Well, pubs and pints are illegal and his friend who was spilled on isn’t in Iran. Seems legit to me.

Monti
5 years ago

Caption: ” You better get up neebor, here comes Una & her band, the flying mop & buckets “

charlie
5 years ago

caption donnchadh sais ma second names mac paidin the guy in the trench coat sais on ma maws side oor second names christ but we dont brag aboot it in e tims hahaha ha aint huns dumb

charlie
5 years ago

well done young callum smith another tim shows the world aint tims grand

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