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Thoughts on #suemepaddy ?

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Xmaspost · 30/03/2018 19:19

Another very disturbing development post trial ...

"Ulster and Ireland rugby player Paddy Jackson has said he intends to sue Labour Senator Aodhán Ó Riordáin for defamation after the politician sent a tweet in the wake of the Belfast rape trial verdicts."

www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/paddy-jackson-s-lawyers-say-he-intends-to-sue-aodh%C3%A1n-%C3%B3-riord%C3%A1in-over-tweet-1.3445578

You'll easily find a copy of the original tweet that caused offense.... can't believe he'd do that. I'm thinking I should sign up for twitter and post with#suemepaddy

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ZibbidooZibbidooZibbidoo · 02/04/2018 16:05

SO has issued a threat to sue now has he?

TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross · 02/04/2018 15:08

Yes, could you PLEASE all avoid speculating on the exact meaning of “dote”. Even if you believe you know what it means, you are not entitled to hold that belief if it has been established not to mean that in a court of law.

#suemepaddy

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LornaMumsnet · 02/04/2018 15:02

Hi all,

This is just to remind everyone that they are individually responsible for what they post and to keep Talk Guidelines in mind. Please also avoid speculation.

Thanks Flowers

Bumblefuddle · 02/04/2018 07:35

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bkgirl · 02/04/2018 03:50

Lol just caught up with this. Yes 'dote' here is very affectionate and was meant as such. Frankly it couldn't figure out where I had seen it before and it could well prove significant for anyone getting hassle from Paddy Jackson AND Stuart Oldings solicitors. (He has now issued a similar threat).

AskBasil · 02/04/2018 00:24

"Does anyone else wonder if Paddy's lawyer is just looking for more work following the end of the rape trial? Because I can't see any other reason why he'd recommend suing for that tweet."

Hmm. I don't know. Maybe he really doesn't like Paddy.

TempusFugitive · 01/04/2018 23:04

Thanks for posting the tweet zibbidoo.

Surely a bystander is entitled to believe something / anything.. i hope A o'r doesnt back down either.

The kitchen sink comment. Omg. He is just such an arsehole.

PaulDacreRimsGeese · 01/04/2018 22:50

He's only suing O'Riordain for now. Threats of monitoring twitter etc though and thousands of people have said what he did and worse, so watch this space!

Totallymyownperson · 01/04/2018 22:47

How come his only suing one man. What about the prominent female author whose name has gone out of my head. Sounds like the senator could counter sue PJ for sex discrimination

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mikado1 · 01/04/2018 20:44

PJ !

mikado1 · 01/04/2018 20:43

He pronounces it Ay-awn, more commonly Ay-dhawn (hard to phonetically spell the almost 'th' sounding of a D-vowel in Irish. Marian Keyes has also deleted her shared tweet.. if I was o.j. I'd have my head in my hands with this all over Twitter and the internet. The poor lad.

Hypermice · 01/04/2018 18:51

Olding has received better counsel, that’s all. That’s not an apology, it’s an ‘I’m sorry you feel that way.’

If one of my sons behaved like this I would be absolutely devastated. I hope to goodness I raise them as respectful and kind young men.

HairyBallTheorem · 01/04/2018 17:57

You're right totally. Olding is every bit as much of a shit as Jackson, he's just a shit with a certain degree of low animal cunning who thinks that crocodile tears may serve his career, whereas Jackson is a shit and thick as mince

CarrotyO · 01/04/2018 17:53

I’m not buying his apology either. He’s sorry for her “perception” of events, a perception he disagrees with. So her perception is that she didn’t consent but he doesn’t agree with that. She believes it was painful and traumatic and resulted in lacerations to her vagina but he disagrees with that too...

Totallymyownperson · 01/04/2018 16:55

Personally I am not buying this shit that olding is more remorseful than Jackson. If he was why was there a photo of him partying after the verdict on Jackson instagram account. He should have just gone home and lay low and away from his toxic friend

LassWiADelicateAir · 01/04/2018 16:41

He's also going to have difficulty because it's possible to believe that both he and the victim were telling their truth. That is, that he reasonably believed she consented, even though she knew she didn't. This, under NI law, would mean he isn't guilty of rape

Yes , Olding seems to get that point.

Totallymyownperson · 01/04/2018 16:34

I thought I would never see someothing like that from a barrister

GrainneWail · 01/04/2018 16:00

It's pronounced A-awn (like in yawn).

BoreOfWhabylon · 01/04/2018 15:32
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ZibbidooZibbidooZibbidoo · 01/04/2018 15:25

Yes Aidan is about right. With his Fada it elongates the second a so it’s more like aydawn but I say it like Aidan. I’m in Ulster so it affects how things are pronounced and also, I’m lazy Grin

BoreOfWhabylon · 01/04/2018 15:12

Ah, thank you

PaulDacreRimsGeese · 01/04/2018 14:54

I think it's what we would say as Aidan in English, just the original Irish spelling of it.

BoreOfWhabylon · 01/04/2018 14:52

I appreciate that this is tangential, but can someone please tell me how Senator O’Riordan’s first name is pronounced?