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Sunday World
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Brian Dowling hits out at 'cowards' on gossip site Tattle Life
The TV presenter previously said users of the forum tried to ruin his life and destroy his reputation. Brian Dowling has hit out at 'cowards' on the gossip website Tattle Life. The television presenter said that he and his husband, Arthur Gourounlian, have suffered at the hands of people who post on the forum. Taking to Instagram, he shared that he never planned to open up 'so much' about his experience, and thanked followers for contacting him about his story. 'Thank you so so much, your KINDNESS & SUPPORT will ALWAYS win over anything else. 'Plus, we aren't alone in this, as many, many other people have had their lives turned absolutely upside down. 'We all need to remember these people are weak, they are cowards and clearly are so unhappy with their own lives that they want to inflict hate on others,' he continued. Brian Dowling 'I'm happy to say the tide is turning!!! Have a gorgeous Thursday, everyone.' The father-of-two opened up about his personal experience with the website last week after the owner was unmasked as Sebastian Henry Bond following a high-profile court case. 'Also on Friday, my birthday, I got messages saying that the person that runs the website Tattle has been exposed and his true identity is now out there.' 'I am absolutely delighted,' he said. 'This is something, a battle, Arthur and I have been having with this website for a long time now. 'They have tried to destroy our reputation, ruin our lives in fact with the vile-ness they have been saying. 'We have all the messages, we've spoken to the guards, we have screenshots, we have usernames, we have everything,' he added. 'My hope is, now this man has been exposed for who he is. 'That, as part of his deal, he will now release the email addresses of all those people online with all their names. 'And I get to find out who they are. I can't wait.' Brian Dowling with husband Arthur Gourounlian at last year's VIP Style Awards. News in 90 Seconds - June 19th It comes after Irish couple Neil and Donna Sands were awarded £300,000 payout by a Belfast judge last December after they were anonymously trolled on the forum. The identity of the website's owner remained a secret until it was revealed following a court battle to lift reporting restrictions.
The Irish Sun
7 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Dublin demolish Kildare to set up All-Ireland SHC quarter-final showdown with Limerick
Dublin rained on Kildare's homecoming parade in Newbridge, powering past the jaded Lilywhites to secure an All-Ireland SHC quarter-final clash with Limerick. Freshly crowned Joe McDonagh Cup winners Kildare hoped to summon the same sort of performance that wiped out Laois at Croke Park last Sunday. 2 Ronan Hayes of Dublin scores his side's first goal during theclash at Cedral St Conleth's Park in Newbridge 2 Dublin now play Limerick in the All-Ireland quarter-final But the six-day-turnaround was simply too much for Brian Dowling's outclassed crew who were as good as beaten by half-time. Dublin came, saw and pretty much conquered with first-half goals from Ronan Hayes and Diarmaid O'Dulaing laying the platform for their 21-point win. The Sky Blues were 15 points clear at half-time and registered a third goal late on through Fergal Whitely who finished with 1-1. Sean Currie was their top scorer with eight points but it was all too easy for Dublin and the jump in standard to Limerick next weekend will be severe. read more on golf Kildare never really got it going in front of their home fans in Newbridge but were still cheered off the pitch after a wonderful season. They hoped to carry the momentum from their breakthrough triumph last weekend through to this game, their seventh of the year in Newbridge. They'd won five of their previous six outings at home, only slipping up to Kerry in Round 1 of the Joe McDonagh Cup, and were tied with Dublin after 10 minutes, 0-2 apiece. But when Hayes struck Dublin's first goal in the 10th minute, it created a blue wave that washed over the overwhelmed hosts. Most read in GAA Hurling By half-time Dublin had put 2-14 on the board to Kildare's 0-5 with the Lilywhites managing just two points from play in that period. The loss of James Burke from the team to injury hardly helped Kildare. GAA fans 'loved seeing and hearing' the late Micheal O Muircheartaigh as he features in RTE documentary Hell for Leather But Dublin were still without Donal Burke while former All-Star Danny Sutcliffe was absent too through injury. Burke was at least togged out and, in a positive development ahead of next weekend, got through a light warm up along the sideline in the closing minutes of the game. John Hetherton was a late addition to the Dublin lineup and the big St Vincent's man made two great first-half fetches, laying on points for Currie and O'Dulaing. Rising star O Dulaing was the other late addition to Dublin's team and filled his boots, striking 1-4 in the first-half alone. The Commercials attacker was a constant threat, jinking this way and that and contorting his body to clip some terrific scores. He grabbed his goal in the 17th minute after a powerful run in from the right wing that left Dublin 2-6 to 0-4 up and already in the clear. In all, between the 14th minute and half-time, Dublin outscored a stunned Kildare by 1-10 to 0-1 to open up that giant 15-point half-time lead. Cian O'Sullivan, the excellent Rian McBride and captain Chris Crummey boomed over scores too for Dublin. Hayes almost sniped a third goal for Dublin in the 43rd minute but blasted wide when he had Currie free on his left. It wasn't a fatal error because while Dublin weren't as prolific in the second-half, Kildare never looked like making it a contest again. The one time that Kildare did get in on goal, Cathal Dowling was thwarted by Dublin goalkeeper Sean Brennan who pulled off a great save in the 49th minute. Both sides rolled in their full allocation of substitutes in the closing minutes as the game petered out towards its inevitable conclusion. Kildare at least picked off a few eye-catching points to give their fans something to cheer about. Gerry Keegan split the posts from both wings on different occasions. But Dublin finished the game 1-3 on the bounce. Whitely registered Dublin's third goal when he beat the Kildare goalkeeper at his near post following a run in from the left wing in the 65th minute. Kildare 0-13 Dublin 3-25 Dublin: Sean Brennan; John Bellew, Paddy Smyth, Conor McHugh; Paddy Doyle, Chris Crummey 0-2, Paddy Dunleavy; Brian Hayes 0-3, Fergal Whitely 1-1; Sean Currie 0-8, 5f, Ronan Hayes 1-1, Rian McBride 0-3; John Hetherton, Diarmaid O'Dulaing 1-4, Cian O'Sullivan 0-2. Subs: Conor Burke 0-1 for Whitely 28-29, blood, Burke for McBride 45, Conal O Riain for O'Sullivan 50, Andrew Dunphy for Dunleavy 51, Sean Gallagher for Brian Hayes 59, Darragh Power for Ronan Hayes 65. Kildare: Paddy McKenna; Dan O'Meara, Rian Boran, Richy Hogan; Paul Dolan, Liam O'Reilly, Cian Boran 0-1; Daire Guerin, Simon Leacy; Cathal McCabe, Gerry Keegan 0-2, David Qualter 0-8, 6f, 1 65; Darragh Melville, Cathal Dowling, Jack Sheridan 0-1. Subs: Jack Travers 0-1 for McCabe 45, Harry Carroll for O'Reilly 50, Muiris Curtin for Sheridan 58, Killian Harrington for Dowling 60, Oisin Lynam for Qualter 67. Referee: James Owens (Wexford).
The Irish Sun
11-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Kildare and Laois being forced to play six days after Joe McDonagh Cup final is farcical and unfair
SAY what you want about the Joe McDonagh finalists entering the All-Ireland series — but playing six days later is a farce. Kildare Brian Dowling's men will relish tackling Dublin this Saturday in Newbridge. But surely they merit an extra week to have themselves primed for such a unique occasion against their neighbours. And it's even worse for Tommy Fitzgerald's Laois. Not only do they have to Read More On GAA That game could be an absolute trouncing which is no good to either side. Fitzgerald has But it's just another farcical element of a daft calendar that puts everyone under pressure. RTE DOC DELIGHTS The first episode of RTÉ's Gaelic football documentary Hell for Leather Most read in GAA Hurling We all have a habit of running the big ball down when hurling gets the love. But the first show of a five-part series which aired on Monday was magic. GAA fans 'loved seeing and hearing' the late Micheal O Muircheartaigh as he features in RTE documentary Hell for Leather Brian Fenton wells up when he speaks about what football means to him. And the clips of him arriving at his old school in Raheny with Sam Maguire stirs up all sorts of memories. From on-field battles to civil war off it, football's tapestry always evolves. Heroes past and present explain what the game is to them. 1 Kildare beat Laois at Croke Park by a scoreline of 2-26 to 1-19 And the programme is pinned with poignancy when late greats Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Seán Murphy, Mick O'Dwyer, Jimmy Gray and John O'Mahony appear on screen. It's stripped back to its humble, raw beginnings by historian Paul Rouse. Pigs' bladders were used as footballs and there were battles across fields long before Croke Park became what it is today. And the only rule was there were no rules until Michael Cusack and Maurice Davin formed the GAA in Thurles back in 1884. They vowed it would spread like a prairie fire. Little did they know how much it would.
Irish Daily Mirror
09-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Weekend fixtures confirmed as Kildare get Newbridge double header
The revamped Cedral St Conleth's Park will host a Kildare double header on Saturday. Fresh from their superb Joe McDonagh Cup final win over Laois, the Kildare hurlers are back in action six days later as they face Dublin in the All-Ireland preliminary hurling quarter-final in Newbridge, which, at the very least, will act as a useful barometer for manager Brian Dowling ahead of their return to the Leinster SHC in 2026. The game will have a 4pm throw-in and will be followed by the Kildare footballers' Tailteann Cup quarter-final against Offaly, which gets underway at 6.30pm. It will be the third meeting of the counties this year after they were paired together in this morning's draw, with Offaly beating Kildare in round six of the League and again in the Division Three final at Croke Park. There's another repeat of a League final with Wexford travelling to Limerick, who beat them in the Division Four decider. That quarter-final will take place on Sunday at the TUS Gaelic Grounds. The other two quarter-finals see Wicklow entertain Westmeath in Aughrim, also on Sunday afternoon, with Fermanagh at home to Sligo on Saturday. The Laois-Tipperary hurling preliminary quarter-final will be played on Saturday afternoon at Laois Hire O'Moore Park at 1.45pm as O'Moore boss Tommy Fitzgerald faces the difficult task of getting his players up for a game against top tier opposition just days after losing a season-defining game. Tailteann Cup quarter-finals Saturday, June 14 Fermanagh v Sligo, Brewster Park, 5pm. Kildare v Offaly, Cedral St Conleth's Park, 6.30pm. Sunday, June 15 Wicklow v Westmeath, Echelon Park, 1.15pm. Limerick v Wexford, TUS Gaelic Grounds, 3.45pm. All-Ireland hurling preliminary quarter-finals Laois v Tipperary, Laois Hire O'Moore Park, 1.45pm. Kildare v Dublin, Cedral St Conleth's Park, 4pm.
RTÉ News
09-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
McGrath: Are we punishing Joe McDonagh Cup finalists?
Joe McDonagh Cup finalists Kildare and Laois will be back in action this weekend, but in truth, anything other than wins for Dublin, and in particular Tipperary, would be seen as major shocks. The Lilywhites will enter the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final at home to the Dubs with huge momentum behind them. Having already secured 1B hurling earlier this year, Brian Dowling's men will compete in the Leinster Championship in 2026 after a maiden success in the McDonagh Cup on Sunday. Laois, on the other hand, will have to pick themselves up after the 10-point defeat at Croke Park, where the challenge will be significantly tougher against a rejuvenated Tipperary. The preliminary quarter-finals tend to be one-sided games, with Laois' victory over Dublin in 2019 the only time a Joe McDonagh side has prevailed against stiffer opposition. Laois' 12-point defeat to Wexford at the same stage last year could be seen a success in the context that the average losing margin for the Joe McDonagh Cup finalists before that was just shy of 22 points. Earlier this year, Leinster Council chairman Derek Kent proposed scrapping the All-Ireland hurling preliminary quarter-finals to accommodate potential provincial final replays, insisting the preliminaries offer "no promotion of hurling". Speaking on the RTÉ GAA podcast, former Tipperary hurler Shane McGrath outlined his own concerns over the fixtures, especially the short turnaround from the McDonagh Cup final. "Take the All-Ireland hurling final on the third week of July," he said. "Imagine after that match, you say to everyone, 'by the way, you won this, but to play in this competition you have to play next Saturday'. "Are we nearly punishing them for winning the thing by playing seven days later." Former hurling referee Barry Kelly praised Kildare and Brian Dowling for being the hurling and managerial story of the year respectively, but feels the preliminaries offer little hope for the McDonagh sides. "The average defeat in those games is 17 points," he said. "No-one would be surprised if Tippeary beat Laois by 17 points. Let's be honest, 17 points would be regarded by Laois as an achievement next weekend." Follow a live blog on the All-Ireland Football Championship on Saturday on and the RTÉ News app. Listen to updates on Saturday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Watch highlights on The Saturday Game at 9.30pm. Watch an All-Ireland Football Championship double-header, Monaghan v Down and Donegal v Mayo, on Sunday from 1.30pm. Follow a live blog on and the RTÉ News app. Listen to updates on Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Watch highlights on The Sunday Game at 9.30pm.
