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Soccer star in Ireland exposed by BBC as leader of dog-fighting club
Signon San Diego ^ | 3:21 p.m. August 30, 2007 | By Shawn Pogatchnik

Posted on 08/31/2007 5:21:02 AM PDT by Perdogg

A star of Ireland's Gaelic football league was exposed Thursday as a director of an illegal dog-fighting club, an underground gambling activity that has wrecked the reputation and career of Atlanta Falcons football player Michael Vick. The 17-month undercover investigation by BBC Northern Ireland's “Spotlight” program, broadcast Thursday night, found evidence of 15 illegal dog-fighting operations in the British territory of 1.7 million people.

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1 posted on 08/31/2007 5:21:04 AM PDT by Perdogg
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To: Perdogg

Sounds like this was in Northern Ireland and not the Republic: “15 illegal dog-fighting operations in the British territory of 1.7 million people.”


2 posted on 08/31/2007 5:25:19 AM PDT by wideawake (Why is it that so many self-proclaimed "Constitutionalists" know so little about the Constitution?)
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To: Perdogg

It also sounds like this individual is not a “soccer star” but a player of Gaelic football - which isn’t soccer.


3 posted on 08/31/2007 5:26:24 AM PDT by wideawake (Why is it that so many self-proclaimed "Constitutionalists" know so little about the Constitution?)
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To: Perdogg

County Tyrone - Northern Ireland.


4 posted on 08/31/2007 5:29:30 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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To: Perdogg

Toss him into the ring with about a dozen fight dogs. That should do it. Justice served


5 posted on 08/31/2007 5:33:54 AM PDT by stm (Fred Thompson in 08! Return our country to the era of Reagan Conservatism now.)
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To: stm

Well the Irish have been called the (blacks) of Europe so maybe he can use the Hip Hop culture defense.


6 posted on 08/31/2007 6:07:40 AM PDT by dblshot
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