Bláthnaid Raleigh ‘disappointed’ with response of Mullingar club after conviction of one of its players for rape

by PoppedCork

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  1. It’s a horrible thing to have happened to her but I really don’t see the logic here. The whole thing has nothing to do with the rugby club, I don’t see how a statement of solidarity from them is important nor does the lack of one take away from the impact of what happened.

  3. The culture surrounding rugby is disgusting – the misogyny, the fact that Irish rugby doesn’t reflect our country (I.e how many of the Dublin based players grew up in Ballymun, Tallaght, North inner city compared to Blackrock?) along with the drinking and drug culture.

  4. *“****You are sitting in a room and everybody is talking about the most intimate details*** *about you and then in the closing arguments they are giving their opinions on it, and you are* ***sitting there.”***

    *Much of what she found difficult arose from the fact that it was Moran who was on trial, while she, although the victim, was just a witness.*

    *“You are told, this is not your case, this is the [Director of Public Prosecution’s] case, and you are a witness… You don’t know what is happening, what witnesses are being called, you don’t know anything,” Ms Raleigh says.*

    *A request for a comment from* ***Mullingar Rugby Club was met with no response.*** *In June it issued a statement saying it was “****deeply shocked and saddened” to learn of Moran’s crime and was “appalled”****. The club said it prided itself on promoting a safe environment for its members and was committed to promoting a culture of “zero tolerance for any form of abuse”.*

    So basically…Mullingar Rugby club tried to deny it happened….until they were presented with evidence.

    And we wonder why women get beaten to death here.

    Fukk you MRC.

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