Michael O’Halloran suffers vile sectarian abuse after Catholic church visit

[ian1964 10,723]

 

WARNING - This article contains very strong language some may find offensive

RANGERS striker Michael O’Halloran has been hit with vile sectarian abuse online after he visited a Catholic church in North Lanarkshire.

The footballer popped by Holy Family RC Mossend on Monday to speak to young people about growing up while going to a Catholic school.

The church shared an image on its Facebook page of the 27-year-old alongside parish priest Rev Fr James Anthony Grant and two young men.

The church wrote: “Delighted to have Rangers Striker Michael O’Halloran join us today in Holy Family to talk about his time at Catholic school.”

In 24 hours, the post gained a lot of attention locally. However, some of the attention drew shocking comments across social media.

One Twitter user wrote: “So Michael O’Halloran had a nice wee scummy t***y pape day oot.

“That’s nice.

“****** b******.”

“Always knew he was a ****** mhanky b****** probably fiddled way bheast,” hit out another Twitter user.

As the abuse from trolls started to pour out, many hit back as they came to the defence of O’Halloran and criticising the original post.

One said: “Sad day when pathetic tweets like this are doing the rounds! What year is it again?”

“Well done to him. It’s football for him,” said another, while one said, “Who actually cares? Grow up.”

“Is this tweet for real?” asked one shocked man.

One Facebook user told the church: “Great to see this and thank you for featuring him.”

The church responded to one comment by saying: “A polite and dignified example to young people.”

Sectarianism in football is a growing issue in Scotland, particularly in Glasgow.

According to a recent survey, football, Orange Order and republican parades and social media were highlighted as the main contributors to sectarianism in Scotland.

More than three quarters (76%) of respondents to the study for YouthLink Scotland identified the football as the largest factor behind religious prejudice.

READ MORE: Call for unity to stamp out sectarianism in football

A Glasgow MSP said in March that the Scottish Government had to act on sectarianism because football bosses are too “lily livered” to tackle it.

As the Scottish Parliament looked to scrap the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act - which it eventually was - Cathcart SNP MSP James Dornan said it already led to increasing instances of sectarianism.

Leading anti-sectarian charity, Nil By Mouth, blamed “mindless morons” for holding the city back in its fight against sectarianism.

James Kelly, the MSP whose bill scraped the controversial Offensive Behaviour Act, previously called upon fans, clubs and the police to work together to tackle sectarianism in football.

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[der Berliner 3,744]

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Sectarianism in football is a growing issue in Scotland, particularly in Glasgow.

According to a recent survey, football, Orange Order and republican parades and social media were highlighted as the main contributors to sectarianism in Scotland.

 

 

I would say religious schooling is the root of that evil. "Ironically", it is what MOH went to talk about ...

 

[ian1964 10,723]

3 minutes ago, der Berliner said:

 

I would say religious schooling is the root of that evil. "Ironically", it is what MOH went to talk about ...

 

Government funded apartheid schooling is the start of sectarianism, everybody knows this, the problem is Scotland don't really want to stop it, there is too many people making money out of it!

[Darthter 542]

8 minutes ago, ian1964 said:

Government funded apartheid schooling is the start of sectarianism, everybody knows this, the problem is Scotland don't really want to stop it, there is too many people making money out of it!

was just about to say similar.

 

Young kids are learning from a very young age that religion causes a divide - they don't understand why their best pal can't go to the same school as them.

[DMAA 3,658]

Ah but according to some on this forum "fen1an" has nothing do with religion it just means republican revolutionary. I'm sure that what the trolls meant... 

[der Berliner 3,744]

4 minutes ago, DMAA said:

Ah but according to some on this forum "fen1an" has nothing do with religion it just means republican revolutionary. I'm sure that what the trolls meant... 

I would assume that these trolls are simply from the group of brain-dead people that every club attracts ...

And the larger the support, the better the chance that some day you have the discomfort of meeting them in person ...

[Bill 13,717]

50 minutes ago, der Berliner said:

I would assume that these trolls are simply from the group of brain-dead people that every club attracts ...

And the larger the support, the better the chance that some day you have the discomfort of meeting them in person ...

What did those trolls have to do with Rangers?

[colinstein 294]

2 hours ago, DMAA said:

Ah but according to some on this forum "fen1an" has nothing do with religion it just means republican revolutionary. I'm sure that what the trolls meant... 

the word "******" does mean those who took up arms to fight for independence for Ireland...some of them were proddies, some were socialists like James Conolly......some were tims. 

apparently it's meaning has been usurped in Scotland and it now means Catholic

Similarly "Hun" now means proddy.......

[DMAA 3,658]

31 minutes ago, colinstein said:

the word "******" does mean those who took up arms to fight for independence for Ireland...some of them were proddies, some were socialists like James Conolly......some were tims. 

apparently it's meaning has been usurped in Scotland and it now means Catholic

Similarly "Hun" now means proddy.......

The problem is when it is denied the latter usage and definition of the word exists when it clearly does, and I’d suggest it is now by some margin the primary understanding of the word in Glasgow. 

[Gonzo79 15,293]

Glasgow voted Yes though, so it has already been taken over by people who hate the UK and are happy to twist words to suit.

 

If in doubt, just ask Mr Dornan.