Why should I feel ashamed for what others have done? There are violent men, warped and damaged, but they are the exception Malachi O'Doherty: Why should I feel ashamed for what others have done? There are violent men, warped and damaged, but they are the exception

For work reasons I’ve often had to read every NI newspaper cover to cover for years on end. We’re talking hundred and hundreds of times, thousands and thousands of articles.

This is still the worst word-salad of half baked gibberish I’ve ever encountered: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

Some of us on here knew Natalie. She was funny and kind and she should be here with her son. Thank God justice has been done for her family x

I'm not sure she'd forgive me if I posted a video of her chasing a cat intruder round her house while calling him Billy Big Balls so this will do instead.

Love animals, take the bus and make MLAs scared of you.

When my wife was at her most unwell former Councillor Linzi McLaren was - behind the scenes - INCREDIBLY kind & helpful

Political unionism - esp the UUP and its supporters - should be awake at night asking itself how it managed to lose such a talent

@amanda.ie @brendanjharkin.bsky.social

All the women are out now. Jasmin Paris retains her title as the only woman finisher. What an achievement.

Same. I’m following Keith and the first two laps seem to be clockwise or a change of some description?
Not even sure if there’s a woman in there.

So hoping for a finisher!

@rachellyle123.bsky.social

Haha! Cheers ❤️

Good to see you @brendanjharkin.bsky.social
I managed to cut you out of the photo 🤦🏼‍♀️

❤️

Have a great christmas Brendan & as always x x

There are 2 columns. For you & following. I only use the latter. The algorithm doesn’t affect it, so avoid the worst excesses. Unless you go looking.
I’ve half the internet blocked & muted!
My space is grand there.

I never left. So many did but there’s still a few of us left.

I’m like a dripping tap on Twitter on the subject.

The most recent apsides are appalling. Tanya warned off by a political party employee, link to his previous conviction removed and more.
Flabbergasted stuff.

There are other women who’ve since come forward and a suspicion young girls were groomed.
The full extent of his abuse has to be investigated & questions asked of the horse world & safe guarding as well as SS & the PSNI.

James Brannigan, the policeman who wouldn’t let the case go is fronting a charity in Katie’s name.

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Same here. Unsettled is the word. The same politicians paying lip service to hashtag VAWG and not asking questions about this? Very troubling.

There’s a Sky Documentary on Katie’s case. Abi Lyle and her sister speak so well on it. Death of a Showjumper.
There’s also a book called Groomed.
Something so off about the case. Jon Burrows demanded Nuala McAllister apologise for her comments on Spotlight re John Caldwell. Jeez.

You too! I’m rarely here tbh, but notifications are on. So I see if there’s a post.

I don’t understand why there is no public outcry either.
A public inquiry into who he was and why he was protected.
His victims & survivors deserve a voice.

Assume Nothing - Murder at the Stables - Episode 12: The Detective Sergeant - BBC Sounds The officer responsible for bringing Creswell to trial, speaks here for the first time.

Just here to pass on the new episodes of this podcast on the murder of Katie Simpson.

A few shocking revelations on who knew and appeared to silence those asking for Katie’s death to be investigated as murder & not suicide.

Worth a listen & a share.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Assume Nothing - Murder at the Stables - Episode 12: The Detective Sergeant - BBC Sounds The officer responsible for bringing Creswell to trial, speaks here for the first time.

Just here to pass on the new episodes of this podcast on the murder of Katie Simpson.

A few shocking revelations on who knew and appeared to silence those asking for Katie’s death to be investigated as murder & not suicide.

Worth a listen & a share.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

@brendanjharkin.bsky.social

I still love this print.

She reads the audible book. It’s so well researched and documented.

There is! That is the audiobook version in my post.
The final chapter, the conclusion, is just shocking.
Good to see you!

There are many more women who’ve come forward. Denise’s justice when he took his own life, still blaming others.
Grooming of children and domestic abuse.
Bravery of so many women still telling their story.

I’m not sure if you watched the Sky documentary or this book, but the red flags around Creswell were huge and ignored.
Meanwhile the UUP are chasing Nuala McAllister for an apology for naming a police officer on the Spotlight programme.
The victims & survivors need to be heard in an Inquiry.

@rachellyle123.bsky.social

Just listened to this Rachel & I can’t get my head round this man and how he evaded justice & societal norms.
Love Nuala Lappin & Tanya Fowles.
Respect & love to you and Abi ❤️