The former Derry player took aim at the Taoiseach for his failure to implement more wideranging restrictions of movement on the Irish population as coronavirus cases in the country look set to surge in the coming days and weeks. As a barrister, former All-Ireland winner, pundit and leading charity campaigner we know that Brolly is a man of many talents, but those descriptions only scratch the surface of his personality if his incredibly detailed Wikipedia page is anything to go by. Brolly went on to describe Tuesday’s state of the nation address as ’10 minutes of sound biting’. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. GAA pundit Joe Brolly has slammed Taoiseach Leo Varadkar for the 'nauseous' speech the Castleknock man made during an emergency broadcast on St Patrick's Day. The outspoken Derry man recognised that the Governmental response to the coronavirus pandemic in the Republic of Ireland has been largely more proactive and responsible than that of Boris Johnson’s UK administration. Although many praised the Taoiseach for the leadership demonstrated during his speech, Brolly told Off The Ball AM that he found the speech ‘very, very disappointing’. His father Francie, also a traditional musician, played Gaelic football for Derry in the 1960s, and was later a Sinn Féin councillor and MLA. The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out the details... Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. All in all, it’s just some light-hearted fun at Brolly’s expense and although the Derry man is well able to dish it out, he’s well able to take a slagging too and we dare say he’ll have a good laugh at it if he ever gets around to having a look. Regisseur: Giles Alderson Schauspieler: Richard Brake, Richard Short, Stella Stocker, Joe Egan, Emily Haigh, Olivia Bernstone, Ronan Summers, Stefan Boehm, Ian Sharp, Jennifer Matter, Tim Fellingham, Kris Johnson, Joel Phillimore, James G. Nunn. Besides his life-partner, we don’t have the past relationship stories related to him. Unfortunately, Brolly’s page will probably suffer the same fate as the vast majority of Wikipedia hijack victims and soon return to normality, so try and take a look at some of the genius contained within before it inevitably returns to normal. ‘This isn’t the time for politicking. *, Greencore committed to ‘keeping UK fed’ during coronavirus pandemic, Watch: Inside the Croke Park Coronavirus testing centre, Garda investigation launched as body discovered in ‘unexplained circumstances’ in Dublin, Gardai issue warning as kegs & spirit dispensers seized from three suspected shebeens, Tony Holohan says Dublin has not ‘turned a corner’ under Level 3 restrictions, Latest COVID-19 figures as coalition dismisses imminent lockdown, COVID leads to worst littering of Irish towns in ten years, UK government introduce new three-tier lockdown system as COVID-19 cases soar. Is Joe Brolly is a married man and is settled with his supportive wife named Emma. Brolly is the son of noted traditional singer and Limavady Sinn Féin councillor Anne Brolly. We are not ready for this.”‘, Brolly referred back to Mr Varadkar’s speech, adding: ‘I was enraged watching this on the television. Alluding to the Taoiseach’s quotation of former UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the statement that ‘Never has so much been asked by so many of so few’, Brolly was virulent in his disapproval, saying: ‘The cheek of him to come on and then take that PR opportunity, it was very, very, very disappointing. Brolly concluded by describing the Taoiseach’s address as ‘extremely disappointing’ and overly ‘sentimental’. I mean, Churchill, the old bigot, he must have been turning in his grave when he heard Varadkar referring to his great speech.’. GAA pundit Joe Brolly has slammed Taoiseach Leo Varadkar for the ‘nauseous’ speech the Castleknock man made during an emergency broadcast on St Patrick’s Day. 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Brolly criticised the Taoiseach in no uncertain terms, stating: ‘I thought he was going to make some sort of announcement about sealing off the border. 7.0. when questioned about Brolly's support of his political career’. In Ireland, nothing was done when it should have been done and [the Government] sat on their hands.’. Addressing the nation on Tuesday night, Mr Varadkar described the occasion as a ‘St Patrick’s Day like no other’, urging Irish people to comply with Government and HSE advice in this period of ‘the calm before the storm’, and praising the heroism of healthcare professionals on the frontline.

‘It was particularly nauseous last night Leo Varadkar taking a PR opportunity in the middle of this to come out and say absolutely nothing’. People were tuning in thinking that there was going to be some kind of a message. The UK Government is set to introduce a three-tier strategy for local lockdowns across England in a new measure to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Department of Health has been notified of 825 more cases of COVID-19 in the Republic of Ireland on Monday. Surely there must be huge concern in the south about the complete inactivity in the north? The Wiki page also adds that ‘although Brolly frequently mentions supposedly relaxed encounters with Obama, Obama has never acknowledged his existence, and responded by saying 'Joe who?' Sceptics could suggest that the account of Brolly’s relationship with Obama draws strong parallels with his relationship with a certain Donegal manager, but we would never be as bold as to suggest anything like that. Mr Varadkar described the occasion as a ‘St Patrick’s Day like no other’, Kim Jong-Un sheds a tear as he makes rare apology to the people of North Korea, Friends and family of Azzam Raguragui, 18, protest manslaughter conviction outside Criminal Courts, Potential export growth for Irish SMEs beyond UK regardless of Brexit, * Sign up to the Extra..ie survey panel to trial free products and win prizes for your opinions! Speaking about a friend who works in the Royal Victoria hospital in Belfast, the 50-year-old said: ‘A friend of mine in the Royal Victoria hospital, a consultant who I was speaking to early yesterday morning, she said to me: “Joe, this is going to be fuckingArmageddon. In... Kim Jong-un had to wipe away tears as he made a rare apology to the people of North Korea. : Pat Rigney on Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin's global growth, Further information revealed about the return of The Den, Documentary on missing person Philip Cairns to air on RTÉ tonight, Documentary on the story of hip-hop in Ireland to air on RTÉ tonight, Sarah McInerney returns as RTÉ announces new autumn schedule, Sean O'Rourke will no longer work with RTÉ, RTÉ has announced Dancing with the Stars will not go ahead in 2021. The Wikipedia page also charts Brolly’s prominence on the Derry line-dancing scene and his involvement in the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama, whom he has proclaimed as 'a genius, marching relentlessly towards victory'. Another one person has died due to coronavirus bringing the total death toll to 1827. Hat-tip to Niall Dowdall for sending this one our way, Gardaí seize beer taps, kegs and other barware in investigation into illegal shebeens, GoMo announces it has reached 250,000 subscribers, QUIZ: Name all the countries of the world that have only 4 letters, Fermoy terminates twinning arrangement with "LGBT-free" town in Poland, QUIZ: Match the Friends quote with the character who said it, What happened with gin in the public psyche?

To illustrate the point, he once said of second man on the moon Buzz Aldrin that he “bottled it when the chance to become the first man on the moon came his way”. While you would expect to find details about his playing career for Derry and his punditry exploits on The Sunday Game on his Wiki page, did you know, for example, that Brolly endured a disastrous spell as a NASA employee during the mid 00s that ended in tears because, as Neil Armstrong said: “Brolly tried to hide his own shortcomings by criticising astronauts who were far more talented than he would ever be.”. The former Derry player took aim at the Taoiseach for his failure to implement more wideranging restrictions of movement on the Irish population as coronavirus cases in the country look set to surge in the coming days and weeks.