George Hook States The Obvious; Gets Himself Two Front Pages.

It would appear they have cracking internet coverage in Haiti. That’s where George Hook is at the moment, doing charitable work for Denis O’Brien’s Haven organisation. He must have heard Eamon Dunphy quit Newstalk last week over a pay dispute (he was asked to take a pay cut in the region of 50%) for he took himself to the Twitter machine on the hinterweb to blast Dunphy for being Dunphy.

Firstly, let’s back track a smidge. This was all sparked, not by the proposed pay cut, but how Eamon Dunphy chose to deal with the news… on air. During his last broadcast, Eamon branded the station a “slum” and claimed boss Denis “hates journalism, he despises it.” O’Brien has since ordered his solicitors to contact Dunphy, requesting an apology and compensation for his comments.

All marginally civilised thus far. Then Hooky gets involved *rubs mitts and throws some sausages into the pan*. Yesterday, he tweeted: “Dunphy is like Greece - full of crap but people keep giving him money.” He then added “Found a voodoo replica of Dunphy here in Haiti - I have stuck a pin in his most obvious feature (??)… the voodoo doll of Dunphy is foaming at the mouth.” Then, the killer blow: “Hook controversial by conviction - Dunphy by opportunism.”

The Irish Sun attempted to contact Dunphy last night regarding Hook’s comments, and managed to get this out of his wife Jane: “I don’t think Eamon was aware of Hook’s comments but he won’t be bothered by them. He was out for the evening and these views wouldn’t have ruined his night.” Unsurprising. Eamon likes to partay.

The Lovely Ingrid was not available for comment. But if she were, I bet she’d suggest instructing both Eamon and her lovely husband get kitted out in full gimp attire, alongside Bill O’Herlihy, Tom McGurk, and Johnny Giles, so they can all engage in a Ruccer (or Socby...) five-a-side game, in which Ingrid will ride around on their backs in turn. They’ll also hand feed Brent Pope orange segments and grapes at halftime, for he is the only true shining beacon of positivity in the current world of Irish sporting commentary.

Then again, what would I know, sure I’m only a gerral.