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Cavan GAA officials are 'arrested.'

Shock in Cavan as officers 'arrested' by Gardaí at county board meeting

Don’t worry, it’s all part of a novel fundraising campaign.

THERE WERE SHOCK scenes at Monday night’s Cavan county board meeting when county board chairman Gerry Brady and Treasurer Martin Cahill were arrested by Gardaí.

Four Gardaí entered the meeting room and apprehended the duo, with many stunned delegates speaking out in protest as the officers were led from the building.

The dramatic scenes were captured in this video seen by The42: 

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This hoax arrest is part of Cavan GAA’s ‘Jailbreak’ fundraiser.

The off-duty Gardaí and members of the Cavan Executive Committee were aware of the elaborate ruse and pulled it off to perfection.

Next year’s fundraiser, scheduled for 18 March, will see 50 people spending a night in the cells at Crumlin Road jail in Belfast.

Those taking part in the fundraiser will need to raise €3000 in bail money to release the people in jail.

Fair play to Cavan GAA on this fun and novel fundraiser.

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    Mute Phil O' Meara
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    Nov 4th 2015, 12:02 PM

    €3,000 to be collected in Cavan? Gaelic games will be fully professional by the time those lads are let out.

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    Nov 4th 2015, 12:16 PM

    Cavan folk better break out the punt and Cyril the squirrel savings stamps from 1986.

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    Mute Lad
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    Nov 4th 2015, 12:01 PM

    Hopefully we could get a real one of these in Cork GAA

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    Nov 4th 2015, 12:12 PM

    Treasurer Martin Cahill. Lol

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    Mute Martin Heaney
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    Nov 4th 2015, 2:04 PM

    The bail money will be paid in dusty pounds,shillings and pence.

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    Mute Paul Parker
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    Nov 4th 2015, 9:04 PM

    Did you hear how copper wire was invented?
    Two Cavan men fighting over a penny…….

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    Nov 4th 2015, 11:50 PM

    Niall tobin gave cavan the name for been mean. He’s married to a cavan woman and did a show in the white horse in cootehill one night and no one went to see him(he’s not funny anyhow) and he said cavan people were too mean to buy a ticket to see him. Monaghan people latched onto it then and spread it around

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    Mute Cóilín Duffy
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    Nov 5th 2015, 4:05 AM

    Not novel as Down GAA are doing the exact same at Crumlin Road Gaol this weekend

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