Prison officers pull out of Croke Park match over Rory’s Stories
Comedian Rory O’Connor, of Rory’s Stories fame, portrayed an officer in sketches filmed by an RTÉ crew making a documentary in the prison.
Prison officers in Mountjoy have pulled out of a unique football match in which they were to play against prisoners in Croke Park because of anger over how they were portrayed in a series of sketches.
The sketches, which were filmed by the RTÉ crew making a documentary in the prison, had comedian Rory O’Connor, of Rory’s Stories fame, portraying an officer in a manner that the actual officers found offensive. Mr O’Connor was involved in the project, along with former Dublin footballer Philly McMahon, who has worked with prisoners for a number of years. The sketches were part of a “wrap-up” of filming ahead of the scheduled match in Croke Park.
