Eamon Dunphy’s Views On Tom Humphries Caused Outrage Last Night

Last night, panel members on The Tonight Show on TV3 were discussing the case of sports journalist Tom Humphries being sentenced to two and a half years in prison for grooming and sexually abusing a teenage girl.

Eamon Dunphy was on the show and as always his opinions caused serious backlash.

Have a watch of the video and judge for yourself...

The reaction on Twitter was vociferous...

Dunphy says "I didnt know about the grooming just the underage sex - I didn't know how serious it was" ??? The underage sex is the bigger issue!!! They groom in order to get the sex & what underage girl would have Sex w humphries WITHOUT grooming - he's repellent #tonighttv3
— Ciara Kelly (@ciarakellydoc) October 24, 2017

Eamon Dunphy says Judge gave #TomHumphries "just about the right sentence", says it's not for him to judge, and he doesn't believe in "trial by media".#tonighttv3
— Ciara Plunkett (@PlunkettCiara) October 24, 2017

Dunphy is more cutting in his analysis of Ronaldo having an average game than Tom Humphreys sexually assaulting a child.
— Philip Ryan (@Philip_Ryan) October 24, 2017

“He’d been involved in sex with a girl who w underage” - Dunphy. He sexually abused a child. Jesus. #tonighttv3
— Barbara Scully (@barbarascully) October 24, 2017

Us girls are always being told mind yourself,don't walk alone etc
A paedophile was caught & its "Ah poor lad his life is over"#tonightTV3
— Aisling Ní Dhonnchaidh (@Is_mise_aisling) October 24, 2017