https://www.collegetribune.ie/michael-byrne-who-is-old-man-belfield-in-focas/ Independent UCD News Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:41:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.collegetribune.ie/michael-byrne-who-is-old-man-belfield-in-focas/#comment-107632 Thu, 12 Nov 2020 10:55:03 +0000 https://45.76.141.254/?p=29617#comment-107632 Loved way this man was respected in my time in ucd. 2005 2011. Will share. So delighted so many people look out for him.

]]> https://www.collegetribune.ie/michael-byrne-who-is-old-man-belfield-in-focas/#comment-107631 Thu, 12 Nov 2020 10:17:31 +0000 https://45.76.141.254/?p=29617#comment-107631 A similar case of a guy coloqually called ” mat the jap” in Trinity College. He hung aroung college for decadrs and ste food at student gatherings but didnt drink alcohol. He has a postgrad from Trinity but was banned from the library apparently accused af defacing books which I dont believe. Probably more one of his his occassional outbursts. He was dumb by which i mean didnt speak but i witnessed him in the pub with a pad write responses in english german and spanish to students speaking to him. Staff looked after him and he had a health board flat. A Republic should embrase diverse people and it is sad to witness essentric aged people ostracised and not tolerated.

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