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Martin Cullen resigns....

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  • 08-03-2010 11:13pm
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    exaisle
    Registered Users Posts: 2,673 ✭✭✭


    Martin Cullen has announced his resignation from the Dail and the Cabinet as a result of a neck problem.

    First case of a Fianna Failer suffering such a complaint....ever....


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    brendansmith
    Registered Users Posts: 4,526 ✭✭✭brendansmith


    Good


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    #3
    phelixoflaherty
    Registered Users Posts: 1,436 ✭✭✭phelixoflaherty


    Ya. Neck like a jockys bollocks


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    Kasabian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,689 ✭✭✭Kasabian


    Hopefully a few more will follow, for they all have necks on them


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    Bolag_the_2nd
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭Bolag_the_2nd


    arts, sports and tourism, how much did he squander in his time in the dail, sick of the whole lot of them to be honest


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    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,067 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    What kind of neck problem? I'm reluctant to joke about it if he's on the way out.. the only thing worse than a politician is being haunted by their ghost


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    Aidric
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    It's a deteriorating back condition arising out of his involvement in a serious car accident some years ago.


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    brianthebard
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNQRfBAzSzo


    Each one brings us closer to a general election!


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    msg11
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    Nothin that a bitta Brasso wouldnt be able to sort out


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    Agent J
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    brianthebard wrote: »
    Each one brings us closer to a general election!

    Pretty much what i was thinking.


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    Dunjohn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭Dunjohn


    The terms "rats" and "sinking ship" keep coming into my mind.

    Not saying all politicians are rats, I haven't been a member here long enough to be THAT cynical, just... it keeps coming into my mind. Is all.


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    blond45
    Registered Users Posts: 537 ✭✭✭blond45


    its harneys turn now with her bandy wrist.


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    bonerm
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    Good riddance to the little bollix.


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    the keen edge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,533 ✭✭✭the keen edge


    exaisle wrote: »
    Martin Cullen has announced his resignation from the Dail and the Cabinet as a result of a neck problem.

    First case of a Fianna Failer suffering such a complaint....ever....

    They all should have neck problems...........from dancing the Tyburn jig. Ba*tard's


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    Biggins
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    One more gone shortly, the rest to go soon hopefully.


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    epgc3fyqirnbsx
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    Dont like to see anyone resign due to health, he's still human

    But I'd fcuking love to see them all gone!


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    Dempo1
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    Don't normally speak ill of those who are suffering but I'm glad to make an exception, Good riddens to the smug bollox, his neck has been stretched for quite some time, when will the rest go?

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




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    RATM
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    Neck problem me arse, did you see him on the news walking with a cane ? He didn't have that toy out a few weeks ago.

    Fact of the matter is Cullen was due to be dropped at the next reshuffle as he has long been considered a liability to the party. He himself also wanted to go but not because of a neck problem- it's because under statute of limitations he only has about 18 months left to sue the Indo/Evening Herald for libel for the same reasons Monica Leech did. Now Cullen's no thicko and he realises that fighting a 2012 election whilst having a High Court libel case running at the same time just don't match.

    So he is basically retiring so he can bring a libel case against IN&M. Now Monica Leech got a payout of 1.9 million just a short while back on the same claim- as Cullen is way more well known than her you can expect a record payout in the Four Courts of somewhere north of 3 million for dear old Martin. That, coupled with his 140,000 severance pay and an annual ministerial pension of 100k should see him right for retirement indeed.

    This country just beggar's belief. He's a bumbling idiot who never did a clever days work in his life yet he will be retiring with millions in the bank
    account :mad:


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    craggles
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    Lenihan has bleedin pancreatic cancer and you don't see him bottling it.


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    donkey balls
    Registered Users Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭donkey balls


    sure in another few years one of his kids might run in the gen elections to keep the dynasty going probely along with lenihan/coughlan


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    bonerm
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    We should have a poll on this thread so that we can e-vote how we feel about the little revenue wasting bollix.


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    My name is Mud
    Registered Users Posts: 647 ✭✭✭My name is Mud


    Tweedle dum will be replaced with tweedle dee in the reshuffle

    Who cares?


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    Hagar
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    My name is Mud wrote: »
    Tweedle dum will be replaced with tweedle dee in the reshuffle
    QFT, sadly 100% accurate.


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    Dyr
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    I coulda told him his spine was lacking years ago


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    jerry2623
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    I presume he can now concentrate his time in taking the state for another half a million by suing RTE for the hurt they caused him and his family a couple of years ago. So between Pensions and everything else the state will provide a plenty for another Loyal FF family for many years to come.


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    Sanjuro
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    To be honest, as long as the incompetent ****ehawk Mary Coughlan is still in government, it doesn't matter who resigns. She's got to be the most embarrassing TD in the history of the state. Ah feic it. They're all embarrassing.


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    happyfriday
    Registered Users Posts: 390 ✭✭happyfriday


    RATM wrote: »
    Neck problem me arse, did you see him on the news walking with a cane ? He didn't have that toy out a few weeks ago.

    Fact of the matter is Cullen was due to be dropped at the next reshuffle as he has long been considered a liability to the party. He himself also wanted to go but not because of a neck problem- it's because under statute of limitations he only has about 18 months left to sue the Indo/Evening Herald for libel for the same reasons Monica Leech did. Now Cullen's no thicko and he realises that fighting a 2012 election whilst having a High Court libel case running at the same time just don't match.

    So he is basically retiring so he can bring a libel case against IN&M. Now Monica Leech got a payout of 1.9 million just a short while back on the same claim- as Cullen is way more well known than her you can expect a record payout in the Four Courts of somewhere north of 3 million for dear old Martin. That, coupled with his 140,000 severance pay and an annual ministerial pension of 100k should see him right for retirement indeed.

    This country just beggar's belief. He's a bumbling idiot who never did a clever days work in his life yet he will be retiring with millions in the bank
    account :mad:

    I wish I could say that I think you are being very cynical but sadly I think you have hit the nail on the head there. :mad:


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    General Zod
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    He can now start the libel court case over the whole Monica Leech thing against the sindo and rté.


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    Jicked
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    I met him in New York this time last year, his back certainly hadn't deteriorated at the time. He was staying the same hotel as I was, had a chaffeur driven car bringing him to the airport (and presumably picking him up from there too), spent a lot of the weekend in the bar of the hotel or smoking outside. His reason for being in New York? When I asked him he informed me the NY Yankees were opening their stadium, which meant Minister Cullen had to be there for opening day. Tickets were costing thousands of dollars. Minister Cullen also attended on the second and third days of the stadium being open. The complete and utter pr!ck.


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    #30
    Bazzy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,484 ✭✭✭Bazzy


    Minister for health - Mary Harney

    And people wonder why the country is Fcuked!


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    Mona Lott
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    I always thought he was a spineless fecker! ....sure he had more PR launches of this Transport 21 and other projects than the RNLI had in the past five years


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