Willie O' Dea gets himself in hot water, still believes he has done nothing wrong.

sceptre wrote: »

Considering Willie has been saying for months to anyone who even hinted at his recent difficulties that he can't figure out what he did that was wrong (see any of the Limerick papers where he's been mentioned in the past three months), I hardly think it likely that he picked up a sudden flash of inspiration from the sky in mid-July. As you can see from the Leader report to which you've linked, he's also now saying that he overpaid for the libellous comments, which sounds as though he's adding financial misjudgement on to his initial and subsequent misjudgements (ie making the comments in the first place and then saying he didn't say them).

Being more blunt than I should be but less blunt than I could be, with a series of misjudgements like that even by his own admission, perhaps he should stick to his usual method of being a knocked up county councillor sorting out stuff for constituents where the mighty mouse appellation may be warranted rather than aiming to get back in the cabinet where the church mouse tag seems deserved.

I do not care about his opinion of Financial payments for slander, that was his own fault. Just like anyone else who was caught for similar offence for slander.

He was in a high public office (Minister of Defence) and lied in the High Court using a false sworn affidavit.
He revels ongoing gardai confidential investigation information to a Journalist with unproven allegations. During the Court case he accused the Journalist who printed the information in the Newspaper, that the article was a fabrication. He was caught rotten on tape in his hilarious stunt in a Pub. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=***********&feature=related

I cannot believed he still believes he has done nothing wrong. This is worst that the false sworn affidavit as he is proving that he has poor distinction between of right and wrong. He has put himself in the same hole as Ivor Callely and John O'Donoghue, who both believes that they have done nothing wrong for their high life expenses while the country is suffering a recession, and both too are claiming they are the victims.

Lying (written or verbal) in Court is perjury and is an offence.
If you look at perjury offences. The court does get convictions and especially since Willie has been caught rotten on the black and white taped evidence put forward by the Journalist and his own Written sworn affidavit he put forward to the Court.

Roy Behan was convicted of perjury
http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1019/behanr.html?rss & http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1011/behanr.html?rss
Even a Building Contractor was convicted of Perjury
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0225/1224241774546.html

So I do not know why the DPP never proceed with the prosecution of Willie O' Dea. I wonder if any deal has been taken place there. It gives an impression they may have been one. It also gives the impression that there is immunity for a privilege group and the rest are punished for breaking the Law. It what happens when people like Willie O' Dea get off with an offence committed in Court in plain sight of a Judge.

Limerick Leader wrote:

http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/DPP-decides-Limerick-TD-Willie.6423647.jp
Deputy O'Dea said he was not surprised by the DPP's decision.

"The allegation was one of perjury, which means I deliberately and knowingly gave an untrue version of accounts in an affidavit. I knew I hadn't done that," he told The Irish Times last night.

I cannot find anything in the Irish Time Website printing that bit of information. I wonder if the Irish Times failed to believe him.

sceptre wrote: »

An extremely quick google gave me this Reasonable to assume that's where the quote came from. Nothing to do with them believing him or not, it's merely his stated opinion, nothing more.

This was Willie O Dea comments

While relieved, he was not surprised by the outcome.
“The allegation was one of perjury, which means I deliberately and knowingly gave an untrue version of accounts in an affidavit. I knew I hadn’t done that.”


Garda sources last night confirmed the DPP’s decision. The matter, which centred on suggestions by Mr O’Dea that Sinn Féin councillor Maurice Quinlivan was linked to a brothel, forced Mr O’Dea to resign as minister for defence in February.

The Interview to the journalist was clear and he knew what he said because he wanted the journalist to go after Maurice Quinlivan using and abuse of garda information. That was deliberate intent and a thing you do not forget doing.

He also knew that Slander and a false sworn affidavit is an offence. After all he is former barrister and law lecturer.