Trevor Sargent Resigns

PirateShampoo

Sargent resigns as Minister of State


"Former Green Party leader Trevor Sargent has resigned Minister of State in the Department of Agriculture after accepting that he made 'an error of judgement' in contacting gardaí about a case involving a constituent."

"The Dublin North TD and former Green leader told the Dail he wrote to gardai investigating an assault case on behalf of a constituent as a prosecution was pending.
Mr Sargent said he would quit his post at the Department of Agriculture over the affair but insisted he did not believe he had broken any law."

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0223/sargentt.html


So one more gone, does it look like the last days of the current government?

GLaDOS

Another one bites the dust

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE

Great song.

Sorry, did something happen?


Stupid thread title change....

OutlawPete

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Great song.

Doh!! I wanted to post that ..

Abi

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Sorry, did something happen?

Meh. Not really.

OutlawPete

Abitar wrote: »

Meh. Not really.

You say that, but he wrote a ..

Nah, you're right ...

He's live on RTE now crying .. :eek:

Awwwww...

Abi

OutlawPete wrote: »

He's live on RTE now crying .. :eek:

Awwwww...

I'm tempted to turn on the tv.... but... nahhh :pac:

PirateShampoo

Ah didn't realize he's has said he's sorry.


Reinstate him so.

OutlawPete

PirateShampoo wrote: »

Ah didn't realize he's has said he's sorry.


Reinstate him so.

Yeah, he denied us our patriotic right to damand he step down ..

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Tbh he did shag all, I thought thats what TD's were there for!?

But anyway, what to have for dinner....

Biggins

Many suspect FF has just gotten their revenge for the Greens pulling support for O'Dea.
Great government we have isn't it! Nice, respectful and honourable.

I want to bring them anywhere in the world with me.
...And leave them fcukin' behind there!

AnonoBoy

Et tu Sarge?

OutlawPete

Valeria Greasy Diagram wrote: »

Tbh he did shag all, I thought thats what TD's were there for!?

But anyway, what to have for dinner....

Yeah, it's common TD's to write letters like that.

Fish & Chips is always a winner.

PirateShampoo

Biggins wrote: »

Many suspect FF has just gotten their revenge for the Greens pulling support for O'Dea.
Great government we have isn't it! Nice, respectful and honourable.

I want to bring them anywhere in the world with me.
...And leave them fcukin' behind there!

With a bit of luck they will continue this mutually destruction.

kowloon

Any links to the interview? Can't use RTE due to realplayer.

Biggins

PirateShampoo wrote: »

With a bit of luck they will continue this mutually destruction.

As a TV3 reporter called it, they are forced joined in a dance of death.

Degag

At least he went out doing something that he thought was morally if not ethically right. Refreshing compared to the other buffoons we are used to hearing about.

L.Jenkins

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0223/sargentt.html

And all over a written letter. So that's four down in less than 2 months!

OutlawPete

kowloon wrote: »

Any links to the interview? Can't use RTE due to realplayer.

What's wrong with your Real Player? Just uninstall it and reinstall the free version.

Wazdakka

If this keeps up we'll have no politicians left..


*Croses fingers*
Oh please, oh please, oh please

Dunjohn

Wow. He's pretty much resigning over nothing. What's next, Mary Coughlin resigns after ordering coffee instead of tea? I mean come on, is resigning from office in fashion these days or something? He must have seen all the support O'Dea has been getting since he quit and thought "ME TOO!"

super_furry

Much like Willie O'Dea he had to go thanks to his own stupid decisions. But unlike O'Dea at least he left with a bit of dignity and honour.

unit 1

T'is a lonely furrow of integrity the greens have to plough surely.

bonerm

Bust him back down to Trevor Private! :mad:

PeterIanStaker

Abitar wrote: »

Meh. Not really.

Good, I nearly missed Two and A Half Men

jasonb

So basically lying ( Willie O'Dea ) or trying to interfere with a police investigation ( Trevor Sargent ) means you're unfit to be a Minister ( or Junior Minister ), but it's still ok to be a TD?

Both people have basically broken the law but that's ok for a TD, is it? Shows what a high standard we hold our TDs to...

J.

cson

Trevor who?

epgc3fyqirnbsx

jasonb wrote: »

So basically lying ( Willie O'Dea ) or trying to interfere with a police investigation ( Trevor Sargent ) means you're unfit to be a Minister ( or Junior Minister ), but it's still ok to be a TD?

Both people have basically broken the law but that's ok for a TD, is it? Shows what a high standard we hold our TDs to...

J.

Yeah you have a point but then you could probably get rid of half of them and the country would be overrun with by-electiobs which would piss everyone off

Biggins

jasonb wrote: »

So basically lying ( Willie O'Dea ) or trying to interfere with a police investigation ( Trevor Sargent ) means you're unfit to be a Minister ( or Junior Minister ), but it's still ok to be a TD?

Both people have basically broken the law but that's ok for a TD, is it? Shows what a high standard we hold our TDs to...

J.

... and give them a nice leaving "office" bonus while they still have those TD seats!
What did O'Dea get just last week? €100,000! NICEEEE!

MIN2511

another one bites the dust

galwayrush

A sneaky equaliser for FF, score now 1-1:D

Biggins

galwayrush wrote: »

A sneaky equaliser for FF, score now 1-1:D

Now if they just leave the pitch, the public might win for a change!

Wibbs

The problem is look at the "alternative".

Ash.J.Williams

Wibbs wrote: »

The problem is look at the "alternative".

i want to vomit everytime i see the excuse for an opposition....I''m voting for the eccentric candidate next time...

Biggins

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

...I''m voting for the eccentric candidate next time...

Thank you.
If your in my area, I look forwards to your vote.
Victor Meldrew here. Nice to meet you.

galwayrush

Biggins wrote: »

Now if they just leave the pitch, the public might win for a change!

Hopefully thet will be forced into administration soon.:D

galwayrush

Wibbs wrote: »

The problem is look at the "alternative".

Bad as it looks, it will be an enormous improvement.

kowloon

I'd vote for practically anyone who wasn't a politician before the election at this stage.

The next election could be a good one for newly emerging candidates.

Alessandra

Slowly but surely they are having the good grace to leave the sinking ship.

pookie82

Valeria Greasy Diagram wrote: »

Tbh he did shag all, I thought thats what TD's were there for!?

Yea in the grand scheme of things it wasn't the worst mistake ever.

I smell a rat. Could it be a pre-emptive move to quell the emergence of more damning information? Seems like too little a faux pas for a minister to resign over....

(Don't get me wrong, I know what he did was "unlawful" but little facts like that don't usually have them running for the resignation letters).

Biggins

galwayrush wrote: »

Hopefully they will be forced into administration soon.

Isn't that what they are already forcing the rest of the country into?
The last thing I want, is those muppets joining me there too. They are already on all our backs.

thetonynator

he was the minister for vegetables. who actually cares???!!!

they shouldn't even bother replacing him!!!

Biggins

thetonynator wrote: »

he was the minister for vegetables...

What? He was over the whole Dail? :eek:

Wibbs

galwayrush wrote: »

Bad as it looks, it will be an enormous improvement.

I really truly doubt that. It will be different and for a time will look like an alternative, but when it happens, look back on this post and see what I mean. The current crowd are just about running a píss up in a brewery, while operating a door policy, over charging and watering the beer. The other crowd(s)? They'll have trouble organising the píss up in the first place.

ShooterSF

Wibbs wrote: »

I really truly doubt that. It will be different and for a time will look like an alternative, but when it happens, look back on this post and see what I mean. The current crowd are just about running a píss up in a brewery, while operating a door policy, over charging and watering the beer. The other crowd(s)? They'll have trouble organising the píss up in the first place.

Yes but the only way to get either side to buck up and run our pissup well is to give them a chance, then kick them out if they fuk up and vice versa till one group realises if they want to keep the good paying job they better do it well.

fryup

galwayrush wrote: »

A sneaky equaliser for FF, score now 1-1:D

this whole sorry saga, stinks of a FF backlash

revenge for o'dea

alwaysadub

Maybe he'll join the Gardai and work his way up. He can be Sargent Sargent..

unit 1

Biggins wrote: »

Thank you.
If your in my area, I look forwards to your vote.
Victor Meldrew here. Nice to meet you.

Willie to Trevor I don't beelieeve it it's Victor Meldrew.:D
("you know I might as well face the truth de dum de dum dum
I am just too long in the tooth "etc etc)

Stargate

PirateShampoo wrote: »

With a bit of luck they will continue this mutually destruction.