Martin Cullen resigns....

exaisle

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....

brendansmith

Good

phelixoflaherty

Ya. Neck like a jockys bollocks

Kasabian

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

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

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

Aidric

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

brianthebard

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

Each one brings us closer to a general election!

msg11

Nothin that a bitta Brasso wouldnt be able to sort out

Agent J

brianthebard wrote: »

Each one brings us closer to a general election!

Pretty much what i was thinking.

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.

blond45

its harneys turn now with her bandy wrist.

bonerm

Good riddance to the little bollix.

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

Biggins

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

epgc3fyqirnbsx

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

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

Dempo1

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?

RATM

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:

craggles

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

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

bonerm

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

My name is Mud

Tweedle dum will be replaced with tweedle dee in the reshuffle

Who cares?

Hagar

My name is Mud wrote: »

Tweedle dum will be replaced with tweedle dee in the reshuffle

QFT, sadly 100% accurate.

Dyr

I coulda told him his spine was lacking years ago

jerry2623

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.

Sanjuro

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.

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:

General Zod

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

Jicked

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.

Bazzy

Minister for health - Mary Harney

And people wonder why the country is Fcuked!

Mona Lott

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

genericguy

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....

i can't help but laugh at this sissy, he has a pain in his neck and retires, whereas brian lenihan is still working despite having pancreatic cancer, which will kill him.

The_Minister

genericguy wrote: »

i can't help but laugh at this sissy, he has a pain in his neck and retires, whereas brian lenihan is still working despite having pancreatic cancer, which will kill him.

By all accounts Cullen is now in intense physiotherapy just so he can walk around.
I have no doubt that it will die down once he gets therapy and stays off his feet, but he needs to be able to rest, and he can't do that in the Dail.
I wouldn't call it anything as simple as a pain in the neck.


Probably for the best that he's gone though.

Biggins

Let me see...

* I've worked as a TD for nearly all my life, worked in government office for decades, worked for my community for the same time, my family and friends know me and my reputation.
* I suspect that I'm about to be given the boot from my current office and replaced. I'm getting on in age, have stacked up the pensions and benefits. I will get a pay-off in the hundreds of thousands lump sum too.
* I want my record to show that I gave up public role myself as to close such a record as being seen to be "fired" will not aid my reputation, status and family history record.
* I have ill-health. I wonder can I use that reason to excuse myself from the present government predicament and save face?

I wonder...

RATM

happyfriday wrote: »

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:

Yeah I know mate- I wish it was cynical myself but sadly it's not.

His statement in January that his treatment in the media was like 'waking up every day and being raped'. was indicitive of his libel plans- no-one would claim that he didn't get a rough ride by the media but using the word rape?

That statement was a marker to the media over what is to come shortly. And seeing as Monica Leech has already won her libel case for the exact same allegations then the media better arrive at Cullen's libel case with large blank chequebook. He's going to have one hell of a pay day on this one.

mikom

Martin Cullen resigns.... and Al-Qaeda plot to kill the Danish cartoonist discovered in Waterford.
Hmmmm.

ItsAWindUp

Somehow I doubt that he spent any time on a trolley whilst in hospital.

Alessandra

They're dropping like flies!

bamboozle

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....

nice!

galwayrush

Ironic to think that a FF person resigns over a matter that potentially shows they have a back bone, even if it is a fecked up one.:pac::pac:

flutered

many the poor fecker suffering a back injury from a car accident have been told it is all in your mind, i bet he has not heard that.

msg11

Alessandra wrote: »

They're dropping like flies! Fleas

Fixed.