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SIPTU leaks private phone numbers of cabinet Ministers

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  • 12-12-2010 6:48pm
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    Holybejaysus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 415 ✭✭


    THE confidential mobile telephone numbers of senior government ministers were released on the internet yesterday -- leading to an avalanche of abusive phone calls and texts to members of the Cabinet.

    The list of numbers was originally compiled by Siptu, which sent the list to all subscribers to one of its magazines. It was then copied by far-left elements, who posted the politicians' numbers to the private accounts of activists dotted around the country.

    http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ministers-flooded-by-abusive-calls-after-siptu-leak-2457821.html

    Is this irresponsible conduct? Or are ministers fair game for abusive phone calls? Your views please....
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    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,568 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Well its nice to have direct access for a change!


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    #3
    AckwelFoley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,556 ✭✭✭✭AckwelFoley


    nice work SIPTU

    Anychance we can have some of your private numbers too?


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    MagicSean
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    I foresee a large amount of prosecutions in the near future.


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    Biggins
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    k_mac wrote: »
    I foresee a large amount of prosecutions in the near future.
    I don't.
    Lack of evidence. One persons word what was said, over another.


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    MagicSean
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,897 ✭✭✭MagicSean


    Biggins wrote: »
    I don't.
    Lack of evidence. One persons words what was said, over another.

    All a person has to do is keep the text or put the phone on loudspeaker and get a witness.


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    Biggins
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    k_mac wrote: »
    All a person has to do is keep the text or put the phone on loudspeaker and get a witness.
    You would have to prove that the owner of the phone was the person who actually sent it - and anyone hearing the call also could be easily dismissed or assessed as a convenient witness "after the fact".

    A good solicitor would make such cases disappear quickly.


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    Absurdum
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    k_mac wrote: »
    I foresee a large amount of prosecutions in the near future.

    I foresee talking dirty with Harney tonight


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    orourkeda
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    Holybejaysus wrote: »
    http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ministers-flooded-by-abusive-calls-after-siptu-leak-2457821.html

    Is this irresponsible conduct? Or are ministers fair game for abusive phone calls? Your views please....

    Yes it is.

    I have absolutely no problem with people making their feelings known to politicians but it needs to be done in the correct fashion.


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    poppyvalley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭poppyvalley


    Absurdum wrote: »
    I foresee talking dirty with Harney tonight

    God you must be feeling desperate!!


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    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    Nice to see SIPTU had them on private speed dial, but I suppose now that the brown envelopes are drying up they're none to pleased about it.


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    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


    It's a little known fact but if you want to get a direct line to the Taoiseach you just dial .... 1.


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    geespot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 257 ✭✭geespot


    the union leaders or pure scum particularily brendan ogle a berti might say the best thing he could do would be to commit suicide


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    Berty
    Registered Users Posts: 26,149 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    They say that most people are normally only 3 degrees of seperation from The Taoiseach anyway!!

    A bit less now!


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    #15
    Quiet you
    Registered Users Posts: 393 ✭✭Quiet you


    Totally off topic but I don't care. I just got my second star.

    <
    BAM!!!!

    Posted a lot of useless drivel to get where I am today.



    Also, Fianna Fail suck.


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    RMD
    Registered Users Posts: 2,662 ✭✭✭RMD


    Like most people I'm definitely not happy with the current group leading the country, but to release their private numbers is childish and immature. If you want to challenge somebody or make things difficult for them show how incompetent they are, shouting abuse at them down the fun wont accomplish anything, is totally useless and idiotic.


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    geespot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 257 ✭✭geespot


    Quiet you wrote: »



    Also, Fianna Fail suck.
    do they swallow or spit


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    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


    geespot wrote: »
    do they swallow or spit

    Neither. Gargle.


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    RonMexico
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,916 ✭✭✭RonMexico


    Cue all of the ministers involved changing their phones and claiming more expenses.


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    Absurdum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,445 ✭✭✭Absurdum


    poppyvalley wrote: »
    God you must be feeling desperate!!

    "desperate" is a pretty stoopid nickname :confused:

    I prefer to call it "Buster McThunderstick"

    and don't call me god


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    stepbar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,123 ✭✭✭stepbar


    At least we can get rid of Fianna Fail... Those fcuks in SIPTU are practically untouchable.... Clowns...


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    poppyvalley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭poppyvalley


    Absurdum wrote: »
    "desperate" is a pretty stoopid nickname :confused:

    I prefer to call it "Buster McThunderstick"

    and don't call me god

    I was looking up to heaven when i said "god"


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    joe stodge
    Registered Users Posts: 986 ✭✭✭joe stodge


    thats gas. maybe those ***** sitting in their ivory tower will finally hear our opinions now!


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    Biggins
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    joe stodge wrote: »
    thats gas. maybe those ***** sitting in their ivory tower will finally hear our opinions now!
    They have been hearing them from day one. They just don't give a schite!


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    joe stodge
    Registered Users Posts: 986 ✭✭✭joe stodge


    Biggins wrote: »
    They have been hearing them from day one. They just don't give a schite!

    they have been sitting around fingers in their ears going, lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala
    lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala
    since day one all while quaffing cheap pints in the dail bar.


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    Absurdum
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    poppyvalley wrote: »
    I was looking up to heaven when i said "god"

    ok I won't even go there :P


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    Monty Burnz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,455 ✭✭✭✭Monty Burnz


    This is SIPTU pretending they haven't been in be with Fianna Failure for the last 10 years.


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    #28
    iamstop
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,821 Mod ✭✭✭✭iamstop


    Absurdum wrote: »
    I foresee talking dirty with Harney tonight

    shudder

    https://open.spotify.com/album/69JKwCcZGdLqX4Upj3DwP7



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    #29
    Sanjuro
    Registered Users Posts: 4,236 ✭✭✭Sanjuro


    Numbers, or GTFO!


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    #30
    Riamfada
    Registered Users Posts: 10,246 ✭✭✭✭Riamfada


    Id love Jack O'Connors phone number. That wanker would get a severe ammount of abuse from me.


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    #31
    Turtyturd
    Registered Users Posts: 28,394 ✭✭✭✭Turtyturd


    Can we expect the government to formulate a false rape charge against the president of SIPTU to keep him quiet?


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