FINALLY a charge that stuck to Ivor Callely

RachaelVO

Independent Senator Ivor Callely has been fined €60 for holding a mobile phone while driving.

Mr Callely (52) denied the offence and said he was using a handsfree kit when the incident occurred last year.

Traffic Garda Keith Daly gave evidence of stopping Mr Callely’s blue 2002 Jaguar on Ballybough Road in Dublin on October 11th, 2010.

He said he saw Mr Callely holding a phone to his right ear and performed a u-turn and pulled the senator over at Summerhill Parade.

He told Dublin District Court that Mr Callely was at that stage using a handsfree device but the phone he had seen him using was lying on a passenger seat.

OK, so it's not what it should be, considering he has (allegedly) been fiddling his expenses for years... I can't believe he had the gall to actually try and deny.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0404/breaking28.html

sunflower27

It's nothing. He'll expense it.

whiteonion

In Ireland laws only apply for peons like us, didn't someone pass you the memo?

Gunsfortoys

He still bloody denied it.

Unbelievable

RachaelVO

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

He still bloody denied it.

Unbelievable

I know!!!!!!! I'm half wondering if the Gardai are sitting waiting on him to commit any sort of motoring offence!!! That would be class!

Capt'n Midnight

could he get six months for such an offence ?

Son Of A Vidic

Of course the shameless bast@rd tried to deny it, what else would we expect from such scum.

TheZohanS

He should have had his licence endorsed with 4 points and a doubling of the original fine, that's what Joe Soap would have received for going to court for a motoring offence and losing.

strokemyclover

Ivor pain in my boll0x with this chap! :mad:

Gets coat

minidazzler

Ah, shure isn't he a cute hoor if he can get away with it he might as well.

</typical stupid voter attitude>

Badgermonkey

Oct. 11th?

Ivor was in Cork pretending to be in Dublin that day.

Must've got the wrong man.

PeterIanStaker

I would have preferred if the little bollox went over a cliff while on the phone:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL4whw3QN1s

PeterIanStaker

Traffic Garda Keith Daly gave evidence of stopping Mr Callely’s blue 2002 Jaguar on Ballybough Road in Dublin on October 11th, 2010

Congrats Keith, you'll never make Sergeant now.
Poor Keith's probably being transferred to Skellig Micheal to guard the seagulls as we speak.

baalthor

I saw this on the news.
He actually covered his face with a folder leaving the court just like your typical drug dealer or mugger ...

Don't worry Ivan, we know what you look like :mad:

ArtSmart

yeah funny and he contested it - and stated that he doenst do an inventory on his post - in response as to why he didnt pay the fine initially.

tell ye, even Bertie would have to stand back and admire his balls

ArtSmart

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

could he get six months for such an offence ?

six months expenses?

i'd say so.

Dangerous Man

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Of course the shameless bast@rd tried to deny it, what else would we expect from such scum.

How dare you!? I will not have you do down the good name of scum.

Amhran Nua

Damn, from the thread title I had hoped someone was repeatedly tasering him.

upandcumming

baalthor wrote: »

Don't worry Ivan, we know what you look like :mad:

You obviously don't...

And what difference does it make if he denied it? He is perfectly entitled to.

Dangerous Man

upandcumming wrote: »

You obviously don't...

And what difference does it make if he denied it? He is perfectly entitled to.

Unless your post is some sort of subtle humorous statement on the overly pervasive culture of entitlement and legal weaseling in Irish political life you might want to think about what you just said.

galwayrush

upandcumming wrote: »

You obviously don't...

And what difference does it make if he denied it? He is perfectly entitled to.

He was caught, yet still denied it, sounds like you saying he's entitled to lie in court?

Liam Byrne

He gave the Garda his address as one in Dublin!

Can we fine him for giving a false address too?

chicken fingers

A new low for an already useless greasy scumbag.

upandcumming

galwayrush wrote: »

He was caught, yet still denied it, sounds like you saying he's entitled to lie in court?

His word against the guard's, and he obviously believed that he was in the right. Just because he was involved in an expense scandal doesn't mean that he should lie down on a totally different issue.

Lapin

upandcumming wrote: »

And what difference does it make if he denied it? He is perfectly entitled to.

upandcumming wrote: »

His word against the guard's, and he obviously believed that he was in the right. Just because he was involved in an expense scandal doesn't mean that he should lie down on a totally different issue.

OK

donutheadhomer

RachaelVO wrote: »

OK, so it's not what it should be, considering he has (allegedly) been fiddling his expenses for years... I can't believe he had the gall to actually try and deny.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0404/breaking28.html

can criminals run for election? as he now has a criminal record can he be kicked out of office

RachaelVO

EurasianBadger wrote: »

can criminals run for election? as he now has a criminal record can he be kicked out of office

That's a good question... does it make him a criminal? Would almost be worth trying to find out...