Where to now for Sean Gallagher?

Slideshowbob

As Gallagher ponders what might have been on Friday, I wonder what he will put himself to now?

dabestman1

chief fundraiser for fianna fail.

mikemac

RTÉ take in failed politicians

George Lee can get him something

swampgas

Maybe he can set up a new party, transfer the assets of Fianna Fáil to it, but leave all the debts and liabilities behind ...

Liam Byrne

He should go on Dragon's Den to convince the investors that his business model of charging €5,000 to fill out a grant application form is viable and will have lots of takers.

Simon Adebisi

Bouncer at Coppers.

Sunnyisland

Heard he was moving in here

Fianna Fáil Headquarters
65-66 Lower Mount Street
Dublin 2

maddragon

Sean who?

RayM

If he was able to con over half a million complete dolts into giving him their first preference, I don't think it'll be too difficult for him to win a Dail seat at the next election. After that, who knows? Next leader of Fianna Fail, maybe?

amdublin

Back in his box hopefully

BQQ

He's going to sell the Eiffel Tower to someone.

Diddler1977

http://www.castlesnackfoods.ie/SurfSeeds.htm

argosy2006

I,m going to make him an offer,
I'll give him 50% of the money, for 100% of his Honey !

bryaner

Seems the perfect candidate for a hair plug op..

hallelujajordan

I'd love to see him run in the next General Election . . either as an Independent or on a FF ticket and I would particularly like to see him go up against (and defeat) one of the high-profile Sinn Fein candidates . .

Whatever your views are on FF or Sean Gallagher, McGuinness took the election campaign to a real low last Monday night with his Gallager ambush and his bogus phone call to Hugh Morgan.

Dirk Gently

hallelujajordan wrote: »

Whatever your views are on FF or Sean Gallagher, McGuinness took the election campaign to a real low last Monday night with his Gallager ambush and his bogus phone call to Hugh Morgan.

It was the single best moment of the whole campaign tbh. Worth mc Guinness entering the race for that alone. Mc Guinness didn't sink Gallagher, Gallaghers own guilt sunk him.

As for what now for Gallagher, Celebrity Bainisteoir or something else on that level I would hope.

flutered

hallelujajordan wrote: »

I'd love to see him run in the next General Election . . either as an Independent or on a FF ticket and I would particularly like to see him go up against (and defeat) one of the high-profile Sinn Fein candidates . .

Whatever your views are on FF or Sean Gallagher, McGuinness took the election campaign to a real low last Monday night with his Gallager ambush and his bogus phone call to Hugh Morgan.

how about gay mitchell setting the tone for the election with his attach on m.mc c. his american advisor sunk him as all u.s. elections are are fought negitave, what did it cost to bring that guy over to loose the election for gm

hallelujajordan

Dirk Gently wrote: »

It was the single best moment of the whole campaign tbh. Worth mc Guinness entering the race for that alone. Mc Guinness didn't sink Gallagher, Gallaghers own guilt sunk him.

As for what now for Gallagher, Celebrity Bainisteoir or something else on that level I would hope.

Guilt about what ? Gallagher has nothing to feel guilty about. Throughout the campaign he stated quite clearly that he was proud to have been a member of Fianna Fail . . . He invited people to a legal and legitimate fundraiser. The type of fundraiser held by all the political parties in Ireland. . and as he was quoted in todays paper "No banks were robbed and no Gardai were killed".

The only difference between the fundraiser Gallagher attended and those organised and attended in the past by his SF election opponent is that the funds raised in the FF fund-raiser will not have been used to purchase AK-47's and Semtex . .

flutered wrote: »

how about gay mitchell setting the tone for the election with his attach on m.mc c. his american advisor sunk him as all u.s. elections are are fought negitave, what did it cost to bring that guy over to loose the election for gm

The only positive thing Gay Mitchell brought to this election campaign was to shine a bright light on McGuinness and his murderous past...

patwicklow

He will be in fegans bar crying into his pint along with browny Berty.

Sponge Bob

Chairman of the Blackrock Co. Louth Local development committee...oh WAIT!!!!

sue_1512

Slideshowbob wrote: »

As Gallagher ponders what might have been on Friday, I wonder what he will put himself to now?

fianna FAIL den?...ah thet used him as a scapegoat and he was so mad for publicity, he fell for it:p

flutered

[QUOTE=hallelujajordan;




The only positive thing Gay Mitchell brought to this election campaign was to shine a bright light on McGuinness and his murderous past...[/QUOTE]

proof op, proof, any one can spout, arafat became a hero, mandella of the rubber necklace fame became (is ) a hero, lenin etc there is proof of their activitys, please provide the proof.

Cavehill Red

One of Seán Gallagher's senior campaign managers, Jack Murray, said on Friday that Mr Gallagher had run a dynamic campaign and was likely to stay in public life.

:mad:

Why, God, why? What have we done to displease thee?

flutered

patwicklow wrote: »

He will be in fegans bar crying into his pint along with browny Berty.

no he will not, bertie is no longer welcome there, he has departed the premises due to verbal nauences from the regulars

Bristolian

RayM wrote: »

If he was able to con over half a million complete dolts into giving him their first preference, I don't think it'll be too difficult for him to win a Dail seat at the next election.

You sir are a disgrace. How arrogant can you get. Just because a number of people at the top of FF lost their way doesn't mean that the people who work for the party are all wrong or criminals. The record shows that Fianna Fail have achieved most for Ireland since the foundation of the state and that is why they have consistently topped the poll.

Sean would have made a very good president. He was set up by the dark dishonest force now at large in Ireland - Sinn Fein. Whatever the sins of FF in the past they pale into insignificance in comparison to the horrors and atrocities they have perpetrated on the innocent people of this country.

Sean is a good man who has a future if he wishes in politics. I'm delighted that that such a large number of people gave him such an amazing vote and ensured that McGuiness was trounced and eliminated from the race.

Congratulations Michael D. you are a fine candidate and will make a good president but it is such a pity you got there via the forked tongue of the two faced McGuiness.

flutered

Bristolian wrote: »

You sir are a disgrace. How arrogant can you get. Just because a number of people at the top of FF lost their way doesn't mean that the people who work for the party are all wrong or criminals. The record shows that Fianna Fail have achieved most for Ireland since the foundation of the state and that is why they have consistently topped the poll.

Sean would have made a very good president. He was set up by the dark dishonest force now at large in Ireland - Sinn Fein. Whatever the sins of FF in the past they pale into insignificance in comparison to the horrors and atrocities they have perpetrated on the innocent people of this country.

Sean is a good man who has a future if he wishes in politics. I'm delighted that that such a large number of people gave him such an amazing vote and ensured that McGuiness was trounced and eliminated from the race.

Congratulations Michael D. you are a fine candidate and will make a good president but it is such a pity you got there via the forked tongue of the two faced McGuiness.

hiya sean, may i welcome you to boards.ie.

Bristolian

Thank you I wish I was!!!

Cavehill Red

Bristolian wrote: »

You sir are a disgrace. How arrogant can you get. Just because a number of people at the top of FF lost their way doesn't mean that the people who work for the party are all wrong or criminals.

If they were voting for and supporting the people who 'lost their way', then they WERE wrong.

Bristolian wrote: »

The record shows that Fianna Fail have achieved most for Ireland since the foundation of the state and that is why they have consistently topped the poll.

Fianna Fail are responsible for the economic stagnation of Ireland for some 50 years, plus the recent economic collapse of the country, due to their long-standing policy of encouraging their opponents to emigrate while running the country for the benefit of a small golden circle.

Bristolian wrote: »

Sean would have made a very good president. He was set up by the dark dishonest force now at large in Ireland - Sinn Fein. Whatever the sins of FF in the past they pale into insignificance in comparison to the horrors and atrocities they have perpetrated on the innocent people of this country.

Norris, Davis, McGuinness himself and Dana were all subjected to smear, dirty tricks and close scrutiny. It is no one's fault but Gallagher's that, like those other candidates, he did not come through such scrutiny without taint attached. Michael D Higgins, on the other hand, did.

Bristolian wrote: »

Sean is a good man who has a future if he wishes in politics. I'm delighted that that such a large number of people gave him such an amazing vote and ensured that McGuiness was trounced and eliminated from the race.

Is certainly one perspective. I had hope that this country was finally growing up after the last general election. However, the polling of Gallagher indicates that FF, if rebranded to pose as something else, still has a hearing in the backwoods of Ireland.

Bristolian wrote: »

Congratulations Michael D. you are a fine candidate and will make a good president but it is such a pity you got there via the forked tongue of the two faced McGuiness.

He got there because he was the most supported candidate. Gallagher failed because he was dishonest in posing as an independent and was outed for his lies live on television, indicating not only his dishonesty but his political naivety.

To be honest, your entire post sounds a bit like this.

Bristolian

To be honest Cavehill Red your post is an insulting rant completely detached from reality. If you want to support terrorists who fought an unjust campaign predominantly against the innocent and without any mandate then that's your choice. Please don't, however, insult our intelligence with your tabloid history or your An Phoblact propaganda. Political giants like De Valera, Lemass, O'Malley, Lynch, Lenehan, Reynolds and co. dragged this country out of it's poverty and gave the people a decent living. Labour, Fine Gael and every other party did little over the years. They couldn't even provide a decent opposition when required. There was more genuine opposition to Haughey or Ahern within a ranks of FF than there was across the house.

Cavehill Red

Bristolian wrote: »

To be honest Cavehill Red your post is an insulting rant completely detached from reality. If you want to support terrorists who fought an unjust campaign predominantly against the innocent and without any mandate then that's your choice. Please don't, however, insult our intelligence with your tabloid history or your An Phoblact propaganda. Political giants like De Valera, Lemass, O'Malley, Lynch, Lenehan, Reynolds and co. dragged this country out of it's poverty and gave the people a decent living. Labour, Fine Gael and every other party did little over the years. They couldn't even provide a decent opposition when required. There was more genuine opposition to Haughey or Ahern within a ranks of FF than there was across the house.

There are so many things I could say to this, but probably it would be best to simply state that my ballot on Thursday started and finished with David Norris. In other words (because I realise Fianna Fail voters are quite slow), I didn't vote for McGuinness, never have done and never will, nor any of his party colleagues (when I resided in the North I was an SDLP party member.)
Oh, and by the way, that list of what you probably think are luminaries? Yes, those are the very people I was talking about when I said their party was responsible for a half a century of economic stagnation and emigration while they feathered their own nests.
And if there was opposition to the crooks Haughey and Ahern within Fianna Fail, what in the name of God were those people doing staying in the party? Surely they should have left?

Liam Byrne

hallelujajordan wrote: »

Guilt about what ? Gallagher has nothing to feel guilty about. Throughout the campaign he stated quite clearly that he was proud to have been a member of Fianna Fail . . .

....except the past tense was wholly misleading and inappropriate.

MadsL

Probably go into politics :rolleyes:

I think he's now got the message that you have to start at the bottom and not just parachute to the highest office in the land.

FF candidate for sure.

The Quadratic Equation

Well like any typically greedy Boom Parasite, you can be sure he's desperate for more taxpayers money (like the €800,000 taxpayers money given to him by his FFker chums to start up cutehuir-homes.ie), and that greasy slimey shiny head knows no modesty.

I'm greatly looking forward to the publication of his 2010 company accounts, which he can't delay much longer.

hallelujajordan

flutered wrote: »

proof op, proof, any one can spout, arafat became a hero, mandella of the rubber necklace fame became (is ) a hero, lenin etc there is proof of their activitys, please provide the proof.

In the absence of direct proof against McGuinness, I am very happy to accept the word of former Garda commissioners.

Liam Byrne wrote: »

....except the past tense was wholly misleading and inappropriate.

How so, Sean Gallagher is no longer a member of FF and was running in this election as an independent. Any suggestion that he attempted to mislead the electorate is just wrong . . .

The Quadratic Equation

hallelujajordan wrote: »

How so, Sean Gallagher is no longer a member of FF and was running in this election as an independent. Any suggestion that he attempted to mislead the electorate is just wrong . . .

So why did all the FFkers refuse to run a candidate, and instead came out in support of covert Seanie ?

hallelujajordan

The Quadratic Equation wrote: »

So why did all the FFkers refuse to run a candidate, and instead came out in support of covert Seanie ?

Fianna Fail decided not to run a candidate because they recognised that the FF brand would only be further damaged by going in front of a national electorate so soon after this years GE drubbing. Gallagher decided to run as an independent without any support from (or imho communication with) FF party headquarters.

Even after Gallagher had secured his council nomination the conversation about whether or not FF should run a candidate or support an independent candidate continued within FF to the point that Martin had pledged to support Gay Byrne in his bid to secure a nomination.

Suggestions that Gallagher was a covert FF candidate are just wrong.

The Quadratic Equation

hallelujajordan wrote: »

Fianna Fail decided not to run a candidate because they recognised that the FF brand would only be further damaged by going in front of a national electorate so soon after this years GE drubbing. Gallagher decided to run as an independent without any support from (or imho communication with) FF party headquarters.

Even after Gallagher had secured his council nomination the conversation about whether or not FF should run a candidate or support an independent candidate continued within FF to the point that Martin had pledged to support Gay Byrne in his bid to secure a nomination.

Suggestions that Gallagher was a covert FF candidate are just wrong.

LOL is that why all the FFker councillors supported him, and promoted him to anyone who asked ?

Sierra Oscar

The Quadratic Equation wrote: »

LOL is that why all the FFker councillors supported him, and promoted him to anyone who asked ?

I was at various meetings where some FF councillors publicly backed Sean Gallagher and joined his campaign team in their local areas. At the same meetings there were other councillors who publicly backed other candidates such as Mary Davis.

It was an individual choice made by individual councillors, it was not some sort of strategy that Micheál Martin or Mount Street were advocating.

The Quadratic Equation

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

I was at various meetings where some FF councillors publicly backed Sean Gallagher and joined his campaign team in their local areas. At the same meetings there were other councillors who publicly backed other candidates such as Mary Davis.

It was an individual choice made by individual councillors, it was not some sort of strategy that Micheál Martin or Mount Street were advocating.

95% of FFkers were promoting him all over the place.
He was the rat that pretended to leave the sinking ship, but he was their rat.
They own him, and he knows it.
FFker cumans all over Ireland had the champers on ice in anticipation of their covert victory.

Sierra Oscar

The Quadratic Equation wrote: »

95% of FFkers were promoting him all over the place.
He was the rat that pretended to leave the sinking ship, but he was their rat.
They own him, and he knows it.
FFker cumans all over Ireland had the champers on ice in anticipation of their covert victory.

It may be the case that he had widespread support by FF candidates, but to try and claim that FF HQ were behind or involved in the campaign is just downright not true.

The Quadratic Equation

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

It may be the case that he had widespread support by FF candidates, but to try and claim that FF HQ were behind or involved in the campaign is just downright not true.

And they and their lackies are so trustworthy and truthful it would bring tears to your eyes.
They are so twisted they didn't even have the balls to run an up front candidate, hence the shiny one, who they own and paid for, was perfect.

His own home village and county didn't think much of him, they voted for Michael D to keep him out.

gbee

hallelujajordan wrote: »

I'd love to see him run in the next General Election . . .

He'd only get a few thousand votes and he'd have to contest where there was an SF seat.

Though if national elections do come in [as suspected they will] then that could make it interesting.

I'd love to see national elections all the time. But it's only in the Presidential Elections that one has that privilege, otherwise it's just a few vote he'll get from the local community.

tonycascarino

The Quadratic Equation wrote: »

His own home village and county didn't think much of him, they voted for Michael D to keep him out.

Says it all really

Callan57

I'd bet the FF resignation letter has been withdrawn (if there ever was one)
I expect he'll be warmly welcomed back into the fold .... and he'll keep spouting the line that SF ambushed him. He was caught in the web of his own deceit & should be man enough to admit it. All he had to do was tell the truth day one but, as we know, truth is an alien concept in FF.
I sincerely hope we never hear of him again but unfortunately that is probably too much to hope for. :rolleyes:

Sleepy

Are any of the following false?

Gallagher lied about his involvement with Fianna Fail fundraisers during his campaign. (However legal those activities were).

Sean Gallagher charged a number of GAA clubs for his assistance in applying for grants to a government whose cabinet comprised of friends and acquaintances of his.

While their company was losing money and administration wasn't an unlikely prospect, Gallagher and his business partner paid themselves in the region of 800k.

Unless all of those are inaccurate, I can't see how anyone can defend the man. We're currently experiencing the results of electing politicians that aren't paragons of virtue. If we are happy to elect people who we know to behave inappropriately in business and/or public life, can we really be surprised if they drive the economy to the benefit of themselves and their friends rather than society as a whole? We need to get out of the habit of electing likeable rogues and focus on electing politicians with clean records.

gbee

Callan57 wrote: »

I'd bet the FF resignation letter has been withdrawn (if there ever was one):

You bet, No we are not running an FF candidate says the party leader, absolutely not, Not anyone, not Gay or Crowley, absolutely no FF candidate ~ the electorate are FOOOLS and we'll sneak in Sean no bother at all, just watch and see.

Thank you Mr. McGuinness.

The Quadratic Equation

Sleepy wrote: »

Are any of the following false?

Gallagher lied about his involvement with Fianna Fail fundraisers during his campaign. (However legal those activities were).

Sean Gallagher charged a number of GAA clubs for his assistance in applying for grants to a government whose cabinet comprised of friends and acquaintances of his.

While their company was losing money and administration wasn't an unlikely prospect, Gallagher and his business partner paid themselves in the region of 800k.

Unless all of those are inaccurate, I can't see how anyone can defend the man. We're currently experiencing the results of electing politicians that aren't paragons of virtue. If we are happy to elect people who we know to behave inappropriately in business and/or public life, can we really be surprised if they drive the economy to the benefit of themselves and their friends rather than society as a whole? We need to get out of the habit of electing likeable rogues and focus on electing politicians with clean records.

Is any of the following not true ?

Seanie, once on the national executive of FF, and a FF minsters "advisor", was given €800k of takpayers money by FF to set up smerthomes.ie (or should that be cutehuirs.ie ?) 800k also happens to the the amount he syphoned off the company.

Seanie used his wife and talked about babies in the Aras, as if it was a done hello magazine deal

Seanie still owes louth county enterprise board money for his first little business in 2001, and lets not forget this is the same Seanie that was also a Chairman of Louth County Enterprise Board.

Seanie the non FFker, who managed to destroy 80 jobs and livelyhoods when the taxpayers grant money ran out, was appointed to the golden calf that is FAS by none other than Scary Mary Coughlan herself.

Sierra Oscar

Well we all know what FF TD's want . . .

Fianna Fail TDs see Gallagher as 'ideal' candidate for Europe

Wouldnt surprise me if he ran for Europe in 2014 as a platform for getting into the Dail. Will be interesting to see if Gallagher does return to being an active FF member.

The Quadratic Equation

"FF nua" - the attempted return of the Boom Parasites is on the cards

From the FFker party rag : http://www.independent.ie/national-news/presidential-election/fianna-fail-tds-see-gallagher-as-ideal-candidate-for-europe-2921417.html

"FIANNA Fail TDs last night said Sean Gallagher would make an ideal candidate for the party in the European elections when they are held in three years' time.

Yet another idea floated was that Mr Gallagher could set up his own political party. He said over the weekend that he would publish all his financial accounts to maintain "his professional and personal integrity".

The 2010 accounts for Smart Homes and Beach House Training and Consulting are due to be filed next month

Meanwhile, businessman Hugh Morgan last night insisted Mr Gallagher invited him to a €5,000 Fianna Fail fundraising dinner.

Mr Morgan also said Mr Gallagher personally delivered a photo taken of him with then-Taoiseach Brian Cowen.

Mr Gallagher has claimed he left it at a hotel for Mr Morgan to collect."

I'm looking forward to this in particular, though I expect the books could be well cooked at this stage, as he has left their publication to the last possible legal moment. It's a disgrace he refused to publish them prior to the election.

He said over the weekend that he would publish all his financial accounts to maintain "his professional and personal integrity".

The 2010 accounts for Smart Homes and Beach House Training and Consulting are due to be filed next month

jonniebgood1

The Quadratic Equation wrote: »

Is any of the following not true ?

Seanie, once on the national executive of FF, and a FF minsters "advisor", was given €800k of takpayers money by FF to set up smerthomes.ie (or should that be cutehuirs.ie ?) 800k also happens to the the amount he syphoned off the company.

Seanie used his wife and talked about babies in the Aras, as if it was a done hello magazine deal

Seanie still owes louth county enterprise board money for his first little business in 2001, and lets not forget this is the same Seanie that was also a Chairman of Louth County Enterprise Board.

Seanie the non FFker, who managed to destroy 80 jobs and livelyhoods when the taxpayers grant money ran out, was appointed to the golden calf that is FAS by none other than Scary Mary Coughlan herself.

Is the following not true?

It is ridiculous to post ideas or information without substantiating it with with sources or links to back up the content posted.

gbee

hallelujajordan wrote: »

Suggestions that Gallagher was a covert FF candidate are just wrong.

No matter, if put to a referendum I think some 60 ~ 75% of the populace believe the opposite.