Enda's nephew jailed

Matt_Trakker

lolz

Taoiseach Enda Kenny proves you just shouldn't be judged on your family. His nephew, Kevin Hastings, from Westport, Co. Mayo was jailed today with a sentence of seven months for a number of crimes including car theft, burglary and driving while under the influence of drugs (also for stealing Dutch Gold in a Tesco in Swindon).

source

Let the puns begin.
:pac:

mike65

and?

thebaz

i find this rather sad - he had problems as a teenager , like many , many people in Ireland - just watch des bishop last night ...

G Power

what the fup do they mean that the little bollix had no insurance or licence at the time of stealing someone elses car keys from their house while off his head on valium!!!!!!!!!! they have an amazing way with words when it suits them!!

As for the families request for privacy at this time, well if it's good enough for the rest of us plebs...

Roger_007

Trouble comes to everyone's door.

Jester252

Come back with some real information

Matt_Trakker

mike65 wrote: »

and?

Fine Gael voter.

BUBBLE WRAP

JOE.IE is bull.

Plazaman

Well you know what they say?



Seriously, does anyone know what they say cause I don't.

Dunny

Oh noes. Close the country!!

Agricola

You know the retiring Pope was in the Hitler youth?

Matt_Trakker

BUBBLE WRAP wrote: »

JOE.IE is bull.

A NEPHEW of Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been jailed for seven months for a litany of crimes including burglary, car theft and driving while under the influence of drugs.

here, your majesty :pac:

Rayne Wooney

Can't choose your family...

BUBBLE WRAP

Matt_Trakker wrote: »

here, your majesty :pac:

well that/s better. But post it to yesterday when I might have cared!

Agricola

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Can't choose your family...

And if you could, this kid wouldnt have chosen Enda for an uncle!

HondaSami

Matt_Trakker wrote: »

lolz



source

Let the puns begin.
:pac:

You seem to be under the impression that Enda Kenny is judged on his family and that his family have to be perfect, a member of his family got into trouble same as lots of people do, it's no big deal.
I don't see it as a reason to have a go at the Taoiseach or his nephew.

wp_rathead

toilet journalism

If he had gotten away with it because he was his nephew be cause for news

BUBBLE WRAP

HondaSami wrote: »

You seem to be under the impression that Enda Kenny is judged on his family and that his family have to be perfect, a member of his family got into trouble same as lots of people do, it's no big deal.
I don't see it as a reason to have a go at the Taoiseach or his nephew.

Too true, the OP wasn't expecting the thread to go this way though.

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beside, he is Taoiseach so wheather his nephew was/is in jail or not won't affect the public or the economic state the country is in. Nobody's else business anyway.

Matt_Trakker

HondaSami wrote: »

I don't see it as a reason to have a go at the Taoiseach or his nephew.

You & I are so different.

kraggy

I have zero time for Enda Kenny but, 2 things:

a. every family has its crap
b. nobody should be held accountable for the actions of another

AnonoBoy

Oh noes!

Now we have to OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT.



Or carry on as before, one or the other.

hardCopy

I'm guessing Tesco in Swindon was actually Tesco in Swinford?

Lenin Skynard

hardCopy wrote: »

I'm guessing Tesco in Swindon was actually Tesco in Swinford?

Nope, Swindon. He flew over on the gubbermint jet the poxy bastid.

Agricola

This young fella was probably banking on a property tax exemption. He can kiss that goodbye now.

HondaSami

Matt_Trakker wrote: »

You & I are so different.

Yes we are, you want to laugh at the the taoiseach and his nephew and I don't.
No family is perfect and we could all have family members who are in trouble with the law.

conorhal

Awww, give the kid a break, he clearly comes from a bad family. Take a look at his uncle beating up on disabled children and breaking into pensioners bank accounts... pure scum, the kid never stood a chance.

biko

Morto for Enda Kenny, his nephew robbed a crate of Dutch Gold (and a car)

Sounds like that "journo" is a young fan of the gold himself.
Why do people even read that joe.ie ****e when all joe.ie do is take news from the Independent and man-gossip it up?

Agricola

The humour here comes from the fact that it's Enda, not the office of the Taoiseach. If similar news of Bertie Aherne's nephew had come out, it would have been "Drumcondra mafia" jokes and "keeping it in the family". But since Enda is such a straight laced, pole in the arse type of fellow, its especially funny knowing the squirming he'd be doing at this news.

Chuck Stone

He must be extremely disappointed having an Uncle like Enda.

I don't think his life should be made any harder because of it - it's no fault of his is it that his Uncle turned out the way he did.

thoker

so what

Matt_Trakker

Agricola wrote: »

The humour here comes from the fact that it's Enda, not the office of the Taoiseach. If similar news of Bertie Aherne's nephew had come out, it would have been "Drumcondra mafia" jokes and "keeping it in the family". But since Enda is such a straight laced, pole in the arse type of fellow, its especially funny knowing the squirming he'd be doing at this news.

Exactly

stevedublin

he sounds brainy for a wild youth, he got offered a scholarship at Trinity according to the article!

paddy147

Matt_Trakker wrote: »

lolz



source

Let the puns begin.
:pac:

Let me say this...... "you are not responsible"


:pac::pac::pac:

paddy147

You gotta love the good auld...Dutch Gold.

thebaz

Agricola wrote: »

If similar news of Bertie Aherne's nephew had come out, it would have been "Drumcondra mafia" jokes and "keeping it in the family". But since Enda is such a straight laced, pole in the arse type of fellow, its especially funny knowing the squirming he'd be doing at this news.

certainly Enda has done more positive things for the country , than "won it at the races" Anorack Aherene

juan.kerr

So Enda Kenny is now responsible for the behaviour of his nephew, OP?

Valetta

Agricola wrote: »

The humour here comes from the fact that it's Enda, not the office of the Taoiseach. If similar news of Bertie Aherne's nephew had come out, it would have been "Drumcondra mafia" jokes and "keeping it in the family". But since Enda is such a straight laced, pole in the arse type of fellow, its especially funny knowing the squirming he'd be doing at this news.

What humour?

ibarelycare

Oh dear OP. This didn't really turn out as you intended, did it?!

Agricola

thebaz wrote: »

certainly Enda has done more positive things for the country , than "won it at the races" Anorack Aherene

You might be getting slightly ahead of yourself there. Bertie remember did bring peace to NI (mostly by himself ofc) and much of the trappings of prosperity that are visible in the country today are due to his party's (admittedly flawed) policies. So far Enda has..... lengthened the term on our unsustainable debt burden. (slow clap) If and when he rights the capsized ship that is this state, then he will qualify for the title "Glorious Leader"

SB2013

The court heard how losing his grandmother two years ago, with whom he was very close, had had a serious impact on him

What a disgraceful excuse to use.

SEPT 23 1989

juan.kerr wrote: »

So Enda Kenny is now responsible for the behaviour of his nephew, OP?

the apple does not fall far from the tree:D

Matt_Trakker

ibarelycare wrote: »

Oh dear OP. This didn't really turn out as you intended, did it?!

No, I thought After Hours woulda had a right laugh at this, some witty banter, good jokes etc.
Naw, looks like Friday afternoon is a tough crowd.........and die-hard Enda lovers :P
Shoulda waited until the more vexed evening crowd got it.
Lesson learned....wait.

davet82

Actually Op polling shows that a majority of the Irish people would ultimately empathize with poor Enda's situation...

put that in your pipe and smoke it :cool:

Matt_Trakker

davet82 wrote: »

Actually

What poll is that?

I can't really sympathize with some scrot that goes around robbing cars and beer while high on drugs.
If you say that most people do, then it's clear Ireland has got it's priorities mixed up.

Agricola

Matt_Trakker wrote: »

No, I thought After Hours woulda had a right laugh at this, some witty banter, good jokes etc.
Naw, looks like Friday afternoon is a tough crowd.........and die-hard Enda lovers :P
Shoulda waited until the more vexed evening crowd got it.
Lesson learned....wait.

Yeah, you'd think the friday feeling would have kicked in by now wouldnt you? You'd have been better off posting this on Friday night when all the self righteous are gone out after a hard week's work and all the disenfranchised, poor and lonely bitter people clock in!

davet82

Matt_Trakker wrote: »

I can't really sympathize with some scrot that goes around robbing cars and beer while high on drugs.

That Enda is a characher alright :pac:

Matt_Trakker

Agricola wrote: »

Yeah, you'd think the friday feeling would have kicked in by now wouldnt you? You'd have been better off posting this on Friday night when all the self righteous are gone out after a hard week's work and all the disenfranchised, poor and lonely bitter people clock in!

Aye Agri, think it's just me an you wanted to get the boot in on Edna.
Ah well, back to the gambling threads for me.

ColeTrain

Stealing Dutch Gold in Swinford? It's obvious that the Hardy Bucks is to blame for rotting the mind of this lad - who is obviously from good stock.

mikom

"Everybody in Ireland went mad stealing Dutch Gold"

thebaz

Agricola wrote: »

You might be getting slightly ahead of yourself there. Bertie remember did bring peace to NI (mostly by himself ofc) and much of the trappings of prosperity that are visible in the country today are due to his party's (admittedly flawed) policies. So far Enda has..... lengthened the term on our unsustainable debt burden. (slow clap) If and when he rights the capsized ship that is this state, then he will qualify for the title "Glorious Leader"

the economic mess was created under the Fianna Fail watch - Aherne and Cowen were commanders in chief as the country went bust - and what prosperity today , most people I know are suffering economically - fair play to Bertie on NI peace process, but economically his reign was a fraudulent disaster , Enda was elected to fix the mess he inherited

SEPT 23 1989

You have problem families like this all over the country