Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan announces retirement

Biggest lickspittle on boardz · 10-09-2017 4:57pm #1

The story is just breaking on the Irish Times website now: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/garda-commissioner-noirin-o-sullivan-to-resign-from-office-1.3216074

I wonder has she another job lined up, or is something big about to be revealed?

mynamejeff · 10-09-2017 4:58pm

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/garda-commissioner-noirin-osullivan-announces-resignation-36118195.html

is this the start of a change or just the passing of the ball to the next political tool/

fair play to her for holding on there that long she must have balls or pure brass given how an times she was caught in dodgy dealings

Barry Badrinath · 10-09-2017 4:59pm

Another one bites the dust.

Hopefully the next one will take stock of the shambles the force is in and try to turn it around.

myshirt · 10-09-2017 4:59pm

She has not announced yet though, has she?

Dravokivich · 10-09-2017 4:59pm

Immediately? Some choice of words. Like.. just after her holiday after months of scrutiny. Sounds more like eventually conceeded.

Sir Oxman · 10-09-2017 5:00pm

Her pension must be safe

Kristopherus · 10-09-2017 5:00pm

Noreen O' Sullivan has announced her resignation.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0910/903655-noirin-osullivan-retiring/

mynamejeff · 10-09-2017 5:01pm

myshirt wrote: »

She has not announced yet though, has she?

first line of the link

RayM · 10-09-2017 5:02pm

The end of an error

fepper · 10-09-2017 5:02pm

She's retiring,not resigning

SimpleDimples · 10-09-2017 5:03pm

Resigning/Retiring with immediate effect!!!

Sounds like went before she was pushed.

Firing is usually with immediate effect- retiring is usually planned not immediate. But sure Noirin likes lying to us so why not continue to do so?!

myshirt · 10-09-2017 5:04pm

Will this trigger an election?

longshanks · 10-09-2017 5:04pm

I don't know was it brass balls of just a good old fashioned neck like a jockeys bollox.
Either way she should have been gone long ago.
It'll be interesting to see what Leo and the rest who kept backing her have to say.

Uriel. · 10-09-2017 5:05pm

myshirt wrote: »

Will this trigger an election?

No.
Why would it?

branie2 · 10-09-2017 5:05pm

So I noticed on the news.

Dirty Dingus McGee · 10-09-2017 5:05pm

Didn't see a thread about it so I thought I'd add one.

Discuss.

Dyr · 10-09-2017 5:05pm

In the wise words of Malcolm F Tucker: "Farewell our sh** and useless servant."

Rabbo · 10-09-2017 5:06pm

The next Comissioner needs to come from outside the Gardaí. Anything else is a waste of time.

alchemist33 · 10-09-2017 5:07pm

Either RTE can move very fast or they had her professional obituary already made for the news

Pedro K · 10-09-2017 5:07pm

Walking before she's pushed, I'd imagine. Probably with a nice big golden handshake, to boot.

RoisinClare6 · 10-09-2017 5:07pm

There's two threads up already!

Mantis Toboggan · 10-09-2017 5:07pm

Finally, pity Varadkar didn't have the balls to do it.

mookishboy · 10-09-2017 5:07pm

Ding Dong

MickDoyle1979 · 10-09-2017 5:08pm

So another member of the incompetent pally clique of yes men will replace her until the next scandal bursts or there will be root and branch reform elimination of ad hoc management practices and greater civilian oversight and modernization of the force? We deserve a force fit to fight crime in the 21st century whether it's organized crime subversives terrorism or getting on top of out of control feral teenagers terrorising working class areas.

Grab All Association · 10-09-2017 5:08pm

About f-ing time. Now is the time to bring someone in from abroad to run AGS.

Nika Bolokov · 10-09-2017 5:08pm

Imagine what it takes to rise to the top there.

blueser · 10-09-2017 5:09pm

How many threads on this do we need?

votecounts · 10-09-2017 5:09pm

The govt should have fired her ages ago, didn't have the cohonies to do it.
Good riddance and enjoy your gold plated pension

Mantis Toboggan · 10-09-2017 5:09pm

Retiring to a huge pension no doubt.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 10-09-2017 5:09pm

Thread number three!

Barry Badrinath · 10-09-2017 5:09pm

She was on €3,300 a week....no wonder she held on as long as she could.

Dyr · 10-09-2017 5:10pm

Rabbo wrote: »

The next Comissioner needs to come from outside the GardaAnything else is a waste of time.

They'll probably hire the American wan who's been mooching around the place like a bad smell. No better than than hiring another insider

rangler1 · 10-09-2017 5:10pm

mynamejeff wrote: »

first line of the link

She'll be the fall guy, first and last resignation, the rest will get away with it , we deserve better from the whole public service,

branie2 · 10-09-2017 5:10pm

Jobstown springs to mind

Sleeper12 · 10-09-2017 5:10pm

fepper wrote:

She's retiring,not resigning

I'll take either one at this stage

An tUasal C · 10-09-2017 5:11pm

*Nóirín

bananabread12 · 10-09-2017 5:11pm

We should abolish An Garda Siochana altogether.

It's well passed it's sell-by date.....not fit for purpose.

Negative_G · 10-09-2017 5:12pm

Vile woman.

She made sure she got her 3 years as commissioner so she could retire on the commissioner pension.

What a rotten vile human being. No doubt she will be replaced with someone of a similar ilk.

Good riddance.

steddyeddy · 10-09-2017 5:12pm

There needs to be a radical overhaul of the organisation now.

MickDoyle1979 · 10-09-2017 5:13pm

Terrywww7 wrote: »

She obviously has dirt on the government, possibly turning a blind eye to the odd murder something along those lines.

It's the only possible explanation.

She knows who meets in hooded robes to sacrifice virgins at the Hellfire Club?

Ken. · 10-09-2017 5:15pm

Mod- Threads merged. Also no personal abuse of Noirin is allowed. Discuss her job no problem.

Schwanz · 10-09-2017 5:15pm

The whole affair leaves a very bad taste in the mouth.

steddyeddy · 10-09-2017 5:16pm

Rabbo wrote: »

The next Comissioner needs to come from outside the Gardaí. Anything else is a waste of time.

+1. The organisation is too seperate from the public. It's run like an old boys club.

Captain Obvious · 10-09-2017 5:17pm

Bring on the next sacrifice.

Ken. · 10-09-2017 5:19pm

Michael O Leary for next Garda commissioner.

DellyBelly · 10-09-2017 5:26pm

I hoe this puts an end to the clamour for gender equality in the top jobs here.
We need the best whether that's a man or woman it doesn't matter as long as they are the best fit

corner of hells · 10-09-2017 5:27pm

bananabread12 wrote: »

We should abolish An Garda Siochana altogether.

It's well passed it's sell-by date.....not fit for purpose.

And replace it with what ?

Allinall · 10-09-2017 5:30pm

corner of hells wrote: »

And replace it with what ?

Mob rule, judging by this thread.

SeaFields · 10-09-2017 5:31pm

I assumed you would have to give your employer more than a few hours notice you are retired!

JohnFalstaff · 10-09-2017 5:33pm

Negative_G wrote: »

Vile woman.

She made sure she got her 3 years as commissioner so she could retire on the commissioner pension.

What a rotten vile human being. No doubt she will be replaced with someone of a similar ilk.

Good riddance.

She was in line for a lump sum of €300K if she was still in the job in November.
If it was just about the money I reckon she'd have hung on and brazened it out.
So the question is - did she jump, or was she pushed?

Spanish Eyes · 10-09-2017 5:33pm

E300k tax free lump sum and and a pension of E100k

Sure who wouldn't resign under those conditions!

Walk away and a two finger gesture to all of us.

Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan announces retirement

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