Drew Harris appointed Garda commissioner.

tayto lover · 27-06-2018 9:04pm

Mikenesson wrote: »

I'm optimistic about this

He seems to be a top man

Has to be a big improvement after Callaghan and Sullivan

His past is just as chequered as theirs. Ask the Miami survivors.

An Claidheamh · 27-06-2018 9:06pm

timthumbni wrote: »

West brits????

Wtf are you a mod on exactly????? The drunk, crying, tricolour pants wearing republican forum?????.

We don't think you're a West Brit Timthumbni, you're Irish just like the rest of us.

But how do you think Harris serving and swearing allegiance to Ireland will go down in the North amongst the those who claim the Gardaí helped take out some of the RUC and their fellow travellers?

ohnonotgmail · 27-06-2018 9:07pm

tayto lover wrote: »

His past is just as chequered as theirs. Ask the Miami survivors.

What part did drew take in this considering it took place 8 years before he joined the RUC?

tayto lover · 27-06-2018 9:10pm

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

What part did drew take in this considering it took place 8 years before he joined the RUC?

They tried to get information through his office in the recent past but met a wall of silence. I can't copy and paste on this gadget but just check out the RTE news site for an interview with Stephen Travers this morning.

ohnonotgmail · 27-06-2018 9:12pm

tayto lover wrote: »

They tried to get through his office in the recent past but met a wall of silence. I can't copy and paste on this gadget but just check out the RTE news site for an interview with Stephen Travers this morning.

how is that evidence of his checkered past?

tayto lover · 27-06-2018 9:16pm

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

how is that evidence of his checkered past?

Because he refused to name names or give the information they required. He refused to help victims therefore I can't see him being any different in his new role.

mynamejeff · 27-06-2018 9:29pm

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/i-believe-gerry-adams-wasnt-in-ira-says-sinn-feins-mary-lou-mcdonald-37055161.html

Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald has said that she believes the claim from her predecessor Gerry Adams that he was never a member of the IRA.

She that she believed "the IRA have gone away" and denied that the IRA Army Council was still directing Sinn Fein policy.

The Sinn Fein leader also stood by comments in which she called alleged former IRA Chief of Staff Thomas 'Slab' Murphy a 'good republican'.

this link is from today.

when they are still coming out with this crap its like talking to some one with a very strong delusion

27-06-2018 9:32pm

An Claidheamh wrote: »

Sure Aegir,

Britain is breaking up. Becoming weaker and weaker.

What someone bought a massive saw and started cutting Wales and Scotland off did they?

ohnonotgmail · 27-06-2018 9:33pm

tayto lover wrote: »

Because he refused to name names or give the information they required. He refused to help victims therefore I can't see him being any different in his new role.

you presume he had the information and the authority to release it.

corner of hells · 27-06-2018 9:54pm

I was hoping for somebody from the Shin Bet or maybe someone like Lavrentiy Beria.

Taytoland · 27-06-2018 9:56pm

An Claidheamh wrote: »

Taytoland wrote: »

For God and Ulster Drew!

Funny you say that.

Drew Harris is part of an agenda to integrate unionists into a United Ireland.

This follows a former unionist being appointed to the Seanad.

No doubt Varadkar can then use this as balance when he goes into coalition with Sinn Féin.
Actually quite clever.

Times they are a changing.

Do Dhia Agus Éireann mo chara.

And a billion people are living on the moon!:woot:

Del.Monte · 27-06-2018 10:01pm

An Claidheamh wrote: »

The fact is this man was part of the sectarian RUC, he colluded and effectively was part of a terrorist organisation.
His father was killed because of that.

He most likely helped in the murder of innocent Irish people for the British state just like Fg and Labour and covered them up if even necessary.

People are very naive if they anything will happen to Gerry Adam's or from the Smith Wick tribunal just because he's the new commissioner.
Nothing will.

However, he'll be branded a traitor by unionists.

If he is willing to swear an oath of allegiance to Ireland and shows up his predecessors then I'm happy.

Hope he does a good job.

Do you have a link to that as it's news to me? Was his mother part of a 'terrorist' organisation too and she was injured when the car was blown up.

tayto lover · 27-06-2018 10:08pm

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

you presume he had the information and the authority to release it.

Yes.
You obviously don't. Good man.

well spoken man · 27-06-2018 10:36pm

Only good cop is a dead one.......

archer22 · 27-06-2018 10:43pm

Well I can see why the Unionists don't want to join this dump after reading through most of the posts here!!

Frankly I think they should consider building a wall along the border.

riffmongous · 27-06-2018 11:30pm

archer22 wrote: »

Well I can see why the Unionists don't want to join this dump after reading through most of the posts here!!

Frankly I think they should consider building a wall along the border.

Ah come on, this is all tame compared to what certain other unionists get up to up there, wait till the 12th thread

Kristopherus · 28-06-2018 2:28am

Will he stand & salute for the Irish National Anthem? And will he sing it ????:D

tayto lover · 28-06-2018 10:39am

Stephen Travers described his appointment as "leaving a fox in charge of the henhouse".
Change just for the sake of change does not work and this change is like replacing like with like. I don't like it. Surely we could have done better.

tayto lover · 28-06-2018 10:41am

Kristopherus wrote: »

Will he stand & salute for the Irish National Anthem? And will he sing it ????:D

He will be in charge of arrangements for the Pope's visit too

ohnonotgmail · 28-06-2018 10:46am

tayto lover wrote: »

He will be in charge of arrangements for the Pope's visit too

sorry to disappoint but he doesnt start in his new post until after the Pope's visit.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 28-06-2018 8:14pm

well spoken man wrote: »

Only good cop is a dead one.......

Mod note: well spoken man, don't post in this thread again.

Buford T. Justice

corner of hells · 28-06-2018 8:22pm

Kristopherus wrote: »

Will he stand & salute for the Irish National Anthem? And will he sing it ????:D

Will he wear a poppy ?

JupiterKid · 29-06-2018 1:12am

It was long overdue for AGS to have a Commissioner appointed externally. His background is inconsequential. If he's up to the top job then its all for the better. AGS needs root and branch reform and he may just be the man to do it.

I predict the usual armchair republicans will be foaming at the mouth.

end of the road · 29-06-2018 1:35am

JupiterKid wrote: »

It was long overdue fir AGS to have a Superintendent appointed externally. His background is inconsequential.

except it's not inconsequential. the fact he was a former RUC member means he is going to have some people suspicious of him from the get go. a huge eye needs to be kept upon him.

JupiterKid wrote: »

I predict the usual armchair republicans will be foaming at the mouth.

and lets hope they do. they have a legitimate complaint.

suicide_circus · 29-06-2018 4:05am

Hopefully he kicks a lot of holes and puts an end to the rot within the organisation that has seen its respect and reputation suffer so much.

Captain Obvious · 29-06-2018 7:43am

JupiterKid wrote: »

It was long overdue for AGS to have a Superintendent appointed externally. His background is inconsequential. If he's up to the top job then its all for the better. AGS needs root and branch reform and he may just be the man to do it.

I predict the usual armchair republicans will be foaming at the mouth.

Superintendent? His job is quite a bit above that.

alaimacerc · 29-06-2018 8:26am

Captain Obvious wrote: »

Superintendent? His job is quite a bit above that.

People are often very sloppy about garda, police and indeed military ranks, in a way that I can only imagine causes petits mals in the organisations -- leave alone the individuals -- concerned. A recent TV report called the commissioner of the Met the "Commander" (which similarly, is an actual rank too, but one about four more junior). UK chief constables, Deputy CCs, and Assistant CC are all different ranks, but get captioned and introduced interchangeably. "Lieutenant Commanders" regularly turn into "Lieutenants", also v. bad for their pension outcomes, were this the case. Plus of course the pronunciation of the word "Lieutenant" itself is always a "which side of the pond" lottery.

alaimacerc · 29-06-2018 8:28am

end of the road wrote: »

except it's not inconsequential. the fact he was a former RUC member means he is going to have some people suspicious of him from the get go. a huge eye needs to be kept upon him.

So, the problem is that people will be distrustful of him, and the solution, is to be distrustful of him.

It's the old "causing your own problem, the better to complain about it" strategy again, isn't it.

alaimacerc · 29-06-2018 8:31am

Kristopherus wrote: »

Will he stand & salute for the Irish National Anthem? And will he sing it ????:D

Please don't be seconding him to the AGS band. His salary and allowances package would likely go up another €50k, and he'd stop showing up for some bits of the original job.

alaimacerc · 29-06-2018 8:33am

JupiterKid wrote: »

I predict the usual armchair republicans will be foaming at the mouth.

They're not as well able for the barstool any more, what with the DVT, varicosity, lumbago, etc.

Drew Harris appointed Garda commissioner.

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