Leo Varadkar story in The Village??? - Mod Notes and banned Users in OP updated 16/05

Dempo1

Hmmm, this is going to get ugly. Taoiseachs response at best, Tepid, Jim o callaghan (well predictable), Greens really quite but the most interesting titbit, the Village highlighting the Dail record at the time, we're of all people "Stephen Donnelly, then in opposition" clearly stated as opposition health spokesperson "he had no sight or copy of the offending document in the Month of April, suggesting the opposite of what Leo stated, namely the document was widely circulated and in the public domain.

I sense a spot of Electioneering over the coming days.

Kind of Ironic, Leo's infamous and well known habit of leaking is about to bite him and even more Ironic a fellow Doctor the cause.

Man with broke phone

There will be more to the pay for play charlie Flannagan direct provision contracts I think.

They are building hotels all over Dublin port with kitchenettes, washing machines and dishwashers in each room. Fuse boards in the room aswell.

These are not the standard hotel rooms. I think we are either going to become the refugee centre of europe and charlie has the keys to the kingdom or the planning process is being fiddled in some way or another.

Time will tell, we are only scratching the surface.

Leo doesnt give a **** about the refugees may mean , ok you payed Leo but now you have to pay Charlie.

NickNickleby

Smegging hell wrote: »

I can't believe we're 32 pages in and the thread title still mangles Varadkar's name.

yeah, but doesn't Var-da-kar sound more Star Wars-y ?

Higgins5473

hotmail.com wrote: »

RTE says this is "politically hazordous" for Leo.

That’s as big a condemnation you will get from RTE on Vradkar.

tipptom

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Yeah hand jobs and him delivering a happy ending.

Good man.

Isnt that how people that have themselves up for sale advertise themselves.

You seem to be so obsessed with whatever gay angle you have brought to the story and your growing frustration with the legs that this story is gathering that you are either misreading posts or purposely trying to use a serious subject like homophobia to deflect.

Your nearly worse than the other one from Blue Shirt Central on this thread who keeps shouting "All MEN ALL MEN"!!!!

Bizzare.

smurgen

Did Varadkar specify exactly what parts of the story were false or incorrect? Those telling it seem to be doubling down. I would have thought he could have corrected them also when they contacted him for comment?

https://twitter.com/BowesChay/status/1322587715196641283?s=19

Phoebas

golfball37 wrote: »

Did it feature at all on the six one news? Watching the hurling

It did, and the viewership must have been left scratching their heads wondering what the fuss is about.

smurgen

Where's blanch gone I thought he was going clearing everything up for us mere mortals?

JimToken

jackboy wrote: »

The story is gone all over. If not true I would expect Varadkar to give a strong denial today. If he doesn’t do that he is probably in damage limitation mode and there may be a real story here.

He said he's seeking legal advise

Usually means did something wrong

JimToken

JimToken wrote: »

He said he's seeking legal advise

Usually means did something wrong

Yes. The publishers made a booboo.

Fann Linn

smurgen wrote: »

Where's blanch gone I thought he was going clearing everything up for us mere mortals?

He's pointing at the Shinners....

Fann Linn

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yes. The publishers made a booboo.

Are you his solicitor?

Man with broke phone

Fann Linn wrote: »

He's pointing at the Shinners....

Somewhere in a bunker in D4 lads are showing other lads the "where are the bodies buried" technique.

FrancieBrady

Deleted User wrote: »

Yes. The publishers made a booboo.

Why didn't he injunct them when they looked for a comment if he was being defamed?

Doesn't add up Maryanne.

NickNickleby

Higgins5473 wrote: »

That’s as big a condemnation you will get from RTE on Vradkar.

I'm no lover of RTE, God knows, but I honestly believe condemnation of any politician should not be in their remit. Simply report the facts, fully, accurately and without bias. Do I trust them to do this? Hmmm, ok no!

thomas 123

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yes. The publishers made a booboo.

That won’t matter a toss if half of what they said is true though.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Yes. The publishers made a booboo.

Please outline the booboo that the publishers made.

joemurt

This is a criminal matter. Has it been reported to the guards yet?

From Varadkars own statement - '' "He hoped to use Dr. Ó Tuathail’s influence to encourage all GPs to accept it including those represented by NAGP,"

Varadkar was trying to benefit personally from leaking the documents to 'influencers'

Himself and the doctor who received the goods have to face honest consequences for their illegal behaviour. Jail time.

Varadkar also needs to clarify some other points from the messages between himself and Drzerocraic -

What other things has Varadkar ''come through'' with for his mate?
Why does Varadkars mate think he can organize direct provision contracts for people?
Why does Varadkars mate think he doesn't give a f+ck about refugees?

Varadkar is in absolutely no position to sue. The last thing he and his backers would want is forensic investigators having access to his private communications. Its all panicked bluff atm from himself and his cyber shills.

Smegging hell

Hmm... https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1322609699292893189

Fann Linn

joemurt wrote: »

This is a criminal matter. Has it been reported to the guards yet?

From Varadkars own statement - '' "He hoped to use Dr. Ó Tuathail’s influence to encourage all GPs to accept it including those represented by NAGP,"

Varadkar was trying to benefit personally from leaking the documents to 'influencers'

Himself and the doctor who received the goods have to face honest consequences for their illegal behaviour. Jail time.

Varadkar also needs to clarify some other points from the messages between himself and Drzerocraic -

What other things has Varadkar ''come through'' with for his mate?
Why does Varadkars mate think he can organize direct provision contracts for people?
Why does Varadkars mate think he doesn't give a f+ck about refugees?

Varadkar is in absolutely no position to sue. The last thing he and his backers would want is forensic investigators having access to his private communications. Its all panicked bluff atm from himself and his cyber shills.

Has there been any comment from the Union involved and or ICTU?
How can any union have trust or put faith in negotiations in a leader, Leo, who runs to a third party with the contract details?

I Am The Law

Smegging hell wrote: »

Hmm... https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1322609699292893189

Compound lie from loe vrkadr.

yabadabado

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yes. The publishers made a booboo.

What booboo did the publishers make ?

joemurt

Politically FF will be advising Varadkar to ride this out.

The longer he tries to make this career ending leak into a ''noting-burger'' the greater credit FF will receive when they pull the plug on this shambles of a 3 way.

Pretty funny that FG has been trying (successfully) daily to damage FF before they would pull the plug early next year and now FF hold the card. Will they take their chance?

mr_edge_to_you

As this the rolling rock continues to gather momentum, 2 things at the fore of my thoughts based on previous incidents:

1) if the editorial team in the Village are as smart as any other reputable publication they probably have other info to hand as a riposte to the initial response.

2) as I said earlier in the thread, if a politician is still explaining in 36/48 hours it never ends well.

s1ippy

I know I posted this earlier but any time Leo shows himself up as a twat I replay it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO45HZU57Wk

I have it on repeat all day.

When do ye think this is going to blow over?

JimToken

joemurt wrote: »

Politically FF will be advising Varadkar to ride this out.

The longer he tries to make this career ending leak into a ''noting-burger'' the greater credit FF will receive when they pull the plug on this shambles of a 3 way.

Pretty funny that FG has been trying (successfully) daily to damage FF before they would pull the plug early next year and now FF hold the card. Will they take their chance?

He'll hardly be taking advice from FF

weldoninhio

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

You think his sexual orientation is important here?

If he was a straight man would you think that?

As I said. Substitute Trump and blonde buxom 29yo “friend” and no one would think innuendos and snarky jokes were inappropriate. Stop treating gay people differently than you would straight people.

TheSheriff

Have been enthralled by this story since I started seeing the tweets last night.

Delighted some of this corruption is coming to media attention; also hope it gets this celebrity medic who has seemingly capitalized on the pandemic off our screens.....

JimToken

mr_edge_to_you wrote: »

As this the rolling rock continues to gather momentum, 2 things at the fore of my thoughts based on previous incidents:

1) if the editorial team in the Village are as smart as any other reputable publication they probably have other info to hand as a riposte to the initial response.

2) as I said earlier in the thread, if a politician is still explaining in 36/48 hours it never ends well.

Usually they're holding ammunition back in the first article

Unless they're idiots charging in all guns blazing

tigger123

weldoninhio wrote: »

As I said. Substitute Trump and blonde buxom 29yo “friend” and no one would think innuendos and snarky jokes were inappropriate. Stop treating gay people differently than you would straight people.

Trump has a well documented history of using his position to sexually exploit women (grabbin' em by the p*ssy et al).

Does Leo have the same reputation?

Or is it thrown out there because he's gay?