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

Rodney Bathgate

sabat wrote: »

Why is a 29 year old gay GP with no state role intimating that he can help set someone up with a direct provision contract? There's a lot more to come from this IMO.

Are you referring to Varadkar as a 29 year old?

Peter Flynt

Needs to be an investigation into these reports

wyndham

awec wrote: »

It may be. I would find it very strange that the whistleblower bring such a high profile story to such a non-entity of a publication that only actually publishes monthly, so I can only assume he also brought it to more substantial media outlets.

They either turned him down, or they're trying to get more solid information before publishing.

Either way, the story as it exists today is a bit wishy washy and lacks any real damning evidence.

Or they are concerned about the massive advertising spend around Covid-19 in every publication. Preposterous amounts being shat away on full page ads/infomercials continually by the HSE for months on end with no end in sight.

jippo nolan

Infamy,infamy, they all have it Infamy!

Higgins5473

Rodney Bathgate wrote: »

Are you referring to Varadkar as a 29 year old?

Have you even read the article? Do you know who Maitiú Ó Tuathail is?

Bubbaclaus

sabat wrote: »

Why is a 29 year old gay GP with no state role intimating that he can help set someone up with a direct provision contract? There's a lot more to come from this IMO.

In your opinion indeed. I can see the imagination is running in over drive, even bring his sexuality into it.

Archeron

There is no way that's Leos handwriting. When is the last time anybody could read something a doctor wrote by hand?

Coillte_Bhoy

Higgins5473 wrote: »

Have you even read the article? Do you know who Maitiú Ó Tuathail is?

Is he anything to Niall O Tuathail, the Soc Dems lad? Both from Connemara

Phoebas

Its odd the the magazine didn't approach either O'Tuathail or Varadkar for comment.
That would be normal journalistic practice?

elperello

LV to make a statement later today according to Niall Collins on
Rte now.

jackboy

elperello wrote: »

LV to make a statement later today according to Niall Collins on
Rte now.

The correct move if he is innocent. One robust statement of denial and then let the lawyers do their stuff.

If the story is true however, he will make it ten times worse by making a denial statement.

Smegging hell

Phoebas wrote: »

Its odd the the magazine didn't approach either O'Tuathail or Varadkar for comment.
That would be normal journalistic practice?

They approached Varadkar for comment apparently. https://twitter.com/Bryan_Wall/status/1322504394429075458

caveat emptor

I get he shouldn’t have shared the contract allegedly.l but I can’t figure out who benefits or why?

sabat

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

In your opinion indeed. I can see the imagination is running in over drive, even bring his sexuality into it.

No imagination here; Varadkar's extra-curricular activities are an open secret. I'd be surprised if he wasn't compromised or engaging in quid pro quo.

Sparko

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

Is he anything to Niall O Tuathail, the Soc Dems lad? Both from Connemara

Someone asked Niall that question on twitter earlier and he said they found out recently that they're distant cousins but no closer than that seemingly.

Bishop of hope

jackboy wrote: »

The correct move if he is innocent. One robust statement of denial and then let the lawyers do their stuff.

If the story is true however, he will make it ten times worse by making a denial statement.

Yes, denial might not be enough, has to legal and make them withdraw or front up.
It's a third hand story, maybe the village figure that gives them an out somehow.
But Leo has to quash this dead, if it drags on it will only discredit him, true or not.

bennyl10

sabat wrote: »

No imagination here; Varadkar's extra-curricular activities are an open secret. I'd be surprised if he wasn't compromised or engaging in quid pro quo.

That is a leap and many many halves

s1ippy

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

GLaDOS

Nothing in the article evidence-wise that isn't easily falsifiable. I mean fake text conversations make up half the humour sites these days so they count for nothing. The contract seems to be the most damning evidence but at the end of the day its a pile of papers with a cover page and some scribbles. Anyone with a printer and a marker could reproduce that.

Leos reaction should be interesting. A strong denial and there isn't really a whole lot for them to go on.

Mantis Toboggan

Hopefully this is the last we see of Leaky Leo.

Fann Linn

Jim O'Callaghan calling now for Leo to make a statement to clarify the issue.

Thinkingaboutit

francois wrote: »

Wake me up when the manufactured outrage level gets to 5

It looks a very serious allegation to me.

Pintman Paddy Losty

I'm afraid this one isn't going to be the big explosive exposé that the conspiracy theorists want. A good statement this afternoon and then get back to the important work of fighting Coronavirus. Will be forgotten by next week.

Mantis Toboggan

#Leotheleak is trending on Twitter!!

Risteard81

Archeron wrote: »

There is no way that's Leos handwriting. When is the last time anybody could read something a doctor wrote by hand?

Leo is a failed doctor, a failed politician and a failed person though. So that may be why it's readable.

Pintman Paddy Losty

Anyone know what journalist wrote the article?

Thinkingaboutit

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

#Leotheleak is trending on Twitter!!

#leakyleo would seem better, given some past form. To think a magazine call the Village might be ruin of one of the Village People.

Gruffalux

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

Anyone know what journalist wrote the article?

You gonna have them Arkancided ?

Jinglejangle69

Risteard81 wrote: »

Leo is a failed doctor, a failed politician and a failed person though. So that may be why it's readable.

A failed person.

That's a new one.

s1ippy

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

I'm afraid this one isn't going to be the big explosive exposé that the conspiracy theorists want. A good statement this afternoon and then get back to the important work of fighting Coronavirus. Will be forgotten by next week.

You're deluded.