Maria Bailey still “Seriously Injured”

F34

Jaysis just when you think she’d never be stupid enough to stick her head above the parapet again.

Linky

Zaph

I think the serious injury must be brain damage.

happyoutscan

The only thing still hurt is her ego.

Jinglejangle69

"I’ve had vile abuse online, some in person. Pretty scary stuff,” she said.

"I had letters, I had phone calls of abuse, some disgusting stuff sent to me in the post. Threatening stuff, people telling me to jump off a cliff.”

Nice.

Potential-Monke

So she still doesn't believe it was her own fault, and everything that's happened since is because of other people. Right ya.

NIMAN

She's seriously injured a year after it but was able to run a 10k a couple of weeks after it.

It's obvious she got some pr advise....lie low for a year then try to restart the career. Start by trying to get a bit of sympathy, say you are still feeling effects of the fall.

Curse These Metal Hands

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

"I’ve had vile abuse online, some in person. Pretty scary stuff,” she said.

"I had letters, I had phone calls of abuse, some disgusting stuff sent to me in the post. Threatening stuff, people telling me to jump off a cliff.”

Nice.

Sounds like she's received a lot of stuff.

Potential-Monke

NIMAN wrote: »

She's seriously injured a year after it but was able to run a 10k a couple of weeks after it.

It's obvious she got some pr advise....lie low for a year then try to restart the career. Start by trying to get a bit of sympathy, say you are still feeling effects of the fall.

At best, she aggravated a pre-existing condition so anything after that race is entirely on her.

Or, you know, she's just lying.

Test For Echo

Sean, Sean, Sean...

Go away Maria.

BattleCorp

Potential-Monke wrote: »

So she still doesn't believe it was her own fault, and everything that's happened since is because of other people. Right ya.

She would have won her case against the hotel if she kept going with it.

Deebles McBeebles

NIMAN wrote: »

She's seriously injured a year after it but was able to run a 10k a couple of weeks after it.

It's obvious she got some pr advise....lie low for a year then try to restart the career. Start by trying to get a bit of sympathy, say you are still feeling effects of the fall.

Exactly. All lies, every word of it. That's politics though so she'll do well.

Curse These Metal Hands

Curse These Metal Hands wrote: »

Sounds like she's received a lot of stuff.

But no compo :pac:

retalivity

Swing...and a miss.

Back to obscurity, maria.

Zaph

Curse These Metal Hands wrote: »

Sounds like she's received a lot of stuff.

She's an idiot of the highest order, but nobody deserves that sort of crap. I often wonder what compels someone to write a letter or an e-mail to someone they don't know from a hole in the ground, simply to hurl what is often quite vile abuse at them. Unless it was the owners of the hotel, how have those peoples' lives been impacted by her actions?

odyssey06

When seriously injured from falling off a swing she ran 10k.

Jumping off a cliff is probably intended as the prelude to an iron woman contest.

Pauliedragon

Zaph wrote: »

I think the serious injury must be brain damage.

You need a brain to get brain damage.

BattleCorp

Zaph wrote: »

She's an idiot of the highest order, but nobody deserves that sort of crap. I often wonder what compels someone to write a letter or an e-mail to someone they don't know from a hole in the ground, simply to hurl what is often quite vile abuse at them. Unless it was the owners of the hotel, how have those peoples' lives been impacted by her actions?

There's a lot of begrudgery here in Ireland. It's inbuilt into the genes.

Deebles McBeebles

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

Exactly. All lies, every word of it. That's politics though so she'll do well.

Well she hopes to restart her political career so it's a good start. I love reading fiction

BattleCorp

SouthWesterly wrote: »

Well she hopes to restart her political career so it's a good start. I love reading fiction

I think she's wasting her time. I can't see her getting elected.

SEPT 23 1989

Has she a crack in her brass neck?

F34

Zaph wrote: »

She's an idiot of the highest order, but nobody deserves that sort of crap. I often wonder what compels someone to write a letter or an e-mail to someone they don't know from a hole in the ground, simply to hurl what is often quite vile abuse at them. Unless it was the owners of the hotel, how have those peoples' lives been impacted by her actions?

A lot of people that work in entertainment hospitality etc have been directly affected by people like here. Indeed anyone that pays insurance has been affected by people like her in that believe they are entitled to compensation for being thick.

I actually don’t believe a word of the article she’s trying to garner sympathy pure and simple.

happyoutscan

Zaph wrote: »

She's an idiot of the highest order, but nobody deserves that sort of crap. I often wonder what compels someone to write a letter or an e-mail to someone they don't know from a hole in the ground, simply to hurl what is often quite vile abuse at them. Unless it was the owners of the hotel, how have those peoples' lives been impacted by her actions?

Yes it is ridiculous someone sending emails/letters etc.

But, does insurance fraud (if she had persisted) not affect us all?

Get Real

Jesus H Christ. Let it go. Ringing up the indo to try and make a "comeback special".

Just, stop talking. You fell off a swing, could happen anyone, you weren't bungee jumping or skid your car off a cliff.

I'd have more understanding if she just never mentioned it again, and tried to re-establish her political career. While we all, including her, acknowledge a cringey faux pas, and move on.

Your Face

Every tired PR cliche is present in that article. All in an attempt garner sympathy.

What a horrible person.

Zaph

Zaph wrote: »

She's an idiot of the highest order, but nobody deserves that sort of crap. I often wonder what compels someone to write a letter or an e-mail to someone they don't know from a hole in the ground, simply to hurl what is often quite vile abuse at them. Unless it was the owners of the hotel, how have those peoples' lives been impacted by her actions?

Where did you get that correspondence was from " someone they didnt know from a hole in the ground"?? Perhaps, just maybe it was from constituents who had voted for her in good faith believing her credentials & bone fidas

Rothko

Trying to use Caroline Flack's death like that is a new low.

Zaph

happyoutscan wrote: »

Yes it is ridiculous someone sending emails/letters etc.

But, does insurance fraud (if she had persisted) not affect us all?

Of course it does, and I firmly believe that she should have been prosecuted for that. But I don't feel compelled to go out of my way to tell her that I think she's a crook.

gmisk

The former TD said Caroline Flack’s death really “hit home” for her

Christ....she is clearly desperate to garner some sympathy...pathetic really.

Zero self awareness, she managed to torch a cushy job by getting greedy with what she thought would be an easy insurance cash grab.

1874

Potential-Monke wrote: »

So she still doesn't believe it was her own fault, and everything that's happened since is because of other people. Right ya.

BattleCorp wrote: »

She would have won her case against the hotel if she kept going with it.

She is sick she didnt stick it out, after hearing you can get money for old rope in the Courts, she has some neck but not hard enough, she's an amateur compared to some, compared to The Luas Surfer, in hindsight she probably thinks she is worth at least 2 of them, at least, she is probably going to try wring something out of it, maybe 150k

fryup

she's a swinger alright

buried

lol

This wan is a real life Gollum

Lord of the Shwings

NIMAN

NIMAN wrote: »

She's seriously injured a year after it but was able to run a 10k a couple of weeks after it.

It's obvious she got some pr advise....lie low for a year then try to restart the career. Start by trying to get a bit of sympathy, say you are still feeling effects of the fall.

Cynical exercise in career "rehabilitation", and there won't be many takers. This interview with Sean O'Rourke shredded any remaining credibility:
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/transcript-of-maria-bailey-interview-on-sean-o-rourke-show-1.3905867

When you gone, you stay gone.

She should've been prosecuted

1874

Zaph wrote: »

Of course it does, and I firmly believe that she should have been prosecuted for that. But I don't feel compelled to go out of my way to tell her that I think she's a crook.

Thats nothing compared to what else she alleged, apparently she was told to jump off a cliff, maybe they were giving her advice on where the money to be made is though

Cienciano

. Ms Bailey said she believes something positive came out of Swing-gate, and that’s highlighting the effect that online abuse has.

So the one thing she learned was that everyone else was wrong except her.

runawaybishop

I think it's important this is shared any time she is mentioned. The neck of her.

https://twitter.com/MarianKeyes/status/1195105440855666691?s=01

Purple Mountain

Link?

gmisk

I'm surprised there wasn't more digging into her previous personal injury claims...when she worked at Aer Lingus....she has form...

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Cynical exercise in career "rehabilitation", and there won't be many takers. This interview with Sean O'Rourke shredded any remaining credibility:
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/transcript-of-maria-bailey-interview-on-sean-o-rourke-show-1.3905867

When you gone, you stay gone.

I'll never forget that interview.....had to pull in at side of road....thought it was Mario rosenstock gift grub.....can never understand why her handlers/ advisors let her near a microphone

BattleCorp

Zaph wrote: »

Of course it does, and I firmly believe that she should have been prosecuted for that. But I don't feel compelled to go out of my way to tell her that I think she's a crook.

You need proof beyond a reasonable doubt to get a conviction for insurance fraud. And Bailey's case doesn't come close to that.

She did fall off the swing. That did happen. So she didn't make that up.

Having a swing in a hotel where people would be drinking is stupid on the part of the hotel. It's entirely forseeable that someone could have a few bevvies on board and fall off the swing.

The hotel altered the swing following the incident where they put a non-slip surface on the swing. I think it was non-lip tape. That also points to the fact that the swing may have been slippy and therefore more dangerous.

Now you might think I'm clutching at straws but both of those things are very much points in favour of Bailey should she have continued on with her personal injury claim. The hotel would have found it very difficult to win that case.

The only way Bailey could be in trouble legally for insurance fraud would be if she was caught out telling lies in court. That didn't happen because she dropped her case before it got to court.

golfball37

gmisk wrote: »

I'm surprised there wasn't more digging into her previous personal injury claims when she worked at Aer Lingus....she has form...

She got 6 figures from them allegedly. Who knew it was noisy working at an airport

happyoutscan

BattleCorp wrote: »

You need proof beyond a reasonable doubt to get a conviction for insurance fraud. And Bailey's case doesn't come close to that.

She did fall off the swing. That did happen. So she didn't make that up.

Having a swing in a hotel where people would be drinking is stupid on the part of the hotel. It's entirely forseeable that someone could have a few bevvies on board and fall off the swing.

The hotel altered the swing following the incident where they put a non-slip surface on the swing. I think it was non-lip tape. That also points to the fact that the swing may have been slippy and therefore more dangerous.

Now you might think I'm clutching at straws but both of those things are very much points in favour of Bailey should she have continued on with her personal injury claim. The hotel would have found it very difficult to win that case.

The only way Bailey could be in trouble legally for insurance fraud would be if she was caught out telling lies in court. That didn't happen because she dropped her case before it got to court.

Yep, she fell off a swing but didn't hurt herself. Well not enough to stop her running a 10k a few weeks later.

She was on a cash grab, nothing more. Why do you defend her?

buried

BattleCorp wrote: »

The only way Bailey could be in trouble legally for insurance fraud would be if she was caught out telling lies in court. That didn't happen because she dropped her case before it got to court.

She made out she was injured back then but ran a 10km race three weeks after her initial fall. She dropped the case because she didn't have a leg to stand on.
Again.

gmisk

golfball37 wrote: »

She got 6 figures from them allegedly. Who knew it was noisy working at an airport

I heard the same!
She got away with it once...got greedy and thought....ah sure maybe I should get another one when I can.

It was a ridiculous claim..she fell off a swing..while holding a bottle/glass while reaching for another bottle/glass...she was so badly injured she managed to go to longitude 8 days after and she ran a 10k less than 2 weeks later....

gmisk

happyoutscan wrote: »

Yep, she fell off a swing but didn't hurt herself. Well not enough to stop her running a 10k a few weeks later.

She was on a cash grab, nothing more. Why do you defend her?

She also attended longitude 8 days after the fall...

BattleCorp

happyoutscan wrote: »

Yep, she fell off a swing but didn't hurt herself. Well not enough to stop her running a 10k a few weeks later.

She was on a cash grab, nothing more. Why do you defend her?

How do you know she didn't hurt herself? Genuine question. She did a run a few weeks later but that isn't proof that she wasn't injured in the fall.

And yes, I agree with you that it was a cash grab. It's after backfiring bigtime and costing her far more than she would have gotten in her claim.

I don't particularly feel sorry for her............my only point is that, given my experience in dealing with personal injury claims (I'm not a legal professional but I deal with them) she had a very strong case based on what happened. The hotel would have found it extremely difficult to defend the case. I think their only chance of success would have been if they could catch Bailey out in a lie on the stand or in an Affidavit.

Did she guild the lilly..........who knows, it's possible........I'm not privvy to her medical reports.

People saying she should have been prosecuted don't know what they are talking about.

yabadabado

golfball37 wrote: »

She got 6 figures from them allegedly. Who knew it was noisy working at an airport

What were her injuries there ?

buried

Let her back on the radio again. God knows we could all do with a laugh.

earlyevening

Here we go again. If at first you don't succeed, try, try and try again..

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/maria-bailey-sues-news-publisher-in-high-court-over-coverage-of-swing-gate-39241331.html

golfball37

yabadabado wrote: »

What were her injuries there ?

Aural. That’s with an A !

BattleCorp

buried wrote: »

She made out she was injured back then but ran a 10km race three weeks after her initial fall. She dropped the case because she didn't have a leg to stand on.
Again.

That's not proof she wasn't injured.

She dropped the case because of the public attention, not because she didn't have a leg to stand on.

Her problem was that she dropped it too late. Once the public knew about it, it was curtains for her political career.