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.

SouthWesterly

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