Banana Republic

thebaz · 15-05-2017 04:35PM #1

Thought this kind of nonsense was getting under control - 18k payout and this entertainer blatantly lied about an accident with unidentified driver - 4th visit to the well of compensation - shame on Judge Groarke for falling for such lies and his make-believe sob story sprinkled with Elvis and Bowie - Walter Mitty more like it. It just seams so wrong to me.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/singer-who-gave-false-and-misleading-evidence-awarded-18k-over-traffic-incident-35716504.html

Barry Badrinath · 15-05-2017 04:44PM

Court awards are Fyffes times higher in Ireland than our EU counterparts.

hairyslug · 15-05-2017 04:46PM

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Court awards are Fyffes times higher in Ireland than our EU counterparts.

You are comparing apples and oranges

Alf Veedersane · 15-05-2017 04:47PM

Jesus.

There's a pear of you in it.

Barry Badrinath · 15-05-2017 04:48PM

hairyslug wrote: »

You are comparing apples and oranges

Well the only difference between apples and oranges are bananas because a biscuit has no windows.

scamalert · 15-05-2017 04:49PM

every 4th topic on AH is about this banana republic, housing issues, bubble never happened, motor issues, tax issues, corruption all the way to the government, large corporations and whoever trips over a can wants a piece of pie, joke of a country its becoming.

gramar · 15-05-2017 04:52PM

scamalert wrote: »

every 4th topic on AH is about this banana republic, housing issues, bubble never happened, motor issues, tax issues, corruption all the way to the government, large corporations and whoever trips over a can wants a piece of pie, joke of a country its becoming.

It would make you wonder why AH is in the Social & Fun category.

murpho999 · 15-05-2017 04:55PM

scamalert wrote: »

every 4th topic on AH is about this banana republic, housing issues, bubble never happened, motor issues, tax issues, corruption all the way to the government, large corporations and whoever trips over a can wants a piece of pie, joke of a country its becoming.

Yes, every country is better than here even those in Sub Saharan Africa.

Very annoying as people don't realise how good it is here and just find random stuff on the net that has no impact on their lives to complain about.

gramar · 15-05-2017 04:57PM

murpho999 wrote: »

Yes, every country is better than here even those in Sub Saharan Africa.

Very annoying as people don't realise how good it is here and just find random stuff on the net that has no impact on their lives to complain about.

Like the Angelus.

thebaz · 15-05-2017 04:59PM

murpho999 wrote: »

Yes, every country is better than here even those in Sub Saharan Africa.

Very annoying as people don't realise how good it is here and just find random stuff on the net that has no impact on their lives to complain about.

Ireland is a good country in many respects , but real issues or injustices that occur should be highlighted not ignored , rather than pretend it is only a grand old place

scamalert · 15-05-2017 05:04PM

well the issues are very real and because country is on a chart as 3third most expensive, isn't really excuse for all the wrongs in the system that seems throttling behind by decades.

kunst nugget · 15-05-2017 05:04PM

gramar wrote: »

Like the Angelus.

Ah, that magical time of the day where people stop what they are doing and wonder did they leave the immersion on.

murpho999 · 15-05-2017 05:04PM

gramar wrote: »

Like the Angelus.

The Angelus is something that I find stupid in Ireland, but I criticised RTE for it not the country.

thebaz wrote: »

Ireland is a good country in many respects , but real issues or injustices that occur should be highlighted not ignored , rather than pretend it is only a grand old place

An injustice deserves to highlighted but no need to denigrate the whole country because of it.

osarusan · 15-05-2017 05:07PM

AH is full of people who are only happy when they are lamenting how f**ked the country, and the world, is.

kunst nugget · 15-05-2017 05:10PM

osarusan wrote: »

AH is full of people who are only happy when they are lamenting how f**ked the country, and the world, is.

And it's women's fault that the world is gone to shít too. That's very important.

Odyssey 2005 · 15-05-2017 05:57PM

And then you have Kenny giving away the LE Ashling for 1/6 of its value. Should be tried for treason

Ulysses Gaze · 15-05-2017 06:00PM

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 15-05-2017 06:31PM

I often think people who start these threads must never read, or see, news or current affairs from any other country. Spurious or exaggerated claims are rife in the UK, USA, and elsewhere too. It's not, by any means, an Irish phenomenon.

BlinkingLights · 15-05-2017 06:39PM

Damn, I thought the clothing store was opening more branches here.

thebaz · 15-05-2017 07:23PM

Selene Juicy Washer wrote: »

I often think people who start these threads must never read, or see, news or current affairs from any other country. Spurious or exaggerated claims are rife in the UK, USA, and elsewhere too. It's not, by any means, an Irish phenomenon.

The fact that spurious claims occur elsewhere make it right so ???

the above case was pretty spurious (in the extreme

GhostyMcGhost · 15-05-2017 07:26PM

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Court awards are Fyffes times higher in Ireland than our EU counterparts.

Especially with the Judge from Del Monte on the bench

GhostyMcGhost · 15-05-2017 07:27PM

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

And then you have Kenny giving away the LE Ashling for 1/6 of its value. Should be tried for treason

Is Kenny an auctioneer now? I'd be the last FG apologist you'd meet but I can't see how that's his fault this time

And treason? Laughable. You'd be more likely to get a conviction for blasphemy. Both as random and irrelevant to anything as each other

Cee-Jay-Cee · 15-05-2017 07:30PM

murpho999 wrote: »

Yes, every country is better than here even those in Sub Saharan Africa.

Very annoying as people don't realise how good it is here and just find random stuff on the net that has no impact on their lives to complain about.

Those claims are driving up the cost of insurance for everyone so they do have an impact in a lot of peoples lives and maybe yours too when you're old enough to drive and own a car yourself

thomas 123 · 15-05-2017 07:31PM

murpho999 wrote: »

scamalert wrote: »

every 4th topic on AH is about this banana republic, housing issues, bubble never happened, motor issues, tax issues, corruption all the way to the government, large corporations and whoever trips over a can wants a piece of pie, joke of a country its becoming.

Yes, every country is better than here even those in Sub Saharan Africa.

Very annoying as people don't realise how good it is here and just find random stuff on the net that has no impact on their lives to complain about.

True , however if we lie down and take the "****e" just see how long it takes to turn into not a great place to live.
If we all took the bend over attitude as i call it, the place would not be long falling in around us
sorry in advance for the potential off topic reply!

Odyssey 2005 · 16-05-2017 12:18AM

GhostyMcGhost wrote: »

Is Kenny an auctioneer now? I'd be the last FG apologist you'd meet but I can't see how that's his fault this time

And treason? Laughable. You'd be more likely to get a conviction for blasphemy. Both as random and irrelevant to anything as each other

No he's not an auctioneer,he is however the minister for defence so he had to sign off on this deal. Ya wouldn't buy the paint for the ship for 110k !. The PAC should be looking into this deal because it looks like he gave it away...

please helpThank YOU · 16-05-2017 12:54AM

thebaz wrote: »

Thought this kind of nonsense was getting under control - 18k payout and this entertainer blatantly lied about an accident with unidentified driver - 4th visit to the well of compensation - shame on Judge Groarke for falling for such lies and his make-believe sob story sprinkled with Elvis and Bowie - Walter Mitty more like it. It just seams so wrong to me.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/singer-who-gave-false-and-misleading-evidence-awarded-18k-over-traffic-incident-35716504.html

That is the Law of the land the Man had Mental Health Problems and he was in a car crash and he got 18k .

Gatling · 16-05-2017 01:07AM

Absolutely ridiculous but not at all surprised at all ,
We got to see several cases shut down over last 2 weeks with spurious claims

pangbang · 16-05-2017 01:12AM

Gorilla's Choice. That's all Ive got.

please helpThank YOU · 16-05-2017 01:21AM

This Poor Man has Mental Health Problems and he was in a car crash and he got 18 k . I do not see where this Man did any Wrong in Law?. More Luck to the Man .

Game Face MCGee · 16-05-2017 08:53AM

do people even know what a banana republic is??? its a catch phrase but it needs to stop being used out of context!!!

Game Face MCGee · 16-05-2017 08:59AM

please helpThank YOU wrote: »

This Poor Man has Mental Health Problems and he was in a car crash and he got 18 k . I do not see where this Man did any Wrong in Law?. More Luck to the Man .

he faked injuries, he hobbled into a doc surgery like a man on deaths door on crutches. Was followed out of the surgery by a PI and was observed not using crutches and walking normally and performing every day tasks with no issues. the judge has set a precedent now, you can be caught faking and still get your pay out. it was his 4th pay out.
I wish no luck to this scammer

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