Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan announces retirement

Biggest lickspittle on boardz · 10-09-2017 05:57PM #1

The story is just breaking on the Irish Times website now: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/garda-commissioner-noirin-o-sullivan-to-resign-from-office-1.3216074

I wonder has she another job lined up, or is something big about to be revealed?

mynamejeff · 10-09-2017 05:58PM

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/garda-commissioner-noirin-osullivan-announces-resignation-36118195.html

is this the start of a change or just the passing of the ball to the next political tool/

fair play to her for holding on there that long she must have balls or pure brass given how an times she was caught in dodgy dealings

Barry Badrinath · 10-09-2017 05:59PM

Another one bites the dust.

Hopefully the next one will take stock of the shambles the force is in and try to turn it around.

myshirt · 10-09-2017 05:59PM

She has not announced yet though, has she?

Dravokivich · 10-09-2017 05:59PM

Immediately? Some choice of words. Like.. just after her holiday after months of scrutiny. Sounds more like eventually conceeded.

Sir Oxman · 10-09-2017 06:00PM

Her pension must be safe

Kristopherus · 10-09-2017 06:00PM

Noreen O' Sullivan has announced her resignation.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0910/903655-noirin-osullivan-retiring/

mynamejeff · 10-09-2017 06:01PM

myshirt wrote: »

She has not announced yet though, has she?

first line of the link

RayM · 10-09-2017 06:02PM

The end of an error

fepper · 10-09-2017 06:02PM

She's retiring,not resigning

SimpleDimples · 10-09-2017 06:03PM

Resigning/Retiring with immediate effect!!!

Sounds like went before she was pushed.

Firing is usually with immediate effect- retiring is usually planned not immediate. But sure Noirin likes lying to us so why not continue to do so?!

myshirt · 10-09-2017 06:04PM

Will this trigger an election?

longshanks · 10-09-2017 06:04PM

I don't know was it brass balls of just a good old fashioned neck like a jockeys bollox.
Either way she should have been gone long ago.
It'll be interesting to see what Leo and the rest who kept backing her have to say.

Uriel. · 10-09-2017 06:05PM

myshirt wrote: »

Will this trigger an election?

No.
Why would it?

branie2 · 10-09-2017 06:05PM

So I noticed on the news.

Dirty Dingus McGee · 10-09-2017 06:05PM

Didn't see a thread about it so I thought I'd add one.

Discuss.

Dyr · 10-09-2017 06:05PM

In the wise words of Malcolm F Tucker: "Farewell our sh** and useless servant."

Rabbo · 10-09-2017 06:06PM

The next Comissioner needs to come from outside the Gardaí. Anything else is a waste of time.

alchemist33 · 10-09-2017 06:07PM

Either RTE can move very fast or they had her professional obituary already made for the news

Pedro K · 10-09-2017 06:07PM

Walking before she's pushed, I'd imagine. Probably with a nice big golden handshake, to boot.

RoisinClare6 · 10-09-2017 06:07PM

There's two threads up already!

Mantis Toboggan · 10-09-2017 06:07PM

Finally, pity Varadkar didn't have the balls to do it.

mookishboy · 10-09-2017 06:07PM

Ding Dong

MickDoyle1979 · 10-09-2017 06:08PM

So another member of the incompetent pally clique of yes men will replace her until the next scandal bursts or there will be root and branch reform elimination of ad hoc management practices and greater civilian oversight and modernization of the force? We deserve a force fit to fight crime in the 21st century whether it's organized crime subversives terrorism or getting on top of out of control feral teenagers terrorising working class areas.