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Fine Gael TD sues Dublin Hotel after falling off swing

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    #332
    Plumbthedepths
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    In all in anyways wrote:
    I know we probably don't know all the facts, maybe the swing broke? If not, then this is pretty incredible and not a good reflection on the government!!


    The swing didn't break Bailey fell off as her hands were full and not holding on according to the hotel. She claims she should have been supervised. If the case has got this far PIAB either refused a payment / it was not enough for Bailey or the hotels insurance company is going to fight Bailey. Insurance companies normally only do this if they know they'll win. Either ways terrible PR for Bailey and by extension FG


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    #333
    hatrickpatrick
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    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    The swing didn't break Bailey fell off as her hands were full and not holding on according to the hotel. She claims she should have been supervised. If the case has got this far PIAB either refused a payment / it was not enough for Bailey or the hotels insurance company is going to fight Bailey. Insurance companies normally only do this if they know they'll win. Either ways terrible PR for Bailey and by extension FG

    Don't know about anyone else in this thread, but I for one have sat in that swing dozens, if not hundreds of times since nights out in Sophies became a thing, I don't think I've ever actually held on to the ropes and I've never done myself even the slightest injury. A massive number of my social circle regularly go to the same place, and my Instagram is regularly filled with photos of people on those swings, generally not holding on to the ropes either.

    She must be either incredibly clumsy, or she must have been completely and totally piddley-eyed to fall off. Either way, 100% not the hotel's fault.

    I can easily see nights out in Sophie's ruined by this if she wins. We'll end up with some bouncer standing next to the swings and shouting at anyone not sitting on them properly, a la Father Ted's "keep your hands on the sides!!!" funland ladder sketch :mad:


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    #334
    angel eyes 2012
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    In all in anyways wrote: »
    I know we probably don't know all the facts, maybe the swing broke? If not, then this is pretty incredible and not a good reflection on the government!!

    And so what if it did? You just get up and get on with it. I'm not usually a reactionary voter or anti government for no reason but this is disgraceful and if any Fine Gael candidate canvasses me I'll ask them straight out what their opinion is on swing-gate.

    I just read up on her father and he appears to have a litany of controversies throughout his political life. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree but if it did, Ms. Bailey would probably sue the tree....


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    #335
    Supcycle
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    Laughable


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    #336
    hatrickpatrick
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    McCrack wrote: »
    I know popular opinion is against claims yet I know most people would be straight down to a solicitor if they suffered an injury arising from negligence

    In this case the swing should not be in a pub, swings are normally in playgrounds

    Putting a swing in a pub invites drunk people onto it and drunk people can fall injuring themselves. Pubs selling alcohol have a duty of care and providing a swing on their premises in my view breaches that

    The bolded bit is the part I and I'm sure many others would disagree with. If you can't handle your drink it should be your responsibility to choose to refrain from certain behaviours, nobody else's. The pub should have a duty to do absolutely nothing except call an ambulance if someone has an accident thanks to their own f*ckwittery.

    Do shops selling cigarettes or fattening foods have a duty of care? Should you be able to sue the newsagents if you get cancer after buying a packet of 20 every day for the last five years? Feck off with that sh!te, in my view.


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    #337
    Plumbthedepths
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    hatrickpatrick wrote:
    Don't know about anyone else in this thread, but I for one have sat in that swing dozens, if not hundreds of times since nights out in Sophies became a thing, I don't think I've ever actually held on to the ropes and I've never done myself even the slightest injury. A massive number of my social circle regularly go to the same place, and my Instagram is regularly filled with photos of people on those swings, generally not holding on to the ropes either.


    Every child ever that has sat on a swing was told to hold on. Any adult that would sit on a swing would know to hold on and most if they fell off would laugh it off as their own stupidity and feel slightly embarrassed, however our betters such as M Bailey believes she should be compensated for her own stupidity. She and a**holes like her are why festivals/businesses etc are closing being cancelled due to insurance costs.


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    #338
    Balanadan
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    In all in anyways wrote: »
    I know we probably don't know all the facts, maybe the swing broke? If not, then this is pretty incredible and not a good reflection on the government!!

    Many people have already said that the swing didn’t break. Even if it did, most people would have the decency to chalk it down as an accident and not take someone to court over it. I feel genuinely sorry for the owners/managers of the hotel that they have to deal with this court case.


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    #339
    punisher5112
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    Does anything actually surprise any of you anymore seriously like....

    We have laws which aren't followed or implemented unless you work and they can hit your pocket, murderers walking free.

    Example guy kills 2 men with a screw driver, he is out on day release to see family and how is this even allowed....
    These absolute monster is a dangerous extremely dangerous individual....

    We have the young girl murdered and tortured by 2 young 13 year olds and they will never see real time or have to answer for their sick crimes then we have bailey and the compo culture which you could well mistake with those in the ethnic minorities and their insurance scams ....

    I actually dont trust the green party or believe they should even still exist but Eamon Ryan was on the radio today actually shouting down this madness stating basically we are fooked if this is awarded... Suppose similar to the award to the girl whom thought it was perfectly fine to hold onto the side door of a team and then awarded a cool half a million.... Brain damage etc but still well able to have a kid....

    This fookin country and its legal system is a farce.....

    Again another complete scammer..,


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    #340
    Odyssey 2005
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    This bint will cost the FG party many thousands of votes. Couldn't have come at a better time for them. Hope she loses her shirt (shes already lost a seat )


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    #341
    Plumbthedepths
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    Mairim Lord has an opinion piece in the Times about this, some of the comments are hilarious. It's getting legs, I'd say party HQ is fuming with Bailey.


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    Stephen15
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    McCrack wrote: »
    I know popular opinion is against claims yet I know most people would be straight down to a solicitor if they suffered an injury arising from negligence

    In this case the swing should not be in a pub, swings are normally in playgrounds

    Putting a swing in a pub invites drunk people onto it and drunk people can fall injuring themselves. Pubs selling alcohol have a duty of care and providing a swing on their premises in my view breaches that

    The claim is completely ridiculous in my opinion but I would agree with you that a swing has no place in a pub/restaurant. It appears to be another one of those stupid hipstery gimmicks that places use to attract customers not because they are serving good food and well run but because they use have a load of stupid gimmicks to make them trendy such as serving cocktails in jam jars, food on slates rather than plates and chips in metal baskets that make them go soggy.

    Any pub/restaurant that provides adult swings is only asking for trouble if you ask me.


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    #343
    Odyssey 2005
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    https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/news/courts/hunt-accident-horse-riders-loses-high-court-case-against-hunt-and-land-owner-38122293.html


    Another clown from a recent thread on boards


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    #344
    Wheeliebin30
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    I must say the journal/boards have done a serious hatchet job on FG in the last 24 hours.

    4 headlines about FG candidates on the journal.

    Nothing on any other party!!

    Leaving aside this idiotic woman it does make you wonder.


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    #345
    Plumbthedepths
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    Wheeliebin30 wrote:
    it does make you wonder.


    Nope not really. They're the government.


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    #346
    Wheeliebin30
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    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    Nope not really. They're the government.

    Who is?

    FG?

    Wrong.


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    #347
    hatrickpatrick
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    Wheeliebin30 wrote: »
    I must say the journal/boards have done a serious hatchet job on FG in the last 24 hours.

    4 headlines about FG candidates on the journal.

    Nothing on any other party!!

    Leaving aside this idiotic woman it does make you wonder.

    Have you considered the possibility that FG are and have been utterly gaffe-prone since coming to power in 2011, primarily because (a) they don’t know anything about good PR, and (b) they’re so out of touch that they don’t give a bollocks if they come across like a bunch of entitled bollockses?


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    #348
    Wheeliebin30
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    hatrickpatrick wrote: »
    Have you considered the possibility that FG are and have been utterly gaffe-prone since coming to power in 2011, primarily because (a) they don’t know anything about good PR, and (b) they’re so out of touch that they don’t give a bollocks if they come across like a bunch of entitled bollockses?

    I just think it’s funny the usual brigade think there is some media conspiracy in favour of FG when it’s clear that is not the case as seen by the last 24 hours.

    Bit of perspective.


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    #349
    theoneeyedman
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    Stephen15 wrote: »
    The claim is completely ridiculous in my opinion but I would agree with you that a swing has no place in a pub/restaurant. It appears to be another one of those stupid hipstery gimmicks that places use to attract customers not because they are serving good food and well run but because they use have a load of stupid gimmicks to make them trendy such as serving cocktails in jam jars, food on slates rather than plates and chips in metal baskets that make them go soggy.

    Any pub/restaurant that provides adult swings is only asking for trouble if you ask me.


    Hipstery gimmicks.... Trying to look trendy.... Superficial sh1te with no real substance... Gimmicky rather than being well ran and delivering a good service..... One wonders what would attract Leo and the Blueshirts to this hotel in the first place!


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    #350
    Plumbthedepths
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    Wheeliebin30 wrote:
    Who is?

    What
    Wheeliebin30 wrote:
    FG?
    Yeah that's how you spell FG
    Wheeliebin30 wrote:
    Wrong.

    So FG are the government.
    As an aside any of the 'hatchet' jobs untrue?


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    #351
    Wheeliebin30
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    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    What

    Yeah that's how you spell FG



    So FG are the government.
    As an aside any of the 'hatchet' jobs untrue?

    Well there is others who aren’t in FG that are in government.

    Are you been serious here?


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    #352
    emo72
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    Wheeliebin30 wrote: »
    I must say the journal/boards have done a serious hatchet job on FG in the last 24 hours.

    4 headlines about FG candidates on the journal.

    Nothing on any other party!!

    Leaving aside this idiotic woman it does make you wonder.

    people are saying bad things. because shes done a bad thing. cant make it any more basic than that for you. sorry if it reflects bad on the party. maybe the party should think about the quality of people it has. they're not good.


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    #353
    Stephen15
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    theoneeyedman wrote: »
    Hipstery gimmicks.... Trying to look trendy.... Superficial sh1te with no real substance... Gimmicky rather than being well ran and delivering a good service..... One wonders what would attract Leo and the Blueshirts to this hotel in the first place!

    Nail on the head


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    #354
    Plumbthedepths
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    Wheeliebin30 wrote:
    Are you been serious here?


    Yes is any of the stuff untrue.


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    #355
    Sheep breeder
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    Wheeliebin30 wrote: »
    I must say the journal/boards have done a serious hatchet job on FG in the last 24 hours.

    4 headlines about FG candidates on the journal.

    Nothing on any other party!!

    Leaving aside this idiotic woman it does make you wonder.

    Have to disagree with you on the hatchet job, they have done it themselves and this clown falling off a swing has sharpened the hatchet big time. No blue shirt vote here this time in this house. How stupid does bailey think people are with this claim.


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    #356
    Wheeliebin30
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    emo72 wrote: »
    people are saying bad things. because shes done a bad thing. cant make it any more basic than that for you. sorry if it reflects bad on the party. maybe the party should think about the quality of people it has. they're not good.

    I’m not disagreeing.

    There is a story this week about a boy who was sexually abused by a terrorist which was affiliated with a certain party.

    Found guilty.

    The man has said how the party consistently lied and told him to F off when he made complaints.

    It’s all there with a simple google.

    Now one has to wonder why this isn’t on the journal or on boards?

    I suppose this girls crime is worst than child abuse.

    As I said there is certainly some bias going on
    with the journal/boards this week.


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    #357
    Ave Sodalis
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    Wheeliebin30 wrote:
    Now one has to wonder why this isn’t on the journal or on boards?


    You cannot be a poster on Boards and complain when something isn't posted on Boards. You are more than free to make a thread.

    Your post is nothing more than whataboutery and it's pretty obvious what you're trying to do.


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    #358
    ChikiChiki
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    Wheeliebin30 wrote: »
    I just think it’s funny the usual brigade think there is some media conspiracy in favour of FG when it’s clear that is not the case as seen by the last 24 hours.

    Bit of perspective.

    I think its very funny when the same poster defends FG to the death across many threads anytime they are rightly or wrongly critisized.

    Obvious as daylight. Deflection tactics.


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    #359
    pjohnson
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    Ave Sodalis wrote: »
    Your post is nothing more than whataboutery and it's pretty obvious what you're trying to do.

    Isn't that all he ever does tbh?


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    #360
    Wheeliebin30
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    Ave Sodalis wrote: »
    You cannot be a poster on Boards and complain when something isn't posted on Boards. You are more than free to make a thread.

    Your post is nothing more than whataboutery and it's pretty obvious what you're trying to do.

    I have called this woman an idiot and disgrace.

    I just think there is a hatchet job the last 24 hours.

    I’m even surprised this thread is still open seems there is some amount of accusations etc going on when everyone knows boards closes any discussion about legal affairs.

    Anyway good night all.


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    #361
    Ave Sodalis
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    pjohnson wrote:
    Isn't that all he ever does tbh?


    Being truthful, I don't recognise the poster so I have no idea!


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