Fine Gael TD sues Dublin Hotel after falling off swing

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

What'd I miss today?

Maria Bailey is currently trending on Twitter ....... Again.

Articles today in press about the people suing in the Aviva.....one was hit on the arm....sounds like Maria or one of her mates

mikemac2 wrote: »

True that, the Examiner is a quality paper....with a strong Cork & Munster bias ha, not that is a bad thing

Used to be decent, but standards going way down since the irish times bought them imo

ChikiChiki wrote: »

I'd actually worry about twitter pile ons and the amount of ridicule she is getting from a mental health perspective. FFS Leo should just have dealt with it properly. Would have been much better for everybody. Its an absolute car crash how he has handled the whole thing.

Your point about MB's mental health is a fair point. However at some point we all need to grow up, and take responsibility for our choices and actions. Her actions speak volumes and her choices are clearly very poor. She brought this situation on her own head. If she doesn't learn from this, or is incapable of learning, then you would really have to wonder if she destined to be permanently immature.

I wouldn't wish any ill to come to her

PS whoever advises FG on public relations needs shooting!

ChikiChiki wrote: »

I'd actually worry about twitter pile ons and the amount of ridicule she is getting from a mental health perspective. FFS Leo should just have dealt with it properly. Would have been much better for everybody. Its an absolute car crash how he has handled the whole thing.

She can quit at any time. Politics and convenient fraud aren't for the faith of heart.

ChikiChiki wrote: »

I'd actually worry about twitter pile ons and the amount of ridicule she is getting from a mental health perspective. FFS Leo should just have dealt with it properly. Would have been much better for everybody. Its an absolute car crash how he has handled the whole thing.

She should have resigned....

Or been fired at this stage....the story would be dead now if handled correctly

Poor_old_gill wrote: »

Nonsense- the continuous attempt of people to weaponise mental health has just dilluted the issue and prob has an impact an actual sufferers as it's becoming a bit obvious that it's being disingenuously used on a constant basis.

Maria Bailey shouldnt have sued the hotel
She shouldnt have lied consistently throughout the whole process
She should have apolgised
She should not have tried to play the victim card when on radio
She should have resigned.

Whenever a decision was being made on her next steps- she got it wrong everytime and she really only has herself the blame.

She can still resign, she can still apologise and walk away - why doesnt she?

I'm not using mental health as an excuse for her actions. Merely that she has been subjected, self inflicted of course, to unprecedented ridicule the length and breadth of the country. However much of a brass neck she does have she has feelings.

Human health comprises the physical and mental. She has just lost her father and has been humiliated in the most public way possible. It's not an easy time for her. That being said none of this stops her from doing the right thing which she has failed to do so far, unless you count dropping the case against the hotel.

The mental health of every person is important even those we may hold in poor esteem.

JeffKenna wrote: »

holyhead wrote: »

I'm not using mental health as an excuse for her actions. Merely that she has been subjected, self inflicted of course, to unprecedented ridicule the length and breadth of the country. However much of a brass neck she does have she has feelings.

Human health comprises the physical and mental. She has just lost her father and has been humiliated in the most public way possible. It's not an easy time for her. That being said none of this stops her from doing the right thing which she has failed to do so far, unless you count dropping the case against the hotel.

The mental health of every person is important even those we may hold in poor esteem.

What about the mental health of all those whose livelihoods are threatened by the actions of Maria Bailey and Alan Farrell?

Their mental health matters too. It’s not a binary choice.

Maria Bailey did something wrong, we’re all agreed on that. She’s a human being who made a bad, greedy decision. That radio appearance was a farce, I don’t know what else to say about that.

As a result, she has been front page news regularly for months, she’s taken a ton of abuse online, and she’s been demoted.

On top of all that, she’s lost her Dad. I think anyone can see it’s been an extremely difficult year for her.

She put herself in this position, there’s no denying that much.

But it was a dodgy insurance claim, it wasn’t murder. I’ve seen rapists get away with fewer headlines. A bit of perspective at this point would be appropriate.

And YES, I know businesses all over the country are shutting down because of insurance. Here’s the thing, that’s not actually Maria’s fault. It’s down to a culture of people like her, but she’s only responsible for the claim she has made. She’s a symbol of a wider problem - not the problem itself.

salmocab wrote: »

kikilarue2 wrote: »

Their mental health matters too. It’s not a binary choice.

Maria Bailey did something wrong, we’re all agreed on that. She’s a human being who made a bad, greedy decision. That radio appearance was a farce, I don’t know what else to say about that.

As a result, she has been front page news regularly for months, she’s taken a ton of abuse online, and she’s been demoted.

On top of all that, she’s lost her Dad. I think anyone can see it’s been an extremely difficult year for her.

She put herself in this position, there’s no denying that much.

But it was a dodgy insurance claim, it wasn’t murder. I’ve seen rapists get away with fewer headlines. A bit of perspective at this point would be appropriate.

And YES, I know businesses all over the country are shutting down because of insurance. Here’s the thing, that’s not actually Maria’s fault. It’s down to a culture of people like her, but she’s only responsible for the claim she has made. She’s a symbol of a wider problem - not the problem itself.

Her dad dying is irrelevant, he died long after she dug herself into this hole with her greed and entitlement.
She shouldn’t be treated differently now because she’s having a hard time because as of yet apart from the loss of the committee chair she hasn’t actually suffered anything beyond looking a fool which is completely her own fault.

So how many months of headlines do you think we should go for? 8, 12, a year, five years?

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

kikilarue2 wrote: »

So how many months of headlines do you think we should go for? 8, 12, a year, five years?

that is down to her and leo. This story could have been dead in the water weeks ago if leo and herself had acted differently.

Let’s not pretend the Indo isn’t milking this story for every last drop because it’s silly season.

Haven’t seen an IT headline on it in much longer.

I do think she should just completely come off social media though.

She can issue constituency updates through her website, press releases, leaflet drops. Presumably there’s other stuff going on that people need to know about in the area. But on social all you’re going to get is a bunch of people, many of whom don’t live in her area, piling on the abuse.

It serves no one.