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Leo Varadkar story in The Village??? - Mod Notes and banned Users in OP updated 16/05

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    #212
    Kh1993
    Closed Accounts Posts: 443 ✭✭Kh1993


    O’Tuathail’s role is interesting here. He’s cultivated quite the celebrity doctor figure on national TV. Completely capitalised on the fear during the pandemic.


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    #213
    Peter Flynt
    Registered Users Posts: 2,812 ✭✭✭Peter Flynt


    Floppybits wrote: »
    Those damn whistleblowers no wonder they are not liked and the state tries to destroy them every chance they get

    There are plenty in FF and indeed FG who want rid of Varadkar.

    Coveney will be Taoiseach in December 2022.


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    #214
    Baggly
    Registered Users Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    Mod

    The posting in this thread needs to come up a level in standard. Correction....at least a level.

    Cards and bans await any who choose not to do so.


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    #215
    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users Posts: 8,944 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    RoryMac wrote: »
    The believe the thinking is that O Tuathail sent the screen shot to Bowes to back up validity of the document

    If true, it seems we can’t even do corruption right in this country. Has no one heard of covering their tracks?


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    #216
    antimatterx
    Registered Users Posts: 2,690 ✭✭✭antimatterx


    Peter Flynt wrote: »
    There are plenty in FF and indeed FG who want rid of Varadkar.

    Coveney will be Taoiseach in December 2022.

    Who in FG?


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    #217
    Dempo1
    Registered Users Posts: 26,947 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    There's clearly a complete main stream media blackout on this story, absolutely no other outlet mentioning it. I've never hesrd of the publication so took a peak at their Alledged website, mother of God, it's dreadful and to be honest I'm finding it difficult to take any of this seriously.

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




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    #218
    wirelessdude01
    Registered Users Posts: 8,419 ✭✭✭wirelessdude01


    Dempo1 wrote: »
    There's clearly a complete main stream media blackout on this story, absolutely no other outlet mentioning it. I've never hesrd of the publication so took a peak at their Alledged website, mother of God, it's dreadful and to be honest I'm finding it difficult to take any of this seriously.

    Independent.ie and examiner.ie are reporting on it.

    Irish Times are sticking out like a sore thumb for not having anything about it.


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    #219
    Plumbthedepths
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    Dempo1 wrote: »
    There's clearly a complete main stream media blackout on this story, absolutely no other outlet mentioning it. I've never hesrd of the publication so took a peak at their Alledged website, mother of God, it's dreadful and to be honest I'm finding it difficult to take any of this seriously.
    I posted a link to the Indo article, RTE is carrying it.


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    #220
    s1ippy
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    RTÉ claimed that they couldn't establish the veracity of the story.

    I mean, surely the point of them is to do that investigative work.


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    #221
    s1ippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭s1ippy


    Hmm.
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    #222
    Plumbthedepths
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    s1ippy wrote: »
    RTÉ claimed that they couldn't establish the veracity of the story.

    I mean, surely the point of them is to do that investigative work.

    We need to increase the licence fee to enable their sterling journalistic endeavours.


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    #223
    Dempo1
    Registered Users Posts: 26,947 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    I posted a link to the Indo article, RTE is carrying it.

    Cool, I missed that, thanks

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




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    #224
    elperello
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    Examiner also.

    Early days.


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    #225
    SortingYouOut
    Registered Users Posts: 1,374 ✭✭✭SortingYouOut


    NickNickleby wrote: »
    hahahaha, hilarious, seriously.

    wait a minute... your original post said ".......gay GP......., yet when I quote it, the 'gay' is missing. Are you editing while I'm replying??

    anyway, THIS is what I'm responding to:
    What's him being a gay GP have anything to do with it?


    My first thought was "who da F are you calling a GP?"

    That isn't edited at all, you may be thinking of the person I was responding to. I acted shocked at the GP mention only in jest as it's obvious the gay part was the shocker (to the poster) in their post.

    Beverly Hills, California



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    #226
    Bubbaclaus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,461 ✭✭✭Bubbaclaus


    s1ippy wrote: »
    RTÉ claimed that they couldn't establish the veracity of the story.

    I mean, surely the point of them is to do that investigative work.

    In the space of a few hours on a Saturday morning, when the entire story is based on a few screenshots?


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    #227
    Skeetur
    Closed Accounts Posts: 71 ✭✭Skeetur


    wirelessdude01 wrote: »
    Independent.ie and examiner.ie are reporting on it.

    Irish Times are sticking out like a sore thumb for not having anything about it.

    The indo are reporting on the statements from SF and SDs demanding Leo respond to the article and mentioning the article as the reason for the statements. Which is all anyone is doing.


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    #228
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 53,487 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    The Indo are carrying the fact that other parties have picked up on it and are asking Varadkar to comment.

    I am not aware of any other media covering the story itself.


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    #229
    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    Dempo1 wrote: »
    There's clearly a complete main stream media blackout on this story, absolutely no other outlet mentioning it. I've never hesrd of the publication so took a peak at their Alledged website, mother of God, it's dreadful and to be honest I'm finding it difficult to take any of this seriously.

    Still no idea how they managed to get a snap shot of 'Leo's' phone ...


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    #230
    Rodney Bathgate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,445 ✭✭✭Rodney Bathgate


    Dempo1 wrote: »
    There's clearly a complete main stream media blackout on this story, absolutely no other outlet mentioning it. I've never hesrd of the publication so took a peak at their Alledged website, mother of God, it's dreadful and to be honest I'm finding it difficult to take any of this seriously.

    Have you actually gone looking for the story? Lead article on the independent website for example.


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    #231
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    Dempo1 wrote: »
    Cool, I missed that, thanks

    Just to clarify I heard it on the radio, assumed it was RTE. Wife's car she usually has it on RTE.


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    #232
    noodler
    Registered Users Posts: 26,301 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    Can anyone understand his motivation for doing this?

    The contract terms would have applied, as I understand it, to GPs in the IMO or the NAGP and it was already set.

    The contract by the way gives GPs about 50/60m increases in fees per year until 2023 (they they would argue is restoration).

    Is it just to keep a mate in the know? Poor form and he'll be facing trouble for it but no financial motivation?

    Maybe it was leaked so that all GP groups got advanced notice of the "pay restoration" and more positive gov headlines?


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    #233
    James Brown
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    Someone breaks the story, if its meaty enough others will do follow up. Thats how it works. They don't all release an 'exclusive' on the same day.

    If true he has to go. Not naive enough to think he'd get charged.
    If true he did a mate a favour using his position and contrary to his role as a representative of the tax paying public


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    #234
    s1ippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭s1ippy


    https://twitter.com/caulmick/status/1322536910972223488?s=20

    This is all I've seen from RTÉ. Not impressed.


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    #235
    Dempo1
    Registered Users Posts: 26,947 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    Rodney Bathgate wrote: »
    Have you actually gone looking for the story? Lead article on the independent website for example.

    I was since 2pm actually, as it happens I had not seen a single mention of it but as I posted, it started to appear. First I heard was 1.45 while listening to Katie Hannon show

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




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    #236
    olestoepoke
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    Was he caught taking a big brown envelope?


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    #237
    James Brown
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    olestoepoke wrote: »
    Was he caught taking a big brown envelope?

    Looks like giving privileged insider information to help a mate. Cronyism.


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    #238
    I Am The Law
    Registered Users Posts: 657 ✭✭✭I Am The Law


    Archeron wrote: »
    There is no way that's Leos handwriting. When is the last time anybody could read something a doctor wrote by hand?

    He never really worked as a doctor.


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    #239
    Dempo1
    Registered Users Posts: 26,947 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    s1ippy wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/caulmick/status/1322536910972223488?s=20

    This is all I've seen from RTÉ. Not impressed.

    Yes, was watching myself, RTE being really really careful, Leo apparently seeking legal advice before releasing a statement, I doubt somehow he'll be consulting his former AG, apparently they've fallen out, something about golf I believe :)

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




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    #240
    JohnnyFlash
    Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    s1ippy wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/caulmick/status/1322536910972223488?s=20

    This is all I've seen from RTÉ. Not impressed.

    That Mick Caul lad is a crank. Spends his entire day on Twitter ranting and raving. Lot of anger there.


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    #241
    s1ippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭s1ippy


    It's taking a long time for him to respond. Indicates the accusations are perhaps not as baseless as some here would like to suggest!


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