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Ivor Callely gets another 17,000.

  • 31-01-2011 05:16PM
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,080 ✭✭✭


    The High Court has ordered that Senator Ivor Callely be paid almost €17,000 for loss of earnings during his 20-day suspension from the Seanad last year.
    The senator was present in the High Court for the first time since he successfully challenged the decision by the Seanad Committee on Members' Interests.
    He was also awarded costs.
    The High Court found his right to fair procedures and natural justice had been breached.
    The decision to suspend him and a finding that he had misrepresented his place of residence for claiming expenses was overturned earlier this month.
    The High Court found his right to fair procedures and natural justice had been breached.
    This afternoon, Counsel for Senator Callely, Michael O'Higgins, said his client was restricting his claim for damages to €16,948, the loss of earnings due to his suspension from the Seanad.
    Mr O'Higgins said the judgment earlier this month had found that the determination by the committee that he had misrepresented his place of residence had destroyed his good name.
    It was used by sections of the media to justify the vitriol which descended on him.
    Senator Callely had found it extremely distressing and upsetting, Mr O'Higgins said.
    He said he had to leave his son's graduation such was the level of snide comment from one individual.
    He said he was likely to be affected by the very grave damage to his name and would suffer loss of earnings into the future because of it.
    Counsel for the committee, Conleth Bradley, said the issue of damages did not and should not arise in this case.
    It was wrong to pursue the claim under the heading of damages, he said.
    Mr Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill has adjourned the case for short time and will continue to hear submissions this afternoon.

    Source.

    Jesus. As if he hasn't bled the place dry with his ridiculous expenses already. The unbelievable arrogance of these people knows no bounds.:mad:


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Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,688 ✭✭✭Kasabian


    He is entitled.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,327 ✭✭✭Sykk


    Should be shot with balls of his own shíte.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,646 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    €17000 for loss of earnings in such a short period?

    Next he'll be telling us someone stole his poker chip worth 100 Zillions of Dollars!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,967 ✭✭✭Hande hoche!


    It's almost impressive how he knows how to work the system.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 458 ✭✭Craebear


    Ah but sure isn't he a grand fella.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,967 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    The High Court found his right to fair procedures and natural justice had been breached.

    Would you prefer people in Ireland didn't get fair procedure.

    Trial by media anyone?

    Yeah he is brazen but the law is there, he is entitled to the same as anyone else


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,838 ✭✭✭phill106


    he gets 17k for 20 days there? Fooooookkkk me, no wonder the country is broke.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,080 ✭✭✭Gunsfortoys


    Kasabian wrote: »
    He is entitled.

    He is entitled to a good kick up the arse.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,902 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    Why not blame the boffoons who thought they had the right to make an example out of him. He has been proven correct by the court, so he is entitled to every red cent.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,018 ✭✭✭Badgermonkey


    I'm gonna call round and get it back.

    He's in West Cork right?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 35,677 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Would you prefer people in Ireland didn't get fair procedure.

    Trial by media anyone?

    Yeah he is brazen but the law is there, he is entitled to the same as anyone else

    Id prefer Trial by media tbh, Way more entertaining.

    We good put him on one of those crazy japanese assault courses, And to win he had to complete the course.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,288 ✭✭✭pow wow


    I'm gonna call round and get it back.

    He's in West Cork right?

    Yeah. I'll drive you.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    Another victory for the downtrodden! Yay!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 24,608 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    pow wow wrote: »
    Yeah. I'll drive you.

    And I'll use a bit of Judo to throw him into your boot.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Hold on, I'll give him the steam off my piss as well!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11 tiger2


    Fianna Fail at its best - Watch this space there is talk of him suing further for loss of future earnings as his "reputation" has been severly damaged!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,847 ✭✭✭bleg


    Leave him off, it's not as if he drove the wrong way down the dual carriage way, pissed out of his mind. That was the other fella.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,063 ✭✭✭Greenmachine


    My faith in Irish politics is restored. :rolleyes:























    Where's my bucket till I puke. :mad:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    I'll show him!! :mad:

    I better get cracking on writing a stong-winded post on some forum, maybe he'll see the errors of his ways then!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,080 ✭✭✭Gunsfortoys


    Duggy747 wrote: »
    I better get cracking on writing a stong-winded post on some forum, maybe he'll see the errors of his ways then!

    You will blow him away. :pac:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    What a wanker


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,916 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    The brass stones on the c*nt


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 377 ✭✭haydar


    I actually cant wait to leave this country. Its gone beyond ridiculous. They should lock him in a room of people who are in arrears in there mortgage and let him explain his 'unfair treatment' to them


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    ronkorp wrote: »
    I actually cant wait to leave this country. Its gone beyond ridiculous. They should lock him in a room of people who are in arrears in there mortgage and let him explain his 'unfair treatment' to them

    Would you write it off if it was your 17k ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 769 ✭✭✭sealgaire


    Kasabian wrote: »
    He is entitled.


    Jesus you are such a 'Yes' man . . .


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,967 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    ronkorp wrote: »
    I actually cant wait to leave this country. Its gone beyond ridiculous.

    Goodbye, since you've decided to leave you don't get a vote


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    sealgaire wrote: »
    Jesus you are such a 'Yes' man . . .

    The courts found in his favour, of course he in entitled to compensation.

    Forget for a minute its Ivor Callaly we're talking about and instead it's Joe that works in a factory. He gets suspended, pleads his case and is found innocent. Would anyone have any issues with his compensation? Laws apply to everyone, we cant just say "ah but he's a prick so he gets nothing".

    If life teaches you nothing its that at all levels, being a prick seems to work out quite well for people.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,264 ✭✭✭rednik


    pow wow wrote: »
    Yeah. I'll drive you.

    Any room in the car just got my kit together. Just need to stop off on route, a few blades need sharpening.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,452 ✭✭✭SomeFool


    Another reason to abolish the Seanad really :(


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,369 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    Fuck the law, we want a vigilante.


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