Michael Lowry and his two fingers to the Irish people

realdanbreen · 24-03-2011 08:20PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Tipperary people are pretty thick

Wow! Your not a descendant of Einstein by any chance?

orourkeda · 24-03-2011 08:22PM

Congratulations to North Tipperary for re-electing him.

We salute you.

orourkeda · 24-03-2011 08:23PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Kenny should demand that he resigns for a start.

The courts? For a corrupt TD ? :pac::pac::pac:

He's an independent.

How can Fine Gael influence his position?

It has also been remarked in the press that this report has no legal standing. A criminal prosecution would need a new investigation by the gardai. We can assume that this report is unusable as evidence in any future criminal prosecution.

sanbrafyffe · 24-03-2011 08:25PM

will he still get state pensions after retirement.

i think he is involved with that casino in tipperary

starviewadams · 24-03-2011 08:25PM

Sure he fixed the roaad!

realdanbreen · 24-03-2011 08:27PM

ilovesleep wrote: »

The new government should seriously consider a special tax on tipperary. Tax all in tipperary. Call it the tipperary tax. or stupidity tax. They might learn for the next election.

I guess you have a point,Tipp folk wouldn't be as clever as, say, Dubs. Although hang on , Dubs pay more for houses, drink,home and car insurance, higher crime rate,spend hours going to and from work, speak through their noses etc.

starviewadams · 24-03-2011 08:29PM

Yes,but we didnt re-elect an obviously corrupt,morally bankrupt politician to represent us.

realdanbreen · 24-03-2011 08:29PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Kenny should demand that he resigns for a start.

The courts? For a corrupt TD ? :pac::pac::pac:

You don't really think anyone takes Kenny seriously do you?
Sure half his own party were calling him a lightweight 9 months ago.

Badgermonkey · 24-03-2011 08:34PM

As I've said before on the topic of North Tipp, if Gary Glitter himself could get your planning issues solved or potholes fixed he'd be elected.

The 14,000 people who gave Lowry their first preference deserve him.

We badly need a speedy mechanism whereby a member of the Oireachteas can be removed where there is reason to believe their actions have been contrary to prescribed ethical standards.

realdanbreen · 24-03-2011 08:37PM

Badgermonkey wrote: »

As I've said before on the topic of North Tipp, if Gary Glitter himself could get your planning issues solved or potholes fixed he'd be elected.

The 14,000 people who gave Lowry their first preference deserve him.

We badly need a speedy mechanism whereby a member of the Oireachteas can be removed where there is reason to believe their actions have been contrary to prescribed ethical standards.

'reason to believe' as opposed to proof.
You need to get real or we will end up like Libya.

Degag · 24-03-2011 08:37PM

bigwormbundoran wrote: »

What I think is more galling is the fact that all this information was more or less known yet the people of Tipperary North still voted the bóllocks in, as opposed to the corruption itself

Bertie was up to his eyeballs in tribunals before the last election, yet the people of Dublin still voted him in too.

charlemont · 24-03-2011 08:42PM

Funkfield wrote: »

He should be blasted in the face with piss!

Bullets

realdanbreen · 24-03-2011 08:44PM

Degag wrote: »

Bertie was up to his eyeballs in tribunals before the last election, yet the people of Dublin still voted him in too.

They also voted in Joe Higgins who not alone never created a job but who has done his best to close Ryanair one of the biggest employers in the country.

Dempsey · 24-03-2011 08:44PM

Before I get accused of voting for Lowry, I didnt. Before I get accused of voting Fianna Fail or Greens in 2007, I didnt.

Like Ivor Callely, Michael Lowry is being currently trialled by the Irish media & mob mentality, he'll probably get off because of that and be free to run for the next election. The system works!!

Thing is, he is the one with the track record of getting things done for North Tipp out of what is a corrupt system. Hate the game not the player. People are probably voting him in based on the results he has gotten them, regardless of his crime of tax evasion.

The only difference between Lowry and the gobshíte you voted for is that he hasnt been caught. Did Lowry put the country into the gutter? No, that was Fianna Fail and you want to play guilty by association, you can look in the mirror because the Irish people got what they voted for but everyone likes a scapegoat when they are pissed off, it makes things easier!

walshb · 24-03-2011 08:45PM

Degag wrote: »

Bertie was up to his eyeballs in tribunals before the last election, yet the people of Dublin still voted him in too.

Oh, this mentality is not just confined to Tipp. It's widespread in Ireland.
Has been for a long time now. It's widespread in society. Society now seems to applaud and commend bad manners, dishonesty, scangerism and all that is bad. You have some character, class, manners and decency, you may just be the odd one out

realdanbreen · 24-03-2011 08:49PM

walshb wrote: »

Oh, this mentality is not just confined to Tipp. It's widespread in Ireland.
Has been for a long time now. It's widespread in society. Society now seems to applaud and commend bad manners, dishonesty, scangerism and all that is
bad. You have some character, class, manners and decency, you may just be the odd one out

Where are you getting 'dishonesty' from?
There are over 2000 pages in the report,which page is dishonesty printed on?

Blobby George · 24-03-2011 08:51PM

Biggins wrote: »

What we actually know and can prove I'm guessing is only a tiny percentage of what goes on daily to be honest.
Maybe I'm wrong but sadly I suspect not.

Maybe you should set up a site dedicated to cleaning up Irish politics. Have you ever considered standing for election on this platform?

TanG411 · 24-03-2011 08:52PM

Like I said before, the worst complaint that Lowry will get is a thread bashing about him on a popular Irish website.

I don't blame him with taking the money, taking advantage of fools.

walshb · 24-03-2011 08:54PM

TML91 wrote: »

Like I said before, the worst complaint that Lowry will get is a thread bashing about him on a popular Irish website.

I don't blame him with taking the money, taking advantage of fools.

I wouldn't expect anything less from Tony Montana.

realdanbreen · 24-03-2011 08:58PM

Blobby George wrote: »

Maybe you should set up a site dedicated to cleaning up Irish politics. Have you ever considered standing for election on this platform?

Politics doesn't need that much cleaning up in this country.We just need to stop taking the easy way out and blaming them when we blaming them when we make stupid mistakes like taking out loans we know in our hearts and souls we can't repay, taking the second sun holiday we could'nt afford, buying 4x4 ' to drive around town, being greedy and allowing the unions to make us higher paid than German or French workers, and of course paying top rate to dossers to stay in bed all day during the boom years when there were loads of jobs around.

Tzetze · 24-03-2011 08:58PM

There's going to be a full investigation into the illegal growing operation masterminded by that evil villain of galactic proportions Luke Flanagan. So, everything'll balance out lovely in the end lads... :pac:

RichieC · 24-03-2011 09:02PM

realdanbreen wrote: »

Give me a 'can do' bloke like Lowry any day above the likes of Ming who never did a proper days work in his life or provided a single job for anyone unlike Lowry who has generated loads of jobs in North Tipp.

I'm officially sick to my stomach...

Sanjuro · 24-03-2011 09:04PM

realdanbreen wrote: »

Give me a 'can do' bloke like Lowry any day above the likes of Ming who never did a proper days work in his life or provided a single job for anyone unlike Lowry who has generated loads of jobs in North Tipp.

So what if he created jobs? He can create all the jobs he wanted in the past, but once he's exposed as a cheating, lying conniving little ****, Lowry should be expelled from the Dail and have criminal charges brought against him. Just because he created a few jobs does not give him a Dail seat for life and immunity from prosecution. This way of thinking just exposes how incredibly stupid and naive a lot of the Irish electorate are.

biko · 24-03-2011 09:06PM

Power corrupts; absolute TD power corrupts absolutely

Dangerous Man · 24-03-2011 09:15PM

It's going to the courts. The admissability of the report will be decided there. I see Lowry being slaughtered on this one. I honestly think it's jail for the king of the rats.

The problem with Ireland though, is the rats. There's too many of them. They'll vote their own kind, like Lowry, in again and again. If we could stop the rats we'd be in a better position.

Badgermonkey · 24-03-2011 09:16PM

realdanbreen wrote: »

'reason to believe' as opposed to proof.
You need to get real or we will end up like Libya.

I wasn't expecting my exact wording to be used in the statute to be honest.

As for what the burden of proof or method of adjudication would be, not for us to decide.

Reference to Libya is more than a little silly as a 'slippery slope' argument.

K-9 · 24-03-2011 09:18PM

Shazanne wrote: »

But did you see the other choices on the North Tipp ballot paper???

People voted for Lenihan and would have elected Bertie again if he was running, based on this excuse.

Mister men · 24-03-2011 09:20PM

Irish people love crooks hence why people the ilk of Lowry do well at election time.

CommuterIE · 24-03-2011 09:32PM

Lowry treats the electorate like idiots... this is what I can't understand?!!? Are the people who vote for him idiots, or just manipulated.... I suspect the latter

Dudess · 24-03-2011 09:33PM

Dempsey wrote: »

Before I get accused of voting for Lowry, I didnt. Before I get accused of voting Fianna Fail or Greens in 2007, I didnt

Oh didn't you know, Dempsey? The fact you're from Tipperary at all means you voted for him - even if you didn't.

Michael Lowry and his two fingers to the Irish people

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