Gerry Adams in Mortgage Trouble??

Albertofrog · 18-02-2013 02:16AM

Adams also has a substantial income from his books as an author.

delthedriver · 18-02-2013 02:18AM

allthedoyles wrote: »

Gerry told Marian , that he has no money , and is in trouble with the house in Donegal , and negotiating with the banks .

Marian then challenged him , as to how he could afford his recent health operations in the USA , and Gerry replied that his best friend paid all expenses for him .

To be fair, perhaps he did not have adequate Insurance Cover in US.
However if he has health Insurance here, I'm sure the operations could have been carried out here.

delthedriver · 18-02-2013 02:21AM

Albertofrog wrote: »

Adams also has a substantial income from his books as an author.

Why, how many books did he sell?

hames · 18-02-2013 02:27AM

delthedriver wrote: »

What does Mrs Adams do for a living?

No idea if she is a paid staff member, but she is very involved in Sinn Féin herself. I'm just curious if the poster is aware that Adams is married, and that if she is also on the AI wage, that would easily explain how they could afford to have a mortgage on a house in Donegal.

I'm no SF apologist but cmon it's hardly charvet shirts and Abbeville here.

TheUsual · 18-02-2013 02:27AM

Hope he gets things sorted.

Was kind of shocked to be honest as I have bought all his books.
But then again 80 odd euro won't put much of a dent in the celtic-tiger priced hole that his finances are in.

Anyway I am enjoying his new twitter account brilliant stuff !

awec · 18-02-2013 02:35AM

Is the twitter really him?

GRMA · 18-02-2013 03:00AM

His wife wasn't well for a number of years she had cancer. Afaik she is ok now.

Yep the twitter is him, great craic. His teddy bear is in a same sex relationship and Gerry is worried if he is too young

Buford Tannen · 18-02-2013 03:19PM

delthedriver wrote: »

What does Mrs Adams do for a living?

She drives the getaway car.

delthedriver · 18-02-2013 06:49PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

A month ago when this was being discussed on other threads (the health issue) I kept reading a statement from Sinn Fein that Mr Adams had paid for it himself and only his flights were paid for by friends. Something doesn't add up.

http://www.thestar.ie/star/gerry-adams-denies-hypocrisy-over-private-care/

A spokesman for the party confirmed his flights were funded by support network Friends of Sinn Fein and that Mr Adams paid for the surgery himself.

Very strange. A bit like was he a member or not?

Grayson · 18-02-2013 07:18PM

WileyCoyote wrote: »

Bollox! There is NO requirement in law that a person standing for election actually a house in that constituency.
In fact I'm not certain there is even a requirement that the candidate even normally reside in the constituency in which they stand.

I'm pretty certain some of the early TD's weren't even in the country.

earlyevening · 18-02-2013 07:22PM

Its masterful politically. I mean he really can empathise with the common man now because he has mortgage difficulty too. 90,000 people in 90 day mortgage arrears could elect a few more TDs.

Masterful whatever advisor came up with this stroke.

Enda ought to engineer a similar financial difficulty perhaps?

latenia · 18-02-2013 07:24PM

Seaneh wrote: »

Where did it say he is refusing to pay any bank any money? It says he is talking to a bank about rearranging a payment structure, which is well within his rights to do.

People will look for any reason in the world to have a go at others.

Get off your high horse there bosco.

Where does it say it? It says it right there in the article. The one we're talking about. Read it again if it's unclear to you. He agreed to pay the bank a certain amount of money each month and now claims he is unable to when in reality he can but chooses not to. Why is he "well within his rights" to negotiate over this? What moral or legal rights would these be? He has the money so he should cough up. It's that simple.

delthedriver · 18-02-2013 07:27PM

Grayson wrote: »

I'm pretty certain some of the early TD's weren't even in the country.

You may well be right. Though I have some recollection of Austin Currie living in Limerick when he was seeking election?

delthedriver · 18-02-2013 07:32PM

latenia wrote: »

Where does it say it? It says it right there in the article. The one we're talking about. Read it again if it's unclear to you. He agreed to pay the bank a certain amount of money each month and now claims he is unable to when in reality he can but chooses not to. Why is he "well within his rights" to negotiate over this? What moral or legal rights would these be? He has the money so he should cough up. It's that simple.

Agree,

It's simples! Eh!:D

GRMA · 18-02-2013 07:33PM

earlyevening wrote: »

Its masterful politically. I mean he really can empathise with the common man now because he has mortgage difficulty too. 90,000 people in 90 day mortgage arrears could elect a few more TDs.

Masterful whatever advisor came up with this stroke.

Enda ought to engineer a similar financial difficulty perhaps?

For gods sake, listen to the interview he was asked about his house and the mortgage stuff was an offhand by the way

Username99 · 18-02-2013 07:37PM

gg2 wrote: »

Is it just my imagination or did he grow a beard because he was shot in the face (to cover the mark)??
Honestly could be pulling that info from my ass but I'm convinced I heard that somehere....

Your half right, the beard deflected the bullet.

Seaneh · 18-02-2013 07:38PM

latenia wrote: »

Where does it say it? It says it right there in the article. The one we're talking about. Read it again if it's unclear to you. He agreed to pay the bank a certain amount of money each month and now claims he is unable to when in reality he can but chooses not to. Why is he "well within his rights" to negotiate over this? What moral or legal rights would these be? He has the money so he should cough up. It's that simple.

Eh, no, it doesn't say anything of the kind.

Show me one place in the article where it says he isn't paying back the loan? It says he is struggling to pay it and recently had to remortgage it. Where does it say he refusing to pay anything? Everyone has a right to talk to a bank to restructure payments of a loan, whether it's an overdraft of €50 or a mortgage of €10,000,000 everyone has the right and freedom to approach the lender to extend, top up or restructure the repayments to make it suitable for both parties, for whatever reason.

Again, get off the high horse there bosco.

delthedriver · 19-02-2013 02:16AM

Who really gives a stuff?
Will it make tomorrow any better ?
Maybe yes, maybe no.:)

Lou.m · 19-02-2013 03:51AM

FYI all tds make public declaration of assets or property...it is on the Dáil webite

It is the registry of members interests

ADAMS, Gerry (Louth)

1. Occupational Income …….. Writer: Belfast Media Group, Teach Basil, 2 Hannahstown Hill, Belfast BT170LT.

Other Information Provided: I write a weekly blog for the Belfast media group and a monthly column for the Irish Echo in the USA.

2. Shares …………………….. Nil

3. Directorships……………… Unpaid director: Féile an Phobail, 473 Falls Road, Belfast BT 12 6DD: community festival/registered charity/company limited by guarantee.

4. Land ……………………… Tír na nÓg, Gort a 'Choirc', Tír Chonaill (house): the house is co-owned with my wife. It is used exclusively by my family.

http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/tdssenators/registerofmembersinterests/

hames · 19-02-2013 04:30AM

Lou.m wrote: »

http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/tdssenators/registerofmembersinterests/

Interesting

some of the members' declared interests which stood out:

Luke Ming Flanagan

Gifts ……………………… Sligo Rovers Football Club hat and scarf: anonymous.

Michael Healy Rae, a simple Kerryman:

1. Occupational Income …….. (1) Plant Hire, (2) Owner of service station,
(3) Postmaster, (4) Politician, (5) Farmer, (6) Member of Citizens Information Board: Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry.

2. Shares …………………….. None exceeding the said limit.

3. Directorships……………… Director: (1) Roughty Plant Hire Ltd., Kilgarvan Co. Kerry: plant hire; (2) Caherciveen Community Support Fund Ltd: voluntary funding.

Other Information Provided: (2) Company in process of being officially struck off.

4. Land ……………………… (1) Sandymount, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry: private house;
(2) Baker's Field, Gortnaboul, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry - 5 acres: farmland; (3) Gortnaboul, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry - 5 acres: farmland; (4) Service Station, Gortnaboul, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry: service station, shop, yards and surrounds; (5) Gortnaboul, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry: yard to rear of filling station plus access road to Limewoods Estate; (6) Land at Coologues, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry, circa 100 acres: farmland and forestry; (7) Coologues, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry: 2 farmhouses - letting/unused;
(8) Top of Cross, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry: house - letting vacant; (9) Pinewood Estate, Killarney, Co. Kerry: house - letting; (10) The Courtyard, Killarney, Co. Kerry: apartment - letting; (11) Bridgefield, Killarney, Co. Kerry: house - letting; (12) Kilmurry, Kenmare, Co. Kerry: house - letting; (13) Castleough, Killarney, Co. Kerry: house - holiday letting; (14) Block Grove Island, Corbally, Co. Limerick: student letting.

9. Contracts …………………. (1) Supply of fuel: Mace Filling Station: Kerry County Council; (2) Grass cutting: Roughty Plant Hire: Kerry County Council; (3) Grass cutting: Roughty Plant Hire: Killarney Town Council.

foggy_lad · 19-02-2013 04:58AM

hames wrote: »

Interesting

some of the members' declared interests which stood out:

Luke Ming Flanagan

Michael Healy Rae, a simple Kerryman:

Healy rae has kerry all sewn up. He's a landlord with several properties as wellas a few farms of land and a petrol station and plaant hire business who most likely get huge amounts of business from the council.

I'd love to see inside his houses and check that they are all compliant with safety and fire regulations and properly registered with the PTRB.

michael999999 · 19-02-2013 08:52AM

foggy_lad wrote: »

Healy rae has kerry all sewn up. He's a landlord with several properties as wellas a few farms of land and a petrol station and plaant hire business who most likely get huge amounts of business from the council.

I'd love to see inside his houses and check that they are all compliant with safety and fire regulations and properly registered with the PTRB.

Michael and danny healy rae have made millikns from renting plant to KCC!

Its a disgrace.

Gerry Adams in Mortgage Trouble??

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