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Minister Shatter and Commissioner Callinan should both resign in disgrace

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    #992
    tayto lover
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    Callinan resigns.
    To be replaced by yet another Government supporting sheep.

    If the Government want to do the decent thing now is the time to set up an independent promotions board to interview all candidates and prevent another pro Govt senior Garda being put in position to do their bidding.


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    #993
    Happyman42
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,066 ✭✭✭✭Happyman42


    Why am I getting images of fingers being prized off a ledge. ;)


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    #994
    take everything
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    Interesting what will come out now.
    Unless they've padded his arse beyond all doubt.

    Shameful what requires a resignation in Ireland.


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    #995
    tayto lover
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    I bet the ordinary rank and file garda will be delighted.


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    #996
    take everything
    Registered Users Posts: 9,800 ✭✭✭take everything


    Niall Collins talking nonsense on PK.


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    #997
    Happyman42
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    Somebody get the Kleenex for Paul Reynolds! :D


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    #998
    Shady Tady
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    Commissioner hung out to dry and shafted by the government, hope he fires a parting shot to bring down the government.


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    #999
    constance tench
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    Happyman42 wrote: »
    Somebody get the Kleenex for Paul Reynolds! :D

    ..and some Andrex for the Bull Shatter.


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    #1000
    take everything
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    Shady Tady wrote: »
    Commissioner hung out to dry and shafted by the government, hope he fires a parting shot to bring down the government.

    We'd never be that lucky.


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    #1001
    ThisRegard
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    Shady Tady wrote: »
    Commissioner hung out to dry and shafted by the government, hope he fires a parting shot to bring down the government.

    The government didn't put those words into his mouth.


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    #1002
    mike65
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    Its probably asking too much in this little state but the whole top level of the Gardai needs re-configuring with a non cop as commissioner.


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    #1003
    kerry4sam
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    Just got word of Commissioner Callinan resigning and seen the Irish Times here stating "family and personal reason".

    Well I hope, regardless of everything to date, I do Hope that both he & his family will Enjoy his Retirement and the time they now have together :)

    Thanks,
    kerry4sam


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    #1004
    JRant
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    kerry4sam wrote: »
    Just got word of Commissioner Callinan resigning and seen the Irish Times here stating "family and personal reason".

    Well I hope, regardless of everything to date, I do Hope that both he & his family will Enjoy his Retirement and the time they now have together :)

    Thanks,
    kerry4sam

    He shouldn't have been allowed to resign. The man should have been sacked. Now he gets to walk away with a gold plated pension for not doing his job properly.

    "Well, yeah, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man"



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    #1005
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    Varadkar has played a blinder in this.
    Future looking brighter than ever. Not sure how I feel about that. Better than the crowd there at the moment i suppose.


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    #1006
    ectoraige
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    take everything wrote: »
    Varadkar has played a blinder in this.
    Future looking brighter than ever. Not sure how I feel about that. Better than the crowd there at the moment i suppose.

    I wonder will his "reward" be a spell in Angola?

    I have to say, I have a lot of regard for the man. I disagree with much of his politics, but see him in the same vein as Mcdowell and O'Rourke, both of whom were pretty honest talkers, for politicians, although I rarely liked what they had to say.


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    #1007
    norrie rugger
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    RTE Confirmation of the resignation

    Link to the story. It is disgusting that it took this long


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    #1008
    constance tench
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    Will Shatter now correct the Dail record?


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    #1009
    tayto lover
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    take everything wrote: »
    Varadkar has played a blinder in this.
    Future looking brighter than ever. Not sure how I feel about that. Better than the crowd there at the moment i suppose.

    If you think Leo came out and made that speech for any other reason than to self-promote then you are a dreamer. These guys don't do a lot for the public good. Self-serving has always and will always come first with a politician.


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    #1010
    touts
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    Kenny seems determined to keep Shatter in the cabinet so could we be looking at a full cabinet reshuffle in the next few days.


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    #1011
    Shady Tady
    Registered Users Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Shady Tady


    norrie rugger wrote: »
    RTE Confirmation of the resignation

    Link to the story. It is disgusting that it took this long

    That's was seriously funny!


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    #1012
    zl1whqvjs75cdy
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    He could have murdered half of Ireland and he'd still get his pension so could we not go down that old road please.


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    #1013
    zl1whqvjs75cdy
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    touts wrote: »
    Kenny seems determined to keep Shatter in the cabinet so could we be looking at a full cabinet reshuffle in the next few days.

    Wonder where Leo will get shuffled to?


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    #1014
    Shady Tady
    Registered Users Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Shady Tady


    donkeyoaty0099 wrote: »
    Wonder where Leo will get shuffled to?

    Put him into health and we'll soon see how good he is


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    #1015
    tayto lover
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    donkeyoaty0099 wrote: »
    Wonder where Leo will get shuffled to?

    He deserves to be rewarded with Health. :pac:


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    #1016
    norrie rugger
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    Any overt move against Varadakar, or the Labour ministers, would severely weaken Kenny publicly.
    It would be seen that he can not control his ministers, who are not even in half revolt


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    #1017
    Shady Tady
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    norrie rugger wrote: »
    Any overt move against Varadakar, or the Labour ministers, would severely weaken Kenny publicly.
    It would be seen that he can not control his ministers, who are not even in half revolt

    He's clearly lost control, there's and election looming and it's in callinans hands at the moment if he wants to drop a bombshell. The fact that the government didn't know of the resignation untill the last minute would indicate he's no longer willing to be their puppet and fall guy. This government is about to crack!


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    #1018
    norrie rugger
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    Yes but regaining control (at least publicly) would be his priority. Axing Leo and over-shuffling Labour ministers would show that he is overly frightened by the slightest dissent, I don't think that this will fracture the government but has totally weakened it.


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    #1019
    tayto lover
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    norrie rugger wrote: »
    Yes but regaining control (at least publicly) would be his priority. Axing Leo and over-shuffling Labour ministers would show that he is overly frightened by the slightest dissent, I don't think that this will fracture the government but has totally weakened it.

    Should I avoid paying the LPT for a wee while longer then?


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    #1020
    ThisRegard
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    Shady Tady wrote: »
    This government is about to crack!

    I think you're way off in your forecast, this isn't going to bring down a government, it may not even trip a minister.


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    #1021
    touts
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    Shady Tady wrote: »
    He's clearly lost control, there's and election looming and it's in callinans hands at the moment if he wants to drop a bombshell. The fact that the government didn't know of the resignation untill the last minute would indicate he's no longer willing to be their puppet and fall guy. This government is about to crack!

    Labour won't pull down the government and force an election. It would be suicide at their current poll ratings. Their only hope is to hold on for two years and hope things turn around.

    But a reshuffle might allow Kenny keep Shatter in the post but also re-impose his control over the cabinet.


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