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Minister Alan Kelly bomb threat

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The bomb threat was made to Mr Kelly's constituency office in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, earlier this morning. The minister described the threat as "shocking and disgraceful".

“This was a very traumatic and upsetting experience for all staff and the matter has been referred to the Gardai," he said.

"I condemn this deplorable behaviour.”

Speaking on RTE's Today with Sean O'Rourke before noon, Labour's Junior Minister Aodhan O Riordain told stand-in host Keelin Shanley that a member of staff in Mr Kelly's office was "very upset" after receiving the phone call.

Independent.ie understands that the threat was made by a woman - and the staff member who took the call in Mr Kelly's office is a young mother. The threat has been described as "abusive and threatening".

Could this be the start of something more?
Ministers cars being surrounded by protesters is one thing; but bomb threats and bullet threats are another. It seems as if the water protests are being used, or perhaps misused by people to vent their anger at government austerity, taxation, and cuts.
I don't think its just a question of water charge protests anymore, it wouldn't take much for things to escalate to a tipping point.
The moment a protester gets struck by a Garda baton, or knocked down; that is all it takes for the spark to ignite the fire.

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fergus1001

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

There is, but that doesn't mean they should sit back and just accept people threatening to to harm them, trapping them in their cars, chasing them etc.

I have no problem with protesting PEACEFULLY but that's not what is happening now and it's just wrong. People behaving like bullies and thugs and it needs to stop.

As opposed to the politicians behaving like bullies and thugs loading legislation through the Dail without debate, I'm sorry but when they act democraticly we will act the same

fergus1001

As opposed to the politicians behaving like bullies and thugs loading legislation through the Dail without debate, I'm sorry but when they act democraticly we will act the same

Banjo String

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

There's not one shred of evidence that I can see....only hearsay.

Honestly these water protesters will say anything to try and gain sympathy.

Making things up doesn't help your cause at all.

What evidence are you talking about?

Fuhrer

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

Making things up doesn't help your cause at all.

Sure it does.

Deathwish4

This whole thing is just getting tiresome and ridiculous now.

Tony EH

poisonated wrote: »

A lot of these protesters seem to be scum. Throwing a brick, hitting a minister with a water balloon, climbing on to cars of ministers. I would love to see as many of these people get arrested as possible.

Three instances out of hundreds of thousands of people who have marched and protested.

Get a grip.

Annasopra

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Just saw someone on Facebook claiming the bomb threat was photoshopped.

How do you photoshop a phone call?

poisonated

Tony EH wrote: »

Three instances out of hundreds of thousands of people who have marched and protested.

Get a grip.

The thing is that it is not just three instances. It is three instances that have been documented. If you look around these people, they appear to be acting in a similar manner.

AnonoBoy

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

How do you photoshop a phone call?

Badly?

John.Icy

Tony EH wrote: »

It IS pretty amazing isn't it.

People have been prosecuted for much, much less.

They know who it is, they have him on camera. It's case closed really.

But no prosecution?

Hmmmmmmmm....

Where are you even living?

I have read (as has anyone who is even remotely in touch with say whats happening in Dublin) COUNTLESS things that have occurred in Dublin and the perpetrators have got off free of charge. All the muggings, beatings etc happening in Dublin, nearly ALWAYS released free of charge + file sent to the DDP. People getting off without prosecution is NOT a new thing. It's our lazy justice system that tackles the easy stuff.

DrGreenthumb

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

How do you photoshop a phone call?

you get a picture of a phonebox and a picture of colin farrel and blend them together

FloatingVoter

DrGreenthumb wrote: »

you get a picture of a phonebox and a picture of colin farrel and blend them together

Won't work...Colin's off the sauce these days. He stopped making threatening phone calls after Bruce Willis had a New Jersey word with him.
I still think Bosco may be our bomb threat person.

masculinist

I dont' believe Minister Alan Kelly. These boyos have cried wolf for years. If they want to be believed they better do the honest thing, steer the country back towards democracy and accountability by immediately calling a referendum and General Election. They are ruling without mandate against the will of practically the whole country which is disgraceful because it sends the message that our parliament is something of a joke.

Annasopra

Timmyctc wrote: »

Just to clarify. Everyone's taking the piss about the brick guy being a guard yeah?

The conspiracy theorist who wrote that crap wasnt.

Streetwalker

poisonated wrote: »

A lot of these protesters seem to be scum. Throwing a brick, hitting a minister with a water balloon, climbing on to cars of ministers. I would love to see as many of these people get arrested as possible.

So you mean the three you have pointed out there out of hundreds of thousands that have partaken in the protests? Yeah lots that.

Streetwalker

Deathwish4 wrote: »

This whole thing is just getting tiresome and ridiculous now.

Time for an election. The government has lost it's mandate.

AudreyHepburn

fergus1001 wrote: »

As opposed to the politicians behaving like bullies and thugs loading legislation through the Dail without debate, I'm sorry but when they act democraticly we will act the same

Because two wrongs always make a right don't they :rolleyes:

It has to stop on both sides, or nothing will change.

Banjo String wrote: »

What evidence are you talking about?

There isn't any evidence to support the idea that man who threw the brick was a Garda, that's my point.

Fuhrer wrote: »

Sure it does.

If you think that you're a lost cause.

AudreyHepburn

Streetwalker wrote: »

Time for an election. The government has lost it's mandate.

But who's the alternative? The party who caused all this mess in the first place? The one with a terrorist and, if we're to believe the recent allegations, pedophile enabler as leader?

fergus1001

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

But who's the alternative? The party who caused all this mess in the first place? The one with a terrorist and, if we're to believe the recent allegations, pedophile enabler as leader?

All political parties were terrorists at some point or do you like to conveniently forget some history.

Fuhrer

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

If you think that you're a lost cause.

What is the proof that there was an actual bomb threat made against Alan Kelly and not just one of his staff or a friend of the staff making the whole thing up.

This seems to be helping his cause, if hes lying about it. Doesnt lying help his cause?

TheQuietFella

T'sure wouldn't your heart go out to them! God bless them all.

darkpagandeath

What would victor meldrew Say ?

Chucken

He got a suspicious package this morning.

http://www.clare.fm/news/bomb-squad-called-office-minister-alan-kelly

darkpagandeath

Chucken wrote: »

He got a suspicious package this morning.

http://www.clare.fm/news/bomb-squad-called-office-minister-alan-kelly

It amazes me it's suspicious after it's been opened.

Mightydrumming

darkpagandeath wrote: »

What would victor meldrew Say ?

I don't beeeeeeelieve it

columf

Chucken wrote: »

He got a suspicious package this morning.

http://www.clare.fm/news/bomb-squad-called-office-minister-alan-kelly

Went up the town earlier for a look. The place was fookin mental guards and army bomb disposal all over the place. Declared a hoax was a letter containing white powder and a threatening letter.

JustTheOne

masculinist wrote: »

I dont' believe Minister Alan Kelly. These boyos have cried wolf for years. If they want to be believed they better do the honest thing, steer the country back towards democracy and accountability by immediately calling a referendum and General Election. They are ruling without mandate against the will of practically the whole country which is disgraceful because it sends the message that our parliament is something of a joke.

What are you harping on about against the will of the country?

Dyr

Poor old comical kelly always gets a hoax threat whenever he's on the end of bad PR.

Floppybits

columf wrote: »

Went up the town earlier for a look. The place was fookin mental guards and army bomb disposal all over the place. Declared a hoax was a letter containing white powder and a threatening letter.

why do they need the bomb squad for letters containing white powder?

Very convenient that this happens the day before a protest.

Tony EH

If Kelly thinks that this rubbish is going to get him sympathy or attention he has another thing coming.

The sooner Labour get rid of this fake the better.