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Judgement day for Maria Bailey.

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  • #702
    thebaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,718 ✭✭✭✭thebaz


    The Indo now feling sorry for Bailey - saying she is being persecuted - then Neil Horans ex has 3 claims in 2 years - What a ****ing country - Banana Repulbic Ltd with no personal resposibility - Why are the legal proffession not accountable to anyone for this descent into a Nanny state of greed


  • #703
    ChikiChiki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,950 ✭✭✭ChikiChiki


    Madigan had an article in the Indo the other day about children accessing online porn. Thought that was surprising given how quiet she has been the last 6 months.


  • #704
    JeffKenna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,573 ✭✭✭JeffKenna


    Johnny Dogs wrote: »
    You'd have to wonder if what's going on with Maria is the real deal or engineered so Leo can save face, and she can get some legal action going, maybe some compo etc?

    Will you send on that PM you received pleaseeee??


  • #705
    McMurphy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    JeffKenna wrote: »
    Will you send on that PM you received pleaseeee??

    I think it's strictly forbidden to share PM's, even redacted ones.

    I will say however, that the sender is probably aware of their error by now.

    I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall witnessing his or her boat race when they read my reply, and then realised they pmd the wrong person.

    As of yet, they haven't forwarded on the emails from the press secretary they offered to me.

    Feel betrayed now. :mad:


  • #706
    McMurphy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    ChikiChiki wrote: »
    Madigan had an article in the Indo the other day about children accessing online porn. Thought that was surprising given how quiet she has been the last 6 months.

    If a deal has been "engineered" and "Maria will be rewarded for being deselected" she probably feels it's once again safe to raise the head above the parapet again. ;)

    After all, it's all about the money with Maria.

    Judas gold.


  • #707
    JeffKenna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,573 ✭✭✭JeffKenna


    Johnny Dogs wrote: »
    If a deal has been "engineered" and "Maria will be rewarded for being deselected" she probably feels it's once again safe to raise the head above the parapet again. ;)

    After all, it's all about the money with Maria.

    Judas gold.

    Of this is true then its something you should bring to national attention?


  • #708
    Snow Garden
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,126 ✭✭✭Snow Garden


    Johnny Dogs wrote: »
    I think it's strictly forbidden to share PM's, even redacted ones.

    I will say however, that the sender is probably aware of their error by now.

    I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall witnessing his or her boat race when they read my reply, and then realised they pmd the wrong person.

    As of yet, they haven't forwarded on the emails from the press secretary they offered to me.

    Feel betrayed now. :mad:

    What are ye on about? I am lost.


  • #709
    chooseusername
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,888 ✭✭✭chooseusername


    Snow Garden wrote: »
    What are ye on about? I am lost.

    Look at Johnny's posts on the closed thread 'shills on boards'


  • #710
    Woke Hogan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,627 ✭✭✭Woke Hogan


    JeffKenna wrote: »
    Of this is true then its something you should bring to national attention?

    Absolutely. This is something that needs to be brought to the attention of the press. It should be on the front page of The Irish Times.


  • #711
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,013 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    Johnny Dogs wrote: »
    I think it's strictly forbidden to share PM's, even redacted ones.

    I will say however, that the sender is probably aware of their error by now.

    I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall witnessing his or her boat race when they read my reply, and then realised they pmd the wrong person.

    As of yet, they haven't forwarded on the emails from the press secretary they offered to me.

    Feel betrayed now. :mad:

    Report them to the MODS and Admin as the obvious bots they are.


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  • #712
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,013 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    If this has been orchestrated by Leo, to save face and pay off Bailey by her making a claim for damages against the party, I said if now, it means:

    The FG head honchos have zero ethics, zero morals and zero respect for their membership who will be funding this.
    It also means, brace yourself, Bailey is more interested in making a few bob than a career in politics.

    I don't see how any genuine person who genuinely believes in FG and their policies can be a party to this.
    Maybe it is all just a game to them while the country suffers.

    I do hope any Journos on Boards are paying attention.


  • #713
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,944 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Matt Barrett wrote: »
    The FG head honchos have zero ethics, zero morals and zero respect for their membership who will be funding this.
    It also means, brace yourself, Bailey is more interested in making a few bob than a career in politics.

    I don't see how any genuine person who genuinely believes in FG and their policies can be a party to this.
    Maybe it is all just a game to them while the country suffers.

    I do hope any Journos on Boards are paying attention.

    I think the way Leo was installed as Taoiseach, despite Coveney having the popular vote says a lot about the disconnect between FG leadership and their members, nevermind the rest of the country.

    Just look at the article here from the Indo at the time :
    https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/varadkar-to-be-taoiseach-but-coveney-wins-popular-vote-35783807.html
    Leo Varadkar, the gay son of an Indian immigrant, is set to be Ireland's next Taoiseach. In news that has made international headlines, the 38-year-old was elected leader of Fine Gael, saying: "Prejudice has no hold in this Republic."

    Now that's all great and all (legitimately), but it has nothing to do with the will of the members :
    Mr Varadkar defeated Simon Coveney by 60pc to 40pc - but failed to win the popular vote.

    Of the party members 7,051 sided with the Cork candidate compared with 3,772 who voted for Mr Varadkar.

    That's a significant margin they ignored! Small wonder then Leo's obsession with his (social) media profile and populist statements (with no substance to back them up), while in the background doing so little as to actually make things even worse in many ways.

    Speaking of margins, I heard on the radio last night that the latest poll has them down to 30% (I'm sure our usual contributors will be along to claim victory despite this meaning more than two thirds of those surveyed don't support them). Probably not surprising then that Martin is thinking of pulling the plug sooner than FG had planned :

    https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/ff-leader-leaves-door-open-for-early-election-38720631.html
    Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin left the door open for a general election to take place as early as February in comments at a private meeting of senior TDs.

    While Mr Martin has publicly said Easter would be a "clear cut-off point" for the current Dail, the Sunday Independent has learnt he has strongly signalled to front-bench TDs that the plug could still be pulled on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's minority government earlier than that.


  • #714
    padd b1975
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,784 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    Snow Garden wrote: »
    What are ye on about? I am lost.

    Walter Mitty...


  • #715
    Snow Garden
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,126 ✭✭✭Snow Garden


    chooseusername wrote: »
    Look at Johnny's posts on the closed thread 'shills on boards'

    I'll be honest I have been a bit bothered by this over recent days. I know some of ye strongly suspected it but I wasn't entirely sure. It essentially amounts of government propaganda. It worries me. Our political system is dysfunctional enough already.


  • #716
    ChikiChiki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,950 ✭✭✭ChikiChiki


    Snow Garden wrote: »
    I'll be honest I have been a bit bothered by this over recent days. I know some of ye strongly suspected it but I am wasn't entirely sure. It essentially amounts of government propaganda. It worries me. Our political system is dysfunctional enough already.

    It's obvious as daylight. Most parties have an online strategy in modern politics globally.

    If it sways a few on the fence minds, it's job done in their books.


  • #717
    WishUWereHere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,470 ✭✭✭WishUWereHere


    ChikiChiki wrote: »
    It's obvious as daylight. Most parties have an online strategy in modern politics globally.

    If it sways a few on the fence minds, it's job done in their books.

    You could well be 100% right. Seems now paddy got what he wanted - Johnny is now banned also.


  • #718
    Suckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,211 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    WishUWereHere wrote: »
    You could well be 100% right. Seems now paddy got what he wanted - Johnny is now banned also.


    Read that again.. ;)


  • #719
    McMurphy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    WishUWereHere wrote: »
    You could well be 100% right. Seems now paddy got what he wanted - Johnny is now banned also.

    **Waves**


  • #720
    Stop moaning ffs
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Stop moaning ffs


    Imagine someone like Gemma o Doherty who seems to be immune to journalistic inspection reawakened her formerly admirable journalistic skills and went after dodgy tds and this claim culture they get away with, rather than innocent immigrants and shopkeepers.


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  • #721
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,860 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    She's way too far down that rabbit hole to ever be taken seriously again, the hateful vile racist that she is....


  • #722
    jmreire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,580 ✭✭✭jmreire


    sydthebeat wrote: »
    She's way too far down that rabbit hole to ever be taken seriously again, the hateful vile racist that she is....

    That's what Peter Casey was called too ( amongst other thing's) but see how many votes he got, 28%??? Would you classify all of them as "hatefull, vile racist's " too?
    We will see how she get's on in the voting..that will define who and what she is.


  • #723
    tayto lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52,383 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    WishUWereHere wrote: »
    You could well be 100% right. Seems now paddy got what he wanted - Johnny is now banned also.

    What was he banned for?
    I must have missed it.


  • #724
    WishUWereHere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,470 ✭✭✭WishUWereHere


    tayto lover wrote: »
    What was he banned for?
    I must have missed it.

    Seems I might be wrong here TL, though under His name it says .banned. But He waved since on the previous page, again with banned under his name.

    So I’m not sure how boards works.


  • #725
    banie01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,942 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    WishUWereHere wrote: »
    Seems I might be wrong here TL, though under His name it says .banned. But He waved since on the previous page, again with banned under his name.

    So I’m not sure how boards works.

    Under his name it actually says bannned ;)
    There is a little difference there, play on words ya know ;)


  • #726
    pablo128
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,219 ✭✭✭pablo128


    tayto lover wrote: »
    What was he banned for?
    I must have missed it.

    Look in the 'prison' forum.


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  • #727
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,860 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    jmreire wrote: »
    That's what Peter Casey was called too ( amongst other thing's) but see how many votes he got, 28%??? Would you classify all of them as "hatefull, vile racist's " too?
    We will see how she get's on in the voting..that will define who and what she is.

    No it won't, she's demonstrably a vile hateful racist.
    Even if she is voted in, which she won't be, that doesn't change who she is.

    Casey opened a discussion which still has legs..... as to the validity of the question whether travellers are a separate ethnicity or not.


  • #728
    jmreire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,580 ✭✭✭jmreire


    sydthebeat wrote: »
    No it won't, she's demonstrably a vile hateful racist.
    Even if she is voted in, which she won't be, that doesn't change who she is.

    Casey opened a discussion which still has legs..... as to the validity of the question whether travellers are a separate ethnicity or not.

    I dunno, I have some friend's in the trucking business in that part of the country, and they speak highly of her. Certainly in their eye's, she is not a vile hateful racist.... But like I said, let's wait and see how the voting goes. before this came to light, she had to to have some endearing electoral quality's, to be selected by FG. And now, with the electorate fully aware of her remark's if she does romp home with vote's to spare....what does that tell us??? Of course if the opposite happen's, that will tell a story too. Wait and see time.:)


  • #729
    ChikiChiki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,950 ✭✭✭ChikiChiki


    Wow, so the obvious turned out to be true. Shills active on the site.

    Can the old thread be reopened so since it was the exact same posters muddying the waters?

    After all they were the ones who succeeded in getting it banned. Closing that thread absolutely f**ked the credibility of boards as an impartial entity. Redeem yourselves a little by reopening the thread.


  • #730
    JeffKenna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,573 ✭✭✭JeffKenna


    ChikiChiki wrote: »
    Wow, so the obvious turned out to be true. Shills active on the site.

    Can the old thread be reopened so since it was the exact same posters muddying the waters?

    After all they were the ones who succeeded in getting it banned. Closing that thread absolutely f**ked the credibility of boards as an impartial entity. Redeem yourselves a little by reopening the thread.

    I'm not sure to be honest, for months in the summer the only thing that kept the Maria Bailey thread active was the shills. If they wanted the story to die they could have just left it, instead they popped up most days with comments. Are we sure they're FG, I really think they could be SF or some different party. I highly doubt any communications like Johnny Dogs detailed happened over boards. Normally that stuff doesnt even happen over phone for fear of being recorded!


  • #731
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,013 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    WishUWereHere wrote: »
    Seems I might be wrong here TL, though under His name it says .banned. But He waved since on the previous page, again with banned under his name.

    So I’m not sure how boards works.

    He's not. I fell for that too. He's a card that Johnny.

    Smash Hits retro fact Billy Idol use to check into hotels as Johnny Alucard, (Dracula backwards). Why do I remember this shyte?


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  • #732
    Wheety
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,512 ✭✭✭Wheety


    thebaz wrote: »
    The Indo now feling sorry for Bailey - saying she is being persecuted - then Neil Horans ex has 3 claims in 2 years - What a ****ing country - Banana Repulbic Ltd with no personal resposibility - Why are the legal proffession not accountable to anyone for this descent into a Nanny state of greed

    The dancing priest fella?


  • #733
    mzungu
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,309 Mod ✭✭✭✭mzungu


    Matt Barrett wrote: »
    Smash Hits retro fact Billy Idol use to check into hotels as Johnny Alucard, (Dracula backwards). Why do I remember this shyte?

    VDd1.gif


  • #734
    pablo128
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,219 ✭✭✭pablo128


    Bahahaha! Our esteemed leader wants the results of an inquiry into the FAI to be made public. He has some neck, I'll give him that.
    https://www.thesun.ie/news/4826292/leo-varadkar-fai-audit-gardai-public/


  • #735
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,944 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    pablo128 wrote: »
    Bahahaha! Our esteemed leader wants the results of an inquiry into the FAI to be made public. He has some neck, I'll give him that.
    https://www.thesun.ie/news/4826292/leo-varadkar-fai-audit-gardai-public/

    Yea I saw that one alright but not surprised either.

    With FG it's always do as I say, not as I do.


  • #736
    McMurphy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    Yea I saw that one alright but not surprised either.

    With FG it's always do as I say, not as I do.

    Do you remember this beauty?
    ENVIRONMENT Minister Phil Hogan, who is in the eye of a storm over the household charge, is refusing to pay service charges on his penthouse apartment in Portugal, the Sunday Independent can reveal.

    This line was gold.
    Phil Hogan wrote:
    "Would you pay a charge if you were unhappy with the service?" he asked.

    :D


  • #737
    Snow Garden
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,126 ✭✭✭Snow Garden


    Johnny Dogs wrote: »
    Do you remember this beauty?



    This line was gold.



    :D

    Never saw that one, classic.

    Trickle Hogan should never have been promoted to Brussels with his track record.


  • #738
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,944 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Snow Garden wrote: »
    Never saw that one, classic.

    Trickle Hogan should never have been promoted to Brussels with his track record.

    Speaking of FGers in Europe...

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fg-s-dara-murphy-based-in-brussels-for-two-years-but-claiming-4-300-monthly-d%C3%A1il-allowance-1.4098598
    Cork North Central TD Dara Murphy has claimed his full parliamentary and travel allowances of €4,300 per month despite not having spoken in the Dáil for almost two years

    Is anyone surprised really at this stage? :rolleyes: technically permitted under the Dail rules but really just the taxpayer being taken for a ride again.


  • #739
    Odyssey 2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,065 ✭✭✭✭Odyssey 2005


    pablo128 wrote: »
    Bahahaha! Our esteemed leader wants the results of an inquiry into the FAI to be made public. He has some neck, I'll give him that.
    https://www.thesun.ie/news/4826292/leo-varadkar-fai-audit-gardai-public/

    A neck like a jockeys bollix.
    Then again, the shyte flows downhill


  • #740
    Stop moaning ffs
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Stop moaning ffs


    Look at the bottles on the swing. Very well done :)

    https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1200368034768138241?s=21


  • #741
    McMurphy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    Stop moaning ffs wrote: »
    Look at the bottles on the swing. Very well done :)

    https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1200368034768138241?s=21

    Brilliant. :D


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  • #742
    McMurphy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    Sometimes a picture says it all.


    IMG-20191205-111058.jpg

    Maria Bailey independent candidate anyone?


  • #743
    jmreire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,580 ✭✭✭jmreire


    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    Speaking of FGers in Europe...

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fg-s-dara-murphy-based-in-brussels-for-two-years-but-claiming-4-300-monthly-d%C3%A1il-allowance-1.4098598



    Is anyone surprised really at this stage? :rolleyes: technically permitted under the Dail rules but really just the taxpayer being taken for a ride again.

    Dara appeared in the Dail to vote in support of FG in the no confidence motion, then after the vote, handed in his letter of resignation to the Ceann Comhairle, so now as he in no longer a TD, he cannot be investigated for any improper practice's.....:mad:


  • #744
    Odyssey 2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,065 ✭✭✭✭Odyssey 2005


    Johnny Dogs wrote: »
    Sometimes a picture says it all.


    IMG-20191205-111058.jpg

    Maria Bailey independent candidate anyone?

    Who'd have thought we would see those two chancers on the same page again :). I hoped they'd be on the same summons ok


  • #745
    Idbatterim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,854 ✭✭✭✭Idbatterim


    Josepha Madigan my local fg td, still hasn’t replied to me about about the luxury social housing in Dundrum. I told her no to forget who puts her there, it’s not Margaret cash and co , it’s those that fg have turned their back on!

    We face another pathetic government next year one way or another. I lieo gone and the greens propping up a government if needed. The independent alliance of gob****es can do one. The environment is more important than some td looking for a hospital in a village no one has ever heard of !


  • #746
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,013 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    Looks like Bailey might be making a move Johnny. I sniff Leo getting her a top, all is forgotten, position somewhere soon. She kept her secrets after all and backed the anti-no confidence vote slim margin.


  • #747
    Stop moaning ffs
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Stop moaning ffs


    I see nothing on boards except people ranting and abusing those on welfare and immigrants

    And yet this Is happening

    Where the everliving fvck is the outrage about this? This is worse by orders of magnitude and they’re all doing it

    https://twitter.com/horseymatilda/status/1202284617237180417?s=21


  • #748
    Odyssey 2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,065 ✭✭✭✭Odyssey 2005


    Stop moaning ffs wrote: »
    I see nothing on boards except people ranting and abusing those on welfare and immigrants

    And yet this Is happening

    Where the everliving fvck is the outrage about this? This is worse by orders of magnitude and they’re all doing it

    https://twitter.com/horseymatilda/status/1202284617237180417?s=21

    Nice try


  • #749
    Stop moaning ffs
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Stop moaning ffs


    Odyssey 2005 wrote: »
    Nice try

    Go on.


  • #750
    KevRossi
    Registered Users Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭KevRossi


    Stop moaning ffs wrote: »
    I see nothing on boards except people ranting and abusing those on welfare and immigrants

    And yet this Is happening

    Where the everliving fvck is the outrage about this? This is worse by orders of magnitude and they’re all doing it

    ]


    There was a thread here a while ago on how Katherine Zappone 'adjusted' her route to the Dail to fit it into the >25 Km category to get higher expenses paid. She then claimed to live elsewhere. Problem was that she had her home done up on Room to Improve and she stated several times that it was her permanent home.

    O'Rourke is pushing it by claiming he is 25Km from the Dail, if he lives to the west of Celbridge it's OK, but if he lives in the town the Google says it's just under.

    EDIT: Thread on Zappone is here, €80K claimed over 5 years: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=99503727


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  • #751
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    Whilst not justifying O Rourke or Zappone at least they are active in representing the people who voted for them. The same cannot be said about Murphy. The only respresentation he carried out in the last two years was the interests of the gripping FG belongs to in Europe. He was NOT elected for that.


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