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Pissed TD threathens female Garda

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    #2
    Duckjob
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    Zebra3 wrote: »
    http://www.independent.ie/national-news/drunk-td-threat-to-ruin-garda-career-2343669.html

    I feel if it was an ordinary punter done this they'd be facing a stretch in the Joy, yet it seems like this scumbag is gonna get away with it.

    And if Enda Kenny knew about this how come the toerag hasn't been thrown out of FG?

    And if Sheehan has any shred of decency left, he'll resign his seat asap.


    I've a feeling Fine Gael could be about to bail Fianna Fail out out of their troubles once again.

    It supposedly happened last July. Seems like a great coincidence that it happens to only come out now on Cowens bad news week.

    As for the incident in question, why was the scumbag not slapped in handcuffs and arrested as soon as he made an attempt to start his car, same way any of us would be ?


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    #3
    gonedrinking
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    Just goes to show how much of an "old boys club" FG is that Kenny didn't do anything about this.

    FG should use this as an excuse to get rid of Kenny and appoint a leader the country might actually vote for in the next election.


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    faceman
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    He's 77 and he says "when we [fine Gael] get into power..."

    LOL


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    #5
    flash1080
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    It's looking good for FF in the next general election! :)


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    #6
    The Scawgeen
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    He should have spent some of his 'expenses' money on a taxi. I think a lift home in the back of the squad car was in order either. I'm assuming some of his buddies drove him home.


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    Zebra3
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    Interesting to see that in another article in the Indo, the guards say they are targeting boy racers.

    Yet no charges have been laid against this potential killer for trying to drive his car while pissed and for threathening a guard. :rolleyes:

    This country is so corrupt. :mad:


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    Mahatma coat
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    He Should be made climb Croagh Partick, and then dragged back down along the jagged rocks by the balls.


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    deelite
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    Didn't a judge recenlty send a "drunk" who badmouthed a garda to go up Croagh Patrick to do the stations of the cross. Why didn't this happen again.


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    #10
    Poly
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    How can you prove he was drunk? maybe he was just suffering from nasal congestion


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    Qualitymark
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    Is everyone in the Dáil a raging alcoholic?


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    PCPhoto
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    Qualitymark wrote: »
    Is everyone in the Dáil a raging alcoholic?

    no .... but its cheaper to drink alcohol than soft drinks in this country - even with the cheap drink in Leinster House (why is there a bar in leinster house ???)


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    Qualitymark
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    PCPhoto wrote: »
    no .... but its cheaper to drink alcohol than soft drinks in this country - even with the cheap drink in Leinster House (why is there a bar in leinster house ???)

    Why indeed? Alcohol is a nice unwinder after the week's work is over, but the idea that it should be part of daily life is crazy.

    Horrifying article in the Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1313358/The-dark-truth-Irish-Prime-Minister-Cowen-s-drinking.html


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    efb
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    Guys TDs cannot be arrested going from or going to Dail Eireann.

    The head on him, such a hick TD


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    flash1080
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    PCPhoto wrote: »
    no .... but its cheaper to drink alcohol than soft drinks in this country - even with the cheap drink in Leinster House (why is there a bar in leinster house ???)

    Soft drinks are cheaper, and like alcohol, they're a load of **** too.


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    bronte
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    http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/2061/loldxn.jpg

    :D


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    Sully
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    The Indo seems to be twisting Kennys words. There seems to be two articles on this and one suggests Kenny told the Guard to "ignore what he said" and not the incident. I think most of us would have said not to listen to a drunken individual shouting threats if we were his friends.

    The general conduct is nothing to do with the party and I doubt Kenny wants to get involved in something thats absolutely nothing to do with the party.


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    Zebra3
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    efb wrote: »
    Guys TDs cannot be arrested going from or going to Dail Eireann.

    They can.

    It's then up to the TD to claim immunity.


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    Qualitymark
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    In any case, the garda wasn't arresting him, was she? Just trying to stop him driving when she didn't consider him fit to drive safely.


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    Zebra3
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    Sully wrote: »
    The Indo seems to be twisting Kennys words. There seems to be two articles on this and one suggests Kenny told the Guard to "ignore what he said" and not the incident. I think most of us would have said not to listen to a drunken individual shouting threats if we were his friends.

    The general conduct is nothing to do with the party and I doubt Kenny wants to get involved in something thats absolutely nothing to do with the party.

    Of course this has to do with Fine Gael.

    Kenny will rant on about being tough on crime while he turns a blind eye to one of his own TDs threathening a guard and trying to indulge in drink driving while leaving our national parliament as an elected member.

    Fine Gael:"Tough on crime unless it's one of our own". :rolleyes:


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    Up de Barrs
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    I doubt we will be seeing any tweets from Simon Coveney about his drunken colleague.


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    coffee_cake
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    Time for him to be sent on a pilgrimage now!


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    Run_to_da_hills
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    Its about time they removed the bar at Leinster House and banned elected politicians from drink altogether.

    These same muppets are quick enough to pass laws curtailing drink on the rest of us.


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    Biggins
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    Qualitymark wrote: »
    Is everyone in the Dáil a raging alcoholic?
    No. Not all!

    The FG TD should resign. Enda Should apologise on behalf of his party, that they should be dragged into the plonkers words used - and vocally distance himself from this FG cretin.


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    molard
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    that garda should hae left that td go.then phone ahead and have him pulled over.he should have been arrested the ungrateful fool. digging up the story now after cowen hoarsness is showing the indo up as a ff paper.


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    #26
    Bosco boy
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    If the sergeant goes for promotion now and dosent get it then she will probally claim it's because of this incident, it's likely that if anything now she'll get promoted quicker because the authorities won't want to be accused of being involved in stalling her career, I think it was a smart move on her part to report it, she had a pretty good witness in enda.


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    dvpower
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    The gaurd thought he was too intoxicated to stand up, but still allowed him to drive? WTF
    The sargent decided to deal with it by having a word with Kenny? WTF.
    Then the newspaper decided to sit on the story for two months? WTF.

    This should be fun.:)


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    #28
    Wertz
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    FF & FG: two sides of the came corrupt, conniving, crooked coin.

    If this was anyone else who threatened a cop, never mind trying to drive off whilst obviously unfit they'd at the very least be spending 6 hrs in a cell and facing a judge on a public order charge the following week.
    But since it's one of our fine elected parasites, they get to swan off...

    It's an incident like this that goes to show that if such people aren't held accountable for a relatively minor happening such as this, what chance is there of bringing charges against the likes of those who made paupers of the population and flushed our economy down the bog?


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    nlgbbbblth
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    Qualitymark wrote: »
    Why indeed? Alcohol is a nice unwinder after the week's work is over, but the idea that it should be part of daily life is crazy.

    Horrifying article in the Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1313358/The-dark-truth-Irish-Prime-Minister-Cowen-s-drinking.html

    refers to Cowen visiting his father in Leinster House in the "late eighties". His father died in 1984!


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    Guy:Incognito
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    Up de Barrs wrote: »
    I doubt we will be seeing any tweets from Simon Coveney about his drunken colleague.

    He's being uncaracteristicly quiet alright. Someone should give him a shout on twitter to remind him.


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    Catari Jaguar
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    Did he call her "Sugar Tits"?


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