Fidelma Healy Eames' train ticket scandal

Mrs OBumble

nuac wrote: »

Many people leave tradesmen waiting for their money for far too long.

Many cod excuses used to claim job not properly done.

Many rely on fact that it is difficult and expensive to sue successfully in "informal" building contract cases

And then they b*itch about how hard it is to get tradesmen to do things.

My partner has a list of people who he doesn't even answer phone calls from any more. And while part of me thinks that any work is at least work, I sympathise with his point of view too: usually the wealthiest people are the most troublesome pay-ers.

Canvasser

If this was a FF politician then posters on here would be going beserk screaming everything from dodgy payment practices, tax evasion and mistreatment of workers. And rightfully so. However because its Fine Gael they are given a free pass by most.

Unrealistic

Canvasser wrote: »

If this was a FF politician then posters on here would be going beserk screaming everything from dodgy payment practices, tax evasion and mistreatment of workers. And rightfully so. However because its Fine Gael they are given a free pass by most.

Do you do self pity much? She has been described as "screwing" and "shafting" someone, "privileged", "arrogant", "ruthless", "unethical" and "a wagon". How much more abuse do you want? By my count the sentiment in this thread is weighted against FHE by at least 2:1. It's a good job you're only a canvasser and not a tallyman.

Canvasser

For anyone interested, Michael Eames the husband of FHE, is a Fine Gael member and ran for Galway County Council in 2009. By the sounds of things it's a good thing he wasn't elected.

http://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2009L&cons=400

Redhairedguy

Canvasser wrote: »

For anyone interested, Michael Eames the husband of FHE, is a Fine Gael member and ran for Galway County Council in 2009.

Yeah. I remember that. Even then, the family didn't have many friends left in Oranmore/Maree.

Placebo Effect

I opened this thread thinking there would be a link to some porn

I'll close the door on my way out

fergiesfolly

And then knock on AH. That sort of talk is always welcome there. Hope Fidelma isn't reading this. She'll be outraged. Simply outraged.

Fuinseog

Sappa wrote: »

An article in today's indo,this senator who is supposed to represent our fine city has been shafting local plumbers and disputing payment for work carried out at her home to build a war room for her political campaigns.
She comes accross as a privileged,arrogant and ruthless person who is waving the flag fianna fail style in the senate and completely trying to weasel her way out of paying this guy.
Met her at one of her events before the election and she convinced me not to vote for her by the way she worked the room from her high horse.
What's opinions of her politically,a bit of a spoilt brat ?

fidelma loves fidelma and fidelma works for Fidelma and no one else. I worked with her in the past and never again.
the last time she was debated on boards reference was made to her webpage which was a pathetic attempt at self promotion containing such nuggets of info as she uses her phone a lot.

Fuinseog

Deleted User wrote: »

Is she not Fine Gael?

not really.she has quarrelled with them several times. she belongs to FHE.

scholar007

Personally, I find her statement on her website that she and her husband are happy with the outcome insulting to my intelligence. In my opinion Enda Kenny really has shown a lot of poor judgement in appointing this woman to the seanad. Thankfully the electorate has shown a lot better judgement in rejecting her in her attempts to secure a position in the Dáil. I believe the tradesman in this case was treated with utter disrespect. I'm glad for him and his family that he has secured justice.

Canvasser

Fuinseog wrote: »

not really.she has quarrelled with them several times. she belongs to FHE.

What do you mean not really? Of course she's in Fine gael. Don't be stupid.

Fuinseog

Canvasser wrote: »

What do you mean not really? Of course she's in Fine gael. Don't be stupid.

good man yourself. keep on trying. you obviously know her better. she may be in the party but she only supports no. 1.

Mrs OBumble

scholar007 wrote: »

I'm glad for him and his family that he has secured justice.

I'll be even gladder when he's actually got the cash. A judgement is one thing, sometimes payment is quite another.

scholar007

If ever there was a reason for the abolition of the seanad then ticketgate and plumbergate truly is it!

Canvasser

Fuinseog wrote: »

good man yourself. keep on trying. you obviously know her better. she may be in the party but she only supports no. 1.

How is that different from any other Fine gael politician?

connemara man

Canvasser wrote: »

How is that different from any other politician?

Imo fyp

flynnlives

Lol!

In tomorrows Advertiser or the Sun, not sure yet, FHE had her car impounded by the Gards for not being taxed!

You couldnt make it up!

First the train, then the jacuzzi and now this!

what is it with the rich and trying to avoid paying their way?

Stuck Cone

flynnlives wrote: »

Lol!

In tomorrows Advertiser or the Sun, not sure yet, FHE had her car impounded by the Gards for not being taxed!

You couldnt make it up!

First the train, then the jacuzzi and now this!

what is it with the rich and trying to avoid paying their way?

ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED!

FAITH IN HUMANITY SLIGHTLY REPAIRED! WOOO!


Shel be taking the train now lads! And paying for it!

thesandeman

If it's true then lots of LOLs. If not ur in trouble.





hope it's true.

Seaneh

Too good to be true!

Lockstep

If this is true, it's certainly in character for her.

mathepac

Forgive my ignorance but what's a "FHE" when it's at home?

Lockstep

Fidelam Healy Eames: Senator and general busybody. Basically a real life Helen Lovejoy.

Likes: Thinking of the children, Fine Gael, giving opinions to the Galway Advertiser.
Dislikes: Video games, dogging, not being elected.

pjmn

Ah, ye are being very harsh, isn't it obvious what has happened here... She assumed the bill from the builder included tax for the car, the husband forgot to pay the builder, she then took the train to Dublin with the intention of paying the car tax. However Iarnrod Eireann robbed her on the train. De facto the builder and/or Iarnrod Eireann are to blame, and she should be made Taoiseach or President.

RichT

Tis true.......

It also emerged yesterday that she had her car impounded at rush hour in Galway city lately because it did not have valid car tax.

Source, Galway Advertiser

Acidflash

Lockstep wrote: »

Fidelam Healy Eames: Senator and general busybody. Basically a real life Helen Lovejoy.

Likes: Thinking of the children, Fine Gael, giving opinions to the Galway Advertiser.
Dislikes: Video games, dogging, not being elected,Paying for anything

added one in for you.

snubbleste

How did the Advertiser get the scéal? Did someone see her car being impounded at rush hour or something?

fishy fishy

my god who does she think she is. She seems to be getting caught all over the place lately.

never came across as anyway sincere or believable anyway

she should be disqualified (or whatever you call it these days)

GalwayGaillimh

How long does a car have to be out of tax for them to impound it ?

snubbleste

GalwayDotCom wrote: »

How long does a car have to be out of tax for them to impound it ?

One day.

Edit: I was wrong it is actually
empowered to impound any vehicle which has not been taxed for a period of two months or more

turbojunkie

GalwayDotCom wrote: »

How long does a car have to be out of tax for them to impound it ?

Anything over 2 months.

GalwayGaillimh

Under road traffic legislation gardai are empowered to seize a car if its tax disc is two months or more out of date or not properly displayed.

Yesterday cops refused to confirm whether Sen Healy Eames has now paid the road tax and a €155 release fee.

theteal

snubbleste wrote: »

One day.

i thought it was a month

biko

snubbleste wrote: »

How did the Advertiser get the scéal? Did someone see her car being impounded at rush hour or something?

She told them herself, it was not a scoop by GA.

She outlines that however, another event - her car being impounded by the gardai for not having a current tax disc - happened on July 2. She says this is not in the public domain but she believes it is important to speak about it “for the record”.

“ It happened during rush hour between Moneenageisha cross and Cemetery Cross. I was mortified. On this matter I was totally wrong. Mea culpa. Ironically, only hours earlier I had been organising a garda escort with Mill Street for the Chinese Ambassador to visit our China-Ireland symposium at the Volvo for the following day. Truth is I had been trying to sell the car. I was using public transport up and down to Dublin and I had neglected the car tax. There is no excuse. I was completely in the wrong.”

wingnut

Did you read that BS story about the garage.

"While I was in Romania they built the wrong garage"

Definitely a plan to ask for forgiveness than permission. Interesting they refused permission to build but granted the retention no hassle.

fago

wingnut wrote: »

Did you read that BS story about the garage.

"While I was in Romania they built the wrong garage"

Definitely a plan to ask for forgiveness than permission. Interesting they refused permission to build but granted the retention no hassle.

To add to the conspiracy, one thing I noticed on the google streetview image of the unplastered garage is that a head was built into the gable.

From experience the only time this is done is when at a later stage a window is going to be retrospectively added, to get around planning permission. Putting the head in makes it easy to cut out the window later.

I must check if there is a window there when passing that way.

If it is the case then the garage was always built with the view to converting it.

https://maps.google.ie/?ll=53.239293,-8.94683&spn=0.000013,0.009645&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=53.23929,-8.946738&panoid=uo7_pVK7asYVQdmsMAzl9Q&cbp=12,330.26,,0,0

Sappa

The big whopper strikes again.

i_steal_sheep

Has this woman ever been elected by the people to anything other than local government? Will she ever get the message that she is not actually as popular as she would like us all to believe. I can't wait for the next episode in this soap opera!

scholar007

"neglected to pay the car tax"?

Gosh I hope she hasn't got anything of any significant responsibility to take care of if she is so neglectful!

LOL LOL LOL - Its a good thing that so many people are "neglecting" to pay the rip off banker funding household charge.

Iwannahurl

fago wrote: »

To add to the conspiracy, one thing I noticed on the google streetview image of the unplastered garage is that a head was built into the gable.

From experience the only time this is done is when at a later stage a window is going to be retrospectively added, to get around planning permission. Putting the head in makes it easy to cut out the window later.

I must check if there is a window there when passing that way.

If it is the case then the garage was always built with the view to converting it.

https://maps.google.ie/?ll=53.239293,-8.94683&spn=0.000013,0.009645&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=53.23929,-8.946738&panoid=uo7_pVK7asYVQdmsMAzl9Q&cbp=12,330.26,,0,0

Is there no privacy any more?


















(Zooms in for closer inspection)

bluecode

A cynic might suggest that that these little events suggest a pattern. Caught without car tax, caught on the train without a ticket. Paying tradesmen.

In the case of the train, she admits she boarded a train previously without a ticket because she tells how she bought one on board as recently as 'June 19th'. Points to someone habitually boarding trains without tickets. Finally her luck ran out. If you use trains a lot, the fine is probably cheaper than buying tickets.

Then there's the car tax. To 'forget' about it for over two months is more than a bit careless. In any case as it's displayed in the window it's hard to forget.

Unrealistic

bluecode wrote: »

Then there's the car tax. To 'forget' about it for over two months is more than a bit careless. In any case as it's displayed in the window it's hard to forget.

From the way she describes it herself it comes across even more dodgy than that. She doesn't say she forgot to tax it. She says she 'neglected' to tax it and offers the fact that she wasn't driving it much and was trying to sell it as excuses. I think any reasonable person reading that would infer that she knew it wasn't taxed but thought it not worthwhile taxing it because the chance of getting caught were low and she wouldn't be getting the benefit of the tax if she sold the car on.

Fuinseog

flynnlives wrote: »

Lol!

In tomorrows Advertiser or the Sun, not sure yet, FHE had her car impounded by the Gards for not being taxed!

You couldnt make it up!

First the train, then the jacuzzi and now this!

what is it with the rich and trying to avoid paying their way?

FG Senator admits her car seized for no tax disc


By Caroline Crawford
Thursday August 02 2012
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A FINE GAEL Senator whose car was seized by gardai in Galway, has admitted to being "completely in the wrong" for failing to display a current tax disc.

The mercedes of Fidelma Healy Eames was seized during rush hour between Moneenageisha Cross and Cemetry Cross in Galway city on July 2 of this year.

The Galway senator has been in the news on a number of occasions in the past month.

She was fined for boarding a train without a ticket on July 12 and last week was involved in a court case taken by a plumber over a failure to pay for works carried out at her Oranmore home.

On that occasion the judge dismissed the case against her but ordered her husband Michael Eames to pay over €12,000 to Michael Allen.

The seizure of her car occurred in the middle of the Volvo Ocean Race which saw thousands of tourists descend on the city.

Ms Healy Eames confirmed today that the car was seized and admitted that she had been in the wrong in the matter.

The Galway Senator said she had been planning on selling the car and was using public transport to travel to and from Dublin, as a result she neglected the car tax.

She added that she had been left 'mortified' after the car was seized by contractors operating on behalf of gardai during rush hour.

And she added that on this matter she was totally in the wrong.

“I was using public transport up and down to Dublin and I had neglected the car tax. There is no excuse. I was completely in the wrong,” she told the Galway Advertiser.

Under road traffic legislation gardaí are empowered to seize a car if its tax is one month or more out of date or not properly displayed.

- Caroline Crawford

Sponge Bob

I am glad she took the trouble of explaining that garage to the advertiser. Where did these 'wrong plans' come from???

i_steal_sheep

So she was intending to sell the car, and did not tax it. Is she for real? I'm planning on selling mine too - sometime in the distant future. D'ya see where I'm going with this Fidelma?

biko

I'd assume she thought it was best to tell the GA about the impounded car before anyone found out some other way. She's already in hot water so this won't add much to the general mayhem.
Btw, about the out-of-tax, just read the Motors forum. Unfortunately it's pretty common for people to "forget" to tax and nct their cars. I've been stung myself for not having tax paid (then again I'm not a politician).

snubbleste

You better issue a press release Biko about your minor transgression for damage limitation purposes :cool:

mikom

Trouble with the train........ trouble with the car.......... tune in tomorrow to see what mode of transportation Fidelma uses to attend the opening of an envelope.
Same <snip, no need for that> channel

Iwannahurl

biko wrote: »

I'd assume she thought it was best to tell the GA about the impounded car before anyone found out some other way. She's already in hot water so this won't add much to the general mayhem.
Btw, about the out-of-tax, just read the Motors forum. Unfortunately it's pretty common for people to "forget" to tax and nct their cars. I've been stung myself for not having tax paid (then again I'm not a politician).

Motor Tax is probably the riskiest memory lapse. Along with insurance it's the first, and often the only, thing looked for at Garda checkpoints, and it's the single biggest category of offence in terms of Local Authority parking fines issued, in Galway City at any rate.

mathepac

Lockstep wrote: »

Fidelam Healy Eames: .../QUOTE]Oakeley Doakely thanks for that. Can we call her FHM, just entre nous of course?

I saw her spread on the Galway Advertiser today - no that doesn't sound right.

I saw the two-pager in the GA today. Goodness me Brian she really is a walking disaster. I wonder does she breastfeed children? We could get some mileage out of that given her forgetful nature.

I heard she worked in Faller's. Is that true? I know they advertised for a clock-stopper some time ago, based on her photo FHM is perhaps over-qualified for the position, but a job is a job in these time, needs must and all that good stuff. I mean how is a woman supposed to keep herself in Jimmy Choos and knickers from Liberty on the pittance she gets for sitting on her arse in the senate? Perish the thought.

Laters dudes. (good thread)