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Minister for Justice Alan Shatter resigns.

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  • 07-05-2014 4:40pm
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    Sparks
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    Just announced...


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    Sparks
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    Statement to come from the Taoiseach tomorrow.


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    Southern Belle
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    Sparks wrote: »
    Statement to come from the Taoiseach tomorrow.


    That should be good....


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    Sparks
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    Won't have anything to do with target shooting :D It's on foot of the report into Maurice McCabe apparently. But in light of the review that's currently stalled in the DoJ, it's significant enough news for us to at least mention it. I'd suggest anyone wanting to discuss Shatter's departure itself to dive over to the politics forum though:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=99


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    rowa
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    Who will replace him ? Not varadkar :confused: ?


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    Sparks
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    Nobody knows yet. It'll be announced tomorrow. He can't stay on as Minister for Defence unless it's an existing cabinet minister though, constitutional limit of 15 Ministers applies.


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    Sparks
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    Seems he's gone from Defence as well.


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    rowa
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    Kenny says he will announce shatters replacement later this evening.


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    Cass
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    He could hardly hold onto Defence having resigned from justice?
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    Sparks
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    Cass wrote: »
    He could hardly hold onto Defence having resigned from justice?

    You've heard the latest news from America? They're looking into the neck skin of Irish politicians as a better material for kevlar jackets...


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    valerossi
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    Well who'd of thought mick the scruffy mutt would be of some use and by help Shatter fill out his p45.
    We should all celebrate by buying semi autos:)


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    Sparks
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    If anyone feels like a bet, Paddy Power are giving odds on replacements...

    http://t.co/I94kQ69cuU


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    Sparks
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    valerossi wrote: »
    Well who'd of thought mick the scruffy mutt would be of some use and by help Shatter fill out his p45.

    (a) I doubt he was;
    (b) Anyone who doesn't pay into his employee's pension fund while doubling his own corporate salary to 300 grand knowing the business was bankrupt can jump off a cliff if they're looking for approval, thanks :)


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    rowa
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    Sparks wrote: »
    If anyone feels like a bet, Paddy Power are giving odds on replacements...

    http://t.co/I94kQ69cuU

    Where is charlie flanagan on that list ?


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    Sparks
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    I was very shocked, SHOCKED I TELL YOU, that Lowry and Healy-Rae were omitted from that list. ITS DISCRIMINAMANAIATIONY, that's what it is.


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    Sparks
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    rowa wrote: »
    Where is charlie flanagan on that list ?
    Feck, did you put a bet on? Flanagan just jumped into the favorite position there:
    http://t.co/XviEDJwGaD


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    rowa
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    It could be worse, it could be john deasy.


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    DrumSteve
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    An Irish politician resigning? Never thought id see that.


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    kumate_champ07
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    who hasnt he pissed off?!


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    kumate_champ07
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    forgive me, but what has he done to the shooting community? something to do with OTT license restrictions?


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    German pointer
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    Drove an hour and a half to collect new rifle today and discovered cock up on serial number for it had a different number on license then on gun drove home really pissed off. And happy out now great news


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    yubabill1
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    Don't be surprised if you're voting in a general election on May 23rd as well as a local/EU election.

    Remember, Enda and Eamon backed Shatter time and again. They put their political pelts on him.


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    German pointer
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    yubabill1 wrote: »
    Don't be surprised if you're voting in a general election on May 23rd as well as a local/EU election.

    Remember, Enda and Eamon backed Shatter time and again. They put their political pelts on him.

    Would like it to happen but cant. You need 3 weeks notice to call an election


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    Sparks
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    DrumSteve wrote: »
    An Irish politician resigning? Never thought id see that.
    Oh no, it's terribly common, this is at least the eighth time it's happened... er, since the foundation of the state.


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    Sparks
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    kumate_champ07 wrote: »
    forgive me, but what has he done to the shooting community? something to do with OTT license restrictions?
    He wouldn't have earned the worst reputation with shooting in particular to be fair (that would fall to such luminaries as Michael McDowell and Dermot Ahern), but it's more that he never fixed obvious problems with the law we operate under and those laws have been biting particularly hard in recent years. There were also rumours of crackdowns to come but those were really just rumours.


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    Cass
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    Sparks wrote: »
    There were also rumours of crackdowns to come but those were really just rumours.

    And without trying to derail this thread or turn it into a sub-thread of the main one lets hope the "coalition" have the good sense to shut up, at least for now.

    No commissioner, a new Minister on the way that'll have so much more to deal with than non existent proposals, a Government trying to do damage control, etc. Now is not the time to stick our heads up. It could be months even years before they get around to re-evaluating any "proposals", the made up ones and the yet to be announced ones.
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    fathersymes
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    Let's not forget he was once the president of ICABS


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    rugermk3
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    all we need is the rest of them to fallow him , sure look he`ll be ok with the big pension he`ll get for doing a bad job like the rest of them , he shouldn't get a penny of it, looking forward to them knocking on my door so I can fcuk them out of my garden , to see them all in the house bitching like little girls makes me sick, ive had dinner in the house before you should see how these lads live on the cost of the irish people , u wouldn't find a finer restaurant any where in Dublin , and to think of how many family`s there are in the country going with food, heating, soon to come water sure there are people living in cars with kids, there so far out of touch with the people of this country , its wrong and very worrying and yet they can hold there heads up high , well at least one of them is gone , enda next stuck up peace of ****


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    Sparks
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    fathersymes wrote: »
    Let's not forget he was once the president of ICABS
    Yeah, but so was everyone and their sister. It's not exactly a post you have to fight to get. Fight to get out of or stay clear of, maybe...


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    valerossi
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    Sparks wrote: »
    (a) I doubt he was;
    (b) Anyone who doesn't pay into his employee's pension fund while doubling his own corporate salary to 300 grand knowing the business was bankrupt can jump off a cliff if they're looking for approval, thanks :)

    (A) I never once said I support the scruff bag:)


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    mister gullible
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    Hope we're not invaded while there's no minister for defence.


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