Denis O'Brien suing the country

shane7218

http://indo.ie/OnQdZ

so first he silenced the media, failed to silence social media and now is taking legal action against the state. One man shouldn't have so much power.

LadyFenghuang

Why?

Sheldons Brain

Not the country, only the state.

Riskymove

anyone can sue the state

the Courts will either agree with him or won't...same as anyone

as shown recently the Courts decided the Dail reports could be reported on by media, so it isn't like he always gets his way

degsie

LadyFenghuang wrote: »

Why?

Why not?

alchemist33

Hopefully he gets his a*se handed to him by the court.

LadyFenghuang

degsie wrote: »

Why not?

For what reason officially?

jobeenfitz

Riskymove wrote: »

anyone can sue the state

the Courts will either agree with him or won't...same as anyone

as shown recently the Courts decided the Dail reports could be reported on by media, so it isn't like he always gets his way

Can anyone sue the state? Or is it just anyone with money?

biko

Some people aren't happy unless they're involved in some court proceeding or other.

Riskymove

jobeenfitz wrote: »

Can anyone sue the state? Or is it just anyone with money?

anyone

obviously money can help but lots of disadvantaged people have sued the state

jmayo

shane7218 wrote: »

http://indo.ie/OnQdZ

so first he silenced the media, failed to silence social media and now is taking legal action against the state. One man shouldn't have so much power.

So basically he wants to screw the taxpayers.
Hasn't he form in this regard.
After all he did leg it to Malta to avoid contributing as a taxpayer.

biko wrote: »

Some people aren't happy unless they're involved in some court proceeding or other.

His lawyers must love him.

nullzero

biko wrote: »

Some people aren't happy unless they're involved in some court proceeding or other.

Like judges

porsche boy

What an arrogant pr1ck. Friends in high places not helping him out enough so he sues them. The tax exile cnut should be banned from the country.

Riskymove

biko wrote: »

Some people aren't happy unless they're involved in some court proceeding or other.

Ironically he is suing the state for intervening in another court case he has on the go

Mesrine65

porsche boy wrote: »

What an arrogant pr1ck. Friends in high places not helping him out enough so he sues them. The tax exile cnut should be banned from the country.

& his citizenship revoked :mad:

RollieFingers

You'd think with all the cash he's saved from his numerous scams he would sort out a decent barnet for himself, the state of him!

jimgoose

jobeenfitz wrote: »

Can anyone sue the state? Or is it just anyone with money?

Anyone can. I myself have sued the State, the United Nations, that funny-looking geezer wot runs the ECB, the Intergalactic Quorum of Twelve Elder Poltroons, and God. My solicitor is a bit mental Ted.

kneemos

Hope he wins . Shouldn't have gombeens spewing any old rubbish and potentially ruining peoples reputations at will.
Mary lou take note

LadyFenghuang

Riskymove wrote: »

Ironically he is suing the state for intervening in another court case he has on the go

This is getting terribly complicated.

Valetta

kneemos wrote: »

Hope he wins . Shouldn't have gombeens spewing any old rubbish and potentially ruining peoples reputations at will.
Mary lou take note

+1.

However, if he wins, it'll be "rabble rabble, corrupt judges, rabble rabble," etc. etc.

cajonlardo

kneemos wrote: »

Hope he wins . Shouldn't have gombeens spewing any old rubbish and potentially ruining peoples reputations at will.
Mary lou take note

Look up the meaning of gombeen will you?

After you have done that you might realise it applies more to Dirty Denis and Filthy Gael. And no, I don't give a flying you-know-what about S.F, Mary Lou , 32 counties or the rest of the crap so don't bother.

RayM

Talk about biting the hand trough that feeds you.

arayess

alchemist33 wrote: »

Hopefully he gets his a*se handed to him by the court.

even if the state has wronged him.
I dislike o'brien as much as the next man but he is entitled to protection under the law like anybody.

DanDublin1982

kneemos wrote: »

Hope he wins . Shouldn't have gombeens spewing any old rubbish and potentially ruining peoples reputations at will.
Mary lou take note

Ah yea his reputation is in tatters now. We all thought so highly of him a few weeks back before deputy Murphy went on the record...

Ruu

Daily life of DOB.

http://farm1.staticflickr.com/7/8798036_48350df40f_z.jpg?zz=1

I'm going to sue the country. Everybody. Yes, even you, who is reading this.

Pumpkinseeds

Sheldons Brain wrote: »

Not the country, only the state.

If he wins he will effectively be suing the country since any money he's awarded will be taxpayer money, not to mention the money the State will fork out on legal fees.

Riskymove

Riskymove wrote: »

anyone

obviously money can help but lots of disadvantaged people have sued the state

Money "can help"?

Does boards.ie have an 'understatement of the day' feature?

jimgoose

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

If he wins he will effectively be suing the country since any money he's awarded will be taxpayer money, not to mention the money the State will fork out on legal fees.

Well it'll make a change from HSE hatchet-merchants costing tens of millions per fcuk-up. :pac:

hardCopy

Next on Waterford Whispers News "Denis O'Brien issues proceedings against the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, Ireland, the Attorney General, The Sky, Gaia and Kthulu"

alchemist33

arayess wrote: »

even if the state has wronged him.
I dislike o'brien as much as the next man but he is entitled to protection under the law like anybody.

Whether he has or hasn't been wronged, previous statements by his solicitor indicate he believes he's above the law i.e. stressing his job creation record, as if it was relevant to the Dail statements. Due process has to happen, but I hope he loses.

KomradeBishop

Next Waterford Whispers headline (because we know it will never happen): "State/DPP opens investigation into Moriarty Tribunal findings, and sues Denis O'Brien"

jimgoose

alchemist33 wrote: »

...stressing his job creation record...

I once got six billion Euro from some half-assed bank that had completely lost the run of themselves after the Germans flooded the place with cheap money - I think the lending officer was on cocaine or something when I played golf with him - and then I hired two hundred youngfellas on a salary of €30,000 each. I put them into a field with instructions to scratch their left one, wait ten seconds, then scratch their right one, wait ten seconds, then repeat the cycle. They were to do that from 8am to 4pm five days a week. This went on for eight years - overheads, dontcherknow - until the whole scam came crashing down and my hitherto reputation as a Great-Job-Creatin'-Fellamechappie became mud.

Banjo String

Sue O'Brien.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOHPuY88Ry4

_Kaiser_

From the BreakingNews article...

Denis O'Brien has issued legal proceedings against the houses of the Oireachtas and the State in relation to Dail comments about his banking arrangements with State-owned IBRC.
The comments, made by TDs Catherine Murphy and Pearse Doherty, followed a High Court injunction stopping RTE broadcasting information about the businessman's dealings with the nationalised bank.

Mr O'Brien's barrister Michael Cush today told High Court President Nicholas Kearns that his client wants to establish the 'correct demarcation between the role of the Oireachtas and the courts'.

So in other words, it seems FG's Uncle Denis is trying again to dictate what democratically elected TD's can say under Dail privilege.

Better wave bye bye to Enda again for a few days as well I'm guessing...

steddyeddy

On what basis? Doesn't Dail privilege like other parliamentary privileges protect against things like this.

hardCopy

steddyeddy wrote: »

On what basis? Doesn't Dail privilege like other parliamentary privileges protect against things like this.

Hopefully so, has anyone ever tested Dail Privilege like this before?

_Kaiser_

I've noticed something else as well in the last few weeks... ANY DOB (or even vaguely related to him) report that's posted on news sites now seems to have the Comments disabled by default.

Seems that regardless of the verdict that allowed media to broadcast the comments made in the Dail, O'Brien has achieved his aim anyway!

steddyeddy

Isn't there legal action against O Brein relating to his inappropriate receipt of the Digicell license?

vicwatson

A moron of the highest order.

steddyeddy

hardCopy wrote: »

Hopefully so, has anyone ever tested Dail Privilege like this before?

I think Parliamentary privilege in the UK was tested. I'll try to dig it up.

jimgoose

steddyeddy wrote: »

Isn't there legal action against O Brein relating to his inappropriate receipt of the Digicell license?

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/substantial-risks-for-the-state-and-the-plaintiffs-in-allowing-cases-to-proceed-1.538237

Eutow

kneemos wrote: »

Hope he wins . Shouldn't have gombeens spewing any old rubbish and potentially ruining peoples reputations at will.
Mary lou take note

What reputation would that be? His reputation has been in the toilet since Moriarty, but of course this being Ireland, he was/is free to carry on as normal.

steddyeddy

jimgoose wrote: »

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/substantial-risks-for-the-state-and-the-plaintiffs-in-allowing-cases-to-proceed-1.538237

Thanks, that seems very interesting. I didn't like this part though

The evidence heard by the Moriarty tribunal and the conclusions reached by that tribunal cannot be used as evidence in any High Court case taken by the plaintiffs.

Lol what was the tribunal for? On the plus side they can call witnesses who were present at the tribunal.

Glebee

I have a pain in my hoop from listening to the news about Denis O Brien running to the fcuking high court..

BMJD

Dinny hasn't sued me yet. I feel left out and unloved.

jmayo

kneemos wrote: »

Hope he wins . Shouldn't have gombeens spewing any old rubbish and potentially ruining peoples reputations at will.
Mary lou take note

When are you on in the Comedy club again ?

I always thought the gombeens were the ones with their heads so far up some others ar**es that they could analyse their tonsils.

steddyeddy wrote: »

Isn't there legal action against O Brein relating to his inappropriate receipt of the Digicell license?

Shhhhhhh.

MajorMax

hardCopy wrote: »

Next on Waterford Whispers News "Denis O'Brien issues proceedings against the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, Ireland, the Attorney General, The Sky, Gaia and Kthulu"

You mis-spelled Cthulhu
This means when he gets the summons, he can ignore it.

anncoates

RollieFingers wrote: »

You'd think with all the cash he's saved from his numerous scams he would sort out a decent barnet for himself, the state of him!

There's a rather disconcerting bang of Big Tom off that head.

Pocoyo

porsche boy wrote: »

What an arrogant pr1ck. Friends in high places not helping him out enough so he sues them. The tax exile cnut should be banned from the country.

I agree with the senatiment but not the message,His friends are helping him Enda and co will be hoping he wins this case,Dig deep enough into O'brien and you will find enda kenny staring back at you.....with brown stuff on his face smelling like a public toilet at 2 am on a saturday night......with taco chips lying on the floor.

ColeTrain

Can't remember the last time we went up against Malta, you'd expect Ireland to win handy.