Fine Gael TD sues Dublin Hotel after falling off swing

lawred2

jon1981 wrote: »

Here's the question for Leo:

What if she refuses to stand down? Can she be fired? If she's fired, on what grounds? FG would have to be extremely careful because Bailey could take a case and we all know she has experience in taking cases against people!). So FG may have no option but to wait until the next election.

nobody can 'fire' her

she can be removed from the Parliamentary Party

Hardtochoose

Hardtochoose wrote: »

Can’t wait for the news at 1pm on RTÉ to replay this.
This story shows no sign of dying. FG need to find a way of killing this quickly.

You can listen to it here https://www.rte.ie/news/2019/0527/1051931-maria-bailey/

Virgin Media news saying FG were not aware she was doing the interview.

Utopia Parkway

She managed to withdraw her claim and somehow make herself look even worse due to her doubling down in that car crash of an interview. Quite the feat.

"Humanity has been crossed".

Ash.J.Williams

Madigan pimpin her business around the Dáil

jon1981

lawred2 wrote: »

nobody can 'fire' her

she can be removed from the Parliamentary Party

Isn't that pretty much the same thing? Or would she still hold her seat, albeit as an independent?

Ash.J.Williams

jon1981 wrote: »

Isn't that pretty much the same thing?

With pay

lawred2

jon1981 wrote: »

Isn't that pretty much the same thing?

No. She's a TD. That can't be taken from her.

Fan of Netflix

We need more women in politics, they are more transparent and honest, the media and feminists say. #LOL

jon1981

lawred2 wrote: »

No. She's a TD. That can't be taken from her.

So she'd become an independent?

lawred2

jon1981 wrote: »

So she'd become an independent?

pretty much

thomond2006

Is there a mechanism for the electorate in her constitutency to force a by-election?

lawred2

She fails to see that it is her own dishonesty that has painted the target on her own back. Nothing else. The waffle about dark campaigns to take her down is hilarious.. She's a nobody. She's not newsworthy in any sense.

What has made her newsworthy is how her greed, dishonesty, arrogance and hubris has undone her. Her own actions.

"very clear about my values"

indeed

jon1981

thomond2006 wrote: »

Is there a mechanism for the electorate in her constitutency to force a by-election?

I was just thinking that, many would have voted for her also because of the FG membership. If she's kicked out then...

Though I still think LV would need solid grounds to kick her out. She hasn't been convicted of fraud so that can't really be used against her. But what can given what we know?

Balanadan

Lads, laaaads, it's up to a judge to decide if she was holding items in both hands or not.

Odhinn

mikemac2 wrote: »

Haven’t heard such arrogance since Padraig Flynn with his three houses

Fair play to Sean O’Rourke

His only fuck up was not to ask her why, if she was only looking for expenses, she was looking for 64k instead of the 7k she says they totalled.

mikemac2

jon1981 wrote: »

Isn't that pretty much the same thing? Or would she still hold her seat, albeit as an independent?

It’s not uncommon for people to get expelled from parties. Happens now and again

She would still hold her seat as an independent. FG cannot take her seat, only the voters of Dún Laoghaire can do that

Ash.J.Williams

Madigan has a sign on the FG notice board in the canteen "have you had a fall..."

Birneybau

Suckit wrote: »

Christ, sounds like she's using her Cousin Harris's statements with a little of her own flavour thrown in.

Feel sorry for ME.
I'M victim here.

https://twitter.com/SeanDefoe/status/1132975716365144065

Balanadan

I was down in Garryvoe at the weekend and I was HORRIFIED that there were young children using swings UNSUPERVISED!

meeeeh

Odhinn wrote: »

His only fuck up was not to ask her why, if she was only looking for expenses, she was looking for 64k instead of the 7k she says they totalled.

He was playing it well not going into it too aggressively. She did all the hanging herself, she can't accuse him of ganging up on her. All he needed to do was to keep her talking and more she said worse it got.

Calhoun

This is amazing, i called this on another online forum but essentially i said she would try and turn herself into the victim on this one and show shes a strong independent woman (because Ireland loves its strong fair women who are put down by a man).

Normally though they wait a little bit before going on the offensive, and work with their colleagues to try and rehabilitate their image.

Damn them keyboard warriors https://www.thejournal.ie/maria-bailey-sean-o-rourke-4655253-May2019/.

Ash.J.Williams

meeeeh wrote: »

He was playing it well not going into it too aggressively. She did all the hanging herself, she can't accuse him of ganging up on her. All he needed to do was to keep her talking and more she said worse it got.

There was point sor went totally silent and she sang and sang

Cienciano

Odhinn wrote: »

His only fuck up was not to ask her why, if she was only looking for expenses, she was looking for 64k instead of the 7k she says they totalled.

I'll answer that the way Maria Bailey would:
"I was following legal advice"


That bullshít didn't wash with John Delaney last month, it won't work here either.

Stop moaning ffs

The absolute brass neck. She has to go. The arrogance and assumed invinciblity of this FG crowd is astonishing.
The interview is just amazing though.

greenboat

Hi, this leech sounds like she is the alter ego of John Delaney!

Suckit

"I am a STRONG female politician, and I will not be bullied"

F*ck off.

bottlebrush

the judge will decide whether she was holding the swing with both hands

would love to see judge Judy try the case

Peatys

Fan of Netflix wrote: »

We need more women in politics, they are more transparent and honest, the media and feminists say. #LOL

I don't think what is it isn't between her legs played a part in this.

Hardtochoose

Birneybau wrote: »

https://twitter.com/SeanDefoe/status/1132975716365144065

It’s bad when her own cousin (Harris) has turned on her.

golfball37

Sean O Rourke missed two open goals. Twice she mentioned all she wanted was medical expenses of 7k but he never said why were u claiming 60k?

She scored enough own goals herself but he missed the big question imo.

cmac2009

Suckit wrote: »

"I am a STRONG female politician, and I will not be bullied"

F*ck off.

Is that not a quote from South Park.

lawred2

golfball37 wrote: »

Sean O Rourke missed two open goals. Twice she mentioned all she wanted was medical expenses of 7k but he never said why were u claiming 60k?

She scored enough own goals herself but he missed the big question imo.

She wasn't seeking compensation apparently :rolleyes:

ChikiChiki

Hardtochoose wrote: »

Birneybau wrote: »

https://twitter.com/SeanDefoe/status/1132975716365144065

It’s bad when her own cousin (Harris) has turned on her.

At one point he was about to break his hole laughing when asked what he thought of the interview. I couldn't believe it.

Ash.J.Williams

cmac2009 wrote: »

Is that not a quote from South Park.

Vice principal strong woman... Genius

judeboy101

So Josepha madigan was her solicitor at the time , you can't make this **** up.

Calhoun

golfball37 wrote: »

Sean O Rourke missed two open goals. Twice she mentioned all she wanted was medical expenses of 7k but he never said why were u claiming 60k?

She scored enough own goals herself but he missed the big question imo.

He didn't in a way, it's even better her didn't as most people listening are like your lying ****.

She is a condescending ****e though, how dare the rte pleb have this level of insolence and ask her question.

Odhinn

golfball37 wrote: »

Sean O Rourke missed two open goals. Twice she mentioned all she wanted was medical expenses of 7k but he never said why were u claiming 60k?

She scored enough own goals herself but he missed the big question imo.

But yer man did get her to admit those expenses were covered by her private medical insurance, so she wasn't in fact out of pocket to that amount.

Calhoun

One thing I'll say also is that party HQ won't be happy with a TD saying our papers are essentially not trustworthy.

bottlebrush

reaction on the interview now on radio one

Hardtochoose

This should come as no surprise. These people have utter disdain for the ordinary working person. How dare they be questioned on it.

jon1981

Calhoun wrote: »

One thing I'll say also is that party HQ won't be happy with a TD saying our papers are essentially not trustworthy.

Yeah, she's turned the media against her there. In times when she needs a friend, she's not really helped herself.

"Humanity has been crossed", an instant classic. I'll whip out that line the next time I receive a bad pour in the local.

odyssey06

Hardtochoose wrote: »

This should come as no surprise. These people have utter disdain for the ordinary working person. How dare they be questioned on it.

You can tell from the figures on housing that she's doing a great job as CHAIR of the Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government:
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/committees/32/housing/members/

whiskeyman

Rumour has it the Diageo Marketing team are to sponsor the now infamous swings and put Bailey's Cream logo's on the floor:

Bailey's... For when you need a pick-me-up

Beechwoodspark

Clips on news at mo

Car crash material

She comes across as an entitled rude cow

I’d say she was well drunk on the night. She can’t even recall how many glasses and bottles she had in her hands ffs.

Hope the voters turf her out ASAP

Calhoun

jon1981 wrote: »

Yeah, she's turned the media against her there. In times when she needs a friend, she's not really helped herself.

Especially at a time when the government are trying to say that traditional media is more trustworthy than crap online.

bottlebrush

so she had a bottle of beer in one hand and a bottle of wine in the other and she was reaching for her friend and something about mobile phone. you don't have to be a judge to figure it out.

cmac2009

Odhinn wrote: »

But yer man did get her to admit those expenses were covered by her private medical insurance, so she wasn't in fact out of pocket to that amount.

As she said, not everything is covered by private medical insurance, she just wanted her 60k excess covered. Which is reasonably fair given the seriousness of the injury and no-fault nature of the incident.

odyssey06

bottlebrush wrote: »

so she had a bottle of beer in one hand and a bottle of wine in the other and she was reaching for her friend and something about mobile phone. you don't have to be a judge to figure it out.

For someone from FG to figure out they're in the wrong takes a full court press and a judicial inquiry...

Hardtochoose

Did I hear someone say that she received approx €160,000 in a settled claim from her ex employers Aer Lingus ?