PHIL HOGAN NEEDS TO RESIGN.

Plumbthedepths

Squeaky bum time for some of the other luminaries who attended Clifden I suspect.

Zebra3

jm08 wrote: »

Between 2002-11 he was opposition spokesperson for Enterprise, Trade & Employment and then Environmental Spokesperson.

I think Michael Noonan might have been opposition spokesperson for Finance and should have been the person asking questions about Bank regulation.

Fianna Fail were totally responsible for the financial crash. They are the ones who were big on light regulation.

You claimed he was "just an opposition TD". Now you're admitting he was a senior member of the largest opposition party.

I'm fully aware of what portfolio he held. But he knew what was going on and as a TD had a morally obligation to speak up. Instead he lined up to take advantage of the position he held.

And ordinary people paid the price for his ineptitude and greed while he filled his boots and paid no price for it.

Balagan1

suicide_circus wrote: »

Ireland - land of begrudgers - we can't wait to knock a great man down.

If we could find one.

is_that_so

mick087 wrote: »

The Taoiseach is first elected a TD.

Nobody said they weren't but we don't choose a Taoiseach. Those in the EP are also elected first. Like our TDs they are representatives and they choose the Commission and vote on it democratically.

Cork_Guest

suicide_circus wrote: »

Ireland - land of begrudgers - we can't wait to knock a great man down.

When’s this happening? Sign me up....gets a bit boring knocking lying self serving mouthpieces after a while!

The Belly

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Squeaky bum time for some of the other luminaries who attended Clifden I suspect.

Yes they took the p11s P45 phil did and was arrogant and the push back is happening.

Higgins5473

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

I say it because I have German friends and spent sometime there. They respect the rules and why not, rules are there for a reason.

That’s a massive generalisation, I would say that they have less experience and tolerance of the toxic culture of Irish politics which Phil was clearly very familiar with.

mick087

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Shamie woulfe needs to go next. Rotten to the core

All of them should face the music not just Phil Hogan.
All 81 should see the consequences for such disregard of our current situation.

Sir Oxman

LawBoy2018 wrote: »

This is so stupid + misinformed. How could the trade commissioners have any effect on individual state tax policies? They're literally chalk and cheese.

Meanwhile, Big Green Jersey Phil was 'advising' our govt to allow Brussels tax raising powers in Ireland so we might get some more crumbs from the covid fund.
At least, we can see in that example (nevermind his mighty 'Irish jersey' defence of Mercosur) that Big Phil was very loyal to his employers;)

ChikiChiki

Wonder was it Von Der Leyen who pulled him off the Trade Panel today as he was talking.

Ruthless but fair.

is_that_so

LawBoy2018 wrote: »

He already waived both his TD & Ministerial salaries:

https://www.thejournal.ie/phil-hogan-salary-eu-commissioner-1665311-Sep2014/

Yeah but he's legally entitled to the pension(s).

Beechwoodspark

suicide_circus wrote: »

Ireland - land of begrudgers - we can't wait to knock a great man down.

Well done well done

Such naïveté on display

Phil Hogan does not give one solitary Fcuk for you or your family or your community or your nation

He cares for 1 thing and 1 thing only

Phil Hogan

marketty

Plenty of time to work on his handicap now

Seamai

suicide_circus wrote: »

Ireland - land of begrudgers - we can't wait to knock a great man down.

If we think Hogan is the best we have to offer we are seriously underestimating ourselves.
Cute hoors like Hogan need to be cleaned out of politics, though there are plenty more after he's gone.

lucernarian

There's a lot of people who posted at the start of this thread who don't look so smart now. As for Phil, pride clearly comes before the fall.

is_that_so

lucernarian wrote: »

There's a lot of people who posted at the start of this thread who don't look so smart now. As for Phil, pride clearly comes before the fall.

Most people didn't expect it to end this way however much they wished it would but as the story grew and grew he was less likely to get out of it.

Cyrus

screamer wrote: »

He knocked himself down. Ireland land of the sick and ****ing tired of the elite ****ting in us.

What’s this elite manure

Would you get sense , the reason he was in the position he was in is because he got into local politics at 25, do the same, you too can spend 35 years becoming one of the mysterious elite .

ChikiChiki

screamer wrote: »

So he’s been decommissioned
Fair play to Ursula. Like I said nothing as bad as one of your team lying and trying to fool you.
I’m glad she has the fortitude that so many of our elected representatives lack.

I'm certain she has much more information than we do.

suicide_circus

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Well done well done

Such naivety display

Haha..yeah

TheValeyard

So, Sky News says he is going to 'resign'

CantGetNoSleep

I wonder when will he move back over from Brussels? And will he "restrict the movements"?

The Belly

Its not about Phil Hogan as much as he thinks it is. Its about fairness.

Quantum Erasure

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Can anyone point to ANYTHING this former commissioner did for Ireland ?

Likewise, can anyone point to why he should have been made resign his EU job, which had nothing to do with Ireland

murpho999

mick087 wrote: »

The Taoiseach is an elected TD

The EU president is not an elected MEP

Democratically he can be removed from office
DemocraticallyThe EU president canot be removed from office.

The EU president is elected by MEPs that are elected by people.

Similar to how a Taoiseach is chosen.

screamer

Cyrus wrote: »

What’s this elite manure

Would you get sense , the reason he was in the position he was in is because he got into local politics at 25, do the same, you too can spend 35 years becoming one of the mysterious elite .

Yeah you’re right....he’s not elite .......anymore.....

Zebra3

Sleety_Rain wrote: »

hahah, seriously? You think losing an Irish Trade commissioner in the EU is good for Ireland?

PH might be a gobshiite but he was still going to bat for Ireland.

People really have lost sight of what is important here and all for a cheap win for the 'the real hard working people of Ireland'.

I hope they are happy when a German or French Trade commissioner takes his place and leans heavy on our low tax economic model.

This government should have left this ride for a week until the next storm and looked out for the medium and long term interests of Ireland and not succumbed to a populist witch hunt

Do you remember that time there was dodgy bank dealings going on that eventually cost the taxpayer billions upon billions of euro and led to austerity, emigration and suicides?

What did Phil Hogan do?

A) Publicly speak out about it in our parliament where he was elected by the people to serve the people and call attention to a serious issue of national concern?

Or:

Did he keep his mouth shut and exploit the situtaion for his own personal game?

Yet the propagandaists are out telling us he's "batting for Ireland"? :rolleyes:

Fann Linn

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

Likewise, can anyone point to why he should have been made resign his EU job, which had nothing to do with Ireland

Lying to his boss may be a start.

Higgins5473

Higgins5473 wrote: »

That’s a massive generalisation, I would say that they have less experience and tolerance of the toxic culture of Irish politics which Phil was clearly very familiar with.

Yesterday, my German Manager mailed a German language report about those in positions of power in Ireland not obeying social distancing rules. He isn't one for "Klatsch und Tratsch". Reports about Hogan were on German national news about this.

mick087

screamer wrote: »

Yeah you’re right....he’s not elite .......anymore.....

:pac::pac::pac: Excellent

Cyrus

All the posters here who wanted Hogans head I presume you’ll be calling for the same for all the people from Kildare who are on holidays around the country this week, there must be no one left there .