PHIL HOGAN NEEDS TO RESIGN.

expectationlost

GhostyMcGhost wrote: »

Eurocopter AS355N (EI-LOW) is registered to Executive Helicopters Ireland (Galway)....
Chartered helicopter, nothing unusual in that

Too hard to tell what the one furthest away is

yeah the occupant of the orange and blue helicopter posted his approach in the comments of that fb post, some finance guy.


you can actually see a guy walking up the hill from the rear helicopter

irishgeo

how does a man earning over 300k not have a Bluetooth kit for the car?

Gooey Looey

irishgeo wrote: »

how does a man earning over 300k not have a Bluetooth kit for the car?

Don't be asking questions, don't you know he has more pressing issues to attend to than connect his phone to Bluetooth

golfball37

irishgeo wrote: »

how does a man earning over 300k not have a Bluetooth kit for the car?

Or encrypted soft copies of important documents?

McMurphy

irishgeo wrote: »

how does a man earning over 300k not have a Bluetooth kit for the car?

How did he get let off with a caution is what I'd like to know.

I've been done a few times over the years (yeah I'm an idiot, no excuse) for holding my phone to my ear when driving, never once did I get a caution, fine each and every time.

golfball37

McMurphy wrote: »

How did he get let off with a caution is what I'd like to know.

I've been done a few times over the years (yeah I'm an idiot, no excuse) for holding my phone to my ear when driving, never once did I get a caution, fine each and every time.

What’s it to be Gard- pint or a transfer!

jm08

irishgeo wrote: »

how does a man earning over 300k not have a Bluetooth kit for the car?

Because its a hire car maybe! He is resident in Belgium for about the last 5 years.

Dual wheels

Psychiatric Patrick wrote: »

Has anyone seen the Grealish comments?

He is desperate to hang it all on the Golf Society president , Donie Cassidy.

Mentions him loads of times in his comments.

And it should be all hung on wiggy Cassidy, he should not have organized it and a man of his age and corrupt nature should be cocooning

Gooey Looey

jm08 wrote: »

Because its a hire car maybe! He is resident in Belgium for about the last 5 years.

Which means he just didn't bother because he didn't fear any consequences like the rest of us do

ShamNNspace

Great news Aine Brady ceo third age(unavailable for comment) will redouble her efforts to continue to find positive outcomes for older people over the coming period.. Mighty alltogether

super_furry

Wouldn't be one for defending the government and this type of carry-on but, Jesus if you were to get an invite to something like that, you'd assume that the organisers had done everything they needed to do to ensure it complied with the restrictions.

jm08

Gooey Looey wrote: »

Which means he just didn't bother because he didn't fear any consequences like the rest of us do

Do people who hire cars in Ireland think like that?

kippy

super_furry wrote: »

Wouldn't be one for defending the government and this type of carry-on but, Jesus if you were to get an invite to something like that, you'd assume that the organisers had done everything they needed to do to ensure it complied with the restrictions.

Who were the organisers?

Why would you make that assumption?
Everyone know the one about assumptions......

Muahahaha

Gooey Looey

jm08 wrote: »

Do people who hire cars in Ireland think like that?

I connect my Bluetooth when I temp change work vehicle or get a hire one for service

Muahahaha

Sean o'Rourkes return to RTE as a contractor has now been cancelled

Psychiatric Patrick

super_furry wrote: »

Wouldn't be one for defending the government and this type of carry-on but, Jesus if you were to get an invite to something like that, you'd assume that the organisers had done everything they needed to do to ensure it complied with the restrictions.

The new restrictions had already been announced.

It was obvious that there was more than that at the dinner which means it obvious that the organisers were not complying.

There is no excuse, they just wanted to because they think they can

It was not hard for Enda Kenny to see the event was wrong. He left.

The Belly

Muahahaha wrote: »

Sean o'Rourkes return to RTE as a contractor has now been cancelled

Heat is too much

McMurphy

super_furry wrote: »

Wouldn't be one for defending the government and this type of carry-on but, Jesus if you were to get an invite to something like that, you'd assume that the organisers had done everything they needed to do to ensure it complied with the restrictions.

I called a taxi last year in Greece and asked specifically for a child booster seat at the rear for one of my kids who was 4 at the time.

Taxi arrived next morning, and I assumed with booster seat, but when we checked the taxi firm didn't send it in the taxi.

You know what I did? I refused to take the taxi, and waited for an hour or so for the replacement, with aforementioned booster seat.

Their excuses doesn't cut it.

Phoebas

Gooey Looey wrote: »

Which means he just didn't bother because he didn't fear any consequences like the rest of us do

So the only thing stopping you from using your phone in the car is the fine and points you might get, not the risk you'd pose to innocent lives? :mad:

/end faux outrage
/off high horse
/sarcasm

Uriel.

s1ippy wrote: »

I was very suprised by that, Enda obviously has half a brain in his head that he can see that it would be absolutely slated in the media if discovered.

I did a bit of digging about the people who were at the dinner.

Table 1

Noel Grealish, Galway West Councillor
https://www.thejournal.ie/noel-grealish-racism-4888276-Nov2019/
https://www.galwaydaily.com/news/new-report-shows-one-galway-td-renting-six-properties/
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/galway-west-result-65-9-vote-for-repeal-including-four-islands-1.3509876
Racist, Property Mogul, Anti-Repeal

Dara Calleary, former Agriculture Minister briefly, Calleary political dynasty (father was the late Séan)
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/d%C3%A1il-voting-scandal-to-be-investigated-by-ethics-committee-1.4076050
https://www.thejournal.ie/dara-calleary-arson-michael-noonan-1551491-Jul2014/
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20407947.html
Had Lisa Chambers vote for him in the Dáil, was Junior Finance Minister for part of the crash and tried to blame it on everyone else, looks like Iago from Othello

Phil Hogan, EU Commissioner for Agriculture
https://www.thejournal.ie/phil-hogan-irish-water-1659203-Sep2014/
https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/phil-hogan-farmers-must-accept-that-mercosur-strikes-a-balance-and-involves-compromise-38272841.html
https://www.thejournal.ie/phil-hogan-salary-eu-commissioner-1665311-Sep2014/
https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-20217892.html
F'd up Irish Water, Mercosaur deal, earns about €340k per year before expenses, been dining out on taxpayer money since a decade ago (I especially like the last article, he's down the bottom)

Noel and Bernadette Dempsey, former Minister turned consultant, wife is secretary
https://www.thejournal.ie/noel-dempsey-fianna-fail-minister-meath-2408215-Oct2015/
Left politics because he made awful decisions that shafted everyone and felt terrible. Now he gives advice about how to make awful decisions that shaft everyone and keeps his wife on the books.

It's just a laundry list of terrible, awful, corrupt, rich, reprehensible pricks.

The real stand out there is the 100k Sean Quinn paid for a wedding cake... Well, of course he didn't pay for it, one of his companies did.

Psychiatric Patrick

Muahahaha wrote: »

Sean o'Rourkes return to RTE as a contractor has now been cancelled

Just about to post that.

He annoys me the most in this. All those types he was snoring at the politicians and he is just as bad as any of them.

Uriel.

ShamNNspace wrote: »

Great news Aine Brady ceo third age(unavailable for comment) will redouble her efforts to continue to find positive outcomes for older people over the coming period.. Mighty alltogether

She needs to go. She's really undermined the advocacy. Third age will suffer as a result.

Phoebas

Uriel. wrote: »

The real stand out there is the chance 100k Sean Quinn paid for a wedding cake... Well, of course he didn't pay for it, one of his companies did.

Sean Quinn? Is there anyone who can't be implicated in this?

Plumbthedepths

Phoebas wrote: »

So the only thing stopping you from using your phone in the car is the fine and points you might get, not the risk you'd pose to innocent lives? :mad:

/end faux outrage
/off high horse
/sarcasm

The poster said consequences, plural. Causing a crash, stopped by AGS maybe before you state what you think the poster was saying would it not have been better to ask them to clarify what these consequences they fear are?
High horse indeed.

An Ri rua

jm08 wrote: »

Because its a hire car maybe! He is resident in Belgium for about the last 5 years.

So break the law?? Try driving without winter tyres in Germany in winter or without a breakdown triangle in parts of Europe. I use an MPOW Bluetooth earpiece. €30 on Amazon.

He surely endeavours to obey the law in of each of the MS or is he a pure thug altogether?

Gooey Looey

Phoebas wrote: »

So the only thing stopping you from using your phone in the car is the fine and points you might get, not the risk you'd pose to innocent lives? :mad:

/end faux outrage
/off high horse
/sarcasm

Good one!

I do it because it takes seconds and means I can concentrate on my driving, save lives and be compliant with the law like everybody else

What's Phil's excuse?

ShamNNspace

Uriel. wrote: »

She needs to go. She's really undermined the advocacy. Third age will suffer as a result.

Husband ex td, herself ex td, 2 brothers ex tds, father former td, shes well dug in

An Ri rua

Methinks this whole episode is moving from the initial GUBU to Big Phil having an 'upon mature recollection' moment...

Ursula can't unsee what she sees and, as a journeywoman, she'll find herself a new Commish fairly quickly if warranted.

Yurt2

ShamNNspace wrote: »

Husband ex td, herself ex td, 2 brothers ex tds, father former td, shes well dug in

It always astonishes me why Irish voters reward dynasty politicians to this extent. I get it happens somewhat in other democracies, but bar somewhere like India (where the Indian National Congress party is comically blighted by family nepotism), I'd argue Ireland is the developed country most tolerant of this kind of thing.