Leo Varadkar story in The Village??? - Mod Notes and banned Users in OP updated 16/05

Jinglejangle69

Dempo1 wrote: »

Quite a disturbing development this morning, the Indo reporting Leo to get 24 hour armed protection, relates to odious threats coming from the North. Whatever one's feelings on this story, this behaviour needs to be condemned.

I've a feeling he will quit politics.

There comes a point when enough is enough.

Johnthemanager

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

I've a feeling he will quit politics.

There comes a point when enough is enough.

Is there ever enough corruption for these guys? I mean Michael lowry was the man he went to when he needed votes for Taoiseach!

Jinglejangle69

Johnthemanager wrote: »

Is there ever enough corruption for these guys? I mean Michael lowry was the man he went to when he needed votes for Taoiseach!

Enough that he's getting death threats from loyalists.

Don't worry he will be gone soon probably and you can sleep easy.

Johnthemanager

Dempo1 wrote: »

Quite a disturbing development this morning, the Indo reporting Leo to get 24 hour armed protection, relates to odious threats coming from the North. Whatever one's feelings on this story, this behaviour needs to be condemned.

Loyalists threatening him. Remember though that Regina Doherty said that victims of loyalists brought it on themselves?

Jinglejangle69

Johnthemanager wrote: »

Loyalists threatening him. Remember though that Regina Doherty said that victims of loyalists brought it on themselves?

Regina??

This thread is about Leo.

Johnthemanager

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Enough that he's getting death threats from loyalists.

Don't worry he will be gone soon probably and you can sleep easy.

Regina Doherty said victims of loyalists brought it on themselves! She really is despicable to come out with a statement like that!

Jinglejangle69

Johnthemanager wrote: »

Regina Doherty said victims of loyalists brought it on themselves! She really is despicable to come out with a statement like that!

Didn't see that. When was it?

jackboy

So now we have moved on from paddy cosgrove to loyalists as a distraction to Leo leaking the document.

Jinglejangle69

jackboy wrote: »

So now we have moved on from paddy cosgrove to loyalists as a distraction to Leo leaking the document.

You're right.

Do let's get back to Leo.

Anything to add?

McMurphy

golfball37 wrote: »

Read the article in print edition. Gardai are seriously peeved about Varadkar going on Pat Kenny and laying out events as he sees it and stressing he did nothing illegal. He especially should not be commenting on it.

Yeah noticed that too, he's basically inferring the guards are wasting their own time, and are on the road to nowhere having the nerve to investigate the likes of him.

DTownD

Dempo1 wrote: »

Quite a disturbing development this morning, the Indo reporting Leo to get 24 hour armed protection, relates to odious threats coming from the North. Whatever one's feelings on this story, this behaviour needs to be condemned.

This is due to Loyalist threats and graffiti in the North. Unrelated to the leaking.

jackboy

McMurphy wrote: »

Yeah noticed that too, he's basically inferring the guards are wasting their own time, and are on the road to nowhere hanging the nerve to investigate the likes of him.

It’s fairly disturbing that varadker is using his position to interfere in an ongoing criminal investigation. Other FG members have been doing similar.

McMurphy

jackboy wrote: »

It’s fairly disturbing that varadker is using his position to interfere in an ongoing criminal investigation. Other FG members have been doing similar.

Yeah, incoming or full time justice minister, heather humohreys had absolutely no business commenting on the investigation, or the outcome of any possible case.

No photo as I'm not at home now, but that comment section by Gerard Howlin on page twelve had a great ending to it.

Was along the lines of how this is rightfully awkward for fine gael, a self styled "law and order party" are supposed to be watching others be investigated by the Gardai due to the law and order party's actions, not be the subject of these investigations.

Leo is 3/1 to be gone by June. Paddy power capping the bets ar €33, so don't expect to make fortune of what appears to be a foregone conclusion now. Wonder who will fall with him if he does?

Dempo1

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

I've a feeling he will quit politics.

There comes a point when enough is enough.

I've come to the same conclusion

Johnthemanager

DTownD wrote: »

This is due to Loyalist threats and graffiti in the North. Unrelated to the leaking.

Ya, but the blueshirts want to link the two.

Dempo1

DTownD wrote: »

This is due to Loyalist threats and graffiti in the North. Unrelated to the leaking.

I never said it was, just pointing it out

ooter

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Didn't see that. When was it?

https://youtu.be/zkTXMnA0uIA

_Kaiser_

The newspaper article above suggests Leo is done TBH. For the Gardai to come out in the press and remind everyone that comments made in the media are not privileged is a significant development. It's a warning to Varadkar himself and his colleagues that they could find themselves in-line for a "interfering with a criminal investigation" charge.

Watch now as FGers start to distance themselves rapidly from him when they're asked on the morning shows tomorrow.

FrancieBrady

Is that Kate O'Connell jumping the ship on RTE at the moment?

Johnthemanager

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

The newspaper article above suggests Leo is done TBH. For the Gardai to come out in the press and remind everyone that comments made in the media are not privileged is a significant development. It's a warning to Varadkar himself and his colleagues that they could find themselves in-line for a "interfering with a criminal investigation" charge.

Watch now as FGers start to distance themselves rapidly from him when they're asked on the morning shows tomorrow.

Kate o Connell threw him under the double decker on Brendan o Connor this morning!

_Kaiser_

Johnthemanager wrote: »

Kate o Connell threw him under the double decker on Brendan o Connor this morning!

I missed it.. what did she say?

is_that_so

Johnthemanager wrote: »

Kate o Connell threw him under the double decker on Brendan o Connor this morning!

There's a bit of history there!

https://www.thejournal.ie/fine-gael-seanad-line-up-criticisms-5037379-Mar2020/

TheChizler

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

The newspaper article above suggests Leo is done TBH. For the Gardai to come out in the press and remind everyone that comments made in the media are not privileged is a significant development. It's a warning to Varadkar himself and his colleagues that they could find themselves in-line for a "interfering with a criminal investigation" charge.

It's an unnamed garda source not an official press release, bit of a jump to read it as some sort of warning from the investigation team when the source might be the reporter's buddy in the local station.

Rosita

Good day for Harris in the context of a future leadership contest. Comes across as a man of honour who had the opportunity for leaking but didn't take it. He was a Coveney supporter in the previous one so he might let him have the next one.

McMurphy

TheChizler wrote: »

It's an unnamed garda source not an official press release, bit of a jump to read it as some sort of warning from the investigation team when the source might be the reporter's buddy in the local station.

People said the exact same thing when Debbie McCann reported a few weeks ago that this was a full-blown criminal investigation.

I Am The Law

"Leo is Toast" says old Mr. Brennan.

McMurphy

Rosita wrote: »

Good day for Harris in the context of a future leadership contest. Comes across as a man of honour who had the opportunity for leaking but didn't take it. He was a Coveney supporter in the previous one so he might let him have the next one.

Man of honour in some scenario's, but not others apparently.

Remember this is the same guy who, because he knew it was ethically and probably legally wrong to leak these documents that has Leo in the dung heap, then went on to vote confidence in someone who did go on to do something ethically and probably legally wrong.

TheCitizen

Been very critical of Leo Varadkar in this affair, however I see he’s had credible death threats and needs constant Gardai supervision as a result which is disturbing. Maybe there’s a thread on it?

The threats are from Loyalist paramilitaries. Are they focusing on him because of his sexuality?

FrancieBrady

Rosita wrote: »

Good day for Harris in the context of a future leadership contest. Comes across as a man of honour who had the opportunity for leaking but didn't take it. He was a Coveney supporter in the previous one so he might let him have the next one.

The 'man of honour' who neglected to give this information to the Dáil? He's as bad as Leo if he is now angling for the top job using this.

FrancieBrady

TheCitizen wrote: »

Been very critical of Leo Varadkar in this affair, however I see he’s had credible death threats and needs constant Gardai supervision as a result which is disturbing. Maybe there’s a thread on it?

The threats are from Loyalist paramilitaries. Are they focusing on him because of his sexuality?

'as a result' of leaking this document?