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

SouthWesterly

He had power to authorise its release because of who he was

AlphaDelta1

Varadkar is now holed below the water line and is finished as a serious political figurehead. Time to finish him off and do us all a favour.

mr_edge_to_you

Bullocks wrote: »

Did they release anything at 3 o clock ? It feels like a real ****show from them I reckon. Either release what you have or don't but don't be throwing out soap opera type ads about it

As I said before, if they had something of substance, they would have pulled the plug on it on Sunday in response to Leo's statement.
Someone mentioned on Pat Kenny, Village magazine is only released 6 times a year - commercially there's no value is holding back info for another 7 weeks.

SouthWesterly

Denis naughton... . Nice

blanch152

Bullocks wrote: »

Did they release anything at 3 o clock ? It feels like a real ****show from them I reckon. Either release what you have or don't but don't be throwing out soap opera type ads about it

There is certainly a very childish element to the behaviour of the Village (can I call them the Village People?).

Cute Hoor

They should have given O'Riordan and Murphy's time to the others, a waste of speaking time

Gatling

AlphaDelta1 wrote: »

Varadkar is now holed below the water line and is finished as a serious political figurehead. Time to finish him off and do us all a favour.

Shiver me timbers arrrrrrr

boombang

Paul Murphy mostly has rhetoric.

Peter Flynt

boombang wrote: »

Paul Murphy mostly has rhetoric.

He was excellent

FourFourRED

boombang wrote: »

Paul Murphy mostly has rhetoric.

And a head full of air

blanch152

SouthWesterly wrote: »

He had power to authorise its release because of who he was

Essentially, yes, that has been the big hole in the Village story from the very start.

Jinglejangle69

Dempo1 wrote: »

I'm really confused, there's one particular photo of Leo & Maitiú Ó Tuathail at a Dublin pride event, now maybe I'm missing something, but having arms around each others waists suggests they were close friend's, either that are they were trying to pick pocket one another

That doesn't mean anything.

You're suggesting people only have arms around eachother if they're great friends?

I've had my arms around complete strangers at many parties through the years!!

Peter Flynt

"He's a friend, not a close friend"

Ah f**k off.

Wombatman

I have lots of GP friends.

Dempo1

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

That doesn't mean anything.

You're suggesting people only have arms around eachother if they're great friends?

I've had my arms around complete strangers at many parties through the years!!

Foreplay to you, it's certainly not something I'd do or anyone I know for that matter

Jim Root

I think he’s doing alright here explaining himself, he might actually survive.

SouthWesterly

Boyd barret a waste of time

Truthvader

And now Boyd Barrett, surely we are at the bottom of the barrell now.

Nobotty

https://twitter.com/obyrness/status/1323689626620579844?s=19

Jim Root

boombang wrote: »

I was expecting more from the Social Democrats here. She has nothing.

Appears little coordination between the opposition. The question of going behind Simon's back seems the important thread to pull, but they're not going for it.

Her questions were terrible.

caveat emptor

Wombatman wrote: »

I have lots of GP friends.

SouthWesterly

It was a confidential document I gave on a confidential basis

Allinall

I wonder how the Garda investigation is going.

I’d say the file is closed and a good chuckle is being had.

Don’t think the DPP needs to worry about this one.

Plumbthedepths

Dempo1 wrote: »

Foreplay to you, it's certainly not something I'd do or anyone I know for that matter

Foreplay to you? Freudian slip?

James Brown

Leo released confidential information to his pal. Why? We do not know.
He gave one group/his pal confidential information regarding negotiations, not yet published. There is nothing to debate IMO, just LV trying to justify it.

I wasn't expecting him to get any kind of scolding from FF/Greens. His character is known. It's out in public for the public to decide. He's been damaged goods since he was a minister. FG would be best served by letting him fade away, but with Leo's ego and big mouth, it's unlikely.

thecomedian

So because he was Taoiseach he could leak the document without facing criminal charges?

Dempo1

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Foreplay to you? Freudian slip?

Me? Never

Jinglejangle69

Dempo1 wrote: »

Foreplay to you, it's certainly not something I'd do or anyone I know for that matter

Sweet Caroline on the dancefloor always did it!!

Hubertj

Can anyone tell me will this be investigated? I want to know did anyone benefit personally? Is the taxpayer on the hook for this? (I know GPS did not have a good agreement in the past). I don’t care if it appropriate or not best practice. I do care if there was unfair financial gain for someone or some group.

SouthWesterly

Now we pull the Harris string