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

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Has the PSNI come out with a result on the Michelle O’Neill participation in the Bobby Storey ‘funeral’ ?

And there we have it folks the typical response from FG supporters but but but what about SF. I guess the FG social media meeting is over and we will now see the usual nothing to see here or deflection to do something else like BB has said above. Good one BB you must be on for a bonus.

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

It’s relevant given the amount of criticism from certain sources for the Tainiste.

It is nohing got to do with Leo being under a criminal investigating for leaking documents

P.S SF had nothing to do with this information being passed to the media or the Gardai

The shinners are mentioned in the exact RTE same article being quoted. Hardly deflection.

Bishop of hope wrote: »

Yes, denial might not be enough, has to legal and make them withdraw or front up.
It's a third hand story, maybe the village figure that gives them an out somehow.
But Leo has to quash this dead, if it drags on it will only discredit him, true or not.

Leo quashing this hasnt went too well

"Criminal investigation" -> seeing if a crime has been committed. No criminal charges have been made as yet, as far as I can see or am I missing something ?

statesaver wrote: »

Wonder will he step aside or be asked to step aside while the criminal investigation is been carried out.

Is there a precedent on this island for what happens when someone is being investigated by the Gardai/PSNI?

Doesitmatter21 wrote: »

Judge. 'Leo how do you plead?'

Leo 'But Sinn Fein'

Judge 'Good point. You are free to go'

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blanch152 wrote: »

Maybe we will have to shut the thread then, in case it ends up before the courts. We wouldn't want some poster on here to prejudice the trial. :rolleyes:

If your party leader has any balls or wants to get a bit of respect back from the public, he will be calling for him to stand aside

James Brown wrote: »

More...

Judge: i don't think there's a case here.

Leo: Thanks Séamus!

Worst will happen to him he'll resign on a number of fat pensions and get some job with Murphy over in Brussels in a 'I hate the public' right wing lobby group.

Did we not hear on here, as Leo was the leader it was upto him if he wanted to pass it to someone.
The Gardai will hear that and understand its ok

shtpEdthePlum wrote: »

https://twitter.com/VillageMagIRE/status/1371088352842252290?s=20

This goes onto depth on all the currently known facts about the case.

Very interesting article with two different barristers giving the opinion that Leo Varadkar has broken the Official Secrets Act.

And theres also another little tidbit in it to show how far the tangled web between Leo the Leak and O'Tuaithill goes, Im sure everyone remembers this photo



Who took the photograph for Leos spin unit? None other than O'Tuaithaill himself

O Tuathail has also been something of a acilitator for Varadkar: when the Irish Independent revealed then-Taoiseach Varadkar had heroically reverted to his role as doctor in scrubs, it was O Tuathail who somehow was on-site to photograph Varadkar for them. He had facilitated this important placement, and indeed the associated PR opportunity, with medical charity Safetynet of which he was head until January 2020.

https://villagemagazine.ie/its-a-crime/

Funny thing is at the time Leo had said he wouldnt be allowing any publicity behind his return to medicine. But then the photograph gets published a few weeks later after he had got his buddy O'Tuathill to set up his return to medicine with a healthcare charity that O'Tuaithill was formerly the head of. And when the big day arrives who is there to photograph this momentous occasion but none other than O'Tuaithill himself.

Added to that is the fact that Varadkar is on record as saying O'Tuaithill is just an acquaintance of his that he might meet a couple of times a year. Yet here he gets in O'Tuaithill to set up his return to medicine with a medical charity he used to run and then O'Tuaithill just happned to be there on a random street in Blanchardstown to photograph the PR stunt. Leo wants us to believe that he barely knows O'Tuaithill yet the pair of them were plotting PR stunts together.

"Oh what a tangled web we weave when we first practice to deceive"
Macbeth

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

Lads... You're like a dog with a bone. This one is over. SIPO won't do jack ****. The gardaí hate the shinners more than anyone in this country, with the exception of maybe the Defence Forces. Not a hope they'll investigate this in any meaningful way.

I'd say they had a right good laugh a Chay Bowes and the editor of the Village ringing up making complaints.

oh dear, this post hasnt aged very well because now it turns out the Gardai are investigating in a meaningful way.

I also find it interesting too that the person investigating Leo the Leak is none other than Assistant Commissioer John o'Driscoll who has specific responsibility for Organised and Serious Crime in Ireland. He is the main man assigned by the Garda Commissioner to take down the Kinahan Drugs Cartel. He is also on record a couple of months ago as saying his intention is to "dismantle criminal gangs". I must say I never thought he was referring to Fine Gael but it turns out he is investigating their leader now