Minister 'misinterpreted the requirements' after failure to declare second house in Longford

Looks like he's resigned according to IT pol corr

Would have been best resigning as both a minister and TD as soon as the whole 'misunderstanding the register of interest' thing kicked off. It is really important that he doesn't get to weasel out of facing the music for his various shenanigans just because he resigned. I hope revenue go through his affairs with a fine tooth comb.

I would really love to know how he managed to clock up all those properties by such a young age. Given how buying a house is such a struggle for young couples his accumulation of all this property is sickening.

Various people on here when someone asked how long will Troy last.

Should we start a go fund me for the poor fella? you know, just to help him get back on his feet

Michael Martin is taking the piss.

A spokesperson for Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the Taoiseach had accepted the resignation with regret. Mr Troy's "commitment to his constituents and dedication to his work has been beyond question", the spokesperson said.

Accepting the resignation with regret? What BS.

You do know what paraphrasing is?

paraphrase

/ˈparəfreɪz/

verb

1. express the meaning of (something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.

noun

1. a rewording of something written or spoken.

Find the quote yourself. I couldn't give a hoot if you believe the article or not. Do you think just because you come up with a spurious head in the sand objection, it didn't happen? 😁😁

Hello Mr Mc Carthy 😏 I'd be shocked but sadly not surprised if Troy survives that long, perhaps a new makey uppy junior ministry might be created, Minister of State for Shenanigans 😉

This is some country for shenanigans. I see where the Mayor of Athlone last year make a recommendation in favour of the opening of Mr Price. I get the jobs angle but surely it should be a purely a planning issue as they were opening in a non retail designated property. And the jobs angle is possibly mute as they were simply moving from the centre of town. Anywhere a commercial venture opening is pushed by a sitting councillor especially a mayor the optics are not good. We are the land of the brown envelopes.

Damn it, too soon

He is in his hole gone. Not good enough. He needs to resign as a TD. We've seen it time and time again, he will worm his way onto another committee/board down the line as long as he keeps quiet to make up the salary fall.

As for Michael Martin, he's really let himself down in his handling of this debacle. Why the **** did he have to put the word "regret" in that statement.

Well well what have our deflectors got to say now 😏😏

Some who know me will know I've a little experience in the culinary world.

Those feeling a little dejected by mine and others contributions to this thread can PM me, I've an excellent recepie for Humble Pie, it can be served Cold 😉

Well done to all who stuck with it 😁

Probably depends if there’s a sizeable amount of money in it for him.

(Cash only, of course).

I agree, I wanted it to last a little longer like your goodself 😁