The Fine Gael thread

[Hardy]

I heard he ordered the kneecapping of a young lad as well one time. His crew blew up a streetful of pensioners one Sunday morning, they say and machine-gunned a vanload of men coming home from work. In fairness, that's the common stuff of a lifetime's politics. But I never knew about the "softpporn" outrage. Impeach him!

[johnneycool]

Anyone who uses the line, 'do you know who I am?' is a knob of the highest kind and shouldn't be let in a position of power.

Did the guards ever find that report yet?

[Canalman]

I heard he ordered the kneecapping of a young lad as well one time. His crew blew up a streetful of pensioners one Sunday morning, they say and machine-gunned a vanload of men coming home from work. In fairness, that's the common stuff of a lifetime's politics. But I never knew about the "softpporn" outrage. Impeach him!

"His crew" in fact blew up a streetful of Irishmen by tying them to a landmine and machine gunned plenty of "vanloads of men" in their time. Oh did I forget to mention their fascist tendencies in the past. Time imvho to leave history behind and concentrate on the future.

That's "the common stuff" of Irish politics sadly.

[All of a Sludden]

From the party of Law and Order.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/councillors-drinkdrive-conviction-overturned-on-appeal-29443647.html

A FINE Gael councillor has successfully appealed a drink-driving conviction following an incident in which he sped away from a garda checkpoint before abandoning his car and hiding in a bush behind a churchyard

Cllr Michael Hegarty (FG) brought a challenge against his conviction to Cork Circuit Criminal Court on the basis he had been unlawfully detained by pursuing gardai during the incident 12 months ago.

Mr Hegarty (52), who is a former chairman of the Cork Joint Policing Committee, was convicted of the offence in Youghal District Court last March.

He was disqualified from driving for two years, fined €600, and had his license endorsed.

Judge Terence Finn ruled that arresting gardai had behaved properly and fully within the regulations when dealing with Mr Hegarty on August 21, 2012.

However, Judge Patrick Moran yesterday held that he was satisfied there was a doubt over the circumstances of Mr Hegarty's initial detention and he allowed the appeal.

The conviction and resultant penalties are now overturned.

Gardai found the councillor, following a lengthy foot chase, behind a bush in a derelict site not far from the churchyard at Ballymacoda in east Cork on August 21, 2012.

The father of four had denied driving while over the alcohol limit.

Gardai said Mr Hegarty, of Moanroe, Ladysbridge, Co Cork, told them he had "panicked" when he saw the checkpoint.

The two gardai said they detected a smell of alcohol from Mr Hegarty and that he was speaking to them in a slurred voice.

A breath sample provided at the scene delivered a 'fail' reading.

An intoxyliser test at Midleton garda station later delivered a result of 61 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. This was almost twice the permitted alcohol driving limit.

However, Mr Hegarty's legal team argued that he was placed in a garda car before he was cautioned and formally detained.

They argued that this represented unlawful and improper detention with everything that happened afterwards effectively inadmissible.

The judge said he had a sufficient doubt over the detention to allow the appeal.

[LeoMc]

From the party of Law and Order.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/councillors-drinkdrive-conviction-overturned-on-appeal-29443647.html

A FINE Gael councillor has successfully appealed a drink-driving conviction following an incident in which he sped away from a garda checkpoint before abandoning his car and hiding in a bush behind a churchyard

Cllr Michael Hegarty (FG) brought a challenge against his conviction to Cork Circuit Criminal Court on the basis he had been unlawfully detained by pursuing gardai during the incident 12 months ago.

Mr Hegarty (52), who is a former chairman of the Cork Joint Policing Committee, was convicted of the offence in Youghal District Court last March.

He was disqualified from driving for two years, fined €600, and had his license endorsed.

Judge Terence Finn ruled that arresting gardai had behaved properly and fully within the regulations when dealing with Mr Hegarty on August 21, 2012.

However, Judge Patrick Moran yesterday held that he was satisfied there was a doubt over the circumstances of Mr Hegarty's initial detention and he allowed the appeal.

The conviction and resultant penalties are now overturned.

Gardai found the councillor, following a lengthy foot chase, behind a bush in a derelict site not far from the churchyard at Ballymacoda in east Cork on August 21, 2012.

The father of four had denied driving while over the alcohol limit.

Gardai said Mr Hegarty, of Moanroe, Ladysbridge, Co Cork, told them he had "panicked" when he saw the checkpoint.

The two gardai said they detected a smell of alcohol from Mr Hegarty and that he was speaking to them in a slurred voice.

A breath sample provided at the scene delivered a 'fail' reading.

An intoxyliser test at Midleton garda station later delivered a result of 61 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. This was almost twice the permitted alcohol driving limit.

However, Mr Hegarty's legal team argued that he was placed in a garda car before he was cautioned and formally detained.

They argued that this represented unlawful and improper detention with everything that happened afterwards effectively inadmissible.

The judge said he had a sufficient doubt over the detention to allow the appeal.

WTF?
Are Guards going to have to video every arrest now to remove "sufficient doubt"?

[muppet]

WTF?
Are Guards going to have to video every arrest now to remove "sufficient doubt"?

The guards are going to have to bring solicitors with them to advise them on every arrest.

Very embarrassing case for Fine Gael. It is more about being able to pay for a clever barrister to outwit the Gárdaí.

[lawnseed]

 when we get in we'll thow him in jail asap

[muppet]

when we get in we'll thow him in jail asap

Really?

Do you plan on scrapping the courts and the constitution?

[Maguire01]

when we get in we'll thow him in jail asap

Really?

Do you plan on scrapping the courts and the constitution?

Probably.

[lawnseed]

We may need a period of marshall law and carfew during the dungout

[Maguire01]

We may need a period of marshall law and carfew during the dungout

Without even getting into the rights and wrongs of what you're saying, do you mean martial law and curfew?

[Rossfan]

We may need a period of marshall law and carfew during the dungout

Without even getting into the rights and wrongs of what you're saying, do you mean martial law and curfew?

I thought them bucks had given up militarism??

[LeoMc]

We may need a period of marshall law and carfew during the dungout

Without even getting into the rights and wrongs of what you're saying, do you mean martial law and curfew?

No Marshall law. Each town will appoint its own Community Marshall and he will hand out deputy badges when he needs a posse.

[lawnseed]

No i mean  when we ride our horses through the chickens as in all good westerns we dont want "the sheep" getting in the way. I will take charge of the stocks and madame guillotine will be well greased

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

We may need a period of marshall law and carfew during the dungout

You truely are a fascist.