Garda Commissioner resigns

Shamrock Shore · March 25, 2014, 09:59:41 AM

Breaking news now........

orangeman · March 25, 2014, 10:01:47 AM

He hang on for long enough. At least he went in the end and did the decent thing.

Black Card · March 25, 2014, 10:08:48 AM

He'll probably get a huge pay off at the tax payers expense.

Hardy · March 25, 2014, 10:09:47 AM

Whew! The relief. That man always frightened me. Reminded me of someone ... can't quite place it ...

Hardy · March 25, 2014, 10:14:23 AM

And Shatter carries on?

Stall the Bailer · March 25, 2014, 10:18:29 AM

Quote from: Hardy on March 25, 2014, 10:14:23 AM
And Shatter carries on?

It will be hard for him to do so, you would think.

Hardy · March 25, 2014, 10:19:33 AM

Quote from: Stall the Bailer on March 25, 2014, 10:18:29 AM
Quote from: Hardy on March 25, 2014, 10:14:23 AM
And Shatter carries on?

It will be hard for him to do so, you would think.

You would hope.

johnneycool · March 25, 2014, 10:37:10 AM

Quote from: orangeman on March 25, 2014, 10:01:47 AM
He hang on for long enough. At least he went in the end and did the decent thing.

That would seem to be a first for him it seems.

Calling the whistleblowers 'disgusting' when what he should have been doing was following up to see if there was any truth in what they were saying and if there was acting on it, but no, he did the Irish thing and went into coverup mode and slate all around him.

He should have been sacked a month ago.

Takes the heat off Shatter though who should also be sacked for allowing this to go on in his watch, but that's not going to happen..

magpie seanie · March 25, 2014, 10:53:21 AM

Obviously this is a move to try to save Alan Shatter. Both should be long gone if there was a shred of decency around, which there isn't.

theskull1 · March 25, 2014, 10:55:19 AM

............back to the payout he's negotiated

Nothing decent about it ...he's getting paid to "do the right thing"

Rossfan · March 25, 2014, 10:59:21 AM

Quote from: magpie seanie on March 25, 2014, 10:53:21 AM
Obviously this is a move to try to save Alan Shatter. Both should be long gone if there was a shred of decency around, which there isn't.

+1.
In this Country the Politician never takes the hit.
Not much loss of an arrogant p***k.

Lecale2 · March 25, 2014, 12:00:34 PM

Has this ever happened before?

seafoid · March 25, 2014, 12:22:19 PM

Quote from: johnneycool on March 25, 2014, 10:37:10 AM
Quote from: orangeman on March 25, 2014, 10:01:47 AM
He hang on for long enough. At least he went in the end and did the decent thing.

That would seem to be a first for him it seems.

Calling the whistleblowers 'disgusting' when what he should have been doing was following up to see if there was any truth in what they were saying and if there was acting on it, but no, he did the Irish thing and went into coverup mode and slate all around him.

He should have been sacked a month ago.

Takes the heat off Shatter though who should also be sacked for allowing this to go on in his watch, but that's not going to happen..

Tony Fearon will presumably be on shortly to laud him

Tubberman · March 25, 2014, 12:50:53 PM

Quote from: Lecale2 on March 25, 2014, 12:00:34 PM
Has this ever happened before?

They said on the radio it's the first time in over 30 years.
Also said the acting commissioner is a woman, the first female to lead AGS

deiseach · March 25, 2014, 02:38:52 PM

I don't see how this saves Shatter. All the guns are going to be trained on him now, and they'll be armed with the knowledge that the man whose water he was carrying has left him to it. Shatter's robust defence of Callinan was always high risk. It's just gotten more so.