Comments on: Garda Commissioner On The Radio

By: Eddie

Eddie — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:41:17 +0000

Surely you mean Fucked up Murphy.
As Murphys Law dictates : Anything that
can go wrong will go wrong.
Dermot Aherne has stated that he cannot
change bail laws as he does not have
sufficient cell space.
Release all Debtors, Commitals on Road
Traffic Fines, Shoplifters as they are usually Heroin Addicts feeding their habits.
All of the above are crimes against property. A debtor is kept at state expense
for his first 2 committals and at the Banks
expense on his third committal. In my
experience there is never a third committal
at the Banks expense.
This would free up space for Aherne to bring forward his Bail Reforms.
This of course will never happen as crimes
against Property always take precedence
over crimes against the Person, a throw
back to British Law.

By: William

William — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:12:41 +0000

Just a note regarding tough policing.I was in Manila in the Philippines two weeks ago at 8pm in the evening we heard shooting outside our hotel on going to the balcony we saw a car surrounded by police vehicles.The police were firing into the car.Anyhow to keep a long story short,it turned out the people in the car were a gang of car thieves.All 3 were killed.Likewise some weeks earlier a gang of twelve armed bank robbers were killed in similar circumstances.The police there while ruthless towards criminals are polite and respectful towards the general public.Something akin to wrinkley joes post on the RUC.Also I have found the Gendarme in France to be polite and helpful inspite of their tough reputation.I think it is only incompetent fat slob police forces who feel the need to go on a power trip with the general public.Presumably to make up for their lack of competence where it counts.

By: C'est LA Craic

C'est LA Craic — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:31:13 +0000

hoof
I didn't say that, but I should have.

By: Nora

Nora — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:14:09 +0000

So, uhh … any constructive suggestions?

By: Hoof

Hoof — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:51:35 +0000

Not true, C'est la Craic.

It's wrong, wrong, wrong to say our Councillors are just pig ignorant, lazy bastards who develop stroke-like symptoms any time the weekly freerags fail to print at least one image of them parading about with a finger pointing at a wall/plaque/painting/badly composed grafitti, complete with stupid grin/mock concerned look and all the dress sense of someone who uses Ray Charles as their fashion advisor.

Even now I'll bet they're furiously toiling at releasing Press Statements, being horrified at 'tings' and filling in Expenses Claims.

By: C'est la Craic

C'est la Craic — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:36:24 +0000

But you'll notice they always get they're oars in anyway, just to let us know they're still around, doing nothing.

By: Bock

Bock — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:09:07 +0000

The role of local councillors is restricted to housing, roads, sewerage, water supplies and planning.

They have no function whatever in policing, education or anything else they pretend to be involved with.

By: pat

pat — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:03:23 +0000

Well said bock. I also think that its about time our so called "Limerick joint police authority " got a shoe up the arse.

I read a statement from their self satisfies chairman , Councillor Kevin Kiely in this weeks Limerick Independent. He was boasting, yes boasting that in his role as chairman he had arranged for local politicians to talk with the Gardai every few months so that they could raise their "concerns".

"Every few months" ? I f******* ask you! They should be meeting every bloody day until the scumbags are sorted out. Is Councillor Kiely in touch with reality at all ?….does he think that his job is to have lunch and nice meetings with the Gardai and perhaps write them the odd letter ?

Newflash to Councillor Kiely…..people are dying while you issue press releases and cosy up to the Gardai.

This is part of the problem of course. We have out of touch, smug, self satisfied politicians who are not prepared to give the Gardai a shoe up the arse and make them do the work that they are well paid for.

This cosy relationship between Limerick politicians and the Gardai must be replaced with a professional relationship that demands that the Gardai do their work.

By: C'est La Craic

C'est La Craic — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:19:32 +0000

Well said

By: stleger norma

stleger norma — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:32:29 +0000

thanks bock, i'm not big into discussing personal experiences, because i am one for moving on and not carrying the past, but i had a particularly nasty experience with some corrupt people who happened to be members of the gardai, however, i choose to take it on and deal with it, i recieved great help and support from some very good people who happened to be members of the gardai, therefore i humbly offered my voice on the subject, i will continue to take a perspective gleaned from objectivity rather than any personal feelings.
bock, i thank you for your great site which challenges us and makes share our many and various perspectives.
bock i'm sure you will enjoy the match….we need hero's and we are proud of all our rugby hero's the living and the dead, long may they bring us exaltation