Comments on: No Inquiry Into Banking Disaster, Says Government

By: Bock

Bock — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:56:20 +0000

They could be two men or one. It depends what way you look at them. But they're all gobshite.

By: gerrryo

gerrryo — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:13:06 +0000

surely batt o keeffe and ned o keeffe are two different people? just wondering which one was on the radio? still both cut from the same cloth .

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:27:04 +0000

You have one small error it this piece. Fianna Fail are infact dealing with the same people as the 1950s. You just wait and see!

By: Scotlyn

Scotlyn — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:30:15 +0000

There's legislation to deal with an individual that holds up a bank. There is no legislation to deal with a bank that holds up a country. Nevertheless the term "bank robber" is taking on a whole new set of meanings just now.

By: toratoratora

toratoratora — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:19:25 +0000

We need legislation that forces politicians to declare whatever loans they have. All we have at the moment is the requirement that they declare their interests and assets, and not their loans. We are only seeing part of the picture – we need to see the whole picture.

I'd be willing to bet that half of these Fianna Fail buckos have absolutely bucket loads of loans and debts, to pay for god knows what. Look at the likes of Frank Fahy and his 19 gaffs – you'd have to wonder how he financed them without taking on a huge amount of hock. He's only one example. You have the likes of senators and councillors getting loans that run into the millions, it's absolutely mindboggling stuff.

Commenters here have been spot on about the reason the government don't want to have an inquiry into the banking mess – it would open open a huge can of worms for them and other prominent people.

Let justice be done though the heavens fall I say…

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:57:50 +0000

Why do we need an enquiry? We know who to shoot. Let's get on with implementing unstranger's plan!!!!!

By: Arag0rn

Arag0rn — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:02:53 +0000

This is the same McCreevy who wants chief risk officers in banks to report directly to a special committee of nonexecutive directors… Whats the bet he would have the special committee loaded with developers and their cronies… He says that "the financial system remains fragile, adding that confidence has not been fully restored"….

I know I should be jaded by their hypocrisy by now, but it still gets me angry. Prrrrrrrrricks!!

By: Gary Ireland

Gary Ireland — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:11:51 +0000

Unstranger an excellent idea, but where will you recruit the firing squad? Not from the compliant peasants that the Irish have reverted to. Their lordships of the famine times would be pleased with the current populace.

By: unstranger

unstranger — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:36:16 +0000

Load
Aim
Fire
- Repeat until all source of ills have been removed.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:49:45 +0000

If I go down you will go down. I say nothing you say nothing and we are all ok.
There is no sheriff and no posse so we have nothing to worry about.
Fuck the little people.