Paul Williams

[lostexpectation]

does he make the place safer. nope

[asset test]

Paul Williams is a fool, if there were no crime he would be out of a Job.

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No crime sounds good to me. The fact that there is crime on a terrifying level all over the country means he will always have a job.

[Phinaeus]

does he make the place safer. nope

He documents what's going on on the streets: perhaps you'd feel safer if folks turned a blind eye to this. But you wouldn't be. Since the death of Veronica Guerin very few Irish journalists have shown any inclination to specialise in crime reporting. Williams is one of the notable exceptions. He has clearly made many enemies along the way and the scumbags he has exposed would have no compunction about blowing his brains out if they got half a chance. And he still manages to maintain a cheerful and upbeat demeanour. I call that grace under pressure. He's been made Leitrim Man of the Year - fair dues to the good people of Leitrim.

[draiocht23]

Paul Williams makes a cameo appearance here -

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[codology]

Don't forget the Paul Williams motto;make it snappy make it witty make it up.

[lostexpectation]

He documents what's going on on the streets: perhaps you'd feel safer if folks turned a blind eye to this. But you wouldn't be. Since the death of Veronica Guerin very few Irish journalists have shown any inclination to specialise in crime reporting. Williams is one of the notable exceptions. He has clearly made many enemies along the way and the scumbags he has exposed would have no compunction about blowing his brains out if they got half a chance. And he still manages to maintain a cheerful and upbeat demeanour. I call that grace under pressure. He's been made Leitrim Man of the Year - fair dues to the good people of Leitrim.

'documents' yeah right

are we suppose to take threats to his life from criminals as a rating of his journalism?

[Gabha Óir]

I can't stand the man. He seems to take some sort of sexual pleasure out of being centre stage, particularly portraying himself as a hero. He relies heavily on Garda sources and publishes hearsay as fact. He courts victims of crime to fill column inches and his god awful third rate Damon Runyonesque crime page turners of which he seems to make a lot of money. Grace under pressure my hole. He didn't have to set himself up as a crime fighter extroardinaire. That was his choice.

[Trampas]

He courts victims of crime to fill column inches and his god awful third rate Damon Runyonesque crime page turners of which he seems to make a lot of money.

Whadya mean ? I dare say there aren't too many Larry the Lamb types out there.

[Gabha Óir]

Whadya mean ? I dare say there aren't too many Larry the Lamb types out there.

Well I did read the one he wrote about Cahill in the mid 90's before Guerin was shot and it was pretty similar in tone to Runyon's defence of Berman after he got popped, to borrow a phrase which wouldn't be beyond Williams

[Marvel]

Have just watched him being interviewed on the Tubridy show. Have huge admiration for the man - quite unafraid to tell it like it is and to call a thug a thug. Pity a few of our politicians don't have his courage.

Catch a grip ye tosser! He's selling something!!! Knob end!!