Trevor Sargent in hot water over headed notepaper letter to Garda

[kerrynorth]

Will Trev be on with Sean O'Rourke whimpering about being a victim?

I think every politician in a bit of bother now knows well to avoid Sean O'Rourke like the plague - he is too likely to ask the right and difficult questions.

[White Horse]

I have read the article and it is pretty damning.

A serving minister wrote a letter to the Gardai on ministerial headed paper and said in relation to a case being prepared for the DPP:

"I believe that it is wholly inappropriate to proceed with the summons at this point"


This was not an enquiry or a character reference. It was an attempt to influence the administration of justice.

It is a resigning matter.

[ctr]

Most parties have form on this matter so it might be the press who will have to run with this.

Which could be very effective.

[kerrynorth]

Sean O'Rourke has his teeth into this story on News at One - Trevor may say his prayers now.

[just4ever]

It's ironic that the man who refused to lead the Greens into government with FF gets caught up to FF style shennanigans

[Hound]

I have read the article and it is pretty damning.

A serving minister wrote a letter to the Gardai on ministerial headed paper and said in relation to a case being prepared for the DPP:

"I believe that it is wholly inappropriate to proceed with the summons at this point"


This was not an enquiry or a character reference. It was an attempt to influence the administration of justice.

It is a resigning matter.

OPPS!!!!

Election footing...

[Supermanpolitician]

Jesus, this is mad, far worse than what Tony Killeen did. This is ministerial interferencein justice. This is huge.

He will have to resign.

[darkknight]

... Mary Geoghegan Quinn has her own cupboard of skeletons ...

That's how Deirdre de B. now refers to Maire's 'cabineyyyyyyyy'


(Incidentally, I notice that Maire has retained Peter Sutherland's lad, Shane, first appointed by Peter's pal, Charlie McCreevy. )

[LDF]

I have read the article and it is pretty damning.

A serving minister wrote a letter to the Gardai on ministerial headed paper and said in relation to a case being prepared for the DPP:

"I believe that it is wholly inappropriate to proceed with the summons at this point"


This was not an enquiry or a character reference. It was an attempt to influence the administration of justice.

It is a resigning matter.

How thick is Trevor to write something like that? If he doesn't resign over the ethical issue he should resign due to the stupidity he displayed.

[teapot]

Jaysus now what ....

Our political system appears to have the pox.

A long-standing infection - it didn't arrive overnight. It's very contagious as well - however, the voters don't seem to think that it's country-threatening, no doubt they'll vote the poxy ba$tards in again...
lol....