I am appalled by what I have witnessed on @RTE_PrimeTime this evening. Such rogue operators cannot be permitted to operate and such bad practices cannot be tolerated anywhere. Action must be taken immediately.
— Alan Farrell TD (@AlanFarrell) July 24, 2019
Me too, Alan. Got so agitated I fell off my chair, sprained my back, haven’t been able to sit on a barstool since.
My solicitor’s on the job, the letter’s on its way to #RTEInvestigates, I’m demanding a modest €50k. https://t.co/fN41zcdJf8— Gene Kerrigan (@GeneKerrigan) July 25, 2019
Previously: Whiplash Away
For the record, Alan’s exaggeration was worse than Maria’s. His was completely contrary to a) the accident circumstances and b) the medical reports. She didn’t exaggerate the injury, she exaggerated the impact of that injury.
So why no inquiry on Alan?
Cause she’s a pesky woman!
JK.
Most likely because of the ridiculous nature of the claim i.e. the swing part of it.
I’m surprised the pic of her and Leo at the run is not being trotted out more.
Don’ think that was the run while she was supposedly injured.
Oh really? That’s less dramatic than I had hoped then.
In fairness his was just as ridiculous. A very minor tip, minimal damage to vehicles, yet he claimed severe and extreme back injury.
He claimed pain and suffering that was contradictory to all medical reports.
Haha, nice work Gene!
…man bites attack dog…
Poor Alan. His chances of being taken seriously are long gone. He, as a FG member should also be.
Poor Gene, only job for him now that he’s so disabled will be putting up election posters, making sure to capture himself doing it on Instagram. Get well soon, Gene, (but not before any compo court appearance, eh!)
https://www.thesun.ie/news/2827484/alan-farrell-fine-gael-td-photo-ladder-court/
Careful, eoin, your bot is showing.
So is someone’s bald spot! Have a good one Papi.
Seems explanations are in order. Gene obviously hasn’t been disabled, he was making a joke. But Alan did claim for an injury after a car incident. In court, a pic of Alan hanging up an election poster giving a thumbs-up was produced by the defence to bolster their claim that Alan wasn’t seriously injured. So, the comment above was to poke fun at Alan’s claims about the extent of his own claimed injuries by suggesting Gene’s fake injuries would only allow him undertake the fairly challenging task of going up a ladder to hang posters. And wishing Gene well for his faked injuries ahead of a fake compo claim before a fake judge and then qualifying those good wishes by wishing his faked injuries were apparent to the judge so he could receive maximum fake compo, is a reference to our compo culture which has echoes of Alan’s compo claim.
I bet Frankie Boyle doesn’t have to do these explanations.
Who are you explaining it to? :-/
Frankie Boyle is funny.
Will you now also explain to us who he is?
I don’t think you had to do it either. No one in this comments section seems unaware of what the context of this was.
Fair enough. My initial comment was modded and was fairly innocent. Still, it’s Friday and I should play nice.
Wait until 4pm. Things get awful bould round here
Hour ahead in Norway, I’ll be on the veranda in what is currently 32 degrees. Probably last five minutes out there, but I’ll give it a blast.
You’re in NORWAY??
YES!!!!
Guess where I am lads
Begins with a B
In the jacks on your phone, same as the rest of us.
Nope
But then
It has to be said
I’m nothing like the rest of ye
‘Eoinsplaining’ – that’s a a good one for the Oxford English Dictionary post above
‘eoinalysis’ was mentioned here before.
That one sounds like a medical procedure.
Eoinanism
Anal(c)yst
Eoinalogy
Thanks for the explanation eoin. While readers can probably guess the context Bodger failed to provide the background to the story, namely that TD Alan Farrell was involved in compensation claim. Broadsheet is okay but poor writing like this is why no one mistakes it for journalism.
If you didn’t not know the background to this story then you obviously have no interest in current affairs.
Ah here Bob
There’s lads in Nepal that know Farrell’s try on
Good one Gene!
Alan Farrell, another dishonest FG chap on the take but then they all are, including those who vote for them.
A mouthy male appendage as well.
I actually said criminal because based on what we heard at an Oireachtas committee the other day, what he did in my view was criminal.
He’s also a trouser snake..
I like that term ‘snake’ fitting indeed.
I’m appalled that ye let those boot cut jeans slide
Pick it up Lads
Standards
C’mon