If the labour party is so intent on justice I have a solution for them, get the ESB to call round to his house and dig up some trees, if he complains he gets automatically thrown in jail.

Fingers doesn’t give a toss about what the general public thinks of him. He’ll try and get away with as much as possible. The legal route is the only way these issues will be resolved, not by appealing to his sense of decency, seeing as he seems to completely lack one.

I was reading about Fingers’ expense claims in the Irish Times this morning. My blood is still boiling! There was a time when conduct like his had a name – embezzlement.

Untouchables, the mob who ran the country into the ground are all sitting pretty enjoying their tax payer funded pensions, pay-offs, accumulated expenses and of course their obnoxious salaries which they will have invested in the various scams which the banks, developers and other assorted criminals devised during the ‘greed rush’ of the last decade. The laws of this state are so bad that they can’t even throw the book at venal parasite like Fingleton, they can’t even get him to pay back his bonus for bankrupting his own piggy bank. Pathetic failure of the politicians who have ruled the theocracy since so called independence. The complete lack of foresight and vision that has turned Ireland into a failed state on all levels. A country where thieving politicians like Ivor Calelly can laugh in the face of the second chamber and then have the courts find in his favour, a place where con men like Ahern can accept ‘dig-out’s’ and still be Taoiseach. In Ireland a whole culture has developed which sees itself above the law, which has no shame and is proud of the cute hoorism and cronyism that has led to the situation which we find ourselves in today. If this all happened again next week we would still be in the same position because nothing has actually changed.

Arrest fingers for making false expenses claims (theft) stick him in custody and if he gets bail, look for a million or two euro surety and bring him to trial. Then look into any other illegal financial activity he has being part of and charge him with that also… Why isn’t this being done?

Be interesting to know how much he spent from his lavish expenses ‘entertaining’ elected representatives AND how much elected representives spent from their lavish expenses ‘entertaining’ him and his like. It’s not by accident that these chaps are not put where they might be cross examined.

I would have thought that in the normal run of the mill, dental work and jewellery would not qualify as legitimate director’s expenses. But then again, if a director has a contract that specifies such expenditure as allowable, presumably the company picks up the tax liability, there’s not much that can be done except sound off. I distinctly remember our accountant insisting a good few years back that a suit (standard two-piece) that I bought on a company credit card be reported in the end of year accounts as a director’s loan. One rule for the small guy, etc.

It’s a sad existence that he has zero remorse for any of his actions and not even willing to return a watch, how he can live with himself is astonishing, all his possessions should be auctioned and donated to SVDP but nothing will happen, he won’t return anything.. It’s the same as John o’Donohue, completely detached from the real world with their selfish behaviour

put the thieving bollix in gaol!!!!! …. I dont understand…..
How long are we going to stand by and let Politicians and Lawyers lead us to believe that people like this are anything other than low-life crooks?….. that our only recourse is to swallow this as ‘just another bad luck story’ for us to swallow….? … If we aren’t going to exercise justice and maintain the …”’ here;s another cute hoor… hehe’ mentality… while people are committing suicide beause they cant pay their mortgages… then we are nothing but cowards.

Dominic Halligan you’re in government and have the power to do something. Now do something or DO ONE!

i cant stop now that this idiot got me going. Fingers could possibly face jail time(slim chance) but this idiot will never go to jail for reckless behaviour. As part of this government let him nail his coulors to the post and state that if the country is in a worse position when this lot are finished managing it they forfit their seats and pensions – performance related stuff they are so keen to implement in the workplace.

What infuriates people is the behaviour,salaries,abuses and expenses etc of the TD’s priveliged position. Fingers is in the halfpenny place when you consider the decisions of the politicians and regulators and the cost to the taxpayer. The Td’s and their cohort s in the Seanad cost much more and will continue to cost the taxpayer forever. The cheek of this idiot to think the people of Ireland are so stupid to swollow this trash. Mind you we are not too clever when it comes to elections.

An illegitimate democracy at that, where ‘the people’ have no say. We’re a politically crooked nation and the nation’s peers have failed us every step of the way.

That perhaps is the crucial point in all of this, John.

"Sticky Fingers" more like it…..!

Does anyone know his address?

In the 70′s and 80′s the Dunne family from Dolphins barn were the main drug dealers in Dublin. The motto used at the time was "Larry Dunne didn’t carry". The Garda harassed him and his family and found a way to get Larry caught. They dud this by detaining all his brothers etc and left him no choice but to carry heroin himself. They had road blocks all over town and huge resources were used to catch him. I wonder how many of fingers family have been stopped dropping of the kids to school or doing the shopping? He would return the bloody watch plus the million quid within days if his family were put under pressure. After all they will inherit his cash and assets. The political will is not there like it was with the Dunne’s yet fingers and Sheanie did more damage to our country than all the drug dealers put together.

Nobody deserves to be hanged, no matter what they have done. ( Sorry Pete Lynch )

Why do I have a nagging feeling that releasing stories like this are meant to get us all mad, and distract us from the fact that nothing is REALLY being done to bring Seanie and Fingers to justice.

Deputy Hannigan said that reports in today’s Irish Times regarding a letter from Anglo Irish Bank to Fingleton regarding €88,000 in ‘suspect expenses’, “will infuriate members of the public”.

Oh Fuck off Deputy Hannigan and stop the fucking spin………….The Irish people are not Children……I take it he is one of your mates..!!

m fin must be reading this who else would be naieve enough to give thumbs down

If the mood expressed in posts here demonstrate the anger of the electorate it is only a matter of a short time maybe 12 to 15 months when we move out of our comfort zone that the Citizen / electorate will show their muscle ’cause many are disillusioned with unfillfilled promises & the opposition are toothless – so if the coalition do not heed the will of the people very soon the sabres will start rattling and they will get the surprise of their life. . The people spoke at the last general election – FF were anihilated – the same will happen again but the CITIZEN will claim back Democracy and parties as we know them will cease to exist – read my lips and watch this space !

You know Ed. I can’t wait until forums such as this and social network sites are used in the organization of a proper attack on all you describe. An ‘Irish Spring’ where a coordinated approach is taken against this crap. Votes mean nothing, democracy hasn’t worked – elected politicians close the doors on the public until they have appointed each other ministry’s and positions that ill reflect their abilities and are purely given out on the basis of favoritism, nepotism and cutehoorism. They then line up on the steps of the dail for THE PHOTO – silly grins all around their chums on the pig’s back and the electorate shafted.

How much more can this go on?

Keep this thread going!!!!

I don’t know what they’re complaining about. Fingers Fingleton has one of THE nicest smiles you ever did see!

Keep this thread open.

Lay off fingers, he’s old and broke and should be left in peace.