Any proof or are those simply ranting of an ignorant person? I think the later is very apparent.

Not really very much time to do! She’d probably be out tomorrow if this wasn’t such a high profile case.

Pádraig McCann says ”pay the fine”… Anyone else see the terrible irony in this childish rejoinder too?! Where would the money go if the fine was paid. The answer = Banks, bondholders and a bloated civil service with no accountability.

PRAISE TO LOUISE MINIHAN.

(From the Irish people)

if anyone else was brought to court for an assault charge they would receive a fine or in severe cases a jail term..Ms. Minihan is not above the law (even if it was a protest) and should pay for the consequences

Tim, you are very much entitled to your opinion. That’s the get democratic society we live in. You may believe you speak for “the people of Ireland”……
But you don’t speak for me..!!

@Tim We live in a democratic country were we have freedom of speech. By the way you speak we must live under a dictatorship of éirígí where everything they say or do is perfect! If I don’t agree with you (or anyone who wouldn’t agree) then I wouldn’t go about beating people up. That’s something immature children in a playground would do.

Sounding like a right hard man there Tim behind your own computer. From the sounds of other’s opinions and judging by the red thumbs your views are in the minority here and across the country I’d say. I was never fond of Harney but assault is assault and something which is never exceptable – obviously you and your ilk play by different rules. Jail is the best place!

Tim’s had too many fizzy drinks today. Don’t forget to brush your teeth!

Tim as i read down all your post either “representing the Irish prople” or are telling people not to hide behind their computer posting comments as YOU ARE!

YOU DO NOT REPRESENT ME,AND I SUSPECT MOST PEOPLE!

Funny how you continue to say you represent “the Irish people”. Going by the thumbs down you received, it looks like it’s only eirigi you represent.

WOW! another FF – PD supporter.

The corrupt elite need to be tarred and feathered.

Maybe you should pay (I mean pray) for a Fianna Fail comeback because it will never happen.

What had Fianna Fail got to do with it Tim? She was an ex PD ind. at the time in a Fianna Fail Government.

She did the crime. She didn’t pay the fine. She goes to jail. Proper order. End of story.

I liked it. You talk about Justice? Look at what Harney did while she was in power, and who suffered the consequences. There is no way to get justice or any degree of accountability in Ireland.

It has nothing to do with the ”war”, dimwit.

She is no burden on me. As a taxpayer, I support people like her. A legitimate protest – the politicians don’t listen otherwise.

The only way she would be no burden on you would be if you didn’t pay tax. Our taxes pay for the prison service after all. And while we’re on the subject – she is, herself, a politician.

Might I advise you to direct your anger to the banks in that case, who will have taken hundreds of billions of tax payer money before they’re done. Instead of wailing on some protester who threw a cup of paint on one of the many, many corrupt politicians that have systematically ripped Ireland to shreds. the red/green thumb ratio on this thread is insane!!
Tim, your aggressive attitude isn’t doing you any favours.

Paul – does having an opinion about Concillor Minihan somehow preclude me having an opinion about the banks two? Are the two somehow mutually exclusive? I’m just trying to keep things in perspection – I’m angry about the banks, but I don’t approve of Minihan’s actions either.

In the same way that you opine that Tim’s aggressive attitude isn’t doing his argument any favours, Minihan’s actions didn’t do the protest movement any favours either.

A fair point Graham, but if this is the actions of elected counsellors against the government then something is seriously wrong. Looking around at the state of the country today, it makes me angry to see this going straight to court while so many white collar criminals carry on with their day to day business of sucking the country dry.

I think dim would be a compliment!

He seems a bit of a tool in fairness. Banging on about keyboard warriors when that’s all he is being himself.
My dogs name is Tim, I’ll have to rename him now :(

“Feral underclass” – that says all I need to know about you, lol

taken straight out of the establishment guide to vocab used by the Tories and their ultra-rich allies in the corporate media during last Summer’s London Riots!

no scientific or class analysis involved – gotta love ignorance

Your likes don’t speak for the Irish people. You speak for a niche of reactionary “middle Ireland” Sindo readers. Away with you!

Didnt claim to speak for the irish people, your mate did. And reactionary middle Ireland sindo reader?? Haha you know me so well.

and where did I claim to know you? your comment on the “feral underclass” tells me all I need to know about you.

It is a comment of a reactionary (of whatever class) who is afraid the working-class might actually get tired of being shat on by your ilk and rise up.

I didn’t claim to know you, but I know what sort of people your comment spoke on behalf of

Oh and I’m as working class as there is. It’s the ” I have never or will never work class” that your ilk defends pisses me off…

Indeed, I said that your comment was reactionary and could come from any class; in this case you have identified yourself as working-class.

In many ways having identified yourself as such, and still believing all the ruling-class bile about a “feral class” and a “lazy class” is worse.

The acute problems faced mainly by the working-class cannot be resolved by “going out and getting a job”. Capitalism dictates that there will always be a spare pool of labour and an army of unemployed. Indeed full employment is impossible.

You should show more solidarity with those from your class who aren’t as fortunate as you.

Ooh Raymond. Come to Ballyfermot and tell us all about the feral underclass

She shouldn’t have been jailed, period. She is a hero who protested the injustice of a spineless, corrupt, destructive government that was FF.

Eh, no Tim she assaulted a public representative in front of gardai. She was fined in court and failed to pay her fine so she goes to jail. Do you think the guards should have just asked her nicely not to do it again and let her in her way? Grow up.

So when is Minister James O’Reilly going to jail for failing to comply with court directions? Law does not exist in Ireland, it’s just a way to keep the plebs under control.

including yours.

hah! that right there is justification for her paint throwing antics! You should never forget who these people are, your going to be living through their mess for the foreseeable future.

The time for “airing concerns” is long past. The privatisation of the health service is leaving people dying in corridors and on outpatients waiting lists. It is neo-liberal violence being inflicted on the Irish people.

And of course the liberals like yourself only have a problem with the “illegal” act because it appears violent. As usual you have no problem with the decisions and acts which actually lead directly to DEATH. No, instead complain about paint thrown that helped raise awareness over the blood on Harney’s and other right-winger’s hands.

Oh, and agitating for a full British military and political withdrawal from Ireland is as relevant today as it was in the 1970s, the 1920s, the 19th century and before.

Tory boy here again- harney has blood on her hands??? Compared to your lot?? And u speak of ignorance.. Eirgli/sinn fein, don’t get me started…

Are you seriously comparing the death toll of the IRA to that of neo-liberal economics?? :-o

South America, Africa. . . . have you heard of these places? or are they inconvenient truths for right-wingers. Keep it to the 1st World and it all doesn’t seem so bad is the line is it?

Love to argue all night, but I’ve work in the morning. If I didn’t I’d vote sinn fein and we wouldn’t even be disagreeing. Nite.

No prison term was needed for her. Where are the bankers like Fitzpatrick, Drumm? Why haven’t they served any time? As usual, the ordinary people get punished while the corrupt Fianna Fail mafia are still free.

Harney or Minihan?

Protest tonight outside mount joy prison

Minihan should have being forced to resign

Too many vigilantes on here but cowards when face to face!

That goes for you Maul Matthews – you cannot provide a home for those who can’t make it on their own merits and your ilk are usually afraid to speak like that in public. Coward!

When one considers the damage that Harney did to the health service, the lives that it cost. The warping of the Health service to be a cash cow for some. She mustn’t sleep a wink at night, though that type of person usually couldn’t give a toss either way. 120k pension and the sick can go f themselves.

The friends of the status quo are out in force here tonight. Such a good thing for Fitzie that he didn’t throw paint on anyone.

@tim, you are not doing your arguments any favourite with your hissy threatening attitude. Don’t expect to be taken seriously if you start making veiled threats against people whose opinion you disagree with. Your attitude is self defeating.

She did not pay the fine she deserves to go to jail. Same rule applies to all law abiding citizens. Ms Minihan is not law abiding!

Oh piss off Crystal, you’re lowering the tone….

Tom Pepper. Give the Gardaí a phone call there to let them know that our current Minister of Health is in breach of a Court Order to pay his debt. Clear the streets everybody – the squad cars will be out in force.

With respects, the current minister for health has not been on trial for any crime. Miss Minihan has. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT. Ignorance is a big problem in this country!!!!!

Depends on how you define “crime”. If there was any justice, Harney should be on trial.

Tom Pepper. She is not in jail for committing a crime. Louise Minihan is in jail for not paying the fine. Get YOUR facts straight. YOUR ignorance is embarrassing. Tou-bloody-ché sir!

Not paying a fine is a crime you idiot. Why the hell did the judge put her there in the first place.

She was CONVICTED of a crime and did not pay the fine! She deserves to go to jail.
Mr Cronin get your facts straight!
Hundreds of people go to jail for not paying fines AFTER being convicted of crimes. Ms Minihan deserves every last minute in jail. And i think most law abiding citizens would agree MR Cronin?
Discuss please.

Lmfao thanks for startin this thread Paul

Tom Pepper. Do not call me an idiot when you clearly fit the description. Not paying a fine is NOT a crime. It is considered a wrongdoing. A civil fine is NOT legally considered a crime. If you’re taking me on you’d want to have your facts sir.

I don’t give a sh!t about the thumb votes on this thread as it’s clearly a bit of fun for the law abiding fools of this country. Like a pelting ceremony of old, where the peasants line up to see some other peasant get her cummupance from the establishment. Pelt me with all the rotten veg from your village, but don’t forget to go home then. Your villages need ye!

Ah Reada, now you’re just embarrassing yourself! Cllr. Minehan was convicted of assault (last time I checked this was a criminal offence…) and criminal damage (the clue is in the wording…).
For you to claim she is not a convicted criminal is just nonsense, its there on the public record for all to see!
Sorry if this doesn’t fit in with your ideology…

Mattoid. Read my comments again. Nothing I said is wrong in my response to Mr Pepper. I never said that Louise Minihan had not committed a crime. I said she was not in jail for that crime. She is in jail for not having paid the fine. Whether or not I agree with the paint episode, she at least is willing to stand by her decision and take her punishment. I have a lot more respect for her than I do for Mary Harney.

Furthermore Mattoid, there is no need for you to worry about me embarrassing myself. If I make a mistake I will admit it but I have not in this case. So I’ll carry on having my ideology, I don’t care whether you approve of it or not. At least I have one.

Reada, in this country when someone is jailed ‘for non-payment of a fine’, the sentence is imposed in LIEU of the fine, ie. they are being jailed for the original offence because they did not pay the fine (the original sanction) therefore the alternative sanction (jail) is imposed. Therefore it is correct to say that Cllr. Minihan was jailed for assault and criminal damage.

I’ll write this slowly so ye can keep up. The arrest warrant was issued for NON PAYMENT of FINE. That is the offense with which Louise Minihan has been incarcerated. The charge of assault has already been dealt with. She has been arrested on warrant by direction of the court registrar/clerk and signed by any judge.

It’s a moot point indeed but technically I’m right – the warrant for her arrest would specifically relate to the non payment issue and NOT the original offense.

I am now hanging up my hat for the evening and will not respond to further queries. I recommend ye get back in your box. I’m sure there’ll be another peasant to fleece soon. The mob must be entertained while the establishment fleece ye. I despair at us sometimes. Ireland I love you, even when I hate you.

Thank you Mr. McWilliams. It’s good to know some people aren’t as brainwashed and robotic as some of the vigilantes on here.

Tim, (not) nice but dim.

Expensive

She was charged with a civil offence no a criminal offence, so can travel to the states no probs

I didnt know that thanks. I thought that once you spent time in prison no matter what for you were barred.

lol – that made my day :-D

strange that as many think your wrong, and banker shouldn’t be brought to court, and after all, they didn’t through a cup of paint over anyone did they?

Violent crime, hah!

I had a paint fight with my 3 year old son the other day, it was a massacre. Luckily the police showed up and sorted it out. He’s up in court next week.

How is it accountability? She isn’t even a politician. I’m not sure if your post is just a reaction but she has the support of the Irish people. Fianna Fail only got what they deserved.

@Tim

Don’t see too many people backing you on this one I’m afraid. Minihan hasn’t a leg to stand on.

Yep, they should do it to more of them. Don’t hold your breath, the law in Ireland only applies to “outsiders”.

If she was a FG or FF and took hundreds of thousands in bribes more likely than not she would not even be investigated. She slops paint all over one of the main driving forces of the economic mess that we have today, the flawed stinking politics and she gets jail time.

Don’t forget that Harney kept Haughey and Ahern in power, little better than them.

Thank you. You have the support of the Irish people.

Since when do you speak for the Irish people?

Ireland could do with more like her!

Yeah, up with petty criminals and assault. Down with obeying the court of law. What a paradise that would be…

You have the support of Tim Jackson. Don’t represent me with that comment Mr Jackson please.

Looking at the thumbs you don’t have much support from the Irish people Tim…

Actually Wurple, I’d love that.

She’ll only be in there for a few hours. She’s an aggressive criminal who belongs there.

I agree

@Tim So if I were to assault Brian Cowen of Bertie Ahern would I be a hero? No. Assault in any form is a crime

Hey! Wake up and blame those who destroyed the country, NOT those who challenge the elites.

There’s challenging and then there’s what she did. She’s very much a thug as those white collar ones in government.

I know Fianna Fáil destroyed this country and they were punished in the last election and I can’t see them returning to Government anytime soon. There is nothing wrong with challenging the authorities but Minihan has broken the law. She makes out that it was a ‘political protest’ but assault is not a protest.

Come on Barry you can admit you are a Fianna Fail-Progressive Democrat sympathizer. Many of you escaped prison last time for your corrupt destruction of Ireland.

Hero my ass she’s no better than the rest of them .. And If I threw a tin of paint on you or your car if be done by you for assault or destruction of property and u bet I’d get more than a few days !!!! And who would run to my aid … Two tier system yet again

Well said Tim

Tiny tim , your comments about John hiding behind his computer and to start slagging him off is rich considering Ur not real !! You hide behind a blank picture .. Tell us who you really are , go on you know you. Want to .

Feck sake people, she threw a bit of red paint on someone who deserved a whole lot more.

Louise Minihan is obviously a nasty vindictive woman who has done a very aggressive nasty thing. Why are people so supportive of such an aggressive hurtful and destructive action.?

Yeah, cos that would have been so much worse.

You sound like a very tedious person tim, either that or you’re a troll, either way, you’re boring me to tears.

Tim I suggest you go and lie down until your madness passes. You seem to be under some kind of illusion that you are speaking for the people of Ireland.

Excellent. Respect to Ms. Minihan.

Waffle

Dafug did i just read??

What u talking about spammer it’s ever where

I wasn’t arsed readin that so a thumbs down from me…

stupid poems I can’t help reading them.