The people of Wexford voted him in. They seem to think that he’s a great lad. Just shows the mentality of some people when given a vote.

In fairness Sheila to the good people of Wexford, we didn’t all vote for him. He got 17,000 votes out of an electorate of 111,000.

Are u from Wexford, Darren ? If so, what is the feeling about him there ?

Now that I think of it, I did give him a vote! Jaysus! Should’ve said all the people of Wexford didn’t vote for him! Yeah, I’m from here. Gave him the vote based on the work he was doing in the community and before we knew most of what we know now. Am embarrassed to say I voted for him, but we were looking for change, but unfortunately we were fooled again. They way we’ve been hoodwinked this time is more sinister I think, with Fianna Fáil we knew what we were getting, gombeen politics. But with Wallace, there was a charade leading up to the election, of a community activist working for the people against our political rulers. It all seems false now with everything we know now, that everything was a front to save his own skin. A devious plan. As regards how people would vote tomorrow Declan, I’m not sure. Obviously there’s the likes of me who did vote for change but got more of the same, we won’t be voting for him again. But I wouldn’t rule out Wallace getting back in, there is still support here for him, he was the saviour from Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael for many, but they aren’t prepared to admit that Wallace is more of the same. All we can do is hope for the best and for the moment all we can do is apologise to the people of Ireland for our mistakes!

@Darren,

I suppose it’s like many other good liars that were in there before him. Played the game well, but thankfully, he tripped himself up like many of them. I believe in ‘what comes around, goes around. The people including yourself did vote for him because the package, wrapping, cover looked nice, seemed to be honest.

A lesson for all of us. It’s up to people like you that were fooled by this excuse of a human being, to move him, out, far, far away. Hopefully to a closed prison not an opened one!

Cheers, Darren. Yes – we were all fooled again. Ah, well ! We live & learn.

The lowest standards in public office I think G. And he’s up against some stiff competition. Beyond that its hard to know what Wallace stands for.

More polo shirts in various shades of baby pink, baby blue and mint green.

CPM. Sorry it should have read “complete” my anger got the better of me, when typing that post!

That anger is very well understood, rodrigo. This Govt is a disaster. We are being sh*t upon
daily.

any person is allowed go to a police station and make a formal complaint about the “theft” and have it investigated.

its just a case of deciding which thief you prefer to pay to rob you blind, cant see any alternative being any worse than the conmen we have in power at the moment

Mick Wallace is HOT!!!!

you’re hot jenny

It will continue until the the people of Ireland decide to change it. The pople of Ireland have the means to stop it, they have a vote. The fundamental problem is that all the the political parties are the same, just lie to the electorat and make promises that they can not keep in order to get into power. That is the sad situation with Irish politics, no alternatives always the same. Perhaps the goverment should be composed of an all party mix such that the government works for Ireland and its people and not their party.

Well said Declan. Let him keep digging the hole.

@Declan,

Maybe, the only hope we have is that he’s using a very good shovel and digs it really, really deep. Hopefully he’s digging holes for others there too! ;)

The only tax payer money this man should be getting is the allowance given to prisoners in mountjoy

This country is a comets laughing stock. Why aren’t Irish people demanding that this self confessed thief is prosecuted for the crime he readily admits to committing? We have a government elected by us that treat us with downright contempt. He stole €1.4 million from us the taxpayer, and yet our national broadcaster allows him to pontificate on our airwaves. Would the same service be provided to all the thieves in Irish prisons? Micis

What the hell is a ‘comets’ laughing stock?

maybe he meant complete laughing stock!

@ Rodrigo detriano

Ditto! This thief, lying, horrible excuse of a human being should be taken out of the chambers. Sacked, go straight to jail and also charged with threatening behaviour.

People seem to forget and not realise that this individual is being paid a salary, that is supposedly paying 50% of it back to Revenue. He’s not entitled to the other50%. He’s not entitled to this job, he hasn’t earned it, he’s broken the law on many occasions. Why is Revenue not taking over his property (like many young families in Ireland today) and selling what they need to recoup what this greasy, dishonourable, lying, double standard sleeseball owes. The Dail has to make him resign this week.

Rodrigo, you could say the same about one Bertram Ahern, he should be in jail sewing post bags or army uniforms but instead he’s living a celebrity lifestyle, and why? Because he’s a “nice fella”, just like Wallace

Sheila i agree with your comment but there is a problem you see wallace knows all about the bankrupt judiciary and he can stand up and speak in the dail which makes him a very dangerous man ,he is in the same class and fitzpatrick his situation is nothing more than window dressing ,look worried seanie and well let you of with a slap on the wrist ,god knows we couldnt have seanie talking he could bring down the whole system.

Really? So the ignorant lout routine is just an act?

Which set of TDs didn’t get into the Dail by lying?

Please tell me. Go one. Which ones?

@ hughsheehy

(That was and is in the Dail chambers)
Sean Lemass, (of what I have read about him) Joan Burton (I am an independent voter, am not a member of any group), I believe is a good person and is trying, in a very hard, difficult area, trying to sort it. There are probably a few more which I am not sure I want to type because they sympathize too much with Wallace, but are probably good people and do work for the community.

Sadly, any honesty and respect for the minorities and care some of these TDs had before they got into those chambers is gone. The voters, tax payers should have more input as to whom should stay. The Dail chambers should not be a place where these individuals can hide. It should go to a vote not just from their own team but from all TDs in the House.

The voters do get a say. They elected Mick Wallace, Gerry Adams, Michael Lowry, Willie O’Dea, James O’Reilly, Eamon Gilmore, Richard Boyd Barrett, etc,. etc,. etc. You may agree with their judgement or not, but it’s a democratic process.

That’s kinda the point. Mick Wallace was elected by the people of Wexford for a full Dail term. It’s up to them to throw him out, or not. Even if a TD is a minority of one in the Dail it’s up to the voters to silence their Dail voice, not other TDs.

@ Sheila Byrne

I can understand why Mr. Wallace under-declared tax – his business was struggling and in this world you either swim (what Mr. Wallace tried) or else you sink.

Maybe if we didn’t have an overpaid Revenue Staff we wouldn’t be paying such high taxes…

Sink or steal, eh? Wallace is a hypocrite, he got elected by pretending he wasn’t one of the stinking thieving gombeens we’re afflicted with in this country. Good act.

@ Censored

I do not partake in personal snares. He did not ‘steal’ anything – he already paid his fair share and that wasn’t enough for the Revenue thieves. They’re pillaging the Irish people to keep the overpaid Gardai and Revenue staff.

How come Shatter hasn’t collected the ear ring yet?

And a poor reflection on those people in Wexford who voted him in.

Like I said, whether or not he’s the kind of TD you approve of is another issue.

However Ireland is (supposedly) a democracy and he is a democratically elected TD. He should be entitled to speak in the Dail and no other TDs should be able to gang up and stop him because they’re indignant about something he said.

It appears democracy doesn’t work in Ireland then, there are too many idiots with the right to vote. I think in future there should be some kind of psyche/ common sense evaluation before been granted the right to vote!