Comments on: The best defence is a good offence http://www.irishelection.com/2007/12/the-best-defence-is-a-good-offence/ Coverage of Irish Politics, News and Current Affairs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:43:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Cian http://www.irishelection.com/2007/12/the-best-defence-is-a-good-offence/comment-page-1/#comment-61367 Cian Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:12:57 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/12/the-best-defence-is-a-good-offence/#comment-61367 There is a great deal of weight to that theory Barry, it certainly seems to fit with what has been coming out so far and the absolute inability of stories or theories to match up. I am sure O'Neill has this too as do most people who are observing the tribunal (take some heavy hinting in todays Tribune for example). The thing is that this is hardly corrupt. what is likely to emerge in the next while is whether there was a huge amount of 'profit' to bertie from the donations and if this can be related to some sort of corrupt conduct. Secondly whether the tribunal reports him to have given unreliable evidence. It seems that this story is now well beyond management and Bertie's fate must simply wait. There is a great deal of weight to that theory Barry, it certainly seems to fit with what has been coming out so far and the absolute inability of stories or theories to match up.

I am sure O’Neill has this too as do most people who are observing the tribunal (take some heavy hinting in todays Tribune for example). The thing is that this is hardly corrupt.

what is likely to emerge in the next while is whether there was a huge amount of ‘profit’ to bertie from the donations and if this can be related to some sort of corrupt conduct. Secondly whether the tribunal reports him to have given unreliable evidence. It seems that this story is now well beyond management and Bertie’s fate must simply wait.

]]> By: barry http://www.irishelection.com/2007/12/the-best-defence-is-a-good-offence/comment-page-1/#comment-60976 barry Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:22:09 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/12/the-best-defence-is-a-good-offence/#comment-60976 Harry McGee in his last Examiner contribution on his blog has a very detailed analysis of Bertie's appearances this week. http://www.harrymcgee.com/2007/12/inside-politics-outside-politics.html He makes an interesting point which has crossed my mind a few times (and I suspect others too) that all this hiding money and dealing in cash was to avoid paying the ex-wife an allowance based on his real financial situation. McGee surmises that O'Neill getting too close to this deduction was the reason for the ratty behaviour. Harry McGee in his last Examiner contribution on his blog has a very detailed analysis of Bertie’s appearances this week.

http://www.harrymcgee.com/2007/12/inside-politics-outside-politics.html

He makes an interesting point which has crossed my mind a few times (and I suspect others too) that all this hiding money and dealing in cash was to avoid paying the ex-wife an allowance based on his real financial situation. McGee surmises that O’Neill getting too close to this deduction was the reason for the ratty behaviour.

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