In case you missed it earlier!
Interpretations and comments are very welcome as I’m not up to speed on everything. Note Enda Kenny’s intention to bring a motion of no confidence against him.
Minister Willie O’Dea’s personal statement 16 Feb 2010 from maman poulet on Vimeo.
Update – the Affidavit of the TD and government minister if you’ve not seen it – just click to enlarge.
I don’t think there is any perjury as claimed. The oath never went to court so couldn’t be perjury
In the still above, on the bench behind Willie. 4th person from the left; 2nd from the right. Is it me or does his facial expression and the manner in where his right hand is located make you worry about Bishop Dermot Ahean’s bald head getting, eh, lotion?
“I don’t think there is any perjury as claimed. The oath never went to court so couldn’t be perjury” False.
It was submitted to the court as a sworn affidavit. That has the same status as an oath given in court.It is countersigned by a public notary as required by law.
This is a link to a scan of the affidavit that he was forced to withdraw.
http://twitpic.com/photos/theaffidavit2
Least anyone forgets Willie is a qualfied barrister.
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Just because it was noot used in court does not mean that an offence has not been committed as Jeffrey Archer ( tried to fake an alibi which he didn’t end up using) found out to his cost.
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Transcript of Willie O’Dea’s Taped interview which caught him out
Willie O’Dea: …while occasionally we send out letters to planning applicants we have never been involved with anyone who shot anybody, or robbed banks, or kidnapped people. I suppose I’m going a bit too far when I say this but I’d like to ask Mr Quinlivan is the brothel still closed?”
Mike Dwane: Is the brothel still closed?
Willie O’Dea: Is the brothel still closed?
Mike Dwane: What brothel is that Willie?
Willie O’Dea: Do you know the brothel they found in his name and in his brother’s name down in Clancy Strand?
Mike Dwane: I never heard about that.
Willie O’Dea: Did you not hear that? You better check your sources. There was a house owned by him that was rented out and they found two ladies of the night operating in there in the last couple of weeks.
Mike Dwane: Right. The other one I wanted to ask you about Willie was were you disappointed to see Noreen Ryan in the witness box?
Willie O’Dea: I don’t want to talk about that……………………………
Wow! Who the hell is Noreen Ryan? ….The plot thickens….. I hope.
learn about Noreen Ryan here
http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/It39s-war-Minister-O39Dea-V.4760933.jp
“Figures were published earlier this week which show that Minister O’Dea facilitated 29 representations. Amongst them were a request for the transfer of a murder suspect back to Limerick from Dublin prison, the Christmas Day release of a drug dealer and the temporary release of another drug dealer so he could get married.”