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Solicitor Details
| Name |
Dermot Barry |
| Address |
Killybegs |
| County |
Donegal |
| Rating |
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Ratings
| Date |
Rating |
Name |
Comments |
| 24th of Nov, 2006 |
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Aidan Sharkey |
As crooked as ivy climbing up an oak. Has been involved in some pretty dodgy deals with individuals whom he has since dropped as clients... things were getting too hot. Has tucked his head back into his shell in the past couple of years. But the mean streak is still there, plays dirty and is dirty. Definitely no Rumpole. |
| 29th of Nov, 2006 |
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Nadia |
This guy was representing the husband of a friend of mine in a marital breakdown case. She was sitting on the steps of the court house in a distressed state when D.Barry walked by. He looked down at her and said, " Now the gloves are coming off." What a nice guy! |
| 3rd of Jan, 2007 |
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Gerald |
This ignorant buffoon cost me about £100k, he is totally inept, greedy, shambolic, untrustworthly, definitely one to avoid. |
| 6th of Jan, 2007 |
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James |
This idiot mishandled a deal on me and it cost me untold stress, He is lazy, unprofessional, greedy, and utterly crooked. He should consider going back to clown college. |
| 11th of Jan, 2007 |
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sharkey |
Nice to see confirmation of my view of D.P. Barry. The man has no conscience and his whole motivation in life is driven by greed, regardless of who gets hurt, and they have been many. He is also a coward who backs down when confronted, which is a sure sign of a bully. I'm sure he has looked at this site but just has not got the guts to refute anything said on it. Keep the pressure on the little pr*ck in a mohair coat. |
| 25th of Jan, 2007 |
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Miranda Chave |
This man is currently attempting to extort hundreds of thousands of euros from my retired parents who made the mistake of enlisting his services. If anyone can help me help them I'd be eternally grateful. |
| 5th of Feb, 2007 |
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Emma |
A few years ago this thief lost my family a home in Ireland through his sheer greed, inept, and backhanders. He is an embarrassment to the legal professional as a whole. I would love to hear from anyone who can get their back on this criminal. |
| 13th of Feb, 2007 |
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George Bushell |
Diarmuid Barry has been our family solicitor for over 20 years and his integrity and service are beyond reproach. |
| 15th of Feb, 2007 |
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Sharkey |
Really, George? Well the guy also represented my family for many years and his integrity is certainly beyond belief... he doesn't have any. He is not incompetent, he knows perfectly well what he is doing, and he does it very well; lining his pockets at the expense and misery of his unfortunate clients. Miranda, if I can be of any help to you in the matter of your parents you can get my email address from the site. |
| 7th of Mar, 2007 |
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DKB |
I have always found Diarmuid to be honest. Sharkey you obviously have a problem with the man. If he is the crook you say he is and has ripped you off why don't you put your money where your mouth is and take an action against him, or is it easier to hurl abuse from the sidelines? |
| 8th of Mar, 2007 |
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Sharkey |
Hurling abuse from the sidelines? So says you DKB hiding behind your cloak of cowardly anonymity. I repeat, the man is a crook. If he is not, then I have just libelled him and he should take me to court. Will he? He will like buggery, because he has no idea just how much dirt on him that I have and could be produced in court. As you can see from the above comments I am not the only one to have an issue with Dear Dermot. And if you are such a staunch defender of the crooked little man, then why not give your name DKB? |
| 8th of Mar, 2007 |
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Mary Murphy |
I came across your site recently as I wanted to congratulate Mr. Barry on an excellent job he did for me and my family over quite a complex transaction which he sorted out on our behalf after others before him had failed. I found him polite, professional and on top of his game, and I would have no hesitation in recommending him to anybody. |
| 30th of Mar, 2007 |
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Not to be trusted! |
A known pure sh*t, the 3 stars will be his pet clients that he favoured for a bung to the cost of those he caught out. |
| 13th of Apr, 2007 |
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Mary Murphy |
I recently added my comments concerning Mr Barry to this site, as a genuine vote of confidence for all the diligent attention he has given to my case, and I can only reiterate those comments yet again. The entry dated 30th March 2007 by the cowardly person who failed to add his/her name, made reference to my comments and my three star rating, by making some rambling inference that I paid Mr Barry "a bung" and got better service than others. I wish to publicly state that this comment whilst entirely untrue and defamatory, strikes of malicious intent, and is written to the same awkward standard as some of the other rantings by this "sharkey" individual who clearly has a totally unbalanced view of Mr Barry. I can only speak for myself, and I have taken the liberty of doing so, as to how I found Mr Barry, and the splendid job he did on my behalf. I take exception to the fact that someone can then come along and try to undermine my comments by a scurrilous clandestine attack on my rating as being worthless, because I found Mr Barry professional and a good Solicitor. How dare you "Not to be trusted" make comment on something you know nothing about, and how dare you comment on my rating, go back to the gutter where you belong and learn to articulate better before adding your vexatious comments so as to incite public derision against a professional man of whom I have the greatest respect, and take your pseudonames with you. Your unbalanced views are only undermining what is a useful public site where people can exchange views on legal practitioners, and it should not welcome cheap rebukes against members of the public who simply wish to use the site in the manner it was intended. |
| 14th of Apr, 2007 |
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Mary Murphy |
I checked into this site today to see whether you printed my response to the comments posted by "not to be trusted". I am so pleased that you did, as that person's comments really offended me. I am a decent christian woman in my mid forties, and I have a wealth of life experience like most others of my age and nationality, and try my best to see good in people, in these days of tribunals of enquiry for this and that. When somebody does something decent, or does a good job for a client who relies on their professionalism and integrity, they should be commended, and that was simply my reason for complimenting Mr Barry, as I learned of this site through Joe Duffy's radio show on RTE, so when my business with Mr Barry's firm was completed, I just wanted to say thank you to him and recommend him to others, as I genuinely felt he deserved the recognition I gave him, and I stand over my remarks. I do not want to make any more of it, and as long as I've set the record straight, I am happy to leave things at that, as I don't want to cause any embarrassment to Mr Barry by entering into a debate with any deluded individuals who want to take a pop at him, through the comments I have made, All I will say before I leave this site for good is that paper doesn't refuse ink, and when "not to be trusted" tries to justify his insult to my intelligence (as people like this always like the final word) I will take with me the satisfaction that I stood my ground, and made my point, and was not bullied into submission, like others have tried to do to me, but Mr Barry came up trumps for me, and I will be eternally grateful to him for that. |
| 30th of May, 2007 |
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Patricia |
Dermot Barry should be struck off as he is a professional legal gangster operating with impunity and at will. My grandfather left me a site in his will but I never got it thanks to Barry & Co. If he was in England he would be in jail and also struck off. The Law Society of Ireland protects the Legal Criminal and punishes their victims by not taking action against the Solicitor. He committed Criminal Fraud against myself my husband and our family and he got away with it because we could not get a Solicitor anywhere to take proceedings against him. We asked the Law Society to appoint a Solicitor for us but they declined. In our eyes he is a criminal and the justice system don't want to know. Sadly to say he is not on his own. |
| 1st of Jun, 2007 |
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Dr Phil |
I want to emphasise that I am not Diarmuid Barry, nor a friend of his, I do know the man, and he has carried out work on my behalf in the past and I found him very efficient. I feel that this site shows that he has enemies who are prepared to go to no ends to humiliate and embarrass him [lengthy abuse of other users of this site cut, -Ed.] |
| 3rd of Jun, 2007 |
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Patricia |
You couldn't humiliate or embarrass D. Barry as he has a neck as long as a giraffe and if we had a proper legal system he wouldn't be part of it. You were lucky Dr Phil that he didn't rip you off as he did to us, he cost us over 50 thousand these last 25 years. The Minister for Justice would be doing well to include D. Barry and all the other crooked solicitors in his fight against the criminal underworld. Solicitors like D. Barry are illegally taking more from their clients than some of the criminal gangs operating in this country but they get a pat on the back for being corrupt. Maybe the Law on Criminal Fraud would catch up with him yet? |
| 16th of Jun, 2007 |
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Mary Murphy |
I came back to this site to check if Sharkey was up to his old tricks again, and I find he's still ranting away about Mr Barry. If you have something to report about Mr Barry, the Law Society will be eager to learn about any wrong doings, so why does he keep up this tirade of abuse toward this man? It doesn't make sense, anyone who has a grievance against a solicitor has the right to complain to the Law Society, and if after their investigations they discover wrong-doing they are obliged to put matters right and the Solicitor in question will be disciplined. I know this to be a fact, as I have a good friend who had issues with a certain Solicitor in the North West area, and following the Law Society's investigation the Solicitor in question was censured and another Solicitor was appointed to take care of their business and put matters right, so as to bring their case to a successful conclusion. Patricia appears to speak with the same venom as Sharkey, which leads me to suspect that there is some relationship between them. If you read her last offering, it appears that the thrust of her attack is against the Legal System in general and Mr Barry is being slandered yet again without any substance or specific incidence leading to complaint. This is not good enough! Is this site merely to be used as a form of grafitti, I sincerely hope the the moderator takes charge, and censures ridiculous unsubstantiated complaints, and concentrates on real issues with the Legal Profession, and if a Solicitor actually lets someone down, then the victim will get their rightful opportunity to tell their story, and let other subscribers make up their own minds about the particular individual. It's not fair-play to label someone as a crook without giving specific information about that person's wrong-doing, so I put it up to Patricia to tell us in detail what Mr. Barry is alleged to have done wrong, and what her specific complaint is about, then we can decide for ourselves whether there is any justification for her complaint. I think that this site is worthwhile, and a useful guide for members of the public who want to choose a Solicitor to act on their behalf for whatever reason, but there must be a sense of fair play, otherwise the discerning browser will not give credence to the messages posted. I would ask the moderator as a matter of courtesy to me, not to edit my comments in any way, and if he/she feels the necessity to do so, then I would prefer that my comments were not printed as I have considered what I have said and do not wish to be paraphrased or have my views misconstrued in any way. |
| 16th of Jun, 2007 |
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Admin |
Re Mrs Murphy's comment above, the admins of CrookedLawyers.com informed me that they have been contacted by THREE different people over the past year complaining about Dermot Barry. These victims have been put in contact with each other. Solicitors take note: If the Law Society actually did their job as Mrs Murphy describes, this site would never have been created! Speaking for myself, I find it hard to believe that anyone would write entire ESSAYS on behalf of a lawyer without getting paid for this service. |
| 17th of Jun, 2007 |
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Admin |
To Mary Murphy: There is a length limit for comments here. If you want to publish your latest essay, please use the Forum. |
| 23rd of Jun, 2007 |
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Patricia |
I said what I had to say about Dermot Barry and I apologise to nobody for saying that. The Law Society is a joke because I wrote to them 6 times complaining about Barry and others in the mob and they took no heed. I honestly feel that the Law Society should change the name to The White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan because that would suit them better. We know what the KKK did in the US and got away with it for decades but then action was taken by the US to prosecute the KKK. When is the Minister for Justice going to abolish our KKK. I blame them for Solicitors operating like Gangsters because they know that they will get away with anything, and that the KKK of Ireland will say "well done". It's the same as saying to a child, break every window on the street and I will stand up for you. Who issues your licence Ms Murphy, is it the KKK of Ireland? I rest my case. |
| 25th of Jun, 2007 |
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Admin |
There has been a flurry of 3 star comments, increasingly threatening and desperate in tone, over the last few days. Mr Barry must be a true gangster (and aren't they all in Donegal) if he feels the need to hire someone to write full-time for this site. There is enough unpublished material to fill a book! Anyway, the Law Society generally protect their own, so I would recommend that the victims instead present their cases to the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation, Harcourt Square, Dublin 2 (Tel 01-6663777). |
| 30th of Jun, 2007 |
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Roisin O'Dea |
Mr Barry did a good job for me and saved me a lot of money, I'm so pleased at his efforts for me, I am still a bit shell-shocked at what could have been a different outcome, but for the way he handled things. I give him my full support and respect. |
| 13th of Jul, 2007 |
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Avril Pearson |
Just to say thanks to Diarmuid and his very efficient staff for a job very well done. |
| 10th of Aug, 2007 |
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Malachy Morris |
Well done Diarmuid, you saved the day! I cannot thank you enough for all your help to me and my family over the past few years, I am very pleased with the outcome of my case, and all your diligent efforts on my behalf. Continued success in your future endeavours.
Best regards, Malachy Morris |
| 16th of Dec, 2007 |
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Curious |
I have no interest at all in this solicitor, but I feel that comments from 'Admin' are unwarranted and or unjustified, unless they have used this solicitor's services how can they rate the solicitor as 'avoid'. Surely, as the posting authority for service users comments, you should be impartial??? Just wondering!!! --- Given the amount of complaints about this solicitor and the fact that his victims are reading this page, it didn't seem right to give him a good rating just to appear "impartial". -Admin |
| 21st of Feb, 2008 |
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B O'Banna |
Very good firm of solicitors, fair minded and practical, with a politeness to people and helpful to the ordinary individual. |
| 5th of Feb, 2008 |
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Mary |
Jim Corbett is employed by DP Barry. This man is a gossip and very dangerous as well as being totally useless. He is a clueless man who talks too much, does less. I know this because he has cost me tens of thousands of euro. He is a bluffer. How he lives with himself I do not know. |
| 10th of Feb, 2008 |
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Paddy |
Corbett plucks the goose and Barry plucks the gander. |
| 8th of Feb, 2008 |
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Michael |
D P Barry has been my solicitor for many years and I have nothing but respect for him and his practice and thank him for all the help he has been to me and my family. I wish him all the best in the future. |
| 14th of Apr, 2008 |
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Beatrice |
Job well done Diarmuid, thanks for your help. |
| 8th of Apr, 2008 |
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John Mac |
Excellent service... don't agree with some of the other contributors to this site. I found this firm to be professional, informative, and very helpful to me with regard to the problems I brought to their door to sort out for me. I would have no hesitation in recommending this firm to anybody in need of a good solicitor. |
| 10th of Mar, 2008 |
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Aine |
I too had dealings with Mr Barry much to my own misfortune. I found this man to be extremely unscrupulous with no regard to me, his client. Having read previous comments I can only sympathise with other victims, who possibly were treated even more unjustly than I. The phrase "Legally Raped" springs to mind by his greed and unprofessionalism in his "representation" of my case. Ordinary people are at the mercy of professionals like him and feel intimidated by the use of legal jargon especially when it comes to taking a case against them. |
| 13th of Apr, 2008 |
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Patricia |
Dear Admin. We did what you told us about reporting him and those he represented along with another Solicitor to the Garda Fraud Bureau and we are happy to tell you that Dermot Barry and others are now being investigated as I write this. Thank you for your advice, it's much appreciated. |
| 17th of Jun, 2008 |
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Joe |
I have a funny feeling Dermot Barry visits this site quite a lot. Speak up Dermot Barry. |
| 11th of Oct, 2008 |
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Derry VLPS found this on Judge John O'Hagan's RYS not very good Angela Hegarty and family have been well 'plucked' by both Dermot Barry & Judge John O'Hagan |
This judge presided over our hearing on 19 December 2006 in Donegal District Court. He declared it was an engineering case as it resulted from the collapse of part of our neighbour's access road which he claimed resulted from our contractor's excavations. Our Civil Engineer asserted that the road was poorly constructed and liable to collapse at any time. In truth, we should not have been defendants at all. Our builder and architect/supervisor should have been the defendants. We waited in court from 09.30 until 16.00 until the plaintiffs were called. By the time it was our turn to be heard, Judge O'Hagan was anxious to "wrap it up today" (his words) having seemingly already decided the outcome. He even congratulated the plaintiff's civil engineer, some of whose statements were untrue. The evidence of our civil engineer was disregarded. Our builder and architect/supervisor were not called as there was no time, and our barrister was told to sit down when she attempted to read out a letter crucial to our case, even though the recipient of this letter was in court as a witness for the plaintiffs. He was responsible for the construction of their access road. We can prove this same witness told lies. Their civil engineer produced a photo, separate from his report, which we had never seen before and did not recognise, but our barrister raised no objection and this piece of evidence sealed our fate. My husband and I feel we are victims of injustice. Our solicitor was Diarmuid Barry of Killybegs. Part way through the proceedings he took me to one side and suggested we offer 30K as the case was going against us. We refused, and we have made it clear to him that we were not properly defended and should not have been in court at all. We had never met with the barrister until the morning of the hearing in the court house, consequently she had not been thoroughly briefed. No adjournment was requested. We decided to appeal and have recently met Mr Barry who had just heard from the plaintiff's solicitors that they are keen to proceed, but he has suggested mediation. What to do next is our dilemma. If we go to appeal and have a similar experience to the last one, we stand to lose our home. |
| 16th of Apr, 2009 |
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CJK |
Barry handled a small insurance claim for my husband. It only took 2 phone calls and 1 letter. Barry took over 50% in fees, so I know what Johnny is talking about. |
| 16th of Apr, 2009 |
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J Corry |
Interesting to read all this stuff regarding overcharging. D.P. Barry did a probate for my girlfriend's family, when it was complete they were shocked to receive a fee invoice in five figures. So much for looking for wills to be made out. Good work if you're only chasing fees. |
| 6th of Apr, 2009 |
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Johnny |
D Barry is touting for wills. Business is scarce so watch out, he will have one hand in your pocket while making out your will. I threw his circular in the bin. |
| 15th of May, 2009 |
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Old timer, Killybegs |
Since Mr Barry set up in town he was incompetent. I wonder did he ever pay to take over the practice as agreed years ago? |
| 6th of May, 2009 |
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J Corry |
CJK was lucky, we paid a deposit which was not refunded after the deduction of fees. He said that was preparation money, 2 letters and 1 phone call, my arse!!! |
| 29th of Jun, 2009 |
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DD |
Came across this by accident, thought this solicitor/developer was out of business after ruining Donegal town with objections to all developments except his own and writing legal letters to anybody who expressed an opinion. This went on for 7 years until everybody was screwed. I would say his partners are not too happy now, especially the legal searches on various sites where they bought. Also how many people are not paid, sub builders, etc. We know Barry, so watch this space. |
| 15th of Aug, 2009 |
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Donegal Town resident |
Well done to sites like this. I can now use this network which is a great form of negative advertising and allows me to voice my opinion of Mr Barry. This man is arrogant, condescending and a bully. He is around for many years and has enjoyed much of the Donegal to Killybegs business, but his luck is running out. Thank God there are now many well heeled and articulate solicitors who can actually call themselves professionals, not like Mr Barry who appears to have a touch of Alzheimers when he chooses to FORGET/DENY conversations he has with clients and when questioned he gets very agitated and bullies his way through his clients. In my opinion this man is really not very intelligent and by the skin of his teeth just about made it through law school, and clearly is not a natural but a bluffer who runs his business on the strength of his barrister nephew and I have to say his very competent colleague Mr John Studdart who is a gentleman. My advice to anybody having dealings with Mr Barry is to record meeting and confirm everything with relevent authorities because he really doesn't have a clue and cost me a lot of money by giving incorrect information. This man is actually very insecure and one does not need to be a psychologist to see that he lives his life behind a mask. Believe me, what you see is not what you get and I could not recommend this man to anybody. |
| 30th of Jun, 2009 |
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DD |
No sooner had I sent in my opinion of Barry and his wrecking of the fabric of Donegal town, the headline in the Donegal Democrat today screams UPROAR IN DONEGAL TOWN, of course it was another objection from Revlin Property Ltd for whom D Barry is listed as secretary. Aldi want to build but it is basicially only a change of use. More jobs lost to the town by those greedy solicitors / developers. I wouldn't mind but it is rumoured that Barry's company is unable to start their development. I wonder why? |
| 4th of Aug, 2009 |
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J Corry |
If you have Barry as a legal advisor you don't need enemies!!! |
| 13th of Sep, 2009 |
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Donegal Town resident |
This man has passed his sell by date and can only operate in an arrogant and bullying manner to try to save face. He has virtually lost all his business in Donegal Town due to his arrogance and we now know he has lost much needed revenue to persons who have foolishly employed him to look after their financial affairs. NAMA rings bells in my ears! |
| 14th of Sep, 2009 |
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DD |
To admin, why is Barry not listed in the Hall of Shame? All his old clients are gone and he depends on others to get business. His own are usually picked up in pubs. |
| 23rd of Nov, 2009 |
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DD |
Ok so Donegal Town has no Aldi, well done Barry. You and your mates won their observation with the board. |
| 7th of Dec, 2009 |
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J Corry |
Has anybody got information on subbies not paid for development work? If so, it should be put on the web. |
| 15th of Dec, 2009 |
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Henry |
I have known this solicitor for many years, he has always been extremely impressive and very helpful. I am delighted that we have such a fine gentleman still in our town, they are not so easily come by these days and I would wish Diarmuid and his very friendly staff success in their future and continued good wishes. I wish that this level of professionalism extended throughout our very unhappy county, we have been plagued by the kind of underhand childishness I see exhibited on this facility that is intended to give consumer advice - instead I see it is being used by people with a political agenda. Very sad. Maybe we will start to turn away from this type of behaviour in the new economic times ahead of us. |
| 5th of Jan, 2010 |
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J Corry |
Well I see we have a response from Dermot Barry or staff or friend in the guise of Henry. For those observant will notice that favourable comments all say DIARMUID although the web page says Dermot Barry. We appreciate the intention, for the web is for consumer advice but it is also for dissatisfied clients or ex clients to express their views. All I asked was that if other subcontractors were not paid, it should be put on the web. |
| 21st of Jan, 2010 |
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Sheila S, Manchester |
I don't know this D Barry, nor do I want to. I came across this site by accident. I would just like to comment on Mary Murphy's comments. How long did you have to sieve through the dictionary to spit out all the big words you used, or did you just swallow it? Sounds to me like you love the sound of your own voice and are probably related to Barry in some way. |
| 16th of Feb, 2010 |
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Killybegs fisherman |
Avoid this so called solicitor. He is currently representing a member of my family for over 3 years and has done absolutely nothing only lie and squirm. |
| 22nd of Apr, 2010 |
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DD |
Sharkey seems to have a good handle on this guy. We have not heard from him since 2007, so in light of the abuse aimed at him by Barry's friend Murphy, he should speak up again. Goodness knows there is plenty to write about. |
| 7th of Apr, 2010 |
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Mary Murphy |
To Sheila, the "passerby" from Manchester... Do you take me for a total idiot? Just because I have an education, you go out of your way to deride me, and you expect the unbiased reader to believe you have no vested interest in your vulgar display of antagonism against myself and this wonderful man Dermot Barry. You obviously missed the part in my statement where I denied any relationship to Mr Barry, however I would be of the opinion that you are related to Sharkey in some way. |
| 13th of Apr, 2010 |
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Corry |
Aldi have been refused planning, so I'm sure Barry and his company can celebrate that they have prevented progress in Donegal town again. We are now destined to become a forgotten town. Any word on the subcontractors who were awaiting promised payment? |
| 27th of Apr, 2010 |
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Killybegs resident |
Any person who prevents a new business from opening and employing people at the present time especially with all the redundancies should be put up against a wall and shot! |
| 25th of May, 2010 |
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Corry |
What a mess!!! The development in Donegal town is spilling over to more unfortunate suppliers. Because a builder contracted was not paid, he is unable to pay his suppliers in full despite his best efforts. Barry is company secretary and legal representative, so why is he doing this or allowing it to happen. |
| 6th of Jul, 2010 |
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Old timer, Killybegs |
It's a howl, even his colleagues in the legal profession are laughing at his development efforts. I was with a solicitor last week who said, I told him but he would not listen. With a big laugh he also said the whole profession is sneering behind his back. |
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