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THE FORMER MOBSTER whose life was immortalised in the hit film ‘Goodfellas’, Henry Hill, has died. He was 69.
Hill was associated with New York’s infamous Lucchese crime family but later went into the witness protection programme following his arrest on drug charges.
His girlfriend, Lisa Caserta, told TMZ: “He had been sick for a long time … his heart gave out.”
Her son Nate Caserta told ABC News that Hill had been suffering from a long illness and that he died at a hospital in Los Angeles yesterday.
He later wrote on his Facebook page:
Henry was one of the most laid back chill guys ever. All I can think about is how f****** awesome he was. It breaks my heart knowing I will never get to talk to him again.
As a member of the Lucchese mafia family in New York during the 1960s through to the 1980s, Hill was involved in one of the most famous mafia heists when his gang netted $5 million from Lufthansa at JFK Airport in 1978 – the biggest cash robbery in the US at the time.
Later arrested on drug charges, Hill turned infomant and testified against his former bosses. TMZ reports that in his later years Hill had focused on mending relationships with estranged family members.
His story was made famous by the 1986 book ‘Wiseguys’ by Nicholas Pileggi but became even more famous in the 1990 Martin Scorsese film ‘Goodfellas’.
Ray Liotta played the role of Hill in a film which also starred Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci:
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A TD’s for life (pension) and not just for Christmas.
Reduce the number of Dail seats.
http://www.wethecitizens.ie/talk/article/reducing_the_size_and_cost_of_government
Intresting link Sean. I don’t think these turkeys will vote for Christmas though.
How do I run for it?
Fianna Fail, the soldiers of our failed destiny, would be wise not to run a candidate for the by-election. Sure, why would they anyway: won’t they have made Fianna Fail history by not having “one” TD in the whole of Dublin. Maybe, one day, they could even do one better by not having one in the whole country!
Rumours that Pat Cox will be the Fine Gael candidate.
As someone who disagrees on most things with FG I still feel compelled to ask not to screw things up for yourselves in this by-election. Pat friggin Cox – Mister 7 pensions and still only 59. Mr. EU insider who has a lobby company advising Multi nationals on how to deal with the EU. A hopper from party to party, depending on which one is good for Pat Cox. Jesus if ye want to cement your party as a Golden Circle gombeen outfit go for it but it will be a chocking mistake all too familiar to FF activists. HQ knows best etc etc etc.
Say it ain’t so Dave, say it ain’t so?
More money wasted to find a waster to pension off! Great
I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save people. The men and women of this country who toil are the ones who bear the cost of the Government. Every dollar that we carelessly waste means that their life will be so much the more meager. Every dollar that we prudently save means that their life will be so much the more abundant. Economy is idealism in its most practical form.
C Coolidge
Kieran Dennison will take this seat for Fine Gael. He was only just edged out by Brian Linehan in February. Fine Gael are at 44% in the polls, up from 36% in February. The only other Fine Gael TD in that constituency is Leo Varadkar, so it would be good for them to have a back bencher as well as a Minister.
Labour are down to 12% in the polls, I don’t see them getting this seat. Fianna FAIL are at 15% but nobody is gonna vote for them. Anyone else is so low in the rankings it wouldn’t matter. To take this potential victory away from Fine Gael would need a real game changer, real star quality.
Comment of the year there Daniel, Fianna fail at 15% but nobody going to vote for them. Pmsl. I bet maths wasn’t your strong subject at school (:
Last FF seat in Dublin now gone, amazing turnaround and rightly so.
Clearly someone will vote for them, what I am saying is they won’t take the seat. Try not to take everything you read literally.
Yes obviously they will get some votes, but they won’t take the seat, that’s what I am saying. Try not to take everything you read literally.
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