Marian Finucane

michael999999

Phoebas wrote: »

In other words, employ consultants from N.I.

No.

Ask them how they set up there's, and get there blueprints from them. Send a few of our well paid public servants up there for a month to go through how they done it.

Instead of doing what Michael martin does and get a report commisioned every time he goes for a piss.

The waste of money in this country is scandalous.

And it is always the same company's names that pop up when there's hundreds of millions of public money being squandered.

One would wonder what's the connection between these company's and the civil servants giving out the contracts?

Callan57

Phoebas wrote: »

Yes. I suppose we could just hand over a multi billion asset to a foreign company.

By asset I presume you mean the water - I was referring to the economic management of the water resource. If they can do it without employing a cart load of "consultants" & bleeding the misfortunate householders dry then why not let them?

Phoebas

michael999999 wrote: »

No.

Ask them how they set up there's, and get there blueprints from them. Send a few of our well paid public servants up there for a month to go through how they done it.

Gotcha. Instead of paying for consultancy they should just ask for it for free.
I don't know why they didn't think of that :mad:

Phoebas

Callan57 wrote: »

By asset I presume you mean the water - I was referring to the economic management of the water resource. If they can do it without employing a cart load of "consultants" & bleeding the misfortunate householders dry then why not let them?

You want to simply hand over the management of water to a foreign company?

Callan57

Phoebas wrote: »

You want to simply hand over the management of water to a foreign company?

If they are the best people to do the job

michael999999

Phoebas wrote: »

Gotcha. Instead of paying for consultancy they should just ask for it for free.
I don't know why they didn't think of that :mad:

Yes.

The guy that set up and got Northern Ireland water up and running was on Pat Kenny during the week and he said he would be more than happy to have helped the Irish Government. Only they never approached him about it.

The Irish government would rather hand out massive comtracts to company's to do the same thing!

Phoebas

Callan57 wrote: »

If they are the best people to do the job

And remind me, how did they do in the original tendering process that picked BG/Irish Water to do the job?

Callan57

michael999999 wrote: »

Yes.

The guy that set up and got Northern Ireland water up and running was on Pat Kenny during the week and he said he would be more than happy to have helped the Irish Government. Only they never approached him about it.

The Irish government would rather hand out massive comtracts to company's to do the same thing!

Exactly, why go reinventing the wheel - if someone has the experience and has already proved their ability to deliver the job why not let them?
But no, we'd rather throw money at the usual golden circle.

Phoebas

michael999999 wrote: »

Yes.

The guy that set up and got Northern Ireland water up and running was on Pat Kenny during the week and he said he would be more than happy to have helped the Irish Government. Only they never approached him about it.

So your saying that the former CEO of Northern Irish Water could have given us the 'blueprints' for setting up a water company and we could have saved the €50 million, the bulk of which was spent on hardware and software?

If only he had made this offer to the government when they were tendering for someone to manage the water system, instead of watching his phone waiting for them to call him.

Phoebas

Callan57 wrote: »

Exactly, why go reinventing the wheel - if someone has the experience and has already proved their ability to deliver the job why not let them?
But no, we'd rather throw money at the usual golden circle.

1. Did he tender for the gig?
2. If he did, why did his tender fail?

my friend

Marian,
With respect to The Abbey much as yourself long past performance is not representative of current output.
With respect to your gushing over Sorkins reported comments polite Americans always flatter to deceive you apparently.

The Abbey is a joke, the spoofing Irish 'artistic' community is finally being found out...

CountyHurler

Fkn hell Richard Squawkins...

constitutionus

so....

...anyone in the real world heard of this twonk?

thought not. 295k a year for this lads,295k a year to interview your mates.

my friend

Laughing at this guy, all questions, no answers and a liberal bigot to boot

Definitely in the image of Marian

mike65

Finucane will keel over and expire on air won't she?

constitutionus

i loved the bit where IIRC he said he was so depressed that he had to leave the country.

all i could think of was "yeah liveline has that effect on people "

CountyHurler

constitutionus wrote: »

i loved the bit where IIRC he said he was so depressed that he had to leave the country.all i could think of was "yeah liveline has that effect on people "

Given his "profession", it got me thinking of that other famous quote "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."

CountyHurler

Marian taking the Joe Duffy line on giving out about politicians/public sector pensions... Enda Kenny works seven days a week running the country, and gets half what Marian gets running a coffee morning for two hours, two days a week.. She really should pull her neck in ..

newcavanman

Only Marian has the sheer neck to complain about how people will cope on their pension . " Hey Marian , i know what to do , how about i get a job where i broadcast for 4 hours a week , with 3-4 months holudays a year . Maybe 3-400,000 a year ? Yea i think i can manage a pension out if that alright "

CountyHurler

TV and the Internet? Same plusses and minuses?
This guy hasnt got a clue.. The Interactive and on demand nature of the Internet makes it far more dangerous..

my friend

Years ago this charlatan would have been a priest...

(Tech rules guy)

CountyHurler

my friend wrote: »

Years ago this charlatan would have been a priest...(Tech rules guy)

It's like the blind leading the blind (and coughing)..

my friend

This supposed 'expert' is amazed that 2 year olds can operate iPads/phones?

He needs to get up to speed, there are kids not even 1 who can use them, unlock, view photos etc

my friend

The audible nasal breathing from Marian is wretch inducing

Professional my hole

my friend

This spoofer must be on sabbatical from our glorious Civil Service , I never heard such uninspired waffle, there's no way kids will listen to him, unless he's bigger than Hulk Hogan and can convince kids in person his services would be less valuable than actually burning cash.

CountyHurler

I dont see how the Public Accounts Committee can carry out this investigation in a public forum and THEN expect the Gardaí to take the evidence and prepare a case for the DPP.. Surely the defence in any such case would immediately look for a mistrial on the basis that it would not be possible to have a fair trial in the light of the fact that the whole thing has been played out in the media?

constitutionus

considering the political connections of all involved i'd wager thats the point.

they might get locked up if investigated now.

michael999999

CountyHurler wrote: »

I dont see how the Public Accounts Committee can carry out this investigation in a public forum and THEN expect the Gardaí to take the evidence and prepare a case for the DPP.. Surely the defence in any such case would immediately look for a mistrial on the basis that it would not be possible to have a fair trial in the light of the fact that the whole thing has been played out in the media?

That's what Mc guiness is hoping for, this scandal is brimming with Fianna fail men!

They will do everything In there power to avoid convictions.

If it was some gouger that swiped a charity box from a shop he would have been arrested and charged already.

But these Fianna fail cronnies seem to be able to do what they want without fear!

Evan DietrichSmith

CountyHurler wrote: »

Marian taking the Joe Duffy line on giving out about politicians/public sector pensions... Enda Kenny works seven days a week running the country, and gets half what Marian gets running a coffee morning for two hours, two days a week.. She really should pull her neck in ..

There's the amazing bit.

It's unbelievable .

CountyHurler

Ah god.. Eamonn Ryan..:( It's gonna be difficult to stick with Marian for the full show today..

Harry Angstrom

Eamon Ryan is an anachronism. He's the political equivalent of a dodo. He talks about "openness and transparency", yet he and the rest of those self-righteous idiots in the Green Party had no trouble landing on Planet Bertie when it suited them. Bunch of stinking hypocrites.

Itssoeasy

So we get our water from rivers according to eamon. Thanks for clearing that up.

Is Marion telling us her salary there 200,250,350,400.

Oops69

I'm gone , he's living in the past , he really is incredibly annoying

Itssoeasy

Oops69 wrote: »

I'm gone , he's living in the past , he really is incredibly annoying

He started talking about being worth it, I thought he was going to make a case for the Bert and his pension.

Oops69

All the charities are calling for a regulator now , no calls for this in the last few years prior to the current scandal though !

Oops69

Poor nuns !!, I could write a book

CountyHurler

The thing I dont understand is the way that Paul Kiely is hanging on similar to the way Michael Fingleton did.... This is a FKN charity!!... How in god's name did they ever think that this guy had the suitable ethos and morals to run the CRC.. It really doesnt say a lot for the guy that he is essentially holding a charity to ransom. Can you imagine the abuse his kids/family are getting.

P. Breathnach

Itssoeasy wrote: »

So we get our water from rivers according to eamon. ...

The point he was making, and which in your haste to have a go at him you chose to ignore, was that the spend on making/keeping our rivers clean was insufficient. Those charged with delivering clean water to us didn't seem to recognise that we get (most of) our water from rivers.

michael999999

CountyHurler wrote: »

The thing I dont understand is the way that Paul Kiely is hanging on similar to the way Michael Fingleton did.... This is a FKN charity!!... How in god's name did they ever think that this guy had the suitable ethos and morals to run the CRC.. It really doesnt say a lot for the guy that he is essentially holding a charity to ransom. Can you imagine the abuse his kids/family are getting.

Fianna fail don't do shame or morals!

Callan57

Teachers whinging again ... :rolleyes:

IvyTheTerrible

Interesting how Marian can't see the issues there will be in Ireland with continuous assessment...

CountyHurler

Hamilton Goulding III appearing on with Colm at 1pm... This should be good.. I think I could hear the annoyance in Marian's voice that she hadnt got the big interview... :D

IvyTheTerrible

Oh this fupping non story. How the hell cares who François Hollande is sleeping with?

Also, Valerie Trierweiler had a "case of the blues"? Is that what people are calling nervous breakdowns and drug overdoses these? Fupping hypocrites, they'd all be putting on crocodile tears if there was an item about suicide in Ireland on the programme.

CountyHurler

"President Hole-And" ?

Is he France's version of Joe Duffy?

snubbleste

CountyHurler wrote: »

"President Hole-And" ?
Is he France's version of Joe Duffy?

He sez it in zee french accánt

IvyTheTerrible

CountyHurler wrote: »

"President Hole-And" ?

Is he France's version of Joe Duffy?

That's actually how it's pronounced.

snubbleste

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Oh this fupping non story. How the hell cares who François Hollande is sleeping with?
Also, Valerie Trierweiler had a "case of the blues"? Is that what people are calling nervous breakdowns and drug overdoses these? Fupping hypocrites, they'd all be putting on crocodile tears if there was an item about suicide in Ireland on the programme.

We care! I'm waiting for the inevitable sex tape to emerge

Callan57

You wouldn't catch our Enda in bed at 11am - but then the French have always been a indolent nation :rolleyes:

IvyTheTerrible

snubbleste wrote: »

We care! I'm waiting for the inevitable sex tape to emerge

I think you need help if that's what gets you off!

CountyHurler

ffs, Marian gossiping like an old fishwife... Could you imagine if the press published something as intrusive about her, there would be smoke coming out of her ears.... and not from the cigarettes..