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Cowen to issue Statement at 2pm

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    #92
    ArtSmart
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    Happyman42 wrote: »
    Try and keep up...it's a vote of confidence in the 'government' on Tuesday...not Taoiseach...there is a difference.
    ha ha. nope, there's not. technically perhaps, but not in essence. he's putting his own people in a ridiculous position.


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    #93
    godtabh
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    Haha going forward


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    #94
    Biggins
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    Mr Trade In wrote: »
    Also where does he now sit in the Dail.
    Beside his mate Bertie if he ever bothers to show up?


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    #95
    Sherifu
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    "We know where we are today, I don't want to go over all that."

    Ya, we're ****ed. Great job Brian.


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    #96
    hotmail.com
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    Bit of a farce - Greens only given 15 minutes notice.


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    #97
    mgmt
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    kraggy wrote: »
    Because it's the official language of the State?

    Because it's the first language of a sizeable amount of people in the West of Ireland?

    Come on...


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    #98
    thebman
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    Crazy, you can't be Taoiseach when you can't even lead your own party FFS.

    eidt oh and RTE player sucks donkey balls. Keeps craping out the stream then making me watch ads again ....

    I get a replay button on a live stream when it craps out ... ... ...


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    #99
    wolfpawnat
    Registered Users Posts: 6,124 ✭✭✭wolfpawnat


    murpho999 wrote: »
    Off topic, but TG4 is not funded by RTE

    Anyhow, missing the press conference. Is Election still on March 11th?

    Is he running for election as TD or stepping out altogether?

    It is still on for that date :)

    And thanks to the last budget RTE is being forced to pay for TG4.

    http://budget.irishexaminer.com/analysis/rte-to-pay-price-of-cuts-to-tg4-138780.html


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    #100
    bhovaspack
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    This has turned too cosy, too quickly. He's still the head of state, and needs to be taken down.


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    #101
    Headshot
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    That man is so deluded


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    #102
    Happyman42
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    ArtSmart wrote: »
    ha ha. nope, there's not. technically perhaps, but not in essence. he's putting his own people in a ridiculous position.

    Government party and supporters won't vote against itself. Today's develeopment probably ensures the Gov will survive on Tues. Labour idiots should have tabled it against Taoiseach.


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    #103
    mike65
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    TG4 is mainly funded by the state to the tune of €36 million in 2010, thats why they get a decent go in a language hardly anyone speaks well enough to understand BIFFO (esp that accent)


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    #104
    ArtSmart
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    Happyman42 wrote: »
    Government party and supporters won't vote against itself. Today's develeopment probably ensures the Gov will survive on Tues. Labour idiots should have tabled it against Taoiseach.
    exactly my point


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    #105
    kraggy
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    mgmt wrote: »
    Come on...

    what?


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    #106
    mgmt
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    Hes talking about leadership to confront big issues. You are no leader, Mr Cowen.

    Stop avoiding Vincent.


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    #107
    Happyman42
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    hotmail.com wrote: »
    Bit of a farce - Greens only given 15 minutes notice.

    What odds...they'll suck it up anyway


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    #108
    SB-08
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    Has Vinnny only asked one question? About Cowen running in the election in Offally? I thought we would see another row. :D


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    #109
    hotmail.com
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    Beginning the speech in Irish was another cynical political stunt.


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    #110
    ilovesleep
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    Biggins wrote: »
    Jeasus, that reminds me... I must get to the bookies now to place a bet on who's going to be the next fool ...sorry, head of Fianna Fail.

    It will be ocuiv. theres something in the connemara air that makes people senile. ocuiv could save ff, which is what they only care about - the party.


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    #111
    Biggins
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    LOL

    Reporter: "Where did it all go wrong?" (mutters) "That might take a while!" so moves on to the next question quickly!

    LOL


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    #112
    ArtSmart
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    amazing though.

    he's giving his best performance. if he'd a done this level of comm earlier...


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    #113
    mike65
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    Who the hell clapped twice?


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    #114
    steelcityblues
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    TV3 dropped the ball - unlike them!


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    #115
    sceptre
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    A few mod notes:

    I've deleted 23 posts for being idiotic, flaming, using completely unacceptable language, off-topic, video-only etc.

    Kindly keep in mind that this is the Politics forum, where we discuss politics and current affairs - not a fashion forum or a comedy forum (twitter is always available for those hilarious one-liners). The forum charter is handily stickied at the top of the forum for anyone who hasn't read it. Make a genuine attempt to keep the discussion on-topic please.

    /mod


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    #116
    Happyman42
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    ArtSmart wrote: »
    now his own party have to vote confidence in him as Taoiseach on tue.

    crazy

    That's what you said....no they don't, they have to vote confidence in the 'Government'. Different scenario altogether.


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    #117
    ArtSmart
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    hotmail.com wrote: »
    Beginning the speech in Irish was another cynical political stunt.
    oh FFS. We're Irish!!!

    enough of 'why the Irish language' nonsense


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    #118
    mgmt
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    What a focking insult to this country. Not good enough for FF but good enough for us it seems.


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    #119
    ArtSmart
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    Happyman42 wrote: »
    That's what you said....no they don't, they have to vote confidence in the 'Government'. Different scenario altogether.
    sigh. so they're voting for a leaderless govt. stop. stop it now.


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    #120
    greendom
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    That's some poisoned chalice he's handing over


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    #121
    P. Breathnach
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    ArtSmart wrote: »
    amazing though.

    he's giving his best performance. if he'd a done this level of comm earlier...

    Fair comment. I was thinking Shakespeare: "nothing in this [job]became him like the leaving it".


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