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LIVELINE Thread - (05/10/11 to 14/02/2012)

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    #13592
    Jaysoose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,212 ✭✭✭Jaysoose


    This is annoying me..quinn caused this whole thing himself..nobody else forced him to buy into the anglo irish pyramid scheme.

    He should be ashamed of himself for putting the jobs in his companies under threat.

    this country is a joke at times and this guy painting him as some sort of victim is laughable.


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    #13593
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users Posts: 43,028 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    Listening to this reminds me of the scenes up river in Apocalypse Now


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    #13594
    steelcityblues
    Registered Users Posts: 4,630 ✭✭✭steelcityblues


    Tears at my computer screen listening to this.


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    #13595
    AngryBollix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭AngryBollix


    He only ran up a debt of 2.8 Billion euro.

    Sure an honest mistake


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    #13596
    Skid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,873 ✭✭✭Skid


    He always remained in the State.

    Except when he was pretending to operate from the North, to get out of Bankruptcy here.


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    #13597
    europa11
    Registered Users Posts: 5,730 ✭✭✭europa11


    "Created 6000 jobs" FUG OFF!

    And how many jobs did he and his ilk destroy since the Ponzi Scheme he was part of came tumbling down around the rest of us?


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    #13598
    AngryBollix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭AngryBollix


    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »
    Listening to this reminds me of the scenes up river in Apocalypse Now

    Youre closer to the mark than you think


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    #13599
    Skid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,873 ✭✭✭Skid


    Where is the balance for that 'Sean Quinn is a Saint' caller?

    If they are not going to have a caller with a different (sane) viewpoint, Duffy should put the hard questions to the first caller**

    (**I know that sounds ridiculous but a decent presenter would do it)


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    #13600
    AngryBollix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭AngryBollix


    I love when irish politicians preacj about transparency.

    Then you hear this and the fact that we need whisteblower legislation for people to do their jobs properly


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    #13601
    RadioRetro
    Registered Users Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭RadioRetro


    Someone needs to tell that guy that the whistleblower legislation in the You Kay is constantly ignored.


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    #13602
    Yakuza
    Registered Users Posts: 5,141 ✭✭✭Yakuza


    AngryBollix wrote: »
    If Sean Quinn raped his granny this guy would praise him.

    I recently rewatched a documentary from 2006 (hosted by Craig Doyle at his smarmiest) - Ireland's richest list. The b'auld Sean Quinn was in it, naturally, and he was remarking how he wasn't a gambler, bar playing poker with the local lads where he may win or lose a tenner. I wonder was he talking out of his hole back then, or did he get a dose of gambling fever since? It's a big jump from a home poker game for €10 to trying to buy a controlling interest in a bank for €2,700,000,000...


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    #13603
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    I dont agree with all this vilifying of Sean Quinn.. He's certainly has done a lot wrong, and particularly in the last year have been less than genuine given his pledge "to pay back every penny he owes to the taxpayer".... But the man has created thousands of jobs and pulled BILLIONS in to the state over a period of decades.

    Why he doulbed his bets on those contracts for difference, nobody will ever know... All I can say is that if this was characteristic of his business skills, then he wouldnt have created the successful businesses he did.
    The IDA create jobs for a fraction of what Sean Quinn has cost the Irish taxpayer

    The IDA bring multinational companies here and give them loads of concessions on rates, rent etc etc.. They announce it with a fanfare, patting themselves on the back.. And then when the companies eventually pull out, the IDA are nowhere to be found... And they do NOTHING to help real indigenous Irish businesses.


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    #13604
    AngryBollix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭AngryBollix


    Paddy likes to be told the truth but will believe anything


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    #13605
    AngryBollix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭AngryBollix


    Yakuza wrote: »
    I recently rewatched a documentary from 2006 (hosted by Craig Doyle at his smarmiest) - Ireland's richest list. The b'auld Sean Quinn was in it, naturally, and he was remarking how he wasn't a gambler, bar playing poker with the local lads where he may win or lose a tenner. I wonder was he talking out of his hole back then, or did he get a dose of gambling fever since? It's a big jump from a home poker game for €10 to trying to buy a controlling interest in a bank for €2,700,000,000...

    Its incredible when you analyse it.


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    #13606
    europa11
    Registered Users Posts: 5,730 ✭✭✭europa11


    No late breakeen Joe? Three minutes left.


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    #13607
    Stripey Cat
    Registered Users Posts: 741 ✭✭✭Stripey Cat


    She said "I hope I won't get into trouble"

    and Joe Duffy told her that she wouldn't.

    He was very emphatic about it.


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    #13608
    withless
    Registered Users Posts: 8,741 ✭✭✭withless


    Somebody should do something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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    #13609
    AngryBollix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭AngryBollix


    If she had a 6 month contract whats the problem?

    It wasnt renewed.


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    #13610
    Skid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,873 ✭✭✭Skid


    JonathanAnon wrote: »
    the man has created thousands of jobs and pulled BILLIONS in to the state over a period of decades.

    .


    And by defaulting on his loans he cost the State Billions within a few years.

    And broke lots of Company Law. And ran to the North to escape his obligations here.


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    #13611
    Cassidy28
    Registered Users Posts: 1,004 ✭✭✭Cassidy28


    Broadcast tax?


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    #13612
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    What did I miss today?


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    #13613
    RadioRetro
    Registered Users Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭RadioRetro


    Joe Joe! We need to start a petition Joe! Suresuresure, Mooney's next...


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    #13614
    IvyTheTerrible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,949 ✭✭✭✭IvyTheTerrible


    Skid wrote: »
    And by defaulting on his loans he cost the State Billions within a few years.

    And broke lots of Company Law. And ran to the North to escape his obligations here.

    Yep. He's cost the country a lot more than he gave it.


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    #13615
    steelcityblues
    Registered Users Posts: 4,630 ✭✭✭steelcityblues


    Joe Duffy is not my cup of tea!


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    #13616
    Cassidy28
    Registered Users Posts: 1,004 ✭✭✭Cassidy28


    syklops wrote: »
    What did I miss today?

    All about the broadcast tax:D


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    #13617
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    Skid wrote: »
    And by defaulting on his loans he cost the State Billions within a few years.

    Well that was my point Skid.. he has cost us billions certainly, but people seem to ignore the billions that he has pulled in over the years... Not saying that that makes everything alright, but you have to give a bit of balance..

    The man did do substantial good for the State, not like the other people we are picking up the tab for... i.e. Ray Grehan, Sean Dunne, David Drumm, etc etc. .. They did NO good for the State, just for themselves..


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    #13618
    europa11
    Registered Users Posts: 5,730 ✭✭✭europa11


    steelcityblues wrote: »
    Joe Duffy is not my cup of tea!

    Sell that slogan to Barry's Tea. :D


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    #13619
    DuckStab
    Registered Users Posts: 327 ✭✭DuckStab


    syklops wrote: »
    What did I miss today?

    Joe cost a woman her job, angry Dubs, the canonisation of Seán Quinn. Standard fare.


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    #13620
    Harry Angstrom
    Registered Users Posts: 19,351 ✭✭✭✭Harry Angstrom


    JonathanAnon wrote: »
    I dont agree with all this vilifying of Sean Quinn.. He's certainly has done a lot wrong, and particularly in the last year have been less than genuine given his pledge "to pay back every penny he owes to the taxpayer"....

    His involvement with Anglo Irish was nothing more than filthy greed on his behalf, and in doing so he put the jobs of all his employees on the line. These employees are the same morons who think that everyone is out to get him. They should wake up and smell the coffee.


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    #13621
    IvyTheTerrible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,949 ✭✭✭✭IvyTheTerrible


    JonathanAnon wrote: »
    Well that was my point Skid.. he has cost us billions certainly, but people seem to ignore the billions that he has pulled in over the years... Not saying that that makes everything alright, but you have to give a bit of balance..

    The man did do substantial good for the State, not like the other people we are picking up the tab for... i.e. Ray Grehan, Sean Dunne, David Drumm, etc etc. .. They did NO good for the State, just for themselves..

    Well in fairness, the only voice on Joe today talking about Quinn was taking your view. So having a bit of villifying would be balance.


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