Who was the Taoiseach texting while meeting the Pope?

davet82

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/taoiseach-wasnt-playing-nintendo-when-he-met-pope-3241325.html

A little disrespectful me thinks. Does he not have aides to hold his phone for important calls?

Anyways more importantly who do you think he was texting? I reckon it was missus kenny asking for one of them classy glow in the dark pope ornimantes you can pick up in rome :pac:

Biggins

As I said in journal.ie, he was checking to see if his contribution to the "Support Gay Marriage Fund" was accepted?

Pompey Magnus

Biggins wrote: »

As I said in journal.ie, he was checking to see if his contribution to the "Support Gay Marriage Fund" was accepted?

Probably just playing Snake.

kneemos

Checking his boards messages..what else.

krudler

"playing Nintendo"? christ..

Duggy747

Playing Nintendo?

The fùck does that mean, he was leading the company on and then tricked them?

I was watching Father Ted on Dell yesterday afternoon. :pac:

He was replying to the text he got from Mary "Lou Lou" McDonald which said "Go on you wanker"

Seaneh

probably buying a new dress online.

Slurryface

What was really disrecpectful was that he went to meet that f*cker at all.

eth0

Getting a few quick posts in the Household Charge thread using m.boards.ie, saying what a wonderful life we'll have once we're all happily paying the govt every year for our own houses.

Mr Benevolent

Disrespectful? To a guy who turned a blind eye to certain occurrances during his time as cardinal? To my mind you can't be disrespectful enough to a man like that.

efb

He was reading The God Delusion on eBooks

davet82

Confab wrote: »

Disrespectful? To a guy who turned a blind eye to certain occurrances during his time as cardinal? To my mind you can't be disrespectful enough to a man like that.

you could say the same about warlords like george bush :rolleyes:

Biggins

davet82 wrote: »

you could say the same about warlords like george bush :rolleyes:

...Who don't deserve respect either in my opinion.

seamus

Using his phone during a conference is disrespectful? Nonsense. People do it all the time. If it was a one-to-one I'd agree, but a room full of people were being addressed, so I see no problem with the Taoiseach discreetly using phone during it.

Mr Benevolent

davet82 wrote: »

you could say the same about warlords like george bush :rolleyes:

True, but why respect the pope? Fair enough if you're religious, but I'm not and he didn't do too many religious things.

jd83

Must be a pretty slow news day over at the independent.

bgrizzley

he was downloading this app...

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-flower-pot/id528606534

davet82

Confab wrote: »

True, but why respect the pope? Fair enough if you're religious, but I'm not and he didn't do too many religious things.

despite that fact that you and I would agree on our opinion of the pope, the fact is enda is representing a large number of people who are religious on this island

Mr Benevolent

davet82 wrote: »

despite that fact that you and I would agree on our opinion of the pope, the fact is enda is representing a large number of people who are religious on this island

Meh, it's only the pope. What's he going to do, declare war on heretics?

cloptrop

He was texting god . Just checking if that was the real pope . He was worried he might be on a hidden camera show. Cowen is always trying to get him the hoor.

davet82

seamus wrote: »

Using his phone during a conference is disrespectful? Nonsense. People do it all the time. If it was a one-to-one I'd agree, but a room full of people were being addressed, so I see no problem with the Taoiseach discreetly using phone during it.

i reckon you wouldnt have any other heads of state even carrying a phone

ejmaztec

He was asking one of his €150000 advisers if it's true that bears sh1t in the woods, so that he could have his second most important question answered.

davet82

Confab wrote: »

Meh, it's only the pope. What's he going to do, declare war on heretics?

thats it! you're excommunicated! :rolleyes:

Slurryface

davet82 wrote: »

you could say the same about warlords like george bush :rolleyes:

Wow, I never knew that GB oversaw a cover up of child sexual abuse, particularly on this Island.
you live , you learn.

davet82

Slurryface wrote: »

Wow, I never knew that GB oversaw a cover up of child sexual abuse, particularly on this Island.
you live , you learn.

you find out something new everyday

seamus

davet82 wrote: »

i reckon you wouldnt have any other heads of state even carrying a phone

I reckon none of them were even paying attention, it's all about putting in an appearance.

Glad to see Inda making efficient use of his time rather than sitting there and snoozing.

Dave!

Enda Kenny has checked in at Castel Gandolfo -- with The Pope

Stephen P

He's a political leader, on his phone, in the front row at an audience with the Pope. Disrespectful IMO. I'm sure whatever it was could have waited.

seamus

Stephen P wrote: »

He's a political leader, on his phone, in the front row at an audience with the Pope. Disrespectful IMO. I'm sure whatever it was could have waited.

He's the leader of a country. I'm pretty sure whatever it was is more important than the feelings of a bigoted paedophile apologist.

krudler

Stephen P wrote: »

He's a political leader, on his phone, in the front row at an audience with the Pope. Disrespectful IMO. I'm sure whatever it was could have waited.

the pope is just an old man in a dress, could have been political business or an important email that needed to be read.

davet82

seamus wrote: »

I reckon none of them were even paying attention, it's all about putting in an appearance.

Glad to see Inda making efficient use of his time rather than sitting there and snoozing.

Appearances are important though...

If Enda was making a speech and the pope was on his phone dossin', you'd think it'd be a bit disrespectful, not just to the speaker but the issue/topic and the people he represents, no?

its not that big of a deal just thought 'time and a place'

Slurryface

davet82 wrote: »

Appearances are important though...

If Enda was making a speech and the pope was on his phone dossin', you'd think it'd be a bit disrespectful, not just to the speaker but the issue/topic and the people he represents, no?

its not that big of a deal just thought 'time and a place'

No more disrespectful than ignoring requests for information from a judical inquirey into child abuse.
Scuzz like Ratty dont deserve respect, nor does that which he represents.

davet82

Slurryface wrote: »

No more disrespectful than ignoring requests for information from a judical inquirey into child abuse.
Scuzz like Ratty dont deserve respect, nor does that which he represents.

Thats life. You have to deal with people you dislike particularly when they have so much influence over people so maybe you can influence them.

iDave

Leave off him, Mayo just lost the All Ireland, that would have me dazed and confused for a few days too

Slurryface

davet82 wrote: »

Thats life. You have to deal with people you dislike particularly when they have so much influence over people so maybe you can influence them.

Link to evidence that this paedophile ring actually has influence over Irish Society?

davet82

Slurryface wrote: »

Link to evidence that this paedophile ring actually has influence over Irish Society?

Go to any church on a Sunday.

krudler

Slurryface wrote: »

Link to evidence that this paedophile ring actually has influence over Irish Society?

last census results.

starbelgrade

iDave wrote: »

Leave off him, Mayo just lost the All Ireland, that would have me dazed and confused for a few days too

That's no excuse - Mayo people are well used to losing All Ireland finals.

Slurryface

krudler wrote: »

last census results.

Dont mesh with actual actions of a nation who in the last twenty years have voted in favour of divorce, rejected a constitutional ban on abortion, decriminalized homosexuality, andintroduced same sex civil partnership.

BillyMitchel

He was on Blendr!

D1stant

The texts were something like this

The Dark Lord "If you had any bottle you'd shove that phone up his arse"
Inda "Ah now, sure jaysus what if the IMF see it?"
The Dark Lord "Let me worry about those pussies"
Inda "Is there an allowance for lost phones?"
The Dark Lord "Just fuckin do it!"
Inda "But Merkel is here"
The Dark Lord "Take your gombeen eyes off my woman, potatoe-face"

Logical Fallacy

davet82 wrote: »

despite that fact that you and I would agree on our opinion of the pope, the fact is enda is representing a large number of people who are religious on this island

Indeed he is. An entire countries worth of people and a complex social, economical and political climate that he is pretty much in charge of. The wheels of which don't just stop turning because he is at a conference.

I reckon there is a minor possibility of something occurring at any given moment that needs his attention or input.

davetherave

Harvesting his crops on farmville? Checking his fantasy football lineup?

davet82

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

Indeed he is. An entire countries worth of people and a complex social, economical and political climate that he is pretty much in charge of. The wheels of which don't just stop turning because he is at a conference.

I reckon there is a minor possibility of something occurring at any given moment that needs his attention or input.

very true but you'll find aides usually screen stuff on phones for their heads of state, i reckon it was his personel mobile and he was playing snake II

Bruthal

He was trying to find the translator app

Buck Fizz

Eamon Gilmore sent him this link, so no wonder he was gawking at the dam thing!!

Mod Snip.

Don't post tits, some people are at work.

Buck Fizz

Buck Fizz wrote: »

Eamon Gilmore sent him this link, so no wonder he was gawking at the dam thing!!

Mod Snip.

Don't post tits, some people are at work.

I thought it'd be a good way to brighten up their day at work!

Bullseye1

Probably Phil Hogan. Telling him to shut the **** up.

J Cheever Loophole

Buck Fizz wrote: »

Eamon Gilmore sent him this link, so no wonder he was gawking at the dam thing!!

Mod Snip.

Don't post tits, some people are at work.

I missed this - was it a picture of Eamon Gilmore?

Dyr

"Hey Phil just had a brainwave. Charge on churches.
dis lot r loaded. Wot u tink?
l8r Nda"