Tonight With Vincent Browne Thread v3.0 (07/04/13 - 08/07/14)

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RobertKK wrote: »

I don't think the elderly should be having to worry about money when they are in the twilight of their lives.
But they are faced with the extra charges the state has brought in too.

Times in the past were harder than now, they deserve a break, times were worse when they were younger.

Do older people worry about money? Especially OAPs that have private pensions as well the state pension.

Bus passes, medical cards, subsidies, no mortgage, no kids at home. Things are pretty good for older people.

Busted Flat.

RobertKK wrote: »

I live in rural Ireland and my car was broken into and the tax, insurance and NCT cert stolen.
The Guards which included a detective a got lost trying to my home.

At least I wasn't known to them :pac:

If as you say that you live in rural Ireland, I would think you would have a better understanding about what it is like. Do you communicate with your neighbors.
Where I live is real.

RobertKK

hotmail.com wrote: »

Do older people worry about money? Especially OAPs that have private pensions as well the state pension.

Bus passes, medical cards, subsidies, no mortgage, no kids at home. Things are pretty good for older people.

Ones with private pensions are doing great.

Ones who only have the state pension are in a different category. The bus pass is useless for rural elderly people. My elderly father never uses it as there is no public transport here. I have to drive him to where he wants to go.
He has the medical card, but then elderly people will have medical problems at some point.
Maybe if you are elderly and have private health insurance you shouldn't have a medical card, as money mustn't be an issue.

Overall I agree, things are pretty good for older people

RobertKK

Busted Flat. wrote: »

If as you say that you live in rural Ireland, I would think you would have a better understanding about what it is like. Do you communicate with your neighbors.
Where I live is real.

I am not that old, but when I hear a noise at night and in bed, maybe the dogs start barking, well you think the worse, you hear about houses not that far away that have been broken into.
Then you get random people coming trying to sell stuff you don't want and they don't understand the word no.

We have good neighbours around here, but you would only talk to them when you see them, it would not be regular, unless something like a funeral in the house, snowed in - high ground around here, and then one would be looking out for eachother.

vicwatson

What's that Showpal thingy in the bottom right corner ?

EDIT - IT's the 3 symbol gone wild

Lady Chatterton

vicwatson wrote: »

What's that Showpal thingy in the bottom right corner ?

EDIT - IT's the 3 symbol gone wild

It's a new TV3 app.

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Priests are allowed to be socialists now.

tayto lover

I don't know what it is about Sean Healy but he puts me in bad humour as soon as I see him. I know he is concerned for his people by the way.

Lady Chatterton

tayto lover wrote: »

I don't know what it is about John McGuirk but he puts me in bad humour as soon as I see hear him.

Fixed

Callan57

tayto lover wrote: »

I don't know what it is about Sean Healy but he puts me in bad humour as soon as I see him. I know he is concerned for his people by the way.

His concern for the downtrodden rings hollow after his days as mouthpeace for CORI when the religous orders refused to make any contribution to the welfare of the people whose life they blighted. You don't hear him talk much about that bit of injustice! :mad:

vicwatson

That priest should go back to brainwashing. Social Justice Ireland, hmmm, feck off

Lady Chatterton

I find it very hard to listen to McGuirk pontificating after reading about his Credit Union loan debt.

John McGuirk, a former communications director for Libertas, has had a €10,000 judgment registered against him in Stubbs Gazette by Ballybay credit union in Monaghan. McGuirk, an unsuccessful general election candidate last year, said the debt was part of a €25,000 loan he took out to furnish an apartment in Dublin. He said he had consented to the judgment.

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/ireland/article1132270.ece

vicwatson

Wonder what Father Sean has to say about this? Any social justice for the victims I wonder

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/former-teachers-at-cork-boarding-school-charged-with-indecent-assault-of-pupils-610474.html

Busted Flat.

MrsD007 wrote: »

I find it very hard to listen to McGuirk pontificating after reading about his Credit Union loan debt.



http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/ireland/article1132270.ece

Is that the smug right wing git. Well holy god.

RobertKK

We need broadband in rural Ireland...

vicwatson

That McGuirk is a complete tosser, does he not have a wife or girlfriend to tell him? I'm happy that half his face is disappearing into the background actually

coolhull

McGuirk : ''Every euro we spend is borrowed''


He should know

Lady Chatterton

Tonight's programme is turning into 'Tonight with John Guirk' :mad:

Callan57

coolhull wrote: »

McGuirk : ''Every euro we spend is borrowed''


He should know

Only we'll be paying it back

Happyman42

Vinny hasn't the heart for this spat.

take everything

Can't help feeling Fr Sean probably thinks Satan is strong in McGuirk.

Harry Angstrom

Vinnie must be reading Boards. He's been giving a lot more time to the newspaper review lately.

take everything

That VHI tax-relief abolition thing seems quite hare-brained.

Moses101

Sean Healy is an undercover priest.what about cash payments under the counter for Mass cards,funerals,weddings and baptisms.should he not be advocating that all religions be taxed. Liked ordinary citizens

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Forfas? That's a new one. How much does that cost.

donfers

its true that vin is dedicating more time to papers and it's most probably a recent editorial decision but I can't help feeling that vin is better deployed when ateing the face off politicians...any old airhead can do the papers

Lady Chatterton

donfers wrote: »

its true that vin is dedicating more time to papers and it's most probably a recent editorial decision but I can't help feeling that vin is better deployed when ateing the face off politicians. Fionnan Sheahan..any old airhead can do the papers

Fixed

Harry Angstrom

How difficult is it to say "Puttnam"?

Good loser

tayto lover wrote: »

All politicians are opportunists regardless of party.

No/yes. They're just oul sinners like you and me (and everyone else).

Lady Chatterton

Vincent is discussing the holy mess that is the Department of Health.

Regina Doherty and Roisin Shorthall are on the panel.