Liveline thread 09/04/2013 to 19/7/2013

syklops

Yes, I sometimes find myself asking the same question again and again. Why do I listen to this show.

JonathanAnon

Do you sometimes find yourself..

PUTTING YOUR FKN FIST THROUGH THE RADIO..

syklops

europa11 wrote: »

Joe should answer a huge "yes" to that Alzheimer's ad.

Wheres my NAMA joe?

They want to erect a statue of Graham Norton but refuse to name a bridge after a missing girl, this country wha?

syklops

Deleted User wrote: »

They want to erect a statue of Graham Norton but refuse to name a bridge after a missing girl, this country wha?

She's missing, not dead. What if she is found underneath the bridge?

Lapin

Every town in Ireland should have a statue to Graham Norton.

sudzs

"what individual isn't a charity nowadays..."

Jaysus, Damo is an awful eejit!

europa11

Gerry might be a tad late.

Most of Margaret's pad and it's contents are winging their way to Dunsink as we speak.

syklops

"Is there anything you don't take?"

"Used adult toys"

syklops

syklops wrote: »

She's missing, not dead. What if she is found underneath the bridge?

How's that relevant?

Lapin

Ah, you can't beat a bit of mass on Liveline.

Joe would be proud.

syklops

Deleted User wrote: »

How's that relevant?

They are trying to get a bridge named after her, in the very town where she went missing, how is that not relevant?

sudzs

Deleted User wrote: »

How's that relevant?

Well that would be an excellent reason to name the bridge after her!

syklops

Well if he can't learn the way its taught in regular schools, then does that not means he is not suitable for regular school.

Unpopular opinion probably.

europa11

syklops wrote: »

Well if he can't learn the way its taught in regular schools, then does that not means he is not suitable for regular school.

Unpopular opinion probably.

Among the noisy minority.

Roger_007

syklops wrote: »

Yes, I sometimes find myself asking the same question again and again. Why do I listen to this show.

I keep hearing the same things over and over again.......do I have alzeimhers?

Dublin_Mom

Downs kids can (not all but some) can be massively disruptive in a mainstream classroom. But try telling that to this mob of Mothers...I feel sorry for them but seriously what about the other kids in the class?

syklops

syklops wrote: »

They are trying to get a bridge named after her, in the very town where she went missing, how is that not relevant?

If you read my previous posts I totally agree they should name the bridge after her, I said yesterday that Gerry Ryan had a bench and now Graham Norton is being considered( even though he doesn't want it) my point is that it is a disgrace the priorities in this country, as a relative of a missing person I think a bridge named after her would be symbolic to the plight of other missing people and their families, just like the plaque dedicated to JoJo Dullord.

I Was asking about the relevance of you stating that she could be found under the bridge

syklops

Call me a heartless ba$tard, but I thought we had special schools that provide specialist teaching and care. These callers all seem to want to shoe horn their kids into regular schools and want the extra support as well.

Dublin_Mom

syklops wrote: »

Call me a heartless ba$tard, but I thought we had special schools that provide specialist teaching and care. These callers all seem to want to shoe horn their kids into regular schools and want the extra support as well.

From bitter experience a lot of Mothers are in huge denial that there is anything wrong with their kid, and just want to shunt him/her off to the local school with the siblings..which is all fine and dandy for them, but can be disastrous for the other kids in class. My niece spent 3 years in class with a Downs kid who screamed and ran round the room all day (and this kid had a fulltime SNA) Eventually the school had to ask the parents to put her into a specialist school as the mainstream school wasnt able to cope with her.

Lady Chatterton

syklops wrote: »

Call me a heartless ba$tard, but I thought we had special schools that provide specialist teaching and care. These callers all seem to want to shoe horn their kids into regular schools and want the extra support as well.

The problem is that there can be very long waiting lists to get a place in most special schools so unless a child is severe or profoundly disabled they may be refused a place.

This can leave the parents of special needs children in a no win situation, they might want to send their child to a special school but have no other option but to send their child to a mainstream school and hope they get proper resources.

I haven't heard the show today but I must listen to the podcast.

syklops

Deleted User wrote: »

If you read my previous posts I totally agree they should name the bridge after her, I said yesterday that Gerry Ryan had a bench and now Graham Norton is being considered( even though he doesn't want it) my point is that it is a disgrace the priorities in this country, as a relative of a missing person I think a bridge named after her would be symbolic to the plight of other missing people and their families, just like the plaque dedicated to JoJo Dullord.

Its very easy to say that our priorities are wrong when Gerry Ryan and Graham Norton got monuments first, but the truth of the matter is, is that it is the city or town council who decides on the erecting monuments and who to name them after. The Gerry Ryan park bench would have been commissioned by Dublin CIty Council, and being from Cork, presumably Graham Nortons monument was commissioned by Cork County Council. Fiona Pender disappeared from Tullamore so the erection of a monument falls into the hands of Offaly County Council. As we regularly hear on this program the county, city and town councils don't talk to each other.

Deleted User wrote: »

I Was asking about the relevance of you stating that she could be found under the bridge

We are getting into something of a morbid subject, but you should look up the statistics of the number of people who die on or near bridges, and the number of people who are found at or near bridges. I have no problem whatsoever with a monument or indeed a bench being erected in her honour, but I just think it would be in very poor taste to name a bridge after a person who disappeared in the area where the bridge is located. The canal over which the bridge is, is only 500 metres from where Fiona Pender went missing.

syklops

Dublin_Mom wrote: »

From bitter experience a lot of Mothers are in huge denial that there is anything wrong with their kid, and just want to shunt him/her off to the local school with the siblings..which is all fine and dandy for them, but can be disastrous for the other kids in class. My niece spent 3 years in class with a Downs kid who screamed and ran round the room all day (and this kid had a fulltime SNA) Eventually the school had to ask the parents to put her into a specialist school as the mainstream school wasnt able to cope with her.

MrsD007 wrote:

The problem is that there can be very long waiting lists to get a place in most special schools so unless a child is severe or profoundly disabled they may be refused a place.

This can leave the parents of special needs children in a no win situation, they might want to send their child to a special school but have no other option but to send their child to a mainstream school and hope they get proper resources.

I haven't heard the show today but I must listen to the podcast.

This is what I love about this thread. You learn new things all the time, personal interest stories, about topical and not so topical things. Things are debated, and sometimes I have come away from a topic with a different opinion then when I went into it. Its a terrible shame Liveline isn't like that.

telekon

Why is it always the 'little wimmin' ringing in?

telekon

The average driver is on €45k per annum. Their British equivalents are on €20k.

Hard to feel sympathy for them when its a massive loss making company and they're not providing any alternatives to remedy the financial situation.

syklops

Damien:"Why is he striking"
Caller:"Its just the general mood"

My boss would love that. "Im just in the mood to strike boss"

syklops

They took a taxi to catch up with the bus. WTF?

signostic

snooze fest continues today?

SEPT 23 1989

telekon wrote: »

The average driver is on €45k per annum. Their British equivalents are on €20k.

Hard to feel sympathy for them when its a massive loss making company and they're not providing any alternatives to remedy the financial situation.

850 a week to drive a bus

crazy stuff

Lady Chatterton

telekon wrote: »

Why is it always the 'little wimmin' ringing in?

Because Bus Eireann can't sack his missus

Quite a few companies would have a no tolerance policy when it comes to employees talking to the media.