The Pat Kenny Show

Yakuza · 13-11-2014 12:18pm

ThisRegard wrote: »

George would be disgusted, think of the overhead you're bringing in with all your unions.

Meh, my query returns in less than 1 second (and the server is running on my local PC so I'm only inconveniencing myself

). It's the making sense of and sifting though sh1te data that he'd be more upset by!

Bellerstring · 17-11-2014 11:45am

I wonder does Sean O'Rourke co-ordinate his holliers with Pat???

touts · 17-11-2014 11:47am

God this show is packed with pre-recorded filler material these days. A 25min segment on some posh lad selling flip flops as the second segment on a "news" show...

michael999999 · 17-11-2014 2:28pm

touts wrote: »

God this show is packed with pre-recorded filler material these days. A 25min segment on some posh lad selling flip flops as the second segment on a "news" show...

Its still better than listening to Fianna fail apologist Shane Coleman. I just can't listen to him!

Bits_n_Bobs · 19-11-2014 11:10am

Eamon Ryan...he's turning into Mary O'Rourke, a has been with lots of opinions and no power and even less credibility.

BarryD · 19-11-2014 11:32am

Bits_n_Bobs wrote: »

Eamon Ryan...he's turning into Mary O'Rourke, a has been with lots of opinions and no power and even less credibility.

Unfortunately that seems to be true. Will the Greens day ever come again? They made a bad decision taking on a coalition with Fianna Fail.

neris · 19-11-2014 11:51am

BarryD wrote: »

Unfortunately that seems to be true. Will the Greens day ever come again? They made a bad decision taking on a coalition with Fianna Fail.

was the leader at the time not totally against a coalition but the grass roots supporters got to have their say and forced the elected greens into the coalition?

BarryD · 19-11-2014 12:08pm

neris wrote: »

was the leader at the time not totally against a coalition but the grass roots supporters got to have their say and forced the elected greens into the coalition?

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/green-party-members-to-vote-on-coalition-314796.html

I recall there were plenty of grass roots supporters who were hostile to the idea. Remember Trevor Sargeant was only one figure, John Gormley and Eamon Ryan were big influences as well.

foxtrot101 · 19-11-2014 2:21pm

neris wrote: »

was the leader at the time not totally against a coalition but the grass roots supporters got to have their say and forced the elected greens into the coalition?

Trevor Sargent had snookered himself before the election by promising not to go into coalition with ff. He was very much in favour of the Greens going into government when the numbers subsquently stacked up, but felt he had to resign as leader because of that promise.

Callan57 · 19-11-2014 7:50pm

Bits_n_Bobs wrote: »

Eamon Ryan...he's turning into Mary O'Rourke, a has been with lots of opinions and no power and even less credibility.

More like the Holy Spirit ... he's everywhere :cool:

Robert2012 · 20-11-2014 12:00pm

Fascinating item about a "False Tan" entrepreneur on at the moment :rolleyes:

Odyssey 2005 · 20-11-2014 12:08pm

Robert2012 wrote: »

Fascinating item about a "False Tan" entrepreneur on at the moment :rolleyes:

Yep, zzzzzzzzzzz:pac:

CountyHurler · 28-11-2014 1:18pm

Could they not get a few objective people in for the panel for once, instead of the usual PR snakes and lobbyists..

michael999999 · 28-11-2014 2:08pm

CountyHurler wrote: »

Could they not get a few objective people in for the panel for once, instead of the usual PR snakes and lobbyists..

Not when there saying what Denis o Brien wants to hear!

Lapin · 28-11-2014 2:19pm

CountyHurler wrote: »

Could they not get a few objective people in for the panel for once, instead of the usual PR snakes and lobbyists..

Missed it this morning.

Who else was on it?

I use the word 'else' because I'm assuming Terry (If I may say so) Prone was one of them.

shockwave · 28-11-2014 2:25pm

Lapin wrote: »

Missed it this morning.

Who else was on it?

I use the word 'else' because I'm assuming Terry (If I may say so) Prone was one of them.

Of course she was,, probably has her own parking space outside at this stage.

Una Claffey and the head of the nurses union were the other 2.

Robert2012 · 04-12-2014 12:30pm

I didn't realise Stephen Roche had become a monk...

Bits_n_Bobs · 09-12-2014 12:22pm

Veering wildly into conspiracy stuff here on the whole DOB angle...

Harry Palmr · 09-12-2014 12:23pm

That middle class warrior is sounding off like a paranoid little Stalin.

Sacksian · 09-12-2014 12:28pm

Whatever you think about Joe Higgins, he certainly wouldn't be completely trampled like Paul Murphy has been in this interview. He's just out of his depth.

Roger_007 · 09-12-2014 12:32pm

I can't wait until Murphy gets into government..........everything free.......what's not to like?:rolleyes:

touts · 10-12-2014 11:23am

Those two representatives of the "working class". If they were really "working class" wouldn't they be at work today?

Calhoun · 10-12-2014 11:39am

They could have taken a day off not a big deal , better than the moaning group scheme or well crowd,

I wouldn't be so readily pointing out your privileged enough to live in a one off dwelling in the country .

BarryD · 10-12-2014 11:46am

touts wrote: »

Those two representatives of the "working class". If they were really "working class" wouldn't they be at work today?

What I don't really get about some of the 'anti water charges' people, is that a good few, like this woman in Arklow and yer man earlier on RTE from Carraroe are from regions where serious money needs to be spent to fix their water and sewage. They should be delighted that money is to be raised to fix their problems or do they just want to complain about the water & sewage. Puzzled.

The others like Paul Murphy & Ruth Coppinger I understand - they just don't want to pay for anything. Hurry up the revolution etc. That's fair enough, very clear and easy to grasp.

mickydoomsux · 10-12-2014 12:09pm

Just listening to the Paul Murphy interview.

Pat demolished him entirely. Yer man just reeled off his populist bullet points and Pat roundly discredited each and every one of them in order. Murphy is as ill informed as every other anti-water protestor.

artful_codger · 10-12-2014 12:46pm

Is this Veganism or OCD?

BarryD · 10-12-2014 12:55pm

http://www.newstalk.com/player/shows/The_Pat_Kenny_Show/71657/is_it_time_for_antiwater_charge_protesters_to_pay_up

Should be compulsory listening for every person marching today.

One of the few media interviews I've heard that actually asks the hard questions. And about time, as the water charges movement was facilitated by the media in it's early days - a soft newsy 'boost the ratings' approach that allowed a wave of indignation to rise.

foxtrot101 · 10-12-2014 3:10pm

BarryD wrote: »

http://www.newstalk.com/player/shows/The_Pat_Kenny_Show/71657/is_it_time_for_antiwater_charge_protesters_to_pay_up

Should be compulsory listening for every person marching today.
water charges movement One of the few media interviews I've heard that actually asks the hard questions. And about time, as the was facilitated by the media in it's early days - a soft newsy 'boost the ratings' approach that allowed a wave of indignation to rise.

Well, thanks to that water charges movement I'm going to be paying a lot less in water charges over the next 4 years than I otherwise would have...so viva la revolution!

I heard the Paul Murphy interview last night. While I wouldn't necessarily agree him, I don't think he did that badly really. There was a fair few holes in Pat's arguments too. It's a pity Pat isn't so strident with the people who are actually in power, the ones who made such a pig's ear of setting up Irish Water.

Callan57 · 10-12-2014 10:47pm

mickydoomsux wrote: »

Just listening to the Paul Murphy interview.

Pat demolished him entirely. Yer man just reeled off his populist bullet points and Pat roundly discredited each and every one of them in order. Murphy is as ill informed as every other anti-water protestor.

Just got round to listening to the interview now - Pat showed Murphy up for the sloganising waffled he is. He clearly hasn't thought out his position at all.

michael999999 · 10-12-2014 10:54pm

foxtrot101 wrote: »

Well, thanks to that water charges movement I'm going to be paying a lot less in water charges over the next 4 years than I otherwise would have...so viva la revolution!

I heard the Paul Murphy interview last night. WWhile I wouldn't necessarily agree him, I don't think he did that badly really. There was a fair few holes in Pat's arguments too. It's a pity Pat isn't so strident with the people who are actually in power, the ones who made such a pig's ear of setting up Irish Water.

Or he's best mate Bertie, who bankrupt a nation!

Pat only wants to talk GAA with that gangster!

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