Sean O'Rourke Today Show

Brendan Bendar

FrancieBrady wrote: »

The picture Shatter painted right up to and including his comments on 'swingate' depict a party full of politicians concerned more about image than getting a credible job done.
Varadkar appears to be a toxic influence as the ringleader of this.

The auld knee must be giving you gyp,Francie.

After the walloping your bhoys got I didn’t expect to see you around for a while.

Very gloomy around the Square, I hear.

padd b1975

padd b1975 wrote: »

John and the Mrs. always remind me of the Modern Parents from Viz magazine.
They've managed to raise at least two morons completely lacking in self awareness.

I could just about forgive them for Jonathan (RIP) because he did have a certain bohemian charm about him that was tolerable in small doses back in pre internet Ireland.

This Abie lad... Total man child.

Case in point (I'm bringing you all down with me)

Fcukin thing is like an Oliver Callan parody of southsider comedy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSyb7QA9iFU

Del.Monte

I'm adding you to my ignore list after that.

dulpit

I got just over 3 minutes and had to close it down. I feel sorry for the 19 people that appear to have shown up to that recording.

Callan57

This is what comes of too much positive reinforcement

zell12

Damien appears to be barking at the interviewee

Brendan Bendar

zell12 wrote: »

Damien appears to be barking at the interviewee

I’d say he was told to toughen up and develop a bit more ‘edge’.

I think he is doing quite well. Not afraid to ask the hard questions.

FrancieBrady

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

The auld knee must be giving you gyp,Francie.

After the walloping your bhoys got I didn’t expect to see you around for a while.

Very gloomy around the Square, I hear.

Brendi...deflecting attention from the Government. Quelle suprise.

The_Dark_Lord

kazamo wrote: »

I think so, have been looking for the audio but can't get it.
With the rain and thunder, would be a good laugh for a miserable Monday afternoon.

Here it is https://youtu.be/4CnesiL4Igk

padd b1975

Kenny B wrote: »

Much in the same way older FF TD's say Fine Gael using English pronunciation for the word Fine, antagonistic just for the sake of it,

Willie O'Dea does it all the time.

I don't think anyone is brave enough to correct the mustachioed little twerp.

jeremyj1968

I'm not sure this guy is getting in to the spirit of the Presidential visit thing :-)

You may as well have got a United fan to report on the Champions League final win for Liverpool.

SEPT 23 1989

lol he is a bitter little lemon:D

jeremyj1968

Johno Brennan is not happy. Serious tantrum.


Funny how Brennan does not like Trump.
"My work focuses on European Union institutions and politics, and, specifically on the process and politics of the EU's Enlargement policy."

https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/people/john-obrennan

jeremyj1968

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

Johno Brennan is not happy. Serious tantrum.


Funny how Brennan does not like Trump.
"My work focuses on European Union institutions and politics, and, specifically on the process and politics of the EU's Enlargement policy."

https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/people/john-obrennan

What's European enlargement got to do with Trump?

jeremyj1968

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

What's European enlargement got to do with Trump?

Him being a supporter of BREXIT and all that.

jeremyj1968

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

Him being a supporter of BREXIT and all that.

Bit tenuous, no? I think there's a stronger reason as to why Trump might not favour European enlargement, and it involves him assuming lordosis behaviour, although to expand on that would be a bit too graphic.

jeremyj1968

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Bit tenuous, no? I think there's a stronger reason as to why Trump might not favour European enlargement, and it involves him assuming lordosis behaviour, although to expand on that would be a bit too graphic.

I've always had a problem with professors from Universities giving their "objective" opinions on such matters. I mean they got to their positions by conforming not by being radicals thinkers or going against the grain.

BarryD2

Some rather annoying English politician on this morning, her tone & voice just grates.

FrancieBrady

BarryD2 wrote: »

Some rather annoying English politician on this morning, her tone & voice just grates.

Ann Widdicombe...nuttier than a squirrel's droppings.

BarryD2

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Ann Widdicombe...nuttier than a squirrel's droppings.

Is she related to that comic lad Josh Widdicombe who's on CH4 all the time? Hardly as he seems sound enough mostly.

FrancieBrady

BarryD2 wrote: »

Is she related to that comic lad Josh Widdicombe who's on CH4 all the time? Hardly as he seems sound enough mostly.

No relation.

Brendan Bendar

That Shinner dude Gavin had his hoop handed to him big time on SOR today.

Regina took him apart trying to peddle an unworkable bill.

FrancieBrady

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Ann Widdicombe...nuttier than a squirrel's droppings.

Louis Theroux once did a very interesting documentary with her. It is on YouTube. Real Norman Bates stuff. Her mother is in the house, but must not be seen or spoken to. Eventually Louis gets to speak to her, and Anne has a conniption.

Strange lady.

Callan57

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

That Shinner dude Gavin had his hoop handed to him big time on SOR today.

Regina took him apart trying to peddle an unworkable bill.

You always know they are on the backfoot when the roll out the old "I didn't interrrupt you" line ... SF really should know that line is well beyond it's sell by date at this stage.

blinding

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Louis Theroux once did a very interesting documentary with her. It is on YouTube. Real Norman Bates stuff. Her mother is in the house, but must not be seen or spoken to. Eventually Louis gets to speak to her, and Anne has a conniption.

Strange lady.

If Louis got talking to the dead mother it would cause a hoolala .

Brendan Bendar

Callan57 wrote: »

You always know they are on the backfoot when the roll out the old "I didn't interrrupt you" line ... SF really should know that line is well beyond it's sell by date at this stage.

Overplayed that card for sure.

This ‘tipping’ and ‘service charge’ area is very murky.

I hope that the tipping culture will never get a foothold in this country
over and above the small areas it is relevant in.

Greatest load of bollox ever invented,in my opinion.

Imhof Tank

Callan57 wrote: »

You always know they are on the backfoot when the roll out the old "I didn't interrrupt you" line ... SF really should know that line is well beyond it's sell by date at this stage.

Listen Sean let me be QUITE. CLEAR. on this, Sinn Fein does not support ......................

Callan57

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Overplayed that card for sure.

This ‘tipping’ and ‘service charge’ area is very murky.

I hope that the tipping culture will never get a foothold in this country
over and above the small areas it is relevant in.

Greatest load of bollox ever invented,in my opinion.

Agree with you completly, it's a real throwback to the "grace & favour" days.
People should be paid properly for the job they do ... I mean, you wouldn't go to tip the doctor would you?

Is there fierce money in tips these days that legislation is needed?

I spent a few years working in bars & hotels back in college, if ya had a tenner in tips at the end of the night it was a great night.

Most nights there was nothing though

Topgear on Dave

Topgear on Dave wrote: »

Is there fierce money in tips these days that legislation is needed?

I spent a few years working in bars & hotels back in college, if ya had a tenner in tips at the end of the night it was a great night.

Most nights there was nothing though

We have a small cafe in the midlands. 10 euro for a full (7-8 hour) shift would be a bad day. 50 would be a very good day. That's for tips shared between kitchen and waitresses. No service charge. It isn't taxed on our side, and presumably they're not declaring it.

I reckon people earn more in Dublin restaurants, but everything depends on the price structure, number of staff and any service charge.

Brendan Bendar

Callan57 wrote: »

Agree with you completly, it's a real throwback to the "grace & favour" days.
People should be paid properly for the job they do ... I mean, you wouldn't go to tip the doctor would you?

Yes,but, there’s always a ‘but’ isn’t there.

We are talking apples and oranges here aren’t we?

This “people should be paid properly” stuff always puzzles me.

That’s what the minimum wage is for isn’t it, I mean we pay ‘over and above’ we have to charge over and above, and folk cannot afford to pay. The business closes and everyone in back on the scratcher again.

Bit of a broad brush I know, but not a million miles from what happens.

jeremyj1968

Let's be honest here, the Shinners know infinitely more about taking down buildings than they do about putting them up.

Odyssey 2005

Paddy o Gorman really hitting a new low. We're paying for these druggies. Some waste of money

Odyssey 2005

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Paddy o Gorman really hitting a new low. We're paying for these druggies. Some waste of money

What happened?

In fairness to Paddy, he's no bleeding heart.

Odyssey 2005

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

What happened?

In fairness to Paddy, he's no bleeding heart.

Did a report from dubland city methadone clinic. Total waste of taxpayers money.

Odyssey 2005

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Did a report from dubland city methadone clinic. Total waste of taxpayers money.

Not sure I'd agree with you there Odyssey. I'd prefer if we could use that money more productively too, but what's the alternative? The methadone programme is a preventative cost, as opposed to the extra millions we'd need for healthcare and policing if methadone weren't available.

Must listen back to that slot, O'Gormans reports are always interesting

Odyssey 2005

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Not sure I'd agree with you there Odyssey. I'd prefer if we could use that money more productively too, but what's the alternative? The methadone programme is a preventative cost, as opposed to the extra millions we'd need for healthcare and policing if methadone weren't available.

Must listen back to that slot, O'Gormans reports are always interesting

Agreed,its a preventative cost,but these wasters were on coke(the columbian kind) crack and some other shyte. If PoG can see that,in plain sight,then those in power should also be able. Pure waste of money.
Edit;I have no issues helping people out when they're down,(there for the grace of God etc..) but this is just taking the piss

elperello

A touch of shooting the messenger there.
Paddy O'Gorman lifts the lid for us.

Odyssey 2005

elperello wrote: »

A touch of shooting the messenger there.
Paddy O'Gorman lifts the lid for us.

Perhaps you are correct. It just boils my piss when I see money being wasted on these lot. I unreservedly apologise to PoG.

Listen teacher what the hell size of mortgage are you looking for?

You go to Dubai to make a pile of cash, get given a career break for it, get your full time job back when you return and then the minister has to go out to Dubai to listen to you complain.

Brendan Bendar

Topgear on Dave wrote: »

Listen teacher what the hell size of mortgage are you looking for?

You go to Dubai to make a pile of cash, get given a career break for it, get your full time job back when you return and then the minister has to go out to Dubai to listen to you complain.

Good call TopG. Time these leeches were called out and given a dose of reality.

Piss off and stay in Dubai, if it’s that great and see how you get on.

Middle Ireland is beginning to cop on to this kind of bulldust.

More of the hard pressed taxpayers need to call these folk out.

Del.Monte

Dubai will be a great place for a front seat if/when things kick-off properly in the Gulf - Trumps inner circle are spoiling for a war.

blinding

Del.Monte wrote: »

Dubai will be a great place for a front seat if/when things kick-off properly in the Gulf - Trumps inner circle are spoiling for a war.

Good idea to take the Iranians down a peg or two . Targeted assassination of the worst Iranian Leaders would be the way to go . Surely could be done effectively these days .

blinding

blinding wrote: »

Good idea to take the Iranians down a peg or two . Targeted assassination of the worst Iranian Leaders would be the way to go . Surely could be done effectively these days .

And replace them with whom?

Most political leaders are experts in self-preservation. That implies a certain amount of control. Take the lid off the pot, and you might be alarmed at the chaos that follows. Just look at the Former Yugoslavia, or Iraq, or Syria and further down to a list that's as long as your arm.

Mearings

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Perhaps you are correct. It just boils my piss when I see money being wasted on these lot. I unreservedly apologise to PoG.

Is this the same piss that these wasters are taking as claimed in your previous post?

blinding

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

And replace them with whom?

Most political leaders are experts in self-preservation. That implies a certain amount of control. Take the lid off the pot, and you might be alarmed at the chaos that follows. Just look at the Former Yugoslavia, or Iraq, or Syria and further down to a list that's as long as your arm.

If you are America , you should kill enemies that threaten you just to let others know that death awaits .

blinding

blinding wrote: »

If you are America , you should kill enemies that threaten you just to let others know that death awaits .

Or you might want to reflect on strategies that do or don't work, and start from there.

blinding

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Or you might want to reflect on strategies that do or don't work, and start from there.

America does not try killing the enemy leaders often enough . Why Not , just kill them .

Callan57

blinding wrote: »

America does not try killing the enemy leaders often enough . Why Not , just kill them .

But isn't the GOP hugely pro-life????? :rolleyes:

blinding

Callan57 wrote: »

But isn't the GOP hugely pro-life????? :rolleyes:

Like I say they should kill the leaders of their enemies .