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    #152
    bumper234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,250 ✭✭✭✭bumper234


    drumswan wrote: »
    Get the bus after the bottleneck. Its not rocket science.

    Do you even have any clue how far the buses had to detour around this shite? Why should people have to get off a bus, walk down the road and then wait 40 minutes to an hour for the bus that you just got off to make it around the idiots blocking the road so you can get back on it?:confused:


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    #153
    stevestevenson
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭stevestevenson


    Celly Smunt wrote: »
    Then they'd protest that the jobs they were given weren't tax free.

    "But OI can't work.... OI'd lose me bleeeeeeeeeeeeedin medical card - I "blame the guddernment.... and the bleeeeeeedin Brit's [sic]" :rolleyes:


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    #154
    whatnext
    Registered Users Posts: 915 ✭✭✭whatnext


    Tommy Dillon wrote: »
    I did say Europe.....

    Point taken, apologies.

    23rd most corrupt in Europe or 13th least corrupt of those rated.
    Still a far cry from the "most corrupt country in Europe"


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    #155
    bumper234
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    Tommy Dillon wrote: »
    I would like to think that it let the crooks in the fail know where not taking it anymore. We won't be trampled on any more and we'll stand up and fight

    Do you think they even NOTICED?:mad:


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    #156
    Tommy Dillon
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 216 ✭✭Tommy Dillon


    whatnext wrote: »
    Point taken, apologies.

    23rd most corrupt in Europe or 13th least corrupt of those rated.
    Still a far cry from the "most corrupt country in Europe"

    They haven't even got to the bottom of the corruption in this place. Probably only the tip of an ice burg if u ask me..... I reckon there will be movies made about this place when it all comes out


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    #157
    Tommy Dillon
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 216 ✭✭Tommy Dillon


    bumper234 wrote: »
    Do you think they even NOTICED?:mad:

    Yes


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    #158
    OldNotWIse
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    Wonder how many of the protesters are working and paying tax...


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    #159
    youcancallmeal
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    drumswan wrote: »
    Get the bus after the bottleneck. Its not rocket science.

    Its this kind of attitude that completely alienates any kind of support and positive attention these protesters are trying to garner. Like many other people the bus I was getting starts on the northside and travels south so once the protest started no buses were getting through to those waiting on the south side and vice-versa. My pregnant wife didn't have the capability to walk 8km home so sat on the unmoving bus for 2 hours.


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    #160
    Tommy Dillon
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 216 ✭✭Tommy Dillon


    OldNotWIse wrote: »
    Wonder how many of the protesters are working and paying tax...

    I'd say quiet a few


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    #161
    OldNotWIse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,468 ✭✭✭✭OldNotWIse


    Tommy Dillon wrote: »
    I'd say quiet a few

    I doubt that.


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    #162
    ewan whose army
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭ewan whose army


    stevestevenson wrote: »
    "But OI can't work.... OI'd lose me bleeeeeeeeeeeeedin medical card - I "blame the guddernment.... and the bleeeeeeedin Brit's [sic]" :rolleyes:

    Whats this got to do with us Brits ?


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    #163
    bumper234
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    Tommy Dillon wrote: »
    Yes

    They noticed and laughed at the fucking idiots blocking normal people from going about their day. Guards should have just pepper sprayed the lot of them. I see they were not long moving when they heard the dog nits were on the way.


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    #164
    Tox56
    Registered Users Posts: 11,636 ✭✭✭✭Tox56


    Tommy Dillon wrote: »
    Yes

    They probably did and they're probably loving it, people are focusing all their attention and anger on the muppets disrupting the city. I've never seen such a counter productive 'protest'


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    #165
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,721 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    Tommy Dillon wrote: »
    Are you happy living n this country? Are u happy paying off debts you had nothing to do with? Are you happy that babies born today are inheriting huge debt? Are u happy corrupt politicians and bankers walk free? Are you happy paying off things like a credit union in mulligar or some place? Are you happy to let it continue?

    Tell you what I'm not happy about; having to pay for private health care because A&E is full of drunks and scumbags who have injured themselves and others, or worse, Gardai, whose job it is to protect citizens. The long term unemployed who are too feckless to get a job and pay their way in the world. But who enjoy all the privileges, amenities and sun holidays that the average working person scrimps and saves for. The unmarried mothers who see parenthood as a "career choice" and a ticket for a free house and lifestyle. The dole scroungers who mysteriously can afford to run a van and leave the house every morning carrying a bag of tools and spare parts. The OAPs who have fat, guaranteed pensions and who are only to happy to avail of all the entitlements they have "earned".

    I work hard all day, every day. I pay my taxes and I shoulder my burdens.

    You may have the right to protest. But your rights end, where my rights begin. If you overstep that boundary, there will be consequences.


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    #166
    whatnext
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    Tabnabs wrote: »
    Tell you what I'm not happy about; having to pay for private health care because A&E is full of drunks and scumbags who have injured themselves and others, or worse, Gardai, whose job it is to protect citizens. The long term unemployed who are too feckless to get a job and pay their way in the world. But who enjoy all the privileges, amenities and sun holidays that the average working person scrimps and saves for. The unmarried mothers who see parenthood as a "career choice" and a ticket for a free house and lifestyle. The dole scroungers who mysteriously can afford to run a van and leave the house every morning carrying a bag of tools and spare parts. The OAPs who have fat, guaranteed pensions and who are only to happy to avail of all the entitlements they have "earned".

    I work hard all day, every day. I pay my taxes and I shoulder my burdens.

    You may have the right to protest. But your rights end, where my rights begin. If you overstep that boundary, there will be consequences.

    I think the bit in bold echo's the sentiments of every sane person in the country


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    #167
    Daithi101
    Registered Users Posts: 101 ✭✭Daithi101


    Tabnabs wrote: »
    Tell you what I'm not happy about; having to pay for private health care because A&E is full of drunks and scumbags who have injured themselves and others, or worse, Gardai, whose job it is to protect citizens. The long term unemployed who are too feckless to get a job and pay their way in the world. But who enjoy all the privileges, amenities and sun holidays that the average working person scrimps and saves for. The unmarried mothers who see parenthood as a "career choice" and a ticket for a free house and lifestyle. The dole scroungers who mysteriously can afford to run a van and leave the house every morning carrying a bag of tools and spare parts. The OAPs who have fat, guaranteed pensions and who are only to happy to avail of all the entitlements they have "earned".

    I work hard all day, every day. I pay my taxes and I shoulder my burdens.

    You may have the right to protest. But your rights end, where my rights begin. If you overstep that boundary, there will be consequences.

    Well said, I am in the same boat as yourself, I was unfortunate enought tobe out of work for a while and in receipt of social welfare, never had a stronger incentive to find work than having to go to the local SWO and sign on with the likes who were at the protest yesterday.

    Those "protesters" and I use the term loosely, really haven't a clue. Protest if you have a solution to a problem, not because you have nothing else to do till dole day.


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    #168
    AlanG
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    Ridiculous protest on O’Connell St. yesterday will make people afraid to join the organised protest at the Dial. Seemed to be mostly right wing republicians who haven’t a clue what they were protesting about. This is a democracy and these parties have no support so should not be abel to block people from going to and coming from the work that pays for the services they want handed to them.

    How many people missed child pick-ups or lost out on wages because of delays caused by these few protestors.


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    #169
    ewan whose army
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭ewan whose army


    AlanG wrote: »
    Ridiculous protest on O’Connell St. yesterday will make people afraid to join the organised protest at the Dial. Seemed to be mostly right wing republicians who haven’t a clue what they were protesting about. This is a democracy and these parties have no support so should not be abel to block people from going to and coming from the work that pays for the services they want handed to them.

    How many people missed child pick-ups or lost out on wages because of delays caused by these few protestors.

    I have no idea, all these protests do is make people hostile to what may be a legitimate point


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    #170
    Seaneh
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    Aisha Helpful Scene wrote: »
    So we let the credit union fold and ordinary people lose their savings? Hardly good for the "99%" is it?

    Or do what Sweden did, as McWilliams advised, and guarantee deposits but not investors.

    But no, biffo and the lads had to look after their friends.


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    #171
    reprazant
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    Seaneh wrote: »
    Or do what Sweden did, as McWilliams advised, and guarantee deposits but not investors.

    But no, biffo and the lads had to look after their friends.

    It is a credit union. There is only deposits in it.


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    #172
    .jacksparrow.
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    Lads is really was a small group like 15 protesters, it wouldn't have been a big deal if the gards just stepped in and moved them on.


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    #173
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    reprazant wrote: »
    It is a credit union. There is only deposits in it.

    So, obviously it would have been protected.


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    #174
    chopper6
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    Tabnabs wrote: »
    But your rights end, where my rights begin. If you overstep that boundary, there will be consequences.


    Oooh! What ya gonna do?

    Log onto boards.ie and put them firmly in thier place? :rolleyes:


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    #175
    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    Daithi101 wrote: »

    Those "protesters" and I use the term loosely, really haven't a clue. Protest if you have a solution to a problem, not because you have nothing else to do till dole day.

    but you'll always have the rent a riot mob about.....just phone your local SF office and they'll send one out


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    #176
    Daithi101
    Registered Users Posts: 101 ✭✭Daithi101


    fryup wrote: »
    but you'll always have the rent a riot mob about.....just phone your local SF office and they'll send one out

    Unfortunately that is true.


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    #177
    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    yep, and SF popularity is rising in the opinion polls...god help us if they ever get into power


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    #178
    drumswan
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    fryup wrote: »
    yep, and SF popularity is rising in the opinion polls...god help us if they ever get into power

    Yeah because the parties of middle Ireland, FF & FG, have been a roaring success.


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    #179
    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    ^^^^^^^^^^

    well at least give FG/Labour a chance they inherited a god awful mess...that will take years to resolve its not going to happen overnight, and their doing their damnedest to do just that

    some delusional people in this country think a change of goverment will instantly make things better, doesn't work like that i'm afraid


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    #180
    bumper234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,250 ✭✭✭✭bumper234


    fryup wrote: »
    ^^^^^^^^^^

    well at least give FG/Labour a chance they inherited a god awful mess...that will take years to resolve its not going to happen overnight, and their doing their damnedest to do just that

    some delusional people in this country think a change of goverment will instantly make things better, doesn't work like that i'm afraid

    I would rather give FG/Labour another 4 years than give the shinners 6 months in power.


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    #181
    ewan whose army
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭ewan whose army


    fryup wrote: »
    ^^^^^^^^^^

    well at least give FG/Labour a chance they inherited a god awful mess...that will take years to resolve its not going to happen overnight, and their doing their damnedest to do just that

    some delusional people in this country think a change of goverment will instantly make things better, doesn't work like that i'm afraid

    i.e the UK

    People expected once Labour was out things would immediately get better, sadly it hasn't


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