Prime Time Debate, Midlands - North - West. RTÉ 1 Sunday 10.40

Cdub

Mc Guinness sharp alright, Carthy very strong and embarrassed Jim Higgins with the NI charge. Higgins of Labour is dreadful, absolutely dreadful

efb

what did Lorraine just do???

Lapin

CountyHurler wrote: »

And Ronan Mullen, Harry... It's incredibly disappointing to some of us of a humourous disposition..

They're on in the second half with Claire Byrne or Miriam.


Mullen is out the back giving a sermon.

Cdub

Jim Higgins of fg " I had a very testy meeting" I'm sure they were ****ting it!!! Jesus wept.

Bongalongherb

Un Croissant wrote: »

How so?

He's making sense that's how so. He wouldn't shut up there so he lost a few points.

Lenin Skynard

Something quite MILFish about the mammy from the eircom broadband ad

CountyHurler

Matt Carty didnt know what to say when they were all talking about farming.. I think the only time the shinners will take an interest in the EU agricultural policy is if they increase the VAT on Ammonium Nitrate..

Woodville56

guinnessdrinker wrote: »

Matt Carthy is the most impressive canditate on the show by a long way but why no Ming??

Really?? How so ??? Same old tired SF rant is all I'm hearing , can't understand how this guy or his colleagues in other constituencies are heading the opinion polls, doubt if it will translate into votes on the day ! More of a protest vote I'd say, less of a policy driven affirmation. Not impressed by any on this panel, probably won't bother voting, waste of space the lot of them ! All aboard the gravy train everyone !!!

Lady Chatterton

Jim Higgins is feeling the heat now Mairead McGuinness is running in the same constituency, I've heard him being interviewed a few times recently and he was at pains to point out that he is old Fine Gael, that he has worked his way up through the ranks and he hasn't been parachuted it like some candidates. (A dig at McGuinness).

efb

Lapin wrote: »

They're on in the second half with Claire Byrne or Miriam.


Mullen is out the back giving a sermon.

if only nuns, or NUI Graduates, voted...

donegal_man

Same tired rhetoric from all of 'em. At least I'll sleep tonight after listening to that.

efb

Nessa on the VW ad, is that fair????

Un Croissant

Yer man looks set for a few games of darts

Bongalongherb

Woodville56 wrote: »

Really?? How so ??? Same old tired SF rant is all I'm hearing , can't understand how this guy or his colleagues in other constituencies are heading the opinion polls, doubt if it will translate into votes on the day ! Not impressed by any on this panel, probably won't bother voting, waste of space the lot of them ! All aboard the gravy train everyone !!!

You shouldn't be thinking like that man, use your vote even for some independents if you don't like the rest, but you have to vote.

Atlantic Dawn

What they should have done in mixed and matched names from a hat for both groups, would have been fairer.

Lenin Skynard

"The past happened". Latest profound cliche from a FFer. It's up there with "We are where we are".

efb

He is is so grassroots FF

Cdub

Carthy strongest in that debate , now onto the next group..

CountyHurler

I'm betting Ronán Mullen would have preferred if they were all sitting.. I'm kind of reminded of the time RTE news interviewed the Donegal candidates in the last election..

Lady Chatterton

Thank God for Ming, I'll miss him from the Dail if he goes to Europe

Lapin

I'd love to see Ming in Europe.

Brussels could do with someone other than the usual supply of line towing eurocrats we send over.

jelfs

We need someone who'll stick up for us, and NOT toe the line.

Woodville56

Cdub wrote: »

Carthy strongest in that debate , now onto the next group..

Ya must be jokin 😀

efb

CountyHurler wrote: »

I'm betting Ronán Mullen would have preferred if they were all sitting.. I'm kind of reminded of the time RTE news interviewed the Donegal candidates in the last election..

you missed a fada

Atlantic Dawn

There seems to be praise on the milk quotas going next year that it gives room for expanding the dairy industry in this country, I would see it as a means of flooding the EU market with too much milk that cannot be sold and will result in much lower prices for farmers here.

Cdub

Thomas Byrne says we have to look forward and not back, wtf is he talking about.

Un Croissant

Lapin wrote: »

I'd love to see Ming in Europe.

Brussels could do with someone other than the usual supply of line towing eurocrats we send over.

They have to be voted in, in fairness, so obviously some people are happy to go along with Europe. No?

Un Croissant

Turf.

efb

Cdub wrote: »

Thomas Byrne says we have to look forward and not back, wtf is he talking about.

Don't mention the war

Iwasfrozen

I'd like to see Ming in Europe. It would get him out of the Dáil.

Woodville56

MrsD007 wrote: »

Thank God for Ming, I'll miss him from the Dail if he goes to Europe

Hope he does go and stays there for the term, give us a break from the whinging about turf cutting !

CountyHurler

Didnt Mullen say exactly the same thing when he was on the VB Show???

Harry Angstrom

Anybody who votes for FF, FG or Labour next Friday is only voting to maintain the stinking rotten corruptness of the EU.

guinnessdrinker

Fair play to Mullen, making a good anti RTE bias point.

CountyHurler

LOL...

Cdub

Who is the maverick sitting down!!!

Lapin

Un Croissant wrote: »

They have to be voted in, in fairness, so obviously some people are happy to go along with Europe. No?

Some, yes. But there has been very little balance.


Mullen has a point there.

Lady Chatterton

It's the first time I've heard Ronan talk some sense.

Lenin Skynard

For the only time in my life ever, I agree with Ronan Mullen.

Woodville56

Mullen makes a good point about way the debate was arranged by RTE

CountyHurler

Ming looking like somebody raided the clothes from his "rebel" closet..

hotmail.com

Mullen has spent most of his political career talking about social issues and gets upset now when asked about that record.

efb

Mullen loves playing the victim, but he is correct, RTE should have drawn lots

Iwasfrozen

Jaysus would that ejit ever stop talking about turf.

Woodville56

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Anybody who votes for FF, FG or Labour next Friday is only voting to maintain the stinking rotten corruptness of the EU.

As if Ming, Mullen et al would make any difference ?

Harry Angstrom

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

There seems to be praise on the milk quotas going next year that it gives room for expanding the dairy industry in this country, I would see it as a means of flooding the EU market with too much milk that cannot be sold and will result in much lower prices for farmers here.

If that's the case, I'll have to start having two bowls of Crunchy Nut Cornflakes in the mornings. It's a burden that I'm willing to embrace for the sake of the farmers

alchemist33

Cdub wrote: »

Who is the maverick sitting down!!!

One of our sitting MEPs?

Lenin Skynard

If Mullen upped his consumption of pies and pints by a bit, he'd be a dead ringer for Brian Cowen.

Harry Angstrom

Woodville56 wrote: »

As if Ming, Mullen et al would make any difference ?

It might make a difference if the rest of the European electorate vote along the same lines.

Lapin

Good luck TJ


I think you'll need it.