Prime Time Debate, Dublin Constituency, RTÉ 1 Tuesday, 9.40

Lapin

Let's see how Mirian, Claire or David explain RTÉ's cack handed fixing of the panels tonight. Although, we're not supposed to 'read anthing into that'.

Note the earlier start time tonight.

These Dubs aren't up to late nights.

In fairness, they need all the beauty sleep they can get.

Constituency and candidates.

Atlantic Dawn

About time there was an early start, finishing it up at midight doesn't suit most people

efb

Who's on which?

Kiwi_knock

Predictions

Any criticism of FG will lead to Hayes criticising FF for putting them in that position
Any criticism of Labour will lead to Costello attacking SF without answering the question
Any criticism of FF's past will lead Fitzpatrick to say that it is not their responsibility for what FG and Labour are doing
SF will spend more time talking about the north than Europe. Boylan will continually point to SF's alternative budget.
Eamon Ryan will deny that he supported any previous policies.
Neasa Childers actually tries to focus on European issues but spends more time dealing with national issues.
Direct Democracy will sound appealing for about 10 seconds, and then one of them will say something absolutely bonkers and you realise why you will never vote for them.
The rest will give out about RTE bias.

mike65

Smug old wan, and "we're all rich" music.

"Oh we're vibrant"

Atlantic Dawn

Enda promoting construction jobs with a UK reg pickup vehicle on site in the background.

efb

Who are the crazies in round 2???

efb

Emer looks startled!

Harry Angstrom

Feels like Groundhog Day.

RayM

efb wrote: »

Who are the crazies in round 2???

I notice the name 'Jim Tallon' in the list of candidates. In the unlikely event that he's present, be prepared for a whole new level of crazy.

efb

Jobbridge.... train to stack shelves for €50

efb

Wicked witch of the East!

Lady Chatterton

Lynn isn't as confident a speaker as her party colleague Liadh Ni Riada.

Kiwi_knock

I would love to live in Labour's world, imagine being oblivious to all the bad things that are happening.

Harry Angstrom

Lynn Boylan looks a bit like Carrie Crowley.

efb

Is Richie Boucher Hayes, Philip Boucher Hayes' da?

Lady Chatterton

Kiwi_knock wrote: »

I would love to live in Labour's world, imagine being oblivious to all the bad things that are happening.

When the local and european election results come in, they'll begin to feel some serious pain.

efb

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Lynn Boylan looks a bit like Carrie Crowley.

I said that this week

CountyHurler

efb wrote: »

Is Richie Boucher Hayes, Philip Boucher Hayes' da?

I thought that's what she said... But I assumed I must have heard her wrong.. :pac:

Atlantic Dawn

Hayes is a tad smug.

bigroad

This is going to be Fun.

Lord Trollington

This FG chap is crosseyed and would struggle to read any costings Sinn Fein or any party would provide.

ben.schlomo

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Hayes is a tad smug.

Thats how it sounds when youre right though!

Bongalongherb

Brian hayes with his idiotic examples of Bullets and Bombs, jezz what sort of speak is this.

efb

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Hayes is a tad smug.

Yer wan is a chancer...

Atlantic Dawn

There's no costings per litre of water so how does she know we won't be paying €500?

Lady Chatterton

Emer Costello is married to Joe Costello TD, there is a bit of an age gap between them, she is 51 and he is 68.

I have way too much time on my hands this evening

Birroc

Tax bomb, I love it!
That phrase will get associated with SF very quickly.

Atlantic Dawn

MrsD007 wrote: »

Emer Costello is married to Joe Costello TD, there is a bit of an age gap between them, she is 51 and he is 68.

I have way too much time on my hands this evening

Didn't know that, spotted him out campaigning with her during the week alright.

Harry Angstrom

In her head, she's thinking "I can do nothing about it but I'd better give a bullsh!t answer".

efb

FF is in Aldi???

Lord Trollington

Look at the head on Nessa Childers

efb

Here's the party hopper from the VW ad...

hotmail.com

How Hayes is on 22% in the polls baffles me.

Lady Chatterton

Lord Trollington wrote: »

Look at the head on Nessa Childers

I think she looks well for 57.

Meathlass

Is it wrong that I find Paul Murphy very attractive?

delta_bravo

Can't look at nessa without thinking its erskine wearing drag

hotmail.com

efb wrote: »

FF is in Aldi???

Who's in the Lidl group!

Bongalongherb

She's giving too much time to brian hayes

Woodville56

Is Vinnie not roasting some candidates tonight ? Has he had all 3 EU constituency groups in ??

Lady Chatterton

Meathlass wrote: »

Is it wrong that I find Paul Murphy very attractive?

I wouldn't be attracted to him, but he is good looking.

hotmail.com

Woodville56 wrote: »

Is Vinnie not roasting some candidates tonight ? Has he had all 3 EU constituency groups in ??

Longford-Westmeath by election on Vinnie tonight.

Atlantic Dawn

The bank debt is gone, we will have to pay it in full, waste of time going on and on about what was signed over.

Lapin

Did I miss much in the first 20 mins.

No? Ok.


Brian Hayes looks a lot different than he does on his election posters.

Did he change his brand of toothpaste or something?

RayM

Bongalongherb wrote: »

She's giving too much time to brian hayes

As far as I'm concerned, any amount of time looking at his smug face is too much.

Red Pepper

Bongalongherb wrote: »

Brian hayes with his idiotic examples of Bullets and Bombs, jezz what sort of speak is this.

Hayes was coached to drop the "tax bomb" on SF at any opportunity. Quite clever if a little obvious. However the electorate would be fairly thick and easily led for the most part so that's a punch landed albeit a subconscious one in many respects. The longer SF can be associated with bombs/violence etc the better it is for the other parties.

Lady Chatterton

Brian is losing votes every time he makes dirty digs about the other candidates. He reminds me of Bertie tonight, when Bertie didn't like someone's message he belittled them. Morgan Kelly had the last laugh though.

Red Pepper

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

The bank debt is gone, we will have to pay it in full, waste of time going on and on about what was signed over.

That's loser talk.

Lord Trollington

What I find nauseating is the way in which Fine Gael and Labour heads lick the balls of their leaders on national TV even though it is their seat they are fighting for.

They're all telling us what Eamon and Enda has achieved when they should be telling us what they are doing.

mikemac1

Where's Brid Smith tonight?

She was on another debate on TV3 last night

Lady Chatterton

mikemac1 wrote: »

Where's Brid Smith tonight?

She was on another debate on TV3 last night

There will be another panel on in a while.