Liveline Thread 27/11/2014 to 10/02/2015

Odyssey 2005

Biggest conselation is YOUR not on the fookin radio.

snubbleste

the pain Joe, the pain

Harry Angstrom

Joe is getting big into the Thanksgiving thing. I wonder if he'll be doing the big shop tomorrow on Black Friday?

What is it about Irish parents that they have such a negative view of their kids emigrating and broadening their horizons, and God forbid, doing well in another country?

As the Mother of 2 teens who want to go abroad to study I know they will leave in a few short years. And I will miss them. But I have my own life. I wont be snivelling on the end of skype and making them feel bad. I wont be moaning to Joe and sitting at home packing parcels to send them.

Your job as a parent is to give kids roots and WINGS....We are such a nation of pessimists.
having lived in several other countries I like Ireland and being home but God we are a depressing lot

2smiggy

i'm sure we are closer to boston, than boston is to parts of mainland USA , so whats her point ? just cause they are staying in america does not mean they are anyway close to their home ..

Harry Angstrom

Visions of Johanna.....

Roger_007

Most of the emigrants that I know had jobs here. Why did they go?..........FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE!

snubbleste

Deleted User wrote: »

What is it about Irish parents that they have such a negative view of their kids emigrating and broadening their horizons, and God forbid, doing well in another country?
As the Mother of 2 teens who want to go abroad to study I know they will leave in a few short years. And I will miss them. But I have my own life. I wont be snivelling on the end of skype and making them feel bad. I wont be moaning to Joe and sitting at home packing parcels to send them.
Your job as a parent is to give kids roots and WINGS....We are such a nation of pessimists.
having lived in several other countries I like Ireland and being home but God we are a depressing lot

Welcome!
You'll fit right in here with your opinion

Odyssey 2005

Poor child was brainwashed !!

snubbleste

More communion dresses to come!

Roger_007

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Joe is getting big into the Thanksgiving thing. I wonder if he'll be doing the big shop tomorrow on Black Friday?

Maybe he'll rename it Black Fiver Friday?

pc7

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Visions of Johanna.....

Everytime she says it I keep singing give me hope Johanna, give me hope Johanna Feck sake I've never ever heard an Irish person called Johanna, I bet its spelt Joanna

CountyHurler

boards.ie keeps crashing my browser, is this happening to anybody else?

Oh good the dress row, this should be interesting.

SEPT 23 1989

CountyHurler wrote: »

boards.ie keeps crashing my browser, is this happening to anybody else?

happening to me for the last few days

snubbleste

Clara??

Meathlass

Deleted User wrote: »

Your job as a parent is to give kids roots and WINGS

I'm stealing that for my Christmas arguments with my overbearing aunt who won't let her 21 year old rural dwelling son learn how to drive 'because it's so dangerous'.

Odyssey 2005

get with the programme joseph

Fujitsu10

CountyHurler wrote: »

boards.ie keeps crashing my browser, is this happening to anybody else?

Oh good the dress row, this should be interesting.

Working fine for me on Google Chrome.

snubbleste

"any sane person listening in to your show"
LOL

Odyssey 2005

Thats 2100 CASHHHHHH
How many other 2100,s were there???

2smiggy

CountyHurler wrote: »

boards.ie keeps crashing my browser, is this happening to anybody else?

Oh good the dress row, this should be interesting.

also fine for me on google chrome

the_monkey

Sorry, did he say yesterday the communion dress cost €2,100 ???


or was it 2,100 Turkish Lira ?

pc7

Good for me on Firefox

Meathlass

FFS it's November.

Can we not get the Christmas over us first before we start into Communion season :mad:

pc7

I agree with the priest, they should take religion and communion out of the school, if parents want kids to make their communion etc. they should do sunday school or do it out of school time. Then lets see how many kids actually make their communion.

snubbleste

Parish priest complaining about lack of return business

Roger_007

the_monkey wrote: »

Sorry, did he say yesterday the communion dress cost €2,100 ???


or was it 2,100 Turkish Lira ?

You heard right.........and no one can afford water charges.

Odyssey 2005

the_monkey wrote: »

Sorry, did he say yesterday the communion dress cost €2,100 ???


or was it 2,100 Turkish Lira ?

Nothing wrong with your hearing..:P

hotmail.com

Communion is about eating the body of Jesus Christ. Nonsense.

snubbleste

Big up the Pope Francis..who wears a dress

Tiger Mcilroy

Whats duffys angle here...its absurd and joe knows rightly what the priests point is..99% of the population thinks its crazy.

Odyssey 2005

Fcuk sake Joe copp on

CountyHurler

Joe getting up on his high horse..

the_monkey

Warning !!!

CALLER TALKING SENSE!!!

snubbleste

What's Joe's agenda? what's he trying to get the priest to say?

Meathlass

Aren't travelers very religious though? I always thought they were and attended mass?

Harry Angstrom

I'm surprised that Joe is on the defensive here. Joe should ask himself: "What would Big Jim Larkin do?"

Would Jim buy a Communion dress for 2k? He would in his hoop.

Oops69

what did the priest ring in about ? , it's none of his business what anyone does with their money .

Robert2012

"I'm certainly not into dressing up, Joe"

the_monkey

Meathlass wrote: »

Aren't travelers very religious though? I always thought they were and attended mass?

Yes they are , very very religious and good Jesus loving Moral People too ..

snubbleste

Oops69 wrote: »

what did the priest ring in about ? , it's none of his business what anyone does with their money .

I don't think he rang in..

sudzs

"Children are very open to faith"

...yes, open to faith in god, the tooth fairy and Santa!!! :rolleyes:

snubbleste

€2100

bottlebrush

I get the feeling that Joe doesn't think there is a problem with spending 2,100 euro on a communion dress..

Meathlass

It's their culture ...

Roger_007

Meathlass wrote: »

Aren't travelers very religious though? I always thought they were and attended mass?

They also watch Big Fat Gipsy Wedding!

CountyHurler

You wouldnt see Barnardos spending 2100 on a wedding dress... 2100 a week on Fergus Finlay alright, but not on a dress...

Odyssey 2005

Two ppl talking sence in a row. Liveline is gone to S**te.

Flukey

No crashes on Firefox. If the problem continues, there is only one thing to do: Ring Joe. Please do not write him a letter though. We couldn't take that. Worse still, it'd start half the country writing in about their dodgy broadband and phone lines. Some mammy would write in saying how as her child grew up, she had lots of problems like getting her a communion dress and convincing her not to emigrate, but she could never ring the show because her phone kept cutting out, and she refused to get a mobile because of how all of the providers rip you off. Anyway, she was broke after the communion dress which she is still paying for due to the banks refusing to give her a loan and the money lenders charging her extortionate rates. It's a tough life.

Meathlass

Roger_007 wrote: »

They also watch Big Fat Gipsy Wedding!

I meant that out of all the people getting their communion, traveler children are probably more likely to continue going to mass.