Claire Byrne Live (RTE1)

alan partridge aha · 07-09-2015 10:57pm

Greenman wrote: »

That's one rubbish looking studio, looks like a seedy night club. All you need is the smoke haze. :-(

Wouldn't mind seen Claire dancing around a pole though.

Harry Angstrom · 07-09-2015 11:01pm

Looks like tonight's show is sponsored by Cadbury's Dairy Milk.

neenam · 08-09-2015 12:23am

Tracey Ryan (one of the coordinators of the Cork Calais Refugee Solidarity) was supposed to appear on the Claire Byrne show tonight only to have her airtime denied last minute.

Instead we had racist vitriol from Ian O' Doherty and a Fine Gael councillor.

JP Liz V1 · 08-09-2015 11:35pm

neenam wrote: »

Tracey Ryan (one of the coordinators of the Cork Calais Refugee Solidarity) was supposed to appear on the Claire Byrne show tonight only to have her airtime denied last minute.

Instead we had racist vitriol from Ian O' Doherty and a Fine Gael councillor.

What was said?

CatFromHue · 09-09-2015 11:20pm

I only watched the Syrian refugee bit and overall it was a bit mad.

The only people who seemed to make any real point where O'Doherty and the Syrian chap in the audience. Nora kind of sat on the fence and the Fine Gael chap didn't really say anything.

I didn't notice any racist language or points on it either.

05-10-2015 11:00pm

Simon Harris is an idiot .....(he looks like a teenager) .... I don't believe a word he's saying

grey_so_what · 05-10-2015 11:07pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Simon Harris is an idiot .....(he looks like a teenager) .... I don't believe a word he's saying

He is clearly a good debater, something the lads are not used to...bit like a dog with a bone....

_Kaiser_ · 05-10-2015 11:08pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Simon Harris is an idiot .....(he looks like a teenager) .... I don't believe a word he's saying

He has the party spin down pat anyway, but it is extremely hard to take him seriously. It's pure waffle and lots of the same stuff we heard in 2011 too, but which FG/LAB promptly forgot about afterwards.

As for this nonsense about "fastest growing economy in Europe" - not hard considering the country was on its knees (and remembering that in the Good Times, FG wanted to spend more!!), but when you hear the real stories of the audience members it's clear Enda's "recovery" isn't being felt by s lot of people yet.

huey1975 · 05-10-2015 11:10pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Simon Harris is an idiot .....(he looks like a teenager) .... I don't believe a word he's saying

No he's not. I think he has a far greater grasp of economics than your hero Pearse Doherty

grey_so_what · 05-10-2015 11:11pm

Chemotherapy is traumatic enough.....

Leo should hang his head in shame, he's been there for enough time to make a change.

take everything · 05-10-2015 11:11pm

Some shocking stuff from the health system. Emergency consultants with dire warnings this winter.

JustTheOne · 05-10-2015 11:11pm

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

He has the party spin down pat anyway, but it is extremely hard to take him seriously. It's pure waffle and lots of the same stuff we heard in 2011 too, but which FG/LAB promptly forgot about afterwards.

As for this nonsense about "fastest growing economy in Europe" - not hard considering the country was on its knees (and remembering that in the Good Times, FG wanted to spend more!!), but when you hear the real stories of the audience members it's clear Enda's "recovery" isn't being felt by s lot of people yet.

Do you think within the space of a year everyone will feel the recovery?

The next few years you will see the benefits. It can't just happen overnight.

In 4 years we have gone from bust to the fastest growing economy.

05-10-2015 11:11pm

He can talk the talk alright but he's only 28!

If he's so smart and has all the answers what has he been doing since 2011 (when he was just 24) ??

05-10-2015 11:12pm

huey1975 wrote: »

No he's not. I think he has a far greater grasp of economics than your hero Pearse Doherty

Where did I say Pierce Doherty was my hero?????

grey_so_what · 05-10-2015 11:12pm

Deleted User wrote: »

He can talk the talk alright but he's only 28!

If he's so smart and has all the answers what has he been doing since 2011 (when he was just 24) ??

Bring in a smart talker and all will be well smaggie??....;)

05-10-2015 11:13pm

JustTheOne wrote: »

Do you think within the space of a year everyone will feel the recovery?

The next few years you will see the benefits. It can't just happen overnight.

In 4 years we have gone from bust to the fastest growing economy.

Yes .....and we have learnt nothing!

_Kaiser_ · 05-10-2015 11:14pm

grey_so_what wrote: »

Chemotherapy is traumatic enough.....

Leo should hang his head in shame, he's been there for enough time to make a change.

Leo's talent is in populist soundbites and commentating on everyone else's department.. but not achieving much on his own!

This however seems to have won him enough support to make him a popular contender for Enda's job next - really he's FG's answer to Teflon Bertie.

grey_so_what · 05-10-2015 11:18pm

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

Leo's talent is in populist soundbites and commentating on everyone else's department.. but not achieving much on his own!

This however seems to have won him enough support to make him a popular contender for Enda's job next - really he's FG's answer to Teflon Bertie.

I agree Kaiser...

It would be my opinion Leo is full of his own importance.

He is going to go for the "big job" on the back of his profile this year, which has not been backwards incoming forwards imo....

He has had his chance. He has done nothing.

I have family who work in Beaumont - it is chaotic at the weekend.

Hang your head in shame Leo.

RobertKK · 05-10-2015 11:18pm

Pearse Doherty promised money for all, maybe the IRA gave them some money.

_Kaiser_ · 05-10-2015 11:18pm

JustTheOne wrote: »

Do you think within the space of a year everyone will feel the recovery?

The next few years you will see the benefits. It can't just happen overnight.

In 4 years we have gone from bust to the fastest growing economy.

If FG are re-elected what we'll see is...

- Broadcast taxes
- Mandatory Health Insurance
- Privitisation of IW and increased charges there too
- Increased property taxes

I'm not fooled at all by the idea that FG's give-away budget (with our own money I might add!), will not be more than balanced by the above if they are re-elected.

RobertKK · 05-10-2015 11:23pm

Portugal re-elected their government that brought in the cuts and austerity.
Greece re-elected their government that did a U turn and who are implementing austerity.

05-10-2015 11:24pm

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

If FG are re-elected what we'll see is...

- Broadcast taxes
- Mandatory Health Insurance
- Privitisation of IW and increased charges there too
- Increased property taxes

I'm not fooled at all by the idea that FG's give-away budget (with our own money I might add!), will not be more than balanced by the above if they are re-elected.

Agreed. They've already flagged increased property charges ..... which I find extremely worrying. I struggled to pay mine as it was this year . I'm sick of all my money going on taxes , charges , bills .... working for nothing :-(

RobertKK · 05-10-2015 11:25pm

Micheal Martin is caked in make up.

_Kaiser_ · 05-10-2015 11:25pm

RobertKK wrote: »

Portugal re-elected their government that brought in the cuts and austerity.
Greece re-elected their government that did a U turn and who are implementing austerity.

cuts and austerity is one thing...

Cronyism, waste, corruption, dilution of the democratic process, and a Taoiseach that goes into hiding when the latest scandal breaks is something very different!

JustTheOne · 05-10-2015 11:25pm

This snake.

05-10-2015 11:26pm

Simon Harris is an annoying little prat ......his apology to Rachel about her husband sound condescending and pat! A 28 year old has experienced nothing of life ..... he will not feel the pain and hardship that people,are experiencing !

JustTheOne · 05-10-2015 11:26pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Agreed. They've already flagged increased property charges ..... which I find extremely worrying. I struggled to pay mine as it was this year . I'm sick of all my money going on taxes , charges , bills .... working for nothing :-(

It does go towards the 20 billion welfare bill, its not all negative.

Roger_007 · 05-10-2015 11:29pm

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

If FG are re-elected what we'll see is...

- Broadcast taxes
- Mandatory Health Insurance
- Privitisation of IW and increased charges there too
- Increased property taxes

I'm not fooled at all by the idea that FG's give-away budget (with our own money I might add!), will not be more than balanced by the above if they are re-elected.

I don't understand this idea of a 'give-away' budget. I am paying tax at a marginal rate of 51% even though I'm earning less than the average industrial wage. If I get some relief on that rate, I regard it as being fleeced a bit less. By taking less off someone is not 'giving' them anything, it is simply taking less off them.

05-10-2015 11:29pm

JustTheOne wrote: »

It does go towards the 20 billion welfare bill, its not all negative.

Mmmmm ..........is that meant to make me feel better ? :cool:

_Kaiser_ · 05-10-2015 11:31pm

Roger_007 wrote: »

I don't understand this idea of a 'give-away' budget. I am paying tax at a marginal rate of 51% even though I'm earning less than the average industrial wage. If I get some relief on that rate, I regard it as being fleeced a bit less. By taking less off someone is not 'giving' them anything, it is simply taking less off them.

The fella in the audience talking about the loss of the single parent tax credit made a very valid point. FG/LAB may keep talking about not increasing income tax, but between the cuts and removal of credits and the imposition of a raft of indirect and separate charges most people are still significantly worse off!

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