Joan Burton fell out of a boat in Kilkenny

Baggy Trousers · 31-12-2015 7:29pm

Irish water has certainly sunk Labour!

The Raptor · 31-12-2015 7:40pm

Everyone else in ankle depth water and she needed to be pulled by boat. Were those poor lads her regular driver. Seriously, it wasn't that bad.

PucaMama · 31-12-2015 8:21pm

This is the best present I got all year hahaha

xband · 31-12-2015 8:23pm

Who decided to put the taniste into what looks like a canoe / kayak ?!

darkpagandeath · 31-12-2015 8:25pm

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Same guys who did that kind of thing ?

saltsun · 31-12-2015 8:30pm

Was this an RTE remake of Titanic? "Water protester dead ahead!"

Filmed in SmartPhone

sonofenoch · 31-12-2015 8:32pm

'Let them eat cake' said the woman of the people.....had to laugh reading about the extra 25 quid a week she's giving to pensioners (for votes) .....meanwhile when her time comes she'll pocket 150k a year like the rest of them

Call Me Jimmy · 31-12-2015 8:32pm

Leave Joan Alone!

My name is URL · 31-12-2015 8:37pm

xband wrote: »

Who decided to put the taniste into what looks like a canoe / kayak ?!

One of her many advisers probably

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/tanaiste-joan-burton-staff-salaries-up-to-52k-more-than-pay-cap-373782.html

RobertKK · 31-12-2015 8:40pm

It would have made international news (Sky News), if the hotel in Dubai has avoided going up in flames.

Calahonda52 · 31-12-2015 8:41pm

Joan of Ark?

dr.fuzzenstein · 31-12-2015 8:42pm

You hear that? That is the sound of Photoshop firing up:
https://scontent-mad1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/1917599_10153884410153217_3061668276068500682_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=c90d50f1407852953f11859c5049bdb3&oe=56FDB684

darkpagandeath · 31-12-2015 8:45pm

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

You hear that? That is the sound of Photoshop firing up:
https://scontent-mad1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/1917599_10153884410153217_3061668276068500682_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=c90d50f1407852953f11859c5049bdb3&oe=56FDB684

Classic more more !!

Duiske · 31-12-2015 8:48pm

LordSutch wrote: »

Maybe you're confusing her with the SF vice pres?

Jaysus. You're obsessed.

falan · 31-12-2015 9:22pm

Great end to a brilliant year. Where was joans lifejacket? Its the law.

Oops i forgot, its one law for them and another for us.

Pink Fairy · 31-12-2015 9:26pm

falan wrote: »

Great end to a brilliant year. Where was joans lifejacket? Its the law.

Oops i forgot, its one law for them and another for us.

She wasn't on a waterway, on a public road, no lifejacket needed

darkpagandeath · 31-12-2015 9:28pm

Pink Fairy wrote: »

She wasn't on a waterway, on a public road, no lifejacket needed

If it was flooding from a River it would be a waterway actually.

Pink Fairy · 31-12-2015 9:31pm

darkpagandeath wrote: »

If it was flooding from a River it would be a waterway actually.

No, it wouldn't, its a public road, if there's a heavy fall of snow upon it, doesn't make it a ski slope

thesandeman · 31-12-2015 9:31pm

Pink Fairy wrote: »

She wasn't on a waterway, on a public road, no lifejacket needed

She should have worn a seatbelt so.

darkpagandeath · 31-12-2015 9:33pm

Pink Fairy wrote: »

No, it wouldn't, its a public road, if there's a heavy fall of snow upon it, doesn't make it a ski slope

Please explain to the rest of the class if it was from the river how part of the river is not part of the river ??

Pink Fairy · 31-12-2015 9:35pm

darkpagandeath wrote: »

Please explain to the rest of the class if it was from the river how part of the river is not part of the river ??

Look at the OS map, that'll give you a little hint, if you need a bigger hint, ask your local county council on Monday. Here endeth the lesson

falan · 31-12-2015 9:36pm

Pink Fairy wrote: »

She wasn't on a waterway, on a public road, no lifejacket needed

She was in an open craft, under 7M in length, in this case a canoe. I only wish it had been deeper.

http://afloat.ie/item/21568-wearing-a-lifejacket-rules-in-ireland

Buona Fortuna · 31-12-2015 9:37pm

I want one of those "Joan Burton canoe tours" T shirts.

XL please

Pink Fairy · 31-12-2015 9:38pm

falan wrote: »

She was in an open craft, under 7M in length, in this case a canoe. I only wish it had been deeper.

http://afloat.ie/item/21568-wearing-a-lifejacket-rules-in-ireland

Maritime law doesn't apply to public roads

Bonzo Delaney · 31-12-2015 9:41pm

In all honesty and said before here what was the idea of putting her is a canoe to be pulled around like that
At the end of the day it's embarrassing to watch it
It'd be different if her guide was also in a canoe to show her around the affected areas
But when he's able to walk around in a pair of waders and the rest had waders on including the taniste no reason why they couldn't walk around together and show some cop on and respect for the people affected in those areas
Tbh it just makes a joke of the hardship people are dealing with
It looks like a comedy sketch with her lady muck pulled around by the village idiot
I honestly tought they had more between their ears than that
Sorry for the rant just find it more embarrassing than funny.

darkpagandeath · 31-12-2015 9:42pm

Pink Fairy wrote: »

Maritime law doesn't apply to public roads

She was on water would be a bit funny using a boat on a road would it not. The law does black and white not sense. Why do you see people being rescued here and in the UK with life jackets on in similar water ??

Pink Fairy · 31-12-2015 9:44pm

darkpagandeath wrote: »

She was on water would be a bit funny using a boat on a road would it not. The law does black and white not sense. Why do you see people being rescued here and in the UK with life jackets on in similar water ??

Its not just the law that doesn't make sense here
:rolleyes:

darkpagandeath · 31-12-2015 9:45pm

Pink Fairy wrote: »

Its not just the law that doesn't make sense here
:rolleyes:

Point/link to the legislation that says otherwise ?

Pink Fairy · 31-12-2015 9:47pm

darkpagandeath wrote: »

Point/link to the legislation that says otherwise ?

I can't find anything in maritime law that applies to roads, If you find it put it up here for us

darkpagandeath · 31-12-2015 9:49pm

Pink Fairy wrote: »

I can't find anything in maritime law that applies to roads, If you find it put it up here for us

She was on water..... You are mistaking the law of the land to distinguish between water and water...

moleyv · 31-12-2015 9:57pm

She made the mistake of sitting in a canoe rather than kneeling.... It was never going to end well.

Pink Fairy · 31-12-2015 9:58pm

darkpagandeath wrote: »

She was on water..... You are mistaking the law of the land to distinguish between water and water...

So thats a no to maritime law then, thanks

c_man · 31-12-2015 9:59pm

This is our Lusitania.

Dyr · 31-12-2015 10:01pm

steamengine wrote: »

No doubt someone will be along to tell us Paul Murphy was seen around the area wearing sub-aqua gear.

http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss282/truthisfree2_photos/Jboat_zps1culkyrz.jpg

You're welcome.

He claims he was only there to help with the flood relief efforts until the local super refused him permission to fill his bucket

darkpagandeath · 31-12-2015 10:05pm

Pink Fairy wrote: »

So thats a no to maritime law then, thanks

You still have not linked to it saying otherwise. Not mentioning roads does not count in Court. it would be down to water and water only. One is under the illusion of laws being sensible.

Case in point a Romanian guy got of penalty points due to not being offered the information in “Irish” does not matter if he did not speak Irish.

Corpus Twisty · 31-12-2015 10:06pm

Her ar5e got wet - she is now being treated for water on the brain.

Gael23 · 31-12-2015 10:19pm

I hope someone in Thomastown flushed a nasty bout of diarrhoea down the toilet sometime this morning!

RobertKK · 31-12-2015 10:19pm

So one has to wear a lifejacket if they put on a bath and forget to turn off the tap and the house floods....?

An Riabhach · 31-12-2015 10:24pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3gyzFgo04k

csallmighty · 31-12-2015 10:35pm

Is the boat ok?

The_Valeyard · 31-12-2015 10:36pm

csallmighty wrote: »

Is the boat ok?

was arrested and is under investigation.

JP Liz V1 · 31-12-2015 10:40pm

She should have paddled her own canoe

kazamo · 31-12-2015 10:41pm

c_man wrote: »

This is our Lusitania.

Pity it wasn't the Marie Celeste and then the bore would be gone forever

screamer · 31-12-2015 10:53pm

Literally up sh!t creek without a paddle

JustTheOne · 31-12-2015 10:55pm

Seen some comments on social media saying if only she drowned.

Some nasty filth in this country.

darkpagandeath · 31-12-2015 10:57pm

JustTheOne wrote: »

Seen some comments on social media saying if only she drowned.

Some nasty filth in this country.

You mean just like elected representatives telling people to top themselves ?

I would hardly call social media trolls serious...

Unlike our elected representative that told people to kill themselves.

Gael23 · 31-12-2015 11:03pm

darkpagandeath wrote: »

You mean just like elected representatives telling people to top themselves ?

I would hardly call social media trolls serious...

Unlike our elected representative that told people to kill themselves.

That was Vincent Browne if I remember correctly.

darkpagandeath · 31-12-2015 11:04pm

Gael23 wrote: »

That was Vincent Browne if I remember correctly.

Nope a Taoiseach

Mech1 · 31-12-2015 11:05pm

she would get a better view of the flooding from a helicopter, better luck next time.

DellyBelly · 31-12-2015 11:06pm

No Gael23 is correct

Joan Burton fell out of a boat in Kilkenny

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