Peter Casey believes Travellers should not be recognised as an ethnic minority

blinding

tretorn wrote: »

46% of the population of the town of Rathkeale voted for Peter Casey.!!!!!!!

How will Brexit work out for travellers claiming in both countries, will it affect this practice.

A strong anti Brexit cohort there I’m guessing .

BoneIdol

tayto lover wrote: »

Jaysus there's a lot of posters hurting today.
Well done Casey.

He lost. And to a communist no less.

Bannasidhe

Try_harder wrote: »

On Late Debate - @bridsmithTD talking about Casey’s Traveller nonsense. “Last year the entire budget for Traveller Accommodation was €12m - we gave the horse racing industry €67m”

In this years (according to some Left-wing) budget horse racing got 64 million and greyhound racing got 16 million - so 80 million between the two this year alone.

Since 2001 they have received over 1 billion from taxpayers money.


When questioned if this was a good use of taxpayer money Minister Creed claimed "Bord na gCon [Irish Greyhound Board] estimates that the greyhound industry employs over 10,300 people" but quickly had to withdraw that by announcing "Bord na gCon has informed me that it currently directly employs 128 full time staff and approximately 720 part time staff".

128 f/t and 720 p/t employees = 16 million from the taxpayer. :mad:

tayto lover

BoneIdol wrote: »

He lost. And to a communist no less.

But we won. Collected a nice little sum from Paddy Power earlier.
I feel your pain though.

FrancieBrady

Quite noticeable reading the thread how the debate has coarsened.
Are people feeling braver now as a result of this vote?

Personally delighted to be part of those who elected Higgins.

Glad to see that Casey is at least divorcing himself from the traveller comments on the radio there.

tayto lover

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Quite noticeable reading the thread how the debate has coarsened.
Are people feeling braver now as a result of this vote?

Personally delighted to be part of those who elected Higgins.

Glad to see that Casey is at least divorcing himself from the traveller comments on the radio there.

Collins isn't changing though, which is very bad for the travellers.
Casey's comments were still not racist Francie.

Beechwoodspark

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Quite noticeable reading the thread how the debate has coarsened.
Are people feeling braver now as a result of this vote?

Personally delighted to be part of those who elected Higgins.

Glad to see that Casey is at least divorcing himself from the traveller comments on the radio there.

He said nothing controversial in the first place

Beechwoodspark

Casey’s traveller comments recap

He disagrees with them being recognized as a ethnic minority.

Says they avoid tax and that house prices drop when travelers move onto an area.

Says they camp on other ppl’s land.

Says the Tipperary situation with travelers demanding stables with their new houses is ridiculous.

Quote:

He cited an ongoing dispute in Tipperary where six new homes are lying empty in a €1.7m development because families living on an unauthorised site nearby are refusing to move in until they get stables for horses.

“I mean how ridiculous have we become as a society where they are turning down beautiful, four-bedroom houses because there’ll blackmailing the county council into giving them stables for their horses.

“I’m sorry, there’s something seriously wrong with society when we’re at that stage,” Mr Casey said.

Nothing overly controversial there.

omega man

normanoffside wrote: »

John Connors might leave the country over this
https://twitter.com/johnconnors1990/status/1056028432004452352

Some of the responses are priceless. Someone offered to drive him to the airport!
Righty called out on Gardaí and looting comments.

BoneIdol

tayto lover wrote: »

But we won. Collected a nice little sum from Paddy Power earlier.
I feel your pain though.

You bet on him to lose? Fair enough.

SafeSurfer

BoneIdol wrote: »

He lost. And to a communist no less.

A millionaire communist with multiple properties and pensions who sees his daughter feather bedded in the senate and his “special friend” given both a job and a room and board at the Áras. Allegedly.

nullzero

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Casey’s traveller comments recap

He disagrees with them being recognized as a ethnic minority.

Says they avoid tax and that house prices drop when travelers move onto an area.

Says they camp on other ppl’s land.

Says the Tipperary situation with travelers demanding stables with their new houses is ridiculous.

Quote:

He cited an ongoing dispute in Tipperary where six new homes are lying empty in a €1.7m development because families living on an unauthorised site nearby are refusing to move in until they get stables for horses.

“I mean how ridiculous have we become as a society where they are turning down beautiful, four-bedroom houses because there’ll blackmailing the county council into giving them stables for their horses.

“I’m sorry, there’s something seriously wrong with society when we’re at that stage,” Mr Casey said.

Nothing overly controversial there.

Nothing particularly controversial until you factor in the online thought police. "won't somebody please think of the traveller's?"

FrancieBrady

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Casey’s traveller comments recap

He disagrees with them being recognized as a ethnic minority.

Says they avoid tax and that house prices drop when travelers move onto an area.

Says they camp on other ppl’s land.

Says the Tipperary situation with travelers demanding stables with their new houses is ridiculous.

Quote:

He cited an ongoing dispute in Tipperary where six new homes are lying empty in a €1.7m development because families living on an unauthorised site nearby are refusing to move in until they get stables for horses.

“I mean how ridiculous have we become as a society where they are turning down beautiful, four-bedroom houses because there’ll blackmailing the county council into giving them stables for their horses.

“I’m sorry, there’s something seriously wrong with society when we’re at that stage,” Mr Casey said.

Nothing overly controversial there.

And he doesn't seem, (listening to him on the radio) to be prepared to stand over them either. He doesn't accept that it was those comments that got him elected.

tayto lover

BoneIdol wrote: »

You bet on him to lose? Fair enough.

The Boards.ie doctor will see you in 3 hours, give you something for your pain.
He's very busy this morning for some reason.

BoneIdol

SafeSurfer wrote: »

A millionaire communist with multiple properties and pensions who sees his daughter feather bedded in the senate and his “special friend” given both a job and a room and board at the Áras. Allegedly.

Yeah. Casey must be raging.

Beechwoodspark

FrancieBrady wrote: »

And he doesn't seem, (listening to him on the radio) to be prepared to stand over them either. He doesn't accept that it was those comments that got him elected.

Go away Francie

Shelga

I just don’t get why people seem to love Michael D Higgins so much. They say he represents us well, but when you ask for examples, people don’t really know. His fawning over Castro and Chavez was repellant.

He’s also far too old, broke a promise to the electorate about being a one-term president, and should retire with dignity. I think it’s wrong that someone can be president for 14 years continuously. I look at Michael D and I don’t feel any particular affinity with him. I don’t think we have much in common. I don’t get the impression he understands the challenges facing people in their 20s and 30s in this country. I know this is not necessarily the role of our president, but for me it would help.

People say, if Michael D hadn’t run again, Peter Casey would now be our president. Doesn’t that say something about the drudgery of the other 4 candidates? They didn’t energise the electorate whatsoever. The whole campaign was boring and disappointing, no wonder people voted for Casey, they are utterly fed up with bland candidates who try to please everyone. Casey is the only one who sparked any interest in people.

retro:electro

FrancieBrady wrote: »

He doesn't accept that it was those comments that got him elected.

Probably because he wasn’t elected

Henry Ford III

Casey got 20% of the vote.

What message does that send to the government from the electorate? I think many are fed up with being milked and bled by taxes only to see handout after handout given to people who don't need or deserve them.

Effects

Shelga wrote: »

No wonder people voted for Casey, they are utterly fed up with bland candidates who try to please everyone. Casey is the only one who sparked any interest in people.

Yeah, says a lot about the candidates when a tax exile like Casey gets such a high vote.

Bannasidhe

bubblypop wrote: »

So the issue is the colour of someones skin?

Yes, but that's not racist because... *insert some spin here*

tayto lover

retro:electro wrote: »

Probably because he wasn’t elected

I didn't want to point that out.
He must be jaded.

FrancieBrady

retro:electro wrote: »

Probably because he wasn’t elected

Yep. Wrongly phrased. Not enough coffee yet.

tayto lover

Effects wrote: »

Yeah, says a lot about the candidates when a tax exile like Casey gets such a high vote.

Do you think I should spend my winnings on a trip to Florida or New Zealand?

lalababa

Just waching RTE and fair play to Micheal Martin for acknowledging the 20% is due to unhappiness with certain communities way of life and the way the system treats them. Alot of others are either ignoring the 20% or tiptoeing around the reasons for it.

omega man

lalababa wrote: »

Just waching RTE and fair play to Micheal Martin for acknowledging the 20% is due to unhappiness with certain communities way of life and the way the system treats them. Alot of others are either ignoring the 20% or tiptoeing around the reasons for it.

Message has been heard. Job done.

tayto lover

lalababa wrote: »

Just waching RTE and fair play to Micheal Martin for acknowledging the 20% is due to unhappiness with certain communities way of life and the way the system treats them. Alot of others are either ignoring the 20% or tiptoeing around the reasons for it.

RTE tried to blame Sinn Fein for Casey's vote earlier. Delicious.

tayto lover

lalababa wrote: »

Just waching RTE and fair play to Micheal Martin for acknowledging the 20% is due to unhappiness with certain communities way of life and the way the system treats them. Alot of others are either ignoring the 20% or tiptoeing around the reasons for it.

That is great news. Now if Leo does the same ......

jace_da_face

A big thing to take away from these results is not only how well Casey did overall, but the locations where he did particularly well. 46% support in Rathkeale. That says something. The closer the proximity of travellers and settled folk, the greater the discourse.

tayto lover

jace_da_face wrote: »

A big thing to take away from these results is not only how well Casey did overall, but the locations where he did particularly weXll. 46% support in Rathkeale. That says something. The closer the proximity of travellers and settled folk, the greater the discourse.

Rathskeale must be high on racists.