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RTE 1: 'Today' with Claire Byrne

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    #1292
    Dempo1
    Registered Users Posts: 26,978 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    O Brien is almost as irratating as Norma Foley, suggesting there won't be an election for four years is widely ambitious

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




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    #1293
    elperello
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    Dempo1 wrote: »
    O Brien is almost as irratating as Norma Foley, suggesting there won't be an election for four years is widely ambitious

    He's an ambitious guy.

    As an aside I thought he definitely had his Weetabix this morning.

    He'd nearly have interviewed himself.


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    #1294
    Dempo1
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    elperello wrote: »
    He's an ambitious guy.

    As an aside I thought he definitely had his Weetabix this morning.

    He'd nearly have interviewed himself.

    Too true but I'm amazed at these notions construction closed and 700/800 houses a week not being built due to lockdown, it's just absurd, at that rate the numbers being built would be multiples of what's actual being reported annually. He's was caught out though not being able to say who will benefit from these new help to buy schemes. Ultimately he's still a buffoon.

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




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    #1295
    wirelessdude01
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    elperello wrote: »
    He's an ambitious guy.

    As an aside I thought he definitely had his Weetabix this morning.

    He'd nearly have interviewed himself.

    He loves the sound of his own voice and like any good politician he believes the rubbish that he spouts. I've heard him being interviewed quite a few times and he comes across as quite condescending and borderline arrogant.


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    #1296
    serfboard
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    wirelessdude01 wrote: »
    he comes across as ... borderline arrogant.
    Arrogance is a requirement for politicians.


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    #1297
    Dempo1
    Registered Users Posts: 26,978 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    serfboard wrote: »
    Arrogance is a requirement for politicians.

    So is intelligence, well at least one would hope it is, but then again....................

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




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    #1298
    elperello
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    serfboard wrote: »
    Arrogance is a requirement for politicians.

    Bit harsh there IMO.

    However, a bit of self belief and a touch of confidence need to be in their toolbox.


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    #1299
    Losty Dublin
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    A horse dentist is a guest today. The wedding planners, beauticians and Dr Coleman must all be off playing in the snow.


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    #1300
    Bellbottoms
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    What is MM not vaccinated?
    I assumed the cabinet had all been vaccinated at the start.

    Madness if they haven't been.


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    #1301
    wirelessdude01
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    Bellbottoms wrote: »
    What is MM not vaccinated?
    I assumed the cabinet had all been vaccinated at the start.

    Madness if they haven't been.

    I would have assumed that they would have been. Seems we were wrong.


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    #1302
    Macy0161
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    Bellbottoms wrote: »
    What is MM not vaccinated?
    I assumed the cabinet had all been vaccinated at the start.

    Madness if they haven't been.
    Like so much pandemic related, they can't win. Should be vaccinated for the sake of the State and the importance of the position they hold, but would ripped apart for "skipping the queue" if they did.


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    #1303
    serfboard
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    Macy0161 wrote: »
    would ripped apart for "skipping the queue" if they did.
    And rightly so.

    The tiers for people to be vaccinated have been quite clearly laid out. Nowhere does "politician" feature on any tier.

    The politicians will have to wait to get vaccinated - the same as the rest of us.


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    #1304
    Del.Monte
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    serfboard wrote: »
    And rightly so.

    The tiers for people to be vaccinated have been quite clearly laid out. Nowhere does "politician" feature on any tier.

    The politicians will have to wait to get vaccinated - the same as the rest of us.


    I would have been more than happy to see all TDs getting it first while the rest of us watched to see if there were any side effects.

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    #1305
    Bellbottoms
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    serfboard wrote: »
    And rightly so.

    The tiers for people to be vaccinated have been quite clearly laid out. Nowhere does "politician" feature on any tier.

    The politicians will have to wait to get vaccinated - the same as the rest of us.

    Who who runs the country when the whole cabinet is out sick?


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    #1306
    dulpit
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    Bellbottoms wrote: »
    Who who runs the country when the whole cabinet is out sick?

    Exactly this.


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    #1307
    mgn
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    Bellbottoms wrote: »
    Who who runs the country when the whole cabinet is out sick?

    The civil servants like the have always done, politicians are only nodding dogs.


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    #1308
    Robert McGrath
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    mgn wrote: »
    The civil servants like the have always done, politicians are only nodding dogs.

    Any point in holding elections, then?


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    #1309
    ShamNNspace
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    Bellbottoms wrote: »
    Who who runs the country when the whole cabinet is out sick?

    The civil service, the permanent government


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    #1310
    mgn
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    Robert McGrath wrote: »
    Any point in holding elections, then?

    No, not really. Have a look around and see what's elected, half of them wouldn't run a tuck shop in a school never mind anything to do with running the country. just as well the have very little power.


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    #1311
    Bellbottoms
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    mgn wrote: »
    The civil servants like the have always done, politicians are only nodding dogs.

    Do we vaccinate senior civil servants then?


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    #1312
    mgn
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    Bellbottoms wrote: »
    Do we vaccinate senior civil servants then?

    I would have no problem with that, the after all frontline workers.


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    #1313
    Macy0161
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    mgn wrote: »


    I would have no problem with that, the after all frontline workers.

    Essential workers, not frontline workers.


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    #1314
    Bellbottoms
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    mgn wrote: »


    I would have no problem with that, the after all frontline workers.

    So we vaccinate senior civil servants (who run the country apparently) after frontline workers and pensioners. And the cabinet wait their turn for each of their age cohorts to be vaccinated.

    Am I right? Is that what you are saying?


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    #1315
    Infoanon
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    Twenty minutes of a non issue discussion - Joe Duffy style emotional questioning - the GAA have concurred with the government's decision yet the contributors want the GAA to fight the decision.......

    Shameful - could apply the same about the non story of vaccinations for politicians - from the get go 'age' has been the key decider of who gets the vaccine first after front line workers ie Medics
    Not just in Ireland but in the majority of jurisdictions around the world.

    I expect more of these nonsense stories to feature on the Claire Byrne story for a while unfortunately.


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    #1316
    generalgerry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,415 ✭✭✭generalgerry


    Not going to get the teachers back in school before the holidays at this stage. Government far too afraid of the unions to tell them to go back into the classrooms.


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    #1317
    Dempo1
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    mgn wrote: »
    No, not really. Have a look around and see what's elected, half of them wouldn't run a tuck shop in a school never mind anything to do with running the country. just as well the have very little power.

    Darragh O'brien looks like he could run a Tuck shop

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




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    #1318
    mgn
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    Bellbottoms wrote: »
    So we vaccinate senior civil servants (who run the country apparently) after frontline workers and pensioners. And the cabinet wait their turn for each of their age cohorts to be vaccinated.

    Am I right? Is that what you are saying?

    You asked if senior civil servants should be vaccinated and i said I wouldn't have a problem with it, no one said anything about them getting it before the politicians.


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    #1319
    Dempo1
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    Macy0161 wrote: »
    Essential workers, not frontline workers.

    The problem is the bizzare definition of essential workers, if I work in a DIY store, Mobile phone shop, a bicycle repair shop, I'm classified as essential. I'm not in anyway being critical of such workers but I'm questioning the determination of what is really an essential worker, the current definition is just bizzare

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    #1320
    Dempo1
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    generalgerry wrote: »
    Not going to get the teachers back in school before the holidays at this stage. Government far too afraid of the unions to tell them to go back into the classrooms.

    Why do I get an impression that not a single teacher wants to return or certainly delay it as long as possible, this alwwys seems the impression when representative bodies interviewed, just seems a new excuse developed daily.

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




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    #1321
    Dempo1
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    Absolute B******, the visit is not essential FFS, if the Olympics can be cancelled, every major political leaders conferences, Most major sporting events etc be cancelled surely a single cringe enducing shamrock exchange ceremony can be postponed. This is more about MM getting his photo op done whilst he's actually in office, it's every Taoiseachs wet dream.

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




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