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FF/FG/Green Government - Part 3 - Threadbanned User List in OP

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  • Registered Users Posts: 5,189 ✭✭✭Brucie Bonus


    But we welcome and accept the like of Michael Noonan not knowing about the siteserv deal (within the department he headed) with Denis O'Brien, when convenient.

    Post edited by Brucie Bonus on


  • Registered Users Posts: 68,848 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


     that every Ukrainian is busting their gut to get here


    That's quite an obscence exploitation of the situation Ukrainians find themselves in.



  • Registered Users Posts: 26,978 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    Hmmm, 30 years ago, I'd have hoped things we're better back then.

    You can accuse of twists and turns all you like, your an expert in the field.

    I've made a point, stuck to it, had to break it down due to semantics and here we are again, more twist and turns, it's almost like Dancing on Ice.

    So to reiterate Dail recess will see a mass exedos of politicians, Opposition, Government TD'S and members of the Cabinet, they'll return after yearly think ins, Lessons to be learned and government back to the same nonsense until the fireworks commence before budget.

    Meanwhile, people left dangling, Queuing up at food banks, calling on SVP for help, inundate MABS (actually has already happening), desperately seek rental accommodation, likely increased numbers in Emergency Accommodation, Struggle to afford childcare, back to school costs, Fuel prices through the roof, struggle to actually live week to week.

    Meanwhile, before they go AWOL, more ****ing grants for night time economy when no one can afford to socialise, pre announcement of a magical €3 billion for refugee expenditure.

    This is Not makey uppy Blanch, its not even some 3rd world country I'm referring too, all this is happening, in Ireland in 2022, I hope your proud of your hero's.

    It's disgusting.

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Higher earners always the winner in good and austerity times under FFG, at the expense of low and middle income earners.



  • Registered Users Posts: 19,413 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    Are FG now genuinely panicking after over a decade of destroying the middle earners they supposedly “represent” or taking the piss out of us yet again?

    Lots don’t get any bonus or if they do like me it’s very much performance and financially related and fairly modest- and taxed to the fcukin hilt before you see a cent of it.

    Budget 2023 may increase tax-free bonus for workers - Varadkar

    https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2022/06/21/budget-may-increase-tax-free-bonus-for-workers-varadkar/

    https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2022/06/21/budget-may-increase-tax-free-bonus-for-workers-varadkar/



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  • Registered Users Posts: 26,978 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




  • Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 76,290 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Any more discussing other posters rather than the topic and you can expect a minimum of a threadban



  • Registered Users Posts: 5,189 ✭✭✭Brucie Bonus


    I knew certain persuasions played the fool regarding welfare, pretending you could walk in, claim money and get a house if you liked, but to see ministers suggesting we rock in to the local welfare office because of petrol prices, the cost of a loaf of bread and the like and they'll slip us all a few quid, is gross fantasy.



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 26,893 Mod ✭✭✭✭Podge_irl


    Semantics, are you seriously, seriously, seriously suggesting members Cabinet not going on extended holidays.

    Cabinet members almost certainly have far fewer days off work in the year than you or I. Complain about what they are achieving all you want, but being a member of government is generally a pretty invasive job that leaves little downtime.



  • Registered Users Posts: 27,911 ✭✭✭✭blanch152


    I am glad you think so, because that is clearly what posters are saying, that Ukrainians are coming here, not because they are being blown to bits by Russians, but because our gubberment is making it too easy for them.



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  • Registered Users Posts: 27,911 ✭✭✭✭blanch152


    You know, reading that post, I have now reached the conclusion that all of the stories about queues at Dublin Airport are completely made up because only Denis O'Brien and a few cronies could afford to go on holidays if your picture of Ireland today is true.

    What I think is extremely strange and has me scratching my head is where did all those jobs come from that the Ukrainians who have turned up in the country have managed to get working in the hospitality sector. Surely, they must have been magicked out of the air, because they would have been snapped up months ago by those queuing at food banks etc.



  • Registered Users Posts: 4,914 ✭✭✭skimpydoo


    What I find strange is how everything the government does is defended to the nth degree. Money trees magically appear out of nowhere when we were told earlier in the year they don't exist. When the President attacked the government and their housing policies, the usual defendants went to ground waiting for things to blow over.

    The next few weeks are going to be tricky for the government, especially if Joe McHugh goes independent as this means the government won't have the 80 seat majority that is needed.



  • Registered Users Posts: 19,413 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    Good. Sooner it collapses the better. And Mr Varadkar can have another barely 20 seat “successful” election as FG spiral towards oblivion



  • Registered Users Posts: 26,978 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    I have complained, will continue to complain and it's not easy to complain, the usual lot picking up on one point Ive raised as if it's news,

    My heart bleeds for the poor ministers getting less days off, I'm almost getting emotional at the thought.

    Seriously this is all that be offered as a point of argument, I Dispair 🙄

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




  • Registered Users Posts: 26,978 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    🤣🤣🤣🤣 O Dear Blanch your struggling, happen to hear about American Airlines asking the Minister to get a grip, Lonely Planet basically telling the world to stay away and avoid Dublin Airport like you would the plague, Heathrow had an excuse, the baggage handling system failed, DAA had an excuse too, sorry we're just incompetent, one travel writer discribing DA as Manky.

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




  • Registered Users Posts: 26,978 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    The farce of being told to head down for that few Bob at your nearest SW office being discussed on the Late Debate.

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




  • Registered Users Posts: 19,413 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    To be honest we’d be far better off if they took more days off and had less time for cooking up useless legislation that makes all our lives more restricted and expensive.

    Absolutely NOTHING this shower do makes my life anyway better or easier ever. Quite the very opposite in fact.

    Their priorities are sucking up to foreign bodies like the UN, EU, NGOs (that their buddies all sit on drawing huge salaries), social welfare aka “the vulnerable”.



  • Registered Users Posts: 27,911 ✭✭✭✭blanch152


    But why are you worrying about Dublin Airport? According to you, Ireland is in such a bad state that nobody can afford to go on holidays. Better the tourists also stay away so that they don't see the state of the country.



  • Registered Users Posts: 27,911 ✭✭✭✭blanch152


    Doesn't the Oireachtas pass legislation, not the Cabinet?



  • Registered Users Posts: 11,211 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    16,000 homes.. to actually less than 6,000 homes and he thinks that is a good think that they stoppe the bulk buyers..



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  • Registered Users Posts: 26,978 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    You brought Dublin Airport up, was happy to oblige, surely youve not forgotten a post you made 15 minutes ago 🤔

    And your damn right people can't afford to go on holiday, perhaps your not familiar with the principle of booking in advance, people doing short hall flights to visit relatives, heavens above people needing to fly due to a tragedy and of course business travel.

    Do you seriously believe only people going on holiday use airports🙄 dear God, I am now definitely baffled.

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




  • Registered Users Posts: 26,978 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




  • Registered Users Posts: 9,329 ✭✭✭Cluedo Monopoly


    The government tell us they are taking the housing disaster, that FF/FG created, seriously but news stories over the past few weeks show that they are not taking it seriously at all.

    1) Land Development Agency working at a “glacial pace” in delivering land to build homes.

    2) Property funds bulk buying 350 homes despite ‘Mullen Park’ stamp duty levy. Figures show that the funds have spent over €100 million since the government attempted to limit the practice.

    3) An Bord Pleanála hit with fines as 5,500 houses now delayed, Section overseen by Paul Hyde faces new deadlines on plans for 25,000 home by August.

    4) More than half of the country’s local authorities have not collected a single euro of the vacant site levy from landowners since its introduction in 2018. Only 8pc of money due for payment under the levy last year was collected by various city and county councils.

    5) Darragh O'Brien busy pulling political strokes after introducing a last-minute amendment to the Electoral Reform Bill to allow political parties obtain lottery licences for political fundraising. He also has very strong ties to the construction industry.

    What are they doing in the Hyacinth House?



  • Registered Users Posts: 19,413 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    Well how else do you think they’re going to reward their cronies? They can’t all get positions in NGOs and the like so a few have to be looked after “managing” the proletariat



  • Registered Users Posts: 26,978 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




  • Registered Users Posts: 27,911 ✭✭✭✭blanch152


    You know, listening to the radio for the last few weeks, all I heard was ordinary people going on holidays, who were complaining about Dublin Airport. I must live in an alternate reality where people in Ireland have one of the highest living standards in the world, one of the best health outcomes, and one of the happiest set of people.

    Sure there are challenges because of Covid and the Ukrainian War, but our government handled Covid better than nearly every other government, and to be fair to most Irish, they are happy to extend the friendly welcome to those fleeing the war in Ukraine, and if we have to suffer something in helping them, which is far far less than the poor Ukrainians have had to suffer, so be it.

    Sadly, the Ireland for the Irish, that I have been hearing from certain quarters over the last few days, reminds me that exclusionary nationalism hasn't gone away, you know.



  • Registered Users Posts: 5,189 ✭✭✭Brucie Bonus


    Pretty ignorant outlook there. Who said people at food banks were all unemployed? We know many homeless are working. I recall a then FG minister commenting on 'trolleys full of alcohol' when discussing the cost of living. It's cheaper to fly abroad for a holiday than stay in Ireland in a lot of cases. Is the idea that people should accept low enough pay that they require assistance with rent, (as long as private concerns can maintain their high rental profits) but aren't availing of food banks?

    I think it's uncouth, to say the least, to be repeatedly trying to use the plight of the Ukrainians to support your claims. Is your claim here, once again, that anyone finding themselves having a hard time of it is either lazy, lying or both? How do the ever growing numbers of working poor factor into this?





  • Registered Users Posts: 26,978 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    What shows were you watching, wish you were here? The Travel show?

    I was listening to the news, watching live broadcasts, of course there were holiday makers caught up in the Debacle, folks who may have booked in Feb/ March not realising the train crash heading their way, would you suggest they cancel and lose vast sums they may have saved 🙄 I think your desperately trying to drag this on, but before I leave it, what about the flight from Calgary on the Monday after the farce, most still haven't got their luggage, All will likely, never, ever, ever return.

    A shambles of epic proportions and guess what, its going to get worse, even DAA admit that, all because of a half baked attempt to save a few bob 😉

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




  • Registered Users Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭ButtersSuki


    Sure hun xoxo.

    What exactly has McEntee done in her role aside from take dodgy political donations, virtue signal to the wokefolk, play to the various galleries she’s trying to appear relevant to, and populate her Twitter and Tik tok pages with vacuous self-promoting nonsense?

    The Minister for Justice is a senior political role. It deserves someone who can commit to it full-time and not be absent for two long sabbaticals - esp. in the current times of Brexit, the issues in Northern Ireland, wider Europe and the Ukraine.



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  • Registered Users Posts: 27,911 ✭✭✭✭blanch152


    So nobody is booking holidays anymore?

    And there I was listening to people on the radio telling me they were flying to Rome next year because it was cheaper than driving to Dublin and staying for a Bruce Springsteen concert. But, hey, the country has gone to pot and nobody has any money.

    Someone should also tell Robbie Williams that it is pointless putting on two more nights, sure nobody has any money anymore.

    Sure, there are people in trouble, sure there are more people in trouble because of Covid hits to parts of the economy, and the Ukrainian War causing inflation, but everybody in this country is better off living here, even the homeless, than living in Ukraine or Syria or Eritrea, or half the world.

    You are among the luckiest 1% of the human population ever born, to be living in Ireland at this point in time.



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