cant recall specifics but yes i believe ive read us funded
higelligt
― cyfytlapdbfr? (darraghmac), Friday, 7 February 2014 00:00 (ten years ago) link
Read something about ownership and funding a while ago. Will track down.
US funding mentioned a lot during abortion referendum last year.
― hyggeligt, Saturday, 8 February 2014 22:27 (ten years ago) link
In depth research by Bock The Robber in June of last year.
― hyggeligt, Saturday, 8 February 2014 22:39 (ten years ago) link
GSOC thing is really getting confusing!
Terms of reference a bit limited really. Surprised at Shatter being kept on. Who else would take the gig though?
― hyggeligt, Thursday, 20 February 2014 19:38 (ten years ago) link
I have no idea what or what or even what is meant to have happened, or what, whether it happened or not
― politically autocorrect (darraghmac), Thursday, 20 February 2014 19:54 (ten years ago) link
The Shatter position summarised beautifully!
I think the thing that alarms me is that (apart from potential bugging) is that the Guards now can't go internally (even then it appears they were being threatened with Minister) but that they're viewed as "disgusting" if they go externally. We have a public body which appears to be unaccountable and the structure put in place was flawed from outset.
I would like to know what is going on. I don't view this or the penalty points as a matter of grave national security. I do view it as important in terms of transparency.
I also don't much like this being led by PAC but at least someone is going with it.
― hyggeligt, Friday, 21 February 2014 08:07 (ten years ago) link
Looks like Reilly going in reshuffle. Shatter out? Go for the twofer in time for local elections?
― hyggeligt, Saturday, 1 March 2014 22:21 (ten years ago) link
Shatter wasnt, imo, in line for anything like reilly's level of scrutiny til a fortnight ago, and tbh im still trying to figure out the events (if, indeed, any)
Might well be a chance to split justice/defence, with him staying latter. Varadkar would love a blueshirt crack at the gardaí id say.
Reilly is pitiful and ought to have gone long since, and i dont in general go in for throwing ministers out due to the yappings of the meeja or god help us the MAN IN THE STREET
hard to say who is in line for promotion or shuffling besides, big phil would maybe want to renew the golf club membership perhaps but ito the talent bursting to get in, idk do i see it.
― politically autocorrect (darraghmac), Sunday, 2 March 2014 01:20 (ten years ago) link
holy shit
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/nulty-resigns-over-inappropriate-facebook-messages-1.1735191
― treeship's assailing (darraghmac), Saturday, 22 March 2014 20:29 (ten years ago) link
To the best of my knowledge I have never met this woman
― gyac, Saturday, 22 March 2014 20:57 (ten years ago) link
i know i know jesus wtf
― treeship's assailing (darraghmac), Saturday, 22 March 2014 21:12 (ten years ago) link
this really is a headscratcher, the reaction to a reasonably nothing item has become a full crisis
― treeship's assailing (darraghmac), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 13:29 (ten years ago) link
are you talking about the garda commissioner resigning?
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 13:44 (ten years ago) link
i am
― treeship's assailing (darraghmac), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 13:50 (ten years ago) link
but not for another few hours, i've an assignment due. dont reply again til tomorrow night thanks.
best of luck
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 14:13 (ten years ago) link
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/inquiry-set-up-into-taped-phone-calls-at-garda-stations-1.1737610
^ you'd assume, then, that somebody somewhere has known since the start of this that the fan was due to be shitted, hence the blowup nature of the originally innocuous-enough incidences
― treeship's assailing (darraghmac), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 15:55 (ten years ago) link
SHATTER OUT
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 18:56 (ten years ago) link
RTE trolling with this tweet and accompanying picture
Palace spokesman says Queen enjoyed 'the craic' at reception for Irish community in UK http://bit.ly/1gnbGpU pic.twitter.com/PfBbVP8NHZhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/BjmqjTVCYAA89kh.jpg
― gyac, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 22:11 (ten years ago) link
One Direction's Niall Horan, singer Imelda May, impresario Louis Walsh, Irish designer Orla Kiely and Cork fishmonger Pat O’Connell, who charmed the Queen during her Irish visit, were among the guests.The Queen asked Mr O’Connell if he had brought any fish with him.
The Queen asked Mr O’Connell if he had brought any fish with him.
Good Lord. Article makes no mention of Ruby Walsh, who the Queen might actually have given a shit about? Actually feeling bad for her seeing some of the names up there tbf.
― gyac, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 22:14 (ten years ago) link
yeah we've really dumped that lot on her
― treeship's assailing (darraghmac), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 22:16 (ten years ago) link
never forgethttp://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/politics/files/2009/05/queen.jpg
― gyac, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 22:16 (ten years ago) link
otm
ruby only pretending about the arm to avoid an incident
― treeship's assailing (darraghmac), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 22:23 (ten years ago) link
ROG stance in that pic is pure d'unbelievables
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 22:24 (ten years ago) link
typical Munster tbh
― gyac, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 22:39 (ten years ago) link
ya they all stand like that when you take the wall away from ahind them iirc
― treeship's assailing (darraghmac), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 22:40 (ten years ago) link
Ms Villiers said: "I think that the bilateral relationship is better than it has been at any time in the last 800 years.
― robocop ELF (seandalai), Wednesday, 26 March 2014 02:20 (ten years ago) link
fine talk from a woman known to harbour murderous thoughts towards puppies
― treeship's assailing (darraghmac), Wednesday, 26 March 2014 02:55 (ten years ago) link
lest anyone be under any illusions about quinn and his supporters
Representations on behalf of a number of international investment groups owed hundreds of millions of euro from the former Quinn Group have been made at government level about ongoing criminal attacks on the business.US concerns such as the $3.2 billion hedge fund and private equity group Strategic Value Partners, global investment group GSO Blackstone, the Prudential financial services group, and a US teachers’ pension fund are among those on whose behalf concern has been expressed to Minister for Justice Alan Shatter and his counterpart in Belfast, David Ford.Some of the investor groups have offices in Ireland and have other significant investments in the Irish economy.The extensive damage caused by a burnt-out truck at the staff restaurant opposite the Quinn Group HQ in Derrylin, Co Fermanagh in December 2011. Photograph: Lorraine TeevanConspiracy of silence imperils rebuilding of Quinn GroupOnline campaign says it does not condone sabotage or vandalismA structured proposal for the former Quinn Group manufacturing companies will be ready “within days”, a director of a company set up to buy them has said. Photograph: Brenda FitzsimonsStructured proposal for Quinn firms to be ready ‘within days’The former Quinn Group of industrial businesses, now called the Aventas Group, has seen almost 70 attacks on its operations on the Fermanagh-Cavan border since a share receiver was appointed to the group three years ago on behalf of the former Anglo Irish Bank.Last month, both the Belfast-headquartered Lagan Group, which was going to buy Quinn Rooftiles from Aventas, and Ceva, an international logistics group that was going to enter into an outsourcing arrangement with Quinn Cement, pulled out of the proposed deals following campaigns of intimidation.Lagan chairman Kevin Lagan received a letter saying that if the sale went ahead, the buyers “would not live to see the benefits of the sale”. He received the letter on the day his wife died.
Series of attacks
A series of attacks included setting fire to machinery and vehicles in Lagan premises in counties Cork and Down, causing an estimated €1 million worth of damage.Ceva’s decision to pull out of a proposed arrangement to operate trucking services for the former Quinn Group was announced after a van filled with inflammable substances was set alight at a Ceva premises in Little Island, Cork.The attacks and intimidation recorded by the Aventas management on the businesses outside Derrylin include vehicles being set on fire, key parts of the manufacturing process being sabotaged, senior management being tailed when driving from the former Quinn premises, senior management receiving threats by phone, text and mail, and a truck being driven into the workers’ canteen.
they haven't gone away you know.
― james lipton and his francs (darraghmac), Friday, 2 May 2014 11:42 (ten years ago) link
Was reading similar earlier. Very depressing.
― hyggeligt, Friday, 2 May 2014 19:48 (ten years ago) link
guys
who the hell would you even vote for
all well and good to say greens but they voted for the bailout on condition that fur farming ended in donegal and i've not forgiven em yet.
carry on fg/lab?
is there anyone willing to launch a case for PBP or anyone down there
anyone forgiven FF? or can look beyond the obvious two things with SF?
― james lipton and his francs (darraghmac), Tuesday, 6 May 2014 13:46 (ten years ago) link
shatter gone
― james lipton and his francs (darraghmac), Wednesday, 7 May 2014 16:13 (ten years ago) link
Too little too late for locals if say.
What are odds of Ming making it to Europe?
Did you read that about Greens voting for water charges because they expected Labour to reverse it FFS.
If it were a general election I'd be clueless. Right now it's Labour as councillor and TD organised walking history tour of area and I'm easily bribed.
― hyggeligt, Saturday, 10 May 2014 19:39 (ten years ago) link
say it ain't so deems
(but srsly i'm curious how accurate you think this is - some of the commenters on the piece vehemently disagreed)
― Mordy, Friday, 23 May 2014 01:02 (ten years ago) link
Don't see any evidence in the article that support for Palestine or anti-Semitism are "increasing". As the author says, a majority of Irish people who take a side take the Palestinian side - but this has been the case for a long time.
― popchips: the next snapple? (seandalai), Friday, 23 May 2014 01:17 (ten years ago) link
idk what to say to ya man, we been occupied til lately we didn't like it. I'm not sure most ppl have read or thought deeply into it.
― the only thing worse than being tweeted about (darraghmac), Friday, 23 May 2014 06:06 (ten years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BogNOjlIUAA5yEj.jpg
― gyac, Sunday, 25 May 2014 19:44 (ten years ago) link
smdh
― the only thing worse than being tweeted about (darraghmac), Sunday, 25 May 2014 20:21 (ten years ago) link
http://irishelectionliterature.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/ming97.jpg
this guy
― popchips: the next snapple? (seandalai), Sunday, 25 May 2014 20:47 (ten years ago) link
ahem, this *fuckin* guy
but gone from dail
― the only thing worse than being tweeted about (darraghmac), Sunday, 25 May 2014 20:49 (ten years ago) link
088 jaysus
― gyac, Sunday, 25 May 2014 21:10 (ten years ago) link
like a fuckin brick iirc
― the only thing worse than being tweeted about (darraghmac), Sunday, 25 May 2014 21:20 (ten years ago) link
Gilmore out
― popchips: the next snapple? (seandalai), Monday, 26 May 2014 14:28 (ten years ago) link
yeah
idk
― the only thing worse than being tweeted about (darraghmac), Monday, 26 May 2014 14:37 (ten years ago) link
I mean he was no replacement for rabbitte tbh and Quinn better than either but it'll prob be Burton and idk
stupid knee jerk reaction. twere best done at Christmas after a decent pause.
― the only thing worse than being tweeted about (darraghmac), Monday, 26 May 2014 14:40 (ten years ago) link
Don't really know what the popular sentiment is but I'd have guessed that the Labour frontbench as a whole is unpopular, rather than just Gilmore? Like, what replacement is going to save them in the next election if they stay in government and allow SF/lefties to continue gobbling all the working-class votes?
― popchips: the next snapple? (seandalai), Monday, 26 May 2014 14:57 (ten years ago) link
conversation with enda-
we're being killed out there, take some heat or spend money we don't have
no
then I quit
send the next one in on yr way out thks
― the only thing worse than being tweeted about (darraghmac), Monday, 26 May 2014 15:06 (ten years ago) link
Who is going to lead Labour now? Howlin? He's old guard though so probably not.
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Monday, 26 May 2014 16:09 (ten years ago) link
Thought Howlin was the most hated of the lot of them?
― popchips: the next snapple? (seandalai), Monday, 26 May 2014 16:10 (ten years ago) link
depends who you ask.
see it down to Quinn or Burton.
― the only thing worse than being tweeted about (darraghmac), Monday, 26 May 2014 16:15 (ten years ago) link