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Cabinet reshuffle

  • 11-07-2014 12:07pm
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    Permabear
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  • #2
    comongethappy
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    Deepest condolences Leo.

    Akin to being given a bottle of whiskey, a pistol & told to "make it quick".


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    Permabear
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    Woodville56
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    Just listening to Sean O'Rourke with panel on RTE radio. Mary Hannifin, ex FF minister and now councillor on the panel.She hasn't gone away you know! She's appearing with increasing frequency on media since she bullied her way back into local politics. I don't see many other local councillor's getting the same exposure or airtime ? Obviously with the blessing of the FF mothership, despite the local election selection issues !


  • #5
    touts
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    Official announcement delayed until 1pm at the earliest. Pat Rabbitt must have locked himself in the ministerial toilet.


  • #6
    Phill Ewinn
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    Has Ged ever had a job?


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  • #7
    touts
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    Phill Ewinn wrote: »
    Has Ged ever had a job?

    Never heard of him. Had to look him up on Wikipedia and even that only had four lines on him. Are we sure it isn't his mammy spreading the rumour of his promotion?


  • #8
    Radiosonde
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    Why was Quinn replaced? I thought he had gotten (relatively) good press in the Education role.


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    Permabear
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    Permabear
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    touts
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    Radiosonde wrote: »
    Why was Quinn replaced? I thought he had gotten (relatively) good press in the Education role.

    The Dear Leaderess wanted to do a good old fashioned purge of the old regime to firmly establish her socialist credentials and Quinn jumped before he was pushed.


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    1huge1
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    BsQlIA-CAAALUbD.png

    Most likely in my opinion


  • #13
    touts
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    Permabear wrote: »
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    Is there such a thing as a TD who is a "former" teacher. I thought they were still teachers on secondement for 30+ years to the Dail.


  • #14
    DoesNotCompute
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    Looks like James Reilly will be our new minister for children and public health, with special responsibility for tobacco and obesity.

    Fits the bill.


  • #15
    nice_guy80
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    Radiosonde wrote: »
    Why was Quinn replaced? I thought he had gotten (relatively) good press in the Education role.

    good press?
    not hard when two of his advisors are spin merchants from INM!


  • #16
    touts
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    Heather Humphreys now rumoured to be promoted. Cue confused tones from the panel on Sean O'Rourke as they tried to figure out who Heather Humphreys was.


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    Permabear
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    Permabear
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  • #19
    Harry Angstrom
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    The whole thing is a farce. Just goes to show what an ineffectual leader we have in Enda Kenny.


  • #20
    Kristopherus
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    Harry Angstrom wrote: »
    The whole thing is a farce. Just goes to show what an ineffectual leader we have in Enda Kenny.

    He's better than your fellow- Corkonian anyway.:D.


  • #21
    conditioned games
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    At least he is likeable


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  • #22
    Harry Angstrom
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    conditioned games wrote: »
    At least he is likeable

    Forrest Gump was likeable but I wouldn't have wanted him as Taoiseach either.


  • #23
    conditioned games
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    I never liked Forrest Gump, too Irish looking


  • #24
    Harry Angstrom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,351 ✭✭✭✭Harry Angstrom


    Rumour machine has it that Mary Mitchell O'Connor is going to become a junior minister at the Dept of Transport with special responsibility for safe driving.


  • #25
    Judgement Day
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    I wonder has James Reilly resigned altogether?


  • #26
    Judgement Day
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    This delay is farcical - I wonder is Garth behind it all?


  • #27
    seamus
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    These guys are gone from the cabinet:
    Rabbitte
    Quinn
    Gilmore
    Hogan
    Deenihan

    And these have been appointed:
    Donohue
    Humphries
    Kelly
    O'Sullivan
    White


    Phil Hogan has been nominated for Euro Commission


  • #28
    seamus
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    Defence - Coveney (who keeps his existing portfolio)
    Transport - Donohue
    Education - O'Sullivan
    Comms - White
    Foreign Affairs - Flanagan
    Environ - Alan Kelly
    Children - Reilly
    Health - Varadkar
    Arts - Humphries


  • #29
    Phill Ewinn
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    seamus wrote: »
    Defence - Coveney (who keeps his existing portfolio)
    Transport - Donohue
    Education - O'Sullivan
    Comms - White
    Foreign Affairs - Flanagan
    Environ - Alan Kelly
    Children - Reilly
    Health - Varadkar
    Arts - Humphries

    All subservient to unelected pen pushers in Brussels no doubt.


  • #30
    comongethappy
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    Phill Ewinn wrote: »
    All subservient to unelected pen pushers in Brussels no doubt.

    How does that work exactly?

    Who are these pen-pushers?


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  • #31
    TCDStudent1
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    Why is a cabinet re-shuffle necessary?


  • #32
    tayto lover
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    "The old order changeth"

    People will think we are getting rid of the austerity culprits.

    No they won't. Just wait for the next election. We won't forget.


  • #33
    TCDStudent1
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    tayto lover wrote: »
    "The old order changeth"

    People will think we are getting rid of the austerity culprits.

    No they won't. Just wait for the next election. We won't forget.


    What do you intend to do? Vote for Fianna Fail?


  • #34
    comongethappy
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    TCDStudent1 wrote: »
    What do you intend to do? Vote for Fianna Fail?

    Worse.


  • #35
    tayto lover
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    TCDStudent1 wrote: »
    What do you intend to do? Vote for Fianna Fail?

    No way will I vote FF again but I won't vote Labour either. Plenty of good independents out there.


  • #36
    RayM
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    Pat Rabbitte's not very happy at being ditched in favour of 'a new generation'. In fairness, he is three months younger than Joan Burton, so he may have a point there.

    I don't want to sound ageist or anything, but it's strange the current Labour leader (65) is older than the person who was leading the party 32 years ago (Dick Spring is 63).


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  • #37
    Mondo 088
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    Why is a very ill 71 year old man being kept on in the most Important job of finance ?


  • #38
    comongethappy
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    Mondo 088 wrote: »
    Why is a very ill 71 year old man being kept on in the most Important job of finance ?

    He's doing a good job, & if Kenny & he are happy for him to continue, sure why not?


  • #39
    Harry Angstrom
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    Indecisive Enda is at it again. A completely unsuitable job for Reilly so he doesn't lose face too much, and a makey-uppy gig for Deenihan because Enda doesn't want to give him the elbow either. Coveney gets Fighting as well as keeping Farming.
    A pointless exercise. The only good outcome was Varadkar getting Health.


  • #40
    K-9
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    Nowhere near Alberts night of the long knives!

    Leo will be fun, barring that pretty much non news. How many super duper junior ministers with no vote at cabinet do we have?

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



  • #41
    nc6000
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    Who is replacing Brian Hayes? I don't see it mentioned anywhere.

    Edit : I guess the new role for Ged Nash replaces the OPW role Hayes had.


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  • #42
    Riskymove
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    nc6000 wrote: »
    Who is replacing Brian Hayes? I don't see it mentioned anywhere.

    Edit : I guess the new role for Ged Nash replaces the OPW role Hayes had.

    Nope, Junior Ministers will be announced later or next week

    The OPW role wasn't a "super junior" post


  • #43
    Riskymove
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    K-9 wrote: »
    How many super duper junior ministers with no vote at cabinet do we have?

    1


  • #44
    petronius
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    incompetence rewarded
    James Reilly -> new cabinet job
    Phil "property tax" Hogan ->euro gravy train
    Alex White ->Cabinet Job
    -
    No Doubt getting rid of Gilmore, Rabbitte, and Quinn can only be a good thing
    Charlie to Foreign Affairs
    Jan to education can she undo the mess Quinn has made

    Is the Cabinet now a Democratic Left free zone?


  • #45
    howiya
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    Why is Jan O'Sullivan being promoted? It's not as if her previous brief of Housing has been a roaring success


  • #46
    PopePalpatine
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    Phill Ewinn wrote: »
    All subservient to unelected pen pushers in Brussels no doubt.

    Were you hoping they would be subservient to another crowd of unelected men in funny hats in Rome?


  • #47
    tayto lover
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    PopePalpatine wrote: »
    Were you hoping they would be subservient to another crowd of unelected men in funny hats in Rome?

    Apt username.


  • #48
    Permabear
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  • #49
    Busted Flat.
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    Permabear wrote: »
    This post had been deleted.

    That's why Rurai done a legger, over his relationship with the guy that had the bonfire years ago. It was a long time coming.


  • #50
    PurvesGrundy
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    comongethappy wrote: »
    He's doing a good job, & if Kenny & he are happy for him to continue, sure why not?

    Are you for real?


  • #51
    Harry Angstrom
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    howiya wrote: »
    Why is Jan O'Sullivan being promoted? It's not as if her previous brief of Housing has been a roaring success

    She's a woman. Joan wants to promote women for the sake of their gender. Be thankful for small mercies, though. There was talk of Kathleen Lynch being given the Education job. That would have been the ultimate irony.


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