Liveline Thread (15/02/2012 to 01/05/2012)

Park Royal · 22-03-2012 4:02pm

I suspect someone other than Bertie would have done a better job on the

North......!

SEPT 23 1989 · 22-03-2012 4:02pm

And we wont be returning to the biggest story of the year again

corruption what corruption?

Cardinal Richelieu · 22-03-2012 4:03pm

AngryBollix wrote: »

To my mind FF are the irish equivalent of the nazi party.

The nazi party were disbanded for the damage they did to Germany for crimes (albeit on a far greater scale) that led to the countrys ruination.

The same fate should befall FF.

Perhaps the comparison is a little harsh and the FFpary did not start any wars bit their effect on irish life and culture has been detrimental nonetheless

Should we ban FF symbols? Conduct a Nuremberg trial and hang a few? Dump Bertie ashes in the river so they can't worship at the grave of Bertie?

Itssoeasy · 22-03-2012 4:03pm

I mentioned ruari quinn earlier it was in fact pat rabbitte and not ruari quinn.

Owryan · 22-03-2012 4:03pm

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Brenda doing the marathon, while Eating a marathon more like..

Fixed it for you

Bertiebasher · 22-03-2012 4:04pm

sidenote - wish we could take the "fianna FAIL" out of our anthem

my friend · 22-03-2012 4:05pm

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

And we wont be returning to the biggest story of the year again

corruption what corruption?

joe duFFy

If your IQ >75 you wont be put on air

DuckStab · 22-03-2012 4:05pm

Mooney: "And I guarantee there won't be one more word about the tribunal for the next hour and a half."
Eileen Dunne: "The findings of the Mahon Tribunal..."

Great show today, professional and unbiased. Was listening to Radio 4 mind

Technocentral · 22-03-2012 4:06pm

From the sublime to the ridiculous!

grey_so_what · 22-03-2012 4:07pm

Derek is too high pitched for me today!....Thanks folks.....am laughing while simultaneously crying...This little country....oh, dear.

my friend · 22-03-2012 4:08pm

its going to hit 18c this weekend!!!

Technocentral · 22-03-2012 4:08pm

Even the lobsters that "live forever" won't see FF in government again!

grey_so_what · 22-03-2012 4:10pm

my friend wrote: »

its going to hit 18c this weekend!!!

That's all about this country is worth at the moment....18cent.

I wish I was joking.:rolleyes:

SEPT 23 1989 · 22-03-2012 4:11pm

my friend wrote: »

its going to hit 18c this weekend!!!

Perfect rioting weather:D

lucylu · 22-03-2012 4:13pm

my friend wrote: »

its going to hit 18c this weekend!!!

My BOI Bank Shares .... SELL SELL SELL

AngryBollix · 22-03-2012 4:37pm

Technocentral wrote: »

Even the lobsters that "live forever" won't see FF in government again!

I wish I could say "believe it when I see ir"

europa11 · 22-03-2012 4:41pm

Joe would love to continue the discussion about Mahon on Friday, but he's just found out that it's Clint...Doc...no, sorry..... Brendan O'Carroll's 57th birthday tomorrow, and well....much as he'd love to devote another Lahhhvhlahhn to the failings of Bertie and his corrupt friends....a Funny Friday "surprise!!" takes precedence over any Fianna Fail "hardly surprised!".

Failing that anyone who was found in a shoebox and is now looking for their Bert-mother can ring de reeeserchers instead.

Maybe he'll return to Mahon some other time.

serfboard · 22-03-2012 5:16pm

Technocentral wrote: »

Even the lobsters that "live forever" won't see FF in government again!

You must have missed the recent Presidential election and Dublin West By-election where Fianna Failers came in second.

miketv · 22-03-2012 6:55pm

The guys from the savage eye are on Matt Cooper slagging Joe's show. Like here on boards they were saying there is about 5 good shows a year and the rest is drivil so he deserves the slagging

my friend · 22-03-2012 8:29pm

miketv wrote: »

The guys from the savage eye are on Matt Cooper slagging Joe's show. Like here on boards they were saying there is about 5 good shows a year and the rest is drivil so he deserves the slagging

is there a podcast?

Judgement Day · 22-03-2012 8:58pm

Sadly I missed the show today but having read through the thread I see St.Albert Reynolds gets a positive mention - I should like to put the record straight and place him squarely in the FF rogues gallery. Apart from his Dog Food plant at Edgeworthstown being in receipt of cash in exchange for passport scheme - which although technically legal was widely abused. He then put his friend - Noel Hanlon - in charge of the State rescue agency "Foir Teo" which then funded his (Hanlon's) ambulance factory in Longford. Hanlon ultimately relocated his factory to Liverpool (?) after the receipt of God knows how much lolly. Albert's one time election agent, Hanlon prospered on the coat tails of Albert and later climbed to the dizzy heights of Chairman of the VHI and Aer Rianta...more here if you have the stomach for it: http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/watch-as-they-all-take-a-tumble-484750.html

Another FF'er who also deserves mention is former TD and Senator John Ellis from Leitrim see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ellis_(Irish_politician)

What a bunch. :rolleyes:

Infoanon · 22-03-2012 9:40pm

Owryan wrote: »

jaysus, they got the household charge off the air quick enough

Joe's comment that we can't cover it everyday followed up by 'we could not get a single caller in favour of the charge' probably told the truth behind the lack of coverage

europa11 · 22-03-2012 9:46pm

my friend wrote: »

is there a podcast?

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/liveline/#Podcasts

PS, don't hit the "latest show" button or you'll get Wednesdays fascinating "Tales of Joe, the Taxi Driver and the Elephant at Pottlerath Wood" :rolleyes: , instead scroll down a little bit, look for "final report of the Mahon Tribunal,,,,etc." and click on the link.

HeidiHeidi · 22-03-2012 9:49pm

europa11 wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/liveline/#Podcasts

PS, don't hit the "latest show" button or you'll get Wednesdays fascinating "Tales of Joe, the Taxi Driver and the Elephant at Pottlerath Wood" :rolleyes: , instead scroll down a little bit, look for "final report of the Mahon Tribunal,,,,etc." and click on the link.

I think my friend was asking was there a podcast of the Matt Cooper show, where they were slagging off LL.... I'd be interested to hear that too!

HeidiHeidi · 22-03-2012 10:03pm

europa11 wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/liveline/#Podcasts

PS, don't hit the "latest show" button or you'll get Wednesdays fascinating "Tales of Joe, the Taxi Driver and the Elephant at Pottlerath Wood" :rolleyes: , instead scroll down a little bit, look for "final report of the Mahon Tribunal,,,,etc." and click on the link.

(Posted already on this, but it never appeared.....)

I think my friend was asking was there a podcast of the Matt Cooper show where they were slagging off LL.

Found it, and it wasn't worth the effort!

ETA - there it is! sorry about double post.....

Big Daddy Cool · 23-03-2012 8:07am

ahhhh this liveline break i'm on has certainly recharged the batteries, no mention of locked wards, deaths, misery, adoptions, greyhound, ballyer, or clontaaaarf, yeah life is good, but unfortunately i know its only a matter of time before the lure of the dark side will become to hard to resist

.

neris · 23-03-2012 8:44am

Big Daddy Cool wrote: »

ahhhh this liveline break i'm on has certainly recharged the batteries, no mention of locked wards, deaths, misery, adoptions, greyhound, ballyer, or clontaaaarf, yeah life is good, but unfortunately i know its only a matter of time before the lure of the dark side will become to hard to resist .

I tried the break thing only lasted 2 weeks. Found I wasnt getting enough misery or stupidity during lunch

sudzs · 23-03-2012 9:40am

neris wrote: »

I tried the break thing only lasted 2 weeks. Found I wasnt getting enough misery or stupidity during lunch

I'm on an enforced break from LL as I'm moving from Australia back to UK. Yay! ...about the move, not the break from LL... I'm really missing this thread.

fryup · 23-03-2012 9:56am

Zwillinge wrote: »

Sure he goes to mass, he must be grand! :mad:

my friend wrote: »

heres a lad that was in Church everyday...

brillant! good point....nearly threw the radio out the window listening to that bertie apologist yesterday, i mean ffs just because he goes to mass every day he should be forgiven:rolleyes: how convenient

syklops · 23-03-2012 10:19am

sudzs wrote: »

I'm on an enforced break from LL as I'm moving from Australia back to UK. Yay! ...about the move, not the break from LL... I'm really missing this thread.

I've been missing you too.

Also in favour of hearing the matt cooper podcast.

syklops · 23-03-2012 11:17am

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

I think my friend was asking was there a podcast of the Matt Cooper show, where they were slagging off LL.... I'd be interested to hear that too!

Go to http://media.todayfm.com/listenback/98/thursday/1/popup

And on the thursday click on the 2nd part and skip ahead to around the 50th minute.

bijapos · 23-03-2012 11:21am

Technocentral wrote: »

Even the lobsters that "live forever" won't see FF in government again!

Sorry to say it but they will be back sometime. They will do OK at the Locals and in 10 years they will be back in power in a coalition. Best thing for it would be an FF-FG merge.

Judgement Day wrote: »

Another FF'er who also deserves mention is former TD and Senator John Ellis from Leitrim see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ellis_(Irish_politician)

What a bunch. :rolleyes:

One of the biggest thieves and scumbags that ever went into Dail Eireann. My mother is from that area and the amount of pain he caused by not paying for cattle in the 80's and 90's is hard to fathom. A very wealthy man today incidentally.

Infoanon wrote: »

Joe's comment that we can't cover it everyday followed up by 'we could not get a single caller in favour of the charge' probably told the truth behind the lack of coverage

I rang in about the household charge and was in favour of it in principle but not the half arsed way Hogan is doing it. I spoke to a researcher for 5 minutes stating why and how I believe it should be implemented along with general reform of local government, speaking of how other countries use it and what we can learn from where they do it wrong and the mistakes they make. I had facts and figures and links to reports to back it up. Never heard from them again.

SEPT 23 1989 · 23-03-2012 11:26am

bijapos wrote: »

. I had facts and figures and links to reports to back it up..

Liveline is not the place for facts and figures

dvcireland · 23-03-2012 11:47am

sudzs wrote: »

I'm on an enforced break from LL as I'm moving from Australia back to UK. Yay! ...about the move, not the break from LL... I'm really missing this thread.

give Aubrey at AMC Removals a call, tell him Joe sent you

http://amcremovals.ie/index.php

(Aubrey has recently featured on Liveline, plugging his international removal company)

SEPT 23 1989 · 23-03-2012 1:41pm

Theres a big surprise more FF today:eek:

...............and more Greyhound

Owryan · 23-03-2012 1:45pm

[/QUOTE]I rang in about the household charge and was in favour of it in principle but not the half arsed way Hogan is doing it. I spoke to a researcher for 5 minutes stating why and how I believe it should be implemented along with general reform of local government, speaking of how other countries use it and what we can learn from where they do it wrong and the mistakes they make. I had facts and figures and links to reports to back it up. Never heard from them again.[/QUOTE]

ah, your problem there was that you know what your talking about and have an open mind. Not what joe is looking for at all

syklops · 23-03-2012 1:48pm

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Theres a big surprise more FF today:eek:

...............and more Greyhound

It would be more fun to listen back to an episode I already heard then listen to more FF defenders. As for greyhound.

This sums up how I feel about both topics :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7gxngREtwQ

Cardinal Richelieu · 23-03-2012 2:05pm

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Theres a big surprise more FF today:eek:

...............and more Greyhound

They must have missed Joe's bin this week.

Ok who wants to ring up to complain about Bertie using Padraig Pearse name like the mad biddy who complained about JMOB using Michael Collins image. Joe will prob put you straight on air so he can chat about Dublin in the rare old times.

Zwillinge · 23-03-2012 2:46pm

Have my cuppa Lyons

That_Guy · 23-03-2012 2:46pm

Jim ringing up to state the bleedin' obvious.

Suzie4 · 23-03-2012 2:46pm

Have to say ,i heard des peelo on pat kenny earlier ..absolutely hilarious.

That_Guy · 23-03-2012 2:47pm

"People coming out of the bushes"

:pac:

Zwillinge · 23-03-2012 2:47pm

Gah! Creepin' in the bushes!! :eek:

pc7 · 23-03-2012 2:47pm

That_Guy wrote: »

Jim ringing up to state the bleedin' obvious.

I'm just thankful its not unFunny Friday, I checked my calendar before tuning in.

artful_codger · 23-03-2012 2:47pm

stupid caller, it's like saying companies love tightly regulated countries.

SEPT 23 1989 · 23-03-2012 2:47pm

We should show the international community we are serious about corruption by jailing the b@stards

Bertiebasher · 23-03-2012 2:48pm

good article here by Miriam Lord, if you want to switch off from Jim. She nails it

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0323/1224313769154.html

Suzie4 · 23-03-2012 2:48pm

des,berties neighbour,on here now.

That_Guy · 23-03-2012 2:48pm

Quoting Father Ted.
Brilliant.

darkman2 · 23-03-2012 2:49pm

"Yeah, yeah, yeah....keep talking, yeah.."

Liveline Thread (15/02/2012 to 01/05/2012)

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