Tonight With Vincent Browne Thread v 4.0 (08/07/14 to date)

vicwatson · 17-07-2014 11:40pm

Jesus that Power wans voice would go through you

Harry Angstrom · 17-07-2014 11:47pm

According to my TV schedule, Dearbhail McDonald was supposed to be presenting this week's show. She'd be a vast improvement on McGurk.

Harry Angstrom · 17-07-2014 11:49pm

Eoghan Corry's had a haircut.

vicwatson · 17-07-2014 11:51pm

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Eoghan Corry's had a haircut.

Left the nostrils alone though

Lapin · 21-07-2014 11:12pm

My local city council want to sort out the problems of the world so long as those problems aren't in Galway.

Shower of twits.

Atlantic Dawn · 21-07-2014 11:25pm

When you have about 50% of the population women why don't they not just vote for fellow women or form a women only party? Gender quotas are idiotic, will bring in token women for the sake of bringing them in devaluing their role.

coolhull · 21-07-2014 11:26pm

''Ireland's looking a lot better now that we have more women in Cabinet''

What?

coolhull · 21-07-2014 11:29pm

I missed the start. Who's hosting tonight?

RayM · 21-07-2014 11:35pm

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

When you have about 50% of the population women why don't they not just vote for fellow women or form a women only party? Gender quotas are idiotic, will bring in token women for the sake of bringing them in devaluing their role.

I think gender quotas are a necessary evil, and the only way to quickly make the Dáil a bit more representative of the electorate. In my constituency, there were around twenty candidates on the ballot paper in the last general election, but only one of them was a woman (she was elected, incidentally). It shouldn't be about persuading women to vote for women. It should be about persuading the parties to make more of an effort to run female candidates. Gender quotas won't prevent the public from voting for all male candidates, should they wish to do so.

Atlantic Dawn · 21-07-2014 11:41pm

RayM wrote: »

I think gender quotas are a necessary evil, and the only way to quickly make the Dáil a bit more representative of the electorate. In my constituency, there were around twenty candidates on the ballot paper in the last general election, but only one of them was a woman (she was elected, incidentally). It shouldn't be about persuading women to vote for women. It should be about persuading the parties to make more of an effort to run female candidates. Gender quotas won't prevent the public from voting for all male candidates, should they wish to do so.

I don't see the need for it, quotas are essential to bring about change in areas like policing where religious/sectarian discimination has resulted in poor representation of one minority over another and a balance is required. Basing who you make available to the public to select purely on gender will get a poorer class of politician and make the media target the token woman in each electoral area.

Lapin · 21-07-2014 11:43pm

coolhull wrote: »

I missed the start. Who's hosting tonight?

Ger Colleran.

Acording to Sky.

RodVelvet · 21-07-2014 11:46pm

coolhull wrote: »

I missed the start. Who's hosting tonight?

Dearbhail McDonald is hosting tonight.

BaZmO* · 21-07-2014 11:46pm

John's Communion suit must be at the dry cleaners.

hotmail.com · 21-07-2014 11:47pm

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I don't see the need for it, quotas are essential to bring about change in areas like policing where religious/sectarian discimination has resulted in poor representation of one minority over another and a balance is required. Basing who you make available to the public to select purely on gender will get a poorer class of politician and make the media target the token woman in each electoral area.

The root of the problem is discrimination towards women. Gender quotas are forcing the parties to pick women candidates.

RayM · 21-07-2014 11:49pm

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I don't see the need for it, quotas are essential to bring about change in areas like policing where religious/sectarian discimination has resulted in poor representation of one minority over another and a balance is required. Basing who you make available to the public to select purely on gender will get a poorer class of politician and make the media target the token woman in each electoral area.

We don't have a great class of politician anyway. It can't get much worse. With gender quotas, it's highly unlikely that any brilliant men will be displaced. It might be a good way of getting rid of some deadwood.

Atlantic Dawn · 21-07-2014 11:49pm

hotmail.com wrote: »

The root of the problem is discrimination towards women. Gender quotas are forcing the parties to pick women candidates.

But how, women could form their own party tomorrow with only women candidates and have women vote exclusively for them. Perhaps women being part of any of the current parties that have a tiny proportion of their candidates female is more to the root of the problem.

hotmail.com · 21-07-2014 11:56pm

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

But how, women could form their own party tomorrow with only women candidates and have women vote exclusively for them. Perhaps women being part of any of the current parties that have a tiny proportion of their candidates female is more to the root of the problem.

There's widespread discrimination against women. A lot of the male posters on this site refer to the appearance of the female panelists before anything else. That's just one example of sexism.

There are people that still don't regard the opinion of women as important as the opinion of men. They will listen to men, but not women.

Roger_007 · 22-07-2014 12:00am

hotmail.com wrote: »

There's widespread discrimination against women. A lot of the male posters on this site refer to the appearance of the female panelists before anything else. That's just one example of sexism.

There are people that still don't regard the opinion of women as important as the opinion of men. They will listen to men, but not women.

Obviously a lot of the people who don't listen to, or vote for, women are other women, otherwise there would no need for gender quotas!

RayM · 22-07-2014 12:01am

hotmail.com wrote: »

There's widespread discrimination against women. A lot of the male posters on this site refer to the appearance of the female panelists before anything else. That's just one example of sexism.

There are people that still don't regard the opinion of women as important as the opinion of men. They will listen to men, but not women.

Something I've noticed on the Vincent Browne thread is that people make comments not necessarily about a woman's attractiveness, but about her demeanour. Clare Daly, for instance, often gets criticised for appearing too serious. I don't think I've ever seen similar comments being levelled towards male politicians. Politicians, when talking about serious matters, are allowed to look serious... unless they're women, in which case they have a duty to smile and look pretty.

hotmail.com · 22-07-2014 12:03am

Roger_007 wrote: »

Obviously a lot of the people who don't listen to, or vote for, women are other women, otherwise there would no need for gender quotas!

Absolutely, there are conservative women in Ireland, plenty of them! Some women still judge other women for working when they have young children.

hotmail.com · 22-07-2014 12:06am

RayM wrote: »

Something I've noticed on the Vincent Browne thread is that people make comments not necessarily about a woman's attractiveness, but about her demeanour. Clare Daly, for instance, often gets criticised for appearing too serious. I don't think I've ever seen similar comments being levelled towards male politicians. Politicians, when talking about serious matters, are allowed to look serious... unless they're women, in which case they have a duty to smile and look pretty.

All the time.

And they are often the ones that claim there is no sexism at all!

grey_so_what · 22-07-2014 11:01pm

Separating Dads in Ireland have always been getting a raw deal......

grey_so_what · 22-07-2014 11:04pm

Mick and Claire.....Note to self........spend more time doing tax returns.....

Roger_007 · 22-07-2014 11:16pm

grey_so_what wrote: »

Mick and Claire.....Note to self........spend more time doing tax returns.....

Mick and Claire are rapidly becoming Ireland's 'glamour couple':eek:
Ireland's answer to Posh and Becks?

Roger_007 · 22-07-2014 11:17pm

Professional witness??.........wtf is that?

hotmail.com · 22-07-2014 11:22pm

They move out because they are with new women presumably.

Roger_007 · 22-07-2014 11:30pm

hotmail.com wrote: »

They move out because they are with new women presumably.

Speaking as a divorced man, I can testify that judges, (and everyone else), just assume that the man is responsible for the breakup of the relationship and is therefore not trustworthy. Hence, men usually get a raw deal in the family law courts.

hotmail.com · 22-07-2014 11:31pm

Roger_007 wrote: »

Speaking as a divorced man, I can testify that judges, (and everyone else), just assume that the man is responsible for the breakup of the relationship and is therefore not trustworthy. Hence, men usually get a raw deal in the family law courts.

A lot of men can't keep their mickey in their pants, let's be honest about it.

Roger_007 · 22-07-2014 11:35pm

hotmail.com wrote: »

A lot of men can't keep their mickey in their pants, let's be honest about it.

And a lot of women can't keep their knickers on, let's be completely honest about it.:mad:

grey_so_what · 22-07-2014 11:35pm

Roger_007 wrote: »

Mick and Claire are rapidly becoming Ireland's 'glamour couple':eek:
Ireland's answer to Posh and Becks?

That's fierce gross.......:(

hotmail.com · 22-07-2014 11:37pm

Roger_007 wrote: »

And a lot of women can't keep their knickers on, let's be completely honest about it.:mad:

There's always exceptions to the rule!

Lapin · 22-07-2014 11:44pm

Financial Times, WTF

Is Deabhaill trying to bring some respectibility to the programme behind Vinnie's back? :eek:

Roquentin · 22-07-2014 11:59pm

Roger_007 wrote: »

Mick and Claire are rapidly becoming Ireland's 'glamour couple':eek:
Ireland's answer to Posh and Becks?

you will have to combine their names for them to be fully in the group.

sligojoek · 23-07-2014 12:28am

Roquentin wrote: »

you will have to combine their names for them to be fully in the group.

Click ??

Roquentin · 23-07-2014 12:26pm

sligojoek wrote: »

Click ??

you should copyright it

Roger_007 · 23-07-2014 11:19pm

There must be only one viewer tonight........me!

Lapin · 23-07-2014 11:31pm

I'm watchin the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.

Only because my cousin is in it somehwere and I'm trying to spot her.

Un Croissant · 23-07-2014 11:39pm

Where the feck is Vinnie? Haven't really watched recently buy he hasn't presented in ages by my reckoning.

coolhull · 23-07-2014 11:41pm

Lapin wrote: »

I'm watchin the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.

Only because my cousin is in it somehwere and I'm trying to spot her.

There she is, Lapin, in the 34th row, sixteenth from the left

coolhull · 23-07-2014 11:44pm

Un Croissant wrote: »

Where the feck is Vinnie? Haven't really watched recently buy he hasn't presented in ages by my reckoning.

Vinnie has been unwell for a good while, hoping to be back in September

Lapin · 23-07-2014 11:50pm

coolhull wrote: »

There she is, Lapin, in the 34th row, sixteenth from the left

Wouldn't surprise me if she was shere skiving !

She's supposed to be out on the stage dancing

Larbre34 · 23-07-2014 11:50pm

My lord but Dearbhail McDonald is a magnificent woman. The eyes, the voice, the curves, the brains, the bolshiness, the sense of fun.

Cant say that about Tom McGurk!

Roger_007 · 23-07-2014 11:51pm

Larbre34 wrote: »

My lord but Dearbhail McDonald is a magnificent woman. The eyes, the voice, the curves, the brains, the bolshiness, the sense of fun.

Cant say that about Tom McGurk!

........but has she got balls?

Larbre34 · 23-07-2014 11:52pm

Roger_007 wrote: »

........but has she got balls?

Like feckin church bells.

coolhull · 23-07-2014 11:53pm

Roger_007 wrote: »

........but has she got balls?

Has Tom? :P

Roger_007 · 23-07-2014 11:54pm

coolhull wrote: »

Has Tom? :P

No!

Roquentin · 23-07-2014 11:55pm

coolhull wrote: »

There she is, Lapin, in the 34th row, sixteenth from the left

thats her alright

RodVelvet · 23-07-2014 11:56pm

Dearbhail seems to be glamming it up a little more each night. Can't wait to see what she pulls out of the bag tomorrow. Rather her over Tom McGurk any dau of the week.

take everything · 24-07-2014 11:18pm

Wow Dearbhail, you only look savage girl.
:pac:

RayM · 24-07-2014 11:21pm

take everything wrote: »

Wow Dearbhail, you only look savage girl.
:pac:

She's also a very good presenter. Imagine how incoherent this would be if Vincent was interviewing Margaretta D'Arcy.

Tonight With Vincent Browne Thread v 4.0 (08/07/14 to date)

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