'I'm sick of trees' says Crowe

turf

http://www.galwayadvertiser.ie/content/

did the writers in galway advertiser mean for that to sound like an emo bird? :rolleyes:

ronnie3585

When I saw the front of the advertiser yesterday I though it must have been a seriously slow news day for the journos. Front page story "Crowe hates trees cos the locals are drinkin' and ridin' in them". Surely there must be some other actual "news" worth reporting on?

snubbleste

Sounds like a Crowe press release to me..

"I am sick of trees all over this city causing annoyance at one level or another for residents."

Didn't the article also say there were people sleeping there? Maybe he should be doing his job as a councillor and lambasting his FF colleagues in ensuring people don't have to sleep rough in galway.

Sherifu

Lol, that's their front page?

hairyfairy00

I'm so sick of these trees, all they do is loiter outside my house and stare in at me when i'm watching tv
They're even doing it now as i type this....... shhhhhh i think they can hear what i'm typing

turf

well i was goin on the pun "crow" :P

SimpleSam06

*An extract from the article:


The Councillor's eye darted about furtively, taking in the increasingly uncomfortable looking reporters, but the feverish glitter seemed to recede somewhat for a moment.

"you know, I had a tree once. The prettiest little tree you ever saw, I called her Jodie and we had ever such a nice time together," the associated press corp seem to huddle psychologically while not actually physically moving, watching in appalled fascination as the pale clammy fingers worked the napkin over and over into a knot.

"such a nice tree..." he trailed off, but then like a slamming door he was back in full flow once again. Springing to his feet, Councillor Crowe started bellowing in a frenzied spray of spittle:

"Bohermore will regard the Tree question as solved only after the very last Tree has left the greater Bohermore living space!! Galway will have its Tree question solved only after the very last Tree has left the city!! Umweltapostel Raus!! Umweltapostel Raus!!" and with this final deranged declamation, the increasingly agitated Crowe whirled, knocking a scattering of chairs and fine china, before striding from the chamber with his coat tails flailing.

*Not an extract from the article

po0k

Total Planker.

chrussell

I'd love to have been in the office when they decided to write that headlline!!!

gaeilgegrinds

Care would he actually look into the problem with homelessness rather than cribbing about people living in the trees.

PopeBuckfastXVI

claiming the overgrown area is a haven for bush drinkers, illegal dumpers, and “lord only knows what”.

Yeah birds and small mammals and stuff, the dirty little feckers.

GG, those of no fixed abode tend not to vote, so I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for a politician to do anything to actually help them.


I can see next weeks headline now:

"Crowe Calls for Baby to be thrown out with Bathwater"

turf

chrussell wrote: »

I'd love to have been in the office when they decided to write that headlline!!!

same as.. one of those "shud we? fuk it, we shud" moments

axiom32

i just saw bear grylls heading into the wilderness to find survivorman....

gaeilgegrinds

Vote or no vote, I seriously doubt he thought how much that would grate a lot of people's nerves!

Hotwheels

No 1 The Larch!

hairyfairy00

He should have gone to Galway First with this. I see a new thread tomorrow:-

'Hi I'm doing some research and i'm looking for some Galway 'slang' for trees'

JOM34

Mr. Crowe as per usual can't see the wood from the trees.............

JamesStephens

I heard the fool on the radio the other evening and he still does not realise that the paper was seriously pulling the piss out of him. How stoopid is this guy. Granted it is silly season time, but he will never live this down, the thicko. He said on The Last Word. It's not all trees I want to cut down, just individual trees."

Doh, does this mean that if the winos riding squirrels in the trees have no mroe trees and move into houses that he will knock the houses too. He is a major tool!

headline was class!:pac:

ronnie3585

Another Pulitzer winning story on the front of the Advertiser today - "Four Galway men among 22 new seminarians" - in other words four Galway lads are going to become priests.

Great, I'll sleep easy tonight:rolleyes:


EDIT: I've just flicked to the comments page in the Advertiser and five of the seven letters are taking the piss out of Crowe! My favourite quote from one horrified Galway resident is "If only we could hear from the trees about the city councillor, but they are too dignified to speak" - Brilliant!

po0k

22 seminarians nationally?

Robbo

po0k wrote: »

22 seminarians nationally?

Quite the increase on recent years I believe. In these straightened times the idiot son of the litter can't become an estate agent any more so it's back to the tried and tested clergy.

snubbleste

ronnie3585 wrote: »

EDIT: I've just flicked to the comments page in the Advertiser and five of the seven letters are taking the piss out of Crowe! My favourite quote from one horrified Galway resident is "If only we could hear from the trees about the city councillor, but they are too dignified to speak" - Brilliant!

Those letters are hilarious yet raise some serious points about our councillors' behaviour.
I hope to bump into Sean Crowe at some point to challenge him on homelessness issues.

SimpleSam06

ronnie3585 wrote: »

EDIT: I've just flicked to the comments page in the Advertiser and five of the seven letters are taking the piss out of Crowe! My favourite quote from one horrified Galway resident is "If only we could hear from the trees about the city councillor, but they are too dignified to speak" - Brilliant!

Yes, I saw that. Crowe will be a long, long time forgetting the day he tried to get rid of his wood.

JamesStephens

The fool. And did you see what they did on the politics page. Did a skit story about a crow called Michael with a cartoon crow with 'I hate trees' on it. As a crow, he was tarred and feathered. Must have done something really bad to piss them off. He got it with double barrels.
In the middle of silly season, he was mad to say what he did.
Now I don't know if this is true, but his house is called Woodmount and when he moved in, what did he do, but cut down all the trees in the garden.:D

He was on the radio yesterday saying the people don't get the point he's making. Making it's just that the fukn point is stoooopid!

zell12

Councillor Michael Crowe said the Council should not go ahead with plans to accommodate members of the Traveller community in a house in Renmore. Mr Crowe told a radio station that Traveller culture was “not conducive” to living with most settled communities, adding that it regularly leads to “confrontation and general uneasiness”.

https://www.thejournal.ie/michael-crowe-galway-councillor-traveller-5880138-Sep2022/

ben.schlomo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119681980#Comment_119681980

The denizens of Renmore certainly couldn't be having such things foisted on them, sure don't we all know that.

In my view both of the Crowes have done very little for Galway while in politics. The appear to be doing a lot more to further their own interests that the instrests of those they have been elected to represent. Hopefully we get a few new vote worthy candidates in the next elections and Michael can go back to pulling pints.

zell12

The Star continue today:

Crowe has property interests in Renmore within 1km of proposed traveller accommodation. An investment property in Seagrove and director of a company that owns a house in Woodlands.

Andrea B.

Don't lose them until they get at least 1 magic lampost up and running.

https://olliecrowe.ie/galway-our-smart-green-city/

tayto lover

Ya get what ya votes for.

ben.schlomo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119688015#Comment_119688015

I doubt anyone in Renmore is complaining.

Mrs OBumble

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119688318#Comment_119688318

They got what they voted for, and more.

ben.schlomo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119688659#Comment_119688659

Absolutely, they got a councillor advocating for no travellers in their area. Im sure they're mostly fine with that.

zell12

755 people think Michael J Crowe is best to represent them in 2019

Ubbquittious

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119687951#Comment_119687951

Which crowd in Shenzhen is he buying those from?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119688318#Comment_119688318

True and he will probably get a good few votes off the back of his comments. But if it didn't affect him personally we wouldn't have heard anything from crowe.

zell12

Is Crowe training to become a barrister? Anyone have gossip? Noticed this nugget on Pg 6

rustyfrog

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120135473#Comment_120135473

Wait, the council (/us) are paying for Crowe to do a law degree? That can't be right?

zell12

There is an education fund for Councillors (!). I assume there is some relevance to a law degree and beng a public rep

zell12

Does this mean Crowes is no longer run by the Crowes?

Mr Ollie Crowe claimed that sale of the property had been “agreed” as early as September 2020 and “concluded” in December 2020. “The registration process takes some time and was not complete until January 2021,” However, the pub and company shareholding remained in his name until the property was sold to Bohermore Ventures Limited, owned by Mary McGowan, and ownership transferred on January 26, 2021.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/fianna-fail-senator-ollie-crowe-admits-he-erred-in-failing-to-mention-he-owned-a-popular-galway-bar-in-register-of-interests-42360529.html

yaboyabobotpl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/56994331#Comment_56994331

Maybe a pub he forgot he owns ought to be demolished!

rustyfrog

Selling your pub to the wife of a prominent Celtic Tiger property developer - tell me you're Fianna Fáil without telling me you're Fianna Fáil.

rustyfrog

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120296491#Comment_120296491

Would love to see a local journalist do some digging into land ownership along the ring road route.

Article on Mr Harris who has joint ownerships of development projects with his wife that is now owner of Crowes - "He joined a consortium that spent €18m on a site outside Ennis in 2006. The plan was to develop it into a major out-of-town retail centre accessible from the new Ennis bypass.".

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/champagne-stopped-flowing-as-developers-luck-ran-dry-26754810.html

Cluedo Monopoly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120296405#Comment_120296405

Anyone one bit surprised?

Michael Crowe must still have some interest in the business, he has attended a number of court hearings related to the business post 2021. I had heard but I don't know how accurate it is that the business was currently leased to Harris with the option to buy in the future if it met performance goals.

thesandeman

It's not the first time he's "forgot" he had a pub. He was on Liveline years ago complaining about off licences and somebody asked him was he a publican and he denied it.