Terry Prone - Government Ministers Drink Problem

flyton5

A few weeks ago Terry Prone wrote a piece for the Irish Examiner claiming that senior government ministers were drinking themselves into oblivion in the Dail bar almost every day of the week. Speculation led most people to believe it was Biffo and Coughlan who were the culprits. Maybe it's just me but does anyone else worry that maybe they really don't have a clue what's going on in general...never mind economy wise. Anyone for calling a general election and sticking the government in John of Gods?

Rb

K, lead the way so.

Btw, it's not them you should be worried about, direct your anger at the faceless civil servants behind them.

K-9

They are probably on Coke too.

flyton5

Rb wrote: »

K, lead the way so.

Btw, it's not them you should be worried about, direct your anger at the faceless civil servants behind them.

God I hate faceless civil servants. Maybe we can find some students to occupy their offices. Two or three will do the trick.

Rb

K-9 wrote: »

They are probably on Coke too.

Could you blame them?

Rb

flyton5 wrote: »

God I hate faceless civil servants. Maybe we can find some students to occupy their offices. Two or three will do the trick.

K, less talk, more action imo.

A subscription based newsletter would be a good starting point.

flyton5

Rb wrote: »

K, less talk, more action imo.

A subscription based newsletter would be a good starting point.

Where would the proceeds go?

R0ot

I'd trust an alcoholic minister more than the other bunch. I worked in a bar for 6 years and i've heard more sense from drunks than I have from the 'sober' crowd.

anonymous_joe

flyton5 wrote: »

A few weeks ago Terry Prone wrote a piece for the Irish Examiner claiming that senior government ministers were drinking themselves into oblivion in the Dail bar almost every day of the week. Speculation led most people to believe it was Biffo and Coughlan who were the culprits. Maybe it's just me but does anyone else worry that maybe they really don't have a clue what's going on in general...never mind economy wise. Anyone for calling a general election and sticking the government in John of Gods?

The world's economy has just melted.

Brian Cowen's by all accounts a smart enough bloke. He was going to be leading a small nation with a great economy, with very little that could potentially go wrong. Suddenly he's seen his economy (because he was the finance minister) go south, for reasons completley beyond his control, and yet he's the one being blamed. Would it surprise ya if someone turned to drink in such situations?

Melange

flyton5 wrote: »

A few weeks ago Terry Prone wrote a piece for the Irish Examiner claiming that senior government ministers were drinking themselves into oblivion in the Dail bar almost every day of the week. Speculation led most people to believe it was Biffo and Coughlan who were the culprits. Maybe it's just me but does anyone else worry that maybe they really don't have a clue what's going on in general...never mind economy wise. Anyone for calling a general election and sticking the government in John of Gods?

I think the fact that they're drinking themselves into oblivion indicates that they do know what's happening in the economy.

flyton5

Melange wrote: »

I think the fact that they're drinking themselves into oblivion indicates that they do know what's happening in the economy.

I'll sleep soundly tonight.

brianthebard

anonymous_joe wrote: »

The world's economy has just melted.

Brian Cowen's by all accounts a smart enough bloke. He was going to be leading a small nation with a great economy, with very little that could potentially go wrong. Suddenly he's seen his economy (because he was the finance minister) go south, for reasons completley beyond his control, and yet he's the one being blamed. Would it surprise ya if someone turned to drink in such situations?

I want whatever you are smoking...

K-9

flyton5 wrote: »

I'll sleep soundly tonight.

So will Brian.

milod

An old saying goes "people who like sausages and respect the laws of their country should never watch either being made"

Best just ignore the Dáil, bar included, and hope for the best imho...

Alternatively, let's encourage the non-voting majority (a decent proportion of whom of whom are ages 18 to 28) to get off their arses next election time to make some changes...

Register to vote people! and actually turn up at the booth on election day.

Nodin

flyton5 wrote: »

A few weeks ago Terry Prone wrote a piece for the Irish Examiner claiming that senior government ministers were drinking themselves into oblivion in the Dail bar almost every day of the week. Speculation led most people to believe it was Biffo and Coughlan who were the culprits. Maybe it's just me but does anyone else worry that maybe they really don't have a clue what's going on in general...never mind economy wise. Anyone for calling a general election and sticking the government in John of Gods?

They drink nothing but cold water and tea, they'd still be gob****es.

Mind you, the Dail bar is probably the last place with any atmo, by the sounds of it.....probably dog rough though

getcover

Isn't it the Minister for Health who is supposed to be hitting the bottle fairly heavily?

Nodin

getcover wrote: »

Isn't it the Minister for Health who is supposed to be hitting the bottle fairly heavily?

Only for the purposes of sexual gratification.

getcover

Nodin wrote: »

Only for the purposes of sexual gratification.

Thats conjured up a fairly revolting image...:eek:

Singer73

I don't understand why Terry Prone is given so much airtime. She is a wind bag. And now we have her 2 sons forced on us? No wonder the country isi n a hole...

Nodin

getcover wrote: »

Thats conjured up a fairly revolting image...:eek:

Thanks. I try, but without feedback such as yours its hard to know if I've succeded.

Nodin

Singer73 wrote: »

I don't understand why Terry Prone is given so much airtime. She is a wind bag. And now we have her 2 sons forced on us? No wonder the country isi n a hole...

Stop the lights there Bunny....
http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/how-the-leading-pr-firm-came-asunder-1307934.html?start=1

getcover

Singer73 wrote: »

I don't understand why Terry Prone is given so much airtime. She is a wind bag. And now we have her 2 sons forced on us? No wonder the country isi n a hole...

Agree with the windbag comment, she suits the idiot who presents Drivetime down to the ground.
Who are Prone's sons?

OldGoat

I've heard that Terry is Prone to mild bouts of hysteria and depression after having to delete 26 Yore Ma posts before breakfast.

wyndham

Anybody know if they have a condom machine in the toilets of the Dail bar?

Nodin

wyndham wrote: »

Anybody know if they have a condom machine in the toilets of the Dail bar?

Nope, just a pic of Devalera and a vending machine for Tayto cheese and onion.

Dyr

Explains why they can't get brian lenihan on the radio anyway

Professey Chin

Nodin wrote: »

Thanks. I try, but without feedback such as yours its hard to know if I've succeded.

If you come up with images like that often I seriously doubt its ever hard.............either that or youre a sick sick puppy

Agamemnon

wyndham wrote: »

Anybody know if they have a condom machine in the toilets of the Dail bar?

What's the difference between a condom and the Dáil bar?

You can only get one prick into a condom.



sorry

Terry

OldGoat wrote: »

I've heard that Terry is Prone to mild bouts of hysteria and depression after having to delete 26 Yore Ma posts before breakfast.

It's true.

I honestly thought this thread was about government ministers being prone to actions similar to mine. Vanity rules.

Professey Chin

Terry wrote: »

It's true.

I honestly thought this thread was about government ministers being prone to actions similar to mine. Vanity rules.

It will be if they end up naked at the spire too

OldGoat

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

It will be if they end up naked at the spire too

Mary, nekked by the Spire. rraghhhhhhhhh My eyes, my eyes!!

Dyr

Mary nekkid on the spire...power to the people

actually could the spire take her weight? We could impale the whole cabinet on it and still have space for the junior ministers..like some massive shishkebab of incompetence.

Nodin

OldGoat wrote: »

Mary, nekked by the Spire......

.....a vengeful Sheila na-gig figure, legs splayed, sprawled before the terrible phallic symbol of our pre-recession hubris....

Dyr

Maybe if we annoy her enough she'll climb to the top of the spire like some latter day king kong, clutching her beloved brendan drumm to her ample bosom and roaring at the media. Until a door from one of the circling air corps helicopters falls off and hits her square in the face, sending her plummeting to her doom. The subsequent impact destroying most of dublins crappily built infrastructure, sending the economy to the wall but providing fianna fail's buddies in the building industry with a bonanza.

I hear that Harney one has a McDonalds problem. Fat cúnt.

Professey Chin

Bambi wrote: »

Maybe if we annoy her enough she'll climb to the top of the spire like some latter day king kong, clutching her beloved brendan drumm to her ample bosom and roaring at the media. Until a door from one of the circling air corps helicopters falls off and hits her square in the face, sending her plummeting to her doom. The subsequent impact destroying most of dublins crappily built infrastructure, sending the economy to the wall but providing fianna fail's buddies in the building industry with a bonanza.

Christ. My very very bad MS paint calculations have now proven that 9/11 would have nothin on us in this situation:eek:10034.jpg

Rb

Rb wrote: »

K, lead the way so.

Btw, it's not them you should be worried about, direct your anger at the faceless civil servants behind them.

Yeah, BIFFO is aparently mad for the sauce.Fcuking idiot.The Dail bar should be scrapped,I don't see any other government property having a subsidised bar.

ScumLord

I've heard Biffo is a hardcore lush. He's even disappeared for days on end when times got really bad.

OldGoat

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't see any other government property having a subsidised bar.

/Quietly and sneekely closing the door of my drinks cabina filing cabinet.

jdivision

Brian Lenihan's looking very washed out these days isn't he

Anybody who's seen Cowen drink Guinness would pause. Wasn't he hospitalised for "high blood pressure" before? Can't find a link though

banshee_bones

i dont blame them, id be drinking myself into oblivion if i had made shiite of the country too... :pac:

flyton5

jdivision wrote: »

Brian Lenihan's looking very washed out these days isn't he

Anybody who's seen Cowen drink Guinness would pause. Wasn't he hospitalised for "high blood pressure" before? Can't find a link though

The man has high blood pressure, is dosed on anti-d's and has a doctor within 10 feet of him at all times, erm, so the rumour goes.

Sizzler

flyton5 wrote: »

A few weeks ago Terry Prone wrote a piece for the Irish Examiner claiming that senior government ministers were drinking themselves into oblivion in the Dail bar almost every day of the week. Speculation led most people to believe it was Biffo and Coughlan who were the culprits. Maybe it's just me but does anyone else worry that maybe they really don't have a clue what's going on in general...never mind economy wise. Anyone for calling a general election and sticking the government in John of Gods?

OP - Where is the article?

No sign of it here

http://www.examiner.ie/irishexaminer/pages/sectiondynamic.aspx-qqqg=opinion-qqqm=opinion-qqqa=general-qqqc=6.11.0.0-qqqn=4-qqqtt=tprone-qqqx=1.asp

lostexpectation

scroll down alot http://www.communicationsclinic.ie/terryprone.html

lostexpectation

check out this thread discussing it where people out do each other to be in the know, yet prefer to protect the pols rather then the people http://www.politics.ie/media/39405-terry-prone-has-cheapshot-politicians-2.html


people claim theyre prevented for naming people because of libel buts its actually because they support those in power, and choose drunk politicians from their party over removing wet alcoholics.

Dyr

scandal!! portergate!!

Terry

lostexpectation wrote: »

check out this thread discussing it where people out do each other to be in the know, yet prefer to protect the pols rather then the people http://www.politics.ie/media/39405-terry-prone-has-cheapshot-politicians-2.html


people claim theyre prevented for naming people because of libel buts its actually because they support those in power, and choose drunk politicians from their party over removing wet alcoholics.

It is libel.
I can say that George W Bush is a war monger without much happening to me or this site, but if I was to name one of those involved in this latest stunt, then the site could be sued under Irish law.

galwayrush

So, a massive tax increase on the Dail bar should go a long way in sorting the nations finances.:D

lostexpectation

Terry wrote: »

It is libel.
I can say that George W Bush is a war monger without much happening to me or this site, but if I was to name one of those involved in this latest stunt, then the site could be sued under Irish law.

well i don't mean on this site in particular.

what terry prone did with her article was close to what i'd like, , then a write play or something, do a bit more of the gift grubs, drinks cabinet stuff, that what satire was for.

but i think terry prone holds back not for libel worries but because she supports establishment figures, as does most political and journalistic hacks.

for fear of repeating myself allowing somebody to run the country drunk is worse then libel.