Dara Calleary - favourite to be FF's next leader! really!?!?

Slideshowbob

Jasus - hardly heard of him - FF's next best hope!!!!

http://www.paddypower.com/bet/politics/other-politics/irish-government?ev_oc_grp_ids=88115

Next Fianna Fail Leader

Friday 25th February 2011, 22:00

Next Leader of Fianna Fail Hide Singles Only.
Applies to the next permanent leader of Fianna Fail after Micheal Martin.
Others on request.
Dara Calleary 4/1 Barry Andrews 5/1 Thomas Byrne 7/1 Conor Lenihan 8/1 Peter Power 9/1 Sean Connick 10/1 Darragh O'Brien 14/1 Mary Coughlan 14/1 Niall Collins 16/1

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

They love him in Ballina. Sure didnt he get funding for a load of stuff and fix a few roads.

the groutch

he's the younger generation's Brian Cowen, and equally incompetent.

does anyone have footage of the post-budget interview where he gets eaten alive?

(btw the 5/1 Barry Andrews is a joke, he's unlikely to even get re-elected)

sligopark

Slideshowbob wrote: »

Dara Calleary 4/1 Barry Andrews 5/1 Thomas Byrne 7/1 Conor Lenihan 8/1 Peter Power 9/1 Sean Connick 10/1 Darragh O'Brien 14/1 Mary Coughlan 14/1 Niall Collins 16/1

Jasus is this the best that ff have to offer us????? :eek::eek::eek:

_Kaiser_

Hadn't heard of him till Martin's press conference (when Cowen survived the motion of confidence)

Anyway Prime Time's Miriam cornered this guy and in fairness to her laid into him with some reality about FF's chances in the upcoming election, but no matter what she said he just kept spouting about how FF would not only contest the election but do WELL in it - he may as well have stuck his fingers in his ears and started shouting "la la la laaaaa!" :rolleyes:

If this is the future of politics in this country then god help us all!

the groutch

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

Hadn't heard of him till Martin's press conference (when Cowen survived the motion of confidence)

Anyway Prime Time's Miriam cornered this guy and in fairness to her laid into him with some reality about FF's chances in the upcoming election, but no matter what she said he just kept spouting about how FF would not only contest the election but do WELL in it - he may as well have stuck his fingers in his ears and started shouting "la la la laaaaa!" :rolleyes:

If this is the future of politics in this country then god help us all!

yeah, I think that's the interview I was thinking of, shows the unfortunate truth that there will always be the 'parish pump', 'good of the party' FF TD, and unfortunately there will always be people foolish enough to vote them back into the Dail over and over, at the expense of the good of the country

[Jackass]

I'd just like it to be known that the Paddy Power family are heavy long term staunch FF supporters.

gizmo555

[Jackass] wrote: »

I'd just like it to be known that the Paddy Power family are heavy long term staunch FF supporters.

What rubbish! 'Paddy Power' doesn't exist - it was just invented by Stewart Kenny to give the business an Irish-sounding name.

outandabout

Watched him on television last night. He needs to lighten up a little.

Pedro K

[Jackass] wrote: »

I'd just like it to be known that the Paddy Power family are heavy long term staunch FF supporters.

Nope. Paddy power is a name that was used when three Irish bookmakers joined and created the company. The name comes from the whiskies. It's not a family business.

Even if your statement was true, it would hardly be good for business to price markets based on personal beliefs or preferences.

[Jackass]

Well, you better tell that to the major shareholders, the Powers, living in Rathgar Dublin 6, who's son, Paddy Power, (did you think it was a fake name?) is the "face" of the company and the media man..

Pedro K

[Jackass] wrote: »

Well, you better tell that to the major shareholders, the Powers, living in Rathgar Dublin 6, who's son, Paddy Power, (did you think it was a fake name?) is the "face" of the company and the media man..

Paddy power is a public limited company, anybody can become a major shareholder if they have the means to do so. There is indeed a man named Paddy power who is the face of the company, but I think you'll find the head honcho is a Mr Patrick Kennedy.

The company was formed in 1988 as a merger of three Irish bookmakers.

maynooth_rules

Mary Coughlan at 14/1 is a great price. She really is Irelands great hope :rolleyes:

[Jackass]

Pedro K wrote: »

Paddy power is a public limited company, anybody can become a major shareholder if they have the means to do so. There is indeed a man named Paddy power who is the face of the company, but I think you'll find the head honcho is a Mr Patrick Kennedy.

The company was formed in 1988 as a merger of three Irish bookmakers.

Thanks for the stockbroking lesson. And why are they the major shareholders? As one of the founders? Are you still defending the point of this being a mythical family that doesn't exist, based on the whiskies of Ireland?

Also, I'll give you a business lesson, the chief executive is rarely the owner or the creater of a business, so the appointment of Mr. Kennedy is irrelivanrt.

Not that this conversation is all that relevant any more...