10,000 Ties to remember 6 months as president

GarIT

The Department of Forigen Affairs has put in an order for 10,000 silk ties to remember the 6 months Irish presidancy of the EU, are they actually serious?

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0703/government-tenders-for-10-000-silk-ties.html

paddy147

GarIT wrote: »

The Department of Forigen Affairs has put in an order for 10,000 silk ties to remember the 6 months Irish presidancy of the EU, are they actually serious?

So thats whats the 100 euro household "tax" was for.;)

Those sneaky politicians.:mad:

christmas2012

are they off their head with these extravagant gestures god only knows what else they get up to these days..its sickening you know every euro counts,and joan burton with the 128,000 trip advisor are we off our heads with this ****e

paddy147

christmas2012 wrote: »

are they off their head with these extravagant gestures god only knows what else they get up to these days..its sickening you know every euro counts,and joan burton with the 128,000 trip advisor are we off our heads with this ****e

You never know,those ties could be usefull to some of the politicians in the end...when they strung up on lamposts by the people.;):D

El Guapo!

It just gets more ridiculous by the day.
It's like a fukn comedy at this stage!

tayto lover

Arrogance personified. But what do you expect from F.G / Labour, the party of the rich ?

flutered

GarIT wrote: »

The Department of Forigen Affairs has put in an order for 10,000 silk ties to remember the 6 months Irish presidancy of the EU, are they actually serious?

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0703/government-tenders-for-10-000-silk-ties.html

you forgot to mention 10,000 scarves for the women.

starbelgrade

You still won't get Mick Wallace to wear one.

The scruffy cunt.

paddy147

Amazing how RTE didnt mention this on the main evening news earlier.

Funny that.:rolleyes:

christmas2012

all them dalkey farts are a tight crowd..

galwayrush

Recession means ties instead of a full suit...:pac:

tayto lover

galwayrush wrote: »

Recession means ties instead of a full suit...:pac:

The ties and scarves will make the lynchings cheaper.

christmas2012

its disgusting that nobody has gone public to at least complain about it on all our behalfs and ya i never said RTE say a peep about it..worrying whos side are they on?

Lumbo

paddy147 wrote: »

Amazing how RTE didnt mention this on the main evening news earlier.

Funny that.:rolleyes:

They did actually.

paddy147

Lumbo wrote: »

They did actually.

When?

Lumbo

paddy147 wrote: »

When?

9 o clock news. You'll have to watch it again yourself, I think ya missed some of it.

It was just after the item re the e voting machines.

paddy147

Lumbo wrote: »

9 o clock news. You'll have to watch it again yourself, I think ya missed some of it.

Wasnt on the 6.1 news,which I was refering too,I didnt seem to see it then.

Varied

Priceless.:D

Come on Einhard or Valdimir curtains or all the posters that defend all the tax hikes and cuts, get in here and bleat on about your taxes paying for "local services".

GarIT

christmas2012 wrote: »

its disgusting that nobody has gone public to at least complain about it on all our behalfs and ya i never said RTE say a peep about it..worrying whos side are they on?

I've written to all the local ministers, theres not much more I can do though, I'm only an anonymous keyboard warrior.

Lumbo

paddy147 wrote: »

Wasnt on the 6.1 news,which I was refering too,I didnt seem to see it then.

I thought the 9 news was the main evening news. Sure anyways, yeah they gave it a quick mention.

Pottler

They got an e-mail telling them to make 10,000 cutbacks, sadly, when the tossers passed the instruction on verbally, things got garbled and someone ordered 10,000 cravats instead. Easy mistake to make. Anyway, whats the big deal? Ye all seem fit to be tied over this.

Conchir

From the title of the thread, I assumed Michael D had worn 10,000 different ties during his presidency.

My admiration for him would have sky rocketed if that was the case. I like a nice tie.

christmas2012

donate the ties to charity at least get some dignity back out of this needless extravagance..

PseudoFamous

paddy147 wrote: »

Amazing how RTE didnt mention this on the main evening news earlier.

Funny that.:rolleyes:

Yeah, but RTE are just the government's propaganda department. Surely you already knew that.

gobnaitolunacy

Hmm, maybe the tender could be scuppered by the sexist nature of the commemorative ties, sure what are the wimmens sposed to wear?

ejmaztec

It's obviously the way things are usually done in this country.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_O%27Sullivan

Ned O'Sullivan

In December 2008, he sent silk ties (worth €25 each) to approximately 400 County councillors. He is the Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson for Food and Horticulture, Health Promotion and Food Safety.

Another Wiki bit to celebrate the good-old days:

In June 2011, it was revealed that 3,600 premium line votes from a phone in Leinster House at a cost of €2,600 to the Irish taxpayer helped Michael Healy-Rae win Celebrities Go Wild in 2007.O'Sullivan admitted making "around a dozen" calls and texts to support Healy-Rae after being asked to do so by Healy-Rae's campaign manager.]

Micky Dolenz

Sexists.

Uriel.

I am suRe I will be in the minority but I really can't see the need for the big outcry.

We have the presidency for 6 months. It's doesn't come around often. Last in 2004 I think and generally we normally wouldn't have it again for soon but I think the Czechs pulled out of hosting it.

The eyes of Europe is on the country for that time. Huge footfall of people travelling to Ireland for conferences, meetings events summits Etc.

A few souvenirs used to promote Ireland is no big deal even if they are tacky or whatever. Jebus I remember seeing people walking the streets with presidency 2004 bags umbrellas notepads etcc after the last presidency.

It seems this government has kept things fairly minimal so far. Probably won't even cost 300k

galwayrush

Charlie Haughey would never allow this,
unless they came with Charvet shirts

c_man

Why couldn't they just have had some beer mats made up for the event?

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Um....what the fúck are they going to do with 10,000 ties?

tayto lover

Uriel. wrote: »

I am suRe I will be in the minority but I really can't see the need for the big outcry.

We have the presidency for 6 months. It's doesn't come around often. Last in 2004 I think and generally we normally wouldn't have it again for soon but I think the Czechs pulled out of hosting it.

The eyes of Europe is on the country for that time. Huge footfall of people travelling to Ireland for conferences, meetings events summits Etc.

A few souvenirs used to promote Ireland is no big deal even if they are tacky or whatever. Jebus I remember seeing people walking the streets with presidency 2004 bags umbrellas notepads etcc after the last presidency.

It seems this government has kept things fairly minimal so far. Probably won't even cost 300k

We can't afford it. We are in austerity.

galwayrush

c_man wrote: »

Why couldn't they just have had some beer mats made up for the event?

Imagine what they would have paid some twits to design them...:eek:

Gordon

"It's like 10,000 ties, when all you need is a loophole. Isn't it ironic."

the groutch

GarIT wrote: »

The Department of Forigen Affairs has put in an order for 10,000 silk ties to remember the 6 months Irish presidancy of the EU, are they actually serious?

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0703/government-tenders-for-10-000-silk-ties.html

no need to get yourself in a knot over it

Uriel.

tayto lover wrote: »

We can't afford it. We are in austerity.

We may make money out of it. It's a relatively little outlay to be honest. Spend money to make money and all that.

holystungun9

GarIT wrote: »

I've written to all the local ministers, theres not much more I can do though, I'm only an anonymous keyboard warrior.

You need to send a facepalm jpeg. It's our only hope of getting through to those idiots.

DB10

christmas2012 wrote: »

its disgusting that nobody has gone public to at least complain about it on all our behalfs and ya i never said RTE say a peep about it..worrying whos side are they on?

RTE are a disgrace, I've been saying it along time now. There silence on certain matters along with mainstream newspapers is disgusting. The Ulster Bank fiasco as an example has had poor coverage.

Questions need to be asked, Mick Wallaces taxes have had 10 times the coverage the Ulster Bank fiasco has. I know what people care about the most, but the government certainly would rather it wasnt given coverage.

Cant blame RTE really, they always licked FFs arse as well. Men like Eoghan Harrish run this countrys media. Thank fuck for Boards.ie anyway!

ejmaztec

deccurley wrote: »

Um....what the fúck are they going to do with 10,000 ties?

They're going to tie them all together and string us along like they normally do.

Lando Griffin

10000 ties, sure there is nearly 4 million of us. Can we not all get a tie and wear it with pride. Mine will have an Olympic theamed tie clip with a etching of an Olympic sized swimming pool.

Palytoxin

Feck's sake, surely someone in the entire government has a bit of cop on to tell them this idea is absolutely ridiculous! Just buy a bloody plaque for €100 and let it do.

Biggins

GarIT wrote: »

The Department of Forigen Affairs has put in an order for 10,000 silk ties to remember the 6 months Irish presidancy of the EU, are they actually serious?

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0703/government-tenders-for-10-000-silk-ties.html

Is the EU presidency really worth €70m to Ireland?
19/02/2012 1:25 pm
Reports today suggest that Ireland plans to spend €70m for the Presidency of the Council of the European Union over the next year, even though it exceeds a spending cap.

What could we, as a nation, do with €70 million? Take a few people off hospital trollies? Build a new school or two? Or host the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for a grand total of six whole months? Six months or, if you’re a numbers man, that works out to cost around €385,000 for every day that Ireland holds the top seat.

However, we might be overshooting the mark already. The €70m that has been allocated is double the €35m spending cap which was imposed by Denmark to help and deliver a ‘low cost’ presidency, which is only fair what with Europe down the crapper, and all that.

A report in the Sunday Times suggests that the Irish Government has allocated €25m in spending for this year, in order to ‘prepare’ for the presidency, and €35m for 2013, but expects the total to be in excess of €70m.

When all is said an done, will our six months sitting in the president's chair be really worth all that money? What do you think?

http://www.joe.ie/news-politics/current-affairs/is-the-eu-presidency-really-worth-e70m-to-ireland-0021162-1

Enough said!

Rango555

It's a false flag operation guys.... the more worrying tender is the one that doesn't become public like the saunas, rub downs, and happy endings for the bankers!

EEK!

Yamanoto

DB10 wrote: »

RTE are a disgrace, I've been saying it along time now. There silence on certain matters along with mainstream newspapers is disgusting. The Ulster Bank fiasco as an example has had poor coverage.

Questions need to be asked, Mick Wallaces taxes have had 10 times the coverage the Ulster Bank fiasco has. I know what people care about the most, but the government certainly would rather it wasnt given coverage.

Cant blame RTE really, they always licked FFs arse as well. Men like Eoghan Harrish run this countrys media. Thank fuck for Boards.ie anyway!

Love the way you've pulled that together, the Liveline is open now.

K-9

One less thing for Mick Wallace to give out about. Sean Quinn should join in.

tdv123

It's a sign of a stable country when you hand a man 10,000 ties for no apparent reason.

ilovesleep

paddy147 wrote: »

Amazing how RTE didnt mention this on the main evening news earlier.

Funny that.:rolleyes:

RTE needs Fianna Gangsters to introduce the broadcasting charge.

fasttalkerchat

GarIT wrote: »

The Department of Forigen Affairs has put in an order for 10,000 silk ties to remember the 6 months Irish presidancy of the EU, are they actually serious?

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0703/government-tenders-for-10-000-silk-ties.html

Checks this isnt a bump of a 2006 thread... its not.

For FFFFFFFUUUUU...

ilovesleep

How much will 10,000 ties cost?

mikom

ilovesleep wrote: »

How much will 10,000 ties cost?

250 household charges.......... or about 30+ MRI scans for seriously ill children.

K-9

ilovesleep wrote: »

How much will 10,000 ties cost?

About 30 Mick Wallace judgements.