Senator wants minister to tackle "cheeky seagulls"

Banjo String

I've heard it all now.

A Fianna Fáil senator wants to take action against seagulls.

Ned O'Sullivan says "raucous" and "cheeky" birds are causing hassle for people.

He said people who live in apartment blocks are being plagued by the birds, and something must be done.

He said: "I think something needs to be done to address the seagull problem here in this city. People may have been listening to Joe Duffy talking about it last week.

"It seems the seagulls have lost the run of themselves completely. They are very raucous, they are keeping people awake, they are getting so cheeky now that they attack young children, and dispossess them of their lollipops.

"It might be funny to people, but it's a serious issue in the city. They are not seagulls, they are vermin, scavenger gulls."

He concluded by demanding that the new Environment Minister Alan Kelly examine what can be done.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/senator-wants-minister-to-tackle-raucous-and-cheeky-seagulls-636608.html

solomafioso

Anytime I hear dumb sh*t like this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f2vFJuo6rA

ballsymchugh

this is what happens when you have a national legislature full of local politicians..

oh lord....
My gast, has been well and truly flabbered.

miss no stars

Ever been to Howth?


Dumb fcuks arrive in, buy their chips and throw a load of them for the gulls. The cliffs are full, there actually isn't enough space for all the seagulls that live there and then they start living on houses. If you've ever had a seagull family live on your roof you'll know why it's a problem, if not, well, they do a horrendous amount of damage. Naturally, their population would be controlled by the amount of food that can be obtained. It's humans who've fcuked that one up with all the chips they give them and with leaving all their food remnants on the ground for the gulls to get.


Their population is out of control, they're pests, they need to be culled.

Banjo String

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q08uaFD1-IA

Buzz Killington the third

I got mugged by a gang of seagulls last week but they only got my crusts which I don't eat anyway.

Buzz 1 - Seagulls 0

kowloon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNsrK6P9QvI

Skeleton XIII

Feckin birds again

RobertKK

Alfred Hitchcock predicted this, the worst is yet come...

Skeleton XIII

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Firefox11

Not long for this then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D15HPy4x73g

LizzieJones

Firefox11 wrote: »

Not long for this then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D15HPy4x73g

Not a word spoken yet such bad acting.

Kermit.de.frog

This is why we were right to keep the senate.

conorhal

Has anybody checked to see if Barrak Obama is available to negotiate some kind of truce with the seagulls?

Glebee

If only we could vote to get rid of it.... Oh wait:(

knird evol

I think as a species we have a superior knowledge of how to maintain a balanced diet.
As such we just have to play the waiting game.
The excessive cholesterol and sodium in the chip based diet we've lulled them into adapting is a ticking time bomb that will wipe our enemy out when he least expects it.
Another triumph for the Seanad.

Cuddlesworth

I used to work up at St.Stephens Green. The rule when going onto the roof of the office was to pick up the piece of two by four by the door, to swing at the seagulls.

He might actually be right about this. Their population in the city is out of control. And they can be vicious if they want to.

HeidiHeidi

Well if anyone fancies taking a pot shot at the one who lives in the chimney pot opposite my house, please feel free.

Fúcker starts screeching at 5am every single morning from about May.

And every few evenings gets his pals round for a party/riot/fight/whoknows. But it's LOUD.

Tabnabs

If only we could introduce a natural predator to seagulls. That would work, right?

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2mgzrVwkIKA/USo4ktyoRrI/AAAAAAAABSY/07C5rpePBhs/s1600/Shark+vs+Seagull+Custom+Size+FLAT+150dpi.jpg

Wossack

at last, they're finally starting to tackle the big issues

Bits_n_Bobs

Please please please let Joe Duffy be talking about this!!

cherryghost

Yesterday I saw a gull smoking pot and pushing a kid around and holding a knife.

They got to go.

stmol32

It just goes to show how far in their ivory towers our representatives are.
Wasting time and resources with this shoite, doesn't he realise 400,000 people are about to be mildly disappointed by a pretend cowboy.

SEPT 23 1989

Wait till they are the size of golden eagles and are picking off hipsters as they pose nonchalantly on the streets of Dublin

shruikan2553

But remember how we should have a senate and voted to keep these people in a job?

Nodin

miss no stars wrote: »

Ever been to Howth?


Dumb fcuks arrive in, buy their chips and throw a load of them for the gulls. The cliffs are full, there actually isn't enough space for all the seagulls that live there and then they start living on houses. If you've ever had a seagull family live on your roof you'll know why it's a problem, if not, well, they do a horrendous amount of damage. Naturally, their population would be controlled by the amount of food that can be obtained. It's humans who've fcuked that one up with all the chips they give them and with leaving all their food remnants on the ground for the gulls to get.


Their population is out of control, they're pests, they need to be culled.

Fair enough there are a few chip throwing types in Howth I'd cull meself, but reducing the population sounds a bit extreme.

Nodin

Buzz Killington the third wrote: »

I got mugged by a gang of seagulls last week but they only got my crusts which I don't eat anyway.

Buzz 1 - Seagulls 0

The Irish Warrior Spirit lives on.

darkpagandeath

So hang on, This has not been declared some kind of bird sanctuary as they make noise ?

Nodin

darkpagandeath wrote: »

So hang on, This has not been declared some kind of bird sanctuary as they make noise ?

The Senate has yeah. We had a vote on it there.

Thoie

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Their population in the city is out of control. And they can be vicious if they want to.

We can apply that to everything - men, women, children, McDonald's...

cloud493

I'm sitting here on my own laughing my head off at that article. Fantastic.

ollaetta

miss no stars wrote: »

Their population is out of control, they're pests, they need to be culled.

That's the senators covered but what about the seagulls?

miss no stars

ollaetta wrote: »

That's the senators covered but what about the seagulls?

ship them to the gaeltacht, the locals won't have a minister who understands them to complain at.

Tiddlypeeps

I don't get it, why are people holding this against them?

The segulls are pretty much vermin, they are bothering people and their population size is becoming an issue so an attempt to reduce their numbers seems like a prudent plan. If the city were overrun with rats then how to tackle the issue would also be discussed by politicians.

Is the issue that they are discussing something so trivial? Because most of the decisions politicians have to make on a daily basis are trivial ones, we only hear about the big ones because that's all the media usually cares about.

KungPao

I quite like them, but then I don't live in a area affected by them.

I like the sound they make.

I wonder if they are edible? They are big birds and we could slowly introduce the gull as our Christmas day main course...save a few bob too.

Banjo String

Robbing bastards too they are!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_rRlNLpW0k

Maybe he told the shopkeeper to stick it on his bill.

syklops

On Sunday evening, my friend woke up to a seagull sitting on his computer desk. He freaked. The seagull freaked. The seagull flapped its wings and knocked his computer monitor to the floor. It then proceeded to crap itself over the desk and his suit which was on the chair next to it and then it feckt off.

They're a nuisance Joe!

cloud493

How do you a cull a seagull population anyway?

Banjo String

syklops wrote: »

On Sunday evening, my friend woke up to a seagull sitting on his computer desk. He freaked. The seagull freaked. The seagull flapped its wings and knocked his computer monitor to the floor. It then proceeded to crap itself over the desk and his suit which was on the chair next to it and then it feckt off.

They're a nuisance Joe!

Sounds like it was Steven.

Thoie

Tiddlypeeps wrote: »

I don't get it, why are people holding this against them?

...

Is the issue that they are discussing something so trivial? Because most of the decisions politicians have to make on a daily basis are trivial ones, we only hear about the big ones because that's all the media usually cares about.

We have elected officials on county councils etc for the "seagull" level of detail. It's not exactly a nationwide problem. I live only about 8km from the coast, and am very little bothered by seagulls.

KungPao

Banjo String wrote: »

Robbing bastards too they are!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_rRlNLpW0k

A classic.

What I like is that he clearly knows what he's up to. He walks in slowly, has a look around to check if it's clear, then grabs the loot and legs it!

SEPT 23 1989

cloud493 wrote: »

How do you a cull a seagull population anyway?

Napalm bombing runs

Plazaman

Tabnabs wrote: »

If only we could introduce a natural predator to seagulls. That would work, right?

cloud493 wrote: »

How do you a cull a seagull population anyway?

What we need to do is introduce snakes that will feed on the seagulls thus and thereby reducing their population. Sure we'll have to put up with incessant hissing and possibly a few dogs, cats and babies going missing but feck it, these seagulls are acting the maggot now and we need rid of them.

Next time on Boards : Minister wants Senator to tackle snake epidemic - "St Patrick would have shat himself if he knew this would happen".

Tiddlypeeps

Thoie wrote: »

We have elected officials on county councils etc for the "seagull" level of detail. It's not exactly a nationwide problem. I live only about 8km from the coast, and am very little bothered by seagulls.

The docklands are plagued by them. 8km is a good bit away from the sea to be fair, just because they don't bother you does not mean they are a nuisance. Most of the city is well within 8km of the coast.

It should be a county council problem, but they are obviously not dealing with it or they just don't know what to do about the problem so I don't see any problem with the a senator recommending it be looked into. Regional issues are often discussed in the Dail,never mind the senate. I could be wrong, but I don't think it's a rule that they are only allowed to discuss nationwide issues.

wendell borton

I think we're in real trouble. I don't know how this started or why, but I know it's here and we'd be crazy to ignore it... The bird war, the bird attack, plague - call it what you like. They're amassing out there someplace and they'll be back. You can count on it...

PS, your evil op.

beano345

At least ten of them have been a permanent fixture on my roof for the last few years,never had much trouble with them apart from a bit of noise which we would have got anyway from them living beside the sea.used to work with a fella on a trawler who told me he got so sick of them crapping on him he'd stick alka seltzer into pieces of fish and watch them explode don't know if there is any truth in it.

--LOS--

miss no stars wrote: »

Ever been to Howth?


Dumb fcuks arrive in, buy their chips and throw a load of them for the gulls. The cliffs are full, there actually isn't enough space for all the seagulls that live there and then they start living on houses. If you've ever had a seagull family live on your roof you'll know why it's a problem, if not, well, they do a horrendous amount of damage. Naturally, their population would be controlled by the amount of food that can be obtained. It's humans who've fcuked that one up with all the chips they give them and with leaving all their food remnants on the ground for the gulls to get.


Their population is out of control, they're pests, they need to be culled.

You're right, let's cull the population of Howth. That would be more logical than culling birds for something that we are responsible for.

miss no stars

--LOS-- wrote: »

You're right, let's cull the population of Howth. That would be more logical than culling birds for something that we are responsible for.

Population of Howth certainly don't feed the gulls. It's the gob****es who go home at the end fo the day and leave their mess for the rest of it that cause the problem.

WilyCoyote

G'wan Inda ............ a new ministerialship ......... the Minister for Guano? Yes?

--LOS--

miss no stars wrote: »

Population of Howth certainly don't feed the gulls. It's the gob****es who go home at the end fo the day and leave their mess for the rest of it that cause the problem.

Well let's cull them then. Let's not blame the seagulls for being opportunistic