So Enda Kenny was at the Springsteen gig last night, and for some reason people are a

King George VI

...and for some reason people are angry (sorry, ****ed up the title)

I'm seeing some news media pages on Facebook today posting pics of Enda rocking the air guitar at the concert in Croke Park and having the craic with his wife. All good fun. But the comments are full of idiots saying crap like "how can he have a night out wen ders homeless people on de streets" and "ders never a sniper around wen ya need 1" and "That miserable prick didn't buy a ticket. And I bet the Dickhead kept his receipts for his hotdogs to claim back as expenses". One person even wished he fell off the balcony he was on.

Now, most people enjoyed the pics saying fair play to him and calling him a "ledge" for doing the air guitar thing and enjoying himself. Generally just having a good attitude and not thinking too much into it.

But some people are actually begrudging him for enjoying himself at a concert. What the f*ck! I really hate this country sometimes.

Your Face

Its a hard life.

Saipanne

The people who make such comments are far worse than any person in the D ail.

(My phone simply refuses to write that word.)

Andre 3000

The insults are probably coming from the same people who complain about having no money to feed their child yet smoke 20 a day and drink a few times a week.

luftmensch

If people are so concerned about the homeless on the streets, why don't they something about it themselves ffs. Why should the responsibility fall on one man alone?

King George VI

Andre 3000 wrote: »

The insults are probably coming from the same people who complain about having no money to feed their child yet smoke 20 a day and drink a few times a week.

From what I'm seeing you're right. The ones that just hate any type of authority and have a tattoo saying "tiocfaidh ar la" on their right arm and another tattoo saying "Jacinta" on the other.

Arthur Daley

Mr Kenny is 40 years in the dail representing mayo, and has climbed to the top of irish politics. So I'm sure he has a skin thicker than a rhino and is well used to having to ignore the mumblings of morons. Cause life is too short isn't it

the evasion_kid

Simple answer..he's not a liked man

King George VI

luftmensch wrote: »

If people are so concerned about the homeless on the streets, why don't they something about it themselves ffs. Why should the responsibility fall on one man alone?

That seems to be the consensus of the replies to these idiots which is good.

Sh1tbag OToole

Enda is still a prick. I also wish he fell from the balcony but only if it was good and high and there was nobody under it for him to fall on. Wish he'd fcuk off to Brussels and take his property tax with him

ThunbergsAreGo

Sad it's even a story....

Man enjoys concert

harry Bailey esq

Ah ffs there's another thread on the go slagging endas dancing (which is probably better than my dancing if im honest) it was Friday night and he's out letting his hair down (he's more hair than me if im honest) heaven forbid someone snapped him knocking back a pint.. We'd have a bunch of threads started about him having a drink problem, yet when Obama had a pint he was the greatest living irishmen that ever lived for the day.
Im certainly no fan of endas,but there's much more important issues in the world.

irishguitarlad

Just dropped in to say hes still a prick. Wouldnt want him killed though or anything bad happen to him like fall over a balcony as they would make a martyr out of him and he'd be all over media outlets in Ireland for the next hundred years.

DEFTLEFTHAND

The man is entitled to a night out, just like the rest of us.

SteoL

Don't like the man but certainly don't begrudge him for having a night out. We are all entitled to go to a concert if we want to.

BoJack Horseman

concert tickets should come out of general taxation.

can't pay won't pay!

bmm

If every civil/public servant got the perks and conditions the politicians have given themselves regarding pensions and lump sums, the country would be broke. It is the most sickening part of politics and politicians in this country. When we see politicians having a good time it just reminds us of this.

...And Justice

The headline should have been "príck enjoys night out with wife"

foxy farmer

A lot of people in the stands are angry at the poor sound quality last night. So much so that they left early. After shelling out hard earned cash to concert people who should be able to get these things fairly right. Then again Croke Park always had this problem.
I wonder how many left when they saw Enda do his air guitar?

SEPT 23 1989

An undignified spectacle certainly not becoming of a man in high office

Squall Leonhart

SEPT 23 1989 wrote:

An undignified spectacle certainly not becoming of a man in high office

I hope you're not being serious here.

Barack Obama danced with Ellen on the Ellen DeGeneres show. What's wrong with people actually having a bit of fun in their life outside politics?

AudreyHepburn

I don't understand why anyone would begrudge a man a night off. Even the country's leader is entitled to let to his hair down once in a while.

The anger and bitterness being thrown Enda's way really baffles me and to be honest it says about the people of Ireland than it does about our Taoiseach.

tayto lover

Don't like Enda but jaysus he's entitled to enjoy his night out.

AudreyHepburn

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

An undignified spectacle certainly not becoming of a man in high office

Don't be so high and mighty.....he's still a human being isn't he, still just a man who enjoys a good gig.

Where or when was it ever said that those in office couldn't enjoy themselves?

AnonoBoy

The type of people who give about this sort of thing on social media are generally the type of people who have no f*cking notion about politics anyway.

Ask them to name a few ministers, they'd be stuck after one and then go... "Yeah well it doesn't matter, they're all a shower of bast*rds anyway."

It's very easy to criticise Kenny for his policies why would you be worried that he went to see Bruce Springsteen play a gig?

ronnie085

bmm wrote: »

If every civil/public servant got the perks and conditions

Isn't that not part of the reason for the trouble we got ourselves into

tayto lover

I heard the b'stard once went to the cinema too.

_Kaiser_

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

I don't understand why anyone would begrudge a man a night off. Even the country's leader is entitled to let to his hair down once in a while.

The anger and bitterness being thrown Enda's way really baffles me and to be honest it says about the people of Ireland than it does about our Taoiseach.

Because he's an arrogant cowardly man who spends half the day ignoring or hiding from the electorate, or lecturing them like the schoolchildren he should have stuck to teaching, but instead has been leeching off those same people for over 40 years.

He's certainly entitled to a night out, but that doesn't mean everything he does in his "day job" will be ignored by those who live with the consequences of he and his colleagues decisions. That's life as a public figure (even those who are adored can't go anywhere without being mobbed by press or fans).

Mint Sauce

So big deal if he was out the gig. Is he not allowed a day/night off.

Surely every world leader has had a moment where he has looked daft at a publicised event.

Tbh, I thought the safety announcer sounding like Enda on leaving the stadium, was funnier than Enda's air guitar.

Ben Gadot

Not usually one for saying fcuk the begrudgers but yeah, in this case, I'll go along with that line of thinking.

Same clowns who gave FF another in somehow. That tells you everything about the inner workings of their brain.

For Forks Sake

bmm wrote: »

If every civil/public servant got the perks and conditions the politicians have given themselves regarding pensions and lump sums, the country would be broke. It is the most sickening part of politics and politicians in this country. When we see politicians having a good time it just reminds us of this.

They do. 50% of final salary as pension for life and 18 months salary lump sum at retirement. Trying to cover the cost of that (thanks Bertie) into the future is going to make recapitalising the banks look like a piece of p1ss in comparison

JustTheOne

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

Because he's an arrogant cowardly man who spends half the day ignoring or hiding from the electorate, or lecturing them like the schoolchildren he should have stuck to teaching, but instead has been leeching off those same people for over 40 years.

He's certainly entitled to a night out, but that doesn't mean everything he does in his "day job" will be ignored by those who live with the consequences of he and his colleagues decisions. That's life as a public figure (even those who are adored can't go anywhere without being mobbed by press or fans).

In your opinion.

jelutong

Does anybody know the names of the other 79,999 people who attended the concert? I saw Joe Higgins at a Leonard Cohen concert once!

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Johnny Carson wrote: »

From what I'm seeing you're right. The ones that just hate any type of authority and have a tattoo saying "tiocfaidh ar la" on their right arm and another tattoo saying "Jacinta" on the other.

I showed this to my jacinta. She's not happy with you.

genericguy

luftmensch wrote: »

If people are so concerned about the homeless on the streets, why don't they something about it themselves ffs. Why should the responsibility fall on one man alone?

Those mongs going on about supposed homelessness and how it is being perpetuated by enda kenny going to a concerts. Laughable. It's not the actual homeless that people are advocating for. It's the "I pumped out 7 kids before I was 28 and I can't get a bleedin house next door to me ma" crowd. And ultimately it's not enda kenny's job to tell the 'homeless' to stop having kids they can't afford nor to tell the actual homeless to stop drinking and taking smack. He's a man, clocking out of work and going to a gig like everyone else there.

DeanAustin

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

Because he's an arrogant cowardly man who spends half the day ignoring or hiding from the electorate, or lecturing them like the schoolchildren he should have stuck to teaching, but instead has been leeching off those same people for over 40 years.

He's certainly entitled to a night out, but that doesn't mean everything he does in his "day job" will be ignored by those who live with the consequences of he and his colleagues decisions. That's life as a public figure (even those who are adored can't go anywhere without being mobbed by press or fans).

Where you actually answered the question you were asked, you agreed with the poster you quoted.

Not sure why you felt the need for the bitter irrelevant diatribe that went with it though.

_Kaiser_

DeanAustin wrote: »

Where you actually answered the question you were asked, you agreed with the poster you quoted.

Not sure why you felt the need for the bitter irrelevant diatribe that went with it though.

Read it again.. it explains that while Enda can certainly have his night out, there are many reasons why people might resent him jumping around and acting like some sort of King on his balcony while they struggle with the consequences of the decisions he and his colleagues make during the day.

In short, when you're as unpopular and poor at communicating as Kenny, don't be surprised when people don't like or respond well to you regardless of the circumstances.

DeanAustin

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

Read it again.. it explains that while Enda can certainly have his night out, there are many reasons why people might resent him jumping around and acting like some sort of King on his balcony while they struggle with the consequences of the decisions he and his colleagues make during the day.

In short, when you're as unpopular and poor at communicating as Kenny, don't be surprised when people don't like or respond well to you regardless of the circumstances.

So, in summary, he's entitled to his night out.

snubbleste

Ye's are all whingers, whingers I say.

VinLieger

Usual anti everything crowd sure if hed been given tickets and not gone they'd be complaining that he wasted them etc likely shouting something unrelated about tax payers money as well

JustTheOne

VinLieger wrote: »

Usual anti everything crowd sure if hed been given tickets and not gone they'd be complaining that he wasted them etc likely shouting something unrelated about tax payers money as well

They really never stop with their moaning.

I pity people who have to spend time around them.

rubadub

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

An undignified spectacle certainly not becoming of a man in high office

Squall Leonhart wrote: »

I hope you're not being serious here.

Barack Obama danced with Ellen on the Ellen DeGeneres show. What's wrong with people actually having a bit of fun in their life outside politics?

Obama dancing was also cringe worthy shite, always this desperate "I'm black so I'm cool" (well he's half white but keeps that pretty schtum).

It wouldn't bother me support wise, but I expect some would take issue with it, I wonder how much his spin doctors were paid who advise him on such behaviour in the public eye. Remember Enda telling a nigger joke?

I feel more sorry for his kids more than anything. "Grown man make tit of himself at concert" -nothing new there, but if I was him and knew fine well it would appear on youtube I would have toned it down for the sake of my kids.

Cathy.C

You'd swear it was Dermot Morgan up there taking the piss out of what a Taoiseach might look like at a gig :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCFwEx-5AUs

Winterlong

Its a bit cringeworthy all right, but I would be having a sad life if I let this make me angry.

AnonoBoy

jelutong wrote: »

Does anybody know the names of the other 79,999 people who attended the concert? I saw Joe Higgins at a Leonard Cohen concert once!

Kevin and John were there anyway. I know that much.

Let me get back to you with the rest.

Lyaiera

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Kevin and John were there anyway. I know that much.

That's because they won't shut up about it. The annoying pricks.

flutered

how often do we see guys of near 60 acting like that, they usually sit down have a beer or perhaps half a barrel, a few small ones, or even a bottle, yet they never play to an audience with such cringeworthy style

PTH2009

The gaa president is there dancing too. Everyone deserves a day off and enda was entitled to be there as anyone

Sure president Micky was at u2 last November

I really enjoyed my night there last night and saw plenty of people extremely drunk and others parent dancing too lol

The people giving out need a life

RobertKK

The question is will he be at the Beyonce concert in Croke Park in July?

MilesMorales1

Couldn't give a ****e personally. He's entitled to a few hours off to go to a concert for a bit of craic, give him a break.

Frynge

RobertKK wrote: »

The question is will he be at the Beyonce concert in Croke Park in July?

Who let that gob****e in?