It’s Monday Mourning & we are in the midst of a Sahara Desert if Shocking Statistics:

Continuation of Liveline thread. Usual rules, play nice.

Dan Jaman

I'd just like to say, that's really nice, the colour of dis thread an' dat.
Frilly curtaings and eveytin.

ButtersSuki

3 Thread Title wins in a row!

ButtersSuki

Deleted User wrote: »

Continuation of Liveline thread. Usual rules, play nice.

Typo in de Thread Title Madame Moderator so to speak as they say.

Dan Jaman

ButtersSuki wrote: »

3 Thread Title wins in a row!

FIX!

Muahahaha

I never knew Joe McHgh was Minister for Education until this week. What was he doing for the last 4 years, completely anonymous

urgelgru

Joe McHugh had filed Option C in a CYABINET

shearforce

massive crowd will be repeating the leaving next year

Atlantic Dawn

What was plan D so to speak?

bottlebrush

Get to the point Joe

I want to hear about the weddings. Not

Dan Jaman

Jeez, is Joe going to let this waffler take up the next 15 minutes?

Atlantic Dawn

Teachers now will be under loads of pressure, particularly if they live amongst their congregation so to speak.

Busi_Girl08

Dan Jaman wrote: »

Jeez, is Joe going to let this waffler take up the next 15 minutes?

He'll probably repeat half of it later on.

sligojoek

ButtersSuki wrote: »

3 Thread Title wins in a row!

Teacher's pet

BINGO

Joe McHugh on the TV now.

She'll be dropped.

urgelgru

"Predictably measured, so to speak"

ButtersSuki

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Typo in de Thread Title Madame Moderator so to speak as they say.

I know I know I know... I blame de iPhone so to speak.

PieOhMy

Dan Jaman wrote: »

Jeez, is Joe going to let this waffler take up the next 15 minutes?

He gets paid either way so the option with the least work will be the preferred option.

Now for 50mins of people broadly misunderstanding what was just said.

Atlantic Dawn

There won't be a bottle of Smirnoff Ice left in the country tonight.

ButtersSuki

And dats de last we'll ever hear of Megan and Ciara and their weddings.....

Dan Jaman

Busi_Girl08 wrote: »

He'll probably repeat half of it later on.

He'll have it ready on the quote button, like a bad bit of music.

Gods Gift

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

What was plan D so to speak?

The dog ate me homework.

sligojoek

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Teachers now will be under loads of pressure, particularly if they live amongst their congregation so to speak.

Parish

Atlantic Dawn

Eh Joe because there's only X spaces in X courses.

bigroad

There will be no jobs for them anyway.

Busi_Girl08

That's grand. Just pass everyone.

Roger_007

Yer wan who had her wedding cancelled now has her call to Joe cancelled?....two catastrophes!

urgelgru

PieOhMy wrote: »

He gets paid either way so the option with the least work will be the preferred option.

Now for 50mins of people broadly misunderstanding what was just said.

Hope he won't fill it with the "I'm delighted Joe" brigade. Need people who are SO. CROSS.:pac::pac:

sligojoek

In the world we're living in now.

withless

TEXT POLL:

Text Y fer Y not have it and N fer Y wouldn't we have it

ButtersSuki

Mr. Duffy once again showing how utterly clueless he is.

So any student who wants to go to college next year and do whatever course they want to can? What if 20,000 stewdents want to do Medicine in UCD Mr. Duffy?

Sittingpretty

Is he really that stupid?

urgelgru

Roger_007 wrote: »

Yer wan who had her wedding cancelled now has her call to Joe cancelled?....two catastrophes!

She wouldn't want to venture outside anytime soon, she's bound to be hit by a lightning bolt

Mabel

A new tread? Oi've jus doyed an gone to hevvin.

Gods Gift

I hear picking fruit is the next big employer.

No points needed.

jetfiremuck

So you want to pass the buck Duffy........ffs and who is going to pay andddd what about accommodation Jesus you're thick

lertsnim

That's it Joe. Ram the colleges full of students.

Atlantic Dawn

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Mr. Duffy once again showing how utterly clueless he is.

So any student who wants to go to college next year and do whatever course they want? What if 20,000 stewdents want to do Medicine in UCD Mr. Duffy?

Whacker cancels the apprenticeship and strolls in to be a vet.

urgelgru

Joe's going to run with this now...

Atlantic Dawn

Is Joe actually thick?

sligojoek

ButtersSuki wrote: »

And dats de last we'll ever hear of Megan and Ciara and their weddings.....

Good.


Joe acting like he cares.

notwhoyouthink

Joe is 100% correct. And I'm serious

Let people take a test at the end of first year!!!!!!! This is how it works in the USA - your grades in first two years determine what programme you go into, and so you speicalize in years 3 and 4

Joe has found the solution - he speak imminent sense, and Joe McHigh should be listening.

We could do with some more medical course places for a start. I think Joe is probably right here in a way.

Roger_007

Gods Gift wrote: »

I hear picking fruit is the next big employer.

No points needed.

You need a Bulgarian passport though.;)

ButtersSuki

lertsnim wrote: »

That's it Joe. Ram the colleges full of students.

Ram SOME colleges full of stewdents and have some other colleges EMPTY.

HE IS AN IDIOT.

notwhoyouthink

Deleted User wrote: »

We could do with some more medical course places for a start. I think Joe is probably right here in a way.

Catmaniac, we agree. You are a wise oul feline!!!

shearforce

"best vet in the country"

didn't have the points to get in the course though

Love it

Atlantic Dawn

notwhoyouthink wrote: »

Joe is 100% correct. And I'm serious

Let people take a test at the end of first year!!!!!!! This is how it works in the USA - your grades in first two years determine what programme you go into, and so you speicalize in years 3 and 4

Joe has found the solution - he speak imminent sense, and Joe McHigh should be listening.

And all you need is about €5billion to fund expansion of colleges to accommodate them and the staff to teach them.

dvcireland

Dr Whacker, I presume

lertsnim

I suppose Joe's plan will keep his show busy with moaning about accommodation. I have you sussed Joe.

Roger_007

Two teaching salaries and a farm.
Tough times for that couple?

notwhoyouthink

Joe is right

This creates a meritocracy for all - and the end of the private education industry

People should go to college based on raw IQ not how they do in a D4 test.