Poor Paul Murphy - please read the OP before posting

walterking

Karma comes and bites ya.

Mr Murphy, the person who went for the person rather than the policy with direct personal attacks against politicians, now doesn't like when its on the other foot.

I utterly despise personal attacks against anyone and there should be legal protection against protests of any sort outside someone home, but Mr Murphy brought these personal protests into the limelight and now has an issue because the protests are targeting him.

Mr Murphy - you made the bed!

Mod warning 26/4/23

Clearly Paul Murphy is the topic. His child is not. Anyone continuing to bring their baby into this discussion can expect a threadban.

artanevilla

I don't think we went to anyone's home did he?

GerUpOttaTa

Only complete scummers would take a protest to a politicians house. I personally don't like Murphy or agree with his way of thinking politically but i sympathise with what he's been put through there.

walterking

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120518796#Comment_120518796

Nope, but he "normalised" very personal protests against the person especially the violent protests he led against Joan Burton.

EmmetSpiceland

Didn’t agree with it when protesters went to Simon Harris’ house and don’t agree with them going to Murphy’s.

Don’t politicians have offices they could protest outside if have to go somewhere?

Badly Drunk Boy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120518796#Comment_120518796

No, he just imprisoned poor Joan Burton in her car for 3 hours.

Gatling

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120518836#Comment_120518836

The gas thing is he had little or no real involvement in that other than being there on the day,

nullzero

Protests at politicians houses are never a good thing but Paul Murphy has turned a blind eye to the actions of people he has organised into protests in the past so there is an element of schadenfreude in seeing people outside his home.

Maybe this will soften his cough with regards to how he arranges his own protests and the actions of those he organises in future.

nullzero

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120518924#Comment_120518924

It seems to be difficult to find out what group arranged this protest. They're idiots for doing what they did but we only have Paul Murphy's word for whether they're far right or not.

Burt Renaults

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058293944/poor-paul-murphy

His issue is that they targeted his home, his wife and his newborn child. It was wrong when it happened to Simon Harris and it's wrong when it happens to Paul Murphy, whatever you might think of their politics. If he was making an appearance for the cameras at some event, surrounded by Gardai and 100% safe, there would be no issue with protesters following him around.

Any decent person would condemn a bunch of nutters protesting outside a person's private residence.

Economics101

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120518924#Comment_120518924

You completely miss the point. If you agree that targeting Paul Murphy's home is wrong, then it's wrong. Doesn't matter whether the perps are "far right racist filth" or far left extremists.

Even if the Murphy household did not have a new-born, it would still be wrong.

Kyokushin Grappler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120518884#Comment_120518884

Doubt it. He'll just whinge louder and carry on as usual.

Patrick2010

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120518873#Comment_120518873

Except for using a loud hailer and asking the crowd "will we let her go", I'd say thats a fair involvement?

Allinall

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120518873#Comment_120518873

That and shouting through a megaphone- “Don’t let her go”, encouraging the mob to keep her trapped in the car.

realdanbreen

Not sure if the title of this thread is correct. Paul Murphy is a lot of things but "poor" is not one of them! Between salary+expenses+allowances + MEP Pension he's coining it!

BoroMan32

Just looking at that big drum he has and thinking how many Ukrainian refugees he could house.

Augme

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058293944/poor-paul-murphy

Let's be honest here. You clearly don't despise personal attacks given how gleeful you seem be treating the one against Paul Murphy. 😂

Strumms

I don’t agree with it but regardless, he thought it right and suitable to ring-lead the intimidation and imprisonment of the elected representative Joan Burton in her car.

when shît gets unpleasant and personal on his own doorstep for him and his family …he can’t complain… but he will.

want to play stupid games, expect to win stupid prizes. I’d say his smug factor has been toned down to ZERO now that people are standing up to him.

what’s good for the goose ….

Kyokushin Grappler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120519091#Comment_120519091

You reap what you sow. Murphy is very quick with personal attacks.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120518873#Comment_120518873

The bald mincer in the video, is one Paul Murphy.

https://www.irishcentral.com/news/politics/deputy-irish-prime-minister-trapped-in-car-by-protesting-crowds-video

Furze99

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120518873#Comment_120518873

Just stood there and cheered them on.

Murphy's always full of 'taking it to the streets' and that's what's happened here, some protestors took it to the streets.

Hard to have sympathy for that mealy mouthed rabble raiser.

nullzero

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120518992#Comment_120518992

I tend to agree. He's just an agitator.

ednwireland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120518924#Comment_120518924

just as bad as his left wing to be honest. they are all stirring up hatred for their "truth", seems to be the way of things these days.

realdanbreen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120518873#Comment_120518873

Are you having a laugh! He was the main instigator, whipping up the goons with his megaphone!

Such terrible timing, just when they/them was going for its bath.

On a serious note, the only photo I saw in the media looked like it was taken from inside the house, yet all the "protestors" happened to have their faces turned away or shielded by placards at the exact moment it was taken (the car, handily wasn't in the drive to block the photo either, even though Paul and the missus were at home). Are we absolutely sure they're the dreaded, all-powerful Irish Fawr Roysh, and not a bunch of PBP "activists" helping Paul out with a bit of sympathy publicity?

Thelonious Monk

Why are these guys protesting so obsessed with paedophiles?

Oscar_Madison

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120519203#Comment_120519203

Maybe his Mercedes was parked in his double garage along with the MX5 for weekend mountain driving thrills😛

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120519232#Comment_120519232

Have to get a sensible weekend car now with they/them on the scene.

RobbieTheRobber

You have to love all the I don't agree with this unless its someone I don't like posts.

🤣🤣🤣🤡

Stark

He's a dick and it is karma in a way after the Joan Burton affair but this trend of far right protesting outside polictians' homes is quite worrisome and even more worrisome is the Gardai turning a blind eye to far right activities in general. Such as allowing them free reign to block traffic when and where they feel like it, escorting them into libraries to harass staff and burn books, standing by while they harass politicians at home. They regularly provide protection for people far far worse than Murphy, hardened drug lords and the like. Is it because they're afraid to intervene or do the far right have their sympathisers within the force?

walshb

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058293944/poor-paul-murphy

Couldn’t agree more. It was the likes a his actions and encouragement of these type of anarchist motives that has now come to bite him.