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irishbucsfan · 24-05-2017 03:13PM

Zzippy wrote: »

IBF for Taoiseach?

And Awec for First Minister

Buer · 24-05-2017 03:14PM

I wonder if it's too late for me to emigrate.

molloyjh · 24-05-2017 03:19PM

Emmet as opposition leader so?

Zzippy · 24-05-2017 03:20PM

Buer wrote: »

I wonder if it's too late for me to emigrate.

Not at all, just as long as you've paid your exit tax, build-the-wall tax, IBF appreciation fund contribution and Connacht stadium levy. We'll let you go then...

awec · 24-05-2017 03:21PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

And Awec for First Minister

Let's make a deal, Mr Taoiseach.

I will give you Fermanagh if you revoke David Nucifora's visa.

thomond2006 · 24-05-2017 03:21PM

Molloy as taoiseach. Awec as opposition.

DGRulz · 24-05-2017 03:22PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

And Awec for First Minister

I can already see the headlines when the scandal breaks.

stephen_n · 24-05-2017 03:23PM

molloyjh wrote: »

As in why am I not disillusioned with politicians as well as the electorate? Because politicians will just be a reflection of the electorate. If, for example, we're happy to reelect corrupt politicians we clearly send a message that we're okay with corruption. We set the standards, nobody else.

There is also an element of the system corrupting, as in if you want to get anything done in politics, you have to play the game. So even the politicians that go in with the right ideas, end up being part of the system. The question is, can the system be changed, if so how so and then do we really want it to change.

stephen_n · 24-05-2017 03:24PM

awec wrote: »

Let's make a deal, Mr Taoiseach.

I will give you Fermanagh if you revoke David Nucifora's visa.

That's like offering an STD in return for sex.

Stheno · 24-05-2017 03:27PM

DGRulz wrote: »

I can already see the headlines when the scandal breaks.

I suspect the public will be fascinated by his fetishes

Some entreprising hack from the journal will dig them out of this thread.

irishbucsfan · 24-05-2017 03:28PM

awec wrote: »

Let's make a deal, Mr Taoiseach.

I will give you Fermanagh if you revoke David Nucifora's visa.

I want everything west of the Bann, but I'll have Ruan personally deliver his head on a plate.

EDIT: We also need to act fast to reach agreement on firework imports before brexit causes us major cultural issues.

molloyjh · 24-05-2017 03:34PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I want everything west of the Bann, but I'll have Ruan personally deliver his head on a plate.

EDIT: We also need to act fast to reach agreement on firework imports before brexit causes us major cultural issues.

I've finally figured out who you sound like IBF....

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Erik Shin · 24-05-2017 03:34PM

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Fair enough, though there's certainly an element of the options being total muck in a lot of cases.

I mean, Tipperary and Kerry aside, people might just be voting for the best of a bad lot.

They were the best of a bad lot in Kerry

irishbucsfan · 24-05-2017 03:37PM

molloyjh wrote: »

I've finally figured out who you sound like IBF....

I assume you meant he lad over the shoulder of Roose Bolton

molloyjh · 24-05-2017 03:39PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I assume you meant he lad over the shoulder of Roose Bolton

You'd want to watch that hero worship......

awec · 24-05-2017 03:47PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I want everything west of the Bann, but I'll have Ruan personally deliver his head on a plate.

EDIT: We also need to act fast to reach agreement on firework imports before brexit causes us major cultural issues.

West of the Bann? No problem, take it. Take it all!

Now revoke that visa.

irishbucsfan · 24-05-2017 03:52PM

awec wrote: »

West of the Bann? No problem, take it. Take it all!

Now revoke that visa.

Consider it done. Pleasure doing business with you.

This politics lark is easy. No idea why Micky Collins and Dev had such a hard time of it.

swiwi_ · 24-05-2017 05:07PM

So I see the Manchester bomber, of Libyan origin, had just been back to Libya, with a stop off in Syria to meet ISIS, before returning to the UK. How much of a red flag do customs officials need? Surely this should be a "sorry buddy, back on the plane out of here" at the arrivals lounge...I know he was a British citizen, but it looks quite dodgy.

As for Sean Fitz getting off, that is par for the course for white collar crime in Ireland, and will always stop Ireland being taken too seriously by the main EU players. Will be interesting to see if Macron has any intention of taking on the tax haven status of multinationals in the ROI.

molloyjh · 24-05-2017 05:36PM

swiwi_ wrote: »

So I see the Manchester bomber, of Libyan origin, had just been back to Libya, with a stop off in Syria to meet ISIS, before returning to the UK. How much of a red flag do customs officials need? Surely this should be a "sorry buddy, back on the plane out of here" at the arrivals lounge...I know he was a British citizen, but it looks quite dodgy.

As for Sean Fitz getting off, that is par for the course for white collar crime in Ireland, and will always stop Ireland being taken too seriously by the main EU players. Will be interesting to see if Macron has any intention of taking on the tax haven status of multinationals in the ROI.

He may well try. But he wouldn't be the first Frenchman to. Taxation isn't a core competency of the Union and it would require unanimity to make it so. They might have a greater shot at it with the UK out but even still it would be difficult.

Rigor Mortis · 24-05-2017 06:25PM

DGRulz wrote: »

I can already see the headlines when the scandal breaks.

Pash for cash

b.gud · 25-05-2017 09:59AM

New Game of Thrones trailer

Erik Shin · 25-05-2017 10:19AM

Must watch season 6 yet!!

mfceiling · 25-05-2017 10:30AM

Erik Shin wrote: »

Must watch season 6 yet!!

I've watched the first 2 episodes of season 1...could do with catching up.

Erik Shin · 25-05-2017 10:33AM

mfceiling wrote: »

I've watched the first 2 episodes of season 1...could do with catching up.

Boobs... Dragon eggs... incest... Everyone that matters dies ...Move onto season 2

25-05-2017 10:34AM

We'd normally be well into the Game of Thrones season at this time of the year. I can't wait, season 6 was astonishingly good with the last two episodes combined being one of the best movies I've seen in years.

The last two seasons will only be six episodes each (down from 10) but with a higher budget per season and some slightly longer episodes. It really has the capacity to be epic. Will be disappointing when it's over and with HBO being bought over it's possible that they may drift more towards an AMC model of profitability over quality in the coming years.

Dave_The_Sheep · 25-05-2017 10:36AM

Deleted User wrote: »

The last two seasons will only be six episodes each (down from 10) but with a higher budget per season and some slightly longer episodes. It really has the capacity to be epic. Will be disappointing when it's over and with HBO being bought over it's possible that they may drift more towards an AMC model of profitability over quality in the coming years.

I was reading that that (possibly new) CEO was saying that they might start making 20 minute GoT episodes for the spinoffs ... to suit people on mobiles better.

Sounds like a bloody stupid idea to me.

25-05-2017 10:38AM

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

I was reading that that (possibly new) CEO was saying that they might start making 20 minute GoT episodes for the spinoffs ... to suit people on mobiles better.

Sounds like a bloody stupid idea to me.

Yeah I think that might have been taken slightly out of context but it was a daft thing to say. It's been put down as "telecoms executive makes comment about industry he knows nothing about" which I suspect is the case.

The part that worries me more is that any and all acquisitions are done on the basis that the acquirer believes they can improve profitability and this is done by bringing the product to a larger market or by improving efficiency / reducing costs. Let's hope it's the former.

DGRulz · 25-05-2017 10:39AM

Deleted User wrote: »

We'd normally be well into the Game of Thrones season at this time of the year. I can't wait, season 6 was astonishingly good with the last two episodes combined being one of the best movies I've seen in years.

The last two seasons will only be six episodes each (down from 10) but with a higher budget per season and some slightly longer episodes. It really has the capacity to be epic. Will be disappointing when it's over and with HBO being bought over it's possible that they may drift more towards an AMC model of profitability over quality in the coming years.

There was rumours of as many as 5 spin-offs being in development before they got bought over but I read this quote from the new CEO yesterday, which doesn't exactly inspire much hope for the future

AT&T CEO: ‘Game of Thrones’ Episodes May Be Better Cut Down to 20 Minutes for Mobile

mfceiling · 25-05-2017 02:00PM

Erik Shin wrote: »

Boobs... Dragon eggs... incest... Everyone that matters dies ..

Sounds like a Saturday night in tralee....

pickarooney · 25-05-2017 02:01PM

They should film them on phones. Use periscope to live stream them even. Save money on all that editing nonsense and get rid of the piracy problem.

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