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irishbucsfan · 16-03-2018 10:41PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Absolutely shocking alright. Just saw this on twitter, here is the 'email' Leo sent to Failte Ireland

Thankfully no one on here jumped to any conclusions.

This is an email tin Failte Ireland, which no one was ever talking about.

But the fact he tells them he had committed to helping Trump before he ever spoke to them is exactly why this needs to be reviewed in the Dail.

prawnsambo · 16-03-2018 10:49PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

This is an email tin Failte Ireland, which no one was ever talking about.

But the fact he tells them he had committed to helping Trump before he ever spoke to them is exactly why this needs to be reviewed in the Dail.

Eh? He committed to asking Bord Faulty if they would review and see if they shared his concerns. So the only commitment was to ask them to have a look at it. Hardly inappropriate. He didn't commit to any outcome.

16-03-2018 10:50PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

This is an email tin Failte Ireland, which no one was ever talking about.

But the fact he tells them he had committed to helping Trump before he ever spoke to them is exactly why this needs to be reviewed in the Dail.

Ha! You're backtracking in the wrong direction there IBF...

irishbucsfan · 16-03-2018 10:51PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Ha! You're backtracking in the wrong direction there IBF...

I’m not backtracking at all

Bazzo · 16-03-2018 11:26PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

This is an email tin Failte Ireland, which no one was ever talking about.

But the fact he tells them he had committed to helping Trump before he ever spoke to them is exactly why this needs to be reviewed in the Dail.

He claimed to RTE news the only contact he had with anyone over the matter was with Failte Ireland and he misremembered. We'll find out soon enough I suppose because I can't see it just quietly going away at this point.

https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/974740979768012801?s=19

irishbucsfan · 16-03-2018 11:44PM

Bazzo wrote: »

He claimed to RTE news the only contact he had with anyone over the matter was with Failte Ireland and he misremembered. We'll find out soon enough I suppose because I can't see it just quietly going away at this point.

https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/974740979768012801?s=19

Yes he’s changed the story pretty dramatically now. But I suspect you’re right. If he has just made up the story then it’s a very, very silly problem to have created for himself.

prawnsambo · 17-03-2018 12:08AM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Yes he’s changed the story pretty dramatically now. But I suspect you’re right. If he has just made up the story then it’s a very, very silly problem to have created for himself.

Did you say you were living around the corner from awec?

Things are starting to make sense to me. :pac: :eek:

17-03-2018 09:06AM

When/where did Clare Co Council say such an email or contact was very uncommon?

prawnsambo · 17-03-2018 09:10AM

Sloane Nutritious Ham wrote: »

When/where did Clare Co Council say such an email or contact was very uncommon?

Careful now. It's 'very, very uncommon'

17-03-2018 09:32AM

prawnsambo wrote: »

Careful now. It's 'very, very uncommon'

Correction, it's very, very uncommon and absolutely shocking!

irishbucsfan · 17-03-2018 10:20AM

Sloane Nutritious Ham wrote: »

When/where did Clare Co Council say such an email or contact was very uncommon?

The council never said an email to Failte Ireland was very uncommon. They said a phone call to them was, yesterday morning.

But the Taoiseach's story was not that he sent an email to Failte Ireland. The story has since changed. He says he didn't remember it right.

prawnsambo · 17-03-2018 10:22AM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

The council never said an email to Failte Ireland was very uncommon. They said a phone call to them was, yesterday morning.

But the Taoiseach's story was not that he sent an email to Failte Ireland. The story has since changed. He says he didn't remember it right.

It wasn't a story. It was an anecdote.

/pedant

irishbucsfan · 17-03-2018 10:23AM

prawnsambo wrote: »

It wasn't a story. It was an anecdote.

/pedant

An anecdote is a story :pac:

prawnsambo · 17-03-2018 10:26AM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

An anecdote is a story :pac:

That's more lilke it. I was beginning to worry for you.

Bazzo · 17-03-2018 10:30AM

I'll tell you an anecdote. In 1974 I was catching the London train from Crewe station. It was very crowded; I found myself in a last-minute rush for the one remaining seat beside a tall, good-looking man with collar-length hair, it was the seventies; buckaroo! I looked up and saw it was none other than Peter Purves, it was the height of his Blue Peter fame. He said, "You jammy bastard" and quick as a flash, I replied, "Don't be blue, Peter!" Needless to say, I had the last laugh, now **** off!

Podge_irl · 17-03-2018 11:17AM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

The council never said an email to Failte Ireland was very uncommon. They said a phone call to them was, yesterday morning.

But the Taoiseach's story was not that he sent an email to Failte Ireland. The story has since changed. He says he didn't remember it right.

Where did they say this?

irishbucsfan · 17-03-2018 12:20PM

Podge_irl wrote: »

Where did they say this?

It was a quote on RTE radio yesterday morning

prawnsambo · 17-03-2018 12:43PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

It was a quote on RTE radio yesterday morning

It's not mentioned in any of the articles on the subject on the RTE website. The council said that there was no note of any enquiry or submission on the part of the [then] minister on the planniing file. That should be the case if it happened. There's a specific section on planning files for representations made by politicians.

irishbucsfan · 17-03-2018 12:58PM

prawnsambo wrote: »

It's not mentioned in any of the articles on the subject on the RTE website. The council said that there was no note of any enquiry or submission on the part of the [then] minister on the planniing file. That should be the case if it happened. There's a specific section on planning files for representations made by politicians.

I think it was a quote from the Irish Times, I htink I also saw it mentionedn on there in the article where they were discussing the developer's concerns yesterday morning, although I can't find that article now.

Their point at the time was that if he had called them they would remember it, and they had no record of it. As it turns out now the Taoiseach has changed his story, they were likely right in that regard.

prawnsambo · 17-03-2018 01:04PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I think it was a quote from the Irish Times, I htink I also saw it mentionedn on there in the article where they were discussing the developer's concerns yesterday morning, although I can't find that article now.

Their point at the time was that if he had called them they would remember it, and they had no record of it. As it turns out now the Taoiseach has changed his story, they were likely right in that regard.

Yeah, I suspect that he was at best exaggerating and at worst, making sh1t up.

awec · 18-03-2018 10:25AM

Snow is just annoying now

mfceiling · 18-03-2018 10:27AM

Hey look everyone, it's 9.25 a.m and awec is up!!

Stheno · 18-03-2018 10:28AM

mfceiling wrote: »

Hey look everyone, it's 9.25 a.m and awec is up!!

Thats not right

awec · 18-03-2018 10:34AM

mfceiling wrote: »

Hey look everyone, it's 9.25 a.m and awec is up!!

Still in bed actually!

Zzippy · 18-03-2018 11:13AM

mfceiling wrote: »

Hey look everyone, it's 9.25 a.m and awec is up!!

Baby sets the timetable now!

18-03-2018 11:49AM

Ah jaysus not this ****e again

Stheno · 18-03-2018 11:49AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Ah jaysus not this ****e again

The snow?

18-03-2018 11:50AM

Stheno wrote: »

The snow?

The snow.

Stheno · 18-03-2018 11:51AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The snow.

Im sick of snow

All the feckers who get days off while i have to work from home

Scythica · 18-03-2018 11:57AM

Stheno wrote: »

mfceiling wrote: »

Hey look everyone, it's 9.25 a.m and awec is up!!

Thats not right

Jesus Christ be praised!

(not sure if anyone will get that reference)

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