Peter Casey believes Travellers should not be recognised as an ethnic minority

SEPT 23 1989 · 22-10-2018 08:03AM

Peter is on Newstalk Breakfast in the next few minutes

Widdensushi · 22-10-2018 08:15AM

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

The fly in your ointment being that Higgins specifically said it was the PSNI who advised him, this would be the same PSNI who would come out and publicly contradict him (despite your claims to the contrary)

He blamed the PSNI for not being able to provide security from the Border.

Mdh has a better chance of dieing from a bad fright from a trick or treater than from a bullet.What security does he need.

nullzero · 22-10-2018 08:18AM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Peter is on Newstalk Breakfast in the next few minutes

Shane Coleman isn't fit to interview himself in the mirror. Newstalk always fishing for soundbites for the next news bulletin.

marvin80 · 22-10-2018 08:46AM

NIMAN wrote: »

A contender for mum of the year?

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/mother-acts-as-driver-for-teen-sons-in-burglaries-37443779.html

Pavee Point should come out and condemn this sort of behaviour, however they rarely do and that's very telling

maxwell smart · 22-10-2018 08:46AM

nullzero wrote: »

Shane Coleman isn't fit to interview himself in the mirror. Newstalk always fishing for soundbites for the next news bulletin.

I have to agree with you here. Shane has no idea of how many people do actually spend their whole lives (and it's a generational thing) on social welfare. These people have a huge sense of entitlement to everything the state provides for them, I know, I grew up with them.

NIMAN · 22-10-2018 08:48AM

maxwell smart wrote: »

I have to agree with you here. Shane has no idea of how many people do actually spend their whole lives (and it's a generational thing) on social welfare. These people have a huge sense of entitlement to everything the state provides for them, I know, I grew up with them.

... and this is exactly what Casey is now saying...Again no one else has the balls to say it publicly.

The high horse brigade · 22-10-2018 08:49AM

The Indo with their usual mud flinging
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/presidential-election-2018/casey-faces-new-storm-over-welfare-comments-37443770.html

NIMAN · 22-10-2018 08:53AM

He's completely right of course, despite what the media try to tell us.

Especially the fact that its unaffordable. In the coming decades, the welfare bill will be out of control in this country, if it isn't already.

Wanderer78 · 22-10-2018 08:55AM

NIMAN wrote:

Especially the fact that its unaffordable. In the coming decades, the welfare bill will be out of control in this country, if it isn't already.

I'd say it's more than likely housing will be unaffordable for most in the coming decades if we keep going the way we re going

hurler32 · 22-10-2018 08:56AM

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/mother-acts-as-driver-for-teen-sons-in-burglaries-37443779.html

Another example of why people are fed up with travellers , a traveller mother dropping her children to houses to burgle in Co Wicklow

maxwell smart · 22-10-2018 08:59AM

Wanderer78 wrote: »

I'd say it's more than likely housing will be unaffordable for most in the coming decades if we keep going the way we re going

The problem is housing is already completely unaffordable for the vast majority of people in Ireland. The only problem is if you don't get a mortgage and become an indentured servant of whatever bank gives you the loan, you are at the mercy of the rental market and landlords who don't give a damn about you.

Peter Casey has actually energised people in a way I thought was impossible in this dynastical political process we have here in Ireland. It's the 'son of' or 'daughter of' who is mainly the candidate for each party.

Maybe, just maybe, he can be the spark that wakes people up

Wanderer78 · 22-10-2018 09:03AM

maxwell smart wrote:

Maybe, just maybe, he can be the spark that wakes people up

Doubt it, he's not the sharpest of tools, this will probably all blow over in the coming weeks, and normal service will resume, if the way we were treated during the crash didn't energize us, I can't see much that will

Brendan Bendar · 22-10-2018 09:05AM

NIMAN wrote: »

He's completely right of course, despite what the media try to tell us.

Especially the fact that its unaffordable. In the coming decades, the welfare bill will be out of control in this country, if it isn't already.

Too many gamers with their snouts in the trough.

FrancieBrady · 22-10-2018 09:06AM

maxwell smart wrote: »

The problem is housing is already completely unaffordable for the vast majority of people in Ireland. The only problem is if you don't get a mortgage and become an indentured servant of whatever bank gives you the loan, you are at the mercy of the rental market and landlords who don't give a damn about you.

Peter Casey has actually energised people in a way I thought was impossible in this dynastical political process we have here in Ireland. It's the 'son of' or 'daughter of' who is mainly the candidate for each party.

Maybe, just maybe, he can be the spark that wakes people up

Is he not just long on the 'problems' anyone with an interest in politics or social issues are well aware of and short of any solutions?
An exploiter rather than somebody positive. We have enough of that.

NIMAN · 22-10-2018 09:06AM

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Doubt it, he's not the sharpest of tools, this will probably all blow over in the coming weeks, and normal service will resume, if the way we were treated during the crash didn't energize us, I can't see much that will

Unfortunately this is 100% right.

We often heard about all the lessons we learned from the crash, about how we are all getting sensible with money....but just look at the markets and housing sales again....its nearly worse than it was 10 years ago.

People I fear are inherently daft.

Wanderer78 · 22-10-2018 09:07AM

NIMAN wrote:

People I fear are inherently daft.

It's a lot more complicated than the daftness of humans, the powers that be, which certainly isn't our political class, have this one sown up, we d be in trouble folks!

maxwell smart · 22-10-2018 09:14AM

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Doubt it, he's not the sharpest of tools, this will probably all blow over in the coming weeks, and normal service will resume, if the way we were treated during the crash didn't energize us, I can't see much that will

In fairness your probably right. Once Leo and Michael start waffling about Brexit people will once again switch off and re-elect the usual band of seventh son of the seventh son...

Wanderer78 · 22-10-2018 09:17AM

maxwell smart wrote:

In fairness your probably right. Once Leo and Michael start waffling about Brexit people will once again switch off and re-elect the usual band of seventh son of the seventh son...

Unfortunately our political institutions are powerless, so powerless, it actually doesn't matter who's in power, im only waiting for lock him/her up and build a wall comments to come from this pantomime

maxwell smart · 22-10-2018 09:22AM

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Unfortunately our political institutions are powerless, so powerless, it actually doesn't matter who's in power, im only waiting for lock him/her up and build a wall comments to come from this pantomime

Build a wall......that's catchy.

Where can we build this wall? Around those houses in Thurles is it? Keep the horses in?

McMurphy · 22-10-2018 09:25AM

maxwell smart wrote: »

Build a wall......that's catchy.

Where can we build this wall? Around those houses in Thurles is it? Keep the horses in?

Around Donegal?

North and South, to keep them out by God I'd build it tall, casinos, chicken ranches - I'd legalise them all.

We could have our own Las Vegas in the hills of Donegal. :cool:

22-10-2018 09:28AM

If I were a td I’d be more concerned about the hard pressed workers who are struggling to make ends meet rather than the long term welfare who don’t have to stress about travel costs, childcare, rent or mortgage costs, medical bills. But it seems (especially after that last sham of a budget), that the politicians don’t give two hoots about them.

There’s a few here questioning why these workers haven’t spoke up before. Well they appear to be now and the more the leader of our country and the media try to tell us that we’re some sort of bigots for having had enough, the more of a divide they will make between us.

FrancieBrady · 22-10-2018 09:33AM

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

If I were a td I’d be more concerned about the hard pressed workers who are struggling to make ends meet rather than the long term welfare who don’t have to stress about travel costs, childcare, rent or mortgage costs, medical bills. But it seems (especially after that last sham of a budget), that the politicians don’t give two hoots about them.

There’s a few here questioning why these workers haven’t spoke up before. Well they appear to be now and the more the leader of our country and the media try to tell us that we’re some sort of bigots for having had enough, the more of a divide they will make between us.

Shouldn't Casey's message be 'if you keep voting for this, suck it up'.
Identifying the problems (we are all aware of) to get an office where he will be prisoner to those who ignore the problems is just stupid.

NIMAN · 22-10-2018 09:40AM

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

If I were a td I’d be more concerned about the hard pressed workers who are struggling to make ends meet rather than the long term welfare who don’t have to stress about travel costs, childcare, rent or mortgage costs, medical bills. But it seems (especially after that last sham of a budget), that the politicians don’t give two hoots about them.

Well here's another belter for you.

There is a creche local to me that is doing really well over the last few years, its expanding big time and taking over more and more rental units in the town.

It opens early for breakfast clubs, and is open to teatime, so kids can be there all day. Operates over the summer too.

I have it on reliable information that of the over 80 families who have kids in it, 23 of them have both parents NOT working. And some of these kids are pre-school age. So although both parents are available all day to watch their own kids, they are still in a creche, paid for by you and me, so their parents have the whole day to themselves.

I kid you not.

McMurphy · 22-10-2018 09:41AM

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Doubt it, he's not the sharpest of tools, this will probably all blow over in the coming weeks, and normal service will resume, if the way we were treated during the crash didn't energize us, I can't see much that will

Debatable.

Self made millionaire who has managed to get himself talked about non stop now since the 17th of October.

He's playing a blinder imo.

maxwell smart · 22-10-2018 09:44AM

NIMAN wrote: »

Well here's another belter for you.

There is a creche local to me that is doing really well over the last few years, its expanding big time and taking over more and more rental units in the town.

It opens early for breakfast clubs, and is open to teatime, so kids can be there all day. Operates over the summer too.

I have it on reliable information that of the over 80 families who have kids in it, 23 of them have both parents NOT working. And some of these kids are pre-school age. So although both parents are available all day to watch their own kids, they are still in a creche, paid for by you and me, so their parents have the whole day to themselves.

I kid you not.

In fairness there is a hell of a lot of stuff on Netflix, how else would they get to watch them??

FrancieBrady · 22-10-2018 09:51AM

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Debatable.

Self made millionaire who has managed to get himself talked about non stop now since the 17th of October.

He's playing a blinder imo.

I watched the Week In Politics last night. They gave the election 5 or 6 minutes and Casey got about a minute of that. And his traveller comments very little mention.
He might get plenty of chat on rant forums etc. But where it matters he is just like the rest of them.
Will be interesting to see how much he will rise (and he will) in the polls and even more to see how many are arsed to get off said arse to vote for him.

22-10-2018 09:52AM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Shouldn't Casey's message be 'if you keep voting for this, suck it up'.
Identifying the problems (we are all aware of) to get an office where he will be prisoner to those who ignore the problems is just stupid.

The way i am treating this presidential election is as a wake up call before there is a general election. I have absolutely no idea why there is a president in the first place when they have no power. If they’re only legal role is to sign off on stuff, why not have the head of the Supreme Court sign off on it?

Sorry, I’m sure he’s a very nice man and all but MDH has absolutely nothing in common with me. I can’t relate to him. If any of the other candidates had had the guts to talk about the elephants running riot around the rooms, I may have voted for them. But they chose to not speak about my concerns either.

FrancieBrady · 22-10-2018 10:02AM

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

The way i am treating this presidential election is as a wake up call before there is a general election. I have absolutely no idea why there is a president in the first place when they have no power. If they’re only legal role is to sign off on stuff, why not have the head of the Supreme Court sign off on it?

Sorry, I’m sure he’s a very nice man and all but MDH has absolutely nothing in common with me. I can’t relate to him. If any of the other candidates had had the guts to talk about the elephants running riot around the rooms, I may have voted for them. But they chose to not speak about my concerns either.

When TD's don't emerge to represent people who have 'concerns' it generally tells you something about the scale of those concerns.
It's very easy to rant online, it takes energy and commitment to do something tangible.
It's clear to me that these 'concerns' are more annoyances because the electorate are not voting for change.
They will treat this election (that can't change anything) as a fun way to rock the kasbah but revert to type come the real elections. Sad but true.

Huntergonzo · 22-10-2018 10:02AM

Casey has my support anyway, if nothing else just for the craic. We don't need a president, it's a worthless position (save for the perks involved in actually being president) and personally I had zero interest in the election.....until Peter Casey came along.

Now look, everything he's saying is just for publicity, even as president he'd have no power to address the issues he's talking about. But he is just telling the truth (something which politicans rarely ever do) and it's hilarious to see the fallout.

FrancieBrady · 22-10-2018 10:03AM

Huntergonzo wrote: »

Casey has my support anyway, if nothing else just for the craic. We don't need a president, it's a worthless position (save for the perks involved in actually being president) and personally I had zero interest in the election.....until Peter Casey came along.

Now look, everything he's saying is just for publicity, even as president he'd have no power to address the issues he's talking about. But he is just telling the truth (something which politicans rarely ever do) and it's hilarious to see the fallout.

You couldn't have timed that post any better!

Peter Casey believes Travellers should not be recognised as an ethnic minority

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