Margaret Cash steals €300 worth of clothes from Penneys and aftermath/etc!

If that's a "rounded documentary" i'd hate to see one that isn't

BattleCorp wrote: »

Not exactly a stellar example of a positive story.

How about this for a positive story, a 14 year old saving the life of his 4 year old nephew -


'A 14-year-old boy bravely climbed into a burning portable cabin to rescue his four-year-old nephew from an horrific fire that claimed 10 lives.

Little Tom Connors was the only survivor of the Carrickmines halting site tragedy.

His teenage uncle John Keith Connors told how he pulled Tom out of the smoke-filled cabin barely alive. "I had Tom in my arms. He was trying to breathe. He was making choking noises," he said.

John Keith had climbed into the cabin through a smashed bedroom window but was unable to see due to the thick black smoke. Three times he had to go back to the window to gulp a breath before returning inside.

"There was that much smoke I couldn't open my eyes. I felt around the bed but there wasn't anybody on the bed," he said. "When I started feeling on the ground, I felt my brother and I tried to lift him and I couldn't lift him. I lost any breath I had."

He also felt the body of his sister-in-law Sylvia (30). He tried to lift her too, but was unable to.

John Keith told Dublin Coroner's Court that his father handed him a fire extinguisher to tackle the blaze, but when he pressed the button he couldn't get it to work.

"My father was saying 'come out'. I knew I couldn't go back in again," he said.'


Of course all the little hitlers on here use the fire as an excuse for more abuse, absolutely disgusting people you are.

You obviously had terrible parents if they raised you to have no respect or compassion for other people.

KrustyUCC wrote: »

If that's a "rounded documentary" i'd hate to see one that isn't

Care to elaborate what you found so unbalanced?

Ruraldweller56 wrote: »

I watched that when it was on. Absolutely crap. Not one difficult question asked, of which there should have been many.

What I found the most bizarre was where the crowd in Sligo wouldn't move into a halting site because of a feud with the other travellers living there.

And yet, as settled folk who lead a culturally very different lifestyle are supposed to have no problem whatsoever with these people rocking up next to us.

That RTÉ left them off so lightly was a disgrace.

Would you move in beside somebody who was fighting with your entire family?

What questions did you want asked?

Ray Palmer wrote: »

They talked to both sides fairly equally and let people reply. Just because you don't agree with what is being said doesn't make it unbalanced.

Do you think councils should be refusing to spend money they actually have to spend on services they have to provide? Does it matter what it is for?

At the time I asked why such a fund should even exist in the first place. Me and my wife scrimped and saved for a deposit for our house and now have a 20 year mortgage we'll have to work for to pay back.

Why won't the gubbernererment pay for my house? If I come in pi$$ed for the pub and am under the influence of illegal substances and cause a chip pan fire is it the gubbernererments fault?

So many questions. So few answers.

Ruraldweller56 wrote: »

At the time I asked why such a fund should even exist in the first place. Me and my wife scrimped and saved for a deposit for our house and now have a 20 year mortgage we'll have to work for to pay back.

Why won't the gubbernererment pay for my house? If I come in pi$$ed for the pub and am under the influence of illegal substances and cause a chip pan fire is it the gubbernererments fault?

So many questions. So few answers.

It doesn't matter what you think about the fund. It exists and they are meant to provide a service. That is the question not if you think the fund should exist. It is part of are membership of the EU to do so along with are own long standing policies. You do get the British said the same about all Irish and actively tried to destroy our culture. You think your attitude is any different?

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

I never said the budget was spent. I said:
"I was under the impression they had to spend their budget by a certain deadline or have their budget cut."

You've asked that to anyone disagreeing with you so I'll let someone with a better memory delve in.

You said they didn't ask questions? What questions do you want answered? If you can't remember sounds like you really had an open mind while watching:rolleyes:

They budget wasn't used for 10 years in one case, not a deadline issue

Ray Palmer wrote: »

You said they didn't ask questions? What questions do you want answered? If you can't remember sounds like you really had an open mind while watching:rolleyes:

No correlation, makes no sense. At least try a bit harder when you're trying to annoy people Ray.

Ray Palmer wrote: »

Would you move in beside somebody who was fighting with your entire family?

What questions did you want asked?

No. I didn't. I used my money that I earned myself and paid taxes on to buy the house I want.

Ruraldweller56 wrote: »

No. I didn't. I used my money that I earned myself and paid taxes on to buy the house I want.

Me too what is your point? I know lots of people who get state aid and free housing. Is it just you begrudge them being helped? Should we get rid of them?

How do you feel about native tribes in forests preventing people from cutting down the forests? Should they just start living like everyone else?

Just trying to gauge what the lines are I should be following

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Was that the Late Late Show interview?

It could have been actually.

Ruraldweller56 wrote: »

More tripe.

I don't care about their culture. What even is their 'culture'? We've already established that the seasonal farm work and hammering pots and pans is a thing of the past. Can they speak their own language anymore is there anything at all left.

All that aside. They can do what they like as far as I'm concerned. I just don't see why I should have to pay for it. I've done it my whole life (and will until the day I die) and get nothing only grief in return.

As for me being the same as the British I'll refer you to my previous point. I'm not trying to destroy anything. I'm actually all for them travelling the countryside, minding horses and nana instead of going to school getting an education and spending their lives in a 9-5 cubicle.

Who's going to pay for it though Ray?

Yes they still speak their own language. So your general argument is their culture has been so successfully destroyed they might as well give up. It doesn't bother you because you don't want to pay for it.

Now you do pay for it and always will that's just how it goes. Whether you think something is important or not the government and the world view of such things is more developed. There is funding and it is not being spent.

I also pointed out that your attitude is the same as the British population when the government was trying genocide of the Irish people and culture. No different you just not being self aware is a whole other issue