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Diceicle · 09-04-2019 11:11AM

Aodhan O'Riordan made an absolute show of himself with his 'any discussion of immigration is racist' line.
It would be a sad day if this loon ever got near power again. Thankfully he's restricted to the Seanad (that he campaigned to abolish) for now.

meeeeh · 09-04-2019 11:22AM

Diceicle wrote: »

Aodhan O'Riordan made an absolute show of himself with his 'any discussion of immigration is racist' line.
It would be a sad day if this loon ever got near power again. Thankfully he's restricted to the Seanad (that he campaigned to abolish) for now.

I think O'Riordan checked dictionary definition of virtue signaling and decided to live by it hoping to get re-elected to the Dail. In combination with objections to every building project in his constituency he is probably the most hypocritical politician in Ireland. (And for the record I don't think immigration is overly an issue in Ireland but then I would think that).

tretorn · 09-04-2019 11:38AM

Im not mad about Ciara but she was the only sane voice in the media at the time of the cervical cancer hysteria and she wrote a very good piece in the Sunday Independent about the fine expensive mess that has been made about this screening in Ireland.

Diceicle · 09-04-2019 11:41AM

His attitude was disgusting though I'm glad it was aired as it served as a reminder to never vote for this bourgeois Labor party.

goochy · 09-04-2019 01:02PM

i hate him as much as i hate Ciara - never forget him on Brendan o connor Sat. night show wearing same sex marriage emblem - was told to remove it but couldnt resist get his plug in .

Diceicle · 09-04-2019 02:12PM

He comes across as the epitome of the stereotypical smug middle-class champagne socialist.

Charles Ingles · 09-04-2019 02:15PM

tretorn wrote: »

Im not mad about Ciara but she was the only sane voice in the media at the time of the cervical cancer hysteria and she wrote a very good piece in the Sunday Independent about the fine expensive mess that has been made about this screening in Ireland.

She was closing rank's to protect her fellow GP's

washiskin · 09-04-2019 02:19PM

He's a great lad to make sweeping generalisations and read the headline only outrage on Twitter, but less willing to own up to his mistakes when they're pointed out to him.

jeremyj1968 · 09-04-2019 02:21PM

Diceicle wrote: »

Aodhan O'Riordan made an absolute show of himself with his 'any discussion of immigration is racist' line.

My point on all these bleeding hearts (and this lad is the absolute worst of them) is that if they are not mature enough to acknowledge the impact of immigration on public services, then don't ever come back to me and tell me about how bad the Education, Health, Welfare systems are in this country.

25% of people on the housing list in Dublin are non nationals, so immigration does have a massive direct impact on the availability of social housing whether Aodhan likes it or not.

jeremyj1968 · 09-04-2019 02:22PM

washiskin wrote: »

He's a great lad to make sweeping generalisations and read the headline only outrage on Twitter, but less willing to own up to his mistakes when they're pointed out to him.

He's not as brave on Twitter any more though.

https://www.joe.ie/news/aodhan-oriordain-apologises-belfast-621945

That gave me a real laugh.

09-04-2019 02:24PM

Diceicle wrote: »

He comes across as the epitome of the stereotypical smug middle-class champagne socialist.

He's a primary school teacher by profession, who lives in North Dublin.

Hardly a champagne socialist, in fairness.

meeeeh · 09-04-2019 03:05PM

Principal. His wife seems to be very successful too. I don't think he is champagne socialist and he genuinely seems to care about school services in disadvantaged areas.

But at the moment he is almost inventing issues just to get himself elected to dail. And it's mostly fluff like Varadkar's letters to Kylie and this spat with Tobin (who will be forgotten after next election).

meeeeh · 09-04-2019 03:27PM

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

25% of people on the housing list in Dublin are non nationals, so immigration does have a massive direct impact on the availability of social housing whether Aodhan likes it or not.

And 20% of Dublin wasn't born in Ireland so it's relatively proportional. If you want to get rid of immigrants to improve the housing list you will also impact employment in building sector and reduce the output. And then you will have about the same amount of people on housing list only there will be more Irish.

I think immigration should be discussed but that doesn't mean any argument is of equal value.

Mad_maxx · 09-04-2019 07:59PM

Diceicle wrote: »

He comes across as the epitome of the stereotypical smug middle-class champagne socialist.

Michael D wrote the book on it along with Mary Robinson but o riordain is determined to inherit the mantle

Gargantuan wanker

goochy · 10-04-2019 09:18AM

Agreed - he wasnt elected last time and wont appeal to his constituencies in south east dublin with that type of carry on

10-04-2019 12:44PM

I see today is the final day of the 100 Days of Walking campaign.

Say what you like about the show, but that has to be one of the most positive campaigns I've observed on radio in recent times - encouraging people to get a bit more active and to improve their physical, and perhaps mental, health.

Uncharted · 10-04-2019 01:05PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I see today is the final day of the 100 Days of Walking campaign.

Say what you like about the show, but that has to be one of the most positive campaigns I've observed on radio in recent times - encouraging people to get a bit more active and to improve their physical, and perhaps mental, health.

Anything that gets people up and about is an absolute positive in my book. The power of constant movement is so underestimated.

sydthebeat · 10-04-2019 01:34PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I see today is the final day of the 100 Days of Walking campaign.

Say what you like about the show, but that has to be one of the most positive campaigns I've observed on radio in recent times - encouraging people to get a bit more active and to improve their physical, and perhaps mental, health.

absolutely...

and the conversation around loneliness thats happening right now is very pertinent into todays social media age.

Uncharted · 10-04-2019 01:36PM

sydthebeat wrote: »

absolutely...

and the conversation around loneliness thats happening right now is very pertinent into todays social media age.

Loneliness, especially in rural Ireland is a silent killer.

goochy · 10-04-2019 04:18PM

yes but you have to walk with the feminazi !

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4Ad · 10-04-2019 04:23PM

Uncharted wrote: »

sydthebeat wrote: »

absolutely...

and the conversation around loneliness thats happening right now is very pertinent into todays social media age.

Loneliness, especially in rural Ireland is a silent killer.

I thought that was a great item and great praise for the people who came on live to speak..

4Ad · 10-04-2019 04:24PM

Uncharted wrote: »

sydthebeat wrote: »

absolutely...

and the conversation around loneliness thats happening right now is very pertinent into todays social media age.

Loneliness, especially in rural Ireland is a silent killer.

I thought that was a great item and great praise for the people who came on live to speak..

meeeeh · 10-04-2019 04:32PM

goochy wrote: »

yes but you have to walk with the feminazi !

Watch out, women are scary. You should completely avoid them.

goochy · 10-04-2019 04:48PM

Once again we agree meeeeh - at least you dont lack self awareness !

Faugheen · 10-04-2019 05:00PM

goochy wrote: »

Once again we agree meeeeh - at least you dont lack self awareness !

You absolutely can't stand women, can you?

Talking about a positive campaign and you just can't help but have a pop at Ciara.

I've seen multiple posts of yours, and it's all the same. You wouldn't be happy unless women were in the kitchen making sandwiches.

Nody · 10-04-2019 07:42PM

Mod:
Back on topic (the radio show) please.

meeeeh · 11-04-2019 12:18PM

I hope Cuara Kelly continues with the crusade about insurance payouts. At least someone is talking about something that is killing small business because of payouts to people who often never worked or contributed to the society.

Sleeper12 · 11-04-2019 12:25PM

meeeeh wrote:

I hope Cuara Kelly continues with the crusade about insurance payouts. At least someone is talking about something that is killing small business because of payouts to people who often never worked or contributed to the society.

Every caller makes a lier out of the rep for the legal profession from last week. Non of what he said rang true to me.

sydthebeat · 11-04-2019 01:20PM

Sleeper12 wrote: »

..... lier out of the rep for the legal profession......

QED

redbuck · 23-04-2019 01:17PM

Come on Ciara can you not do the most basic of research before spending a show hosting a phone in about a topic.

I thought it was common knowledge that everyone had to take 12 lessons before applying for a driving test.

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