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General Election TV debates

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    #2582
    CPTM
    Registered Users Posts: 1,296 ✭✭✭CPTM


    Nice to see Leo is awake during this debate. Maybe it was strategy to be quieter during the last one.


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    #2583
    Doctors room ghost
    Registered Users Posts: 4,803 ✭✭✭Doctors room ghost


    Stacksofwacks wrote: »
    She threw that in for the neurotic/easily offended vote



    She’s rounding up the anti hunt crowds aswell earlier.will ban fox hunting if she gets in so she says


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    #2584
    Justin10
    Registered Users Posts: 3,188 ✭✭✭Justin10


    Leo is much more comfortable at this, Mary Lou struggling, hasn't come across with a good point so far which really is disappointing, a 3rd strong party is definitely needed what ever side of the fence you are on


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    #2585
    boardise
    Registered Users Posts: 3,405 ✭✭✭boardise


    JohnnyFlash wrote: »
    And paying for water supply and waste removal based on usage.

    Irish non-solutions to Irish problems.


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    #2586
    Zetor19
    Registered Users Posts: 155 ✭✭Zetor19


    Is leo the worst leader the tans ever had?


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    #2587
    super_furry
    Registered Users Posts: 27,321 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    zerosugarbuzz wrote: »
    Marylou wiping the floor with the two lads��

    You really think so? Jaysus, I think she's really underperforming here. Plenty of soundbites and prepared one-liners but she's so evasive and sketchy when anything is put to her.

    I think the bigger format debates suited her much better.


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    #2588
    The Rape of Lucretia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭The Rape of Lucretia


    valtraman wrote: »
    Body language is great best comedy on RTE in years

    David wins, hands down. And eyes down.


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    #2589
    Genghis
    Registered Users Posts: 2,966 ✭✭✭Genghis


    Poor quality from all. I don't think this will do anything to change minds, not will it be seen as a turning point.


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    #2590
    Panrich
    Registered Users Posts: 3,765 ✭✭✭Panrich


    theballz wrote: »
    57% income tax on earners over 100k will drive further immigration.

    SF are absolutely clueless and the demographic they are targeting is so evident. Uneducated, low earners who know no different.

    It’s like Brexit.


    Why would people come here to pay more taxes????

    Unless of course you meant emigration.


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    #2591
    Jinglejangle69
    Registered Users Posts: 7,241 ✭✭✭Jinglejangle69


    Does Mary Lou ever answer a direct question without saying let me point out first.....

    Straight out of Gerrys book.


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    #2592
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,796 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    gyppo wrote: »
    Air ambulances fly at night? News to me.....

    In countries where the system actually works, yes. It doesn't here.

    But it'll cost a hell of a lot less with vastly better outcomes to fix that - either by making the Air Corps attractive enough for pilots not to leave or getting someone like CHC to do it - than to try make the regional/rural A&Es function to an acceptable level.


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    #2593
    Finty Lemon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,404 ✭✭✭Finty Lemon


    Cracks appearing all through the SF manifesto.


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    #2594
    Hunchback
    Registered Users Posts: 1,629 ✭✭✭Hunchback


    Deleted User wrote: »
    D6 lady pretends she's from a poor area of Dublin- FRAUD!

    Was she not referring to her constituents? Isn't she in the Dublin Central constituency?


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    #2595
    Millionaire only not
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,625 ✭✭✭Millionaire only not


    CPTM wrote: »
    Nice to see Leo is awake during this debate. Maybe it was strategy to be quieter during the last one.

    He might have to used of it !
    He had all the power in the world to sort a lot of these things in last 12 months, taxes were up he should have done like Fianna Fáil used do buy votes by throwing money at it !


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    #2596
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users Posts: 17,673 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    Leo, shuda woulda coulda, its been 9 years, convenient now that you're saying you'll do something! Too little too late.

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



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    #2597
    super_furry
    Registered Users Posts: 27,321 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    Genghis wrote: »
    Poor quality from all. I don't think this will do anything to change minds, not will it be seen as a turning point.

    I dunno, I think SF could lose a good few here. None of them doing brilliantly but Mary Lou is as bad as she's been in any election event so far.


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    #2598
    Assetbacked
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,969 ✭✭✭Assetbacked


    The ads are fierce sh1te during the break. Irish Ferries didnt even bother filming their ship and just used CGI. Terrible altogether.


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    #2599
    griffinlee
    Registered Users Posts: 204 ✭✭griffinlee


    As someone who doesn't have any connection or affinity to any party.

    I like Mary lou but lacks depth in her policies the most
    Whilst I'm not his greatest fan, Lv seems the most detailed in this debate
    Micheal Martin looks lost at sea

    Just my opinion as an independent observer


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    #2600
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,461 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Cheerful ad there about dying on smoke inhalation.


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    #2601
    Stacksofwacks
    Registered Users Posts: 1,535 ✭✭✭Stacksofwacks


    Mary Lou very one paced, Leo half asleep, MM is a very talented debater


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    #2602
    CPTM
    Registered Users Posts: 1,296 ✭✭✭CPTM


    Finty Lemon wrote: »
    Cracks appearing all theough the SF manifesto.

    Will their supporters see them though. Lovely world they live in, just not the real world.


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    #2603
    Sir Oxman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,492 ✭✭✭Sir Oxman


    storker wrote: »
    Nice point by MLM when she pointed out the FFG will come up with all the reasons in the world to leave the big boys alone and gouge the citizens instead.


    She is doing what all populists do and she's doing it very well if I may so.
    She's hit all the buzzwords and that is key to a huge amount of floating viewers who want any change from the two feckers beside her.

    The point her party may not be coherent in all policies does not matter.
    the floating viewer is hearing

    change
    workers and middle class
    skyhigh rents
    ff facilitating fg
    the crash
    9 years of the same
    no chance of owning own house


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    #2604
    ninebeanrows
    Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    Certainly this debate proves, MLM and SF would have been much better off if they were not involved!


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    #2605
    Underground
    Registered Users Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭Underground


    Pensions next, here we go. Wonder will the actual reality of the situation that is the pension time bomb be acknowledged. What am I saying, pensions for everyone at 65!


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    #2606
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 81,276 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    Will the fishing industry that will be desimated with Brexit get a single mention?


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    #2607
    Jizique
    Registered Users Posts: 1,838 ✭✭✭Jizique


    Negative_G wrote: »
    Who would you have running Air Ambulances?

    Another 500million contract to CHC? Or perhaps a 3.5million euro part time contract for a fixed wing aircraft that won't do any domestic work?

    Wasn’t one of Haugheys kids running a helicopter company - he could do it for 500m


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    #2608
    Down9194
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭Down9194


    I think David was looking at Miriam and thinking Jesus I’d would


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    #2609
    Venom
    Registered Users Posts: 6,984 ✭✭✭Venom


    Finty Lemon wrote: »
    Cracks appearing all theough the SF manifesto.


    No surprise when a magic money tree is the basis for their entire manifesto.


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    #2610
    It wasnt me123
    Registered Users Posts: 1,724 ✭✭✭It wasnt me123


    Idbatterim wrote: »
    Yeah not a bad idea. How about the welfare wasters do the same ?

    Yes, why not? Work for your money - especially the youth - some of them came out of school straight into the welfare office - they have no skills, no experience, some are illiterate, can’t dress for work etc. Why not have them join the county councils as trainees, learning gardening, maintenance jobs, office work, etc. Social welfare is supposed to help you until you get a job - not be a career move. Don’t make it attractive to be on the dole. And let our indigenous brethren join in as well - everyone should work.


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    #2611
    Vivienne23
    Registered Users Posts: 238 ✭✭Vivienne23


    Doctors room ghost wrote: »
    She’s rounding up the anti hunt crowds aswell earlier.will ban fox hunting if she gets in so she says

    That’s no harm tho is it ?

    Lots of undesirables around my area using hunting as a guise , I understand foxes need to be culled but there might be better ways than running them ragged by a pack of dogs


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