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Eamon Ryan

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Eamon Ryan had to be woken up today during a Dail session.

https://amp.independent.ie/videos/irish-news/green-party-leader-eamon-ryan-caught-sleeping-during-dail-vote-39374326.html?__twitter_impression=true

Farce or a serious reflection on this new minister?

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Spanish Eyes

hotmail.com wrote: »

Timing not great though. One gaff after another for the Greens and this government currently.

Oh I agree with you, but honestly who cares if he had a nap or not. It's not a job that would keep you awake most of the time anyway, judging by the scintillating unscripted and interesting debates that go on there!

Is it just me, but the minute FF got their TS and the Greens got their ministries, it has all gone to pot.

Well there's one thing, Ryan wasn't a cute hoor re the provo licensing, the speeding fines, the Pulse info and so on.

MM needs to up his game. He's far to nice.

splinter65

Auguste Comte wrote: »

FFS, how much does he get paid. Is it really to much to expect him to at least stay awake for his money.

It’s a long day and has been a long day for quite a while. We have no idea if he was actually very tired maybe he had a family crisis or maybe he was unwell.
If you were at work and you were overwhelmed with tiredness I know you would expect to be cut some slack.
I wish people would stop escalating to outrage over every little thing. It’s getting very very boring.

SeaFields

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Was that a roll call like in primary school? At the start of the day so not like half way through a waffly debate - which is bad.

Or was it a vote - which is also bad

It was a vote.

Auguste Comte

splinter65 wrote: »

It’s a long day and has been a long day for quite a while. We have no idea if he was actually very tired maybe he had a family crisis or maybe he was unwell.
If you were at work and you were overwhelmed with tiredness I know you would expect to be cut some slack.
I wish people would stop escalating to outrage over every little thing. It’s getting very very boring.

I suppose it's a good job he's not a bus driver. Him and Cowan.

RandomViewer

Shefwedfan wrote: »

How many times have we had a thread about Eamonn Ryan with loads of “that will be end of him posts”

Good man Eamonn, keep on fighting

Don't you mean sleeping?

Galwayguy35

Shefwedfan wrote: »

How many times have we had a thread about Eamonn Ryan with loads of “that will be end of him posts”

Good man Eamonn, keep on fighting

Fighting to stay awake was all he was doing.

Fuascailteoir

Is OK as it was just a motion on lower paid jobs and employment rights. Nothing he would have the slightest interest in

Galwayguy35

RandomViewer wrote: »

House of Lords is unelected, theres guys in there because their great great great grandmother gave some Prince a quickie in a hay barn

Kinda like the Seanad so.

Auguste Comte

splinter65 wrote: »

If you were at work and you were overwhelmed with tiredness I know you would expect to be cut some slack.

I would be sacked if I fell asleep in work and rightly so.

Water John

RandomViewer wrote: »

House of Lords is unelected, theres guys in there because their great great great grandmother gave some Prince a quickie in a hay barn

More likely his great great great grandfather.

splinter65

hotmail.com wrote: »

Not sure anyone is asking for him to be sacked?

I’m not that interested in Irish politics any more. There isn’t even any difference any more in the policies of FF and FG, and the Labour Party are kaput and the Greens will be back to being nobodies at the next election. So it’s not as if I’m a fan of Ryan. He’s a daft old hippy in fact.
But the propensity of onlookers to blow things out of all proportion is getting ridiculous now.

Poor_old_gill

Water John wrote: »

More likely his great great great grandfather.

Off the scales wit

splinter65

Auguste Comte wrote: »

I would be sacked if I fell asleep in work and rightly so.

And if you were sacked for falling asleep you’d have a very good case for unfair dismissal.

Rodney Bathgate

Poor_old_gill wrote: »

Off the scales wit

And homophobic

beerguts

Its a poor reflection on Eamon Ryan but on a side note to this he should get a sleep study done. Falling asleep during the day like this at work or while watching tv might indicate he is suffering sleep apnea during his bedtime hours.
He looks overweight which plays into this and the falling asleep at his workplace has probably happened on several occasions but was only captured recently.

Spanish Eyes

splinter65 wrote: »

And if you were sacked for falling asleep you’d have a very good case for unfair dismissal.

When I was a nipper and worked for a while in the CS, there was a "sick room" on nearly every floor. Hangovers were often slept off there. Once the boss knew where you were, all good. This is true.

Not saying Ryan was hungover BTW.

Auguste Comte

splinter65 wrote: »

And if you were sacked for falling asleep you’d have a very good case for unfair dismissal.

Absolutely not. It would be gross negligence.

James Brown

Woke so he can vote down a livable wage for low income workers who ironically would be sacked or reprimanded for falling asleep on the job.

Poor_old_gill

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

When I was a nipper and worked for a while in the CS, there was a "sick room" on nearly every floor. Hangovers were often slept off there. Once the boss knew where you were, all good. This is true.

Not saying Ryan was hungover BTW.

There are still are said rooms and they are still used for the same purpose - was sent there the day after the Christmas party a few years ago.

Spanish Eyes

beerguts wrote: »

Its a poor reflection on Eamon Ryan but on a side note to this he should get a sleep study done. Falling asleep during the day like this at work or while watching tv might indicate he is suffering sleep apnea during his bedtime hours.
He looks overweight which plays into this and the falling asleep at his workplace has probably happened on several occasions but was only captured recently.

Ah would you get off the stage and cool the dramatics

hotmail.com

splinter65 wrote: »

I’m not that interested in Irish politics any more. There isn’t even any difference any more in the policies of FF and FG, and the Labour Party are kaput and the Greens will be back to being nobodies at the next election. So it’s not as if I’m a fan of Ryan. He’s a daft old hippy in fact.
But the propensity of onlookers to blow things out of all proportion is getting ridiculous now.

You are blowing things out of proportion I think.

Spanish Eyes

Poor_old_gill wrote: »

There are still are said rooms and they are still used for the same purpose - was sent there the day after the Christmas party a few years ago.

That's gas, and it brings me back to a time when things weren't always so strict and Health and Safety and clocking in and out and all that.

Nostalgia always works in the rear view mirror.

Shefwedfan

As long as he woke up to reject it who cares?

beerguts

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Ah would you get off the stage and cool the dramatics

Cool the dramatics, good one buddy. Very inventive. Just making an observation that this might be a cause of him falling asleep

Mysterypunter

splinter65 wrote: »

Jesus everything is an outrage and a sackable offence now. Dozed off while they were droning on and on there. The Dail must be one of the most boring parliaments in the world.
The House of Commons is like feeding time at the zoo more or less all the time but JRM still managed to put the feet up and have a snooze. What about it?

It's not an outrage or a sackable offense, but if a waster was going into a turas nua meeting and fell asleep, it's almost expected, a senior politician and party leader should put in a bit of effort.

Sardonicat

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

It’s more likely to be weed knowing Eamon.

Oh, so you know him?

Poor_old_gill

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

It’s more likely to be weed knowing Eamon.

Just a really odd accusation to make.

So you are saying that he was smoking weed before going into the Dail & thats why he fell asleep?

James Brown

Shefwedfan wrote: »

As long as he woke up to reject it who cares?

Did he know what he was voting against?
I guess a stooge just needs cast his vote. There was a time it was thought the Green's might keep FF/FG honest. Laughable I know.

AbdulAbhaile

splinter65 wrote: »

But the propensity of onlookers to blow things out of all proportion is getting ridiculous now.

God forbid that we should expect our very handsomely paid politicians to at least be conscious in work.

Rows Grower

splinter65 wrote: »

And if you were sacked for falling asleep you’d have a very good case for unfair dismissal.

You would if you were employed as a mattress tester, maybe.