Muahahaha wrote: » Yeah but Blanch is operating Operation Paranoia in his head, those Provos could be hiding in his cupboard eating his Cornflakes Meanwhile FGs Waffler in Chief Damien English tells the nation that clothes are not essential items. English has always been a bit of an eejit but this takes the biscuit.
blanch152 wrote: » Sinn Fein are in trouble today over 30k that was resting in their accounts. Operation Rescue and Divert is up and running.
FrancieBrady wrote: » This is a FG thread.
McMurphy wrote: » Blanch wants to discuss SF in the actual SF thread, and in the FFG/GP thread and in here too. I'd say the man checks under his bed before going to sleep, dreams about them, thinks about them when he opens his eyes again, and then they're knocking around in his skull all day. Johnny Flash has a famous saying about that. Rent free or something it is.
tobsey wrote: » Why are you putting hashtags in a boards.ie post? Would you not be better off putting your question on clothes in grocery stores in the Covid forums? I know from our experience we’re likely to have a browse around the clothes when we’re in Tesco. If it’s closed off we’ll just get the groceries we need and leave.
Bowie wrote: » Very unsympathetic robotic response. #notanormalparty Surely the clothes section in a chain that also sells food could be exempt? It's literally aisles within a space people already are. In fact it expands the space.
Buying wreaths for All Soul's Day or socks for your children is "not essential", Minister of State Damien English has said. Speaking on RTÉ's Prime Time, the Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Businesses defended the Government's policy of ensuring that mixed retailers only sold goods that were classed as "essential".When asked if it was the case that someone can buy a bottle of wine but not socks for their child, Mr English said "socks come under clothes".
McMurphy wrote: » Fixed it muah! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvz3d2LueVI "His glass is empty" at the end.
Muahahaha wrote: » https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvz3d2LueVI&feature=youtu.be
JohnnyFlash wrote: » https://twitter.com/nextirishge/status/1319274007103827969?s=21
JohnnyFlash wrote: » ...A load of halfwits on Twitter thinking what they say has any impact.
JohnnyFlash wrote: » ...Bit all over the place that post. Like the sort of thing you’d read on Twitter.
JohnnyFlash wrote: » ...That sort of political naivety might appeal to halfwits on Twitter.
Brendan Bendar wrote: » Very informed and well thought out critiques there, in fairness.
Many of course would just call it slinging out slurry in the hope some uninformed folk would actually give it credence. Great fun to be able to to turn the fan up full and random, launch the patties, and watch the outcome, clear in the knowledge that your fellow travelers will actually back you up.
Luckily most informed people expect to hear that kind of stuff in drinking dens and under bridges after midnight. Only fools would pay any heed.
JohnnyFlash wrote: » Strong Behaviours and Attitudes poll figures for FG in the latest poll released today. Big news item is the huge drop in support for SF amongst 18-34 voters.
Brendan Bendar wrote: » Strange he’s in Government then, a chara.
FrancieBrady wrote: » After Harris brought the government down, only 22% 'informed people' could be found.
Brendan Bendar wrote: » Very informed and well thought out critiques there, in fairness. Many of course would just call it slinging out slurry in the hope some uninformed folk would actually give it credence. Great fun to be able to to turn the fan up full and random, launch the patties, and watch the outcome, clear in the knowledge that your fellow travelers will actually back you up. Luckily most informed people expect to hear that kind of stuff in drinking dens and under bridges after midnight. Only fools would pay any heed.
McMurphy wrote: » Well, that's debatable in my opinion, Harris made a complete and utter haimes of the role with no pandemic, Donnelly is not in the job long enough in completely Uncharted Territory to be able to make that call just yet. That's why they were supposed to be listening to NPHETs advice, but we had another previous minister of health and a doctor basically tell them to eff off on live TV. None of them coming up smelling of roses.
blanch152 wrote: » This has been puzzling me. What announcements in health has Norma Foley been making?
Bowie wrote: » Ignoring NPHET and the education minister making announcements in health? Some shams. Looking more like 5 will be happening soon enough.
FrancieBrady wrote: » Almost all of what was happening at the cabinet meeting the other day was being leaked out. Nobody from NPHET was there. Government is not in control of it's own minsters or compnent parties clearly.
