James Brown wrote: » If for example DCC sells off public land to private developers with no input from the left led* (conspiracy theory*) councilors, is that cool? And if not, can we still blame Gino from PBP when it goes tits up, as it invariably will?
NovemberWren wrote: » [i'm lost about this], but was the NAMA properties put into the Land Development Agency? So maybe DCC can only sell to the Land Development Agency, who then sell to commercial developers. Will this give the now private LDA the right to 'sell it off for a whistle' if they want to. Are the EU giving this country E100billion now, due to the Covid. Some of this may very well be used to pay for various building works needed by the State; the State may even subsidise builders to do those various works. And if the builders have bought some/the land from the LDA, they win every way. just sayin'
ThunbergsAreGo wrote: » Varadkar is some weasal, he would say anything to get approval. “Why is the garda paid more than the nurse? No reason really… It’s just that one was traditionally a man’s role and one was traditionally a woman’s role. Those things have to change, and it shouldn’t take a generation to change these things,” he said. FG have been in power 10 years, so no it shouldn't take a generation, but 10 years might be enough to get something started. He takes ownership for nothing, it is always something or someone else's fault. Ill expect a gender pay gap tax soon to fix this issue as it seems FGs only solution. Tax the middle to pay for their latest woke crusade.
Doesitmatter21 wrote: » Fine Gael in full blown crisis mode. Not only is Leo up to his neck in it, Heather now the attention for complete inappropriate commentary on an ongoing criminal investigation
Ash.J.Williams wrote: » I’ve never heard that before but that’s actually true makes sense
NovemberWren wrote: » it makes sense only in the terms of:- Varadkar is angling for the Nurses votes and garda votes. Now, after 10 years of it - not being done. A weird thing is, one hospital have 50% more now on the waiting list than since February 2020. And if the lockdown is lifted all of the unionised hospitals will be show-cased by the media as the Saviours of the nation. When the reality is that the hospitals have been empty, and it is the people themselves that have withstood the ill.
Fann Linn wrote: » She was never going to be good enough for Justice Minister material. Best suited for opening carnivals, fairs and kissing babies unfortunately.
RandomViewer wrote: » Don't think she big on people having any kind of fun, fairs and carnivals would be the devils work in her view
Bubbaclaus wrote: » If I were them, I would be upping the home security right about now. Scary stuff. Ironic thing is that it's probably people that voted for Brexit blaming them for an outcome of Brexit.https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/psni-probes-belfast-wall-graffiti-detailing-home-addresses-of-leo-varadkar-and-simon-coveney-40205910.html
McMurphy wrote: » Isn't that basically a rehashed story from earlier in the year, certainly looks like the same graffiti about Leo, which was scrawled on the gable of a loyalist housing estate in Belfast bubba. The kind of place where you'd expect a lot of residents to vote DUP, if I was Leo and Simon I'd be careful with getting too close to them again. Yeah they might hate shinners, but they have no love in general for Irish folk either, and don't get me started on what they'd think of Leo's sexuality or ethnicity. But they hate shinners, "and the enemy of my enemy is my friend" That's the important thing there for Leo to remember.
Bubbaclaus wrote: » Some tangent there McMurphy. 2 senior members of our Government are receiving threats from abroad and you post that waffle rather than simply condemning it? Welcome back.
Bishop of hope wrote: » Yeah, basically the loyalists still hate the Irish, the Republicans still hate the British. I know I know, it's FGs fault.
Suckit wrote: » I had the misfortune of hearing her, and found myself agreeing with Michael Healy-Rae. The manager got on the phone and told her that over 80% of the staff are female, that the paper itself isn't in the dark ages, It is an internationally recognised brand name, has recently released an epaper version etc. People texted in asking should Woman's way be renamed.. Josepha muttered yes and sidestepped it back to the Kerryman. "Young boys and girls aspiring to grow up.." etc... :rolleyes: Waste of time to be talking that nonsense. Did she make an appointment with Clare Byrne? Did she contact her about something important she had to tell the people? How did that blather get air time.
McMurphy wrote: » Noticed Josepha Madigan was No1 trending in Ireland right now. Opened the trend to see why. Seems Josepha Madigan was on Clare Byrne earlier, suggesting the Kerryman newspaper be renamed the "Kerrypeople" for inclusive reasons. The (female) manager of the newspaper is rightly rubbishing this. All that money splashed on personal advisers was obviously money well spent. /Sarcasm
McMurphy wrote: » I missed this earlier... I know Leo thinks fg have an "overseas office" up north, so I can understand your line of thinking there, however a loyalist housing estate in Belfast isn't exactly "abroad" like, it's under an hour away from Dundalk for Christ sake.
Bubbaclaus wrote: » Merriam Webster Definition of abroad 1: beyond the boundaries of one's country Strange hill to try and die on there. Are you just going to try and find a fault in all my posts or what? How many hours away from Dundalk would you need to be before you are abroad under the McMurphy dictionary definition? Fact of the matter is that there are 2 senior members of the Republic's Government getting continuing threats from outside the jurisdiction, and their security teams have been briefed.
Definition of abroad 1 : beyond the boundaries of one's country : in or to a foreign country traveling abroad hopes to study abroad next year both at home and abroad a family that came here from abroad [=from a foreign country] several years ago
abroad adverb [ after verb ] uk /əˈbrɔːd/ us /əˈbrɑːd/ abroad adverb [after verb] (OTHER COUNTRY) B1in or to a foreign country or countries:
James Brown wrote: » I was abroad when I went from one part of Leinster to another? Fancy. I imagine one is 'abroad' if visiting an embassy? You have to admire the depths folk are willing to embarrass themselves nit picking terminology and redefining the meaning of words to try do damage control for Fine Gael. Can we argue calling sections of the Irish province of Ulster 'abroad' isn't 'a thing'? :rolleyes:
Suckit wrote: » You are being very selective on the definition there. First of all, it says: A foreign country is defined as- any state of which one is not a citizen; "working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to" or country using foreign language. And we all know that anyone born in N.I. automatically gets Irish citizenship. Ireland-UK relations are also not defined as Foreign Countries. You also chose the U.S. version, which also has other definitions, The UK version which we generally recommend and use on this side of the Atlantic defines it as: But both also define it as also meaning Outside, not at home and other meanings which are not really used any more.
