Taoiseach attends event during Level Three restrictions

skimpydoo · 03-04-2021 3:52am #1

It looks like Michael Martin could be in trouble.

https://twitter.com/wereontheditch/status/1378069714325356544?s=20

Real Donald Trump · 03-04-2021 3:57am

Do as I say, not as I do

03-04-2021 4:57am

hee hee, im bad as michael martin.

dun dun dun.

gmisk · 03-04-2021 7:31am

skimpydoo wrote: »

It looks like Michael Martin could be in trouble.

https://twitter.com/wereontheditch/status/1378069714325356544?s=20

I get all my news from...trusted news sources like...ontheditch.com....

Darc19 · 03-04-2021 7:37am

It's like a primary school with the squealing that goes on in n both the main media and the gutter media.

Most intelligent people have tuned out at this point

flazio · 03-04-2021 7:39am

Who are "The Ditch"?
Is their journalism accredited?

03-04-2021 7:41am

flazio wrote: »

Who are "The Ditch"?
Is their journalism accredited?

What does that mean? You mean filtered and sanitised?

gmisk · 03-04-2021 7:42am

flazio wrote: »

Who are "The Ditch"?
Is their journalism accredited?

Considering it looks like it was setup a few days ago...and up until recently had 9 followers, I would really doubt it.

McMurphy · 03-04-2021 7:48am

flazio wrote: »

Who are "The Ditch"?
Is their journalism accredited?

Don't know, but I remember similar questions being asked of the village magazine when they broke the story of the leaky one..

No idea of the veracity of this, will keep an eye on how this develops though.

Edit, I see Chay Bowes appears to involved in the breaking of this story.

https://twitter.com/BowesChay/status/1378089911291674625?s=19

Seems like Leo's scalp isn't enough for Bowes. This'll be interesting will check back in at 9am when the story "goes live".

gmisk · 03-04-2021 7:57am

McMurphy wrote: »

Don't know, but I remember similar questions being asked of the village magazine when they broke the story of the leaky one..

No idea of the veracity of this, will keep an eye for how this develops though.

Bit of a difference.
That website domain was only bought at end of last month.

The village magazine is a physical magazine and has been around since the mid 2000s, Vincent Browne was even it's editor for a while.

Let's see the evidence I suppose...but if they have verifiable proof why not just release it?

Essien · 03-04-2021 8:02am

The green box in the logo looks like something you'd use to obscure part of a bad word.

I'm reading it as "The Dick Itch" now, and I can't unsee it.

McMurphy · 03-04-2021 8:05am

gmisk wrote: »

Bit of a difference.
That website domain was only bought at end of last month.

The village magazine is a physical magazine and has been around since the mid 2000s, Vincent Browne was even it's editor for a while.

Let's see the evidence I suppose...but if they have verifiable proof why not just release it?

See above, seems like Chay Bowes has some role in breaking this one too.

Look it, no idea on whether there's any truth to this or not, but you'd have to wonder at Bowes putting his name to a story that could all be possibly BS with the whole Leo affair to even be settled yet.

Less than an hour to find out I suppose.

Banana Republic 1 · 03-04-2021 8:07am

flazio wrote: »

Who are "The Ditch"?
Is their journalism accredited?

They a finder of tyres.

gmisk · 03-04-2021 8:27am

McMurphy wrote: »

See above, seems like Chay Bowes has some role in breaking this one too.

Look it, no idea on whether there's any truth to this or not, but you'd have to wonder at Bowes putting his name to a story that could all be possibly BS with the whole Leo affair to even be settled yet.

Less than an hour to find out I suppose.

Is that a good thing?
Chay bowes an adamant Sinn fein supporter, who posts homophobic content, bizarre pro-russian and conspiracy nonsense...

If it turns out to be the picture of MM buying an easter egg....lol

We will see at 9 I suppose, hopefully he has real proof as well. I just have serious doubts MM would do something so blatantly stupid atm

ThunbergsAreGo · 03-04-2021 8:29am

I would reckon almost every politician has broken lockdown rules at some stage, by attending a function or a funeral that they should have or visiting their mam etc.

Looking forward to the day journos have to actually create stories again and investigate things.

Not just "omg this person was in a room with 2 people bull****". Media love this covid crap, stops them doing actual work.

Just serves to create division

FF supporters outraged at the SF funeral
SF supporters outraged at this
FG supporters outraged at both
SF supporters outraged at golf gate

All breaches, all treated differently based on one's agenda

Normal One · 03-04-2021 8:32am

Is this what the web summit eejit has been going on about for the last few days?

03-04-2021 8:32am

ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »

I would reckon almost every politician has broken lockdown rules at some stage, by attending a function or a funeral that they should have or visiting their mam etc.

Looking forward to the day journos have to actually create stories again and investigate things.

Not just "omg this person was in a room with 2 people bull****". Media love this covid crap, stops them doing actual work.

Yeah, whereas if it's a group of students it makes national news for two days!

gmisk · 03-04-2021 8:34am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yeah, whereas if it's a group of students it makes national news for two days!

What is the story about a group of students, attending a function, a funeral or visiting their mam that made national news for two days? Throw up a link sure

ThunbergsAreGo · 03-04-2021 8:35am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yeah, whereas if it's a group of students it makes national news for two days!

Totally agree, it's absolute crap, it's like a competition to see who we can scapegoat and be outraged at.

McMurphy · 03-04-2021 8:38am

gmisk wrote: »

Is that a good thing?
Chay bowes an adamant Sinn fein supporter, who posts homophobic content, bizarre pro-russian and conspiracy nonsense...

If it turns out to be the picture of MM buying an easter egg....lol

We will see at 9 I suppose. I just have serious doubts MM would do something so blatantly stupid atm

Not sure about any of that stuff, but it's hardly relevant to this story regardless, if Michaél has gotten himself in trouble who is breaking the story has no relevance on the veracity of it.

By that logic you would have to write off every news article by the indo because of their continuous sensationalist headlines about the shinners.

No idea what it'll be about, and Michaél will probably shrug it off anyway, just hope it's not more topless pictures of him in his budgie smugglers at the beach.

TimHorton · 03-04-2021 8:39am

McMurphy wrote: »

Don't know, but I remember similar questions being asked of the village magazine when they broke the story of the leaky one..

No idea of the veracity of this, will keep an eye on how this develops though.

Edit, I see Chay Bowes appears to involved in the breaking of this story.

https://twitter.com/BowesChay/status/1378089911291674625?s=19

Seems like Leo's scalp isn't enough for Bowes. This'll be interesting will check back in at 9am when the story "goes live".

RTE and Irish Times were offered #LeotheLeak story and turned it down .

gmisk · 03-04-2021 8:45am

McMurphy wrote: »

Not sure about any of that stuff, but it's hardly relevant to this story regardless, if Michaél has gotten himself in trouble who is breaking the story has no relevance on the veracity of it.

By that logic you would have to write off every news article by the indo because of their continuous sensationalist headlines about the shinners.

No idea what it'll be about, and Michaél will probably shrug it off anyway, just hope it's not more topless pictures of him in his budgie smugglers at the beach.

My point is look at his Twitter, he is seriously anti FF/FG etc
If he has done the fact checking to back the claim up great, but him and his mate Paddy do not have a great record for doing that in the past.

drunkmonkey · 03-04-2021 8:53am

Taoiseach Micheál Martin breached Covid-19 public health guidelines by attending an indoor event held in honour of his late father in Cork.

While at the event Martin told an attending garda to take off her face mask for a photo opportunity.

the gathering was permitted because of a directive issued by the Department of an Taoiseach to allow the December 12 event

Can we fire him now?

TimHorton · 03-04-2021 8:54am

gmisk wrote: »

My point is look at his Twitter, he is seriously anti FF/FG etc
If he has done the fact checking to back the claim up great, but him and his mate Paddy do not have a great record for doing that in the past.

He is Anti Corruption not Anti FF/FG .What part of #leotheleak story does not stack up ?

The J Stands for Jay · 03-04-2021 8:56am

flazio wrote: »

Who are "The Ditch"?
Is their journalism accredited?

Accredited by he who's name may not be spoken?

gmisk · 03-04-2021 8:57am

TimHorton wrote: »

He is Anti Corruption not Anti FF/FG .What part of #leotheleak story does not stack up ?

Did I mention the leotheleak story? Nope
Plenty of other stories Paddy and Chay have tweeted about have not been factual is my point

suicide_circus · 03-04-2021 8:57am

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Taoiseach MicheMartin breached Covid-19 public health guidelines by attending an indoor event held in honour of his late father in Cork.

While at the event Martin told an attending garda to take off her face mask for a photo opportunity.

the gathering was permitted because of a directive issued by the Department of an Taoiseach to allow the December 12 event

Can we fire him now?

Taking that at face value....attending an event in breach of restrictions, meh. Using his office to greenlight a personal event...not good.

drunkmonkey · 03-04-2021 8:57am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D9eBg1fS3w

Jeebus you'd think he's be afraid of getting the Virus being indoors without masks.

lawrencesummers · 03-04-2021 8:58am

I for one will wait and see what #leoleaks has to say about this before making up my mind

drunkmonkey · 03-04-2021 8:59am

suicide_circus wrote: »

Taking that at face value....attending an event in breach of restrictions, meh. Using his office to greenlight a personal event...not good.

True sign of a dictator. Do as I say not do as I do.

ThunbergsAreGo · 03-04-2021 9:00am

drunkmonkey wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D9eBg1fS3w

Jeebus you'd think he's be afraid of getting the Virus being indoors without masks.

Wow, what a non news story.....

Someone socially distanced took their mask off for a
few seconds. Masks which without we managed to suppress case numbers to single figures. For a whole few seconds.

Im outraged....

gmisk · 03-04-2021 9:00am

drunkmonkey wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D9eBg1fS3w

Jeebus you'd think he's be afraid of getting the Virus being indoors without masks.

That is it?!?....
A mask off for a very small amount of time for a photo while standing as far away as possible lol
Christ it's hardly golfgate....
What a bombshell...ha ha

drunkmonkey · 03-04-2021 9:02am

gmisk wrote: »

That is it?!?....
A mask off for a very small amount of time for a photo while standing as far away as possible lol
Christ it's hardly golfgate....

Well when your arresting and prosecuting people for doing the same it does matter.

Harpon · 03-04-2021 9:02am

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Taoiseach Micheál Martin breached Covid-19 public health guidelines by attending an indoor event held in honour of his late father in Cork.

While at the event Martin told an attending garda to take off her face mask for a photo opportunity.

the gathering was permitted because of a directive issued by the Department of an Taoiseach to allow the December 12 event

Can we fire him now?

There you go folks, time to start meeting family and friends indoors again. The Taoiseach doesn’t follow the rules, why should anyone else.

pjohnson · 03-04-2021 9:03am

gmisk wrote: »

That is it?!?....
A mask off for a very small amount of time for a photo while standing as far away as possible lol
Christ it's hardly golfgate....
What a bombshell...ha ha

Modern day clickbait at its finest :pac:

gmisk · 03-04-2021 9:05am

skimpydoo wrote: »

It looks like Michael Martin could be in trouble.

https://twitter.com/wereontheditch/status/1378069714325356544?s=20

(Arrested development voice)....he wasn't in trouble

olestoepoke · 03-04-2021 9:06am

Nevermind Martin, those pesky Dublin footballers are to blame for everything and should be banned from playing and have all their titles stripped and given to Mayo

gmisk · 03-04-2021 9:07am

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Well when your arresting and prosecuting people for doing the same it does matter.

Absolute nonsense lol
That video is it?!? That's the bombshell evidence... Ha ha

Normal One · 03-04-2021 9:07am

Can't believe I sharpened my pitchfork for this nonsense. And I strongly dislike MM.

03-04-2021 9:08am

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Well when your arresting and prosecuting people for doing the same it does matter.

Since dinosaurs walked the earth this is the biggest non story of all time.

pjohnson · 03-04-2021 9:08am

Normal One wrote: »

Can't believe I sharpened my pitchfork for this nonsense. And I strongly dislike MM.

Needs to add dramatic sound/voiceover to the video.

drunkmonkey · 03-04-2021 9:08am

gmisk wrote: »

That is it?!?....
A mask off for a very small amount of time for a photo while standing as far away as possible lol
Christ it's hardly golfgate....
What a bombshell...ha ha

You do realise only 10 people allowed at a funeral yet he signs off a larger event for his dad and asks people to take off their masks.
If you can't see what's wrong with that picture it's all a matter.

ninebeanrows · 03-04-2021 9:10am

We truly have hit rock bottom

Dempo1 · 03-04-2021 9:11am

Darc19 wrote: »

It's like a primary school with the squealing that goes on in n both the main media and the gutter media.

Most intelligent people have tuned out at this point

Couldn't agree more, seems we've become a nation of tell tales since this pandemic started. Day after day more breaking news (if you could call it that). MM has been in trouble ever since he took the poison chalice of governing in this nightmare political scenario. I'm no FF supporter but since day one there's been sniping, undermining, mixed messages, he said, she said, Political journalist looking for the slightest tit bit of controversy. It's just pathetic and so too has the opposition. Cynism has certainly become a side affect of this pandemic and its disgusting. The Ditch has quite an appropriate name but I think Gutter more appropriate.

03-04-2021 9:12am

Could you imagine going to RTE to sell this “story”
Bwah ha ha ha ha ha ha

Car99 · 03-04-2021 9:12am

Cork County Boxing Board President Mick O’Brien said the gathering was permitted because of a directive issued by the Department of an Taoiseach to allow the December 12 event honouring amateur boxer and father of the Taoiseach, Paddy Martin, to be staged.

Issuing directives for family events . I want to ask for a directive so my 5 year old can have a birthday party next week..

bennyl10 · 03-04-2021 9:13am

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Well when your arresting and prosecuting people for doing the same it does matter.

Bahahahahahahahahahah

People aren’t being arrested for standing away from someone without a mask
Take the outrage to Paddy or gript

suicide_circus · 03-04-2021 9:14am

Car99 wrote: »

Issuing directives for family events . I want to ask for a directive so my 5 year old can have a birthday party next week..

This is a special privilege reserved only for an taoiseach i'm afraid

drunkmonkey · 03-04-2021 9:15am

bennyl10 wrote: »

Bahahahahahahahahahah

People aren’t being arrested for standing away from someone without a mask
Take the outrage to Paddy or gript

He's broken the law, defend your master all you want....A constitutional law expert said that even if the Taoiseach’s office issued a directive, it could not bypass existing legislation.

a laughing Martin told Desmond to maintain a distance from him “just so people won’t be talking – social distancing and all that”

zanador · 03-04-2021 9:15am

I think the point they're making is he had an indoor personal event during lockdown? The mask business is a red herring.

wonga77 · 03-04-2021 9:17am

2 subscribers on their YouTube channel, if that's the kind of tripe they are posting then it won't rise much higher

Taoiseach attends event during Level Three restrictions

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