The Pat Kenny Show

Politicians, as advised by Public Health experts, aren't saying they don't make any difference. They're just saying they're not justified in the current situation. High risk places for transmission are homes, and pubs/ restaurants/ clubs where people are eating and drinking so won't be wearing them anyway. They're still advised in other high risk circumstances (such as Public Transport), just not mandated. As population, we seem incapable of comprehending that things aren't black and white/ good or bad.

To be fair the situation with Ukraine is drastic for the people while not ideal your Mary and Pat at least have somewhere to live .Most Ukrainians will leave at the first chance they get but that could be a while even if the war finished soon .

Well I think (rightly or wrongly) that there was the impression that a large number of asylum seekers were/are chancers and are in fact economic migrants who would not be eligible to immigrate here without a work visa. Anyway that is moot now since MOJ is granting residency status to the vast majority of asylum seekers/refugees already in the system here under an amnesty.

The Ukrainians on the other hand are visibly escaping a war situation that is desperate and authentic. UN is supporting war refugees AFAIK, and we are doing our bit.

I think it's fair to say there was some chancers but I'm actually referring to refugees actually brought here, Syrians, Iraqis and yemini, not refugees who landed etc , I do get your point however.

But even beyond this and you've only got to look at the DEASP twitter feed to see people who ligitmately arrived here on valid work permits waiting weeks and months for PPSN and that's just one example of were priorities are clearly not focused.

I reiterate again, equal treatment for all .

It is to Pat's eternal shame that he supports the narrative that "poor Irish people are all racists and so don't deserve a government that provides housing". (The only thing he's really still good for is loading up the Cash Machine, atta boy Pat.)

Oh and Luke O'Neill's volte-face ditching long Covid (not so many headlines now) for loading medical supplies into the back of a van has he heads off to the warzone. Oh for the love of god. I bet his wife is happy he's out of the house though ;-)

It is to Pat's eternal shame that he supports the narrative that "poor Irish people are all racists and so don't deserve a government that provides housing".

That in a nutshell is the First and Greatest Commandment of the liberal religion. Since they're irredeemable they must be replaced with imported stock more amenable to herd control. Driving up rents....well that's a bonus....er no I mean ... regrettable. Shure didn't entire families live in a room with a shared jacks out the back. ..back in the day. Twas grand....and twould help meet the climate goals too.

I'm not too worried about getting a solicitors letter... Structurally I just casually used the entire defining clause as the snappy name for the narrative (which Pat supports). My comment does not attribute those words to Pat. However one might argue that your comment then does misrepresent my comment ;-)

Anton in for Pat today.

I think it should be a permananent change and let Pat do a day at the weekend.

The last few weeks have shown Pat needs a break from broadcasting 5 days a week.

Hmm, judging by the heaps of rubbish left by Generation Greta after the weekend, I fear they're no different to their elders.

He often used to be off whenever Sean O'Rourke was as lathair. Now, Duffy is on a breakeen and Pat is off as well. Just saying, like 🙂

The day Pat leaves I'm switching off Irish radio for good, I've zero interest in any of his replacements.