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Silly q.

Why would someone want to do that.

Heard some of the show yesterday and some today. Very hard to rationalise what is happening to these kids and their parents against what has been made possible for all those seeking refuge in Ireland this past year, or the millions wasted on on othere things. If the drug works for the kids, they should get it. Let's not have a repeat of the cervical smear scandal where early intervention could have resulted in better outcomes. Enough!

They're lazy as well

That was hilarious,

Joe being all pompous...... lets give the 35 children names.... These are not the names of the children, but they are children's names 🤔.I think Joe even confused himself

I wonder where he got the name's of the children from and why weren't there no whacker names on it,.

Wonder what poor sap had the job of picking them.

There was a "Harper/Harpur" and a "Wyatt". Don't think you could get much more whacker than those.

"In 2021, Wyatt was ranked 414 of all baby boys recorded in Ireland.

In total, 8 baby boys were recorded with the name Wyatt in this year.

In 2021, Harper was ranked 60 of all baby girls recorded in Ireland.

In total, 98 baby girls were recorded with the name Harper in this year."

Something happened after 2011 to make Harper move up the list every year.

"In 2011 there were less than 3 baby girls recorded with the name Harper"

A quick Google search for "celebrity" Harpers shows that David Beckham has a daughter of that name, born in 2011. This would probably account for the increase in whackers and whackerettes giving their daughters this name.

Todaze main story could be...it's cold in Dublin (the only place that counts in Ireland) and dat

It is and the fact that he’s really leaning into this is very disproportionate. I’d agree with this campaign and Joe’s actions if there was a flat refusal on the part of the HSE to exclude the drug on cost grounds. This isn’t the case however and it seems like the HSE are carrying out the expected due diligence and doing the negotiation dance with the pharma company.

If the HSE bent over backwards every time a drug came to market and agreed to supply at any price dictated by the pharma companies there would be far more than 35 cawlurs complaining about the disregard for taxpayers money.

Much as I empathise with these parents and understand where they’re coming from, they’re going to get the drug. It might be down the line but it’ll arrive. Crying wolf every time things don’t go to plan won’t help their cause long term.

Joe seriously needs to wind his neck in here too. A bit of perspective is needed and his job is to moderate a call driven show (yeah, I know 😁) and not to lead some kind of mob justice campaign.

these people should have gotten one show on this topic but also those in the know should have been invited on for perspective. This instead just seems very one-sided and low on actual facts. Just lots of hysterics and hyperbole.

This has happened before we’ll probably get a repeat of all this next year when the next miracle CF drug arrives and some chislers are left out of the party until some details get sorted.

Ronan Collins retiring on December 23 (or the eve of Christmas eve)

Take note, Joe Duffy. Please consider the same as your listenership and relevance fade away

a Ronan Collins love in today it seems

I’ll miss Ronan. That’s a shock departure. Aren’t these things kind of telegraphed in advance? Didn’t always agree with his music choices but he had a lot of musical knowledge and played some stuff you won’t hear anywhere else.

makes a break from CF at least.

Just imagine what Joe's last show will be like 🤮

Ronan must've had the canteen coddle along with Joe.

Burp.

What colour were de drums cawlur?

Would love to have heard the call to the parents due to talk to Joe today about Kaftrio. "Sorry Mary, Joe's mate's retiring so we have to accommodate their barstool chat for the show"

i'm already bored of this, after 6 minutes. He does an hour a day, says happy birthday to a few people and plays a bit of music. not the most stressful job in the world.

Thankfully the wurld cup QF is on at 3 so I will hit the road home before dat

It's more than moving slots. He'll be just doing a programme called the Collins Collection on the Bank Holidays throughout the year.

hope Roan never runs into Kathleen

I am sure Joe would be on a 100k plus, if he reduced down to one day a week.

Well he is in reality, he's 70. Be called in for the public holidays and the odd special. As in Gaybo 'retiring'.

it's like me having a retirement party at work, only to tell them I'm just moving office doing a slightly different job

Ah I miss Larry meself