Liveline With Joe Duffy - Mod Note in OP

Everyone and no-one is in charge in that cursed place.

Again????

Fcuck right off, Joe and everyone associated with this

Joe just said: "And by the way, his mother just died"

Chisslers of the CBS?

There's a theory though that Ireland was heading in the direction of being a screwed up psychological basket case in the 20th century, even if it hadn't achieved independence. Look at how dysfunctional Northern Ireland has been for the last 100 years and that was under direct UK rule. Perhaps the madness / evil of the laundries and industrial schools and oppression by the Church was always going to happen, even if the Brits hadn't left.

The new Ireland is a much better place anyway. Incidentally, one of the main reasons the country hasn't lurched to the right in recent years may probably be that the Irish public associates right wing politics in their minds' eye with that authoritarian, repressive era by Church and State.

I reckon last week Joe overheard one of the researchers talk say I've a list of new topics that probably won't be used, and spiteful Joe went all vindictive and thought I'll show them who's boss.

I'd love to know what the staff think of Duffy

“The new Ireland is a much better place anyway.”

I think by and large you are right, however, I note that in years to come, will we here about Gypsy babies/children being abused to beg by organised criminals, traveller women domestically abused and serious crimes deliberately being kept out of the news by the media, all along with a justice system which allows the perpetrators to torment the victim - all incentivised by the state, all known by society and just like school/clerical abuse, no one saying anything.

Similar to the cover up of atrocities like Dublin and Monaghan bombings, everyone knows, government blame the victims, media play along

She hadn't had her hair done in 40 years?

dey do be batterin' the kids and all

Must be nice to just knock into a GP on your way

Possible subject dere for you Joe