hung over Brian Cowen on rte morning Ireland, how many pints do you think he had??

moonpurple · 14-09-2010 10:19AM #1

hung over Brian Cowen on rte morning Ireland, how many pints do you think he had??

listen on rte.ie

Brian and his buddies are at a Fianna Fail drink in at the ardilaun hotel in Galway

I would say 15 pints and I doubt he went outside into the drizzle for his fags:pac:

Biggins · 14-09-2010 10:22AM

So it went from a think-in to a drink-in ...what a surprise! :pac:

Ghetto Cornetto · 14-09-2010 10:23AM

lol politics

Míshásta · 14-09-2010 10:24AM

Yeah, he sounded pretty rough.

The interview is getting severe criticism on Pat Kenny's show.

bonerm · 14-09-2010 10:24AM

Had to tell. He always had some head on him.

Fozzie Bear · 14-09-2010 10:25AM

Christ above who gives a flying fu@k? This is the sort of non-news that Joe Duffy makes a living from. The high horse brigade are already going into overdrive on Ray Darcy.

A few pints, a bit hungover so what? Its not like he has the power to nuke the planet or anything or is going to be making any earth shattering decisions right at this moment. He is entitled to blow off a little steam and get plastered if he wants to.

And can I point out I detest the sight of him, Bertie and all FF'ers.

orourkeda · 14-09-2010 10:25AM

session

Biggins · 14-09-2010 10:30AM

...Aaaa sure, our country is in safe hands. Trust me!

Signed:
Brian.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 14-09-2010 10:30AM

Hnads up everyone here who's never gone into work hungover..? I know it's not essentially the same but you know what I mean!

gurramok · 14-09-2010 10:30AM

Fozzie Bear wrote: »

Christ above who gives a flying fu@k? This is the sort of non-news that Joe Duffy makes a living from. The high horse brigade are already going into overdrive on Ray Darcy.

A few pints, a bit hungover so what? Its not like he has the power to nuke the planet or anything or is going to be making any earth shattering decisions right at this moment. He is entitled to blow off a little steam and get plastered if he wants to.

And can I point out I detest the sight of him, Bertie and all FF'ers.

He should of called off that interview knowing he'd have a hangover. Simple as that.

Biggins · 14-09-2010 10:32AM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Hnads up everyone here who's never gone into work hungover..? I know it's not essentially the same but you know what I mean!

Very true but thank god I don't have to take care of 4/5 million people the next day.

As Gurramok right says, he should have called it off, at least he should have sent another minister instead for "medical" reasons or something.

Still, it just shows he's human.
Well until that crackpot book comes out soon possibly saying different! LOL

kfallon · 14-09-2010 10:33AM

Wonder if he got taco fries on the way home last night :rolleyes:

PeterIanStaker · 14-09-2010 10:35AM

Jasus can you imagine the farts outta him?

I'd say he lets those silent-but-deadly ones that are basically just passing air around sh!t

(which is coincidentally the kind of image that comes to mind when I hear "Fianna Fáil think - in")

Poly · 14-09-2010 10:35AM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Hnads up everyone here who's never gone into work hungover..? I know it's not essentially the same but you know what I mean!

I've gone to work with a hangover, but I haven't destroyed the county's economic future.
If I had, I'd feel a little guilty.

patmac · 14-09-2010 10:38AM

orourkeda wrote: »

session

recession session?

Biggins · 14-09-2010 10:40AM

Biffo is giving new meaning to the next Dail session! :pac:
I wonder can we all join in?

Jeasus, Mary, get out of the way, biffo's coming thru! LOL

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 14-09-2010 10:40AM

Poly wrote: »

I've gone to work with a hangover, but I haven't destroyed the county's economic future.
If I had, I'd feel a little guilty.

Ah, but he wasn't hungover when that came about! (Besides it was more McCreevey's watch IMO)

_feedback_ · 14-09-2010 10:44AM

Fozzie Bear wrote: »

Christ above who gives a flying fu@k? This is the sort of non-news that Joe Duffy makes a living from. The high horse brigade are already going into overdrive on Ray Darcy.

A few pints, a bit hungover so what? Its not like he has the power to nuke the planet or anything or is going to be making any earth shattering decisions right at this moment. He is entitled to blow off a little steam and get plastered if he wants to.

And can I point out I detest the sight of him, Bertie and all FF'ers.

Ah, will ya come off it. He sounded very rough. He even mixed up the Good Friday and Croke Park agreement. I pay the guys ridiculously high wages and paid for those pints he had last night. I'm entitled to get pissed off when he turns up for work and not able to string a sentence together.

knipex · 14-09-2010 10:47AM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Ah, but he wasn't hungover when that came about! (Besides it was more McCreevey's watch IMO)

While he is far from blameless if you rememeber correctly McCreevey warned the spending was out of controll, introduced some cutbacks in the 2003 / 2004 budget and got shafted to Europe as a result. Ould Brian took over and the spending spree started again.

connundrum · 14-09-2010 10:47AM

He was prolly out with Paul McAdam last night.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 14-09-2010 10:53AM

knipex wrote: »

While he is far from blameless if you rememeber correctly McCreevey warned the spending was out of controll, introduced some cutbacks in the 2003 / 2004 budget and got shafted to Europe as a result. Ould Brian took over and the spending spree started again.

Not saying Brian is blameless, but my understanding was that it was already well in progress whrn Cowen took over. Don't remember Chalrie making any cutbacks (not saying it didn't happen - just doesn't seem to be his style...)

Biggins · 14-09-2010 10:55AM

Well they are on day two of the drink-in, sorry... think-in over in Galway so the cure is probably on hand for the next round - of talking of course. :pac:

Class, you really couldn't make this stuff up.

Our lot with every day that passes, looks to me like an Irish branch of the Keystone cops!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg1iVu62hiw

_feedback_ · 14-09-2010 10:56AM

Ursula Halligan TV3 asked him out straight if he was drunk/hungover this morning. He denied it, saying it was a ridiculous thing to say.

JerryHandbag · 14-09-2010 10:57AM

Drink? Nah I'd say he overdosed on the Hang Sangwiches alright though....

the_dark_side · 14-09-2010 11:00AM

The fact that they have stopped putting any effort into PR is a bit of a 'sign', dont you think? The government knows that the game is up; you can only get the feeling that this mornings interview reflects a sense of resignation within the FF camp... there is nothing of any significance that can be done now, we are just playing a waiting game, and so are the government.

Callan57 · 14-09-2010 11:01AM

Michael Noonan superb on with Pat Kenny

Biggins · 14-09-2010 11:03AM

Callan57 wrote: »

Michael Noonan superb on with Pat Kenny

Good to hear there is at least one sober person still standing - or at least able to. :pac:
Someone give Biffo a chair quick!

Slightly Bunkers · 14-09-2010 11:06AM

There is an even better interview on today fm of Cowen being asked about being drunk or hungover during his earlier interview!!!

thebigbiffo · 14-09-2010 11:08AM

brian cowen went to a friends kids christening in tullamore and they ended up having a lock-in in the family pub. at about 6 the next morning after a serious session BC remembered he's told his driver to go home. he literally went outside and flagged down the first car passing. he told the fella he needed a lift, yer man rang work and said he was droppin BC up to leinster house and would be abit late in. the man himself was on RTE doin an interview at 12 noon - pretty coherently i'm told.

just a little anecdote. i heard this second hand but from a very reliable source, it's the kind of thing i can imagine to be true considering his rep. i've drank with the man - some dude to lower the guinness

baldbear · 14-09-2010 11:11AM

Lets session our way out of the recsession.

It's gas the abuse Cohen gets for his drinking when Bertie was just as bad, a man of the people he was!

Biggins · 14-09-2010 11:12AM

baldbear wrote: »

... Bertie was just as bad, a man of the people he was!

...And you can take that to the bank! :pac:

hung over Brian Cowen on rte morning Ireland, how many pints do you think he had??

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