Fianna Fáil Leadership Challenge Underway

Fitzerb · 16-01-2011 04:08PM

ilovesleep wrote: »

Will all this be live on tv. My tv is broken and would have to get my ass to the pub to watch it.

LOL, wow Heard of people going to pub to watch football but to watch a press conf ?

dfbemt · 16-01-2011 04:09PM

Will be shown on RTE1 TV following the afternoon movie which just happens to be 'You Only Live Twice' !!

The irony of it......

gandalf · 16-01-2011 04:12PM

dfbemt wrote: »

Will be shown on RTE1 TV following the afternoon movie which just happens to be 'You Only Live Twice' !!

The irony of it......

I don't think it will be shown on RTE TV. I think they are only streaming it on RTE live. Sky News will be broadcasting it live apparently. Good to see our TV license money is being well spent :rolleyes:

hotmail.com · 16-01-2011 04:14PM

gandalf wrote: »

I don't think it will be shown on RTE TV. I think they are only streaming it on RTE live. Sky News will be broadcasting it live apparently. Good to see our TV license money is being well spent :rolleyes:

Nope, RTE 1 television is covering the statement.

gandalf · 16-01-2011 04:15PM

hotmail.com wrote: »

Nope, RTE 1 television is covering the statement.

Fair enough, where did you see that?

Conference time changed to 5pm apparently.

ilovesleep · 16-01-2011 04:16PM

Ran to the pubs and sports on in both. Not allowed to turn over. Dont have a computer or a radio either.

Sparks · 16-01-2011 04:17PM

4pm -> 4.30pm -> 5pm.
Next up, press conference postponed until the finance bill is passed...

efb · 16-01-2011 04:17PM

RTÉ.ie/player

hotmail.com · 16-01-2011 04:19PM

I'm gona miss Joe Duffy's Spirit Level.

Biggins · 16-01-2011 04:23PM

gandalf wrote: »

Fair enough, where did you see that?

Conference time changed to 5pm apparently.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0116/politics.html

hotmail.com · 16-01-2011 04:26PM

ilovesleep wrote: »

Ran to the pubs and sports on in both. Not allowed to turn over. Dont have a computer or a radio either.

Have ya got the radio on your phone?

Monty Burnz · 16-01-2011 04:27PM

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

For what its worth (which is not very much), Martin Mansergh has issued a statement supporting Cowen's leadership.

Mansergh is another of those Irish politicians that makes you think that the barrel they were scraping the bottom of was a particularly poor one.

gandalf · 16-01-2011 04:28PM

Biggins wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0116/politics.html

That says its on RTE.ie not RTE 1. It is still showing Joe Duffys Spirit Level (whatever the hell that is?).

I notice that Network2 is showing Tora Tora Tora followed by surviving disaster

the_barfly1 · 16-01-2011 04:33PM

Sky News are giving notice of the press conference on their 'breaking news' ticker, maybe they know something we don't? Says Cowen will be making a statement regarding his political future.

ilovesleep · 16-01-2011 04:34PM

hotmail.com wrote: »

Have ya got the radio on your phone?

I dont have any earphones for the phone.

johngalway · 16-01-2011 04:34PM

gandalf wrote: »

Eamon O'Cuiv could become the new leader. Bye bye FF

But, but, but... Can't they just both go away... now.

hotmail.com · 16-01-2011 04:36PM

ilovesleep wrote: »

I dont have any earphones for the phone.

Crap, well you'll hear what happens on here.

Biggins · 16-01-2011 04:40PM

Do we get to play that word/phrases bingo game again?

gandalf · 16-01-2011 04:43PM

Biggins wrote: »

Do we get to play that word/phrases bingo game again?

bags narrative !!!

joey54 · 16-01-2011 04:46PM

Nothing Cowen announces at 5pm will undo the damage he and he cronies have inflicted upon the country.

My hope is that he will do the honourable thing, resign and call a general election. Unfortunately I highly doubt this will be the case.

What angers me is the fact that all Cowen's previous statements in relation to this leadership challenge have focused on "the best interests of the party".

He is Taoiseach and should be acting in the best interests of the country!

If Cowen fails to resign my hope would be the Green party would grow a pair and finally pull out of government. This hope is probably in fantasy land too.

mal1 · 16-01-2011 04:47PM

BBC News are saying that he is not resigning.

joey54 · 16-01-2011 04:49PM

mal1 wrote: »

BBC News are saying that he is not resigning.

http://twitter.com/BBC_Joe_Lynam - would appear to be the case.

Mech1 · 16-01-2011 04:50PM

Sky news ticker says he is staying on as party leader !!!!:mad:

Dirk Gently · 16-01-2011 04:50PM

I applaud Cowens decision to wait until half time of the match to make his announcement. Save me flicking through the stations.

SB-08 · 16-01-2011 04:50PM

The only interest Clowen has is his own. If he was putting the country first he would have called an election ages ago. If he was putting his party first he would have resigned ages ago. If he doesn't resign he will have to sack Martin and Hannifan - which will lead to a leadership challenge which will totally divide FF weeks before an election. The man has no shame or integrity and has surely got to be one of the most selfish and stubborn politicians in history.

hotmail.com · 16-01-2011 04:50PM

Cowen will have to sack Martin now and maybe Hanafin.

gandalf · 16-01-2011 04:52PM

Well if what the BBC are saying is true then we are watching the start of the end for FF. He has to take action against Martin and Hanafin and others. That should kick off a leadership challenge damaging them even more.

godtabh · 16-01-2011 04:52PM

mal1 wrote: »

BBC News are saying that he is not resigning.

Shocking

Biggins · 16-01-2011 04:53PM

gandalf wrote: »

bags narrative !!!

Bags "economic interest" :pac:

SB-08 · 16-01-2011 04:55PM

gandalf wrote: »

Well if what the BBC are saying is true then we are watching the start of the end for FF. He has to take action against Martin and Hanafin and others. That should kick off a leadership challenge damaging them even more.

Wouldn't surprise me if FF now claim that both Martin and Hanafin had full confidence in Cowen and it was merely media speculation. :rolleyes:

If he sacks either or both of them then they will have to mount a challenge, which is something that is most certainly not in the interest of the party. What would be is Cowen stepping aside. If Martin doesn't challenge Cowen now his career is deeply damaged.

Fianna Fáil Leadership Challenge Underway

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