Gombeenery has gone too far this time.

The_Minister · 28-06-2011 12:28AM #1

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From Politics.ie

The Daily Mail says that MHR won the "celebrities gone wild" reality TV show on RTE circa 3-4 years ago after 3600 premium rate calls were made from one Dail phone. The calls cost the taxpayer €2600.

This is ridiculous and beyond belief.

I am actually angry, and I rarely get angry - this is just so blatent, so in your face...

He's gone from office, but I want him to pay this money back.

Needler · 28-06-2011 12:30AM

MHR? what is it with Dubs and making up acronyms as they go along. Its annoying

The High King · 28-06-2011 12:30AM

Good man yourself Mickey

Cill Dara Abu · 28-06-2011 12:32AM

Michael Healy Rae

squod · 28-06-2011 12:33AM

We should just cancel his pension on the grounds that he's a fuhken narsole.

Napper Hawkins · 28-06-2011 12:36AM

Absolutely nothing surprises me about this country anymore.

Atlantic Dawn · 28-06-2011 12:36AM

3600 extra votes would not have won it for him alone or even came close. Just goes to show that there much be zero policing of what numbers are allowed be called from the Dail phones.

The_Minister · 28-06-2011 12:46AM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

3600 extra votes would not have won it for him alone or even came close. Just goes to show that there much be zero policing of what numbers are allowed be called from the Dail phones.

Really?

Was this a big show?
I don't remember it.

Chuck Stone · 28-06-2011 12:47AM

Gobshite gombeen. I couldn't care less what county he's from.

pconn062 · 28-06-2011 12:48AM

Only in ireland!:eek:

Paparazzo · 28-06-2011 12:53AM

mikemac wrote: »

You Dubs thinking you can call anyone outside Dublin a gombeen

Tony Gregory the greatest parish pump politician of them all and held the government to ransom for 100 million punts for his area, voters and pet projects but is held up as a saint

Double standards, now here is a gombeen for €2600?

And Michael Healy Rae isn't a gombeen because

? Because Tony Gregory is from Dublin?
And just to clear things up MHR has been a gombeen long before this. If he singly handedly saves the country from recession he's still a gombeen. He's also the son of a gombeen.

emo72 · 28-06-2011 01:05AM

its a ****ty he thing he done. okay, he didnt wreck the country like some did. but it shows the disdain this man had for us. this ****er should be ostracized.

Sir Oxman · 28-06-2011 01:10AM

Even Vinny B on TV3 could only laugh at this, pure mucksavagery.
€2,639! sure what's that when the pig-ignorant Noel Dempsey said 50m on e-voting was nothing, a drop in the ocean so he says.
What a fckin country GRRRRRRRRR

ballsymchugh · 28-06-2011 01:11AM

http://www.thejournal.ie/healy-rae-won-tv-show-after-thousands-of-calls-from-the-dail-164750-Jun2011/?utm_source=shortlink

i was going to copy and paste the article, but i think the photo says so much more.

Kojak · 28-06-2011 01:15AM

Fair play to the Healy-Rae's - they know how to get a job done.

Vote 1 for Jackie for the Aras, which will be moved to South Kerry on his election!!!!

sidneykidney · 28-06-2011 01:16AM

mikemac wrote: »

You Dubs thinking you can call anyone outside Dublin a gombeen

Tony Gregory the greatest parish pump politician of them all and held the government to ransom for 100 million punts for his area, voters and pet projects but is held up as a saint

Double standards, now here is a gombeen for €2600?

In fairness I never remember Gregory appearing on TV reality shows

Spread · 28-06-2011 01:19AM

Once again, The Daily Mail is ahead of the home grown pack. Surely investigative journalism at it's best.;)

ejmaztec · 28-06-2011 01:22AM

Michael Healy-Rae has a job for life and couldn't give a sh1t, that's the sad thing about this.

ArtSmart · 28-06-2011 01:23AM

Thread on politics bout this.

Badgermonkey · 28-06-2011 01:27AM

mikemac wrote: »

You Dubs thinking you can call anyone outside Dublin a gombeen

We really don't, just the gombeens.

Personally, I don't place a geographical limitation on the term - Ray Burke and Liam Lawlor qualify.

mikemac wrote: »

Tony Gregory the greatest parish pump politician of them all and held the government to ransom for 100 million punts for his area, voters and pet projects but is held up as a saint

By his constituents perhaps, understandable that.

mikemac wrote: »

Double standards, now here is a gombeen for €2600?

Bargain basement gombeen?

krudler · 28-06-2011 01:32AM

fcukin' hell

cocoshovel · 28-06-2011 01:32AM

Im not surprised. Nothing will be done about this. Yay welcome to Ireland

Mr. Denton · 28-06-2011 01:39AM

You could understand if he was spending it on rogaine, hookers or cloth caps, but to rig some tv contest that I've never even heard of?

brimal · 28-06-2011 01:43AM

I am so sick of the Healy-Rae mob and the other gombeen politicians in this country.

mgmt · 28-06-2011 01:58AM

Will these fukkers be sent to jail?

Kojak · 28-06-2011 02:02AM

mgmt wrote: »

Will these fukkers be sent to jail?

Ah no. Remember this is Ireland where we reward back-handers and the people who deal in them.....

Jesus Wept · 28-06-2011 02:14AM

mikemac wrote: »

You Dubs thinking you can call anyone outside Dublin a gombeen

Tony Gregory the greatest parish pump politician of them all and held the government to ransom for 100 million punts for his area, voters and pet projects but is held up as a saint

Double standards, now here is a gombeen for €2600?

WTF in holy hell does it matter where anyone is from?

It's no wonder this country is so crooked, ****ed and retarded, it's actually mind boggling how small minded people are, are you 12 years old?

The type of people who have a savage rivalry with the town nearest them.
I lol in your general direction.

marcsignal · 28-06-2011 02:19AM

The_Minister wrote: »

This is ridiculous and beyond belief.

I am actually angry, and I rarely get angry - this is just so blatent, so in your face...

He's gone from office, but I want him to pay this money back.

+1 Absolutely

Holy Sh*t ! That is outrageous :mad: God only knows what else is going to come out in the wash about the last admininistration. It's an absolute disgrace.

Needler · 28-06-2011 04:38AM

G'morning Joe

Yes yes its terrible. Next caller on line 6

Joe something must be done about it

I totally agree. Time for a commercial break

MungBean · 28-06-2011 04:42AM

Only one shot for it, break into his house and start callin sex lines until we run up enough of a bill to teach the little **** a lesson. Might be an idea to try out a few of those housemate revenge suggestions while we're in there too.

Forest Master · 28-06-2011 07:53AM

Needler wrote: »

MHR? what is it with Dubs and making up acronyms as they go along. Its annoying

What is it with people not knowing what an acronym is? MHR is an abbreviation - look up the definitions. An acronym must spell another pronounceable word - like Scuba or Nato.

Is it embarrassing when you try to use a swanky word & get it wrong?

Gombeenery has gone too far this time.

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