Tonight With Vincent Browne Thread v2.0

Lady Chatterton · 23-01-2013 11:54pm

tayto lover wrote: »

Some of the present shower like James Reilly getting tax exemptions on his "tourist" mansion too.
The show goes on it seems.

To be fair, anyone with a listed building (who opens it to the public) can avail of that tax relief. I've seen his 'mansion', it needs a serious about work, I thought it was run down looking.

tayto lover · 24-01-2013 12:00am

Honestly now Mrs007 did you buy Mammy's book?
I suspect you did.

Harry Angstrom · 24-01-2013 12:03am

Nice to see that Feargal Quinn, the man who wanted to monitor the Google searches of social welfare recipients, is among those who recently received a tax free perk of €23,000 on top of his €65,000 Seanad salary........

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/senators-in-storm-over-23000-leader-perk-2988053.html

http://www.politics.ie/news/senator-quinn-suggests-counter-terrorist-software-should-used-monitor-social-welfare-recipients-use-social-media-290.html

tayto lover · 24-01-2013 12:05am

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Nice to see that Feargal Quinn, the man who wanted to monitor the Google searches of social welfare recipients, is among those who recently received a tax free perk of €23,000 on top of his €65,000 Seanad salary........

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/senators-in-storm-over-23000-leader-perk-2988053.html

http://www.politics.ie/news/senator-quinn-suggests-counter-terrorist-software-should-used-monitor-social-welfare-recipients-use-social-media-290.html

Hypocrite in the extreme.

Lady Chatterton · 24-01-2013 12:05am

tayto lover wrote: »

Honestly now Mrs007 did you buy Mammy's book?
I suspect you did.

No way! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Tayto, you're not my friend anymore

Actually, my mother got a present of it at Christmas, she offered it to me but it's not my cuppa tea. I hear that Mammy O'Rourke's sex scenes are as bad the ones in 50 Shades

ResearchWill · 24-01-2013 12:24am

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Amazing the way that the Government can cut the carers' respite grant at the stroke of a pen but can do nothing to reduce the pensions of these pigs who had their snouts in the trough for so many years :mad:

If it's a constitutional thing regarding pensions being looked as property rights, then give us a referendum.

Yup they did a referendum to allow judicial pay to be cut, but funny none on cutting public service pensions including politicians. Judges pay save a few million a year, funny fact all court service salary including judges 50 million a year, income to the courts from stamp duty etc. 50 million. Wish politicians covered their pay.

BlaasForRafa · 24-01-2013 4:33pm

MrsD007 wrote: »

I hear that Mammy O'Rourke's sex scenes are as bad the ones in 50 Shades

God almighty will you warn people if you are going to say things like that, putting the words sex scene in the same sentance as that woman. I've just had to wash my eyes out with bleach! :eek:

Lady Chatterton · 24-01-2013 4:41pm

Oh Blaas For Rafa, I can tell you're a big "Mammy" fan so I'm posting this for you (and for Tayto, I reckon he is a closet supporter too

)

Here she is speaking to John Murray after winning an award for 'Just Mary' at the Irish Book Awards.

chinwag · 24-01-2013 5:09pm

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

I'm not much of a fan of the Indo but I find Fionnan Sheehan tends to wipe the floor with most people in a very enjoyable way on tv/radio debates like these.

Yes, he is no pushover, gets his point across and is well able for Vincent too.

Lady Chatterton · 24-01-2013 11:08pm

Vincent and his panel will be discussing the Quinn's in the High Court and Ireland - 'the tax haven'. I reckon the Patrick O'Brien case will get a mention too.

I'm delighted that the b@stard is behind bars tonight and I hope he'll spend the rest of his days there.

Callan57 · 24-01-2013 11:18pm

MrsD007 wrote: »

Vincent and his panel will be discussing the Quinn's in the High Court and Ireland - 'the tax haven'. I reckon the Patrick O'Brien case will get a mention too.

I'm delighted that the b@stard is behind bars tonight and I hope he'll spend the rest of his days there.

And fair play to the judge too ... takes a big man to admit when he's made a mistake & an example of a genuine & sincere apology too. Pity a few more wouldn't follow his example.

le la rat · 24-01-2013 11:23pm

Haha brilliant " You really havn't a clue whats going on"

Lady Chatterton · 24-01-2013 11:25pm

Callan57 wrote: »

And fair play to the judge too ... takes a big man to admit when he's made a mistake & an example of a genuine & sincere apology too. Pity a few more wouldn't follow his example.

I completely agree it takes a big person to apologise but he had no choice, it was Brendan Grehan SC, prosecuting who told the court that the judge was wrong to grant O'Brien leave to appeal because the law had changed in 2010 and the court no longer had that power.

Technically, Justice Carney issued a statement of regret not an apology.

“I have no hesitation in expressing my profound regret to Ms Doyle for the distress which has been caused to her in this case,".

vicwatson · 24-01-2013 11:26pm

Callan57 wrote: »

And fair play to the judge too ... takes a big man to admit when he's made a mistake & an example of a genuine & sincere apology too. Pity a few more wouldn't follow his example.

Huh? I think it's a f*** up of monstrous proportions and I think his position should be immediately reviewed

vicwatson · 24-01-2013 11:28pm

Ah lads isn't Paschal so funny.

Seriously, he is hilarious, "tens of thousands of jobs down the docks", how many do State Street employ asks VB "well, I don't know"

Brilliant. Fine Gael Gold

vicwatson · 24-01-2013 11:30pm

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Nice to see that Feargal Quinn, the man who wanted to monitor the Google searches of social welfare recipients, is among those who recently received a tax free perk of €23,000 on top of his €65,000 Seanad salary........

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/senators-in-storm-over-23000-leader-perk-2988053.html

http://www.politics.ie/news/senator-quinn-suggests-counter-terrorist-software-should-used-monitor-social-welfare-recipients-use-social-media-290.html

Marie Louise O'Donnell with her 23k and her salary and her love-in paid slot with Pat Kenny, hmmmm

coolhull · 24-01-2013 11:30pm

Joe Higgins has a curious hypnotic effect on me. 5 minutes of listening to him and I find myself dozing off

my friend · 24-01-2013 11:33pm

Joe Higgins is incapable of answering a straight question with a straight answer

His days of spoofing are up

tayto lover · 24-01-2013 11:34pm

Was Paschal in a spot of bother recently, anyone hear?
My mistake, it was Pascal Mooney.

my friend · 24-01-2013 11:36pm

Higgins has exposed himself to be nothing other than an old school bully of a talk down to anyone younger typical saddo failed school teacher

The dismissive way he attempted to talk down to that Paschal lad truly reveals Joes nasty side

Lady Chatterton · 24-01-2013 11:37pm

Joe is looking very casual tonight, where, oh where have all his suits gone???

I wonder is it a definite PR thing to make him look like a man of the people in these times of austerity.

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tayto lover · 24-01-2013 11:39pm

my friend wrote: »

Higgins has exposed himself to be nothing other than an old school bully of a talk down to anyone younger typical saddo failed school teacher

The dismissive way he attempted to talk down to that Paschal lad truly reveals Joes nasty side

Two chancers.

RayM · 24-01-2013 11:47pm

my friend wrote: »

The dismissive way he attempted to talk down to that Paschal lad truly reveals Joes nasty side

Is there any other way to talk to Paschal O'Donoghue?

MrsD007 wrote:

Joe is looking very casual tonight, where, oh where have all his suits gone???

I wonder is it a definite PR thing to make him look like a man of the people in these times of austerity.

I think he still wears suits in the Dáil. He always goes for the woolly cardigan, man-of-the-people look elsewhere.

Lady Chatterton · 24-01-2013 11:48pm

I'm sick and tired of the fecking Quinns. I find it very hard to believe that Aoife Quinn signed a load of documents that she didn't understand :rolleyes:

coolhull · 24-01-2013 11:53pm

MrsD007 wrote: »

I'm sick and tired of the fecking Quinns. I find it very hard to believe that Aoife Quinn signed a load of documents that she didn't understand :rolleyes:

But the poor ould Quinns are only barely able to read and write!

( get my pack of cards)

Sums, now that's a different matter......

tayto lover · 24-01-2013 11:53pm

MrsD007 wrote: »

I'm sick and tired of the fecking Quinns. I find it very hard to believe that Aoife Quinn signed a load of documents that she didn't understand :rolleyes:

I might have done the same with my marriage cert

Lady Chatterton · 24-01-2013 11:54pm

RayM wrote: »

I think he [Joe Higgins] still wears suits in the Dáil. He always goes for the woolly cardigan, man-of-the-people look elsewhere.

He has been dressing down of late when he appears on this show but it wasn't always the case

take everything · 25-01-2013 12:00am

Heard that woman on the radio today.
Remarkable woman.
Good to see her trying to get on with her life.

BlaasForRafa · 25-01-2013 2:40am

MrsD007 wrote: »

I'm sick and tired of the fecking Quinns. I find it very hard to believe that Aoife Quinn signed a load of documents that she didn't understand :rolleyes:

She also said that she opened 4 bank accounts in Dubai last year but didn't have the account numbers or any of the documentation for them. She's as dodgy as the rest of the quinns.

alan partridge aha · 26-01-2013 6:39pm

Enough already about Fiona Doyle, now she is going to meet Enda, FFS give me a break, get on and run the country Enda

AK333 · 28-01-2013 11:33pm

OMG they're a disgrace. Did the FG TD say since the election he had forgotten the electorate? Well we all knew it, now they've confirmed it. They are rotten to the core

take everything · 28-01-2013 11:36pm

Ah Niamh Lyons let Matthews off the hook just there.
What's his opinion on the logistical logarithmic logorrhoea?
Fcuk sake.

INCONFIDENCE · 29-01-2013 12:10pm

What an awful programme last night , it dealt with the revelations on RTE Radio on Sunday regarding Dodgy Reilly and his latest tom foolery.I heard it all ready and I do not stay up to watch a rehash of an RTE programme on TV3,have they no imagination. It was great advert for RTE News . You could have knocked me on the floor when Sam admitted he had not listened to the programme and here he was presenting a TV Programme on it. Wakey Wakey TV3 . I listen for something different I expect you to lead not follow. If you must follow do you have to be so upfront about it at least let me think I am hearing it for the first time. Lazymans TV at its finest which could have been put together by a bunch of college students with no experience. I went to bed early I hope Sam is better prepared tonight.

donfers · 29-01-2013 8:20pm

i wonder how much the ratings drop when vinny isn't around - he is the main reason people tune in after all, without him the show is just another cheap and cheerless current affairs show

are any of the guest presenters any good?

INCONFIDENCE · 29-01-2013 9:06pm

Are any of the presenters allowed to be any good. When you have a top flier like Vinny you do not allow a pretender to show him up. Having said that I would like to see Mick Clifford let out of the traps he would keep them all on their toes !

Lady Chatterton · 29-01-2013 11:04pm

Vincent is back and tonight's topic is cronyism within Irish politics and Minister James Reilly's decision to upgrade hospitals in Brendan Howlin and Phil Hogan's constituencies.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2013/0129/1224329400308.html

Harry Angstrom · 29-01-2013 11:18pm

MrsD007 wrote: »

Vincent is back and tonight's topic is cronyism within Irish politics and Minister James Reilly's decision to upgrade hospitals in Brendan Howlin and Phil Hogan's constituencies.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2013/0129/1224329400308.html

I hate the way they all treat this stuff as a joke. It's like a Punch and Judy show in the Dail most of the time. Reilly should be out in his ear but instead he's grinning like a Cheshire Cat. So much for openness and transparency.

take everything · 29-01-2013 11:18pm

Kenny is despicably useless.

Edit: Notwithstanding Vinny's grudge, i'd love to see him get to savage Kenny at some stage.

take everything · 29-01-2013 11:23pm

How on earth is Reilly still there (Kenny obviously which makes the whole thing stink more).
He'd be gone months ago if it was the UK.

tayto lover · 29-01-2013 11:26pm

take everything wrote: »

How on earth is Reilly still there (Kenny obviously which makes the whole think stink more).
He'd be gone months ago if it was the UK.

As would Hogan after the pics from Doha were published.

tayto lover · 29-01-2013 11:27pm

Good man Ming. Give them plenty of grief.

Lady Chatterton · 29-01-2013 11:28pm

Look at all the empty seats :eek:

You'd be forgiven for thinking you had switched on Oireachtas Report instead of Vinny B.

Lenin Skynard · 29-01-2013 11:30pm

Ming fairly keeps a good lot of analogies stocked up. It's like "Living in a house with someone who keeps jumping out from behind doors and shouting 'boo!'". I wrote that one down.

Boombastic · 29-01-2013 11:30pm

MrsD007 wrote: »

Look at all the empty seats :eek:

You'd be forgiven for thinking you had switch on Oireactas Report instead of Vinny B.

I was too busy looking at the stain on the carpet beside the clerks? desk. It looks like someone pee'd there but I'm sure it's just the pile on the carpet:pac:

take everything · 29-01-2013 11:31pm

Is that Olivia Mitchell in the Ceann Comhairle Chair.

Lady Chatterton · 29-01-2013 11:32pm

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

Ming fairly keeps a good lot of analogies stocked up. It's like "Living in a house with someone who keeps jumping out from behind doors and shouting 'boo!'". I wrote that one down.

Smoking weed hasn't done his brain any harm, he speaks far more sense than our Minister for Health anyway

take everything · 29-01-2013 11:32pm

Another Ming analogy

tayto lover · 29-01-2013 11:33pm

MrsD007 wrote: »

Smoking weed hasn't done him any harm, he speaks far more sense than our Minister for Health anyway

...and he doesn't have to read from a script.

Harry Angstrom · 29-01-2013 11:34pm

MrsD007 wrote: »

Look at all the empty seats :eek:

You'd be forgiven for thinking you had switched on Oireachtas Report instead of Vinny B.

Ah MrsD, don't you know they're all in their offices doing lots of meaningful work and watching the Dail proceedings on their CCTV's the Dail bar or else they're gone home for the day.

Lady Chatterton · 29-01-2013 11:34pm

Vinny's suit is yucky this evening.

Tonight With Vincent Browne Thread v2.0

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