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Parish Pump Mentality

  • 25-07-2013 01:54PM
    #1
    LivelineDipso
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 510 ✭✭✭


    I just heard something called The Mayor of Ballina demanding a new dual carraigeway to be built to the town on radio say. "Enda Kenny is the Taoiseach for Mayo and we expect him to deliver."


    Are people living west of the Shannon aware that they are citizens of a nation called Ireland and not their local GAA county colours?


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  • #2
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,408 ✭✭✭bbam


    LivelineDipso wrote: »
    I just heard something called The Mayor of Ballina demanding a new dual carraigeway to be built to the town on radio say. "Enda Kenny is the Taoiseach for Mayo and we expect him to deliver."


    Are people living west of the Shannon aware that they are citizens of a nation called Ireland and not their local GAA county colours?

    And you think Parish Pump Politics is only west of the Shannon.. ??


  • #3
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,119 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    Ballina has a mayor?


  • #4
    iDave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,750 ✭✭✭iDave


    In before the anti-GAA brigade


  • #5
    Sauve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,646 ✭✭✭✭Sauve


    LivelineDipso wrote: »
    citizens of a nation called Ireland and not their local GAA county colours?

    What in the name of god are you on about?!


  • #6
    FatherLen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭FatherLen


    a dual carriage way to ballina?

    That has to be a joke. Sure why not build a tunnel to trim while we're at it.


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  • #7
    cml387
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,427 ✭✭✭cml387


    Typical Mayo. They'll be looking for an international airport next.

    Wait a minute...


  • #8
    fishy fishy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,456 ✭✭✭fishy fishy


    LivelineDipso wrote: »
    I just heard something called The Mayor of Ballina demanding a new dual carraigeway to be built to the town on radio say. "Enda Kenny is the Taoiseach for Mayo and we expect him to deliver."


    Are people living west of the Shannon aware that they are citizens of a nation called Ireland and not their local GAA county colours?


    you've obviously haven't heard of dublin north and the health minister.

    yes, I do think you were born yesterday :D:D


  • #9
    feelgoodinc27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 715 ✭✭✭feelgoodinc27


    LivelineDipso wrote: »
    Are people living west of the Shannon aware that they are citizens of a nation called Ireland and not their local GAA county colours?

    The term "parish pump politics" may suggest rural connotations but it is endemic of the whole of Ireland, urban (heaven forbid even dublin) and rural.


  • #10
    kowloon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 14,188 ✭✭✭✭kowloon


    iDave wrote: »
    In before the anti-GAA brigade

    Aww :(.


  • #11
    anncoates
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    LivelineDipso wrote: »
    I just heard something called The Mayor of Ballina

    Probably a male humanoid.


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  • #12
    Merkin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,230 ✭✭✭Merkin


    Where's Ballina?


  • #13
    Caliden
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    fishy fishy wrote: »
    you've obviously haven't heard of dublin north and the health minister.

    yes, I do think you were born yesterday :D:D

    Or the minister for Transport and D15.


  • #14
    R P McMurphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,129 ✭✭✭R P McMurphy


    feelgoodinc27 wrote: »
    The term "parish pump politics" may suggest rural connotations but it is endemic of the whole of Ireland, urban (heaven forbid even dublin) and rural.

    The greatest ever parish pump politician is perhaps one of the most respected and was indeed Dublin based: Tony Gregory. I was in his constituency for many years and thought he represented the area to great effect and was a very affable fellow


  • #15
    Duckworth_Luas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,746 ✭✭✭Duckworth_Luas


    Wait, a local politician is doing something for the benefit of the people in his locality? Go 'way! :eek:

    I expected the mayor of Ballina to be mediating a peace agreement in Syria!


  • #16
    Sir Humphrey Appleby
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,465 ✭✭✭Sir Humphrey Appleby


    LivelineDipso wrote: »
    Are people living west of the Shannon aware that they are citizens of a nation called Ireland and not their local GAA county colours?
    No. Except when it comes to spending tax money raised in Leinster!:mad:


  • #17
    Sir Humphrey Appleby
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,465 ✭✭✭Sir Humphrey Appleby


    Merkin wrote: »
    Where's Ballina?

    If you look at a map of the asshole of nowhere it is the septic looking boil:D


  • #18
    fonda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 542 ✭✭✭fonda


    Anything that helps you get out of Ballina quicker is a good idea.


  • #19
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,387 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    Duckworth_Luas wrote: »
    Wait, a local politician is doing something for the benefit of the people in his locality? Go 'way! :eek:

    I expected the mayor of Ballina to be mediating a peace agreement in Syria!

    it's the part where he said that Enda should deliver because he's from Mayo is the problem!


  • #20
    crusher000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 649 ✭✭✭crusher000


    Ash.J.Williams wrote: »
    it's the part where he said that Enda should deliver because he's from Mayo is the problem!


    What's the issue ? Sure isn't it the hedge trimming and pot hole fixing in their area that get all politicians elected and not the natioanl issues like property tax, high un-employment etc. Sure he's a mighty man and wasn't he only great crack at the annual dinner telling yarns about the Dail.


  • #21
    policarp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,680 ✭✭✭policarp


    Merkin wrote: »
    Where's Ballina?

    It's on the banks of the Shannon in Co. Tipperary.
    Opposite side of the river to Killaloe, which is in Co. Clare. . .


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  • #22
    xXxkorixXx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 438 ✭✭xXxkorixXx


    in all the places i have been in here on this island i found Mayo to be most backward of them all just ahead of Tipperary town.


  • #23
    MJ23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,039 ✭✭✭MJ23


    Absolutely obsessed with........
    Weather, GAA, spuds, muck, green diesel.


  • #24
    For Forks Sake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,487 ✭✭✭✭For Forks Sake


    You know what my area is lacking actually, that is an actual parish pump....where's my local TD???


  • #25
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,801 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    I wonder if the arts council will help fund my rural celebrity based porno movie "Now yer sucking Vin Diesel!"


  • #26
    Rasheed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭Rasheed


    Old and grey wrote: »
    No. Except when it comes to spending tax money raised in Leinster!:mad:

    Yes we're all living it up here in the west thanks to the moola coming from the east! We don't pay a cent ourselves so thanks Lenister!


  • #27
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,408 ✭✭✭bbam


    Hard to beleive that the Healey-Rae shower haven't been mentioned yet.. they seem to have degrees in this parish pump politics system..


  • #28
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,387 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    I think one of the ideas for reform is to keep what we call "td's" back in their own "parishes" and "employ" actual experts as Ministers, what do you think of that?


  • #29
    Chucken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    policarp wrote: »
    It's on the banks of the Shannon in Co. Tipperary.
    Opposite side of the river to Killaloe, which is in Co. Clare. . .

    Thats why Tipp property prices are so high.....the beautiful view across at Clare :)


  • #30
    wp_rathead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,114 ✭✭✭✭wp_rathead


    LivelineDipso wrote: »

    Are people living west of the Shannon aware that they are citizens of a nation called Ireland and not their local GAA county colours?

    ara sure what expect, us thicko's from the wesht couldn't run a bath! Thank jayyyyyyyyyysus we had good old Dub leading the country few years back, never see this craic then.. Can't remember his name though exactly, all this poitín and generations of inbreding means the old noggin ain't what it used to be- anyhow I besht be off as I have a brush to start dancing over
    slán*



    *I demand a grant for saying slán


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  • #31
    Rented Mule
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭Rented Mule


    Parish pump ??

    There you go. Discriminating against the atheists again !!


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