Sean O'Rourke Today Show

touts · 01-12-2014 10:29AM

M'Lady O'Donnell gracing a GAA hall in rural Ireland with her dancing skills. I'm off to see what Pat is talking about.

CountyHurler · 01-12-2014 10:33AM

If a foreigner ever ask me "What did you mean when you said that guy is speaking absolute and complete b*ll*x", and I needed and example to demonstrate to him what I meant.... I would let him tune in to one of Marie Louise O'Donnell's reports.

my friend · 01-12-2014 10:59AM

Another jewel from Paddy O'Gorman

A Lady on disability borrowing €1500 from money lender and another €1500 from the CU to buy stuff for her 15 years old son for Christmas

Callan57 · 01-12-2014 11:15AM

my friend wrote: »

Another jewel from Paddy O'Gorman

A Lady on disability borrowing €1500 from money lender and another €1500 from the CU to buy stuff for her 15 years old son for Christmas

I spoke with a lady over the weekend who is probably in the well over 100,000 annual salary & she told me her two boys will be getting one Santa gift between them. But then she's self employed so her boys aren't being reared with a monumental "sense of entitlement".

neris · 01-12-2014 11:21AM

Callan57 wrote: »

Ah that well know economic guru AGAIN ... Jim Power (is he camping in Donnybrook?)

I heard some of that segment and some of the stuff he said was alot more sensible then the tripe been spouted from the trade union rep who thinks the govt and private sector are there to heap blanket payrises on his members.

Lapin · 01-12-2014 11:31AM

Kevin Myers' words of complaint the last time he appeared on this programme appear to have paid dividend.

Looking forward to this book. I miss his regular columns in the Times and Indo.

CountyHurler · 01-12-2014 11:53AM

Jim Power on Economics, Marie Louise O'Donnell on dancing, and Fiona Looney on sport.... Well done RTE, well done...

Callan57 · 01-12-2014 11:56AM

CountyHurler wrote: »

Jim Power on Economics, Marie Louise O'Donnell on dancing, and Fiona Looney on sport.... Well done RTE, well done...

Enough to send you back to bed for the week

Oops69 · 01-12-2014 12:47PM

Callan57 wrote: »

I spoke with a lady over the weekend who is probably in the well over 100,000 annual salary & she told me her two boys will be getting one Santa gift between them. But then she's self employed so her boys aren't being reared with a monumental "sense of entitlement".

If that's true it's disgusiting , every child deserves an individual gift from Santa.

serfboard · 01-12-2014 01:11PM

Callan57 wrote: »

I spoke with a lady over the weekend who is probably in the well over 100,000 annual salary & she told me her two boys will be getting one Santa gift between them. But then she's self employed so her boys aren't being reared with a monumental "sense of entitlement".

Oh I see. So it's only those whose parents are on social welfare who have a "sense of entitlement" and not those whose parents are on six-figure salaries? :rolleyes:

Lapin · 01-12-2014 01:20PM

People on large salaries have earned their 'entitlement' and most likely worked bloody hard to acquire it.

Nody · 01-12-2014 01:32PM

//MOD

I don't know if it is the spirit of Christmas pasts that's haunting this forum lately but please stop the offtopic sliding and gliding on salaries and amount spent on christmas presents and what not.

//MOD

serfboard · 01-12-2014 01:33PM

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Oops69 · 02-12-2014 11:28AM

Valerie cox , the roving squirrel reporter is a treasure to Rte , consummate professional over the years .

02-12-2014 01:31PM

Oops69 wrote: »

Valerie cox , the roving squirrel reporter is a treasure to Rte , consummate professional over the years .

Couldn't disagree more, causes me to lunge for the off button every time I hear her

Oops69 · 02-12-2014 01:58PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Couldn't disagree more, causes me to lunge for the off button every time I hear her

Different strokes I suupose , Paddy O Gorman does the same to me , I'd say you love him

02-12-2014 02:32PM

Oops69 wrote: »

Different strokes I suupose , Paddy O Gorman does the same to me , I'd say you love him

Of course all just personal taste, but I do like him Paddy O'Gorman.

Was maybe a bit harsh on Valerie, as she comes across as a nice person, but can't imagine how she could be regarded as a "treasure".

artful_codger · 03-12-2014 10:47AM

And so concludes another run down of dysfunctional over breeding, under educated slobs with sob stories of alcoholism and the price of designer clothes.

Callan57 · 03-12-2014 11:50AM

OMG what is he doing to poor Babe?

CountyHurler · 04-12-2014 10:34AM

"Damien is now on a better line"..

He took the thing off speaker phone, Sean..

CountyHurler · 05-12-2014 10:28AM

I was surprised to hear this referee guy coming out and admitting that he attempted to commit suicide.. He must not be reffing again, is he?

I think he was a bit naive, given that he was a GAA ref, having a public Twitter account and a public Facebook account. It's really just painting a target on your back...

touts · 05-12-2014 10:42AM

CountyHurler wrote: »

I was surprised to hear this referee guy coming out and admitting that he attempted to commit suicide.. He must not be reffing again, is he?

I think he was a bit naive, given that he was a GAA ref, having a public Twitter account and a public Facebook account. It's really just painting a target on your back...

I think anyone is entitled to a private life including being on Twitter and Facebook. He is naïve going onto this show seemingly without the GAA lined up to support him but he is not naïve for using social media just like everyone else.

touts · 05-12-2014 10:44AM

How can one judge decide to kick out every Go-Safe summons and evidence and another judge in the next county/town decide to accept the exact same summons and evidence. Surely justice should be implemented consistently and it should be determined by the law not the personal opinion of the judge.

CountyHurler · 05-12-2014 10:48AM

touts wrote: »

How can one judge decide to kick out every Go-Safe summons

These judges all have a very high opinion of their own opinion.. Did you hear the other judge saying "I'm not sure the DPP must have seen this".... Accusing your boss publicly of negligence. Where would you hear it except from the pompous, condescending judiciary.. They seem to be held is such high esteem that they can say what they want without anybody reprimanding them..

Meathlass · 05-12-2014 11:27AM

Anyone else think the delivery of some of these poems is over-wrought?

L1011 · 05-12-2014 11:45AM

CountyHurler wrote: »

These judges all have a very high opinion of their own opinion.. Did you hear the other judge saying "I'm not sure the DPP must have seen this".... Accusing your boss publicly of negligence. Where would you hear it except from the pompous, condescending judiciary.. They seem to be held is such high esteem that they can say what they want without anybody reprimanding them..

The DPP isn't a Judge's boss nor should they ever consider them to be. If a judge considers the DPP to have not made their case they need to dismiss the case / acquit, end of story. That's why we have a judiciary.

Lapin · 05-12-2014 12:02PM

For a party that has serious and somewhat realistic ambitions to form a part of the next government, Sinn Fein are doing their best to blow themselves to smithereens.

hullaballoo · 05-12-2014 12:21PM

CountyHurler wrote: »

These judges all have a very high opinion of their own opinion.. Did you hear the other judge saying "I'm not sure the DPP must have seen this".... Accusing your boss publicly of negligence. Where would you hear it except from the pompous, condescending judiciary.. They seem to be held is such high esteem that they can say what they want without anybody reprimanding them..

This is absolute tripe of the highest order. Condemn the judiciary all you want but don't do it on a false premise.

Democracy requires an independent judiciary precisely so that the government of the day or other limbs of the State can't interfere with the justice system. Judges don't have a "boss" so that they cannot be influenced by external concerns when they're making their decisions. (This is why lawyers were going mad about the referendum on judge's pay - now, the government can influence judges with the threat of reducing their pay if they don't step into line with whatever agenda the party of the day has. Thanks to Shatter's propaganda and bunch of blind idiots, we now have a judiciary that's only partially independent of the government. Much like China.)

You're talking here about a couple of District Court judges who have decided that speed vans are not being operated lawfully. Their decisions aren't binding on any other court or judge, so all other District Court judges can make up their own minds. If the DPP wants to appeal the decision, they can do.

My own view is that outsourcing police work can't be lawful and I'm not surprised these judges have made such a stand.

As for judges being pompous and condescending, I'd suggest you take the time to go an visit the Four Courts any given day, pick a court and have a look at the day's proceedings before you make such baseless and idiotic accusations.

michael999999 · 05-12-2014 01:08PM

Lapin wrote: »

For a party that has serious and somewhat realistic ambitions to form a part of the next government, Sinn Fein are doing their best to blow themselves to smithereens.

By showing up once more the brown envelope and self enriching politics of Fianna fail/ fine Gael. Fair play to them I say!

Sean o Rourke getting very narky with the Sinn Fein TD this morning. Maybe if the national broadcaster done there job over the years in highlighting the many frauds by FF/FG. We wouldn't need politicians using privilege to expose it!

who_ru · 05-12-2014 01:52PM

michael999999 wrote: »

By showing up once more the brown envelope and self enriching politics of Fianna fail/ fine Gael. Fair play to them I say!

Sean o Rourke getting very narky with the Sinn Fein TD this morning. Maybe if the national broadcaster done there job over the years in highlighting the many frauds by FF/FG. We wouldn't need politicians using privilege to expose it!

it's shoot the messenger time.

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