Liveline Thread 17/06/2015 to date

snubbleste · 01-07-2015 04:47PM

'How do they expect me to work?' says father-of-two (69) claiming lone parent allowance PUBLISHED 01/07/2015 14:36

well done, well done.

somesoldiers · 01-07-2015 04:55PM

there will always be these freak cases that fall outside the norm, who the hell has kids at that age unless you are rich enough to support them, Rod Stewart, David Jason....Ray D'arcy

Atlantic Dawn · 01-07-2015 09:09PM

Our friend was in the Indo today, looks like he got a bit of tan to be fair, he's
not a taxi driver but a Luas driver no less...

'Please send the LE Eithne to get us' - Fearful tourists desperate to return to Ireland from Tunisia...
"The LE Eithne is picking up every Tom, Dick and Harry out of the sea. We're taxpayers, citizens, what about us?"

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/please-send-the-le-eithne-to-get-us-fearful-tourists-desperate-to-return-to-ireland-from-tunisia-31341179.html

HeidiHeidi · 01-07-2015 09:12PM

Ah yes, the obligatory "sad faces" photo, staple of the English tabloids. Shows what direction the Indo have gone of late.

Lets just remind ourselves that this fella and his family got on the plane to fly to Tunisia IN THE FULL KNOWLEDGE that there had been shootings and fatalaties, including one (at the time) Irish citizen.

Why is ANYONE entertaining him???

He's just looking for a free flight home and/or compo :mad:

fryup · 01-07-2015 09:47PM

a right moany git, hate to have him as a work colleague... bet he's first up in union meetings belly aching about this and that

Dan Jaman · 01-07-2015 10:23PM

I think Tom, Dick and Harry is stretching it a bit, unless they've been swept out to sea from Brighton.

HeidiHeidi · 01-07-2015 10:31PM

Assuming the navy/govt jet aren't coming for him, he'd want to learn to put some suncream on his feet while he's there :eek:

He clearly hasn't been hiding in his hotel room the whole time.......

HeidiHeidi · 01-07-2015 10:39PM

See, I knew I shouldn't have clicked on the link to the article.....

<Both Mr Jackson and Ms Kennedy told RTE Radio One's Liveline programme yesterday that they flew out to Tunisia hours after a gun man murdered 38 people on a beach in the popular resort town of Sousse.

The pair said they were unaware of what had happened in the country several hours before boarding their flight.>

Do journalists not have any obligation whatsoever to not tell total lies in their articles?

Not only is this not true, and yer man admitted on Liveline (where the article presumably had its genesis) that he had heard about the shootings in Dublin Airport, and tackled his travel agent about it, and still boarded himself and his family onto the flight anyway - the article then goes on to state exactly that!

*deep breaths - in through the nose, out through the mouth*

Dan Jaman · 01-07-2015 11:16PM

I think that's what used to be known as 'corned beef legs' common amongst those who sat too close to the fire, and probably exacerbated by a career of sitting on his driving seat on the LU-Ass.

ThisRegard · 01-07-2015 11:25PM

snubbleste wrote: »

'How do they expect me to work?' says father-of-two (69) claiming lone parent allowance PUBLISHED 01/07/2015 14:36

well done, well done.

"HTF did I expect to finance a couple of kids at my age without having money invested or saved and not expect the state to do it" should have been the headline.

sligojoek · 02-07-2015 12:11AM

somesoldiers wrote: »

there will always be these freak cases that fall outside the norm, who the hell has kids at that age unless you are rich enough to support them, Rod Stewart, David Jason....Ray D'arcy

P J Mara

Odyssey 2005 · 02-07-2015 10:02AM

snubbleste wrote: »

'How do they expect me to work?' says father-of-two (69) claiming lone parent allowance PUBLISHED 01/07/2015 14:36

well done, well done.

At 59 years of age he should have learned to zip up his mickey. He had plenty of time to learn.

ButtersSuki · 02-07-2015 10:04AM

Well I had an image of that "abandoned" man in my head when he was ringing in the udder day and lo and behold it was pretty accurate....except in my head he was skinnier, had more jewellery (namely signet rings) and was wearing either a Celtic or a Man. Utd. jersey.

Atlantic Dawn · 02-07-2015 10:26AM

LE Eithne gone dark the last 20 hours, perhaps they are on a full scale operation to rescue him :rolleyes:

ThisRegard · 02-07-2015 12:00PM

Val Doonican dead. Who'll be giving the tribute ?

signostic · 02-07-2015 12:04PM

ThisRegard wrote: »

Val Doonican dead. Who'll be giving the tribute ?

Sonny...

djemba djemba · 02-07-2015 12:05PM

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Ah yes, the obligatory "sad faces" photo, staple of the English tabloids. Shows what direction the Indo have gone of late.

Lets just remind ourselves that this fella and his family got on the plane to fly to Tunisia IN THE FULL KNOWLEDGE that there had been shootings and fatalaties, including one (at the time) Irish citizen.

Why is ANYONE entertaining him???

He's just looking for a free flight home and/or compo :mad:

I love the sad faces despite at least one of them has just gotten out of the pool. So it cant be all that bad

ThisRegard · 02-07-2015 12:19PM

The young girl on the left is just sad her arm is in a cast and has to wear a plastic bag while in the pool. Or else is looking at her dads feet and thinking, Jaysus, I'm not rubbing cream into them tonight.

Roger_007 · 02-07-2015 12:38PM

djemba djemba wrote: »

I love the sad faces despite at least one of them has just gotten out of the pool. So it cant be all that bad

I can just imagine Dad saying to them:
"now you lot, wipe them bleedin smiles offa yizer faces, we have to look miserable as sh1te for this photo. Our compo depends on it."

Odyssey 2005 · 02-07-2015 12:55PM

ThisRegard wrote: »

Val Doonican dead. Who'll be giving the tribute ?

Wonder will he have Gaybo on the LL

Hitchens · 02-07-2015 01:05PM

ThisRegard wrote: »

Val Doonican dead. Who'll be giving the tribute ?

The Rocking Chair? :pac:

ButtersSuki · 02-07-2015 01:21PM

ThisRegard wrote: »

Val Doonican dead. Who'll be giving the tribute ?

Well if it's one of those shows I'm out.

Dan Jaman · 02-07-2015 01:33PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

LE Eithne gone dark the last 20 hours, perhaps they are on a full scale operation to rescue him :rolleyes:

I noticed that last night - must know we're watching them

ThisRegard · 02-07-2015 01:34PM

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Well if it's one of those shows I'm out.

Well Derek Davis got little time initially so we might be safe.

Dan Jaman · 02-07-2015 01:35PM

ThisRegard wrote: »

Val Doonican dead. Who'll be giving the tribute ?

An hour and fifteen minutes of those who ever even heard him on the radio, saying what a lovely man he was. Nothing against VD, I'm sure he was a grand lad, but this will be Joe fodder.

bottlebrush · 02-07-2015 01:35PM

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Well if it's one of those shows I'm out.

Not at all.

More likely to be old lads of 69 being fathers of very young kids looking for home help while looking for compo to get free flights home from Tunisia

..not that the promo is anything to go

somesoldiers · 02-07-2015 01:39PM

Will the teacher correcting the leaving Cert paper on the DART get a look in I wonder....storm in a teacup

Roger_007 · 02-07-2015 01:39PM

Dan Jaman wrote: »

An hour and fifteen minutes of those who ever even heard him on the radio, saying what a lovely man he was. Nothing against VD, I'm sure he was a grand lad, but this will be Joe fodder.

Expect a call from an auld wan who runs an animal rescue centre say she looked after Delaneys donkey and Paddy McGintys goat in their old age!:P

ButtersSuki · 02-07-2015 01:42PM

somesoldiers wrote: »

Will the teacher correcting the leaving Cert paper on the DART get a look in I wonder....storm in a teacup

As someone who has corrected 3rd Level Papers (though some read more like "turd" level...), I have no issue with that. When you're correcting you're in a "zone" and pretty much oblivious to everything else.

I can imagine some little darling's Mom calling in from Foxrock or Clontarf (:D) ringing in and struggling to retain her composure such is her outrage and disgust at this. Lol.

Atlantic Dawn · 02-07-2015 01:43PM

Dan Jaman wrote: »

I noticed that last night - must know we're watching them

I think they switch it off when going for the rescues and turn it back on when they are returning to the Italian port with passengers aboard, they do pretty much the same off the Irish coast on fishery patrols.

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