So Enda Kenny was at the Springsteen gig last night, and for some reason people are a

King George VI · 28-05-2016 01:18PM #1

...and for some reason people are angry (sorry, ****ed up the title)

I'm seeing some news media pages on Facebook today posting pics of Enda rocking the air guitar at the concert in Croke Park and having the craic with his wife. All good fun. But the comments are full of idiots saying crap like "how can he have a night out wen ders homeless people on de streets" and "ders never a sniper around wen ya need 1" and "That miserable prick didn't buy a ticket. And I bet the Dickhead kept his receipts for his hotdogs to claim back as expenses". One person even wished he fell off the balcony he was on.

Now, most people enjoyed the pics saying fair play to him and calling him a "ledge" for doing the air guitar thing and enjoying himself. Generally just having a good attitude and not thinking too much into it.

But some people are actually begrudging him for enjoying himself at a concert. What the f*ck! I really hate this country sometimes.

Your Face · 28-05-2016 01:19PM

Its a hard life.

Saipanne · 28-05-2016 01:21PM

The people who make such comments are far worse than any person in the D ail.

(My phone simply refuses to write that word.)

Andre 3000 · 28-05-2016 01:22PM

The insults are probably coming from the same people who complain about having no money to feed their child yet smoke 20 a day and drink a few times a week.

luftmensch · 28-05-2016 01:25PM

If people are so concerned about the homeless on the streets, why don't they something about it themselves ffs. Why should the responsibility fall on one man alone?

King George VI · 28-05-2016 01:26PM

Andre 3000 wrote: »

The insults are probably coming from the same people who complain about having no money to feed their child yet smoke 20 a day and drink a few times a week.

From what I'm seeing you're right. The ones that just hate any type of authority and have a tattoo saying "tiocfaidh ar la" on their right arm and another tattoo saying "Jacinta" on the other.

Arthur Daley · 28-05-2016 01:26PM

Mr Kenny is 40 years in the dail representing mayo, and has climbed to the top of irish politics. So I'm sure he has a skin thicker than a rhino and is well used to having to ignore the mumblings of morons. Cause life is too short isn't it

the evasion_kid · 28-05-2016 01:27PM

Simple answer..he's not a liked man

King George VI · 28-05-2016 01:27PM

luftmensch wrote: »

If people are so concerned about the homeless on the streets, why don't they something about it themselves ffs. Why should the responsibility fall on one man alone?

That seems to be the consensus of the replies to these idiots which is good.

Sh1tbag OToole · 28-05-2016 01:28PM

Enda is still a prick. I also wish he fell from the balcony but only if it was good and high and there was nobody under it for him to fall on. Wish he'd fcuk off to Brussels and take his property tax with him

ThunbergsAreGo · 28-05-2016 01:29PM

Sad it's even a story....

Man enjoys concert

harry Bailey esq · 28-05-2016 01:35PM

Ah ffs there's another thread on the go slagging endas dancing (which is probably better than my dancing if im honest) it was Friday night and he's out letting his hair down (he's more hair than me if im honest) heaven forbid someone snapped him knocking back a pint.. We'd have a bunch of threads started about him having a drink problem, yet when Obama had a pint he was the greatest living irishmen that ever lived for the day.
Im certainly no fan of endas,but there's much more important issues in the world.

irishguitarlad · 28-05-2016 01:35PM

Just dropped in to say hes still a prick. Wouldnt want him killed though or anything bad happen to him like fall over a balcony as they would make a martyr out of him and he'd be all over media outlets in Ireland for the next hundred years.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 28-05-2016 01:50PM

The man is entitled to a night out, just like the rest of us.

SteoL · 28-05-2016 01:51PM

Don't like the man but certainly don't begrudge him for having a night out. We are all entitled to go to a concert if we want to.

BoJack Horseman · 28-05-2016 01:54PM

concert tickets should come out of general taxation.

can't pay won't pay!

bmm · 28-05-2016 02:02PM

If every civil/public servant got the perks and conditions the politicians have given themselves regarding pensions and lump sums, the country would be broke. It is the most sickening part of politics and politicians in this country. When we see politicians having a good time it just reminds us of this.

...And Justice · 28-05-2016 02:08PM

The headline should have been "príck enjoys night out with wife"

foxy farmer · 28-05-2016 02:10PM

A lot of people in the stands are angry at the poor sound quality last night. So much so that they left early. After shelling out hard earned cash to concert people who should be able to get these things fairly right. Then again Croke Park always had this problem.
I wonder how many left when they saw Enda do his air guitar?

SEPT 23 1989 · 28-05-2016 02:18PM

An undignified spectacle certainly not becoming of a man in high office

Squall Leonhart · 28-05-2016 02:25PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote:

An undignified spectacle certainly not becoming of a man in high office

I hope you're not being serious here.

Barack Obama danced with Ellen on the Ellen DeGeneres show. What's wrong with people actually having a bit of fun in their life outside politics?

AudreyHepburn · 28-05-2016 02:28PM

I don't understand why anyone would begrudge a man a night off. Even the country's leader is entitled to let to his hair down once in a while.

The anger and bitterness being thrown Enda's way really baffles me and to be honest it says about the people of Ireland than it does about our Taoiseach.

tayto lover · 28-05-2016 02:30PM

Don't like Enda but jaysus he's entitled to enjoy his night out.

AudreyHepburn · 28-05-2016 02:31PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

An undignified spectacle certainly not becoming of a man in high office

Don't be so high and mighty.....he's still a human being isn't he, still just a man who enjoys a good gig.

Where or when was it ever said that those in office couldn't enjoy themselves?

AnonoBoy · 28-05-2016 02:37PM

The type of people who give about this sort of thing on social media are generally the type of people who have no f*cking notion about politics anyway.

Ask them to name a few ministers, they'd be stuck after one and then go... "Yeah well it doesn't matter, they're all a shower of bast*rds anyway."

It's very easy to criticise Kenny for his policies why would you be worried that he went to see Bruce Springsteen play a gig?

ronnie085 · 28-05-2016 02:39PM

bmm wrote: »

If every civil/public servant got the perks and conditions

Isn't that not part of the reason for the trouble we got ourselves into

tayto lover · 28-05-2016 02:40PM

I heard the b'stard once went to the cinema too.

_Kaiser_ · 28-05-2016 02:46PM

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

I don't understand why anyone would begrudge a man a night off. Even the country's leader is entitled to let to his hair down once in a while.

The anger and bitterness being thrown Enda's way really baffles me and to be honest it says about the people of Ireland than it does about our Taoiseach.

Because he's an arrogant cowardly man who spends half the day ignoring or hiding from the electorate, or lecturing them like the schoolchildren he should have stuck to teaching, but instead has been leeching off those same people for over 40 years.

He's certainly entitled to a night out, but that doesn't mean everything he does in his "day job" will be ignored by those who live with the consequences of he and his colleagues decisions. That's life as a public figure (even those who are adored can't go anywhere without being mobbed by press or fans).

Mint Sauce · 28-05-2016 02:51PM

So big deal if he was out the gig. Is he not allowed a day/night off.

Surely every world leader has had a moment where he has looked daft at a publicised event.

Tbh, I thought the safety announcer sounding like Enda on leaving the stadium, was funnier than Enda's air guitar.

Ben Gadot · 28-05-2016 02:51PM

Not usually one for saying fcuk the begrudgers but yeah, in this case, I'll go along with that line of thinking.

Same clowns who gave FF another in somehow. That tells you everything about the inner workings of their brain.

For Forks Sake · 28-05-2016 03:18PM

bmm wrote: »

If every civil/public servant got the perks and conditions the politicians have given themselves regarding pensions and lump sums, the country would be broke. It is the most sickening part of politics and politicians in this country. When we see politicians having a good time it just reminds us of this.

They do. 50% of final salary as pension for life and 18 months salary lump sum at retirement. Trying to cover the cost of that (thanks Bertie) into the future is going to make recapitalising the banks look like a piece of p1ss in comparison

So Enda Kenny was at the Springsteen gig last night, and for some reason people are a

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