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Blueshoe · 14-05-2019 10:12pm #1

Anyone else just watch it?

Church on Tuesday · 14-05-2019 10:15pm

No, was Miriam looking well?

Blueshoe · 14-05-2019 10:16pm

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

No, was Miriam looking well?

Had an interesting part about immigration and no she wasn't. She's around 60

McMurphy · 14-05-2019 10:16pm

Blueshoe wrote: »

Anyone else just watch it?

No.. what did we miss?

Odhinn · 14-05-2019 10:16pm

Blueshoe wrote: »

Had an interesting part about immigration

.....care to tell us what it was?

mloc123 · 14-05-2019 10:17pm

Followed by a populist segment bashing Trump, yawn

McMurphy · 14-05-2019 10:17pm

Blueshoe wrote: »

Had an interesting part about immigration and no she wasn't. She's around 60

I bet it had something to do with immigrants normally being the kind of people who go for immigration.

Blueshoe · 14-05-2019 10:18pm

mloc123 wrote: »

Followed by a populist segment bashing Trump, yawn

Yeah the trump bit was ****e

TheDiceMan2020 · 14-05-2019 10:18pm

It was funny when David McCullough asked yerwan ranting about Trump if she protested the visit of Xi Jinping when he came.

"Eh er uhm, I wasn't aware he was here"

Despite it being all over the fcuking media at the time. Christ they even named a cow after him down the country ffs!

Blueshoe · 14-05-2019 10:19pm

Odhinn wrote: »

.....care to tell us what it was?

Just about the figures coming in and a map of Dublin where Irish are now the minority. Surprised me how many

And the usual asking the public. Posh accent dubs said bring them in. Auld lads with Northside accents said send them back

Your Face · 14-05-2019 10:19pm

I always get the feeling that David McCullagh is taking the piss somehow.

Church on Tuesday · 14-05-2019 10:19pm

Blueshoe wrote: »

Had an interesting part about immigration and no she wasn't. She's around 60

And?

mystic86 · 14-05-2019 10:20pm

Your Face wrote: »

I always get the feeling that David McCullagh is taking the piss somehow.

He is one cranky man.

14-05-2019 10:22pm

shes 60 cc's of fillers in each cheek ffs...mutton..plain and simple.

Odhinn · 14-05-2019 10:22pm

Blueshoe wrote: »

Just about the figures coming in and a map of Dublin where Irish are now the minority. Surprised me how many

And the usual asking the public. Posh accent dubs said bring them in. Auld lads with Northside accents said send them back

We're in the free movement zone in Europe - it's an inevitability this would occur. There are many tens of thousands of us spread across the EU, so it works both ways.

Church on Tuesday · 14-05-2019 10:24pm

rusty cole wrote: »

shes 60 cc's of fillers in each cheek ffs...mutton..plain and simple.

elperello · 14-05-2019 10:26pm

TheDiceMan2020 wrote: »

It was funny when David McCullough asked yerwan ranting about Trump if she protested the visit of Xi Jinping when he came.

"Eh er uhm, I wasn't aware he was here"

Despite it being all over the fcuking media at the time. Christ they even named a cow after him down the country ffs!

It was seven years ago and he was Vice President at the time.

donkeykong5 · 14-05-2019 10:28pm

Am I going nuts. Or is the population around Parnell street 7% Irish. Also didnt recognise longford.

FrancieBrady · 14-05-2019 10:28pm

I thought it was a fairly well balanced piece on immigration.

Some problems, some positives expressed about it. No big deal really and I did wonder was a filler piece on a slow news day.

TheDiceMan2020 · 14-05-2019 10:32pm

mystic86 wrote: »

He is one cranky man.

Can't really blame him. He has a PhD in Politics and he has to endure some of the biggest muppets in Ireland talking utter bollocks every episode he does.

evolving_doors · 14-05-2019 10:34pm

TheDiceMan2020 wrote: »

It was funny when David McCullough asked yerwan ranting about Trump if she protested the visit of Xi Jinping when he came.

"Eh er uhm, I wasn't aware he was here"

Despite it being all over the fcuking media at the time. Christ they even named a cow after him down the country ffs!

She said she didn't remember a visit by the Chinese president.
Xi jinping wasn't president when he visited.... don't you remember yourself?.. it was all over the fcuking media you know. :pac:

mystic86 · 14-05-2019 10:35pm

TheDiceMan2020 wrote: »

Can't really blame him. He has a PhD in Politics and he has to endure some of the biggest muppets in Ireland talking utter bollocks every episode he does.

Feel sorry for him on his salary.. :rolleyes:

ILoveYourVibes · 14-05-2019 10:35pm

Blueshoe wrote: »

Posh accent dubs said bring them in. Auld lads with Northside accents said send them back

Northsiders are too bougie. They have sold out.

Blueshoe · 14-05-2019 10:37pm

FrancieBrady wrote: »

I thought it was a fairly well balanced piece on immigration.

Some problems, some positives expressed about it. No big deal really and I did wonder was a filler piece on a slow news day.

It was balanced in fairness. That's why I was surprised that they showed the map.

Atlantic Dawn · 14-05-2019 10:38pm

When Donald T arrives for a visit a new boom will last for 20 years.

ILoveYourVibes · 14-05-2019 10:38pm

TheDiceMan2020 wrote: »

Can't really blame him. He has a PhD in Politics and he has to endure some of the biggest muppets in Ireland talking utter bollocks every episode he does.

I like him.

TheDiceMan2020 · 14-05-2019 10:39pm

elperello wrote: »

It was seven years ago and he was Vice President at the time.

Yeah so what? He was the highest ranking Chinese official to visit in years and was widely tipped at the time to become President which he did. A huge fuss was made about it at the time.

People like her, who are so "concerned" about the "worlds biggest villain" Donald Trump and are calling for protests are mysteriously silent when officials and representatives from leftist regimes come calling.

Funny that.

Blueshoe · 14-05-2019 10:41pm

TheDiceMan2020 wrote: »

Yeah so what? He was the highest ranking Chinese official to visit in years and was widely tipped at the time to become President which he did. A huge fuss was made about it at the time.

People like her, who are so "concerned" about the "worlds biggest villain" Donald Trump and are calling for protests are mysteriously silent when officials and representatives from leftist regimes come calling.

Funny that.

She was well shown up there. Doubt we will see her on TV again

TheDiceMan2020 · 14-05-2019 10:41pm

evolving_doors wrote: »

She said she didn't remember a visit by the Chinese president.
Xi jinping wasn't president when he visited.... don't you remember yourself?.. it was all over the fcuking media you know. :pac:

She said that to qualify her mysterious vanishing act when he arrived. And McCullough named a few others and she couldn't answer him.

But you that because you saw it yourself.

TheDiceMan2020 · 14-05-2019 10:43pm

mystic86 wrote: »

Feel sorry for him on his salary.. :rolleyes:

He is paid well I'll give you that.

Still don't blame him for giving some of these morons short shrift

ILoveYourVibes · 14-05-2019 10:45pm

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Yeah, but she has the boobs of a 25 year old Vegas pole dancer.

Irish men have really low standards.

evolving_doors · 14-05-2019 10:47pm

TheDiceMan2020 wrote: »

Yeah so what? He was the highest ranking Chinese official to visit in years and was widely tipped at the time to become President which he did. A huge fuss was made about it at the time.

People like her, who are so "concerned" about the "worlds biggest villain" Donald Trump and are calling for protests are mysteriously silent when officials and representatives from leftist regimes come calling.

Funny that.

Listen back, she said she didn't recall the president visiting.... cos he didn't.

She stated her objections and the only come back was why she want objecting to something else.

And why isn't she sorting out the crocodiles in Queensland too then?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ih1EuMLspY

beauf · 14-05-2019 10:50pm

Odhinn wrote: »

We're in the free movement zone in Europe - it's an inevitability this would occur. There are many tens of thousands of us spread across the EU, so it works both ways.

I guess then they'll do another piece of the reciprocal cities with a similar mix of non Nationals.....

It's inevitable for different reasons. If economic growth is unbalanced, people will follow the growth.

Wheeliebin30 · 14-05-2019 10:52pm

Odhinn wrote: »

We're in the free movement zone in Europe - it's an inevitability this would occur. There are many tens of thousands of us spread across the EU, so it works both ways.

Nigeria is in the EU??????

mynamejeff · 14-05-2019 10:52pm

it came on when i turned the tv on and the first thing i saw was the horrible populist liberal fcuktard brid smith so i immediately turned it off again

i dont need that sort of stupid in my life

ILoveYourVibes · 14-05-2019 10:53pm

Maybe if the west stopped invading places .....

Wheeliebin30 · 14-05-2019 10:55pm

Brid Smith is utterly unbearable.

Who votes these people in?

themandan6611 · 14-05-2019 10:59pm

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Maybe if the west stopped invading places .....

tell me exactly when Galway invaded anyone ?

Sonny noggs · 14-05-2019 11:02pm

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

And?

And she is mingin’

liam7831 · 14-05-2019 11:05pm

She looked well tonight in fairness

Sonny noggs · 14-05-2019 11:08pm

liam7831 wrote: »

She looked well tonight in fairness

Beer goggles? You been drinking again?

The tide wouldn’t take her out.

Outlaw Pete · 14-05-2019 11:15pm

As see that's where you're wrong as a little known piece of trivia is that large boobs have a buoy like effect in the water and so not only would the tide take her out, but she would indeed be quite safe at sea until such time as was spotted by the coastguard and brought to safety.

FrancieBrady · 14-05-2019 11:15pm

Yet another thread descends into sexist comments about women doing their jobs.

Unfollow.

Sonny noggs · 14-05-2019 11:16pm

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

As see that's where you're wrong as a little known piece of trivia is that large boobs have a buoy like effect in the water and so not only would the tide take her out, but she would indeed be quite safe at sea until such time as was spotted by the coastguard and brought to safety.

Fair enough, but Semtex wouldn’t shift her. Nor would she get a DART in Tara Street.

Sonny noggs · 14-05-2019 11:19pm

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Yet another thread descends into sexist comments about women doing their jobs.

Unfollow.

Not enough ‘Brit’ bashing for your liking?

Bobblehats · 14-05-2019 11:24pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjXJBJz-IRM

“Irish people are in the minority. And we would see that as a positive”

When people feel the freedom to go on national television and casually trot out self depracating crap like that like that you just know we’ve lost the run of ourselves. Fist trumps mouth forget politics; it’s all bollox we should have taken action a long time ago.

Outlaw Pete · 14-05-2019 11:35pm

It's as if they chose this screen grab of the two especially for this damn message.......

Pherekydes · 14-05-2019 11:38pm

themandan6611 wrote: »

tell me exactly when Galway invaded anyone ?

The Leinster Hurling championship.

mgn · 14-05-2019 11:47pm

Blueshoe wrote: »

She was well shown up there. Doubt we will see her on TV again

No such luck.

Kivaro · 15-05-2019 7:44am

Bobblehats wrote: »

“Irish people are in the minority. And we would see that as a positive”

When people feel the freedom to go on national television and casually trot out self depracating crap like that like that you just know we’ve lost the run of ourselves. Fist trumps mouth forget politics; it’s all bollox we should have taken action a long time ago.

But it's more than self-deprecating though at this stage.
Irish liberals and those who support parties such as Sinn Fein have us going on the path of self-destruction. The ultimate goal of people with this mindset is to make the Irish people a minority in the whole of Ireland. Maybe we will remain the majority in the far western reaches of Connaught.

“Irish people are in the minority. And we would see that as a positive”.
Imagine if anyone said that about a minority group in Ireland who were not Irish. There would be uproar in the Irish media; it would not be acceptable.
But it's fine in this context apparently, because they were only talking about the Irish natives.

Regarding the RTE piece being balanced?
Not a chance. They interviewed a Pakastani who said that Longford is full and has no more room for migrants. This Pakastani was a doctor, so once again RTE are trying to subtly portray the notion that all the non-EU migrants arriving on your shores are doctors, engineers, and scientists and highly qualified. This is not the case.

I would also suggest that Primetime should be daring and bold and interview a different set of Irish people about their views on unlimited migration. For example, interview people leaving their workplaces and factories etc. I understand that the RTE unions would object to their members working at ungodly hours to ask these questions, but they would get a more balanced view on the subject ................ if that was the objective.

Deiselurker · 15-05-2019 7:59am

It's rare for RTE and Irish media to discuss immigration so it was a start. Usually they just have puff pieces on the news and no discussion of any possible negatives. It was interesting to confirm the very low levels of deportation with only 180 or so deported in 2018 and huge increase of non EU immigrants since 2010 from 6000 to 30000 last year. The Irish economy is doing well now and certain sectors need immigrants but Irish politicians shouldn't continue to bury their heads in the sand on this issue as there is a lot of pressure on housing and public services due to the population growth.

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